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check out for sale section mate lots of ideas there i personaly use bucketworx fans and stompers speaker mikes. no problem with fittin into mrce, but it is obviously gonna be atighter fit for obvious reasons. Nate

this question has been recently asked on the UKG forums - and the answer is anywhere from 0-16! think wots more impt in the colour, spacing and position on the tubes its placed. TK4510 really confused me when I got a set of decals for my MRCE and had 16 on em, and there was no way I could fit 16 on mine! was really paniced for a day or 2 till I got the answer. my MRCE had 13 atm. 11 should be fine. Nate

obviously awful lookin stuff Nate think u need to sell me that set too and work on YET another new one ;P lookin good mate cant wait to see u kitted out ane fully elited! Nate

aye guys - I know wot u mean. anyways with injured hand - have to slow down. I usually love exactos - very ncie precise tool. in fact for smaller jobs - like on my Rubies TB rehaul -used it far more then my dremel. stuka - aye I heard that superglue i still used by special forces as a quick wound closer. in reality Billy - I was takin out the frustration I had for missing out on the BARC lid to u mate ;P i like the idea of freezer though. Have spent he majority of today doin minor clean up , pullin odd bits of E6000 off with wife chastising me in the backgrd. (oh yeah, the toilet also looked like someone had slaughered a chicken in it this morning) worse thing was - sister in AE last nite is the wife of a good friend of mine; and she was saying "wtf are u doin DIY at 4 am in the morning?? its not ur stupid dressing up stuff again was it?" *sigh* no one understands me!!!? more updates... soon rofl

TE2 draws 1st blood!!! lol never a good idea to work with sharp implements when tired. using exacto knife to remove some E6000, slipped, drove fresh blade onto the fleshy bit below the little finger and out the side of the palm. blood everywhere. got converned when I could see the fat protruding out of the wound. 4am walk into ER for some tissue glue and steri-strips. *sigh* Nate

Nate ESB Elite - you nutter! good luck dude. Nate

rofl hey Nate - glad u approve you did most of the hard work anyways mate. I am just makin it look right on me Nate

roger that oh grand guru Stuka! nice to know for a future build kinda decided. thighs and shins are already 25mm. bicep parts are pretty small and mostly under shoulder bells. the smallnes gonna make pullin off hte parts a bit more difficult. gonna try and leave em if I can. gonna try to fix forearms - but will see how that goes 1st. ta for all the input fellas Nate

ah cool as long as thats it. learn something new everyday. I am sure taht will come in useful when I get round to a TM build I guess it cant be an issue cos the kit can be modified to fit larger blokes too now to those powers-that-be - would width of overlying stripes be an issue for obtaining elite either? Nate

cheers mark - aye nice concise british answer I noticed a similar question was asked a while back, but no answer was forthcoming at the time either I mean the bicep is mostly hidden under the shoulder bell anyway. 25mm aint all that far off the 20mm on the lower limbs and will prob keep it as is. will have to think abt biceps and forearms. will i need to consult UKG GML to seek local guidance you think guys ? Nate

ooo interesting I bought armour 2nd hand and thougt the overlying strips were the set that came with the kit will it be a clearnace issue? I have seen stuka's builds - but only saw a AP and TM just checked as well - all overlying strips are 25mm in both upper and lower limbs. ta for heads up Nate

hey mark - are u talking abt the joining strips on the outside overlyin the join seams? those are 25mm on both thighs and biceps. if u are talking abt the raised strip on the armour itself - best example is my bicep part - its 35mm, which is wider than the overlying joining strip, but it wouldnt have fit my bicep otherwise I do make sure that at least one side if overlying correct eg on the thighs - on the front, and on the bicep peice - the bit that lies on the outside. So the pick above of the bicep is the part facing my body, the outfacing part has the raised part completely covered by a joining strip. see below - are there many of use buildig a TE2 in UK atm? will pm my mobile number in case of need to confer mate I am also glad that I had my FX as my 1st build as well, feel a lot more ale to tackle this project. Nate

nice very nice - LCM gratz on the troop as well ;P Nate

right - so should have known better, but far too excited and been workin away at the armour re-jig rather than catching up on sleep Nate had far bigger thighs then me E6000 is strong stuff, but its possible to take it down with a small crew driver, a sharp blade and some careful pullin hmm not sure if I can use that bit again, will flatten it again with some weights and see and this is my new thigh piece: previous owner was goign for TD, so I have replaced sniper plate as well: and worked on the biceps (I skipped the tear down part, but more sharp implements had hard graft involved again) think its goign well far. any1 noticing any major faults pls let me know Nate

hey mate - same as above check out www.tk300.com well respected UK trooper with a nice pic heavy guide to the strappin system its under the tutorials and labelled as 'snap system' Nate

David - you have no idea how much I have trawled over the build up this last day - loads of piccies, and very helpful

well after a long 3 weeks - armour finally arrived. Oh its been in the UK for abt a week - but customs have been sittin on their hands (and my armour!) for that additional week. After that - I had to pay an additional $50 handling (bungling?) fee by my local courier. I so love living in the UK but on to the good stuff. As some of u may know - I picked up Nate's (TK9135) armour a few weeks ago. and tbh - I think he was (as we all are in this hobby) his own worse critic. unfortunately - I am unable to just 'use' a set of armour, and have set abt rebuilding and trimmin it to me. Whole of last nite spent slowly pulling at plastic and slicing on E6000 witha hobby knife. Biceps and thighs un-picked so far. some initial bicep gluing. will post up some picks once I get some bits which arent all clamped together. thanks to Nate and Tony for a fine set of armour. Very excited abt build, but as usual with these sort of things; its arrived at the start of a double shift weekend for me later guys and wish me luck!

ooo stick with the AP - would love to see that trimmed to fit you! although if u are tackling an AP build, u arent one of those 'faint of heart' people I was talkin abt before. Good luck! comfortable? if the armour is comfortable - you havent done it right ;P to OP - hope taht was useful; will stop hijack now

I am close to your size - 5'10'' 190lbs main trimming bits (length wise) will be the forearms, thighs and shins. rest should be ok as is. shouldnt really have problems girth-wise - unless u are cyclist, body builder type physique. may require shimming of the ab and kidney plates - but every1 does that to some degree anyways. FX is very accomodating and can be modified to most body shapes. it is recommended for someone 5'8'' to 6'1'' I think IIRC LCM - I have actually seen a FX modded down to someone 5'4'', there was however A LOT of plastic on the floor. POssible, but not for the faint of heart ;D Nate

kinda of question I wondered when I 1st started. I would say not really. Most use 1 stripe to indicate the antennae, on each side, near the back raised bit. Either the last one, or the next from last raised portion. check out star wars helmets webiste to see the various diff placements mate Nate

cheers for feedback guys. certainly wasnt gettin at any1 in the same position. was just tryin to find me own moral compass keep them opinions coming in Nate

aye I heard the same from ROM Fx. it is the top quality stuff. but even for a UK trooper it aint cheap. On the plus side - the exchange rate is actually quite good for US guys atm - take it from a UK trooper buying lots from US ;P only problem is UK mail charges ludicrious rates for mail to US. wot lid u sporting now Paul?

good on kenny, I noticed the drop to 42 quid too - but since I already have 2 I thought I'd better not get another I also seem to have got the 'bug' that so many told me abt before. I love my MRCE, but of late - I ve been sniffing abt a TE2 and AP... gggrrrr this hobby is very frustrating!! Nate

fixed.... i hope Nate

now, I am not wanting to kick off the old argument abt recasting etc as I know its a really hot topic I am wanting to ask for opinions on a rather specific part of this thorny subject prior to a proper introduction into the whitearmour land and other similiar prop sites; I had, like I am sure many others before me, bought a few recasted items with the belief that it was a 'geuine' article. personally I have always thought that if you bought a product with PRIOR knowledge of its recasted nature, then its bad ... but if it was bought unknowingly, then its acceptable. Others might disagree with me on this. but wot do u do with recasted stuff (bought in ignorance) now that I know better? i mean it was a genuine mistake, and I did spend hard earned money on it. can I troop in it with pride? troop in it and use it as an example to newbies of wot NOT to do? At the moment - I am up front abt the origins of the few items of recasted products, I am dead embarassed by it (esp.ly with a experienced and more knowlegable troopers), but then go on to use it as a focal point with newbies to discuss why its not good to buy recasts and direct people to original makers. opinions pls Nate