Flyinpiper

Used Firefox. Must not like windows 10. I have fixed the knees, crotch plate and properly adjusted it. The photo does not do the paint job justice.

Hey all, I had my FOTK build approved last month, already trooped. Beautiful kit. Paid a body man over a grand to prep, fill, sand, 2 part primer and auto poly paint (as recommended by Jim). The result is amazing. Been trying to post pics but every time I do the link freezes up and I lose all the type. The heartbreaking thing is that the result was flawless, but after just one troop, the chest plate and abdomen armor are developing tiny hairline cracks. Big bummer. I know I am not the only one who has experienced this. trying to figure out what to use to fill the cracks so I can repaint. Bondo would just crack again. Was trying to find some kind of flexible fill, and maybe trying to paint it with a flexi paint white, then apply a flexi clear gloss. Anyone have a solution for this issue? Thanks for the help in advance! If I can figure out why the image link freezes up, I will post pics.

I did use a 3" extension pic pipe for the stock, rounded it all out with bondo, added the hook with a little formed piece of wood.

I had one of these, and installed it. There was no volume, even connected it to hovi speakers and an amp. Thankfully the seller on eBay gave me a refund. Save your pennies for a better set up. Had a decent sound, but again, no volume, made it pretty pointless.

Could be because the wires would be incorrect. I am an electronics guy. Made my own amp voice system, all mounted in the helmet, and even made my own hovi tip speakers. Works great. Typically on the 1/8th inch jack the free copper wires are the ground, if your plug has a tip, mid section and longer base ( if the tip is up) the tip is the red wire, white is the middle section, and the copper wires are connected to the lower part. Easy to check with a little continuity checker. Going to post a video of my easy cheap build sometime this week.

So cool. I want!

I have to ad... Love my garrison, and the peeps in my squad. But not a lot of info is exchanged or posted on their forums. Belong to a couple other detachments too while I was exploring costume options. The FISD is the best forum in the 501 in my humble opinion. Unbelievable amount of shared information and helpful people. The only problem is that there might be too much information, makes it a tad bit difficult to search with the glitch we have. Aside from that, this forum rules. The people are awesome. I like the idea of an essay! It could be "why I want to wear plastic in public"....

The helmet was pre-assembled, and the armor was pre-trimmed, which made it easy to put together. Took about a week. Then another couple days of adjusting and tweaking. I had a blast building it. I am hoping it holds together for my first troop! Thanks for the kind words Tony.

My armor passed muster (even with the crooked brow, fixed)! Received my Tk numer today, my first troop is this Saturday. Really excited to be a part of this

Just to quiet the boxes down a tad, I stuck a small strip of white Velcro (the fuzzy side) on the back of the boxes, not visible at all, took a little of the clunk out.

Ready to troop!

Thanks guys!

Another newb question. I am almost ready to submit pics, but I need some guidance. I do have my dlt-19 finished, I know I would not be able to use it at formal events because of the accuracy, would it be acceptable to carry at non formal events? Also, submitting pics to my gml, do you have to have a blaster and holster to submit for joining? I do have a hasbro and a droopy do kit on the way, not sure how long it will take to cross the pond. I also read somewhere that when trooping, you can't carry a dlt and have a holstered blaster at the same time. Now I can't seem to find that reference again. Any input would be greatly appreciated!

Just about ready to submit pics and found another issue I need to address. The Chelsea boots I purchased only go up into the shin guard about an inch, when walking the boots will pull right out and the shin will sit on top the boot. Not cool. The only reference I have seen on this is one guy put a snap in the top front of the boot, and inside the lower front of the shin. My concern with that is I could see the snap popping out pretty easy with the action of the foot. Any tips would be greatly appreciated!

Done...

The logo is removable, I just left it in the pic so you can see it. The point of these gloves is that they look like rubber gloves for those that want to stick with the look of authenticity. I am sure the nomex is more comfortable. This is just offered to those who are wearing rubber gloves as an alternative.

Actually, just an hour ago I downloaded firefox, and it worked fine. Very weird because I had been using this computer (windows 7) to post previous threads. All worked out now but that was the issue. Thanks Yassine!

Actually finished the build today. Still waiting for the sniper knee and the ab button plates. Here are a few more pics of the build. I will take some more tomorrow wearing it so i can get some input on things i might need to tweek. Here is my detonator and home made clips: Here is how i made my hand plates. Will get the soft ones soon. : Here are the finished pieces with strapping added. I decided to go with industrial velcrow on the sides because I am power dieting. Lost 5.5 pounds this week alone. Have about twenty more to go, so I needed a system that was really adjustable. Tried it on several times today, works great. Right now i have about an inch gap on each side. With the loss the seams should be perfectly flush. Another look at the velcrow placement. I actually started this just last thursday. Took a couple days off work to do this, having way too much fun. I really like the RT-mod kit i have. I was lucky enough to get it already trimmed, and the helmet put together by RT. So it made building a snap. I spent a week studying builds before it got here, had all of my tools laid out, webbing and snaps pre-made. Actually going to be bummed after the tweaking is done. Might just need to start another costume, but i know this will be my favorite. i have always wanted to be a stromtrooper. Hardly a more iconic image to take us back to SW4. Really looking forward to getting the last two pieces Paul, and submit my pics for membership. Again, tomorrow I will put it all on and solicit advice on adjustments. SInce it is an RT, I did use the overlap construction, so i won't be able to apply for centurion, but I do plan on submitting for expert infantry when the teaking is finished. I did also finish my scratch DLT tonight, pics will be posted of that tomorrow also.

Just finished my first build and was walking through wally world yesterday and found these gloves. The name of the gloves are "Gorilla Grip" and are a whopping $3.49. Not having a lot of luck with the search engine, so if these have been posted before, my apologies. I have had experience in the past working with the black rubber gloves and chemicals, and know they get sweaty and hot. I have a pair of the big black gloves, but tried a pair of these on, and I think they are perfect. I am actually wearing the right on the left hand and visa versa so the rubber side is up. Vented mesh side is down. They do give the appearance of rubber gloves, but have a custom fit, and they breath! Don't have to mess with tucking the big rubber sleeve in either. The sleeve of my compression shirt covers the end of these perfectly. These gloves come in three different sizes, and again, you can find them at walmart. Cheers!

Hello, I have a bunch of new images of my build I would like to share, after log-in, and start new topic, if I click on "link" or "image" the screen locks up and I have to close the page. I have not had this issue in the past. But being a newbie here, it could just be something I am doing. Thanks for your time and consideration!

It is a 1" PVC barrel.

I did not measure, just used scraps I had around. It might be 1' ID. I will measure tonight when I get home.