TK3202

I used the caulk gun technique since I didn't want to repaint mine. It's not as easy as it sounds, and i got a little too much build up in some places. When I wiped it away with the paper towel like people told me to, it smeared along the edge of the groove too... which made the surrounding area non-shiney. Also, as time went by, when the helmet got dirty, the dirt would stick to the caulk that was smeared in the surrounding area making it very noticible (by me, not in pictures). However, now it looks great.. and it's only because I was using my abs polish to maintain my shiney look on my armor, and I realized that the abs polish took off all the caulk around the groove, and not the stuf in the groove itself. This left it looking neat and clean, and making it seem like I magically only got caulk in the very tiny crack along the frown. Definately try this technique out! It's cheap, and it makes it look great in pictures .

Oh no! whoops! haha , first troop after D Con, i guess im allowed one mess up

Thanks guys. Yea, I have some things to do to the armor, but I was just trying to get it wearable for D Con and the troop after that . I just didn't have time to order parts when I had a day to fit it to myself. I also need a new neckseal as this one is way too small and feels like a wampa choking me lol, so if anyone knows a good vendor for an accurate one, let me know. The ones on ebay look iffy at best, and aren't even black (shiny silver... wth?). Thanks for the compliments and suggestions. One problem I'm having is that my left (your right) calf leg armor is always sliding away from center. I guess I have to put some padding in there or something, which is odd as my other leg doesnt have any issues, and neither are loose or anything (had to shim them). Is this a common problem? Anywho, I'm just very proud of this. It's taken me 3 and a half (still working on the shock) suits before this to finally do the suit I wanted to do going into this, so it's a long time coming. Thanks for everyone who gave me advice and helped me along the way. I've already been passing down that knowledge to local mates who are thinking of going white. Thanks!

Well I got this together the day before I left for D Con. Modded the bucket with the caulk, tinted the lenses, put in screen mesh on the frown, and fitted the armor to my person. I still have more things to do, like put screws in the ears and the like, but as it stands, the TK is approved, and it's a great suit (my current favorite). Sad though how after 4 previous suits, how experience can help you go through steps that would have taken you weeks when you first joined the 501st haha So,sorry bout the long delay. Here are some, starting with my 501st submission pics, then d con (gf is in the red mando), then kings island's walk for the cure diabetes event just a couple weeks ago (no blasters aloud, so please excuse the bananas LOL). Enjoy:

Sadly, besides the helmet, I think I'd almost want to troop in that thing instead for the money HAHAHA. What garbage. I'd honestly love to see who buys this. Even if you don't do research, you'd think that the supreme version's face would look wrong with it's alien buggy eyes, and it's deformed and warped armor.