themaninthesuitcase

Troop #19 - 09 July 2022 - Hero's and Villains - Hemel Hempstead (approx. 5.5 hours in armour) Time flies when there's a global crisis, but was back in the white again last Saturday. Was nice to be able to put the armour on again, even it was a bit more snug than I would like to admit. Turns out 2 years of significantly reduced activity had an effect after all! More or less remembered what to do, was "the quiet one" for most of them morning but warmed up a bit by the afternoon, though this is relative as I've never been an overly chatty trooper. Hoping to be able to troop a bit more going forwards, as began to return to normal "life" went into overdrive a bit as everything tried to make up for lost time with club events and birthday parties galore. These seem to be easing off a little now hopefully making room for a troop or 2. Photos to follow once they are posted by the spotters. Me (TK-10911), Luke Titcombe (SL-60401), Jon Hannaby (TK-14097) Photo by Steve Dredge (TD-10450) Luke Titcombe (SL-60401), Me (TK-10911) Photo by Steve Dredge (TD-10450) Steve Buckley (TK-1902), Me (TK-10911), Jon Hannaby (TK-14097) Photo by Steve Dredge (TD-10450)

Hi Chuck, To apply for EIB you will need to follow the instructions in the first post. It can be helpful to look at a couple of recent EIB passes to see the format in action and also double check your suit before application.

First carefully remove the rivet. Once that's out back the hole with a small off cut of plastic. Then use ABS paste to fill the front hole, ideally made from the same ABS as the armour. You may need to fill and sand a few times but with some care it will be essentially invisible.

Had 2 4 day passes in my basket and they sold out in the 15s it too to double check and press buy Just the Saturday for me now then sadly.

Hi welcome to FISD Your best bet is to start reading the introduction threads but as a great starting point read this guide to armour vendors

Looks great Dan!

If you're after a Hero (what Luke and Han wore), vs the Stunt (what you see most of) which what most of us actually use, then TrooperMaster is probably your first port of call. If you are happy with a Stunt then you have a bit more options and it depends what you want to spend. RS are made using moulds taken from a screen used helmet. RWA is sculpted helmet but has been refined and is a pretty decent option too. All 3 of the above will be available as a kit, or you can pay a little more for a built one.

Welcome to the FISD. If you update your profile with roughly where you are we may be able to point you at some local people who will be able to help you as well.

Not to be too eager but can some one with more of a clue than I chip in with what the det will need to do for a celebration? I only did 1 day at CE3 as it was around the time I cleared so couldn't go as legion/UKG @CableGuy you've just been volunteered too.

Looks like a busy Spring for me then

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Even if it's no use for armour you'll use it, it's handy to have around!

https://www.wirelessmadness.com/bob-smith-industries-un-cure-ca-debonder-1oz-bsi161

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For reference nothing is automatically 501st approved. It needs to be built to the standards and to fit the wearer correctly. Some suits will make this easier than others, RS would be. good starting point.

Hi David, There was a security update that made that change. Your user name is public so some one already has half what they need to get into any account. If you message me what you think your other accounts email is then we can start figuring out what the issue is. Thanks. Chris.

Congratulations @Sly11

I like to use "poor mans fibreglass" for repairs. It's quick and very solid. I try to tack the fabric in place first with a few dots, then once happy flood it afterwards. Don't be tempted to use accelerator though, it can yellow the armour.

Perfect is the enemy of done. Looks like you've done really well, and I look forward to seeing further iterations. Spoken as some one who can't ever leave things alone and has piles of versions of stuff literally next to him.

Welcome to the FISD Ben!

I've cleaned (the outside) my armour exactly once. It's covered in marks and scrapes. I know they are there but on a troop no one will notice them. Some spend hours cleaning and inspecting after each troop, I am not that person!

Hi welcome to the FISD Once you’ve had a look at the links above but before you buy anything head over to the UK garrison and have a chat with our armourer team with what you intend to do. This can help prevent any nasty surprises down the line. We’re pretty lucky to have some excellent armour makers in the UK so there will be some good options for you without needing to worry about import issues which is nice given the current state of things.

The best way I've used for this is to upload to YouTube and have them as an unlisted video. If you then copy the link here it should auto embed if you use a browser (not tapa talk) Nope, you'll need to keep it hidden I am afraid. Most people in the UKG have them inside the chest plate. I don't have a tramp (too spendy for me) but after a few options I've ended up with just a speaker in my chest and a mic. I don't worry about effects as they always ended up being more trouble than it was worth.

It's been super weird seeing peoples photos from MCM this year having not been there. Looks like you all had a good time and hopefully I'll be back with you next year.

Thanks Germain, I've got those now. Baked in or not the step file hopefully will be a bit easier than working on the raw meshes which can be really slow for tasks like Booleans and so on. If I need to make any further modifications I'll see how I get on with these.