stahler72

Thanks guys. I will look into this!

I have been trooping for the better part of six months and recently refit my armor to fit my body shape a bit better. I am extremely pleases with the outcome The only thing that I am not happy about is that I am a larger guy 6'2" 250 lbs and there is too much black under suit showing on my shoulder area. Does anyone make a chest piece that is about 10-15% larger? If so, who should I talk to? Incidentally, my refit made the elastic in the shoulders about 2" longer than my initial build so there is no longer a gap in the armor between the chest and the abdomen. Also, the cod piece actually covers my...uh, cod (for lack of a better term) Now when I pose for pictures with little kids I won't be thinking about my parts hanging lower than the armor... "hey, this is going to be on your family calendar next year..." The picture in the crowd was me trooping the AZ Diamondbacks Star Wars Night a couple months ago. I am third in line. As you can see... too much black showing accross the chest (The gap in the chest/abdomen and sides being too big were fixed with the refit.) The pictures in my kitchen were post refit. Thanks for your suggestions, Doug King TK-21613 Dune Sea Garrison

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thanks guys. My prototype build using the fans listed went great. However, only the largest helmets would support a 3x3x1" fan. So the micro squirrel fans that everyone uses will be my route to take. I just have to buy the heat gun and some heat shrink tubing to seal it all up. Also it might be important to cover the exposed USB ports with these so that sweat doesn't short out the switch.

To power helmet fans in the TK helmet I came up with the idea to keep it all USB. Use one of these batteries attached with Velcro and USB connect to this USB hub which has on off switches for each further USB connection. Then use these fans strategically in the helmet to provide airflow. The all USB components should make repair and upkeep super easy. Plus swapping batteries should be easier than swapping 9V batteries in a case. The battery and the hub should fit nicely in the bottom cheek area of the helmet. The only negative I really see is the 3”x3”x1” fans. That might be a bit larger than ideal and also thicker than most helmet padding. What are your thoughts? Has anyone tried anything like this?