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  8. Where, What and Whom To Avoid When Buying

    in Getting Started - Read this First!

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    Totally a noob :blink: but also I've never built anything in my life that required more than an allen wrench... If you guys could brief me quickly on what materials are considered good and which are not when picking out these kits, I would be terribly grateful. Also I am a woman and 5'4 and am wondering who would be someone to turn to for an armor that would fit me since most I've come across are generally men and 5'9 +

    Thanks in advance guys! :smiley-sw013:

    I have had smaller women successfully fit my armour.

    Personally if you are concerned about materal then ABS is the best as it's more flexible than HIPS.

    YOU WILL NEED:

    Stanley blade or Exacto knife

    Ratchet clamps

    Sanding block

    Lex an scissors

    Magnets to clamp parts the clamps won't reach.

    Glue of your choice. I use liquid solvent as I find it's quick and clean and very strong.

    Elastic for strapping

    Velcro

    Seeing machine

    Paints

    Brushes

    Rivet gun and rivets

    Poppers and setting tool

    It's a good idea if you have anyone local to get together with to help from your local garrison etc. as it's a little daunting starting out.

    Cheers! And good luck!

  23. ROTJ "CFO" TK Build - TK3645

    in Build Threads Requireing Maintenance

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    I agree with you Paul.

    All the pics I've seen also have curled shoulder straps so it's really hard to tell if they had poppers under there. I personally have never had a problem with them being velcroed and as Velcro is there already just assumed that's how they were fixed.

    I have always used elastic with Velcro sewn on the closing side and glued the fluffy Velcro to the armour and elastic glued on the other.

  24. ROTJ "CFO" TK Build - TK3645

    in Build Threads Requireing Maintenance

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    since the Star wars costume book came out with pics with the internal strapping things have changed from what I used to use. It was really up to artistic interpretation and what was said by people trying to remember all those years ago before......

     

    Paul's strapping is pretty spot on although I have not seen evidence of poppers under the shoulder straps except on tour suits? If this is the case and Paul has seen this first hand, who am I to argue... I always thought they were secured with velcro under the bridges.

    I love all the new discoveries and that's what keeps this hobby fun........

    :salute:

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