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Thank you so much Sly! And an additional thanks for being patient with me and my application. I will definitely be taking your advice and the advice of the others in this thread to improve my armour.

Hi all, sorry for the super late reply, but I have been a bit busy trying to get a different costume up and ready. I went to change the direction of the charging handle; I was planning on cutting it out of the slot. As soon as I applied any pressure, the tip snapped right off, a lot shorter than I wanted it to be. So instead I went to work with some black modelling putty. Two pictures below:

Trimmed and sanded the forearms: Blaster:

Thanks Brad! Regarding the shoulder bells, it's certainly a point I want to address but the pictures you see are after I've already pulled in the shoulder straps (as compared to my EIB photos) and I don't think they'll go in much further and still fit. I am decently broad shouldered :/ I actually do have a foam space in my thigh armour, but it's a small one. I think it should be worth it to put in a larger, thicker strip, and hope it doesn't make my thighs too hot Regarding the pan-head screws, I've had problems locating them locally. Any suggestions on where to find them in Toronto would be appreciated! For the shoulder straps, heating them can go on my to-do list. Regarding biceps/forearms, I guess I'll need to find a balance as the biceps are higher because the shoulder bells are pulled in. And lucky I already ordered the EI & Cent rockers quite a while ago, I just haven't sewn on the Centurion one yet

Basic Information: Name: David Qian Legion ID: 30307 Garrison: Canadian Garrison Mandatory Information: Armor Maker = AuthenticProps (AP) Helmet Maker = AuthenticProps (AP) Optional Information: Height = 5’ 11” Weight = 185 lbs Boots Maker = TKBoots Canvas Belt = TKittell Hand Plates Type = Sonnenschein S-trim = Trooperbay Neal Seal Type = Darman Holster Maker = AP TD Belt Clip = EvilBoy Rivets = Trooperbay Inner Drop Boxes = kwdesigns Mic Tips = Echo EIB Application Link: http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/35268-tk-30307-requesting-anh-stunt-eib-status-ap-529/ Full Body Front – Arms at side Back – Arms at side Left – Arm raised Right – Arm raised Helmet Details (Hand Painted) Front Back Right Left Tip Details Lens Colour S-Trim Armor Details Abdomen Details Shoulder Bridge Back Shoulder Bridge Front Back/Chest Connection Thigh Pack Attachment Knee Plate Drop Box Back Cod and Butt Plate Attachment Internal Strapping Kidney Plate Notch Ab Snap Wrist side of Forearms Rivets Accessory Details Neck Seal (Darman Props) Thermal Detonator Back Thermal Detonator Top Holster Attachment Belt Ammo Pack Hand Plates (Sonnenschein) Boots (TKBoots) Thank you very much for your consideration!

Thanks so much Sly and everyone else for the feedback! I'll definitely work on the things mentioned.

Per Sly's suggestion, I added another piece of ABS to back the inside of the thigh piece, then trimmed off the bottom of the outside cover strip and filed it down.

Post updated with Blaster D-ring and some pictures showing thigh proportions, since that was something mentioned to me offline. Thank you to everyone for the feedback, I will definitely be working on that to improve my kit. I unfortunately have not had the time to paint the screws of my Thermal Detonator, but that is next on my list this weekend!

Mandatory Information Armor = Authentic Props (AP) Helmet = Authentic Props (AP) Blaster = Resin Optional Height = 5'11" Weight = 185lbs Boots = TK Boots Canvas belt = Rob Kittell Hand Plates = Rubber (Karin Sonnenschein) Neck Seal = nikkimat (eBay) Holster = Authentic Props (AP) Apologies beforehand on some of the lighting, I live in a 1 bedroom apartment without many lights and in the winter my lighting is not the greatest. Some of the photos also seem to be rotated in the wrong direction... I rotated them in Photobucket and changed the link but they sometimes do not seem to change, I assume due to caching. Thank you for considering my application!! Armor Photos: Full Body Front Full Body Back Full Right Full Left Helmet Detail Photos: Front Back Right Left Hovi Tip Detail Lens Colour Accessory Photos Ammo belt Neck Seal Blaster Left Side Blaster Right Side Thermal Detonator Back Thermal Detonator Top Interior Strapping Abdomen Detail Snaps on Posterior Sniper Plate Detail Rounded Rivet Pack Detail Hand Guards Action Shot Blaster D-Ring (NEW!) Thigh Proportion Detail (NEW!)

TK 30307 requesting 501st status! http://www.501st.com/members/displaymemberdetails.php?userID=19588

So my next main question is, does anyone have advice on how to do the snaps? I keep knocking them in sideways, and plus it takes me a ton of time. I also haven't been able to pry the broken snaps apart to recover the webbing.

Finally, my forearms. While attempting to close the left forearm, the front cover strip popped off. I couldn't salvage much, so I just re-did the front again. I left the clamps and magnets on the back, to make sure closing the front wouldn't result in the back popping off. First, I re-did the inner strip: Next up, closing the forearm, taping it closed, and clamping like crazy while praying: It looks like I was home free after this settled. Just the cover strip left!

Time for Legs! The left leg is trimmed pretty well and lines up fine: I taped it up and put it on, and it didn't have any fit issues, so I decided not to trim it further. The bottom of the back looks a bit wonky, and might be an issue. I might cut the ridges off completely in the back: On the other hand, the RIGHT thigh is quite mis-aligned out of the box. I lined them up as best I could, and then marked off a curve on the outer right thigh piece and free-handed the cut with Lexan scissors: Same with the top of the back: Time for clamping! I also bought a large rolling tool chest so I could carry my armour around. I did the math and thought it would be 49 gallons from the product dimensions, but when my friend picked it up for me, it turned out to only be 24 gallons... I'm pretty sure that's way too small, even if I carry the helmet in a bag on its own, but it's the largest I could find here:

Next up, the torso! I started by applying glue on the spots marked off with tape (which, if you recall, I had previously done by fitting, with some help from my girlfriend). Getting the straps to line up with the tape again was a bit tough, but soon I had it all clamped up: All dried! Next, the ab plates. I glued the side buttons on easy enough, clamping with magnets: The control plate ended up being a lot tougher. It's not possible to clamp it with magnets because of the bumps. Instead, I glued it to the ab piece, and then weighed it down with books like so: The next day, however, I found that the plate had shifted under the books: I stripped it off, removed the glue, and tried again. At MechaPumpkin's advice, I gave some time to let the plate set this time, and then taped it down before putting the books on top: The result was much better: Next up, Inner Drop Boxes. I purchased them from kwdesigns here on FISD, and this is what they look like: There are lines pre-drawn on them, but I find they're a bit shallow for my outer boxes: I traced the edge of the outer dropbox onto the inner one, and cut it down with Lexan scissors. The result: I plan on keeping the inner dropbox in place via velcro, so that I can adjust the end of the elastic strap if necessary.

Several updates today, in multiple posts! I started working on my snaps, which ended up being way more of a pain than I expected. First I watched this tutorial here: I started by putting the different pieces in plastic containers, not only to separate them but to also mark female vs male: I used this Craftool set from TandyLeather. It comes with an anvil and several setting tools, one of which is specific for Line 24: I also had these pre-punched, pre-cut webbing 'plates' from Redforce. I'm sure that buying them saved me a ton of time: And my first successful snap! Unfortunately this one was followed by many, MANY failures. I kept pounding the post in at an angle, which would break the snap. So far I have only succeeded on 7 out of 13 snap plates, and it's pretty frustrating. I also can't get the broken snaps open again, to recover the webbing. It doesn't help that the hammer and pounding is super loud, requiring me to work on my balcony floor in order to make sure my apartment neighbours don't kill me