oneal
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Welcome to FISD Marcus, nice to see more troopers here in the Region.
hopefully we'll have a big event and get troopers in Southeast Asia together
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when someone says to me "aren't you a little short for a Stormtrooper?"
i reply "aren't you a little tall for an ewok?"
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Mike, thanks for posting this guide, excellent job!
i just started work on my AP helmet. will post my progress this week.
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starting work on the bucket
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Gotta love that grin... Its gonna get bigger when your armor is all done
funny thing is that my smile is usually like that even when i'm wearing a helmet, you just cant help but smile when people ask to take photos with you in costume.
next to the charity and hospital visits, the look on people's faces, especially the children, is priceless. thats what keeps me smiling
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Hi just a quick question what size waist are you? Thank the lord thats all over with (trimming)
i have a size 32" waist, hopefully with some exercise i can get back down to 30" sometimes its hard to close the armor especially after meals. hehehe
i've yet to trim the bucket, i'm a little bit scared to cut it since thats the first thing people will notice if your bucket doesn't look good. i'll probably have enough courage by this weekend
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Yep, you guys are right. In person, it doesn't look too bad, but the pics reveal the need for more trimming.
When I replace the lenses, I'll definitely sand the eyes down a bit more! Thanks for the feedback!
nice work on the helmet, i'm still building up the courage to cut my bucket, but the other armor parts are coming along nicely.
may i ask if you used the decals that were included in the AP kit or did you get new ones?
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test fitting chest armor
test fitting front torso armor
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after many hours of cutting plastic i got bored of the score & snap method and decided to try something different
frustrating cutting armor is
i cut out the excess plastic from the chest plate in one piece
it took a lot longer but it was interesting to learn how to properly use the hot blade knife to slowly score till it goes through the plastic
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imperial cat armoring
trying out the armor
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here is the first test of the abdominal & kidney armor
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abdomen before cutting
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my girlfriend TB-1870 trying to see what its like to be a Stormtrooper instead of a Biker Scout
now she wants to know how much Femtrooper armor costs
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the scariest part of cutting armor is slicing the crotch hehehe
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the arm holes of the chest are hard to cut because the guide line is not very distinct
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Well, I'm more built than I am skinny. I'm around 187lbs, standing at 6'-6'1". I figured that with some modifications I could get AP to fit me. If not, then I could always get FX armor with an AP helmet. *shrugs* <_<
while the limbs can be fixed with shims and straps, the chest is your biggest problem might be the width, it could be too narrow, the original armor was designed for skinny people which was why they ended up using women in the armor for some shots in ANH.
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"Aren't you a little short for a stormtrooper?"-Leia
lol!
Seriously though, the armour should fit well after a little trimming.
hehehe yeah i get that a lot, i usually respond with "Princess! i'm luke skywalker, i'm here to rescue you!" most guys either laugh it off or walk away embarrassed.
anyway, i was able to try on a set of AP armor of one of my Outpost and it fits relatively okay, but i might have to trim some parts a bit more for long term comfort especially during conventions and parades. in any case, my AP trial by fire will probably be Celebration Japan in July
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Hmmmm.... Oneal, how tall are you? Is that amor made for like... short people, or people up to 6'1" and such.
i'm actually short for a Stormtrooper, i'm only 5'5" but here in the Philippines its not so bad since there are fewer tall people. we have a member of our Outpost who is 5'7" who wears the AP armor as well with no extra trimming, i was able to fit it before i ordered my own set. the AP armor is made for people who are thinner build, my brother is a personal trainer/dentist and tried wearing the chest armor and its way too narrow, if you're of a stouter build then the RT or FX are your only choices.
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For cutting curved lines on AP I recommend cutting on the INSIDE of the armor. Its much easier to follow the curve on the inside of the armor.
i realized i should have tried that after i was done cutting the limbs and torso parts. but i will have to do that with the belt and other accessories anyway, thanks for the advice
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one of the hardest things to do is to make a nice even curved line with the hot blade since it tends to stick at certain points along the score line, you have to be careful if you want to make a clean cut
my girlfriend's other cat Botchok keeping my helmet safe
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one problem with the hot blade x-acto knife is when the blade sticks to the plastic and gets detached from the blade holder, you cant exactly pick it up with your fingers, i suggest keeping a small pair of pliers nearby to tighten the blade receptacle and to pick up stray hot blades that are stuck in the armor or fall on the floor
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taking the time to cut the torso parts carefully, unlike the arms & legs, the kidney armor has nice long & relatively straight lines with deeper groove guide line, its easier to cut and less risk of mistakes
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here are the torso pieces before trimming
chest & back
Abdomen & kidney
Stormtrooper in Episode VII
in TFA Stormtrooper
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i like it, it looks like something that would have been developed after a few decades following the events of Episode VI without deviating too much from the basic design. i cant wait to see more detail.