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I know a while back I saw a How To on making ABS snap plates. Anyone know where it is? I'm helping a friend with his armor and with the snap plate I don't remember how to get the backs of the snaps flush with the plate itself. I'm not sure if we needed to heat the plastic with a solder or heat gun to soften it before installing the snap?
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Welcome to FISD!
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How do you guys control the volume on your speakers while trooping? I have my speaker mounted inside my chest plate and there's no way for me to reach it myself to control it..always have to have someone else do it for me. Would be awesome if there was a line I could run to my hand to control the volume myself.
What do you guys do?
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12 hours ago, justjoseph63 said:
I have the same issue, Hugh. I took the padding out of the top of my buckets because it made them ride too high and like you, I couldn't see. I ended up using a piece of 1 inch thick foam in a horseshoe shape that keeps them snug enough to effectively move my head but it still slightly touches my chest plate. I just have to clean off a few black marks with a Magic Eraser after each troop.
Thanks Joseph, I guess I'm limited on what to do.
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I've been having issues where the chin of my helmet keeps rubbing against the top of my chest plate and wanted to know who else has this problem and what you've done to alleviate it. I find myself constantly lifting my head slightly to clear my chest plate.
These are things I've tried and thought of but didn't help -
- Thought of placing a pad on the inside top of my helmet to raise it a bit but then I wouldn't be
able to see through the eyes.
- I've tried lengthening the shoulder straps so the chest plate could come down some but that
made my backplate stick out from my back.
- I've shaved the edge of the chin down a bit to give it a bit more room but it made a minimal
difference.
Any other suggestions and/or what you've done that works?
Thanks troopers!
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On 7/24/2017 at 11:34 AM, toybiz said:
Hey Hugh,
Have you tired the throat mic yet? This vendor has made some design changes over the past few years. We are both in the GGG and I am wiling to let you try mine out before you place an order. I believe a few other GGG members are using the throat mic as well.Contact me via GGG forum PM or our FB group page.
Thanks
Hey Adam,
Thanks for the offer! But yeah I already ordered it and it finally came a few days ago.
Haven't really played with it yet...but hope it works out!
Thanks again for the offer though....very cool!
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Sorry to revive this but I noticed part numbers and whatnot have changed on the site. Is this the one that you guys have ordered? -
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Try putting a piece of velcro on the 'tongue' of the boot and one inside the lower front part of the shin. It's what works for me. Never had an issue and it's a simple fix.
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Welcome Chris!
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How did you put the aluminum piece on there and where did you get the piece?
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Good luck Reno!! You got this!!
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Very sad indeed.
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Hugh, it was a year ago when you asked me about armor and building. Look at you now! A Centurion TK! Just in time for the holidays and Rogue One!
Cheers!!!
I know! I still have save many of the messages we exchanged with each other from back then...so crazy!
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Congratulations Hugh! Ready to troop with you in 2017!
Thanks Walter! And thanks for all the help and support you gave me since day one!
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Congrats Hugh
Congrats!
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Thanks guys!!
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Gahhh!! Thank you Andrew and Tony!!
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So good to finally see that name in Green Text! Congratulations Hugh! Good Luck on all your future troops! I hope we cross paths one day.
Ah thanks Preston! And thanks for them labels too!..haha
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Wow - great build
Very nice AP! Really nice work!
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Hugh, just WOW! Some rebel would be lucky to get blasted from a Trooper like you! Excellent job!
haha!
Thanks guys!
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Congratulations Hugh! Welcome to the ranks Trooper!
Congratulations! Awesome comments about your wife. Mine is very similar. Lol
haha!
Wow, thank you for the kind words Hugh, I'm speechless. The 501st and GGG have an incredible addition to their ranks.
Ah..you're welcome Tony...thank YOU!
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congratulations, superb build.
Looking good Hugh, Congrats trooper
congrats Hugh.....
Thank you guys!
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Please consider my application for ANH Stunt Centurion Status (AP)
Name: Hugh
501st ID: TK-21874
501st Member Page: http://501st.com/mem...hp?userID=23211
EIB Submission: http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/39835-tk-21874-requesting-anh-stunt-eib-status-ap-663/
FISD Forum Name: Spyder918
Garrison: Golden Gate Garrison
Height: 5' 7
Weight: 185 lbs
Armor: AP
Helmet: AP
Hand Plates: JustJoseph63
Neck Seal: Darman
Belt: Kittell
Holster: Darman
Boots: Imperial Boots
Blaster: Hyperfirm
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Congrats and welcome aboard trooper
Congrats welcome to the ranks
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Wow, what a nice post, Hugh! GREAT to see that you have gone from being a "wannabe" all the way to EIB, and I look forward to your Centurion submission! Send me a PM, and I have a gift for you.
Thanks guys!
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History
Ever since I watched ANH, I became a die hard SW fan. As a child I was part of the Star Wars club and even wrote them to ask if I could buy a lightsaber. Fast forward to a few years ago, I decided to fulfill a childhood dream of mine to finally get a real SW costume/armor. Well without much research and not knowing about the 501st, I bought a commercial armor and then later realized what a mistake that was. Several great things came from that armor though. I learned about the 501st, met some great and talented people on FISD, and learned so much about different tools, how things work, and acquired new crafty skills that I’m sure I’ll use again in the future.
FISD
I’ve lost count how many times I’ve mentioned to my friends the talent I see on FISD. I’m amazed at some of the work, customizations, modifications that you all come up with and execute with such OCD precision! You are truly an amazing, talented, and most helpful forum/community I’ve ever been a part of and it’s truly a privilege for me to now be part of the 501st family as well. Centurion here I come!
Shout Outs
First and foremost, I have to thank Tony (UKSWRATH) for all of his awesome builds including my own, his tutorials, his clever tips and tricks, and for his genuine hospitality, one of the humblest dudes I’ve met on FISD. Also wanted to mention several others who I’ve bugged and relentlessly questioned over and over again, thank you all for your patience with me and for just being so helpful and yet encouraging: Walter (Haribon72), Aaron (Pyrates), Jorge (zv288BOT), Preston (Pretzel), Allan (allan1313), Gary (Sentry71), and Luc (Lucnak). I also want to thank all of you who I’ve bought products from, you know who you are, (Darman, slavefive, TKittel, ABS80, Trooperbay, and JustJoseph63) thank you for your awesome craftsmanship and ingenuity. Also wanted to thank my best friend Richie for his awesome support and for my late night rants about my old armor and for his general help and open mindedness, let’s get your TIE armor approved!
Last and certainly not least, I want to thank my lovely wife for all of those late night armor fitments and picture taking, all the countless hours I’ve locked myself in the garage, all the times she’s bailed me out when I was able to put my armor on but then couldn’t get out of it, and for her patience and understanding of all of my SW nerdiness, thank you baby!
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Thanks Andrew!!!
3M Headband Vendor?
in Hard Armor (General Discussion)
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A vendor on here used to sell these 3M Speedglas headbands for inside the helmets. Anyone know if he still sells them? I wasn't able to find him. Didn't know these headbands are so hard to find now.
They look like this - https://www.aftfasteners.com/products/3m-speedglas-welding-helmet-headbands-and-mounting-hardware-5-1-2-x-12-plastic-1-ea.html