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Many thanks for those trimming photos and tips, sharing little insights like that is super handy to know before I start mine. Sent from my HUAWEI G510-0251 using Tapatalk

And me too! Sent from my HUAWEI G510-0251 using Tapatalk

Or primer then paint the black abs TD would be another option I assume. Sent from my HUAWEI G510-0251 using Tapatalk

Awesome news on your BBB mate! Umm....I guess this thread becomes a build thread then, lol. Still waiting for a tracking number to confirm its left the States. Mine has a bit further to travel though I guess... Sent from my HUAWEI G510-0251 using Tapatalk

Just got my shipping email. Yeah!!! Sent from my HUAWEI G510-0251 using Tapatalk

No email yet but mines untrimmed too so just a matter of time... Sent from my HUAWEI G510-0251 using Tapatalk

Great news from Mark. It's really happening now! Sent from my HUAWEI G510-0251 using Tapatalk

I've gone the untrimmed with det clips & holster. Sent from my HUAWEI G510-0251 using Tapatalk

Great. And better that we all don't bombard Mark with the same email....just check in with Pyrates thread ;-) Sent from my HUAWEI G510-0251 using Tapatalk

Yep...so glad that I've gone with the AP. Looking forward to that BBB! Sent from my HUAWEI G510-0251 using Tapatalk

Having said that, I'll be posting my thread on here too. Will be good to have others with the same armour working on it at the same time. Sent from my HUAWEI G510-0251 using Tapatalk

G'day Duane. Seems that Pyrates thread is becoming the hang out for all of us in the current AP batch lol! Sent from my HUAWEI G510-0251 using Tapatalk

Yep. Same as Pyrates. Paid the balance when that Dec email came out from Mark....just waiting for a "shipped" confirmation. Sent from my HUAWEI G510-0251 using Tapatalk

Lol! That's hilarious....and yet so true... Sent from my HUAWEI G510-0251 using Tapatalk

....and me too. Anytime now... Sent from my HUAWEI G510-0251 using Tapatalk

Just missing the drop boxes. Other than that, I'm also aiming for centurion! Sent from my HUAWEI G510-0251 using Tapatalk

This whole thread is a fun read mate! I'm also waiting for my AP box to arrive in the same batch as you, and am also going centurian (TK). Now following your thread. Great work on the neck seal! Sent from my HUAWEI G510-0251 using Tapatalk

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Well much appreciated mate. Sent from my HUAWEI G510-0251 using Tapatalk

These are great! Thanks so much for putting these together. As a newbie about to start my first build these are fantastic to reference to. Sent from my SM-T215 using Tapatalk

I got some like those I'm thinking of turning into tk boots. They aren't as high as the ones you can buy from tkboots etc. Is the height an issue? Like will they come out from under the shin armour, or not? Sent from my HUAWEI G510-0251 using Tapatalk

I just turned 40 this year and have yet to order my first build! I agree with quite a few of the comments here. I think as you get older, the means to indulge in things you've probably always had bubbling away gets easier. I've just found that some of life's other "distractions" (travel in younger years, those first years with kids on the scene, buying a house, marriage.....all that stuff) kind of gets easier, lifestyle and income have stabilised and now allows for more luxuries. Perhaps you also appreciate the importance of following your passions more, or doing the things you always wish you had up to this point, and don't feel you have the inhibitions you might have had. And, just based on the calibre of people on these posts, it seems a bloody great community to be part of. I'm drawn to the appeal to troop, to put a smile on people's faces, to impart the excitement I had as a kid onto today's youngsters. We were there when the originals were being made - we deserve it. We were the original fans. And likewise, props to the younger troopers who show the respect to the older ones - I'm sure that's appreciated and valued. So I don't think it's unusual at all mate to be 40+ and trooping, in fact, I reckon there's a heap of opportunity at our age to fully enjoy it!