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Thank you Chris for the clarification! time to order some snaps!

Hey everyone, we had an armor build party this week with the Garrison and it was super helpfull/informative. I managed to size up MOST of my armor and got some pointers on how to strengthen my armor. I was going to use the strapping system that Anovos supplied but a number of people suggested I build the snap plates and go that way. So now my question, Tony's build thread lists a few different sized snaps. Some are "S" snaps(15mm) and others are Line 24 snaps. Could I get away with only getting Line 24 snaps? I understand why he uses the Dritz sew in Snaps for the Shoulder to Bicep location but don't know why he changed the snaps in other areas.

Hey! Thanks for the advice Thomas! I will try that out on Friday night when I get another few hours to sit down with my gear. One of the local members offered for me to go over and take a look at his kit for references but due to my busy schedule I wasn't able to yet. I was looking again at the EIB levels and I THINK it should be do-able. so who knows where this leads! and another update! : I found I had a bit of time to myself last night and decided I could start sanding pieces. I knew I didn't have enough time to play around with sizing and I don't have the paint for my buttons yet so why not do something constructive with my time? I was able to smooth out my shoulder bells and my chest/back plates. The armour party is next Monday and I plan on maximizing my time there. Last time I went I talked a lot with the members I hadn't seen in a few weeks and didn't manage to trim/mark my lines enough. This time though I plan on getting my arms and legs all sized so I can start slicing/dicing that night or even in the following days. my deadline is coming up sooner than I thought and the warm weather looks to be coming shortly. I wrote my steps down so I can visually remind myself of what needs to be done: Step 1: Size everything. (hopefully Monday night) Step 2: Cut everything. Step 3: Glue! (once weather is nicer) Step 4: Sand. Step 5: Strapping. This all has to happen in the next few weeks. I told my wife that I will need more 'me' time to work on my stuff and she said she would help the best she could. I might even take some time off work so I could do more stuff during the day when im not tired. I didn't sand much last night but when I was done with the 4 pieces I was happy and relaxed and for the first time in a little bit, I felt like I was actually moving forward in this project. It was a huge moral booster!

Update! I sat down again last night and worked on my right forearm. trimmed the return edge so the two pieces together are the width of the coverstrip. I then tried to work on the bicep and got frustrated. I was reading Tony's build pdf and for some reason the information just wasnt sinking in. I re-read the same section 5 times and did a test fit of pieces and decided that I will need to remove some plastic so its not as big around my arm. I was having problems getting the right fit by overlapping because of working with 1 hand. I then decided I would trim the right calf outside piece so it would be ready for the coverstrip and found that the return edge around the ankle is non-existant and that caused me issues with the measurements. so I decided not to cut that piece either... I decided that instead of getting frustrated and make a mistake I would stop for the night having done very little progress. My local Garrison is having an armour building party on April 3rd so I plan to be there and ask for an extra pair of hands and get all my fitting done at the same time so I can start glueing now that the weather is better. I still have two more hobby nights in my schedule before then so lets see if I can get past my mental road blocks before those!

Welcome one and all! The idea of this thread, like many others is to post my progress and ask all the silly questions that I should already have the answers for! A few years ago, I went to the Ottawa Comic Con and spotted my local 501st group. I had seen them around town before but never up close. I was in awe. Like seeing a celebrity you admire up close and personal. I told my wife "Someday... I will join them and help do the good work they do!" she encouraged me to go for it. Life got busy and things got pushed to the side. Every year since then, when I go to OCC I tell myself “IM GOING TO DO IT!” Last year’s OCC was different. I ordered my TK kit from Anovos and was just waiting for delivery. I was able to help the Ottawa Garrison in their booth for a few hours as a handler. It was great! I met a bunch of them at other events. It felt nice to finally get to know these people. I finally got my BBB last summer and started trimming. That’s when baby #2 was born and well… armor building stopped. It is now time to start again! I have set a deadline for myself. This years Ottawa Comic Con is May 12th. I want to be approved and have at least one troop done before then. My Goal: Basic approval. Over the years, I have read a few posts of people saying “Do the work for at least EIB and it will be better in the long run”. I fear that might take a bit more time/expertise than I have. I want to get out there and troop. And when this entry level armor starts to break down I will upgrade to a new suit and go for higher! Progress sofar: I have trimmed everything to the trim lines on the Anovos Kit. I have also removed the return edges from the bottom of the forearms. When I test fit, I find there is some discomfort in the top inside return edge. It’s okay if my arm is down. But If I pretend to hold a blaster, I can feel it will be a sore spot. Question one: How much do people trim from this location? As much as needed?

I agree with everyone else. If I look straight on with mine, its awefull but if I turn my head slightly I can see out of one eye no problem. again, this explains the bad aim in the movie gotta try getting some polish for them to see if it helps.

Now with these sprays and coating options. do they tend to leave a chemical smell in the bucket? And TK4205, I really like the clean look inside your bucket. where does the mike cable go to? I assume one of those connectors in the box? and the fans go to the other?

nice! thanks for the heads up! I will have to look for this stuff for my bucket!

Whats the purpose of coating the inside of the bucket?

Got my FO bucket a few days ago and its been hard trying to wear it. my two year old daughter freaks the F out when I have it on. So I cant wear it around the house like I want to... She will grow to like it im sure.

On the up side. if you live in canada and you cancel your order. you will be refunded in US money and make money off the exchange rate But yeah. this is not a cheap hobby to get into from the sounds of it. At least im spending less on WarHammer 40k nowdays.

my bucket is the FO TK. so it was $200 when i ordered. and then there was tax for $28. and when you pay import duties its on the current price conversion. so yeah. that really hurt/sucked. But I hope I get it next week!

47.39 for Ontario

Yay! I just paid my import fees for my TFA bucket! hope to get it in my hands soon! stupid import fees... stupid Canadian dollar sucking so hard right now.

Anovos was also posting messages this weekend saying they have to get approval from the "Licensor" before sending out the December newsletter. So hopefully once its approved we can get updates?