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Requesting EIB Certificate please. Eric Ripley TK-17529 Letter Dan Thank you in advance!!! You are welcome!! http://www.whitearmor.net/eib/certificates/17529-eib.png

Thank you Dan!! Centurion app will be coming very soon for sure!! And noted on the suggestions, thank you! I've been trying to decide what to do with the appearance on the ab plate return edge, only because the return edge is the same depth compared to the kidney's return edge, it's just the ab return edge is at an upward angle instead of 90*. I may try to heat it and bend it down so it matches. Either way, I'll handle it soon! Thanks again!

Just FYI, Walt (WTF) is running a 15% off Black Friday sale today on full kits only. I snagged a TIE kit.

I'm sure you noticed but it's worth pointing out that it's for their regular TK kit, not the FOTK kit.

Yeah, I had to warm the plastic to make it more pliable and then bend the metal strips inside. The elastic straps actually aren't strong enough to affect the reinforced bridges in any way.

Thanks Matt! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family! -------------------------------------- Something I noticed after I posted my application was that I had completely forgotten to bend my shoulder bridges down in the back, but I had not been able to fix that until today. So here are a few supplemental pictures (on my mannequin) showing that it's been done. I would have kitted up but I rushed all of this while my daughter is taking her nap. Hopefully that's ok for something like this.

Hahaha! I'm on the skinny side but I work out, so I have the weirdest body type. Building this armor has made me realize that even more. lol

This is sort of where I'm at with this preorder too. Lately I'm seeing more and more people report that they bought "in stock" items and they're still waiting for the items quite some time later, some up to two years later. Meanwhile Anovos continues to offer deeper & deeper discounts on "in stock" items. I'm starting to wonder if they're having cash flow problems but I try not to delve too far into assumptions/theories like that. I just hope we see our armor at some point.

Thanks a bunch!! Mark, I appreciate the suggestion! And I almost did that when I first built the biceps as I saw you suggest it to someone else too, but I'm glad I tried it this way first. When I'm holding a blaster two-handed and one arm is bent, they get pretty tight around the top of the bent arm. I'm not sure I want to make them any smaller as I stand and walk like that a lot.

Thank you very much!

Thanks Joseph! Can't wait! The thing about building the TD, I was excited to finally work on something that was mostly symmetrical. Haha!

My father's brothers' nephew's cousin's former roommate ordered one of these kits, he was pretty happy:

Boots: TK Boots are always recommended, but they have a limited selection of sizes and no plans to produce more. So the fall back is Imperial Boots which are really good boots too. They are currently taking orders until tomorrow (the 17th), they take orders and produce items in waves, so you'll usually get your boots within about a month. Neck Seal: I used Darman's Props (very satisfied), but Geeky Pink's are also highly recommended (check them out in the Ongoing Sales section of this forum). Black Undersuit: You can go a couple ways here, a one piece suit or two piece compression set (think UnderArmor). You just want to make sure it has no logos that are visible when you have the armor on over it. Your favorite sporting goods store or Amazon is your friend if you decide to go with a separate shirt/pants setup.

AP is good stuff! Mark (his screenname here is @ABS80) has a current sale thread listed in the For Sale section here: https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/45623-ap-trooper-kits-discount-offer/ Quite a few of us recently finished building AP kits, they are very good quality and you will not be disappointed if you go that route.

Thank you very much!! Thanks Daniel!

Congrats!!!

Thank you very much! I'm hoping the strapping lasts a long time. And I love magnets, after borrowing Cricket's idea for the shins I was hunting other places to use them. lol Thank you sir! And for all your help and input too! Haha! You're going to get EIB for sure Matt! But thanks a bunch! If you look really closely in the first two pictures you'll see me holding a remote for the camera in my right hand. Haha! Some of the shots turned out like this (stormtrooper aim and all that):

Thanks fellas!!!

Name: Eric Ripley Height: 6'0” Weight: 160 lbs Armor: AP Helmet: AP Blaster: HyperFirm E-11 Boots: Imperial Boots Canvas Belt: AP Hand Plates: Rubber (AP) Electronics: Ukswrath (Hovi-tip Speakers, Hearing Assist, & Fans) Neck Seal: Darman's Props Holster: AP Build Thread: https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/43527-scimitars-anh-stunt-build-ap/ Pictures Front: Back: Left: Left Detail: Right: Right Detail: Abdomen Details: Action Shot: Cod & Butt Plate Attachment: Interior Strapping: Helmet Front: Helmet Right: Helmet Left: Helmet Rear: Bottom Ear Screws: Hovi Tip Details: Lens Color: S-Trim: Blaster Right: Blaster Left: Blaster D-Ring: Neck Seal: Thermal Detonator: Holster Attachment: Thank you for your time and consideration!

The Velcro option works great for a lot of people, but like Cricket I have also handled and fixed a fair amount of shins that popped open during troops (floppy thigh ammo packs are a close second). I've also seen a fair amount of photos posted publicly where the closure has noticeably failed. I will say that if you at least properly align the backs of your shins and/or give them a hot bath so that the Velcro isn't being strained you shouldn't have any issues. Most of the failures I've noted in person is when the back halves of the shins are naturally pulling away from each other. That said, I'll echo the comments that the magnet closures are basically fire and forget, no assistance needed, no worries of them coming open, and you know they'll look just how you intended them to without any extra effort. And there's just something about them clicking shut around your leg that's kinda fun.

Ah. Yeah, both of these are on the return edge too, just up towards the front instead of the back. I thought about doing something similar to what you did but I'm going to try to keep the edges for now. I'll drill a small hole at the terminus of each crack, reinforce underneath, and fill. May add some reinforcements on the opposing sides too. Haha! I get how it is with small projects, or any projects for that matter. I got so caught up with trooping I haven't had much time for anything else, I'm enjoying it so much. You'll get EIB and Centurion too!

Congrats! You did an amazing job on this build, and so quickly too.

Well after a couple of troops the new elastic in the shoulder bell to bicep connection continues to work flawlessly, I'm very happy with this setup now. The bad news is after 6 troops, one work event, and Halloween, both of my shins have developed small cracks at the tops from the stress of opening them to get them on and off. But not to worry, a little reinforcement and ABS paste and they'll be back up to par in no time. I currently have no events this month so my plan is to fix those and finally take pictures for EIB/Centurion.

I am using the same closure system, you'll need to do a handful things to make them work and hold. I've done four pretty long troops so far and have had no failures yet. 1. Rough up the glue side of the magnet like Jared mentions. I used a very coarse sanding sponge. 2. Rough up the cover strip area that you're gluing to. 3. Thoroughly clean the magnet and cover strip surfaces with rubbing alcohol, be sure not to touch the glue side of the magnet with your bare hands after cleaning them (I used powder free latex gloves while cleaning and gluing). The metal particulates from sanding and the oils from your hands will mess up the glue's ability to bond the magnet to plastic. 4. Glue the closure magnet on with E6000, use a magnet on the opposite side of the cover strip to hold the closure magnet in place, and then let cure for 72 hours. The sizing shouldn't be a problem unless the holes you have in the shins are pulling or pushing against the cover strip magnets when you're wearing the shins. I did drill the holes a little bit larger than the magnets in my shins just for some wiggle room/flex.

Please don't blast the new guy for pointing this out, but that should be ESB holster is worn on the right, correct?