Brattie

Alright.. the topic for this post is.. CHIN STRAPS Recently on a Facebook post in build updates for ANOVOS someone mentioned Chin straps. To me this sounds like a royal pain in the butt to do but at the same time a great idea.. why not ensure your bucket won't come flying off if you suddenly decide to do cart wheels or somersaults into water or something. FYI, if you do a water dunk.. be sure to remove electronics.. that could be a major downer and zap happy occasion. Anyway.. It got me thinking.. it really isn't a bad idea and some of the CANON ball pictures do show strapping of that nature... what are your thoughts on this? Is it truly worth the hassle? I mean.. there were more than a few troopers in the movies.. how do we know what all the variations were right? Just food for thought.. Anyway.. what are your thoughts on the Chin strap.. Comment below! This is my fav picture of the inside of a bucket..

Just Cuz

Is that not right? Sighs.. I probably shouldn't question Dan right..

yes.. but wouldn't that be a Hero build then? Maybe that wasn't the case for a Stunt.. right?

how do you know? were you there.. maybe one of them went home and did it after.. or before.. so they could be cool.. and have it look extra awesome.. huh huh huh Grins big and continues to live up to her name

okay.. Ask yourself this... How much wood would a wood chuck chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood? hehhehhe

Don't you mean - yes to Plastidip here.. . yes to plastiDip there?

Oh! hahahah.. well I'm glad he's using my thread to chat and do so!

Padding Post count? Huh?

That sounds painful! Well lets hope you don't have any painful stories like that when you are troopin'

Very cool.. I'm not sure who's who for me yet.. but I'm sure once I get my build going and stuff I'll sort all that stuff out. Laugh I think I have Clamps for something

Should I even ask what a Commanding two I/C is.. Intergalactic Cookie?

Ouch.. I sense in the force a story coming... I like stories..

hurm.. good idea.. yeah.. If I go with a mic that could be a problem. I was hoping to have everything when the bucket was here so I could figure it all out in one shot.. however.. I think I'll make the holes in the ears.. sighs.. it's scary but I think the best option.. that also clears the bucket for any other inside noise... I don't however want my bucket to look like Swiss cheese. I have tubing to use to hide wires as well.

Thanks.. it's just really scary. Fingers crossed all will be fine. I have read ukswrath's method. A Garrison member mentioned putting them in the frown which doesn't require drilling or putting holes in the bucket.. that sounded good as well.. so I'm between the two right now. I like the idea of the ears.. being like ears. At the same time I dislike the idea of adding holes to the bucket. Then again I don't like the idea of the mics being pointed in a forward direction. Due to limited vision within the helmet it makes sense to have them placed in areas to the sides. BAH!!! I could go on for hours on this.. I just don't know which I want. Army is cool.. thanks for all you did! I think all military people are great. I wanted to be a helicopter pilot years ago and join the military but it just never worked out that way in my life. Maybe in the next one... ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Next question.. for the Audio System.. where does everyone mount the batteries and "mother board" for lack of a better word for this unit? Would the back of the helmet be a good idea or do people recommend the side?

Oh NO! .. Very lucky! so far my AAS doesn't have a cover for the batteries.. but I might make a flap for them with Velcro or such.. I just haven't sorted where I'm mounting them yet so will have to sort that out after..

Hi Jason.. thank you for sharing.. Here's a funny lip reading clip I found.. I am sure there are many that have blunders and issues.. I will ensure I add - Extra batteries - to my list for kit items.

Hi A-Aron... Don't get me wrong.. I don't mind teasing about things... Laugh... I have an older brother.. that should say it all.. I constantly worry about doing things wrong. Something wrong could lead to not being accepted into the 501st. That is what I find scary! I would say it could lead to the dark side.. but I'm a Stormtrooper.. so .. moot point. Oh, I'm glad to hear there have been Echo updates.. at last read a few of us were concerned for Echo's well being and hoping he was alright. As for your PS.. keep me in the loop.. I like ideas.. I hate making the decisions.. so it's a double edged sword. Laugh. I'm glad the fund raiser went well too.. we still have a long way to go until June 11th. No Update on RFL location yet.

Alright.. catching up a little bit here as I was busy the past few days.. Side note.. the fund raising dinner we held for our Relay for Life team went well on the weekend. We raised over a thousand extra dollars for this great cause.. Was a blast that didn't get me back in the door until almost 2 AM. Laugh. I am still waiting for news from ECHO regarding the fan set up. I hope he is alright as not many have heard from him in a while. I think I'll have to wait for it or figure something out before I complete my AAS set up in my bucket. There was a suggestion about putting the mics for the AAS into the frown.. but I'm thinking that might be too directional towards the front. Then again, it makes me pause at the thought of putting holes in the ears to place the mics there.. sigh.. too many choices!!! I know so many are changing their tune on the painted interior of the bucket. I want the bucket to look like a real helmet and I think the white inside gives the bucket a plastic toy look to it. Like the toys you get that are painted all nice on the outside but then you find that the manufacturer didn't take the time to detail the inside as well... It has nothing to do with reflections or people looking up inside it.. it's more for me and what I'd like as long as it doesn't interfere with my acceptance into the 501st. I think new people get really nervous about doing what they think will be cool or interesting as they fear they won't get into the group because of these small items. To start with, it is a lot of money with no absolute guarantee that you will be able to join this great group. That is a lot of pressure on people. Then you add the stress of the build, trying to make the armor fit right, matching movie standards (CRLs / Canon), and lastly your own expectations. So when I think about if I'd like to paint the inside of my bucket I look at it this way... The only person that is going to see the inside of my bucket on a regular basis is ME. As long as painting the inside of the bucket will not interfere with acceptance into the 501st.. then it's a no brainer. I'm going to put just as much effort into the inside of my bucket as I will on the outside. When I look at my helmet / bucket .. I want to be proud of it... I don't want to feel like when I was younger. I will never forget when I opened a toy I was sooooooo excited to get. It was highly detailed, shiny and so pretty on the outside, but then when I looked inside there was nothing. There wasn't any detail, no care or time had been taken to complete the inside and make it look like the outside. It was just plain old beige plastic! I was so disappointed and sad. I spent weeks trying to carefully take it a part and paint the inside but it just ended up in a corner gathering dust until later it was taken by my brother and blown up with a firecracker. I am going to do the best I can with all my armor inside and out and hope to be "accepted" but I want to be happy with what I do as well. This brings me to the mesh frown thing. I have seen only two valid comment so far that would make any sense as to why someone would or wouldn't put mesh on the frown. It's not Canon <-- very big valid comment - but Real life isn't the movies in this case and the bug prevention does sound more pleasant. It can reduce ventilation. Now thinking mesh could prevent ventilation may seem stupid to some.. but then I think back to camping and being in a hot tent in the middle of the summer under the sun with the mesh windows open hoping they'll let in enough air to breath. Those mesh windows don't allow a lot of air! So I will consider carefully the words from more experienced builders about screening the frown. I may just have to make a removable screen. Screen it up on outside troops, and remove it for inside troops or when Ken is around. Laugh Lastly... I plan on going back to home depot this weekend to look for the fix-it-stick Questions: how long does a tube of that stuff last? Does it harden into a solid paintable state?

Thanks everyone for your input.. I will have to think about this thoroughly... While I do that.. I wanted to send a big shout out to Shawn .. I got it!!! Does a dance... My AAS -> Now standing by for Bucket work.. AND!! Disney Binders arrived today and WOW they are small in comparison to my Adult ones!!! Disney on the top.. Brattie's on the bottom!

Pictures may be helpful in this case.. maybe if you have some? Would like to see how you attached them

oooo.. that's even easier!! Awaiting instructions Sir!! Edited due to above post because of synchronized posting.. Aye.. then I guess I'll velcro the hell out of it.. or such.. because of the meshing of the frown when I put in the fans anyway to help with Air in the bucket with holes while it's dipped..

Oh.. that brings me to lens mounting. I have heard that using fix-it-stic works well for attaching mounts to the bucket.. but what mounts do people suggest. I'd like to be able to screw the lenses in and out so they could be quickly changed if there was a crack or issue with them.. any thoughts? Remember that song about holes in buckets?

noooo.. I'm going to have time to mess with my bucket when it arrives sooooo.. DIP DA DIP DA DIP DIP DIP.. it's gunna look AWESOME.. I still haven't heard from Echo for the Fans though.. sigh.. but I do have Shawn sending me his audio aid system.. which is tres cool. so I have that to do as well. I put my hand upon my bucket .. when I dip you dip we dip..