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Nice work Eugene . Congrats mate !!

Nice work , Charles . That is a great looking setup . Well done , and congratulations !

I have no probs sitting : or touching my toes :

This has been a great read . It's nice to read peoples ideas about this subject .Thanks , Ladies and Gentlemen When I first started in this hobby , not that very long ago , I had no idea about the difference . The first time I put my armour on , then put my FX bucket on my noggin and looked in the mirror , I knew the difference right away . I have vivid memories of seeing Star Wars when I was 11 years old , and that bucket was not what I remember . I trooped once in that thing before I decided to upgrade . I know I will never have a screen accurate outfit , but I'll try my best to get as close as I can with the resources I have . Thanks to the good folk who frequent this site , I have a lot more resources to work with . Screen accurate all the way !!! Dave .

Saturday is half over for me Done my normal 4 hours of Saturday morning work . Going to have an afternoon nap very shortly . Those of you in the over 40's group will understand the need . Going to a mates place for dinner , then going to watch the football on the TV . A bottle of port , and a couple of blocks of dark chocolate may well disappear . We are doing the same thing tomorrow !! It's a big event for us , with 40 ish troopers planning to attend . Have a great weekend

I'm using FF 2.something , and it's working, fine and dandy .

Wow Dave , that's coming along so quickly . Well done mate !!

Neil , you have to want to lose weight before it happens . You have a really good reason to lose a bit of weight , to fit into a set of armour . Cut down on eating the rubbish , do more exercise . Simple as that .

Mark , great to hear you are on the way back to good health . You've been given another chance , use it well . As Paul said , it's a bit of a wake up call for all of us over 40's . Good luck mate , look after yourself

Psst , any chance I could be your Aussie sub contractor ? I'll slip you a percentage

I've just had a listen . Thank you gents , you've done us proud !!

Sorry boss , new thread started . I'm taking myself off to the Attitude Readjustment Chamber now . I think some alone time with a birch branch is in order Thanks Billy , it has I realise now that we all individuals , with our own shortcomings .But , as a group we are much stronger than we are as individuals . You just have to take into account how some people think . It is all about supporting your brothers ... even Stomper ... Getting back to the point ... Stomper take your time . These babies are going to be worth the wait Perhaps , to sweeten the deal, and grease the machinery , I could post over some of my mothers home made chocolate cake . I can't guarantee what condition it would be in when it got there , but chocolate cake is chocolate cake , and I know you have a weakness for it . I'd send some latex gloves to keep nail polish chocolate free , but I'm sure you've already got that covered

Thanks mate Looks like I've got another 6 months sweating into my bucket to overcome the smell ... again ...

Wow , I take it all back brother , you keep giving to the community

I'm just wondering if someone can help me out . I ordered a pallet of these little beauties last week , and Paypaled for them yesterday . I have still not received the items I ordered . Has anyone had any dealings with this "Stomper" character before ? How is everyone else finding his delivery times ? Is he trustworthy ? I've heard that it can sometimes take up to a week to deliver to Australia . Are his products that much better than anyone else's stuff to make the wait worthwhile ?

Scott , my thoughts are with you both . Family comes first , playtime second . Best wishes mate . *hugs to you both * Dave .

One of my mates actually wore one of these suit , back in the day .... He has some photos of it , Ill try and get them to post up .

Mike, top work ,mate !!! Looking forward to seeing it with the shiny E-11

Thankfully , Our CO has been working with the Police Prohibited Items Dept , and as long as we have the paper work done correctly , and have the proper dispenser locker ( Australian Standards AS 2993/27/DL ) , we can own , but not display such items .

Congrats Chris , nice work !!

Tony , great find !! There are a group of my squad mates looking at the screen now , and they are all interested . I believe the bank job is being planned even as I type . How ,many of these little beauties can you fit on a pallet , and what would the postage cost ( overnight if possible) be ? Thanks mate

I've been to the cinema in my armour , and the only things I did was take my TD off , and take my E-11 out of its holster . Getting up out of the comfy chair was only a bit of a problem , but that could have been more due to old age

Mate , if you ever get these done , you will do a roaring trade ! Green mirrored lenses are the go .

James , with the last FX TD I built , it was all out of shape , and wouldn't line up . I filled the kitchen sink up with the hottest hot water I could handle , chucked on the rubber gloves , let it soak for a while , then bent the little sucker into the shape I wanted ( it did take a couple of sinkfulls of hot water ). Plastiwelded it together and wrapped it up in about half a roll of masking tape . All fine and dandy now

OMG Nathan ,that's horrific ! Sounds like you are lucky to still be alive . Take care mate ,do what the doctors tell you , and make sure you take the happy pills when you need them . Dave .