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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 .

I'm with you there Pablo , the American folk don't know how good they have it . Australia has it's own oil fields , and we refine our own fuel ,yet we still pay almost twice the price for our fuel .I spend about a quarter of my wage on petrol . Btw , my 1970 Falcon has a 36 gallon tank , and would cost me $263 to fill all the way to the top ... if I dared ...

I paid $1.80AU /L yesterday .With the exchange rate so good at the moment , works out at $7.32US a gallon. My pathetic 60L fuel tank cost me $108 to fill up and does just on 400km (250 miles) .I do 600-800 km a week , so $150 -$200 a week on fuel .

Got mine yesterday Thanks Scott , they are great . You deserve a pay rise Really appreciate all the work you are putting into this .

Congrats Smitty , well deserved . Top work mate !!

Well done Kevin , welcome to the Elite ranks

Congrats Thayne , nice work mate

Quantity Vs Quality ? Nah mate , your stuff is all gold !!! Well done Paul , not bad for an old bloke

Wow Smitty , way to go mate !! TK ID one day , Elite status the next ? Looking great

Indeed , but sometimes you get the chance to carry a bigger gun as well ... and size does count I've gone the velcro route . I've been lugging a BFG around lately , so my holster is getting a good work out , and holds up quite well .

Congratulations David , job well done !

Another thing I love is when at the start of the day there is a little kid who is scared to death of you , and at the end of the day is your best friend in the world . Nothing like it

I love doing guard duty , seeing how many people I can make jump when they finally work out that there is actually someone in the suit .Depends on the event as to weather we keep our buckets on . Most events we do , but there are times when they come off . Our squad has done a number of charity walks (8km and 15km ) and the buckets come off every now and then for these . The full day events are also a bit less strict , unless there is somewhere to go that is out of the public eye .

No worries , mate . Just wait until you strap on the white plastic . It's awesome !!

They are one and the same . Thats why it's called a folding stock . It folds away when not in use . Folded Unfolded . Try your local hobby shop . You can buy A4 sheets of white styrene for about the same price as fabric . I'm one of those guys , and I can tell you now , I have white elastic holding up my drop boxes .

Kent , the folding stock doesn't actually have to fold out , just be there under the barrel . There are numerous ways you can do it .There are folk on this forum that make folding stocks . There are resin kits you can buy , or you could make it yourself . To close the side gap , I think you would be better off getting a couple of strips of ABS or some other white plastic to do it with . It will look more like your armour than white cloth will . I'm pretty sure that all of the Elite troopers so far have white elastic for their drop boxes . Dave .

It certainly doesn't hurt to cut your ab , but I'm not to sure how much it helps . The belt keeps it all pretty tightly together anyway . Trimming your thighs does help . I've done a 10km , and a 15km walk in my armour , and the only problem I have is the same as Paul's , armour kisses on the inside of my elbows .

Congrats Brad , well done mate