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That's great Brad We should be seeing you , all bright and shiny and white , very shortly

Hehe , size 7 Brad . They won't come anywhere near to fitting you . I'll bring them along anyway . Seeya tonight

*puts fingers in ears , closes eyes , and hums very loudly * If I don't see it or hear it , it didn't happen A TK mate of mine offered me a pauldron over the weekend , and I had to explain to him how much he had offended me . Ewww , I own cleaning equipment and polish , I have no use for one of those dirt person things .

Hi Scrappa , welcome to FISD , good to see you here . Give me a yell when you're getting closer to buying , and I'll give you all the help I can . BTW , we missed you at Supanova , but we'll see you at the next one Bring on the Aussie invasion !!!

Mine is held on to the belt with snaps , but some teenage hooligan managed to get it off my belt a couple of weeks ago . I'm thinking of epoxy glueing some of those little bolts from an old mecano set into the male part of the snap , and through the hole on the middle of the female part . Should hold it together nicely . Which leads me to ... I've done this , and once you are all snugged in , you can't move the thing

Well done Paul !! Health and happiness to all

Hehe , there is a reason for that . Have you ever tried driving with your bucket on ? Can't see a damn thing

Went to my first troop over the weekend , and I don't know how many times I heard .. aren't you a little short for a stormtrooper ? Btw , I'm 5'10" and 170lbs , so NO , I'M NOT !!! Another one was ... ooh look , some Darth Vaders !! This happened twice . I teamed up with a sandy ( you know , I watch your back , you watch mine ) by the name of Katherine on sunday . People were coming up to us , congratulating us on our armour etc A common comment was ... good on you boys , nice job boys etc . When Kat answered back , she got back ... but you're a girl !!!

* holds hands over ears and says LALALALA a lot * In the happy little world inside my head , that never happened

Greg , it's all working fine for me now thanks Good to see that our security is in safe hands

Well , you know , after a hard days slog , trooping with your mates ? A quick stop at the local cantina and a couple of Flaming Vaders later , you're falling all over the place . Not only can Tk's not shoot straight , they can't hold their booze either There are some very interesting things being discussed in this thread . As a relative newcomer to the TK scene , the FX suit is much easier to obtain . All you do is get on the big auction site and Bobs your uncle , you have a suit . It's not until you assemble it and stick the bucket on your noggin that you realise how wrong it looks . I'm doing what I can to make mine better , AP bucket is on it's way , correct Ab plate buttons , I've made a canvas belt , I'll be filling in the gap between the front and back plates this week , but it's still going to be an FX suit . It'll do untill I can justify ( ie , have the cashy goodness ) purchasing a better suit . Unless you know someone who knows someone , or unless you get lucky on evilbay , it's really hard to even find out where to get an AP suit . RT mod is a bit easier , and I haven't gone looking for TE yet . I've lost track of where I was going with this , so I'll end up now . Dave .

I like the way you think Mine is cut along the beltline , front and back . I've never worn an uncut suit , so I don't know how different it is , but I can pick my bucket up off the floor . That's about all I could really ask for . Sitting is easily done , but not comfortable . Getting up is much harder

What I have is good enough for me ..... at the moment !!! I'm only new to the whole thing , I started off with something that was cheapish and easy to purchase . I can learn with my FX suit , and when I've learnt ( and saved a bit of cash ) , I'll upgrade . My bucket , on the other hand , is going to be replaced as soon as is possible . The thing is huge , and makes me look like a white mushroom . Daetrin , thanks for the addy , I've started contact proceedings . Dave .

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* appears out of the limbo of hyperspace * TK 8351 reporting as ordered . Here are my papers http://www.501st.com/members/displaymember...cfm?userID=7552 It seems that the 501st database doesn't like me . My details have been up and down and up and down since the weekend , but I seem to have stabilised . May I suggest that if the link doesn't work the first time , give it half a day and try again ? Thank you Sir , Dave .

I've just finished my first TK kit , an FX kit . I have to agree . I'm happy with the armour , I'm 5'10' and quite solid . It fits nicely , but the bucket is massive . I'm now looking to get myself something better bucketwise .I've looked everywhere ( ok , I've used google ) , and I can't find anywhere that sells AP or RT mod kits . I don't want to rely on one coming up on the big auction site . Could any of you ladies and gentlemen pm me an e-mail addy or website where these little beauties are available . Eventually I'll replace all of the FX kit , but for now the most important thing is the helmet . Thanks in advance , Dave .

Yep , that's the same sort of stuff as the Methylated spirits I used . My armour came up as if it had never been velcroed , nice and shiny The lighter fluid may well be a similar thing .

I was playing around with my armour today and removed some velcro . I got the glue off with some methylated spirits and a plastic dish scourer ( like steel wool , but much gentler and made of plastic ) . Took a bit of effort , but it worked a treat .

*holds up hand * Me too Edit : It looks like it's only on the front page . I'm fine once I get away from there

Have you tried your local house paint supplier or hardware store ? Profesional house painters use canvas drop sheets to protect your carpet and furniture and stuff . You can pick up a 12' x5' , medium weight , natural colour canvas drop sheet for about $15 AU ( what's that , about $10 US?) here in Oz . More than big enough to make a heap of belts

Hehe , I was cutting the frown teeth out of my bucket today ! I did pretty much what 8280 said , I drilled a couple of very small holes and filed away . Although it took a while , it's very hard to get out of control and do damage with a hobby file . Go to your local hobby store and buy yourself a set of files , they are really handy to have around

Hi guys , long time lurker , first time poster ! If you have a closer look at the trooper next to R2 , his straps are the same colour as his holster ( like we assume is normal ) . Probably a case of using whatever they had on hand ? A quick and dirty field replacement on set ? Dave .