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My wife is 5'7. It is her kit. Remember there is a ton of length of the ab plate under the chest plate and that in arms and legs, you will have gaskets in between. Shawn is AWESOME too.. either should work I would think. Shawns kit is much more expensive from what I remember.

Check out our build. Yes, Painting is best for TFA. I actually prefer that look. Love Jimi's kit, was awesome to work with.

Submission pics and approved! TK 92679

No worries! Chest plate is velcro on both sides under arm and a snap on a piece of webbing fabric that is snapped between both sides of the yoke. I will take a pic tonight. Did not re size shoulders, but want to later remember, one lies under the cape. Compound you have to get off (buffed to shine) before chroming. But yes, chrome is last.

Cut the chest with a Dremel cutting wheel. Top and bottom. We cut the backplate just from the bottom.

Airbrush. We did not clear coat yet. Just being very careful!

Hey! Look up Jim Tripon on Facebook. Also check out the facebook forum for Phasma costumers. There is a document with all makers listed.

He serves well as the supreme leader.

Thank you!!!!

Here to answer so please ask anything! On the kit.. I have an ABS original trilogy trooper, and I will say I am never going back. Is it heavier, yes, is it more prone to slight cracks, maybe, maybe not. But, the ease of working with it once you get used to it is second to none. I found that it was easier to cut and sand as you are not fighting it melting.. I also think it is more comfortable which trades off for the weight and more easy to repair. There are no pinches anywhere and I love how flexible it is. SOmeone said that it becomes more wearable with time as your body heat helps to mold it a little. I think that is true. Plus the details are crazy good. Yes we knew we would have to trim... and remove seams..... and paint.. All things we have never done before. We started cutting right away and it was so much easier than we thought. Cut about 3/4 inch abs strips to close the seams from behind then bondo'd over. Really easy. Cutting the height of thigh and leg armor was equally as easy. Depending on your build (measurements) you should not have an issue finding 3 more inches. My wife has super skinny arms, we may have pushed the limit on how small the biceps could go. Assuming your arms are more proportional, should be ok... We fit arms and legs first. THen we did the ab armor. Used hot water to get it super bendy then taped off and cut up the middle in the back. Naomi has a fairly large chest and the ab plate flexed around there well. What I was super nervous about was cutting the chest. Cut some from the top and bottom and it was actually very easy with the dremel cutting wheel.. Just draw good lines and it cuts very easily. Look at the shots of fitting 1 and 2 for the before and after. I wanted her phasma to have a more feminine line to it. I think it helped. Spaz and Allclad, relatively the same beast. Spaz half as expensive and easy to get on amazon prime, so I tried it first. Loved the result, stuck with it. I prefer the "dirty" phasma look over the pure mirror, so I love the results. If you want mirror, and have the budget, go with VM or spectrachrome. I hate the fingers! We are looking to get smaller fingers from someone.. Naomi has small hands. Yes it hampers handling, but you wont be handling much when dressed up. Blaster is Justin Branfhur on etsy. HIGHLY recommend.

Second fitting after trimming chest: Then the final fitting: Now on to chroming: And DONE!

Phasma Bits! First time in helmet First Fitting.. After we cut thighs and biceps. Still huge.. Lots more trimming to go:

Delivery day! Organized everything. Here we go! I think everyone does this first.. Our paint of choice.. White for me, black for Phasma Shined up with 2000 grit and Meguires compound rubbed in very hard!! First Spaz Stix Shot and results..

Ok, Well we are done, but wanted to post to help anyone else and be able to answer questions. We did a Jimi kit, and painted with spaz stix. We had to size down tremendously as my wife is 5'6" 120lbs. We cut the biceps and thighs in the rear, fit to body, then used a Dremel to cut again for a matched seam. We then used ABS strips inside secured with CA glue, and bondo'd the seams. Forearms we cut and sized with the same method, 2 strips of ABS per. We also trimmed the chest piece from the top and bottom to look more feminine. Pictures will show how the fitting came together over the course of 3 attempts and adjustments. We had Geeky Pink Gaskets, Belts from Belts of the first order, undersuits from stormtrooper undersuits. The cape is from the lovely Jessica. Holsters from Justin Lee. We did a simultaneous build.. FOTK for me and Phasma for the wife. Please ask any and all questions. We could not have finished without the help of this group and the facebook group. We want to share what we learned best we can.