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Vocoder looks very good to me. Paging @CableGuy as he is the tube stripe police, he’ll make sure you are on the right track.

I bought a big bag of them from Home Depot. Here's what it looked like whilst clamped:

Everything is shaping up nicely. Sniper knee plate looks harder than it is. Just do what Tony and I did and use a million clamps and you’ll be golden.

They don’t actually do that (I think), but unless it recently changed they do charge quite a bit to ship things.

Very cool, don't forget to request a status upgrade here, as it sounds like you are an approved Legion TK:

9 days left, you have time. Sadly I cannot extend this contest if we want patches in-hand in time for Celebration, but I do hope to see more entries.

Welcome to the Legion!

I've thought about doing that. KB would be my second choice. Problem is none of the existing kits are accurate to my liking.

I used a small file and a dremel if you feel comfortable with those. Easy to ruin things though!

Bump - just two weeks left to submit your designs!

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They are a real PITA to get off but they will, eventually, come loose. You just need to drill out the 'blob' and then you can usually use a bit of force to snap them free and then the belt will come loose. Taking the rivet covers off is more difficult - at least for me it was. Go very, very slow... they used some kind of epoxy to glue them together which does not want to come off.

TheSwede cut his forearms down, you could always reference his build thread if you wanted them less chunky.

Looks like a SW fan film is having success with it making the rounds on tech blogs etc: https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/13/18180851/star-wars-short-fan-film-squad-leader-td-73028-soliloquy-shakespeare-maxime-claude-lecuyer Starring one of our own dirty TD brothers no less. Congrats!

This is what I use. Working great so far (12 troops).

I would measure to find out your foot width (C, D, E, etc.) - the boots are C width I believe, I am EE so I have to go up like two sizes for them to fit.

Might as well, if you have a normal width foot you may not need to go as large... They run narrow more than they run small.

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Very cool.

Even at Centurion, internal strapping, unseen snaps/velcro/etc. - do not affect approval. Use whichever snaps you prefer.

If you are referring to the belt-to-ab snaps, you can use Line 24 snaps. Tony used popper snaps for accuracy - as the snaps are covered by the belt we don't care which type you use.

Very nicely done!

FISD @ Celebration Chicago 2019 - Patch Contest ATTENTION TROOPERS!!! Feeling creative? Want to see your artwork and creativity immortalized and worn (and traded!) by hundreds at the biggest Star Wars event in the world? We are holding a contest to come up with an original FISD inspired patch design for Star Wars Celebration Chicago this April. The finished product will have it's own sales thread here and will be available for order as soon as possible! Contest Rules The competition is open today, January 5th, through midnight (PST) January 31st, at which time a poll will be opened so that everyone can vote on the design they like best. This contest is open to all members! (If you can see this post, you can enter.) There is no limit to the number of designs you can enter, and the shape can be round, chevron, etc. You are welcome (and encouraged) to reference our official logos and colors at the bottom of this post to incorporate into your design. Designs must have the full detachment name, 501st Legion name, date of the event (April 11-15, 2019), and LFL copyright if room is available. All entries become the property of the FISD / 501st Legion. FISD Image/Color Reference: The winner will be announced in the February Newsletter. In addition, the winner will receive TWO (2) free patches of their design and some other cool swag (TBD) but most importantly, serious bragging rights!

Gaps don’t bother me as much as ears that are too thick. Plenty of film helmets with some ear gap.