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I see what you are saying, thanks for the visual aid . Will get back at it.

Great thread by the way.

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Not sure what that means. My concern is that big gap at the bottom of the ear piece.

I've looked at that tread, wish I had prior to starting the trimming of the piece

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Not sure if this is beyond fixing at this point. Or do I need to work on a new piece?

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How's this look before I drill it in?

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The holes in the cap (red circle) can stay just where they are, it's just a matter of drilling new ones in the faceplate underneath (orange arrow) after shifting it into the new position.  Since it looks like it only needs to be rotated about a 1/4 inch or so you shouldn't have any additional holes to cover.  As Glen mentioned, the ears will cover them anyway as seen in the screen used example.  If you have the overlap at the bottom, a rivet at the bottom will help keep it in place while you work on the ear placement. 
 
     

Is riveting preferred for screws?

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Thanks for the photos, Rob!  I think you have the brow height spot-on.  EXCELLENT!    As for the side adjustment, since you haven't attached the ears yet I would shift the faceplate to the left just a tad, which should line it up perfectly.  Another reason to do this is so that hopefully your bottom ear screw can be inserted through the bottom of both the face plate and cap, keeping them in place.
 
You got the angle of the face plate set in a great position, so be sure to just realign the sides without changing that.
 
Having equal space on both sides will help.                                                                                 NICE!!!                                                               
 
Keep up the awesome job, sir!  Looking forward to seeing your results!

Thanks for the feedback. Not happy that I need to adjust, but saw it coming when I noticed the gap at the bottom.

Any tips on how to best to fill the soon to be unused screw holes? I was thinking dry wall spackle.

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Lowered brow. I took pics of the side and realized that the left is further away from the eyes than the right. Guessing I need to adjust?

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Brow height good? I want to lock it in if it's good

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Looking to get some feedback on the stripes. I used some templates, not sure if I need to redo, touchup or if it is a good hand painted look?

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Looking to re-purchase the boots from Imperial Boots.  Noticed they have a neck seal, does anyone know about the quality of it compared to Trooper Bay?

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5 minutes ago, MaskedVengeance said:

Hi Rob! Trooperbay does have some general stencils which can be used for the tube stripes, but really there’s not much benefit to having them for the traps (masking tape works just as well). I’m on my phone right now without a direct link to the web listing, but I’m sure I linked to them on my ATA build thread. Also on the first post of my thread I link to a PDF document of my build thread and at the beginning of that I have a whole section of every item/supply/ tool I used, as well as a purchase link. That being said, Trooperbay also changed their website so I’m not sure if my old links will work (I plan to update them at some point). Hope this helps!

Thats great Caleb, much appreciated.  I'll pull up your thread.

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Looking to find an accurate template for the helmet paint.  I was on trooper bay and they suggested "Dave M" decals.  I would like to have actual paint though.  

 

Can someone recommend which templates would be accurate for an ATA helmet? 

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Try selling them here, this is the personal items section which is open to everyone. The sales section you went to is for 501st merchandise.

Thank you, posted.

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Absolutely you can sell them here. Or possibly try offering them up on your local garrison boards also.
IB makes great boots. The trick is order One size up. 
You're getting there!
 
Good Luck Future Trooper!

I don't seem to have access to the sales pages here, will try the local garrison.

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Absolutely you can sell them here. Or possibly try offering them up on your local garrison boards also.
IB makes great boots. The trick is order One size up. 
You're getting there!
 
Good Luck Future Trooper!

Your right, they do look great. I read to size up, but got confused with the European sizing.

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Bought some Imperial Boots last Sept, should have tried them on. Just did try them and they are a bit small for me. Agree, half a size bigger, maybe full size, would have been better.

Is there a place to try to sell these to someone who would want this size (43)?

They look great and have gotten no use outside of trying them on.

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Ordered some of the shoes from imperial boots and they are slightly small. Is it common to sell them to someone else on these boards? I only tried them on, no no actual use.

I bought them about a year ago, and just now tried them on...not my smartest moment.

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Looks good to me too.
CRL L3  Any mobility cuts on back of piece do not go past raised ridges.
 
 

 
 

Like 2 minutes sooner

Just cut in to the back of the ridge

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Here are some references for you 
 

Thanks, so what I marked up looks fine?

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Fitting the thighs and have very little leg bend available. Was looking to trim the tip portions when I came across that it is preferred to notch the backs of them. Below is a markup of what I was thinking. Basically cutting out the returns on the back portion.

Sound right? Thanks

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[HOWTO: Garter for thighs]

Old thread, but hoping somebody can help.  Very novice at sewing...got a heavy duty needle and thread, but the thread bunches up on the bottom of the sew attempt...any ideas?

 

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7 minutes ago, gmrhodes13 said:

Before trimming anything off the shins you should try a test fit with all your armor then have a look at the gaps between the thighs and shins and also between the cod and thighs, you may need to adjust a piece which will impact another piece.

 

As you can see from the screen reference there is not much a gap but for a lot of our taller troopers we end up with a larger amount of black showing.

 

Appreciate the advise. 

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Finally got the boots! Taking a look to trim the shins now. About how far up the leg should they be?

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Thanks for the advise all.  Just looked into buying the boots and ImperialBoots.com is shut down until Aug.  So I'll see about working on other parts till then.

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When ever adjusting calves/shins make sure you try with your boots on, can make a BIG difference  

Good to know, gotta buy those still.

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