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Thank you!! I’m equally proud of both! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thank you! And thanks again for the great armor! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

TK 18131 requesting 501st access. https://www.501st.com/members/displaymemberdetails.php?userID=28610 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Thank you!! And thank you for all your help! I’m going to keep working and tweaking to try to reach Centurion. (Still not 100% happy about my back gap or forearms and still don’t know what to do about that pesky kidney notch.) And then— kiddo armor!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I used 1/4” Chicago screws to attach plastic ammo pack to my canvas belt. (I personally put the screw side toward the armor in case I ever *needed* to remove it I could, since the other side has that button cover.) I thought about Velcro, but after reading several threads, I went with snaps (5/32” hole drilled in plastic, a loose solder iron hole in the canvas belt). Mostly to avoid Velcro wardrobe malfunctions and to keep the belt as flush to the armor as possible. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Approved! (Only about 8 hour wait from submission to approval!) TK-18131 reporting for duty!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

One of the awesome parts about being in a small garrison? Besides essentially knowing all your fellow troopers?? Submitting your approval photos, getting GML approval, and 501st approval in the same day! TK-18131 reporting for duty! A pic with the other TK I built (now 9 months old) while building my armor. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

And to continue marching onward and upward... Was reviewing my submission photos and this cover strip was driving me crazy. It kinda worked out perfectly though. I remember glueing this in the first place and being frustrated by a slight curvature in the thigh armor. To fix, I just separated the upper two thirds of the coverstrip (yay E6000!), and reglued that portion to fit the bend. I’m very happy with it now. I have also added foam in the back of my left thigh (near knee crease) to help with the sniper plate issue. If you’ll notice, I already had some foam in the thighs due to a sizing issue (shimmed them and then lost weight). Foam is a lifesaver. I opted to glue velcro to my foam so it’ll be removable and replaceable if it gets permanently squished or nasty sweaty. I attempted wrapping the foam pieces in packing tape as I’d read somewhere on a thread, but then every time I moved I sounded like I was sitting down on my grandmother’s plastic covered couch. Didn’t think that sound was part of the CRL. I also added another small strapping to help keep the edge of my butt plate from wanting to flare. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Great ideas! Does it make sense to do a piece at the front left shin (to push out) and a piece at the back of the left thigh (to pull in)? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That’s my plan. To keep improving until I can get Centurion. We will be keeping our “workshop” set up while my husband finishes his R1 DeathTrooper, so I’ll keep making adjustments most nights! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I’ll add that to my list of things to improve upon! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Just switched them all to Direct Link. For some reason from my Tapatalk the HTML image works better, but from computer its Direct Link. Can't ever seem to get it right the first time.

So, I have requested pre-approval. I know this is a marathon, and I know I still have lots of small things that I need to tweak, but I am at the point in the journey where I need to sprint. After over a year of working, I'm itching to finally have a TK ID. So, any who follow me here, head on over to put in your two cents. PS-- I already know I need to figure out how to fix that sniper knee plate. It's wanting to tuck under my thigh. Suggestions?

Name: Lindsey Turner Garrison: Mississippi Rancor Raiders Armor Maker: AP Helmet: AP Cloth Belt: AP Neck Seal: Darman Boots: Imperial Boots Blaster: Hyperfirm Height: 5'5" Weight: 160lbs TK Type: ANH Stunt Huge thanks to all that have helped me through this very long journey, specifically my husband (future R1 DeathTrooper), Cricket (the guru of all things short), Pretzel, Ukswrath, Commander Gree, JenEcho, TheSwede, lucnak, and CableGuy. I hope I've made you all proud. Thank you all for your feedback.

Hoping to have some “full kit” (yes, with pants on!) pics in the morning. I know you are all waiting with baited breath.. I did water bathe the shoulder straps. I think they look much better. Also, I attached my thigh ammo belt (sorry, no picture). But, due to a previous error, I only had 1 split rivet left. So I used one split rivet, and one double cap rivet... will this need to be corrected before L3? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Looks awesome!! I have nothing to add because I am still at the "it's a stormtrooper! yippee!!" stage, but all the above advice seems legit. Hope you get your TK ID soon!

Ok! Great! I think this is part of my overlap problem. I had my connects done for no gap. When I put it on, it made overlap. I'll start with that fix first, then adjust the shoulder straps! Thank you!!

Urgent help (just because I actually have 2 hours right now to work on stuff).. I’m looking at my back piece overlap (see above pictures.) When I lay out the armor with no overlap, this gap is created due to the convex shape of the bottom of the back piece. Is this okay?! CRL says “no or minimal overlap” but doesn’t say anything about a gap. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Deleted. Someone give Tapatalk some Ativan and a Keppra load... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thank you all (Cricket, lucnak, Commander, TheSwede)!! Due to these silly interruptions by work and family (don’t they know my priority should be to the Empire?!) I haven’t had a chance to start implementing some of the above changes. Taking all of the above thoughts, here’s what I think I’ll do— 1– check to make sure the kidney to back connection isn’t too tight. Reading yall’s comment and notations on pics, I want to bring up the back and bring the chest forward/down. My first thought is since I attached to kidney-back with an overlap, let’s make sure I’m not hindering my own progress. 2– then, I might do some test fits/pics to see how much I need to cut the shoulder tabs and/or increase the shoulder elastic length to get the appropriate alignment. 3– water bath the shoulder straps for closer fit 4- tighten butt to back connection 5– consider adding foam to back of kidney (I am currently in a journey to lose some baby weight, and have lost 25# in 2018 so far... so foam is better than calories. 6– show y’all the thighs. I’m happy with the shim result. But, remember previously mentioned weight loss?? Yeah... don’t lose weight after spending 6wks working on thigh shims... hoping foam can fix that too 7– look closer at forearms. I know I need to just suck it up and trim them at the elbow. But I love the look of return edge, and I have just not mastered recreating return edges. Some of the troopers here make it look so easy. So I’ll revisit that. Now just for some alone time in the garage... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Some minor upgrades— Moved the shoulder straps down. Now 5.5 small bumps on the chest plate. Side view of the chest/back connection. Not pictured is the corrected floating snap. Trimmed the back at the shoulder and neck by about 5mm. Is this acceptable? Very minimal overlap at the sides (but honestly the kit doesn’t seem to be molded for zero overlap). Or should I trim more for less gap? Thanks bunches! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Stupid mistake. I’ll fix it! Great catch!! Ok! Somewhere I read said 3-4, but I think I agree that it’d look better to be able to see it more (short neck syndrome has that bucket riding low.) And I have now removed the back big tab. The shoulder strap currently is as short as possible (essentially 5 snaps touching each other on a doubles up piece of 2” elastic.). But, I can definitely trim the back plate’s neck/shoulders to give me more room. That’d be a ton easier than shortening the ab/kidney and recreating return edges (what I’m desperately trying to avoid.) Done! Thankfully made those puppies adjustable just for that reason (well, more specifically, because I didn’t trust myself..) Thanks for all the great feed back!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thank you so very much for the feedback!! Great idea on the hand plates. I have ridiculously small hands, and should probably take the time to reduce the overall size of the hand plates, but your idea is a great fix! Question— do you know if I can make the wrist edge of the hand plate concave to better sit against the hand? I don’t see anywhere in the CRL that says “don’t” but not sure if I “should”. I’ve decided to go the “measure twice, cut once” on the shoulder straps. So I’ve cut off the big tab only for now.. and will cut off one at a time based on future fittings! The color is spot on. Now, you can still see the shim if you look close, see the glare. But I pray the powers that be have grace for that. And the chest... it is attached (and may need to tighten)... part of that flare is me trying out my amp and TrooperTalk app— the amp kept sliding down too low; now, once I fix that I worry I will still have some flare, for female anatomy reasons. Again thank you so very much!! I can’t believe I’m finally so close! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk