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    Women's Day 2024

    in Vaders Valkyries Armor open discussion

    Posted

    My dear fellow Valkyries,

     

    Women's Day 2024 is coming up! On March 8, we would love to join the Legion in celebrating our female members! I know that we have so many badass ladies in armor (aka all of you) here and @Morgiwould love to feature you on our Social Media channels on that special day!

    Please shoot Morgi a message here on the forum or send an email to 501tk66744 @gmail.com (without the space before the @) and add your favorite picture of you in armor! The deadline for this would be March 6, so our Social Media team has enough time to prepare a post!

    I can't wait to see my fellow Valkyries in action! Go, Ladies!

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    Valkyrie Insignia?

    in Vaders Valkyries Armor open discussion

    Posted

    Great idea! I would love to have Valkyries merch for my jacket <3 

    Other detachments have had merch like that and there are some beautiful designs among those. I have a set of Pathfinders patches that feature pin-up style ladies in their costumes and these are some of the prettiest patches I own and will never be traded off! 

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  7. Discussing Possibilities: EIB and Centurion for Legacy Fem

    in Legacy Stormtrooper (Joker Squad)

    Posted

    Amazing work so far! We already talked about your idea on Insta and I love the enthusiasm for this costume!

    A silly idea maybe, but I do love my usable pouches on the belt. If I remember correctly, this was optional while building the costume (has been a whole, correct me if I’m wrong). That might be something to include for higher levels.

    Another thing are the shoes. I struggled with the CRL pictures and ended up heavily modifying a pair of boots to fit the requirements for my version. 
    I‘d be happy to help here if I can! I have the Legacy armor and I love it! 

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    Just a bit of a question

    in Vaders Valkyries Armor open discussion

    Posted

    I‘d say you’re perfectly right here!

    I agree with what the others say, a chestplate fits both. Maybe keep in mind what you will wear under it (aka sports bra, binder and so on) and try fitting the armor piece over all options that come to your mind. 
    My chestplate has enough room for padded bras though I mostly wear comfy sports bras for trooping!

    Hope that helps :) 

    Valkyries help center: WEARING TK armor

    in Vaders Valkyries Armor open discussion

    Posted

    I'll just start because I had a huge problem with my codpiece when I started trooping. I guess that's one of the things you only realize when moving in armor because when I tried the finished armor on, it didn't come up.

    My codpiece (ANH stunt TK, TK UK made) rubs against my skin terribly when I just wear my undersuit under the armor (to a point where it actually leaves marks on my body that stay and hurt for days). First, I tried sanding down and cutting away any return edges, but that didn't help at all. I had to come up with a different solution. My boyfriend had some all black padded cycling shorts laying around which he gave to me. And what can I say? The problem is gone. Since the shorts' fabric is very similar to my undersuit, you can't even tell that I'm wearing the shorts OVER the undersuit. I also wear them with my Femtrooper armor just in case something rubs and hurts. 10/10 would recommend! 

     

     

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    Valkyries help center: WEARING TK armor

    in Vaders Valkyries Armor open discussion

    Posted

    Dear fellow Valkyries,

     

     

    this thread is for talking about issues that come up while wearing TK armor. On Detachment staff, we collected some things we ourselves ran into while trooping, which are the following: 

     

    -fitting long hair under your helmet

    -makeup that stays on during hot trooping days

    -armor parts causing pain and bruises

    -moving in armor like the guys (for "blending in" at parades or for photos)

    -or the opposite, moving in armor NOT like the guys

    -posing in armor 

    -...

     

    Here, we can talk about problems you came across while wearing your TK and most importantly, find and offer solutions for all of them!

    Please feel free to use this thread for questions, tips and ideas!

    If there's something you came across but don't feel comfortable with talking about online with everyone able to read it, please reach out to me or Teresa (Soulart) via PM since we are your Valkyries on this year's Detachment staff!

    Let's get to work, ladies!

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    Valkyries help center: BUILDING TK armor

    in Vaders Valkyries Armor open discussion

    Posted

    Dear fellow Valkyries,

     

     

    this thread is for talking about issues that come up while building TK armor for the female body. On Detachment staff, we collected some things we ourselves ran into when building our armor, which are the following: 

     

    -the codpiece not fitting properly

    -hips not fitting as they should

    -chest-plate issues

    -thighs not fitting

    -butt-plate at an angle

    -...

     

    Here, we can talk about problems you came across on your journey of becoming a TK and most importantly, find and offer solutions for all of them!

    Please feel free to use this thread for questions, tips and ideas!

    If there's something you came across but don't feel comfortable with talking about online with everyone able to read it, please reach out to me or Teresa (Soulart) via PM since we are your Valkyries on this year's Detachment staff!

    Let's get to work, ladies!

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    I made a Valkyrie costume!

    in Vaders Valkyries Armor open discussion

    Posted

    Hello there,

     

     

    I had the idea of bringing a "Vader's Valkyrie" to life immediately after the name was announced. For a convention here in Germany, I built a headpiece and attached some fake fur to a cape I made for another costume a while back. Then I spray painted a broom stick (is that the right word??) silver and the Valkyrie was ready to go! I chose my Femtrooper armor for this instead of my regular TK. For the makeup, I took some inspiration from Pinterest.

    (First pic taken by a friend, second by sf.photographia). I love how this turned out and wanted to share it with my fellow Valkyries! 

     

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  19. Fixing cracks in TK armor with Aceton

    in Assembly, Mods, and Painting

    Posted

    My TK armor has a crack- what can I do now?

     

    Hello there! In this simple tutorial I will show you how to fix cracks in your beloved TK armor. Finding a crack for the first time is super scary, but don’t worry, they can easily be fixed!

     

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    What you need:

     

    Leftover scraps of plastic from your armor build

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    Aceton

     

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    A jar (preferably made of glass and not plastic) with a lid

     

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    Something to stir


    Sanding paper


    Cottons swabs


    Paper tissues/ wipes

     

    Reminder: Aceton is quite stinky and unhealthy so make sure
    to work in a well ventilated area!

     

    Starting off:

    Break your leftover scraps into many tiny scraps so they dissolve easier. Put them in your jar (I use a jam jar) and pour in some Aceton over them. Be careful to not pour too much as you don’t it to be too runny. Close the jar, wait and shake it around a bit. Take your tool ans stir the mix. You want the whole thing to be viscous and thick.

     

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    Applying the goo:

    When you’re happy with your little mixture, take a look at the cracks. For huge cracks in places with lots of pressure on them, I strongly recommend adding a piece of plastic as support. I just glue a little strip of the leftover plastic on the backside of the crack using the Aceton paste and then cover the plastic strip in Aceton to get a smooth transition. As you can see in the picture, I used strong magnets to help the plastic strips stay in place while the Aceton paste is drying. Adding the plastic strip for support is really important because otherwise, the cracks will come back. It’s not pretty yet, but we’re getting there! On the front side use less Aceton paste but make sure you cover the whole crack!

     

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    Sanding it down:


    When the Aceton paste is completely dry and hard, you can sand it down. Take some sanding paper and start sanding. Do that until you’re happy with the look aka welcome to sanding hell!

     

    Make sure you start with a coarser sanding paper and make your way down to a really fine one! You want to have a really smooth surface! In the picture, the crack is still visible, so I had to do more sanding.

     

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    Finishing touches:


    When you’re happy with your surface, you might see that the shine of your armor is reduced in the areas where you worked with the Aceton paste. My armor is one of the really shiny ones so I wanted to bring back the shine. What you can do for that is to put some (really just a little) Aceton on a tissue or a cotton swap (depending on the size of the area) and give the area you want to make shiny a quick wipe. This has worked really well for me. I sadly don't have a picture of the finished repair because I wanted to get over with it after hours of sanding. But you'll get the idea!

     

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    And voilà, your TK armor is fixed again! Keep trooping! The repaired parts will still not be as sturdy as they used to be, so watch out and don't do stuff like breakdancing or going down slides in armor (yes, I witness both of these)!

    Additional tip: Keep the jar and write the Trooper you used it for on the lid! In our household, we have armor kits from different makers so we label the jars to not confuse them. Also, you can just use the same glass jar over and over again!

     

    This tutorial was brought to you by TK-50893

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  20. Armor Maintenance & Upkeep

    in Hard Armor (General Discussion)

    Posted

    I use the sponges used for doing the dishes (the ones with a yellow and a black side, if that makes sense) and some water to remove the black scuff. For bigger repairs, it's always good to keep some leftover white plastic from building the armor. If you mix some little pieces of that with aceton, you get a paste that you can use to repair cracks in your armor. Put on the paste, let it dry, then sand it down. For the white screws, I just use a white paint pen (Google says the right translation ist touch-up pen?). Hope that helps :) 

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  21. Ladies Sub Team -Women of Armor

    in Announcements

    Posted

    Love the idea! The name sounds cool as well! I‘d love to support you in this! 
    Oh the opportunities, just think about all the pretty merch we could have :D jokes aside (that wasn’t really a joke though, have you seen those beautiful „pin-up“ patches by the Scout Troopers), the issues with different body types really do come up and I‘d love to have a space where we can help each other out! 

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  22. KW / ImperialSurplus for Velocipanda Cosplay

    in Legacy Stormtrooper Build Threads

    Posted

    On 11/18/2019 at 4:41 AM, JZYL said:

    Looks like you guys participated in the October promo!

    Did you guys have a lot of mold release on the inside of you pieces? It's like super oil/greasy in mine.

    There was a bit of that oily stuff on some parts, but not too much actually. If I remember correctly, there was quite a bit of that greasy stuff on the breast and back plate, not much on other parts! And I participated in his free shipping promo because I‘m located in Germany and international shipping rates are crazy! 

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