TK-42775

20 Bucks bets @Cricket will be finished with her T-21 before @Neb Sgird Finishes his E-11

Now in Chrome (and the Harley Gods Rejoiced)

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH (Side note I got the Chrome Buttons in)

Rip it off, Clamp, Clamp, Clamp, Shim, Regule, Rip it off, Reglue

Snaps are Gunmetel Grey, =( Not painted. I'm still awake (Playing WoW) with the thread up on a second monitor.

Normally it does, for some reason, this pic was the one time it wanted to play hide and seek

1. Helmet right side. 2. Cod/posterior plate connection showing the rivet/snaps (inside and out). 3. Action shot with only you in it. 4. Close up of your bottom ear screws.

Special Thanks to @ukswrath @T-Jay @Alay @Cricket for parts, help, and guidance.

Name : James Whitley 501st TK ID : 42775 FISD forum name: JamesWhitley Garrison: Alpine Garrison Armor = Anovos Helmet= Anovos Blaster= Sterling Airsoft Replica (Tino's, Doopys) Front Back Right Full Right Detail Left Full Left Detail Sniper Knee Close ups Bucket Front Bucket Side Bucket Rear Backlit Hovi (Ukwraiths) Ammo Belt Neck Seal Blaster Left Blaster Right Thermal Detonator Strapping Ab Detail Rivits Button Gloves Action Shot (2nd from Right)

As a short trooper I have 11 (Probably going to trim 1 more off)

And we did have some Snowies there

So there are a lot of size differences between the R1 Helm and a TK Helm, I modded one a while back and the differences are a bit much. AP on the left, Modded R1 on the Right

@Alay Yeah, We all had them on, Still had one trooper take a nasty spill. Would have been much worse with out them. Yes I'm the one with the strap across the tops of my boots =P Also I been there with the heat, Iraq tends to get pretty warm in the summer =P

It's my hope that this post will reach other Vets that are out there wondering about Joining the 501st and have PTSD / Anxiety issues. I had my 1st troop the other day. My wife came to be my spotter and get suited up. I'm not gonna lie, excitement and anxiety was kicking my @$$. We got suited up and headed to where we were doing the photo shoot. Mind you I was not expecting the amount of people that were going to show up there or be in the Venue after we came in. (Roughly 500 per 30 min if I remember correctly) we were in there for about 2 and 1/2 Hours taking photos of the 20 of us in Armor against the Icy back drops of the park we were in. Not to mention the 100's of others that we took with people. I will say that it's the largest crowd that I have been in the past decade, with ZERO Heighten alertness going off and almost no Anxiety (Except for falling and busting my 4th point of contact on the ice.) There is something about the anonymity that you get looking through green lenses and your head in the bucket. I cannot tell you how rewarding of an experience this was for me. To be able to get out in public and not feel that crushing anxiety and have your body go in to overdrive. If you are a Vet and are wondering about getting a shiny white white suit, 2 words DO IT!!!!!

Yeah I'm thinking of trimming my Cod plate up an inch, and then the Butt plate adjustment. Dammit now I have the giggles........

@Cricket Here is the issue I PM'ed you about

Here's what I'm thinking of doing, and then taking 1" off the Cod as I am only 5'5"

is where it was digging in

I'd almost say I could get away with cutting the bottom edge off and moving the snaps up Oh wow, yeah looking at that pic I'm definitely going to be able to get away with trimming it down and moving the snaps

I'm almost wondering if I cut the Cod shorter and trim some off ab to bring it closer up will resolve this, I have like an inch or so clearance between strap and body (Or strap to taint clearance )

this edge on the Butt plate was digging in to the insides of my inner thighs

So anyone have ideas on how to trim the butt plate so that walking is more normal and not so much as a waddle and still approved?

https://icecastles.com/midway/

1st troop 2 Feb 2019 Ice Castles Photo Shoot

Yeah couldn't get in there without my face on em I think the biggest thing I wanted to add was that speed controller,