Bigturc

I painted them slowly with a small brush and took my time. I didn't use any kind of template or tape, since I don't trust it .. see bleeding etc ... If I was to repaint them, I'd trace a perfect circle line before on the abs and then paint inside and over it to have the most perfect circle. But from really, really close, you can see it's not a perfect circle, but seriously, did you ever looked at the one in the movie?!? And if you ask me, I wouldn't go any other way than painting them, ie no button kit since we have a really nice plate and buttons on the AP kit. My 0.02$

Thanks Guys! That answers my questions .. I definitely should have specified that I asked these questions to be as close to screen accuracy as possible. Not necessairly as details to attain Elite. Thanks for pointing it out. My logic is, if I'm as accurate as can be in my way of doing it, and might as well make them screen accurate, then it's gonna be easier to attain Elite status. My real problem (and correct me if I'm wrong), is that the AP armor abs and cod pieces don't fit quite right/tightly together. The abs plate is kinda angled/twisted on one side which makes it difficult to close it tight on the back piece. I guess using the extra ABS I got with the armor would do the trick, I'm still affraid to make that side so rigid it's always gonna want to open (unless I heat the ABS stripand curve it before guling inside .. mmm) I'm still affraid that on the other side, whatever method I use to close it, will still open a lot when moving around ... That's really just personal preference though, or more likely a problem I share in case others have seen it too. That's why I was so fund of the black elastic method since it'll leave some loose but keep a strong bond, but then, it doesn't fit with Elite if there's a gap .. mmm

Ok, I have some detailed questions to complete my AP armor. 1. Side gap. We should have no side gap, so I'm using large 3" black elastic to do this. Now, the question is, does it matter if the elastic is black or white? I had always seen black stuff to close the gap before, and a few Elite approved used also black stuff. So is that ok? 2. Side rivets. I've seen 2 and 3 rivets to "close" the side gap, which one is the most accurate? 3. Side rivets location. Is the rivet placement important? You can see in the second pic that it goes in the lower section of the abs plate ... 3. Belt snaps. Was the belt attached on the abs plate with snaps on all ANH TK armor? Never read about that one in the Elite standards. As seen on Han here: That'll do for now, thanks in advance for your answers!! Al

Thanks Paul! What I got with my RomFX kit was the big black speaker below. You're right, it has an excellent output volume but I was quite surprised by Supertrooper's speakers too. And so is everyone who heard them here!!! Plus inside the Hovies, it makes them resonate even more which add to the effect I think. I'm not sure if you're saying that you wanna put that default speaker in your helmet or not, I guess not since this thing just wouldn't fit and the sound would be intolerable anyway so I must have read wrong. I'm sure you already read the other recent thread where people are highly recommending sound from the helmet .. I certainly approve! By the way, I'm still keeping the black one to maybe put it at my belt for my Halloween party, I already have the splitter, which I thought at first would reduce the output volume from the Hovies, but after trying it, the speaker actually output as loud and same goes from the Hovies mini speakers, surprising, so that's a no brainer in crowded places! Anyway, I'm really satisfied with my current setup, an all included speaker system is a must for the costume and I still can't believe how lucky we are in this group where you get from one, the RomFX, the other the speakers and the last one, the Hovies

Yeah I did! I removed a little over 1cm all around .. a little more in the front/back. It's still a pretty tight fit though. I'll probably end up removing a little more. Not sure if you even notices Han's bucket in ANH, but it was enlarged .. a LOT!!!

Yep, Hair dryer since I don't have a heat gun. But I think you can definitely melt the ABS with the gun if you're not careful...

Curving the shoulder straps: I had them around a cylinder of about 5" of diameter. I put an elastic around them, to make sure they don't move, and then, I hair dried them at super hot for 5 minutes. When I removed the elastic, they straighten back half way between the cylinder and a straight line. Perfect fit for the shoulders. Cold water to keep the shape. I've heard horror stories about boiling ABS .. I wouldn't go this route anyway. But that's just me!

You're right TM, I think the strip was for the legs only. I don't have the measurements for the arm .. but I guess TM's guess would probably be right

The guys are right .. Although mine also looked like Bezerkus (Sept '06) , I wouldn't worry at all about it. I guess AP's molds are getting tired!!!

I just checked the stuff that came with my suit, and AP had given me his original template to do these strips. The width is exactly 20mm, so you'd need to strip both side to around 9mm. What does the instruction says? I don't have them anymore.

TK 3205 requesting status update! http://www.501st.com/members/displaymember...amp;userID=8533 Armor here: http://whitearmor.net/forum/index.php?aut...=si&img=355

Bernard, I thought your FX ROTJ looked really good, this AP ROTJ of course is even better!!! Well done and you're most welcome for the warm thanks! You're one of the most active member here and it always brings a smile on my face when I read your post ... or look at those chick pics of yours! Hahaha Again, Good Job, Bigtur"C"

even sung - yes, the AP kit comes mirrored on the thighs and calves, and arms too. So you basically have 2 sets of right side.

This is the best E-11 tutorial I've found out there. You inspired me!! See my own E-11 thread now;) You'll recognize your own ideas for sure! Awesome job!

I have the AP, but I didn't do the added strips method. Did you install them over the molded seam? Molded seams should be reduced in about half on each side, then, the strip should be glued over the seam. Is that what you did?

Well unless there's another 6'3'' guy in AP armor, I think that would be me I didn't add anything to the armor, I'm using it with the precut lines that came with it. I did enlarge the head hole to fit my head in more easily .. I must have taken off about 1 cm around .. it doesn't show at all, the trim fits now better and it's way easier to get fit it on! Check my ANH armor thread if you want to see how the armor fits on me here: http://whitearmor.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=1729

You rock, it finally works .. last thing, do you know how we delete pictures? Couldn't find a link/function anywhere .. is that possible for simple member?

Neither do I have access to create a new album ...

Not really, here's a more detailed explanation: From anywhere on the site, clicking "My Controls" works and brings me to this page: ** First Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment » Your control panel ** In the My Controls page, clicking the left menu (Invision Gallery category) "My Albums" brings me to this page: ** First Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment » Your control panel » Your Albums ** .. with this error: Welcome to your control panel No access permissions Sorry, the board administrator has not enabled your permissions for this part of the control panel. Clicking directly in the top bar "My Albums" link brings me to this page: ** First Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment » Gallery » User Information ** In the "Galleries" page, I can't click the left menu "Edit my albums" link, same error as above. I can still go directly in my album by clicking on it, and hit New Image, that now works! Didn't figure how to delete an image though .. must not have the rights .... ??

Thanks Chris!! it seems to partially works for now, which is enough for me ... From within the album, I can click the New image button. From the My Control, I still have this: Welcome to your control panel No access permissions Sorry, the board administrator has not enabled your permissions for this part of the control panel. I still don't have any choice to delete an image ...

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There shouldn't be any gap on the AP helmet. When I put my faceplate under my dome, they actually overlap about an inch!

A straw can be dangerous in the wrong hands too

Thanks Chris, I try to survive with the attachment 500k limits but it's pretty hard Let us know when it's fixed!

Dremel all the way .. Trim, fit, trim fit ... patience