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Yes a cutting mat is very gentle on the tools and daves you fron sharpening them too often as well. As for the boots..If you are going to scrub them with an alcoholic solution, be sure to tedt it on a small patch first. Obe can never tell hot the material reacts. Especially if it's uncertain what form of tanning it comes from.

I have not said i wanted to discuss anything. I try to aquire the correct adress so i can send an open letter in regards of the license.

That´s the problem. Disney issued the License, not EA. I am hoping for a response on another email shortly though. I explained this to them in the email properly the first time, hence the confusion.

Love the outfit and the artistic touch to it. Magnificent work there =)

Thank you =) Same issue here though, that there seems to be no " proper " email in general, just a bunch of parks etc. I tried one Disney email, but i was asked to turn to EA for some reason O_o Don´t really know why EA would answer questions for Disney.

Thank you =) Same issue here though, that there seems to be no " proper " email in general, just a bunch of parks etc. I tried one Disney email, but i was asked to turn to EA for some reason O_o Don´t really know why EA would answer questions for Disney.

Does anyone know of what contact information is the most accurate to contact Disney about Star Wars, especially the EA license? The so called websites and Facebooks etc gives nothing in terms of information and the one that should is not working O_o

Why thank you TheLorelei ^^ As for the tools getting bent, indeed this can come from a number of reasons. 1: Hammering to hard on a hard surface. I would recommend having a cutting mat on a table you are not afraid of scratching. Also, see to it that it´s sturdy. Now.. with sturdy, i am not meaning something " good enough " I am talking " you cannot move the table but by force " sturdy. Any and all vibrations while hammering will affect the quality of the holes or how straight it is. 2: Using the correct tool and size. Make sure you have the correct tool. In short, there are Pricking irons and there are Stitching Chisels. If you are trying to punch all the way through with a Pricking iron, you set yourself up for more work. 3: Quality VS Quantity. Quality cost, as with anything, but Tandy sells quite good items, so i am not concerned that you are ending up with an Asian replica that bends after three slams. However, make sure you keep the tool sharp, oiled and clean and never use it in an angle ( aka hammer it from the top, not an angle. If i can help in any leather related questions, anyone feel free to ask away =)

Brings a smile to an old leathercrafter to see others work in this magnificent material ^^ And as said, very good job on the stitching and the snap placement.

Thank you kindly ^^

Thank you for the answers. As said, it´s a lot to take in at the start and a lot of acronyms i think the word is, so thankful for all the useful help =)

In case anyone hear anything about this, any information would be beneficial. To translate to the none Swedish speaking members here, 5 years old Emma in Sweden is suffering from cancer and accordingly to her dad, she does not have long left. Her favorit robot is an R2D2 her dad made her, with around 2000 hours of work put into it, and just before Christmas, someone broke into the building it was housed in and stole it. It was also mentioned that the robot is without it´s controller, so apparently it cannot be used in it´s current state. This 50 kg ( 110 pounds ) R2D2 has been featured on several events and multiple children's hospitals around Sweden and being the joy especially for Emma, but also for a lot of other children around the country. If you hear anything, Micke, Emmas father´s email and phone number is micke@askernas.com 0767-608360 ------------ If you guys hear anything at all, please post it or send it to Micke.

So this will be a two part question about modding an armor. 1: The Armor color and shine. If we take the First order troopers here, the quality and " freshness " of their armor is as far as i can tell the majority of the option cosplayers go for. However, looking at these troopers, they are quite opposite of that and more or less seems like they have been in the field for quite some time.. Question here is, is it just a fluke that you don´t see too many armors with a heavy patina, or is it just that members opt for the cleaner look, or is it just allowed for certain costumes? Of course..when looking at pictures online, you do see the patina version now and then too, but it´s hard to know what is and is not 501 approved so to say as a new member. 2: The inside of the armor pieces. When i see pictures of armors, especially the inside, they are so far as i have seen them all in only one material, as seen here. When making leather armors, you do occasionally add a sort of lining layer for certain parts to achieve stiffness or a firmer form of the outer layer, this especially if the leather is too thin in itself to stay in the desired pose or form. Is it an option or even approved to line your armor to make it more " hardened " if one would like to? #stilllearning

Have had people rip designs and material seller info from my shop before so i can relate :/ You should have some form of protection if possible, like a patent etc. Probably hard to do but one can speculate at least.

Really like the armor. Great job and looks sweet. Almost feels like one actually might succeed doing it oneself ^^