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Well I suppose magnets for clamping for now. I’m looking at attaching the pauldron like JAFO did with magnets. And might look into doing magnet closures for some of the armor. Aaaand I just found your Magnets thread.. Sent from my iPhone using The Force

Which magnets are you guys using? That’s probably the only thing I don’t have. It’s a little overwhelming when you start looking at them on Amazon and see how many pop up on a search. Sent from my iPhone using The Force

That thing is a beast.. they were on sale for $50. I work in the heating and air conditioning industry and have lugged around a lot of toolboxes. I can’t believe I never had one of these. It’s pretty sweet having an extending handle and wheels! Sent from my iPhone using The Force

They were pretty quick about sending these. I got a notification Monday that the label was printed. Then later that day it reached UPS with an arrival date of Thursday for here in Colorado. Sent from my iPhone using The Force

Spoke with Teresa last night about my measurements.. she’s a hoot! Very helpful and fun to talk with. She said she will be working on this current run over the next couple of weeks. So I should see something the first part of January. My BBB is scheduled to deliver Thursday. So in anticipation of such, I went ahead and got some materials together. Got my big tote and picked up a new toolbox to keep a few things organized. And grabbed some sandpaper, small files, primer, paint, glue, Dremel, bits, etc. to have on hand. Even got my Trooperbay pauldron trimmed up. A little filler project I’ve been working on is modifying the Micom system I have. It’s similar to the TKtalkie setup except this one is a bit simpler and each click of a button scrolls through a specific prerecorded dialog menu. There are 8 buttons with over 50 lines total. He sells it with the pad that was connected to an elastic strap (meant to be worn around your hand. But the strap will interfere with my hand guard and the buttons are a bit hard to reach with the glove on. So I’m going to be splicing the control cable and splitting the lines into two. Running a set of four momentary switches for each glove, one for each finger tip. The small elastic loops are for the finger switches. The Phillips speaker is for the trooper track via MP3 player. The Micom will connect to a Bluetooth transmitter which will feed the receiver inside my bucket. That will be connected to the amp and play through my bucket mounted speakers. I should have some more updates when delivery day comes! Sent from my iPhone using The Force

Just got a tracking number from KB Props.. looks like I made the first shipping run! Says delivery for this week. Sending in my Geeky Pink gasket and neck seal order tonight. Aside from those two items I’m just waiting on my shield, which will be here next week. My leather MP40 ammo chest pouch from IB. Holster and misc other parts from Dan. And my blasters, which I have yet to receive a reply email concerning time frame. Won’t be long! Sent from my iPhone using The Force

I’ve been looking for your plastic sign and leather mod you did for your Trooperbay pauldron. The red alone looks good. I’m guessing the dimensions are a bit small. Did you clear the pauldron after painting? And where might I find some info on said modification? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Ah, yeah I see the grain difference too. I’ll ask and see what he says. Sent from my iPhone using The Force

And in other news.. just got a message from 850! Sent from my iPhone using The Force

The CRL for the officer’s MP40 ammo pouch says no angled corners on flaps.. The ones I’m seeing online quite a bit have a massive angle taken off the flaps. Which is what I think is being referenced here. I found this pouch from Imperial Boots. It’s almost perfect. Is that slightly rounded corner of the flap acceptable? I’ve emailed them to ask if they can make these in a totally flat bottomed flap. Not sure if these are made in-house or not. Worst case scenario I can trim the flap and have the strap resewn a bit higher. Sent from my iPhone using The Force

Looks like we have a few KB builds on the forum that are coming in on this run. Excited to have others to work alongside during this whole project! Waiting patiently for my shipping confirmation.. Sent from my iPhone using The Force

So I’ve been digging around looking at riot shields.. is it me or are there two different versions? One like what KB Props sells which is more square and one like what 850 Armor Works sells which is more rectangle. I see both of these on toys and in reference photos.. what’s the difference? The CRL seems to have been photographed using the more square one. Is either acceptable since it’s still rectangular per CRL specifications? Sent from my iPhone using The Force

Yeah, seems like the only one that made them. I suppose I can go with cloth until I find some. Sent from my iPhone using The Force

I think I just found my answer. Sent from my iPhone using The Force

I’m dumb.. I’m not even following CRL. Centurion requires rubber. Any leads on who has rubber? I’m guessing Imperial Gaskets? My searches are only pulling up stuff from 2016 and 2017 for his gaskets. And then there’s a link to a page I can’t view on FISD. Can’t find anything in terms of anyone selling rubber.. I can see why not many go that route, kinda looks like a pain and I’m sure they’re hot and hinder movement. Question: Are you required to stay in Centurion approved gear to troop if you are going for that level? If not, when would you actually, if ever, need to gear up in appropriate level items? Sent from my iPhone using The Force

Neck Seal: Recessed or Straight Across? Gaskets: Semi-Sheen or Latex? Gaskets: Velcro or No Velcro? Should I get the under harness she makes? It says it’s just for attaching the gaskets to vest. I guess I’m lost on how it’s different from how the harnesses work for the armor. Are there two different harnesses? I was planning on using a tactical vest that I’ve seen a few of the guys wear. Sent from my iPhone using The Force

No big updates as I’m still waiting on a few items. But my boots finally arrived from Gio! Only took a month total. I ordered Saturday 10/26, he emailed me on Monday 10/28 asking my measurements. And then emailed me on 11/21 asking to confirm my shipping info. You can definitely tell they’re handmade. There is a little wiggle room, but seeing how they’re pretty flat and stiff, I’ll probably add some comfy insoles. In other news.. KB Props seems to be holding up to their promises and are shipping out BBBs starting next week! Should be arriving second week of December or so. Haven’t heard anything from 3-D Props yet on my blasters, but I know he’s super slammed with orders. Also need to talk with Geeky Pink about her gaskets.. she’s probably busy catching up on orders as well. Do you guys recommend Armor first and then order gaskets to fit? Or order the gaskets first? I know she has measurement forms for both. Sent from my iPhone using The Force

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Some interesting new footage.. and so many Sith Troopers! I’m wondering if we may even see Sith vs First Order battles now. Sent from my iPhone using The Force

It’s almost as if the thing doesn’t need treads.. you know.. in a galaxy full of vehicles without wheels of any kind. [emoji2371] Sent from my iPhone using The Force

Not sure of quality or fit.. but I remember seeing a post somewhere about lenses. I believe it was Ople Props out of Germany. They make lenses for different character helmets, including the FOTK. Sent from my iPhone using The Force

I’m guessing it’s the lighting.. but the fella on the right looks like a duck. Sent from my iPhone using The Force

Yeah I was confused by the instructions and put the risers down first and then the cloth with the speakers on top. Doesn’t look bad at all but I wish I would’ve done the cloth first. I may redo it later. Sent from my iPhone using The Force

Well I’m down to only waiting on a few things to come in now.. got my undersuit today. -KB Armor (December) -Gio’s Boots -Blaster Rifle & Pistol Kits (January) -Harness and Gaskets -R2Dan Metal Holster (December) Still waiting for Geeky to reply about opening another run and not sure how long Gio takes to make and ship his boots. Was also able to slide into Dan’s current holster run. One of the guys had to drop from the list. Btw, I tried on the undersuit. I assumed it would be a little snug. I just gotta make sure I watch my eating over the holidays! Wearing the suit by itself kinda makes me feel like this: Sent from my iPhone using The Force

There are still three TFA statues on eBay if anyone wants such a paperweight, lol Sent from my iPhone using The Force