NessD

Another small update. This is my midsection. Most non-visible parts are cut down. Splits in half on both sides with velcro. Belt was kinda forced to stay in place, that's a thing I'll probably fix soon.

As mentioned before, I modified a Black Series Helmet. I used wood filler for the battery compartement and speakers. As I had to color-match suit with bucket I repainted most of it and since the blue stripes on the tubes where too finicky to mask, I just cut some new in vinyl and just stuck them in. For the inside I gutted every unnecessary bit of plastic, removed the nose bridge and added some foam padding. It's still a bit too loose for my liking, but I might just add some more padding. I painted and wedged a bit of metal web into the frown.

Hello! I finally got approved as TK-30988 on 27.06.2022 And my Bucket is a modified Black Series Helmet. Gonna update my thread with more pics soon. Is it possible to get the thread out of purgatory?

So, this is the final visually finished armor. Had to replace the 850AW back with one by Jaime Tripon, as I either was too liberal with cutting mine out. But I'm much more satisfied with look of Jimmy's. Details will follow soon. Next step is modifying the suit for comfort. Some snaps will be replaced by buckles (mainly the shoulder bells) as the keep unplugging. Used a lot of velcro to adjust the fit of the torso and back, gonna cut down on some of that too.

Thank you

Thank you. Took me 2 years to get my approval. But I finally got it. It totally stressed me to post WIP pictures, so I will just show my process afterwards It's a Black Series R1 Bucket.

Requesting 501st access. TK-30988 German Garrison Arma Candida Squad https://www.501st.com/members/displaymemberdetails.php?userID=33690 Thx!

I have gotten my kit from them back in may, shipped to Germany. They also have a web page. I liked the kit, lots of things that are not quite clear, but with patience and lots of reference pictures, it wasn't too difficult. Am enjoying it so far. Should be finished soon

Thanks. That sound like a good idea!

Hi there! I got most of my parts for my r1tk cut and sanded and now it comes to strapping. One thing I couldn't quite figure out is the lower arm. Looking at pictures I see that there is no strap coming from the upper arm to the lower arm. Is that correct? If so, should I use foam to keep the lower arm in place? Thanks in advance

Hi there! I'm Sven from Germany and 2 weeks ago my 850 AW kit arrived and I started. Wanted to post my current progress to get some feedback, cause I have the feeling it's not fitting quite right. Here are some pictures: At the moment I attached most of the torso and abdomen with velcro to be able to adjust the fit. Gonna replace it with snaps once it fits well. Is there a better method? Thanks in advance!