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About MintImperial

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Centurion
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Between my bucket and my boots
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Centurion Granted Date
20230418
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Troops Completed
10
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ANH-S
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James
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22826
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Hong Kong Garrison
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Sorry for a long bump. Thank you so much for this amazing information. I’ve tracked down a picatinny rail that may be almost identical to the screen-used but it appears that the distance between the centre of the two holes is 40mm. By my measurement, the centre of the barrel holes on my S&T Sterling are closer to 35mm apart. Am I missing something? Thanks in advance for any help.
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Message from new Detachment Leader
MintImperial replied to themaninthesuitcase's topic in Announcements
Thank you, Chris & Andrew. We’re still in great hands. I wish Joseph all the best. -
Thanks Glen. Let me try those.
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Thanks for the advice, Mario. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Thanks Gerald. Sadly it’s not E6000. And for a commission build it makes sense to have something more permanent since they’re pros. And, because they’re pros, why would you normally want to adjust it? [emoji846] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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I don’t think it looks ridiculous. I’ve seen many troopers with this kind of shape. And I think I could pull off the look with elbow pads beneath my undersuit to round out the look. But I would rather slim it down to fit me better. My current plan is to slice off the rear cover strips and the meat underneath, close up the gaps and reapply the cover strips. While this will result in double-thickness strips, they’re currently the same thickness as the rest of the armour so I think I can get away with it. My WTF strips are thicker – unvacformed and unstretched. And I’m happy with the look of those.
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As I posted in the FISD Facebook group this week, I had the amazing good fortune to have a very generous friend who’s donated his brand-new, worn-once, RS full commission Hero build so long as it goes to making sick kids happy. Well, as soon as I can get it approved it’s going to do just that. Here’s the thing: Vertically, it’s perfect. Where it was a tiny bit long for him, it’s spot on for me. But he’s more buff and I'm more skinny. So, horizontally, it’s not ideal! RS Hero armour with Luke-style chest plate. If you look at my elbows you can see how oversized it is. For comparison: (L) Existing WTF Stunt trimmed to be very form-fitting; (R) New RS Hero
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Requesting Pre-approval for My Commission TK ANH Armor
MintImperial replied to Teukuswara's topic in Request TK Pre-Approval
Welcome to FISD, Abi. Your armour looks nice. Hope you’ll be trooping soon. One question about your cover strips. Not entirely clear from the photos but it looks like the angles haven’t been cut at 45° or rounded off, like here on the RS suit: -
MintImperial’s “Mini Imperial” WTF Kids TK Armour Build
MintImperial replied to MintImperial's topic in ANH Build Threads
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MintImperial’s “Mini Imperial” WTF Kids TK Armour Build
MintImperial replied to MintImperial's topic in ANH Build Threads
8th of November 2023 Convenience modification Permanently attached thermal detonator I still haven’t quite finished this as I want to redo the brackets. The TD is very simply bolted directly through the canvas portion of the belt. I forgot to take photos of the inside before I glued it shut but it’s no great mystery how a nut & bolt work! I went for just 2 screws as the other two really won’t be visible. Easy to change my mind later if I want to be more accurate. TD bottom with brackets removed Reverse angle showing inside of canvas belt -
MintImperial’s “Mini Imperial” WTF Kids TK Armour Build
MintImperial replied to MintImperial's topic in ANH Build Threads
Wow that is awesome! (Definitely not showing Mini Imp!)[emoji28] -
MintImperial’s “Mini Imperial” WTF Kids TK Armour Build
MintImperial replied to MintImperial's topic in ANH Build Threads
Thanks for all the help on my stunt. Went a long way with this one. I’d be happy to do it all again if she still wants it when she's bigger. Plus I’ve kept the offcuts plus a lot of trimmings to make ABS. -
MintImperial’s “Mini Imperial” WTF Kids TK Armour Build
MintImperial replied to MintImperial's topic in ANH Build Threads
Thank you Andrew. -
MintImperial’s “Mini Imperial” WTF Kids TK Armour Build
MintImperial replied to MintImperial's topic in ANH Build Threads
Stop it. My head won’t fit into my bucket any more! I dare not let Mini Imp know about Sabine. Am not about to make any version of that costume anytime soon.