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I use the suspenders which are made for nail bags. I paint the leather black. Bolt the back to my kidney plate under my belt and glue two plastic tabs inside my ab plate to clamp the fronts to.

Go to K&J Magnetics and score around 30 neodimium magnets... the small coin shaped ones about 5/8" in diameter and 1/4" tall. An array of clamps from the hardware store... the plastic pinch clamps, maybe a few of the Irwin ratcheting kind. Some Blue painter's masking tape, and around two tubes of E-6000. Not sure what others will suggest here but I have utilized 1/8" rivets for my knee bandolier and knee plate only. The strips should come with the kit, They should be 15mm for arms and 20mm for legs (unless I've overlooked any strip width discussions). The E-6000 is flexable and aids in keeping the armor from cracking at the flex joints. It's also tough and strong. my .02

It looks cool!

DA helmet is freakin Awesome man!!!!!

Here's to 2011 and lots and lots of armor choices to be offered by men of honor.

What do you guys think of this scenario?: I get a faceplate that pulls soft, I cut three teeth each side, assemble with the brow low over the eyes, add my three bump com covers, then paint and decal accordingly, toss in some bubbled lenses. Hero It is my understanding there was no "hero helmet buck" these were just softer pulled faceplates. Not meaning to derail this thread or go off topic, just looking for clarification and hoped it might help Sam's quest along. Plus I'd go for the TM if given the choice.

Beautiful job, amazing and well put together.

One last thing. I would have never ended up with the CAP stuff if not for the fact that TE ripped me off on an SFS helmet and I was tired of paying 8 to 9 Benjamins for flimsy plastic with more often than not disappointing characteristics. Oh and the waiting game we've all been through....... six months for my first ANH suit, 8 for my second, etc. Whatever they may say about CAP he was a man you could take at his word. He never lied. He was trustworthy in that respect. It's a mistake to exhault anyone for copying an original and at the same time criticize someone for copying the copy. think about that.

Sorry for the late reply guys, been busy and just read this. Nice pic and great looking troopers! Get over the "original legit" and "recaster" thing already. Brian Muir & the 70's crew are the OG's everyone else is a copy cat in some form or other PERIOD. This is for fun not to be anylized half to death guys! CAP or CAP-West is the same thing. I'll break it down to you: CAP suit is cast from a 2005 TE Sandtrooper. CAP stormie parts were cast from TM pieces: Knee plate & ab decorations (use your imagination as to how CAP may have gotten hold of the TM stuff). There are some SDS pieces too. There's also a few different sets of com cover bucks...TE, SDS, modded AP's for Hero, etc. Now since I've had the thing I've gone through many of the bucks and cleaned them up. Lots of Bondo and spot glazing putty, lots of sanding, etc. Yes Daetrin is correct, the knee bandolier and belt bucks are made of wood. Wooden bucks are quite common. The Thermal det cannister bucks are no longer Crashmann, the end caps are made from pipe, resin, and funnels. (for vacforming). The keypad itself is a 2" PVC Tee cut down and modified with a washer glued to it and an electrical Terminal Block screwed to it. Nothing fancy, pretty common for these kits... the TE ROTJ and Crashmann utilize the same set up. As for any of the pieces in the suit...... the thing originates from an ROTJ touring suit. I've held the TE ROTJ stuff in my hands, it looks EXACTLY the same as the TE, TE2, CAP with the exception of the ab decorations, the butt and kidney being united, and the helmet. The gauntlets, biceps, and bells are diferent in that there are only one of each buck and the gauntlet seemed to be cut short at the wrist.(TE ROTJ) The helmet faceplate is very sharp and this is what first attracted me to CAP. See for yourself in these pics guys:

PS I like high brows too, the helmet looks Rad!

Be careful with hot glue, you could warp the helmet if it's too hot. If you cut the lens material to the shape you like (nose room etc.) you can drill the ends to fit the main assembly screws and get it to fit snug so that it doesn't move, also you could then add some glue just to hold it in place.

Wow! Very nice!

AP will make a nice armor.

Good idea!

Yeah and even though certain kit parts are slightly smaller than others (Guy# 1's kit vs guy #7's kit) a lot has to do with how the lid was assembled and how much of the neck area (undercut) was removed or left on.

Aw three bumpers would have to fall under security. Basic equipment being grappling hooks and such..... plus bubbled lenses which distort everything in sight... you know... everything a security detail would need.

Rad Pack!

Nice work!

Hoarding is freaky

Cool topic. I do it for fun.

Hey guys I too have a friend who's spent money on an SFS helmet which he hasn't yet recieved. I believe there may be people selling things through sites like ebay and utilizing paypal to thier advantage. (Especially the limitations). I would suggest if anyone plans to purchase an item and isn't clear on who the seller is or whether they will come through on their end of the bargain they (buyer) should definately file a dispute on paypal before the allotted time to do so is up. Protect your money first. If it offends the seller then maybe you don't want to do business with them in the first place. It doesn't hurt to ask around either.

I heard it was Velveta Cheeze over canvas.

Now THAT is a Star Warrior!

Yeah that looks great!