Nameless_TK

Hello everyone. It is a dream of mine to purchase a set of TK ANH armour from a USA based craftsman known as Dave's darkside depot/armor master, and play airsoft in full TK stormtrooper kit. I am already fully aware of the negatives of playing with a set of TK armor. Limited vision, terrible ventilation, terrible camoflauge, discomfort while wearing, little to no sound muffling due to clanking plastic, and the list goes on. But I say that doesn't matter when you look that cool. My only issue, if any, is im wondering if the TK armour will hold up to airsoft at all. Will the bb's put dents and holes in the plastic? Will the bb's cause serious damage to my armour? If so, could it be repaired, filled in or would it be a waste of time and money? On the more technical side.. I have spent alot of time researching this subject. The craftsman himsel has told me in text, that the helmet and armour should be able to "withstand BB impacts with ease." As much as I'd love to take his word for it, I want to consult other members of the 501st and general costuming who have experience with this. The armour kit he sells is made from 2mm ABS plastic, which I'm sure as you are aware it is renowned well for its impact resistance capabilities and density, relative toughness etc. Compared to other plastics such as HIPS, the ABS should fare better. I had the opportunity to speak with an airsofter that had a kit made out of "EVA foam and surecoat", I'm not entirely sure what that even is. He told me he had a bad experience with 1mm RATGS (could not find this plastic online) with airsoft, however the armour maker makes 2- 2.5 mm thick ABS plastic, which I'm hoping would perform better. Upon looking into it vis google search, a source had mentioned that the ABS plastic is renowned for its impact resistance. The tensile strength of ABS according to a study was around 6x greater than that of hips (which I believe the original suits were made from, correct me if I'm wrong, this point is to backup confidence in ABS for airsoft) He says it would, but what do you guys think? If anyone has any experience or knowledge on this subject, let me know. I'd love to troop, and to play airsoft with my armour, but I dont want to blow my money on something that will get destroyed in a single game. Side note: seen and heard rubies armour stands up great to airsoft, but you'd have to kill me before I don the Frankenstein beast that is "rubies supreme edition stormtrooper armour."