flakjakket

Got my AP armor ordered from Mark tonight. I'm super excited. Thanks for the suggestions everyone. The thread about the different manufacturers was very helpful. I know I'll have a bit of a wait but I amd very much looking forward to learning more in the meantime. @revlimiter I thought about it, but his set was a commercially produced costume set (looked good to me, but wouldn't meet 501st standards) He was planning on ordering a real set this year to join the local 501st. There were also some estate issues with us not being married, so I don't have access to it anymore.

Hey there! I'm new to this, I've always wanted to get a set of stormtrooper armor but I have a weird body type (5'4" and 185#) and so I've never pulled the trigger on it. However my partner had a set and I thought it was super cool. So I settled for being the tie fighter pilot on Halloween haha. But he kept trying to convince me to get set of TK so we could match, and assured me that even short stormtroopers are cool. He passed away unexpectedly in November, and it's really been difficult. I've finally gotten my life fairly stable, and bought a house like we planned. And now I have the free time and stability to build an armor set. I think he'd be happy about that. I look forward to meeting some other TK fans and learning a lot more about the build process. Feel free to message me if you have any suggestions or anything, or even if you just want to chat. Still in the process of contacting armor makers to see if anybody is currently producing armor and I haven't had too much luck so if anybody has any suggestions please let me know. Thanks so much for taking the time to read this. -Danny