PUTZ57

I picked up an Authentic Props pre-trimmed ANH stunt kit a while ago now and after starting to glue the arm and leg pieces, I got distracted by other things so it got put away. I've recently pulled the kit back out and have been working away to get it completed. My goal is to get it approved to level 3 so I have been making efforts along the way so I hopefully won't have to fix much to get there. Unfortunately I decided late in the game to start this build thread so I don't have many pictures of the first part of the build process. I've done most of the assembly with E6000 which has been working well, especially when I've had to pull things apart to fix or re-align. I used 1" webbing and a single snap glued to the inside with E6000 for each connection point and connected those with 1" elastic with the socket snap. The kit came with enough split rivets to attach the belt but I decide to go with snaps so that it could be removed. I may change this in the future but I'll see how I like this for now. I had the elastic strap on the bottom of the shoulder bells but removed it because I found that It was causing the bell to ride up because of the strap being pushed up by the bicep. I took some liberties with the shins because I found they were curling in to the point where I wasn't happy with how velcro would have held them. I ended up using cut offs from the trim and made a guide that stops them from curling in on itself and makes a nice clean closure on the back. The inside is secured with velcro at the top and a 1" elastic strap at the bottom to allow for some movement while walking. I'll have to see how this holds up once I try them with boots or fully suited. I'm sure someone else has done it this way already, but I found that clamping the shoulder straps to a pot and slowly pouring water from a kettle over them helped to make the perfect curve for my shoulders. I had the shoulder straps on but wasn't happy with the position so they have been pulled off and I'll have another go at it. I've been putting off the left knee so I may try and attempt to tackle once the shoulder straps are back on.

That's great thanks, I'll check that post out for sure.

Hi all, Long time listener and first time poster. I've been working away on my ANH stunt kit from Authentic Props and it's all starting to come together. This is my second star wars costume build and first that I'll be going for approval with so I'm looking forward to the prospect of trooping in it.