TK8018-TrooperErin
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We all love compact assault troopers.
Definitely, where there's a will, there's a way.I'm not a short gal, but I had the same issues with finding boots (tall woman, tiny feet). If you do manage to find something that works out better than CABoots, please tip me off.
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Sorry, man. Add me to the "I'll wear a pauldron when I go sandtrooper" group.
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I'd like my CABoots a lot more if they came in smaller sizes. Again, the disadvantages of gender-bending stormtroopers... I have to stuff the toes and wear insoles, as my boots are a full size too big for me (the joy of wearing the equivalence of a men's size 6). Otherwise, no complaints.
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So just how deadly hot is one of these buckets without a fan system?
With the fans, it's like being in Death Valley in July.
Without fans, it's like having your head in a blast furnace.
I'd say that this is the one modification that everyone needs. It's hot in the armor anyway, so you'll do massive sweating. If you do not have some air circulation in there, it'll be intolerable for long periods of time and could be dangerous on long marches. Also, if you consider the sweating/breath factor, you're going to have even worse fogging issues than normal. Of course, this is speaking from experience living in Georgia (home of hot and muggy). I'd really suggest wiring in some computer fans. They don't take up a lot of room, don't need massive amounts of power to work, and they do wonders as little as they are.
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Hello everybody!
After a few years of admiring Storm Trooper costumes in pictures and conventions, I finally want one to call my own!
Unfortunately, I really don't know where to begin. Can you purchase certain armor pieces? Can you make them? I've got no clue. Can anyone help a newcomer out? Where do I get started?
Either way, hello again. I look forward to becoming a part of this community.
It depends on how much effort you want to put into it. Some people actually enjoy building a vacuuform table and pulling their own armor. Others of us find people who'll do it for us and then use the "kit" as a jumping off spot. The key is that this isn't going to be a quick and easy project and the more effort you put into it, the better. If you get a pretty good kit, you can do a very nice job getting it to fit your body correctly. Just note that you are going to want to do your research before buying anything. There are disreputable people out there who will do a craptacular job and charge you an arm and a leg for it. Just be careful and do your research into what the end product likely'll look like.
Where are you at? A good place to start is to figure out what garrison you'd be a member of. That way some of your more local folks might be able to offer some more local suggestions as to armor sources, etc?
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I'll be at Ft Gordon for at least a couple years.
Very nice! I know we've got some Augusta members, I'm not sure exactly how many, but I know there are some. Most of our membership is in the metro Atlanta area, but we've got members down near Savannah, up near the Tennessee border, and a handful in Athens. Have you checked our local garrison's website? www.ga501st.com
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How long are you going to be in Georgia? As one of the local garrison members, hello! If you're going to be in the state for awhile, I'd be happy to help steer you in the right direction.
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As one of the gals who does this, I've got to keep in mind that bathroom breaks are going to be hell in a one piece under suit. What I've found is that dancer's leggings make for a good bottom, and you can find "snap crotch" style leotards that have the full length arm and turtleneck neck. It's not ideal, but at least it means I can hit the ladies' room without having to completely lose the entire armor.
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The great news... as long as you can carefully cut and glue, and have some sense of patience, you can pull this off. (Sorry, guys, don't shoot me for that comment.)
You are in the right place to research what you're doing. I've always maintained that research, patience, and having a sense of humor are the three major things you need to have to do costuming well. Plan on constantly upgrading your armor, it never seems to be 100% done. We almost all end up constantly adding modifications, changing things, learning from each other.
You'll do just fine. We've all been there. Hell, some of us are still there.
Just don't rush yourself, take it one piece at a time, and you should be okay. -
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Just noticed that it was your birthday. Have a great one, eat some cake, live it up.
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I think That one of the Problems with Fiberglass Armor is that it is more Fragile then normal I have heard of some made that chip at the Edges
My fiance's one of the Biker Scouts. During the past six months, they've had some discussion on their board about fiberglass helmets as an option. Somebody did a run of the TB helmets in fiberglass. You nailed the problem on the head. Fiberglass can be shipped with all sorts of precautions and padding and can still show up cracked.
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the Imperial white knights
I'd really recommend avoiding anything with "White Knights" in it. After living this long in the south, you pick up on things you'd like to pretend that don't exist. The "White Knights" thing has a KKK implication to it that could be seen badly. Just a heads up.
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WOMEN DIG IT!!
Actually ditto to all the above mentioned!!!
Yeah, to the point that some of us women end up deciding to armor up.
I'll probably have lots of stories in the future about being groped by drunk women who think I'm a he. 
No way in hell am I dressing like Leia or a generic stuffy Imperial officer. The stormtroopers just have so much personality. You can't help but love them. At the very least, the armor is the ideal costume for taking hilarious photos. Nothing's funnier than a stormtrooper doing something out of character. No other costume quite has that same effect.
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I've been able to get off any scratches or dark marks so far just using a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser (handy, because I use them all over the house anyway). I have yet to need a good armor polishing beyond that.
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TK-8018 of the Georgia Garrson, requesting 501st status as well.
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My husband's the one in the household who does the electronic bits. But I'll try to explain what we've got in my helmet right now.
1. A large number of us in the Georgia Garrison have found that we can fit a pretty good sized speaker behind the black "chin" on the helmet. It works a lot better than the tiny aerator speakers and seems to need a lot less power. Prior to gluing on the black chin piece, drill some small holes behind where it'll sit. Then fit your speaker in right there, facing so it'll make noise out the holes. Mount the black chin piece so that it's not flush up against the helmet (use some small foam pieces or something to give it a small 1/8" gap, so that the sound can get out from behind it). If you then look into getting some professional soundproofing material, you can cover the back side of the speaker, to prevent feedback from having it so close to the microphone. If you do this right, you'll have little to no feedback, a pretty good volume right at head level, and an extra way to keep your helmet securely in one place. If you're in an FX helmet bobblehead, that extra chin padding really helps keep your helmet from bouncing around.
2. Again, it all depends on how you want to go about it. I like having all my gear in my helmet, simply because I probably would mash a wire if it were anywhere else. Plus being a female trooper, I've got other things in my chestpiece that would make for impossible chest mounted speakers, etc. Everyone likes doing things differently, for various reasons.
3. At this point, I'm not messing with the extra little gadget switch box my husband wired. We have those little two way radios, and if we hook the switch in, we've got a convenient little switch that if you throw one way, the microphone will go directly to the speaker, flip it the other way, it goes to the radio. It's handy, practical for some situations, but never has been really used outside of the tests around the house. I'd say that voice activated is your best bet, unless you really want to deal with pressing a button everytime you have to say something.