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Everything looks great congrats!!!

the problem is the ATA ab buttons are way too big and too close togheter so you need to cheat quite a bit on the paint to make they look smaller

Honestely never studied the ROTJ suits I don't like them at all, I said "I think" since I was referring at the fact that they had more spacing and thinner end caps like the ROTJ compared to most ANH screenshots I'm used in seeing.

Looks perfect now, the refference Glen used I think is a ROTJ TD completely different , ANH TD have less gaps and the end caps are thicker, to be safe only use ANH refference photos

I disagree on the belly buttons they are in proportion and look perfect! making them smaller would look off, look at the spacing between each button almost same as the original you posted, your basing yourself on the tiny exposed bump, also no two were painted the same , your comparisation photo actually proves his button are correct size when you compare the spacing between each button ect... Mark (AP)

Unless he made new molds you can' t make hero helmet with ATA kit without major rework which would involve sanding, resculpt, putty and full repaint, unless you have correct hero ears, hero smooth back/cap, correct 6 hole frown and grey bubble lenses, his helmet as lineage from stunt helmet but I assume you knew that, if you wanted a hero you should have gone the TM route. Mark (AP)

Congrats!!!

welcome!! you can only do ANH or ESB version with ATA the ROTJ suit is completely different

What boots are those? Looks like theres no left or right shape is identical for both looks odd, also shoulder bells look too big IMHO

his waist is only 31" at belly button level basicalIy 8" short, It's trimmed to movie size couldnt make it any smaller which would have affected the AB and kidney alignment, I recomended to add some foam on front of AB plate and in the kidney plate to keep the integrity of the movie look. Mark (AP)

isnt that rivet on the thigh ammo too much on the corner edge?

its not a question of making the hole bigger, regardless the size of the bit because of the high heat created when drilling out the rivet the plastic area around the rivet will just melt. Mark (AP)

But should be specified because someone who never did it assumes you just drill out without consequences, even small drill bit creates enough heat to melt plastic especially if plastic is thin. Mark (AP)

Yes 1.5" would be a good compromise though 2" looks closer to screen accurate but personally I find 2" a bit to far off center

Drilling out the rivet will melt the plastic so I wouldnt suggest that Mark (AP)

I put mine at 1" from plastic belt and holes 12 cm apart

The biceps seem loose on you just add some foam padding so they are snug and stay in place. Mark (AP)

once you put elastic they will stay in place, just warm up and slowly bend keep the bended while they cool off, they dont need to be fully curved they will hold in place once you put the elastic, I prefer to add some velcro to keep them in place. Mark (AP)

my bad completely misread that part

way overpriced, gloves innaccurate so is the neck piece, you can get a black undersuit for $25 at most sport stores

The photos are misleading, the inner thigh part is shorter giving the impression the cover strip is not flush but the cover strips are flush at the top of the outer thigh parts, It wasn't mentioned but he purchased the suit fully built from me you can see photo below the cover strips are flush to the outer thigh parts, by design the inner thigh parts are shorter, I also explained to him how to adjust everything, he's 160 lbs I built his suit to movies specs but many parts are still too big on him, making the armor smaller would start to look out of proportion so I suggested he use foam padding were needed, he's not that far off.

The Gap were Joseph pointed out with 3 exclamations is perfectly acceptable and normal all the movie suits have thats same gap and some even more so. Mark (AP)

Lift torso and lower chest, chest needs to overlap AB plate no gap! helmet is sitting to high remove foam padding if necessary or add thinner one, also biceps need to by higher and shoulder bells in place Mark (AP)

Trim top of thighs its the only altenative, just use some painters tape as a guide following original curvature and trim 1" inch off all around should be good, you cant trim bottom make no sense you would alter the whole ridge design, you can also trim 1-2" bottom of shin guards so they sit lower if you need more knee/joint clearance. Mark (AP)

Not sure what you mean by "trim the cod to be less like an athletic cup" looks perfect the way it is, if you followed the trim line thats the way iit should look, before over trimming anything make your research as theres no going back Mark (AP)