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A member from Garrison Tyranus made the prototype for ThinkGeek. Wish they had one when I was a kid

I "bent" it into place with a hammer haha. I think I used the shank of a screwdriver to keep it from bending totally flat onto itself. The screwdriver shank keeps enough curve to let you hang the finished product on your belt. Don't bend the clasp too many times though, it'll snap in half on you.

I bent mine so that it was as tall as the flat spots on the thermal detonator and then cut off the excess with tin snips. I just glued the clip onto the detonator.

Sure was

A guy just posted pictures of his completed RT-Mod suit, take a look on the forums.

If you want the table cloth clasps, check Walmart's camping section. I think they were ~$2 for a pack of 6.

We've seen a lot of helmets 'round these parts

I used plastic weld on my TK and some E6000 on my Hasbro conversion. For my next suit, I'll be using E6000 mostly because it dries clear and is less messy than the plastic weld.

Buy a t-ball helmet at Walmart and rip the padding out of it. Then you can cut it to size and velcro it into your helmet. The stores around me have them for $7.

Battle damage?

My hand plates are snapped to my gloves. I just leave them on though because I think taking them on and off frequently would make them pull through the fabric eventually.

Cool stuff, the faceplate positioning and tilt makes a big difference in how the helmets look.

I think the matte colors look great on that soon-to-be TD bucket.

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DA does make a nice lid

What kind of helmet?

Pretty good

I think all troopers have that problem. If you're lucky you can look down through the frown but it's an art to look down and see the kids under you

I was going to ask if it came with strips rounded like that, looks great

Those tablecloths clasps work well. Don't try to bend them too many times into shape though, they don't hold up to repeated bendings

Looks great! That's how I have my brow done too

Welcome

Terry has it right. The RT-Mod suit is bigger (circumference of pieces) than the FX and FX-lite is the way to go if you want to source your own helmet since the FX is not accurate. The FX would fit you, but that's not to say that other makers would not. It's more about how you build it to fir you than what kit you buy. Most of the helmets out there are around the same size, AP, TE/2, ATA, and depending on your head size you may or may not be able to fit fans and all that in the helmet. Some people use welding shield for the lenses in their helmets and some use a sheet of green plastic which is movie-accurate. Some vendors will even sell completed helmets, most people buy a kit and assemble it themselves because assembled lids are expensive. I think Nomex flight gloves are the primary gloves used and Smitty sells those here, they can also be sourced from any military surplus place. Underarmour is popular for the body suit, though you can use a dance-suit, or off-brand stuff. For blasters you can get resin or rubber prop weapons, or buy a Hasbro E-11 and a conversion kit that has the resin parts needed to make the blaster look right. The gun pictured is for Sandtroopers, but the DLT (I think is the right name) can be carried by TKs. In terms of custom-fab, the kit is straightforward to assemble, and you can hang it off your person any way you like. There is a generally accepted way though which involves suspenders to support the ab/kidney plates as well as the shoulders and biceps. Troopermaster devised that setup I believe. The answers to all your questions can be answered in more depth by searching on specific topics, but don't hesitate to ask questions if you have them. Welcome to FISD.

Haha! Armor looks good