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Nice. Please cut it into 1000 pieces and send to each one of us.
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I feel the pain. $1000 a month for private pre-school for the 4 year old and we get to repeat in 2 years for the 2 year old. Public school is looking mighty good right now.
What I couldn't do costuming for $1000 a month
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Awsome there Sir! R division... Learn or burn! I was Firemarshall on two ships. USS Tortuga and USS Fort McHenry.
I woulda been your right hand man! DCA's tend to be the cool officers.
You are right about the bigger and better things. Awsome Springboard.
Thanks for the compliment on "cool officers". I'll throw one back at your for MRs. My first six months on board, I had no DCC and my MR1 ran the shop and kept me out of a lot of trouble. Not having a chief, he had to fight the other chiefs in the Chief's Mess to get things done but no request went unanswered and he never asked for anything more than coffee and donuts. He made a great first impression for all MRs out there and taught this new ensign a lot about the respect to give to the senior enlisted.
Good times. Hard to believe that was 15 years ago! Enjoy your new found civilian life; it will go by fast!
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US Navy 1992 - 1996
Lieutenant, Surface Warfare Officer
DCA and Navigator in USS Simpson (FFG-56)
Occasionally I get nostalgic and wish I would have stayed in the reserves but it certainly has allowed me to go on to better things.
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Welcome aboard Luke!
Your profile doesn't say where you are from but head over to 501st.com and look up your local garrison and join their boards as well. They will be more than happy to offer advice and construction tips and may be able to do it in your back yard over a grill and a cooler.
Enjoy the new hobby!
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Awesome work. Looking at your photos it seems so simple. Any chance you created a tutorial at the same time?
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I'm 5'11" and 195 lbs. I need to go back and modify a few things on my FX for comfort but that's an ongoing process. That being said, every kit you get will require some modification to fit right. Take your time and ask questions if you are unsure.
This is one of those hobbies where a 1000 people have done it before, but your problems will still be unique. You may look at it and see a new way to solve an old problem, or you may take someones advice and make it work for you. Either way, don't be afraid to tweak your armor. Just go slow and work in small increments.
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Welcome aboard Tim. Stay safe in your roll protecting the UK.
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Keep the faith brother! It will take time to heal. Nothing anyone with a Type A personality likes to hear but one of the unfortunate sides to your injury. (I've been there.)
Everyone here is praying for you and glad to see you're on the road to recovery. Stay safe!
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One thing that may go without saying.....tape the helmet together first and take your time. Tape it one way, look at it, take it apart and tape it again.
This way you get a chance to see how all the parts relate to one another and its a great way to practice before you commit to the glue. Two inch wide blue painter's tape is your friend.
And above all enjoy the project. It may not be the most accurate helmet but it will be your first helmet. I haven't even tackled another one yet mostly because, I love my first one. (And I have this TB bucket sitting in a box...........)
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Enjoy every chance you get trooping and welcome to the Legion!
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Take it easy and feel better. I hate when I hear a fellow LEO gets injured in the line of duty. Its good to see you're in good spirits (of course the stuff you're spiking your juice with is enough to put anyone in a good mood.)
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Welcome aboard brother. Any help you need let us know.
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Dave, meant to say something in your last thread (before it got locked). Got mine and installed them today. They look great. Thanks again.
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It looks pretty good. Submit your application and your GML will contact you with exactly what pictures you need to submit. They will make the call. If there is anything wrong they will also help you get it fixed. If you haven't signed up for your local garrison boards, you definitely need to do so.
Welcome to the FISD. Hope to welcome you to the Legion soon!
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OK, hows this?
As Deployment Officer, I am offering these to all Elite TK's.:
When you achieve your status, I will send you two 8" versions of these decals, plus two sets of your TKID, with the phrase XXX Elite in either English or Aurebesh (the XXX will be ANH, ESB or ROTJ).
For those non-English speaking TK's I will also do them in your native language if you send it to me.
I will be working on these for the existing Elite TK's in the next few weeks, so let's see what you guys can do!!!
Well now there's an incentive. Buttons coming to me its just the belt I have to work on and no time to do it in. It was supposed to be my Christmas project but, well, Christmas got in the way.
But I do like the sticker.........
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PP sent. Thanks!
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Also that mic....(Radio Shack) I cut if down (dremeled off the handle), removed the switch and re-wired it. I then velcro'd it in place.... it rests right on the lips...so the static burst works well.
Since you brought it up...I saw that mic in RS and thought, "Way to bulky" and it was killing me trying to find something I liked so I went with a lower tech method. I had an old pair of iPod headphones and the jack fits the RS amp mic input. Those headphones are basically mini mics; you could probably use a cheap dollar store pair too. Plug them into the mic input and speak into the one "ear" (I don't recall which one) that works as a mic. You can easily remove the other with an exacto blade, coil and contain the excess wire and mount as desired.
Mine sits the same as yours, right at my mouth and sounds great. Just another option if you are looking to trim down a bit and maybe save some $.
And if you do have issues with the weight tipping your helmet, its just a matter of balancing the load. Mostly the batteries since you removed most of the amp weight. Maybe a little extra wire but easy to fix.
Good job all around.
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Good job. Looks good.
Did you have any balance problems with the large amp in the back? I had to install my fans in the rear of the helmet because I had too many batteries weighing and pulling the helmet down in the front. Thought you might have noticed a similar problem.
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Welcome aboard!
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Looks good!
I also went the RS route to creating my voice and fan system. I can't recall the item number but they also had a small box that I dremeled to death and made the electronic board of the amp fit inside. Gives it a bit more of a stream lined look and you don't have to worry about exposed electronics. Just a thought.
Can't wait to see it installed.
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I was wondering if something happened to delay this even further. Good deal. I'll look for the button PM soon.
Thanks again Dave for your efforts on this project. I know its been frustrating but just one of those things that was out of your control. We understand.
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Just what we need, another Dark Lord of the Sith to tell us what to do!
Congratulations from a rank and file TK willing to do your bidding!
Welcome to the Legion!
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Welcome aboard!
Painting inside the bucket
in Assembly, Mods, and Painting
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I was worried about the glue/paint issue too so I waited until after assembly which was a bit of a pain. Trying to spray in a small space and not have the stuff go all over or get too thick and run meant some very controlled bursts from the can. I also used plasticoat but I think next time the Krylon Satin black will be sufficient. I've run into a few issues removing velcro pads and the plasticoat comes with it.
Next time, I'm thinking of marking a "glue line" after prefitting the pieces together, mask the glue line and then spray. Plastic attaches to plastic and I still have a black interior. Just a thought.