Worried about Fitting...

[Nathaniel_Hare]

Hi All!

 

I'm planning on purchasing a set of TK armor but am worried about things not fitting right. I stand 66 inches tall, currently 188 pounds (I gained back what I lost the year before which will disappear - I've picked up ice hockey), 40 inch chest, 38 inch waist, 42 inch hips, 28 inch inseam, 26 inch thigh, and 17 inch calf; in shirts I wear a medium and pants in between a medium and large.

 

I am torn between three makers of TK stuff: AM, ATA and VT; my hobby skills are that of a rancor. I purchased a stunt helmet kit from VT and am very pleased with their work however I don't have a steady hand and botched the frown area, therefore I must buy a new one. As far as armor kits are concerned, I would like to avoid using shims as they deter from the illusion.

 

I would like to have as much response from people who own any or all of the mentioned armor kits to assist in my decision. I appreciate everyone's knowledge - this is a fantastic source of information!

 

Thank you!

-Nathaniel

[TK bondservnt[501st]]

mod AM or sidegap AP or sidegap ATA

 

your overall waist measure and your height are the factors to consider in armor.

 

sidegap means that you'd have perfectly acceptable panels filling the gap at your waist.

[john danter]

Sorry about your lid.

Dpending on what you've done, turn into a ANH based ROTJ lid

You'll paint that whole area black, so it may not sow up so bad

[tkrestonva[TK]]

At 5'6" AM will be long on you and you'll likely end up trimming some length from most (if not all) of the pieces. Not that it can't be done - refer to Pandatrooper's AM build thread - but it'll be a lot of work. If you have an unsteady hand or the modding skills of a rancor, it'll be that much tougher.

 

My advice - get yourself an ABS ATA kit.

[RogueTrooper[TK]]

On 2/18/2011 at 10:32 PM, tkrestonva said:

At 5'6" AM will be long on you and you'll likely end up trimming some length from most (if not all) of the pieces. Not that it can't be done - refer to Pandatrooper's AM build thread - but it'll be a lot of work. If you have an unsteady hand or the modding skills of a rancor, it'll be that much tougher.

 

My advice - get yourself an ABS ATA kit.

 

 

I am with Brian on this, get youself an ATA ABS kit. With an ABS kit you will not need to paint like you would with a HIPS kit..

 

And if you need hands-ons help, get to know you local 501st. they will be help to help ya as well!! You can find your local 501st on the front page of this link: http://www.501st.com/

 

After you find your local 501st website jump on their forum and introduce yourself, and get to know them. Ask if anyone is doing an "Armor Party"... An "Armor Party is where a group of people help one another with their costumes, builds etc...

 

 

BTW I see that this is you first post on the FISD, so welcome Nathaniel!!! Make yourself at home.

 

Tom

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[Nathaniel_Hare]

You bought the ATA ABS TK Armor! With this armor you can look just like those troopers seen in Star Wars! some assembly required

 

I followed your recommendations and spent a nice chunk of change; I can't wait to start! By the way, I plan on selling the VT helmet finished as a clean sandtrooper so the owner can decide where they want the dirt, a pair of Mark Cheng's Stormtrooper boots, and a set of FX helmet decals but I can't post anything in the for sale section. Help would be most appreciated. I will keep everyone updated as I go along (in a different thread) readily accepting tips!

 

Thanks!