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Just getting ready. The brown box from KWDesigns should be arriving in August.

I have a boot order placed with Giovanni - crow62. I also ordered the boot that the

girls from SDCC are wearing.  I've got my E6000, white -n- black elastic, and nylon

ready.  I don't have snaps yet; not sure I will use them or my extra paper fasteners, but

if I do, they'll get painted white. I already have the black gloves, neck seal, black

undersuit, E11, and a TK helmet. I'm checking on the DLT-19, but it needs to wait a bit.

 

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Thanks for the encouragement!

 

 

I have a set coming for my wife as well.  I saw the boots from the UK.  What does Giovanni offer?  Does he offer a white-soled Chelsea styled boot?

It'll be great to see these suits in action!

 

Exciting stuff!  Congrats to you and to Mrs Dan. :)

 

 I ordered both Giovanni and these ~ like KWDesigns has posted:

 

Here is a link to the boots...
 

 

 

Giovanni has these [see post #218] : http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/15279-jes-gistang-research-thread/page-11

 

I was IM-ing back and forth with Giovanni and we also have some posts on the research thread above, too... but G has an extra strap that is horizontal ?(goes from inner ankle to outer ankle) that he said he will REMOVE. I asked to have the sole and heel made a 1/2 inch taller. He said he is working on adding a 1/2 inch to the heel for his regular Jes Gistang boot.  I don't know how long it will take for his boot.

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Thankyah, fellow troopers!

 

I got THE BOX yesterday after working a 12 hour shift KNOWING THE BOX ARRIVED!!!  Last night I took pictures, loaded the pics to photobuckt,

and then got all ticked that my dang laptop was giving me fits, so I was not able to get these pics on here until I went to work and used their super band

width or whatever it's called.  :) I've got lots of the little abs boxes here at work and will start trimming then after 4pm... when certain bosses leave! haa haaa

 

A small box, but then again, it's not exactly designed for dudes!

 

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Did you see that Kevin labelled me not "07" but "DOUBLE OH SEVEN!"

[Kitty Vlad is investigating closely]

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Hubby has a awesome new t-shirt, unless I steal it.

 

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The packing skills of KW are amazing!

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There's a whole sheet of ABS - it makes a fun sound when you play with it.

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FOH.SHOH   It's signed :)

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It's the chest piece that's signed... hmmmmm... haaa haaa - Nice sense of humor! :)

 

 

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There are labels inside the armor, which will help. There's "front" "back" - "A" and "B" ... "Left" and "Right" so I should be okay.

That mess load of boxes has me a bit confused, but I will get my Gentle Giant Jes Gistang out, and pour over the pics on the

forum and get it all figured out.

Thanks for taking a look at my newest WIP. I also have a ROTJ Vader WIP going on, but he's at a stand still while I wait on

getting on a list to wait for the next run for the chestbox and cape.  The helmet is ordered, along with the leather / gloves.

That's a whole other story, so I will get back on track on have something to show y'all after the weekend. Jen-Jen over and out!

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Hey Jim! YEP.  Definitely planning on taking the armor to GenCon. :)

 

Congrats on your armor Abbie! Have a fun build. Hope we get to wear our armor at GenCon together!

 

I've been cutting and sanding today. I hope to try on and [blue painter] tape up tomorrow and start gluing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I will post my questions on Kev's research thread.

I'm not sure I cut enough on the chest / back pieces.

I hope I didn't cut too much. It can all be fixed - either way. :)

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I had the same doubts as you, regarding the chest/back piece, but after looking at Kev's pics of "his girsl" wearing this, I decided that it is the intention that you should cut off the excess shoulder bits, after the indentions he made up there :)

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Did some cutting and sanding. I am not sure how I want to connect these big belt boxes.

 

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Is the gap the correct way, or should there be no gap?

***I just noticed I taped that piece wrong - but I was going for the FLUSHED look as opposed to the gap look. ***

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Thanks for any feedback! :D

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