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The noticeable two-tone is acceptable? Would it affect my application to the 501st? I completed the costume in 2018, but have been remiss in submitting. I break it out of the box once or twice a year at most, but some malfunction always seems to prevent me from submitting pics. Right now, it's a broken boot holster and this weekend I noticed the two-tone armor.

Good Catch! I might have gotten a little bit zealous with the sewing of the tab and went overboard!! Appreciate the feedback and I will see what I can do to remedy this extra stitching.

If that is RS armor, and it looks like it is, then they use more of a cream colored plastic. From what I know of their armor and from what I see in the photo, your armor looks normal.

I hear ya, I'm in Central Virginia, so we aren't "that" far apart. I did find someone online that said they could make it, they sent me some photos and video of a couple they had made. We'll see what it looks like when it arrived.

I discovered last weekend that in the outdoor daylight, my armor is suffering this malady as well. The disparity between soft goods and armor was shockingly embarrassing. Do we know if this rejuvenation method will affect weathering negatively?

I've used both of these styles in different helmets: https://www.amazon.com/Aoutacc-Universal-Airsoft-Replacement-Accessories/dp/B07PGF4CTH/ref=dp_prsubs_d_sccl_1/144-1238176-3458826?pd_rd_w=PS5H0&content-id=amzn1.sym.efe5d038-dc89-42e0-b82c-81ca9bb5c760&pf_rd_p=efe5d038-dc89-42e0-b82c-81ca9bb5c760&pf_rd_r=3GRSFS4DDVY7G3EGHMT5&pd_rd_wg=Rlb1t&pd_rd_r=763a4310-e4fb-4bc4-802e-09640706bcee&pd_rd_i=B07PGF4CTH&th=1 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08Y5JZFGB?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_10&th=1

Anyone have a link to these type of padding. I found some on Amazon and ordered it, but it is very thin. Worked great in my TK bucket, but I feel like my Scout helmet is a bit wider.

All my helmets have padding of some kind. Some are just blocks of foam, some are airsoft helmet pads and some are just random helmet pads I had. Some of my buckets have a combination of different padding. I like the padding cause I can add as much or little as I need for a custom fit. Some of my helmets have a felt liner in them, which makes it easy to add velcro pads as well. I just got a new RS helmet and it has the hard hat liner. I plan to give it a try on my next troop, but even after just testing it, I have a feeling I am going to be replacing it with padding...

Good luck and have fun with your build! We're all here to help if need be.

Hi, welcome back to the world of the legion. Re: photos, we don't have infinite storage space on the site, so you'll need to use external photo hosting. See this thread for more info: https://forum.501stpathfinders.com/topic/23053-faq-how-do-i-post-images/

Fits my big dome fine. Much better than the crushing headaches I was getting from the hard hat liner

Some background, I've been with the 501st / Golden Gate Garrison since late 2014, served on Command Staff for a couple of years and helped a bit with garrison merch, but got retired due to lack of activity in 2024. A couple of reasons, one) all ABS armor eventually yellows. This was a battle with my ESB TK armor for the past 5+ years and it is now at the point of sanding and painting to rescue it. It saw quite a few troops when I was part of the Golden Gate Garrison. Two) we are in small numbers here in the Northern Nevada under Central California Garrison, thus event requests are far and few between. So with that said, I am planning to return back to active status this year with Central California Garrison (relocated to the Outer Sierra Mountain Ranges in 2023). We are looking to change this in 2025, so if you know anyone who is looking to join the Empire here in the Reno/Sparks area. We are here to help! This is my First Offical WIP entry. Not that there is anything that probably haven't already been done with other builds, but I did do a few tricks when fitting my TK armor to fit as good as I was able to accomplish. Something I am looking forward to doing here as well. My loadout: Armor: Studio Creations full kit. Ordered April 12th, received May 3rd. (Which BTW, at the time of this entry, they were offering a $504.00 price for their kit. Unheard of IMO and don't know how long this sale will be good for! Plus Kurt took care of me when I asked if he could accomodate my request. That was customer service!) Soft Parts: ChrisX909X: Full soft kit including boots. Hoping my experience will be better than some others had, especially regarding the boots. I wanted to give my business to someone in the USA. Ordered on April 27th, with an estimate of completion around June if I jumped in line but his original ETA was end of July, but as we say, "Time will tell" Gloves: Wampa Wear - Size Med Received April 30th. Base Layers: Basic black compression gear and balaclava used with my TK. I am hoping that I won't need to use the insulated ones during colder months with all the TB layers.😄 Voice Amps: Anker and Throat mic. Optional: TrooperTalk used with my TK. Ground Transportation: Honda CBR650F with Imperial Graphics Okay, since photo space is limited on the forum, here are pics from my Google Photo account. I'll be adding to it and sharing anything specific about my build from another image hosting site. Obligatory Big Brown Box and initial unboxing. Hasbro Black Series TB Helmet and LEGO key chain for inspiration. My next post will probably be helmet related as that doesn't need to have my soft parts for proper fitting. Until then Toybiz out...🫡

You find it stays on your head pretty well with that set up. You have there? No problems, pulling up the front face piece and it sagging forward?

I was at Kohls the other day and found an Adidas pullover on sale for $7. I’m going to use that for my pattern. It fits me like a glove. I’m just waiting for my fabric to come in. Then I guess it’s go time. Good luck, finding someone to make my jacket was too hard where I live.

Hiya, so your boots look pretty good overall. I do want to point out this small detail -- there shouldn't be a square stitched at the top of the velcro. As for how to fix it, you might be able to unpick the square and use a hair dryer to get the indent out.

Welp, took me longer than expected at getting around to finishing up on my boots. Had to take a few sewing lessons from my daughter in order to get everything sewed up, learned a thing or 2 that’s for sure but new skill building lesson in the books! Anyways here’s the finished product! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thank you for the advice 😉. I'll lower the balaclava a bit.

Nes, just a note for when you’re trooping. Don’t wear the balaclava over your mouth and nose. You’ll fog up the inside of your lenses super fast that way.

For the flight suit, figure how much you want to take the legs in, turn it inside out and run a stitch down the outside of the leg that tapers from the waste down to the opening at your foot. Turn it right side in and you’re done.

I strongly discourage you and everyone else from using Sheev's for anything! I waited 1 1/2 years for my PT jacket as I later found out from him that he never actually started it all this time!! just excuses and delays with his work and he is still taking new orders while failing to complete backed orders. Just spread the word to all fellow 501st members!!

More questions! do I cut out all the ones marked in red? I know the top-middle one is two small slots for painting these back greeblies, do we ONLY paint the top of this? And not the inside?

Sorry fell asleep right after work. https://drive.google.com/file/d/10SmbGObcgXyR9jmPRNlxV14Mwj7HAKhu/view?usp=sharing

Excellent choice! I do like my EF gloves waaay better than my Wompas. Nice work!

GLOVES: Wampa Wear is the obvious go-to, but I was intrigued by Endor Finders trying to more closely mimic the Esprit gloves what with the included zippers. Ordering was very easy but I did notice that a few sizes were out of stock, I'm not sure how often these are getting produced. I was between a size Small and Medium according to the size chart; I endored ended up getting a size Small and they fit pretty well (even a little on large side). Shipping was very quick and the gloves appear to be very well made. So far, I would recommend these if you don't mind the increased price and a little extra work to remove the zippers. More pockets!!! So about that zipper... To remove the zipper, I used the same method Aradun recommended in his thread here: This was a great resource and I probably wouldn't have gotten these gloves if it weren't for this topic. I considered cutting the zipper like some other posters, but ultimately went with the flathead + knife approach. Personally, I prefer the look with the nylon zipper attachment intact and way it affects the form of the gloves, but I may cut them out later if they are a problem for approval or durability (I would like to go for Lancer status eventually). I'll probably cut the zipper pulls on the wrist at some point as well. All in all, very happy with these gloves. At some point, I may look into modifying a pair of Esprits since they don't seem too uncommon on Ebay. Apologies if that's a photo overload!

You should be in good shape with the choices you've made. Let us know if you have questions about fit and rigging up your gear.