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?