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What bucket do you currently have? Just the Altmann's or another one in addtion? I remember that there were some minor issues with the Altmann's but I can't seem to remember and I don't wanna give any false info.

Well, the one you have there is a Rubies. It's small. If you decided to upgrade to a KS, it's a much bigger helmet. My head's about 24" and there's still space to spare. Worth the cash and actually closes!

It's also known as an OEG (Occluded Eye Gunsight). I've used them before and they take some getting used to but the whole effect is pretty cool. When both of your eyes are open (as the sight is designed for), you see a red dot overlaid on wherever you're pointing the weapon.

Ha! My canoe's full to the brim with other stuff, but thanks for the offer.

The Desert DPU's are around. Check out the surplus stores around the GTA and you should be able to find something. Shouldn't be too difficult to get a hold of. Good luck on the builds!

Looks good. A couple things you might wanna do: 1. bring up those hip boxes by a couple of inches. They're not too bad, but they could be higher. 2. maybe take in the thighs a bit. They look a bit baggy - again, not really bad but it's something to consider. Otherwise everything looks good. Keep it up!

So far, so good. Just be sure you can get your foot in the boots. I found out the hard way that if you stretch the vinyl too tightly, it can make for difficult entry.

About freakin' time, Mike! Good to see you finally getting to your wife's armour. Good work! Just those couple of things to fix and she should be set to troop!

So far, so good! One thing you might consider doing is testing how your jumpsuit looks when you're wearing the kneepads. You'll want to make sure that the thighs are not billowing out. Doing the elastic strap on the outer leg can bring some of that together but the legs should be a bit fitted.

I think he means the back part at the top of the boot. Yup, you can do that if you feel you need to (or if you made your own boots and they're way too tightly stretched over the laces. )

The Under Armour Heat Gear hoods are pretty popular. You can pull the front down so your face shows and they're very comfy as well. I've used one for the past 2.5 years and no complaints.

I've heard that if you take goo gone, you can remove the logo from the UA hoods. Haven't tried it myself yet, but it was a tip passed along to me from some Batman costumers...

I use one fan that's mounted on the inside of the snout. I've got a hollow MC snout so I drilled a hole through the faceplate and installed a blower/squirrel fan that blows up towards my lens. Works very well.

It looks like a Nylon Cordura, possibly around 300-600 denier material. I've got some 300d material that looks just about like that. I think it could be possible that it was weathered to tone down the shinyness of the fabric. The trick would be how to describe it in the CRL. Shiny wouldn't be a word I'd use, but you could include using a "white nylon parachute material" in the description. The CRL photos would need to be updated to include an example of that.

Out of curiosity, why is the width of the underarm chest/back straps 2"? It always appeared (to me) to be the same width and material as the drop boxes (1.5"). From a costume production standpoint, it doesn't make sense to me.

I agree with a minimum post count of 10 and maybe at least 1 month spent on the forum. I don't think that's a difficult amount of posts to put in. I've been on other forums where it's 50 posts and 3 months before a new member can access the trade section. To those new members who are wondering, "what am I gonna write about?", feel free to post up some info (whatever's comfortable) about yourself in the Member Introduction section or post something/reply to a post in The Scouts Barracks. Or if you see something in another section, go ahead and write something if you're motivated to do so. Lots of opportunity to get those first 10 posts outta the way.

Actually, there already are separate 501st and non-member trade forums on this board. But I hear what you're saying. I like the idea of having a minimum post count to access the trade forum. The mods would have to do a bit more patrolling to ensure that new users aren't just putting in single-word replies just to get a post count. Another requirement for items would be to only allow stuff for sale if it's actually made, so no pre-order stuff unless we make that a separate section. That way, there's no excuse if someone advertises 10 items for sale and can't deliver.

Lookin' good! The only think I'd adjust is your hip boxes... I'd bring them up by about an inch or so and be sure that your belt doesn't ride up too far beyond the bottom of your 'bund.

Chex? That bum? Kidding! Couldn't pick a better XO. Congrats!

I'm just really flexible...

That's a nice 'bund! Great tutorial/build thread, as well. I'm going to be redoing mine soon as well and all these new discoveries and techniques are gonna prove to be very helpful.

Out of curiosity, how well does the shade 5 do against camera flashes? Just wondering since I know how goofy it looks when the flash penetrates the lens and you can see the trooper behind the mask.

I've had the magnet in the blaster/holster - worked great. Currently, I rock a Hyperfirm but I have a bit of white foam stuck to the inside right of the holster to keep it tight.

You might also consider moving your shoulder bells up a fair bit as they look like they're a bit too far down your shoulder. I'd also bring up your hip boxes about 2 inches. Also, your leg straps are a bit too low - might consider moving them up if possible and tightening them up as well. You've got a great start, otherwise. Keep going and you'll be ship shape in no time!