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I had the exact same problem and I just put washers between the visor and the rest of the helmet to push it out. Beyond that, I am not sure. Id like to know if others had this problem and were able to fix it.

I think I read somewhere that you can soak the white straps in tea to give them the off white look.

Thanks guys, I'll carefully try this once I'm home

I'm (finally) back in a situation where I can continue work on my armor and something that has bothered me about my whole set was the gloves. I picked up a pair of the gloves that went up recently (think they were the sitharmor ones) and they look super legit but the wrist?/hilt?/backend of the glove always flares out and makes them look a bit doofy. I want to take them in a bit but I am concerned about ruining these fine looking gloves. Should I not even bother? Are they good as they are? I'll post pictures when I'm home. Also, I find that I have the dexterity of a whale when I wear them, they are a proper size but the fingers are so chunky I can't even grip my zipper. Any tips to "shrink" them to a more nimble form?

Inspirational words Chef! Thank you. I really do want to perfect this armor, it's just easy to get pumped to actually be in the 501st. So much respect to your attention to detail. Ill work on what you guys recommended and post pictures.

Thank you all for the specific input. I will work on the boots this weekend. Do you think I could get away with just moving the pouches in a bit to avoid redoing the vertical stitches on the bund? Also, they are hanging outward from the bund; if I get those flushed against the bund they should look closer together. Objectively speaking, how far apart should the pouches be? I always read that it should be about one vertical bar off to the side. The 'thong' is indeed smaller than 2"; I didn't realize that had to be 2". Hopefully I can get the vest cropped up a bit this weekend too. Things to do: Fix boot velcro Swap out thong elastic Reposition various hardarmor Add one rank bar Pull in vest sleeves by ~inch Bring pouches in a bit Anything else?

Enigma: I didn't want to add the rank stripes. Not until I get some troops in Terry: Pants are tight because 1. Like you pointed out, the boots are narrow at the top opening. 2. They have elastic feet bands and I am 6'3" and it pulls them tight. Would the boots be something to keep me from 501st?

My lid is an SC and its really not too difficult to assemble without much skill. Lone wolf is easily the most accurate. From my own lurkings, short of a lone wolf, I would pick MonCal. But that is just me.

A super special thanks to Jeff from Studio Creations who sent me an emergency bicep armor piece. Fire away everyone! After many months of toiling, I am as closed to finished as I think I can be.

Looking good! I swapped out the belt material that SC provides with some white seatbelt material. It doesn't fray at all and its really sturdy. The plastic clamps on the back of the TD have not worked out well for me and I am looking to replace them with either money clips or maybe even a large strip of velcro. They slide off the belt really easily... particularly the belt webbing that comes with SC's kit.

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Thanks guys! You think any plexiglass will work?

Thanks Lou, Yeah, that was my thought too. No matter how I attach it, it will be either warped or bubbly. I feel kinda ripped off. It doesn't say anywhere that its a film and to be honest, I wouldn't even consider calling it lens material. $9 I could have put towards a sealing iron. What would I search for? Motocross lens material?

A couple weeks ago I found This on trooper bay. It is called "BikerScout Thin Tinted Mirrored Helmet Lens Material" I thought that this would be a fun piece to have and occasionally swap into my bucket at parties and such. As such I also figured it would be simply a mirrored version of the plexiglass-like green material that is in my bucket and I assume, the buckets of most other scouts. It turns out that it is just a rectangle of mirrored film. Like a plastic version of tissue paper. Can someone elaborate as to how I use this film? Do I have to glue it on to my current lens material? its completely nonadhesive on both sides. Alex

I tried setting off a small single burst firecracker and it left a yellowish brown scorch mark. Not quite what I was looking for. It wiped away easily. If anyone is considering doing this. Its an unnecessary risk to your armor without good effect.

Does anyone have any experience weathering their armor with firecrackers, M80s or roman candles? I feel like the M80 would do more damage than is necessary but i like the idea of real scorch marks. Alex PS- It goes without saying that I'll be careful...

I picked up this happy little guy on amazon for $15 and it does pretty well to amplify sound. No static burst though. I assume that is what the icomm does?

Hey again everyone. I know that trooperbay has a Mini PA system for $55.00. I was wondering if anyone had any experience with that setup? Any home builds? Any ebay scores? Alex

Hey guys! I haven't been on here in a while and never actually posted final pics of my build. This is my brother and I with a Newt cosplay at NYCC. A couple of the questions I had: 1. Anybody make a modular hump? One that can be taken on and off? Because its a real pain to sit with. 2. I have been putting off cutting the ear-holes for fear of destroying my bucket. Wise words from an elder here? 3. Ways to stuff the cummerbund boxes? I used cardboard folded up but eventually that gets some curves. Alex

ITS WORKING! LOOK MA NO HANDS! after inhaling way too much e6000 and cutting way too much vinyl and stepping on way too many tacks... one boot is done. Let me just relish in my sense of self accomplishment for a moment. ..done now let the criticism begin

Axelay, I just finished working on my belt and I think I can answer some of your questions. 1. If you can glue the thigh pieces to the front hard belt it will look even better. Use some E6000 and, if you want, follow pandatrooper's SC build thread on how to make them super secure. 2. The reason why it looks cleaner in this image is because you dont see any edges, just the top of the overlap. I think it looks better this way so that is how I assembled mine. I dont know if there are specific regs for that. 3. I am not sure what you mean when you say that there are rivets in the webbing. Post a picture of your belt? 4. I THINK that my thigh box webbing is 1.5" of canvas. This is NOT the same kind/size webbing for the back end of the belt. 5. I posted about this here earlier. One rivet is technically correct but I went with two for extra security.

Thanks for the input everyone. I used two rivets for the time being to ensure its secureness and thats it. Since it is my first build I do not have the most confidence in glue and/or my rivetting ability. Eventually I will surely remake my belt simply because I really just winged it this time. 99% build pics coming this weekend

So one of the things that I have been putting off on my build has been the belt, which I think is now done. The canvas that SC provides with his kit is pretty thick stuff so it doesnt flex too much. In terms of drop box position, how is this looking? You can see the spare canvas poking out of the back where I havent cut it yet so dont mind that. Also excuse the dirty mirror. Thanks everyone!

How does everyone keep their armor? Any armor stands? Does it all just go in a box? Scattered around the house? Im looking to build an armor stand out of PVC or maybe find a store mannequin that is being thrown out.

Nate, that is the source of my frustration too. I would have absolutely no problem spending a large amount of time/money on a pair of boots if they served a purpose outside of being screen accurate. I cannot use the boots for ANYTHING outside of trooping, which is disappointing.