Cray

Ya got to hate it when your stuff hits a snag. Ugh. Gotta... remain.... positive...

Well, I'm not gone. I promise ya, scouties! As a random update, CB told me that my soft parts shall be ready soon! That being said, I'm now on the search for a blaster; the last piece to this puzzle. I'm leaning towards snagging a 'budget blaster' from NegativeEleven and getting geared to join the elite ranks of the 501st!

It took a while... and some fund shifting.... but I just sent payment to CB for my soft parts =D Now, the waiting came is coming to an end! The only thing left after this will be my blaster! =D I'm so excited... and I just can't hide it....

Thanks for all the support, scouts!

And here we go..... I grabbed a helmet liner and with it centered, it is just a little snug with my glasses but that's no biggie by far. I'm not too happy with the 'curve' on the left (right in the pic) but I can prolly get a little paint and make it more natural. Either way, I'm a lil' excited...

Who got his Wampa Wear gloves in the other day? This guy! Prolly going to be a month or two before I get the soft parts done tho' -.-

No mesh?! That'll work for me, folks! Thanks for the input.

Got started on the bucket... sticker time... need to finish up that paint on the snout. Gonna go with a satin black. Also need to snag some new mesh for the ears. Also served to help get my brother interested in the 501st! w00t. Winning.

Hola, all! Just a quick question about some recommendations for the ear mesh for the bucket's ear holes. A quick search yielded a bit of everything and my brother keeps harping to just use the door mesh we sell at my Walmart but I figured I'd throw this one out to the forum for suggestions/ideas. Thanks in advance!

Tada! Ignore my stove. Here's the CB helm... I got to put it together (which I will work on next week since I got about a week long break between classes) but I'm all sorts of giddy! Gonna have to tweak this a little bit, paint wise. I was thinking of using painting tape to make the edges more crisp and then to fill in the black. Now, the white paint that was used is a gloss automobile paint but my workplace doesn't have it in black. I was thinking of using Krylon fusion black gloss for the snout. As far as the inside goes, I'm going to run some black fabric around the backside of the helmet so that the ears won't show the inside. Then, it's on to the stickers, lens and snout greeblies. Hopefully will have it completed by next week.

Well, I attended a local comic convention (and saw a sick lookin' TB while there) and upon my arrival back home (after roughly 10 hours on the road -.-), I found my bucket waiting for me! I'll slide some pictures up later but it's a CB helmet and messing with it, I must say it's pretty large which works for me since I can wear it with or without glasses and plenty of room for fans (cause I've been told that's always a perk to have in your helmet). Who's excited? This guy!

Appreciate the tip!

I am thinking I'll snag a pair myself. I didn't see a size guide on the page, however... seeing that they run smallish, do my scout peers feel I should play it safe and snag an 'XL' pair?

Well, as far as the shoulder bells go, I did more than just gaze at awe at it today. I actually - gasp - took it out of the bubble wrapper and toyed with it.... the gentleman I bought it from was more than close to wrapping up on it, I believe, and they had the "t" formation of velcro that went a little something like this! That sort of what you were talking about, Patrik? So, that keeps the top portion closed pretty tightly. I am going to need to put some velcro on the inside as the velcro he has isn't far enough "in" to keep it snug on me just yet.

I try!

That helps to settle my obsessiveness! Definitely appreciate it! Now, I just need to push the song "My Humps" out of my head. Thanks LOL

Hola, all! Today, I got home and upon my porch was a big box... and in that box was .... DUN DUN DUUUUUNNNNN My TB armor! That being said, I'm going to start this little thread for progress, pics, comments, etc etc and to get to know my fellow tree dodging (actually seem better and hitting them) comrades in armor. That being said, shall we begin? This is a mix of sorts that I snagged from a gentleman on this very forum!! Most of the pieces are MC with a touch of SC for good measure, it seems. The fellow was intent on getting Lancer status over there so it's pretty much on point. Ignore the Monster High puzzle and the Dr. Doom template, please LOL It has all the goodies but a quick question to all the scouts... I noticed a gap between the armor and the tank. Any simple recommendations on how to fix it? Perhaps gluing some screws on the inside of the tank and tightening it? As it is, I have the helmet (a CB) on da way, yo. So, soft parts, here I come and hopefully, in a pretty timely manner, I can join the esteemed ranks of the 501st Pathfinders!