wookieevader

The boots? Or the armor kit?? Sent from my LGLS990 using Tapatalk

yes I am. bad angle for the pic here are some better pics of the elastic forearm outside inside biceps outside inside

some more to add from today started on the forearms added loop Velcro to inside of forearm stiched the hook to the elastic and boom one more thing done then the bicep armor that has cured and the t-bits are on, did the same thing here added the loop to the armor stiched hook to the elastic and yup more done on to the shoulder bells again loop on armor and hook on elastic boom one more thing done had the TD greebles drying overnight added the tube one more thing done now I have to wait for the orders to arrive to finish the belt and chest armor......booo

I have asked him for some advice and he has helped me with the issues i asked him about Sent from my LGLS990 using Tapatalk

I was just to get a idea what it looks like Sent from my LGLS990 using Tapatalk

Little more today Added stripes to back of tank Added rank stripes also I added industrial strength hook to front and back armor And the white elastic for the sides Started to assemble the plastic belt too I scored a hex pattern in the areas to be glued together And its curing overnight Put the chest armor on and well it is tight as hell but here is a pic for now. I know too close and cant see anything but i am the only one home right now maybe some better pics later. I need more elastic for the sides cus its way too tight and i need more for the back of the belt so i ordered more now the wait but the knees and forearm and bicep armor needs done so more to come..... And then onto the sewing.....yayy....not Hopefully this week sometime i can get a quick suit up and see what i got so far

Yes the rivet is off center. Its in the hole that was in the topper and i didn't want to fill and paint the topper. On another note i think i am too big to make this suit work or look somewhat decent Sent from my LGLS990 using Tapatalk

Little more done before going to work Tank installed to back Rivet in bottom and tank is secured Got the t-bits glued on and curing overnight will clean up the squished out glue tomorrow I was thinking to help me make the chest wider adding the V in the lower front of the armor Not sure i want to do this or not Added the grey to the chest plate Thats all for today Just waiting for the abs sheet i ordered to arrive so i can reinforce the knees and other areas where the elastic is going to go

Those gloves are for the imperial guards Sent from my LGLS990 using Tapatalk

quick question about the belt..... where the side of the belt attaches is it lancer approved for a rivet here??? I know the back part has a rivet to attach the webbed belt to the plastic part

todays progress report belt cured nicely made cuts on drop boxes glued tank top on last night before bed got the red stripe and white circle on as the button dries started the thermal detonator made the holes for the zip tie added zip tie attached the tube ends and the belt clips that come in the kit waiting on the don jar greebles to arrive and I will finish the TD then on to the boot holster rounded corners to prevent tearing the boot then drilled the holes for the rivets got my finger too.....see retrofire everyone bleeds for the empire boot holster attached inside pic boots are done

Working on the belt today and it is going good so far.... Cut out the front where the belt passes through Fed the belt through and it sits quite nice On the backside of the belt i did something different....i gave the belt a little twist and added some E6000 then clamped it to cure Sent from my LGLS990 using Tapatalk

Yup me too Sent from my LGLS990 using Tapatalk

I would go armor first because the soft parts are sized to how the armor fits Sent from my LGLS990 using Tapatalk

I drilled out the rivets and when the back popped off used pliers to remove the speed lace Sent from my LGLS990 using Tapatalk

Thank you Sent from my LGLS990 using Tapatalk

Have a little issue with the chest and back armor....my chest is wider than the armor and i gotta figure something out for it to fit Sent from my LGLS990 using Tapatalk

Added the dogbones to the boots. Glued the entire dogbone down and used the painters tape to hold it in place while the glue dries Once dry i will add the holster to the right boot Sent from my LGLS990 using Tapatalk

I used a dremel with a sanding drum on mine to remove the knife marks....low speed Sent from my LGLS990 using Tapatalk

Finally getting around to finishing boots. Made a template for the shaft out of paper (not pictured) with all the measurements on it and transferred it to the vinyl Wrote where the hook goes on the inside of the pattern and the two lines to the left are for the top that gets folded over Used painters tape to hold down the top fold and then heated it along the folded edge between a heavy dish towel to prevent the vinyl from melting I stitched the top and removed the tape, Then i stitched the the hook and loop on appropriate sides and got a boot shaft. Slid it over the base boot and glued the sides Then i proceeded to do the details on the dog bones...it took alot of trial and error but this is what i got Sent from my LGLS990 using Tapatalk

No piece of any suit is 501st approved. They use this to sell to "newbies" and others that are not on the forums. The whole suit is approved not individual parts....i speak from experience. I bought something from a seller for my vader saying it is approved by the 501st and when i got it and posted it on the SLD they said it was garbage and it wouldn't pass basic approval....so these guys here know who to recommend for quality pieces and will direct you to the right place if you want to commission pieces. Its always better to ask a question like you did than spend money on something thats not worth it. Sent from my LGLS990 using Tapatalk

I ordered from sc on Thursday, got a email from him Friday saying my armor has shipped and had it in hand on Monday at 3pm. now the fun begins

Armor is scheduled for delivery today....yayy and i will be able to get r done. Have to finish my boots first once i have the knees.....lots more to come Sent from my LGLS990 using Tapatalk

No problem.. Sent from my LGLS990 using Tapatalk

ok the blade I used is a flat blade pictured below then I made the cuts from the top down and made sure the blade was through the sole all the way. removed the blade from the handle while it was still in the boot and used the blade as a stop for the other blade I used to cut into the side of the cuts and the cut out piece pops out for the heel cuts I did the same thing with the flat blade. cut the horizontal line first and left the blade in to stop the blade from going too far when cutting up from the bottom then cut the sides out and the little piece pops out for the front of the heel in the arch area don't cut too far or it will remove too much of the heel..... hope this helps One more thing......go slow