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I just received my Altmann today. Here is it and my SC for comparison. The Altmann is on the right, SC on the left.

Thanks! I need to finish this thread. In my push to get the costume approved I neglected taking in progress pics.

That looks awesome! When did you order yours?

I booked at the Hyatt on the day the show was announced. I didn’t want to risk waiting for the blocks to open even if it meant paying more. I was one of the lucky ones today and got my VIP pass.

Thanks! I'm happy with they way my SC helmet came out but it is a bit small. It fits, but a bigger helmet will be more proportional for me. I've heard nothing but good about the Alt helmet. This is my first set of armor so I'm certainly no expert. Ask away though.

As I read the CRL that gap should be fill d for Lancer, but may be acceptable for Basic. Either way, I won't be submitting the SC helmet.. I have an Altman on order and hope to have it soon.

That strip of ABS was included with the SC armor formed to the shape of the holster.

The imperial boots don't have the required cuts in the sides of the heel and the sole is two colors instead of one. Both could be addressed if you wanted lancer but I think there are more accurate boots available from other vendors. I ordered these before I had access to this forum and could research the subject in depth. Still, I'm very happy with the quality of these boots even if they are currently only good enough for basic approval.

I have the Hyperfirm blaster. It didn't come with any magnets already installed so I added two 1/4" x 1/4" round magnets under the barrel. I hadn't painted them black yet in the pics, they are black now: Next I added a small steel bracket inside the holster: Seems pretty secure: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nwsw7_sVhPA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-Ra4XJahVE

It's been a while since my last update. I'll look into the straps again, but they really aren't tight at all. If I loosen them any more I'll have to sew them to the pant leg to keep them from drooping. I haven't made much progress lately because I'm waiting for my vest, cummerbund, cod, and pouches to arrive from Stephtrooper. I don't want to waste time making the various straps until I have all the soft goods on to fit them. It's been nearly 3 months since I ordered, so hopefully I'll have the soft parts soon. I have done a bit of work on my TD. I 3D printed some plugs to attach the end caps with: Also, my boots finally arrived from Imperial boots. I'm impressed with the quality and they fit perfectly. (I realize they aren't Lancer spec out of the box, but that isn't an issue for me at this time) I made an elastic/velcro calf strap for the inside of the boot to help support the weight of the blaster. I've covered the lower rivets with the furry side of velcro to protect my suit, still need to do the upper rivets.: On to securing the blaster...

I made my mudflap today. It attaches to the suit with Velcro. I also made the straps for my leg and arm armor and started work on the back hump.

Ok...these stupid (said with love) riding patches!!! I started with a pic of other patches and made a paper template, then cut one from some extra material: Once happy I cut my suede: Many finger pricks...so many...so many: I split the outer seam of the legs, sewed the patches, resewed the outer seam, then added the straps: I know these aren't perfect but I'm hoping they are good enough for Basic approval.

Thanks guys! Gaffer tape is exactly what I used behind the ears.

I need to do a bit more to black out the interior of the helmet but otherwise it's finished: Selfie!

I'm still researching the riding patch so I decided to put my helmet together. This is the SC helmet. I have an Alt helmet on order as well so this will likely end up as a shelf piece/backup. I used a hard hat liner held in with velcro.