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Still waiting on Boots before I submit for 501st approval, so I can't join the virtual May the 4th Troop (I still donated tho!) but I wanted to take a few above-the-knee photos to celebrate! May the 4th be with you all!

I''m wrapping up the portions of the build that I will be making, just waiting on boots from CheeseWhoopy, then I'll begin my application. In the mean time I have a couple hiccups that I need to sort out on the helmet.There is some paint bleed that i am gonna tidy up with isopropyl alcohol but I have some e6000 glue residue on the from of my lense where it dripped and I am wondering if the rubbing alcohol will help there or if it will erode the lense?. I also have an issue where the edge of the dremel bit into the helmet while I was cutting out the ear holes. It wasn't as noticeable before, but since I have painted the inside black it is much more apparent. Does anyone have any tricks for covering it up? I am locked down in a small apartment for probably another month so space and resources are limited, but I would love any recommendations. Thanks for the help!

Awesome, thanks for another helpful tip. Everyone here has made the whole build so much easier and less stressful! i really appreciate it.

Hi y'all, I was hoping to get some feedback on the snout painting and greeblie before I glue everything in place. Does this look ok?

@Stroker Thank you, those references will help a lot. Hopefully I can get that finished today so my neighbors don't have to deal with the noise from the Dremel anymore 😳

My Thoughts are that I should take in the top line so that it is straight across without the dip in the middle, and that I should round out the sides a little.

Working on getting the bucket finished finally. I have cut out the front but the dremel jumped once and I have to improvise a bit. I would love some feedback before I glue the eye piece in place.

I'm in a similar boat, SC armor came the same day as the Shelter In Place order haha.

@troygordon2 Thank you, this has definitely been a learning experience in terms of sewing. And looking back, this thread has become a timeline of my hair growing out apparently. Best of luck on your build and let the delivery gods smile down on your packages coming from SA!

Sounds good, I'll try to adjust once I have gloves and boots and will see how it all shakes out.

To fix this, should I make new pouches which are 5 or 5.5 in. tall? And if I do should I bring the width in an inch as well to keep the rectangular shape?

Ah that makes sense, I think I remember reading that in a thread about SC armor and just hoped my height would counter it! I used a template I found here, the pouches are 6 inches tall with a 2 inch tab which attaches to the bund. The cumberbund is 8 inches tall to account for the total height of the pouches.

With all this time at home I have made a lot of progress. I was hoping to get some feedback regarding armor placement in case I need to shift anything, I think I might need to make shorter pouches or do I just need to move the chest armor/Belt? I apologize for the photo not being completely straight on, I was alone trying to take them on a timer.

Oh thank you for the reminder. I hadn't thought about that! 😳

@BikerScout007 Good idea, I will throw on my under suit and vest and test it out.