Mandrake

https://ibb.co/tLZM7Gc the last correspondence I got several months ago stating they photograph the armour before packing.if any photographs exist,and I do receive them,my name should be clearly visible on the inside rear of the chest armour.

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I'm sorry but I have put far too much time ( a year!!!) effort and money(the unimportant one) in to this , only for a sad world event be used as a excuse!!!! I understand it's a sad situation and it shouldn't be taken advantage of....

So I've just checked my emails and received some information finally, and it isn't good.i have been told that my armour is now complete and packed,all of a sudden 🤔, but due to the current situation he is not able to ship large boxes out and would like me to apply for a refund!!! I was informed last time I spoke to them that they photograph the armour for Insurance purposes when packing,so I have asked for those... I'm guessing someone from the 501st contacted him yesterday and that's why I got some kind of response... 🤔

Thanks you, it is appreciated!! Agreed ,the current political situation has made resolving any issues far more awkward.However what cannot be defended is the chronic lack of communication and downright lie's that have been told...for some reason many people have felt the need to keep quiet and not make a fuss about the problems they have had, unfortunately I'm not one of those people!!! I have spoken to many disgruntled customers because I started to see both on here and Facebook that a pattern of problems was evident, I'm speaking for them as well as myself, I'm a honest and trustworthy person , the way the business is conducted and the downright lie's DO NOT sit well with me. Denis posted up on the prop shop Facebook page a day or two ago saying a newsletter had been sent out and invited messages,so he should be able to receive correspondence..

If I'm honest I don't see the point, I've spoken to people who have posted on the vendor issues thread and nothing come of it other than a false promise of repairs, which never materialised and ignored emails 🤷‍♂️

As I stated before, I've spoken to many disgruntled customers, despite public promises on here and various other places, armour is frequently broken in transit due to bad packing, you can see it in the wip's on here... Sad thing is,it could be easily rectified...The worst case is of someone who's armour was completely broken and unfixable, from publicly promising on here to fix it, nothing was done and all messages ignored.I could give you many different examples of very very bad so called 'customer service' along with more questionable practices..

I agree that it's not helping, however my emails began being ignored over 2 months ago, before any troubles started. Supposedly it was in for painting in January, after I asked why it was taking so long,the status magically changed after 10 months of being the Same all that time. Since that point I've heard nothing,all correspondence has been ignored since they have asked for more money for delivery, however unfortunately for them I spoke to someone who ordered a few months before me and only recently received his armour,he paid less in delivery than me and didn't have to pay additional fees, also their current delivery price is what I paid originally,so why they asked for a additional $90 I haven't a clue 🤔 that would of brought total shipping costs to $280!!!! I had photographic evidence that I sent with the email. All I can do is wait to see if I do ever receive my armour,and unfortunately I expect it to be cracked or broken, due to poor packing and any replacement parts needed won't ever be replaced. 😕

So it's been a year since ordering my armour..Ive been getting no response for the past several months, I advise NOT to order armour from armoury prop shops in Russia, unless you like waiting a extraordinarily long time . I've spoken to many people who's armour came badly packed and broken and the public promises (on here) of replacement parts are lies and emails are ignored.... So if I do ever receive my armour, it's going to be damaged and I'll have to repair it myself..

Only just saw your post ,I'm glad I've been some help, that's been the aim all along feel free to contact me whenever you'd like .

I've Got bored while waiting and put together alternative boot design using various elements from patrol, shore and patrol troopers.i should mention I've learned how to 3d print in the past 8 to 9 months.

11 months and still waiting for the armour to arrive!!!! Armour prop shop want me to pay for additional shipping costs ,I paid for the more expensive option (UPS)when I ordered in march 2021 ,which was $200, and now they want a additional $90 to use a different courier service ( DHL), funny thing is DHL was the cheaper option to use at $160... I've been led to believe it's to do with insurance claims if thing's are broken in transit, only problem being, is that replacement parts are NEVER sent out ,I have spoken to multiple people who have received broken part's and armour prop shop have publicly promised ( on here) to replace parts but stopped replying to emails and messages as soon as the promise was made..,I have spoken to someone who received completely broken armour and due to a false promise , this person has "given up on his dream to be in the 501st " 😕 another person I have had contact with waited 14 months for his armour to arrive only for it to have the smell of smoke ingrained in to it,this person was kind enough to share his shipping details with me as he lives in the same country as me but used the cheaper courier.someone else has waited over a year for a helmet stand,if you look on the prop shop page on Facebook you will regularly see people asking about old order's they are waiting for ,and messages going unanswered. I will finish by saying I cannot fault the quality of the helmet I received,I am very happy with it , however I would advise anyone ordering anything other than a helmet to think twice.

A few build photos Sent from my M2007J20CG using Tapatalk

I found out that the blaster that comes with the armour is on the small side and I'd previously noticed holster isn't quite movie accurate either , so I decided to make a holster. After some research ,I decided to use Eva foam as a sandwich layer( to add 2mm thickness) and a thermoplastic called worbla to give a plastic look and feel. I drew a several templates till I was happy with the design, after playing around with the design I came to the realization that the screen used holster has no squared edges and is essentially moulded around the design of the blaster.i cut out the design on both materials and heated them in to shape, taking perticular note of the indentation underneath the sight and the round flaired edge....so after several layers of paint, laquer and filler ... Here's the result! Sent from my M2007J20CG using Tapatalk

A closer shot! They have been slightly weathered but more will be added when my armour finally arrives...it's been 8 months since ordering it .. Sent from my M2007J20CG using Tapatalk

batton holder all finished!The other design is from a unused Idea for the patrol trooper where the holder is worn on the legs...I've just gotta figure out how to attach it [emoji12][emoji23] Sent from my M2007J20CG using Tapatalk

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I'm not American but I've had this jacket made? http://forum.501stpathfinders.com/index.php?/topic/22244-uk-jacket-maker/

https://ibb.co/kgRM7m0 https://ibb.co/fkWbQSD https://ibb.co/6BSYSz Close up of neck seal without tightening applied https://ibb.co/M2C6ShL

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Should be working now??

Pictures of the finalised jacket below *edit find links even further below!!

Ive had the batton holster redesigned as to be as screen accurate as possible and to fit the 'new' batton.Ill be printing it out as soon as I get the go ahead from my 501st armourer and put pictures up when it's done. https://ibb.co/S0TXsNV Sent from my M2007J20CG using Tapatalk