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On 4/21/2024 at 3:07 AM, TheSenate501 said:

 Tomorrow or later this week I will post more in depth photos and measurements of things I have done to the armor and soft parts

So to follow up with this post here is everything I did to the soft goods!

Shoulders

To keep the shoulders from sinking a bit and keep them in place better I went ahead and sewed Velcro onto my vest sleeves and applied some adhesive Velcro on the inside of the shoulder bells. 
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Biceps

For the biceps I went ahead and took a page from Choppers thread about keeping the costume together while trooping! Same as the shoulder bells, indeed some Velcro onto my flight suit and then applied the adhesive Velcro on the inside of each bicep armor plate! In the picture it is a bit hard to see but on each sleeve about halfway down is where I sewed the Velcro!

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Codpiece

For the codpiece I sewed on some Velcro close to the bottom on the vest and onto the back of one of the closures of the vest. This will allow me to have some wiggle room in case the codpiece is too tight or loose. 
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Pouches and Cummerbund

So for the pouches I wanted to have a permanent fix for the issue I was having regarding the spacing and them sitting over the belt. So what I went ahead and did was sewed on some Velcro to the front of the attachment tabs of the pouches so when I fold them over the cummerbund there is Velcro facing my vest. I then put on my cummerbund with the pouches and my belt and found the position I wanted them to sit at and marked out a line with some chalk. After that I went ahead and sewed on some more Velcro to the vest as well as some more to the cummerbund that way my bund does not slip down and the pouches have a fixture and sit just above the belt and right below my chest armor!

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Tank

For the tank I finally affixed the .5 inch elastic to the top and bottom with the 1/8 rivets! After doing that, and not having anymore buckles, I decided to once again refer to Chopper’s thread and applied more adhesive Velcro on the inside of my back plate and super glued some Velcro at the ends of the elastic. I also wanted the tank to sit more securely on the back so I went ahead and put adhesive Velcro on the outside of the back plate. Because MonsCals has a tab on the inside of the tank for their builds I went ahead and used that to put the other side of adhesive Velcro on my armor and now I have a good attachment point and the tank doesn’t slip and slide. I didn’t take a picture of the fixture but you can kind of see it if you look at the gap in the first image. 
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And that should be everything! Here are the other photos as well from the sides and back of me with the full suit on! I still have to take some slack out of my codpiece. ( Got to make a mental note of that lol)

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Looks good.  For your submission photos if you have someone taking the photos or if you are doing it yourself, make sure to review each photo as it’s taken so that you can make any adjustments needed along the way.  Your biceps can come up about an 1”.  It’s okay if the flak sleeve covers them a bit.  Your forearms can rotate in towards your body a bit.  Center them on the V of the gauntlet.  Make sure your shoulder bells are evenly spaced.  Your right one is rotated back further in this set of pics.  And then adjust the tension on the cod as needed.  All simple dressing issues for a cleaner submission, but I’m not seeing any issues with the build itself that would hold up approval.  Great job!

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Good morning/afternoon everyone! Just heard back from my local garrison and everything looked good for basic approval! I should be getting my official designation soon and then it’s off to the races! I cannot wait to start participating in events with my garrison and this is truly a dream come true!

Thank you all again from the bottom of my heart for everything from all the advice and tips, to the wonderful videos our DL has made and posted! I hope you all have an amazing day and weekend!

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Completed my first three troops over the weekend for May the fourth, had a blast and now I know some things I have to do to make it a more comfortable experience and then with my way towards Lancer! Thank you all for the congrats and it’s an honor to finally be apart of the legion!

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Quick update! So since my first troop my first thing I wanted to do was a bit of weathering. Currently, I do not have any up close pictures of good quality with my weathered armor on but I am working on getting some. 

In the mean time I did take individual pictures of my armor from bottom to top and would like to know how it looks. Please let me know if it is too much, too little, or just enough and I will adjust as so! Also, if anyone would like better pictures, angles, or close-ups please let me know and I will be happy to oblige!

Boots:

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Knees:

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Belt:

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Biceps:

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Forearms:

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Shoulder Bells:

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Chest:

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Helmet:

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That is the right amount of weathering. Congrats on successfully avoiding the charbroiled look 😁.

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