Darth Aloha

Or your amp is up too high in your chest. I lowered mine quite a bit almost under the ab.... and feedback wasn't as bad. YMMV Aloha, -Eric

To set the record straight... it is the dye on the leather palms that gets all over my armor

After spending almost 5 hours in a Vader costume in Hawaii I'm here to tell you it's nut melting... But worth every second If he wants to part it out let me know... I am looking to buy rubies supreme stuff. Aloha, -Eric

You can use the same account for FISD as you do for SLD. Last I checked.... we share usernames and passwords There is a wealth of information on modifying the rubies on SLD. The shoulder armor and undersuit are about the only things salvageable. Even so the shoulder armor needs some modification and paint. Unless you're handy with bondo and fiberglass... and are unemployed with a family or kids... or you're Jesse and never sleep... just put the helmet on your shelf to display. I don't mean to be jerky but... if you're not willing to do the work to research it on SLD you may not be ready to embark on the journey that is making the rubies look right. It's a crapton of work. Aloha, -Eric

Oops. I mean to say that 3 days is money (so money you don't even know it) to wait to take the clamps off the knee plate. I took mine off prematurely and the very ends came off... which caused me to use CA glue to fix it before a troop. I applied a heat gun before putting it on the shin, but it didn't help much. I still had to wrastle it on. E-6000 will likely melt under a heat gun no matter what. Aloha, -Eric

Looking good! The sniper plate is a real slave Leia. Please don't rivet it. Use lots and lots of clamps and glue. If you need more photos of mine other than the ones in my build thread let me know. It takes some real force to get it to line up with the top of the shin, but it'll go. You may need to bend the living crap out of the sides of the sniper knee to make them lay flat. I hit it with a heat gun but not enough. Because I didn't let the E-11 dry long enough (3 days is money) I tossed some CA in right before a troop before the whole thing popped off. I'm a little jealous of your snap plates for your belt. I ended up riveting them on in an emergency repair last weekend (thanks to TK5707 for the tools and old AM rivet covers) You could glue the knee pack on and just use the spit rivets for show. Just drill a hole after the glue dries. With glue you won't need to bend the split rivets so far back. A healthy drop of hot glue or epoxy putty on the tines will help keep them in place. I didn't use glue on my knee pack. My splits in my knee arent bent back far enough, nor did I use a washer to back them up. Sounds Iike a test fitting is in order soon. Get out the blue tape and a mirror stat! Aloha, -Eric

I wish I still had my ROM toy. And really Mason... Teen Titans? If that helmet doesn't get donated... Two words: Death Trooper Aloha, -Eric

This is one of TK4707's photos... but its classic:

I would buy as much elastic as you can possibly get your hands on For velcro I use white velcro on my forearms and shins so its not so noticeable. But I have black velcro inside holding my iComm and other stuffs on. Aloha, -Eric

Thanks Ed The pleasure was all mine. I keep trying to find time to write about the experience... but in the mean time... here's more silliness. I'm sad there's no video of my spirit fingers/jazz hands.

A few more from our photographer... And anothr version of the Star Trek doofuses (I heart our local Mandos) beaming onto our Death Star. Yes that's not me as Vader. I'm taller. That's Justin Cruz a Honolulu Weatherman And if you don't know... HPDBlues is TE2... and really if you didn't know that... shame on you Aloha, -Eric

I may have an unassembled clear tube Jesse TD kit for sale very soon.

Not all of it! Just the extra stuffs -Eric

Oh man... bummer. It took me a year of saving every month to be able to afford my kit. And I also sold off a buch of scuba gear laying around for all the accessories. Don't give up... save your pennies... and keep the parental pressure on. Maybe if they see in 6 months that this is still important to you, maybe they'll have a change of heart. In the mean time... we'll be here. Aloha, -Eric

Whoa. Now that's what I call a first post. Damn... Gaz's holster came out pretty great. Nice detail all around. Should be an easy pass. Aloha, -Eric

I really read this on my phone as "TE2 is really nice looking"

I like the PPT (when the little icomm button works) especially if you're addressing a crowd. I find it easier to not have to ensure that the mic is positioned just right to activate the VOX. Using VOX I end up coating my mic foam with quite a bit of saliva because the aker mic is so directional. Also... if you have a cold... its nice to be able to cough and clear your throat. And... you you need to say something to someone that you don't want broadcast to everyone I like being able to talk through my hemet not the aker. However... I purchased about 40 of those little buttons that Jim puts on there because they fail so often. Pretty soon my cable will be only a few inches from resoldering them on Aloha, -Eric

Hey Mat... My RT kit only came with Velcro (of which is now in a ball somewhere in my closet) I know Rob has been making a ton of improvements to his product so I'm not sure what he includes these days. If you want to use snaps and elastic to assemble your stuffs... If I were you I would head to your local fabric store and buy a big roll of 1" elastic and a ton of snaps. Please post lots of pics so we can see all the new stuff. Don't hesitiate to post questions or PM me if you need help. Aloha, -Eric

Hmmm the URL for one of those links is: http://forum.whitearmor.net/index.php?showtopic=7674 That link goes to an old and out of date post. They all do. Lucas? Can you update them to links to the actual CRLs... Maybe even the ones on the wiki?

Don't forget about Jorran's TK Shopping List or Bobojuice's comprehensive list of... well.. everything. Aloha, -Eric

Congrats! A well deserved EIB after some seriously hard work. I triple dog dare you to submit the "walk like an Egyptian" photos for your EIB card action shot Aloha, -Eric

Rock on with your bad RT self! Next stop... The first RT ROTJ EIB (and other acronyms) Aloha and congrats, -Eric