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I use my Air Force Honor Guard gloves under my rubber gloves. I like the cotton versions myself.---------

I wouldn't trim any off unless you absolutely had to. I'd wait to see how well you can move around once your cod, butt & thighs are all positioned on your body. If it is still causing a problem, then start trimming ever so slightly. Seems like it'd be the thighs that might poke you more.

Good luck on the boots. I'm anxious to see how they turn out. I know heat can really do a number on biker boots. Seems like I've done a lot of re-gluing on mine the last couple of years.

Guess I had that backwards. lol.

Here's some great pics in the photo reference section. Now that I see them, I think they look more silver all around. I think the suit pictured with the rivets is Luke's, but I'm not positive ----------

I'm sure with ABS, it will be fine. HIPS, I'm not so sure about. My shoulder bridges on my old HIPS kit looked a little bit "melty" after I reglued them to the chest to position them better. Even then, I'm not sure about the plastic and the glue creating this reaction. I thought it might have had more to do with the paint I used.

The butt snaps look more silver & the side one looks more brassy to me. Thats just my opinion though. Not sure thats 100% accurate. lol. Could be just the way mine turned out.

I just hope there will be armour. If so, we need to start saving money now. lol.

Thats good to hear. I was worried about you for a second.

I'm a member over there too. Sometimes it's a bit slower paced than FISD.

I'm sure AP will hook you up.

Since much of the OT was filmed there, I think it'd be very fitting!

Yep. Mark will take good care of you for anything ROTJ. Great stuff!

Ohhhhh....I see what your next costume is now. lol...

If you can find military chemical gloves on line or from Army/Navy surplus stores, they are great, and they usually come with cotton liners. They are usually very cheap too.

I looked all over the internet to find something accurate without having to trim, but I just couldn't find any. I just trimmed down my CFO belt to the correct width. Then, very carefully, with a lighter, I burned the bottom edge to prevent any unravelling. I was careful to only scorch the side of the belt on the inside where you can't see. I think CFO might possibly have (or at least know where to find) the correct width of belt. I mistakenly asked for the wider one when I bought mine.

Another fantastic blaster to add to your arsenal!

Hey Kyle. I see you are in our squad's area. Have you talked to any of our Florida folks yet? We have many talented prop makers near you who might have some sort of info or resources to share with you. Check out: http://www.fl501st.c...oards/index.php if you haven't already.

If you're doing a sandtrooper, an ammo pouch would be ideal, but they are not allowed on TKs. Behind the chest is really about your best bet. The only better place would be if you have a super small head & could fit it in your bucket, but thats pretty unlikely.

LOL. Roger that.

Me too. just a thin strip all the way around & then I clamped it in a few spots to keep it shaped tightly.

Ah. So it is basically more of a case of necessity (for accuracy) over true screen accuracy to use strips for ATA?

Fair enough. Thanks!

I have only made one set of armor by myself without any assistance and it was a ROTJ CFO, which uses the overlap method of putting the arms & legs together. This seemed like an easy way to go about it. My ANH TK is ATA, which uses cover strips over the front & back seams between the two connected pieces. This seems to be the preferred way to construct ATA, at least in my squad. I have some extra ATA legs sitting around that I decided to go ahead and put together as replacement parts. Looking at them, I thought "why can't these be overlapped too?" Its easy enough, right? Until now, I'd given little thought as to why strips are used. So, I put them together this way. In hindsight, I realize the overlap method makes them a bit smaller and I could not get a proper, neat-looking strip in the back of the thighs. So, are cover strips more screen accurate, or used just because most people are a bit bigger these days than in the 70s and need the extra couple inches? Of all the build threads I've skimmed through, I was not able to determine the real reason, other than one's preference.

Thank goodness!