Spycee

Thanks guys ! Next step : Expert Infantry

TK-42178 reporting for duty ! http://www.501st.com/members/displaymemberdetails.php?userID=17924

I was supposed to do my first unofficial trooping this morning, but instead I did my first OFFICIAL trooping !!! :-) I got approved this morning at 3:35 AM. TK-42178 reporting for duty ! I suspect that our GML was a bit drunk after their Christmas party and, like an ugly lady, I was prettier after a couple of drinks, so the approval was very easy at the end of the night ;-)

Thanks guys ! I'm still waiting for my approbation ... I know it can take some time, but it's killing me !

At least we have our helmets to hide :-) think of the poor Jedis !

I saw this picture on reddit yesterday. I hate it when I get dirt in both eyes at the same time ! They get all wet... I must say that this is touching me at a personal level, since one of my nieces is currently fighting against a f*cking leukemia. In fact this is the very reason I decided to finally buy my armor, when I saw the fundraising and the hospital visits that the 501st organize. It is my way to contribute, by giving time and help to raise money. Now I must go, the dirt persists in my eyes and I must clean them a bit.

It's true that there's a lot of space and it would be fantastic, but it's surely very difficult to access it while wearing armor... But you can ask someone to access it for you. I think I'll do something under the chest, I have to think about it. My wallet is very thin and I only have 3 keys. Don't need a lot of space. Thanks for your comments !

I'll do my first real trooping this weekend, and I'm wondering ... There's no way I'll leave my wallet somewhere, so I want to keep it with me. No pocket on the undersuite, unfortunately ... My keys it's not that important, but I'm curious where I could put them. Maybe a small pouch around the neck ? But I think it will be possible to glue a small pouch under the chest, there's a bit of space there. What do you do for you wallet ?

Merci ! C'est loin d'être parfait, ya quelques affaires qui me gossent, mais overall ça a ben de l'allure je pense :-)

Congratulations !

Ah ah, pas nécessaire, non ;-)

Juste par curiosité :-)

Organized or not I will go to the theater with my armor for sure ! But if there's something organized it would be much better. I will wait later to see the movie though, it will be too crowded for my taste, and I don't want to wait for days to get a ticket.

Merci :-) Oh, and I'll do my first trooping with Eric next Sunday, woo hoo !!! I will troop approved or not ;-)

Thanks ! I sent my pictures to my GML and I will wait for my approbation. I don't think there will be a problem :-)

Great pictures ! I love the leg hug :-)

I took some pictures. I thought they would be better, it's too dark ... I don,t have a good camera and I took a chance when someone with a good one showed up at home, but it was too dark outside to take pictures with good light. Do you think it's sufficient for basic approbation ?

I often have problems doing searches it returns nothing.

For real ? Why ?

You can also add an elastic that goes under your feet and attached inside the calves. You feet will help to lower the calves.

Even if you are a bit shorter the calves will be a problem with the boots :-) you must use some Velcro on the boots and in the calves to stop them to move.

You always remember your first time ;-) you look good ! But yes, you can trim your legs, and maybe a bit your biceps or your shoulders. You can try to put some padding on the bottom exterior side of your thigh so it will looks more "straight" with your shins. And you should align your stripes on the legs (your thigh seems to be too much on the inside, not sure how to say it).

Congrats ! I think the thigh were indeed too high, but it should not be a reason to refuse the approbation since it can be easily adjusted and not that important, it was not like there was a problem with the build. It should have been only a comment along with the approbation.

I began painting my boots :-) I stripped the black dye on the boots with deglazer, but since I'm stupid and didn't buy 2 bottles I finished with acetone, following a hint from Eric (Tolo). Here is the result after 1 layer : After the second layer : I used a leather spray dye. It is far from covering completely after 2 shots, but it seems to go well. I decided to not cover the elastics and see how it goes.

The thigh stripe must be directly on the font, so as Scott said almost 90 degrees to the left (your left) for the thigh and 90 degrees to the right for the thigh ammo. Your ab plate must be a bit low, the chest is supposed to overlaps over the ab. And try to get your shoulder bells higher, almost under the strap chest-back. Is it possible you're very tall ? It's a great feeling putting the pieces together during the building phase