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Hi Luciana, Not sure what you meant by an all black holster vs. the one you have. Can you send photos of the current holster and what you meant by all black? As far as the test suit up, things look good, however it would be easier to gauge things with similar front/side/back photos like you’d send for approval. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

You just made me think of making this meme Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That’s a great idea. So simple and yet can’t believe I didn’t think about that. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

In that case I’d recommend adding some more surface area to the plastic for the snap. So there’s more that can touch and glue. That does make me realize a bit why some use nylon webbing rather than the plastic. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Looks like you used the female end of the snap which has the rounded backs to it for that. I’d have recommended using the male ends that have the flat end of the back. Being as they are more flat on the back it’s a little easier to have them sit more flush with the armor if that’s the way you choose to go. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Hello and welcome. Dave does make fantastic kits. I’m currently building mine right now for sure start to build thread so we can help you up. Give you some pointers and answer questions as you go through it there’s a lot of us building these kids right now too so there’s a lot of us who can be able to jump in and share and help out. As well allies a lot of us have built threads you can follow too Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

This is true. If I was looking as a gml I wouldn’t see the slight ridge where a seam was as a problem personally. So long as it looked filled and smooth. But yeah that would be to each GML to decide. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So happy to see you working on adjusting the forearms. I’ve always worried about the DN kit because of some of the incorrect design elements. It’s good to see troopers working to take note of those and adjust in the build. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I’ve been using 3m scotchbrite to rough up the areas and hope it keeps doing as well as it has. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I will update the forearm thread with process, but I’ve finished the forearm cover strips and they are ready to go for strapping. And yeah, now you can see the fun I get to deal with when getting the shin’s sized up. my calves are just not the easiest to make armor around. Though these have enough space to work with thankfully.

Yeah I’m measuring where things line up as top of kidney meets top of abdomen, from there that will tell me where butt plate should sit. But yeah, that’s also where that square cut you see in images comes into play. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

From what I’ve heard some of the areas where there’s more bend it’s best to let it cure 72 hours before working with stretching and bending. I’m working on my shins but I will likely do the back cover strips 72 hours after the front ones and then the sniper knee after that. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That link only takes me to a costume group page. So it’s hard to know which post to be aware of.

I’ve used them for every kit but my scout which I made from scratch. But yeah hopefully they have a size Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Having some gap is fine. In fact it’s actually pretty beneficial. The airflow that comes from it helps prevent fogging up lenses and makes the helmet less stuffy. So long as the appearance doesn’t allow others to see through to your face, you should be fine. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Have you tried KeepTrooping formerly imperial boots? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

From my understanding with shins, the front should be 10mm from return edge on each side, so you’d essentially be measuring how it fits from the back side remnants as is for the best look. I trimmed and glued the fronts at that 10mm per side 20mm cover strip and haven’t sized them up on my calves yet either. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

What things do you think you did backwards? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Nonsense I see a few places you could squeeze them in. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I think overall you will be fine once they are back together considering you didn’t really trim much at all. It’s also possible you may need to trim them more like I did depending on how long or in my case not long your thighs are. And yeah that’s why I’ve been using e6000 too, because if you used CA glue it would be a nightmare. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It’s a blessing and a curse. I can’t watch the movies or shows without scrutinizing costumes anymore, but it does help with reviewing costume submissions. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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I’ll definitely defer to a member more familiar with the armor as I’m still building it myself, but the way you have your thighs glued together it looks like you’ve glued both the insides together and both the outsides together. References: Yours: Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Update on my thighs now that the glue has cured in the inner front strip i resized and cut the back seam for the rear cover strips. I was able to bring the area close to the knee in a little more and the upper portion out to the edge to make a little more triangle shape. Admittedly this is as triangular as I’ll get because my thighs are obnoxiously barrel shape. But I think it fits and looks much better. You can especially see the difference near the knees, it’s pretty uniform with my leg shape and less kingdom hearts shorts. I will document my process more in the thigh section. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Though comparing to the other photos this might work. Seems there’s no set distance just so long as it curves back enough. I will see how things are again and if need be trim another .5 cm off. I just needed to get this amount done so I could better see how things fit with my thighs after the inner cover strips have dried up. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk