TD-11516 "Ish"

Congrats!

woohoo!.......Thanks Felice! and thanks to all for the warm welcome!

Congrats!

Doh.... Looks like I missed that detail! OK wires added..

I appreciate the encouragement and helpful answers to my questions for shimming the kidney section and helmet mods. It was sort of unnerving cutting into my RS armor. Looking forward to serving in the Mess Hall and hopefully trooping with you officers some day!

can you not see them? I have them shared from my cloud drive.

Name: Eric Proshuto 501st ID: 11516 MEPD Forum name: TD-11516 "Ish" Garrison: Korriban Front 1 Front 2 Front 3 Front 5 Front 6 left Right back Before dirtying it up before dirtying it up before dirtying it up and adding shims Before dirtying it up and adding shims Just having fun with filters Green Lenses Bucket front 4 teeth Hovi Mic tips detail Right Side detail left side detail Dual snaps 6 rivets with Shim left shoulder strap Right should strap Butt, back OII, kidney neck seal neck seal boots Thigh detail Thigh R+L knee plate detail Leg armor detail DLT-19 detail DLT-19 detail DLT-19 detail backpack backpack detail backpack detail backpack Shoulder bell, bicep, forearm with internal black strapping Glove Latex flexible Gloves belt ammo pouch belt detail Small spanish hip pouch MP40 shoulder pouch Pauldron Internal strapping main body and Shoulder, bicep detail Parting shot Anthony Forrest bucket

Congrats! Enjoy them while they're young.. before you know it they're all grown up and ready to head out and explore the world on their own, that and there moody I'm gonna miss my youngest (the 16 yr old) when he's off to college. Anyway..I have an iron too. but its one for burning wood. I hope it will work. I use it to burn the holes in the plastic for the snaps and rivets etc. it has several diff size tips. Not sure if I can set it low enough but I am sure I can get it figured out how to make the rolled edge.

Got it.. I really appreciate your help! I ordered this commission from RS propmasters and if I had to do it all over again I would not have paid for the commission (assembly), to date I have redone almost all of the strapping and have added my own custom weathering. Its been more of a hassle to undo and redo. It would have been much simpler to do the whole thing myself. Next project (Tusken Raider) I will definitely do all myself... may even make a Darth Vader for my 6'3 and still growing 16 year old. Either that or a Chewbacca, the kids going to be a giant Again thanks for the tips. I like the heating and rolling the edge I'll do that.

Thanks. I have the rivets removed now and have some new rivets and ABS for the Shim on the way. Should I paste over all 6 original rivet holes and drill 6 new holes in the shim so that they are centered? Also I have RS Propmasters armor, so where the two pieces meet up is rolled over/curved inward. What is the best way to transition this with the shim? just more paste and sand?

I need to adjust my armor and add a 2-3 inch piece of shim to the kidney sections on both the right and left side. Do I pop out the rivets and redo them or affix the shim using snaps inside (I have a snap tool) making one side fixed and the other side float? both sides fixed? What if I get fatter? fixed would not be good. Just looking for the best option and suggestions from you who have been there done that and how you would go about it now. If I should remove the rivets, what is the best way to remove them? I don't want to crack the abs. Seems like I would have to use a lot of force to pry up the little ears that are bent over. thinking towards MEPD and SWAT eventually so the look and fit and finish are important. How would you proceed? The armor is RS. if anyone know a good place to get the same rivets they use in the US that would be helpful too incase I need to redo them. Thanks

UPDATE ----- Approved into the 501st - TD-11516 I made adjustments to armor (old pics removed and new ones replaced on cloud drive) I have been recently working on adding more weathering. I want it to have a bit more Burnt sienna hue. I will submit more pics when I'm ready to request deployment for MEPD officer. Need to work on my pouches and get them to hang correctly. ------------------------------- Older Post ------------------------------------------------ Comments on new Armor. Goal - get into 501st first - application submitted just waiting on approval Armor seen here: https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resi...t=folder%2cJPG I do need a few adjustments to fit my 6' 1" frame. I just ordered some E6000 glue to redo the shoulder straps and thigh straps to fix my armor gap between the thighs and clam shell. This should let the chest and kidney section so sit a bit lower, not choke the crap out of me, and not cause the chest and kidney section to spread as seen in the pics. Its a bit pinched right now and I'm singing soprano I can redo the pictures so none of that shows if needed. I didn't see that gap till after they were taken. I am also going to add some shims for the side strapping so there is no black space at all. I did not want to make any changes yet to address the current fit from the commission build from RS propmasters. I know I will need to make the tolerances changes on the side better for entry into the MEPD. Getting stoked for trooping! Hopefully I can get approved soon for entry! - Just got my order placed for the Rom/FX Quick Question - how do you request a TD number once you are approved for entry? would love to have a TD number that matches my serial number on the armor. ish N9BOW Eric