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    Hey guys, I just started experimenting with Adobe Illustrator. I drew a circle with lighting effects and a couple of shapes on the same page to get warmed up and then I drew my very first piece of Illustrator Art: This cartoony version of a sandtrooper. Meet Dirty D
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    Woohoo! Halloween party tonight!! At our place!!

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    Impeccable work! These are totally bad ***!
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    That gun really feels good doesn't it Zon?
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    Incredible work Scorch! Thanks for sharing those! All your guns look great by the way!
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    Looks fantastic brotha. Definitely nice work on the tubing and a great idea. I have the site on mine still as well, looks great in my opinion. Top notch work!
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    Thanks guys for all the encouragement! I'm happy to hear you like the paint Chuck I think I was most concerned with how you felt about the way I dressed up your work! Thanks for taking the time to tell me you're pleased with my efforts
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    Thanks for the compliment Dirty! Hey Zon, I'm actually putting together a tutorial on my painting technique for the blaster and I'll have it on my website soon. Thanks for asking about it! In the meantime, I will tell you that first off, it's several layers of paint and some clear coat. I painted black a couple of times, then I used a spray can of automotive paint to paint the gun metal silver color ( a couple of coats )... then more layers of black on top. Then steel wool to rough up all the edges to remove black paint and let the metal shine through... went through 5 fine steel wool pads to do this. Then I took a fine paint brush and touched up the edges were the sanding didn't give the desired effect. After it looked nice and I added a few battle damage scratches, it needed two coats of clear coat paint on top to give the shiny metal effect. And by the way, the black paint I used was "satin" which is semi gloss. I'll come back and share the link to my tutorial once I have the full write up done. It was a blast painting it!
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    Nothing like a rainy day in the aviation fueling world. Sure makes the Aqua Glo testing interesting!

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    Hey guys, I was lucky enough to get myself one of The Woodchuck's T-21 blaster rifles and I had myself a grand time painting it. Guys, I really recommend this weapon to any of you. The Woodchuck's work is top notch. So, here are some shots of my firearm. I hope you enjoy them! If you want to see more, you can see all 15 shots of it on my website DirtyImperial.com Let me know what you think!
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    www.dirtyimperial.com is now mine. I just need my MacBook Pro back from the shop so I can build it :)

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    I'm super happy that I can tag Sheila from my iPhone app now :)

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    On this day, one year ago, I was hired for the job I currently have now. The difference is, I make a thousand dollars more per month than I did then :D That feels pretty **** good!

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    Had a great visit at home last night :) it was definitely worth driving the miles both ways to be able to sleep next to you again Babe!Back in class this morning with the energy I need to make it through two more days :)

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    Back in the classroom: brain sponge initiatedHeaded back home this evening to see my princess before coming back to finish the week here. I'm excites to see you Sheila!

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    DLA-E, BSME, TM/RO, FMD, APC, DODAAC, FDSO, DFSP, BLSA, JP8, ULG, SFD, DESC, DWCF, MILCON, GOCO, IMM, CBT, PA, COR, DKO, FES, ATG, EOM, IMP, OCONUS, PWRS, IAW, PORTS, AMPS, AFSS, VIL, WBT, RDC, CIS, COG.... acronyms anyone? Can I put this on my resume as a third language?

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    Sitting in the parking lot ready for Day One of Business Systems Modernization Energy class.

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    Settling down in bed finally after a long night of searching for the hotel room that will be my living quarters until Friday. I think the morning will come too soon. I miss you Sheila!

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    Thank you so much for your input gentlemen. It's much appreciated. I'm pretty sure I'll end up going with a strapping system since it's becoming clear that the sew on idea I have isn't very practical with the undersuit I have. I think it would be much more feasible when building a different type of costume, like for a bounty hunter that would use a different type of undersuit. Thanks again!
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    Super valid point Grit. Thanks for sharing that bro
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    I thought about it for sure and I've found some really sweet setups that you guys have all come up with and some good tutorials too: It's just that when I close my eyes to lay down at night, my "thinker" is whirring up full speed trying to discover the method that would require the least amount of effort to suit up in. Not just that either, I think if there's a great way to pull off what I'm thinking of, the armor would seem more like a complete suit that you step in to which I think is probably the way it would really be if Sci-Fi were here and now. Not sure if I'm making much sense but wouldn't it be great if you could just slip into your jump suit and then attach each piece in a matter of moments?
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    Hey guys, I've got a great undersuit (a thin wetsuit) that looks small but manages to stretch for me to fit into it snuggly. I'm pretty sure that's how these wet suits are supposed to be: But what I would like to do is sew velcro onto the suit to attach my armor pieces to. I'm only worried about whether or not this will actually work since the suit stretches. I'm assuming it will attempt to stretch while putting it on but that the stitching of the sewn on velcro will resist the stretch and rip the suit. If any of you guys our there are the sewing type with any feedback on this idea, please share your knowledge. Thanks! Alternately, is there a safe way to install button snaps on a stretchy wet suit?
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    Sheila made some hella awesome STEW this evening!! Yum!!!

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    Just had a great time at the Eibsee again today :D Back to the hotel for a bit and then Sheila and I are gonna walk around downtown Garmisch-Partenkirchen for some Sheila/Jason time :)

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    Bit of a lightning storm outside again. Not too common here in Germany and we've had two now this month :D It's like free fireworks :P

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