Purplehaze

Hi Chris, I had to do the same & I added the studs to the shim so that it looked correct & didn't give away the fact that I am a little larger around the middle than your average sandy. I was also approved as a police officer with this set up. Hope that helps. Andrew.

Magnificent piece of work there Ben.

Congratulations Michael, welcome aboard.

Looks great Michael, good luck with your deployment"

Congratulations Scott. Well done.

Looks great Scott, good luck with your request & Smally were all oil paintings under the helmets aren't we !

Looking really good Victor.

Congratulations Jason, looks Fantastic. Always good to see another white pauldron.

No NE in the armor section. What do I put ?

I don't think so Vince. Only the T21.

Looking good James.

Love it ! Very funny.

Great news Chris. Welcome aboard !

Congratulations Felix, well done.

Thanks everyone it feels great. Jay, I have been toying with the idea of a very light wash but wasn't sure if it would be to dirty (If that is possible). I plan to start the long road to SWAT after Christmas & will be going for the Cantina Sargent, so i will put the wash over the armor during the holiday period. Thanks for the input. Andrew.

Thanks Michael.

Name: Andrew Hayes TD I.D. 11165 http://www.501st.com/members/displaymemberdetails.php?userID=16179 Forum Name: Purplehaze Terror Australis Garrison Kightfall Squad. Armor: NE. Helmet: eFX with 4th tooth cut in rank bar changed, screw's added, (Keith) Hovi's FISD, Correct green lense's (Quartermaster),Tube stripes repainted correct color & lines removed from tear drops etc. Backpack: John "Quartermaster" Hopper. T21: "Pandatrooper" Build thread with reproduction slings. Pauldron: Troopergear. Boots: TK. Ammo Pouches: Anthony Bailey. I have only put a few photos up, the rest are on the link below as i think i "overdosed" with the photo's. Thanks & here we go !!!! Slideshow Link http://s1303.photobucket.com/user/andrew_hayes3/slideshow/Approval%20Photos

Great photos Frank. Looks like it was a fun troop. Also how is the SE Sandy coming along ?

Excellent build Felice, should be an easy pass.

Chris, Like you I am on the larger side to. But I did cut all the extra plastic off as I think it makes the sides to square. I then added flexible shims in. Once you have your ammo pouches on you hardly notice them. I put the 3 rivets that should be on the kidney plate on the front of the shim so that you still get the effect of all 6 rivets close together. Hope this helps. Andrew.

Congratulations Joseph, a magnificent build & great to see a white pauldron for a change.

Hi Everyone, Here are a few photo's from the start of Scott's big walk around Australia (Storming Australia) to raise $100,000 for the Monash Childrens Hospital. He has had T.V., Newspaper & even Radio coverage here & He is currently about halfway across Tasmania. Andrew.

Guys, Here are a few photo's from the Melbourne Armageddon a couple of weeks ago. It was a huge turn out for the 501st as we had troopers come from Adelaide, Sydney, Canberra & Queensland. We even had 4 troopers come across from New Zealand for it. It was also the first time i have been able to troop with my son (He is the JAWA). Andrew.

Hi Guys, Here are a couple of mine so far. I have also been using the referances you have been aswell as my eFX just for sizing. I have filled in the rear seam to try and give the bucket a 2 piece look & have trimmed the sides roughly to the shape of the ears & where they will sit. Even though it looks smaller I can actually wear my glasses inside the NE bucket. Hope this helps. Andrew. P.S. Will the NE Bucket be SWAT approvable ?

Is the affiliation only if you are Police officer or SWAT approved, if you are an approved TD ?