Darth Emphatic

Better late than never. But, seriously, I am very appreciate of this tutorial. I really need to find some time to try this out.

Man, and I thought armor was a lot of work

I need to come out there so I can learn this trade of yours

Nice work man. Can't wait to see how this thing comes out!

Nice, it is good to have something to bang against fellow troopers. The only problem I have seen with those is that eventually they can start to crack. That is likely way down the line though and you should be able to repair it. Great purchase!

I had been thinking about using strong magnets on mine, that way I could move them if need be. That has the downside of getting everything lined up properly.

Clips have to be more than that considering this pricing: Opt 1: ABS pipe, Control panel, End caps - $45 Opt 2: ABS pipe, Control panel, End caps, 1" Clips, Hardware - $70

I actually saw one of these at the Relay for Life troop this last weekend. Very nice looking. Don't know if I want to spend the $70 on it though. Noticed that RaiderNick also got one. Well, Option 1 for $45 isn't bad. I wonder how hard it would be to make the clips...

Me too, easiest way to put on a bucket, though I think I could have gotten my FX straight on, but not the Arakyel. Even if I didn't need to remove padding for fitting the bucket, I think I would have removed padding anyway for fan placement.

I am going to convert this to a sticky thread (actually the purpose of my original post). Please keep the storage methods coming and links to where they can be purchased.

Nice, did you remove pieces from your Arakyel bucket? I had to.

Liners are over rated. I like foam lining. Buy a cheap baseball helmet, rip the foam out, put it in your bucket

You could easily sell that AM bucket to a larger headed trooper...

Ah, that is a lot of holes in your helmet, just makes me shudder, lol. I like the fan wiring job. I have those squirrel fans waiting to be installed in my newer bucket.

Yeah, velcro is just asking someone to steal your pack. I made clips out of some spare ABS, but I will eventually go to metal clips when I get my cloth belt. It seems like the top plate is still in a little far back, it should overlap the seem a little more. That is why I asked about trimming. That side seems shorter for some reason.

I think you need another computer Great looking bucket.

Looks pretty normal to me, though the ends look a liitle off kilter. Also, did you trim any side of the tube. The side with the back mount looks shorter

That sounds like a crazy amount of work. Can't wait to see how it comes out.

Looks like you could do some trimming on the sides of the chest armor. Need an arm up side shot to be sure.

You are going to notice over time those shoulder bells can start to rotate open. I recommend running a thin piece of elastic across the chest to the front edge of each bell

Yep, red x down. That is intended to help with back/butt curvature.

Nice! I want to see that...or just make it out of actual active camo

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Snaps make life so much easier. Rivits are fun too!

I like the all black look