ground pounder

Search on bikerscout.net. - they handle that costume

Butt joining is THE way to go - no problems! Depends on your body size as to how much you have to trim off the AM. I had to trim quite a lot to get a good fit, especially off the thighs.

I put the red X side down for mine - it fit my body best having the lower back small and then flaring out for mid back. Plus keeps everything tight in the back area when the armor is completely on.

I also went with silver - I like the way it matches the silver eyes

Keep trimming small, then try it on walk around and see what it feels like. Like Izzi said everyone is different

Yeah I also trimmed a lot off the return edge on the bottom because of the 'bite'. I also remember having to cut a small notch at the back of the thighs. I also had to shorten the calves to fit as well.

I ended up trimming off the tops of the thighs for mine. Don't remember how much though

Have fun with the build - feel free to ask any questions if you have them. We sure are getting a lot of new builds lately!

I got the AFX Fast Shield from here http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/1/1/69/11378/ITEM/AFX-Fast-Shield.aspx works perfectly!

Have fun with the build!

AM armoir is tricky to trim to get to fit your body. Well not exactly tricky but tedious. I ended up trimming the sides of the chest off, as well as the trimming back the neck opening of the chest. I also trimmed the back piece quite a bit. Lots of trimming, test fitting, trimming...until I thought it was right (based off my TE2 armor). I think John's armor is good enough to pass clearance - but your armor could be trimmed further for a better fit. My suggestion is raising the chest and back piece and getting the butt/lower back pieces pulled down because it looks like the upper back is too low and the lower back/butt is too high. Just my thoughts Here's a pic of the side of mine trimmed And here is the back of mine

Looks great! You might want to drop the forearms down a little to cover more of elbow/arm area though.

Looks great. Great job! The metal plates remind me of the metal plates I made for my wife's ANH Leia belt.

Great job on the boots! And great purchase with the DLT19. That is one awesome piece of art, IMO. They do a great job!

Just wanted to ask if anyone knows exact details about the origins/history of the shadow stormtroopers? I have read the wiki about them but wondered if there was anything else about them . I want to make sure I know all about them so that when I wear my TX I can accurately talk about why I am a black stormtrooper. Also thought it would be good to have a thread here on SpecOps talking about this.