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Woo hoo! -iz

When all the putty is dry? -iz

I'll see if I can get a decent pic of my FX helmet's suspension system this weekend for you. -iz

Ooooh.... Armor.... Remember that when it's finished you have to ship it to me to get my stamp of approval. If you never get the armor back, don't worry you passed. If you can fit into a smaller bucket, shoot Scootch off a PM. He occasionally has some CAP-Ws on hand that take a bit more work but kick butt! (The Blackhole and Nova on the background are CAP-W) -iz

The LMO has accepted black canvas belts in the past. -iz

The stripes on the Blackhole Trooper in the current background image look dark blue to me... I'll be honest though, that helmet never went past the LMO for approval. It was a later upgrade from my FX lid. It didn't get suppressed when it was put on my profile picture last year, either. I'm not sure on recoloring the vinyl stripes. If you want to go with black stripes, you can purchase those from various sources. As I said before, you can always use them and see what the LMO says about it. -iz

If the tube stripes are DARK BLUE then they should be acceptable, unless the LMO has changed his mind and is now requiring black... In which case we'll need to present sources and everything again. The LIGHT BLUE ones currently are not approvable by the LMO, though that may be a matter of presenting sources. We you hand things off to the GML for approval, be sure to include the sources you used when creating your armor. Especially when it comes to why you chose certain colors. You'd be surprised how quickly that speeds up the approval process if the LMO doesn't have to go searching through them. Impossible! I've already had to widen all my doorways so my ego can fit through! -iz

Yay for pleather! -iz

Yes, the Nova helmet in the current background is mine. For the gold stripes I used frog tape and then touched them up with a bit of testors model paints. It was kind of a pain, because the initial blue tape I used left a pattern on the dome, so after I painted the gold stripe, I had to let it dry for about a week, then taped it off and repainted the dome. Go figure. My radio was made out of a small tackle box. You ought to contact Scootch. Sometimes he has some odds and ends laying around. -iz

Rest above them. Up to you there. Screen accurate buckets have a screw at the bottom.

Yeah, I cracked up too once I actually saw it. When I was there, all I did was walk around so I wasn't sure how it was going to turn out. I'm glad it turned out to be a fun video. -iz

Until last year, Pauldrons were not considered a canon accessory for any Spec Ops troopers, but due to some digging and heavy lobbying on the part of our Fearless Leader, There are now 4 TXs that have Pauldron references, and to the LMO that's all that matters. Blackhole/Shadow Stormtrooper: We can thank SW Galaxies TCG promo art for the black pauldrons on these guys. (Only black is acceptable) Magmatrooper: The Gentle Giant Statue not only gave us the first item carrying the "Magmatrooper" name, but also gave us a nice black pauldron for it! (Only Black is acceptable) Novatrooper: A commander version of this is shown in SWG with a gold pauldron, and is the only difference from the standard Novatrooper. (Only Gold is acceptable) Novatrooper Elite: The only version of this that we have has a gold pauldron, so the gold pauldron is a requirement and not an accessory for this trooper. (Only Gold is acceptable) Hope that clears things up. When the new CRLs are launched, this will be made clearer. -iz

Well, we both wear black and look grumpy all the time, so the kid was close! -iz

I just nod I give em high fives. TIE, Vader, Gunner, doesn't matter. They're all imperial! If they call me a Cylon though... Well thems fightin' words! -iz

Yay for cummerbunds! What pouches are you talking about? The hip boxes? Belt pouches? -iz

I just stand there and look intimidating. -iz

It will pass with the LMO, but I've never seen one on a reference. -iz

It's all plastic. -iz

Yeah... Wish I had the wisdom to match. -iz

Nice. Waiting to see what you do with them! -iz

Keep up the pics! It helps me think of how to put mine together. -iz

That is awesome! You'll be 501st approved in no time! Remember, that you only need the backpack for approval, the blaster is actually optional, so build that last so you can put approval photos in sooner. (Just take your photos for the roster after you build the blaster.) -iz

Yay for progress threads! I'm still stuck on not having a flightsuit or a cummerbund on mine. -iz

Yep, priming will do that. Just remember that small blemishes will be hidden by the paint. Just take a moment to fix the bigger ones. -iz

I've thought about asking you about that, except I'm not sure how well the ABS will take being heated and expanded again. I don't want to ruin a pair of magma thighs by messing with them too much. Anyway, It's just more practice, right? -iz