Chaos

IB may have to make a minor change to their Magma boots. It looks like the Sith boot's toe is more rounded. Very close however. Unless the photo angle makes the toe look narrower.

It's not wearable. It's a great display piece however.

Best of luck, patience is needed on this build. With the 850 armor, remember to measure twice and cut once.

Looking good so far. Question, are your straps for your chest to ab and back to kidney nylon or heavy duty elastic? I ask because if you used nylon it doesn't have any give. You're going to want your straps to be able to stretch and return when you move. If they don't give you are going to find either your straps are going to put/break at the attachment point or you are going to be very uncomfortable. You're going to want movement between the chest and ab and the back piece and the kidney plate.

Jim's build thread:

Contact KB, he has want you are looking for.

I have had Jim Tripon's kit for about two years. I love it. He has a build thread in this section.

Momoky, Go post your question under the Swamptrooper section. You will probably get a better response. https://forum.specops501st.com/index.php?/forum/50-swamp-troopers/

I just used the 3D printed flashlight mount that came with my kit. The real flashlight fit right in. I then used just a dot of E6000 to hold it in place. Almost two years and it hasn't moved yet.

Now that's a good idea

Sal, Happy to have been of some help. Best of luck with your build.

Ryan @IcyTrooperand Jason @Goromith, I am in Afghanistan right now. I will help as best I can: Jason, can you take some good quality (light back ground with diffused bright front lighting) photos of you in your armor, no weapons. Basic 501st submission photo poses would be best: Front arms up and then down Right side arms up and then down Left side arms up and then down back side arms up and then down. I suggest after you take the photos that you upload them to a place like "imgur.com" the account is free and you can post them here using the BBCode link. It makes it easier to view the high quality photos you take and it doesn't use any forum server storage space. I can already tell that some of your pieces need to be resized and/or adjusted but I can give you better guidance once I can see the updated photos. I everything that I see, I am sure they can easily be fixed. With Mark's @nanotek help, we can get you "Good To Go!" Welcome to the Spec Ops Forums and I will keep checking in. Chaos

Looking great Dave!

Glad to hear your repair went well.

I have an epoxy resin for the fiberglass cloth, is the epoxy to glue the tin in a different type of epoxy? Is there a brand name so I can find it or its equivalent? https://goo.gl/images/S9JMEZ Also I'm assuming the fiberglass is added in only on the inside correct?  yes just on the inside

It won't be a weak point. You can fix this. Sand the inside down, get a piece of sheet tin, cut to fit the entire collar, glue it in with a two part epoxy. Then sand that again, put two layers of fiberglass and resin, then paint. That's how the people who had to shorten their collars did it.

People have cut out sections of the collar and bonded them back together to move the "fangs" back so they lay flush against the chest piece. Others have heated and bent them down.

Wish I knew an answer for you, I found this, you might contact them. I know some makers don't like to share their work with people. Worth a shot. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdlqiycimMmqub-iTfIOOJZbbXcactExZCDodVRaCmQ4vSf3Q/viewform?c=0&w=1

It looks amazing and your build process is very impressive. Mahalo for taking the time to post it.

Smart idea for the knee boxes with the wood. Way to think outside the "box" LOL

You probably should move this to the Shadow Scout section of the forums.

Cherry!

The belt and garter system works well for the DT thigh armor. I do recommend that you use 1 1/4" industrial elastic instead of a nylon webbing strap for your drop straps. It allows you to move, keeps the thighs from pulling down on your belt or against the snaps, and returns the thighs back to their original position.

^^ concur with Mark^^ I wore my armor a few times and found the points where the edges rub the paint. I then put a small piece of 1/4 inch upholstery felt on the inside of the top piece to prevent the scratching of the painted surface.

Been over a year and 30 something troops in the heat of Hawaii and no lost of elasticity. Make sure you use a good quality heavy duty elastic. This might help, armor stuff is about halfway down. http://imgur.com/a/7GT4R