I found a legion member locally who was parting with his TX Death Trooper costume and picked it up off of him. Went to see it personally as he was local and it turned out things fit pretty well. He is a little taller than me, but overall the armor fit well enough to buy. Now I need to customize it to account for some slight fit issues.
I'd like to hear from the community on ups/downs and things that don't look right. I looked over each piece and the CRL and each piece looks like it fits the bill, just need it to fit me right.
On the suit up pictures, my handlers were 6 & 10 so there are things not sitting right.
Some things I am already aware of and changes I need to make:
1. Helmet is missing visor (I took it out and have it off to the side). Going to need a new one that is either bubbled or has a better nose cutout as the one I have hurts the bridge of my nose.
2. Chest rig strapping is not tied around my waist, Its currently not long enough. One of the angled side pieces is also not connected.
3. Ammo pouch not installed
4. Belt wont fit as the snaps to close it are not in the right place for my waistline
5. One of the boxes on the belt isn't sitting right on the rubber belting as the opening is just a little too small. I may just trim the belt a little (or buy a new rubber strip)
6. Shoes got tore up on the top and one of the soles is coming loose. May just buy new ones.
7. On the left glove, there is a slight tear in the stitching on the index finger. Hopefully I can sew it closed
8. There are some scuffs on the paint where the armor is rubbing. I need to lookup how to fix it as this is apparently automotive paint so I don't want to just spray paint over it.
9. Need to redo the strapping on the thighs to the belt, its lets them hang a little low.
10. Need to trim up (or something) the shins. The tips of the shins dig into my ankles quite a bit.
11. need to loosen up the
12. Need to swap out the elastic on the biceps as they are a bit tight.
13. Need to tweak the velcro on the gauntlets as they are a little tight, but just a 1/4 or so makes them much more comfortable.
14. Need to hem the pants a bit as there is too much fabric at my ankles right now.
15. Need to swap out the elastic that connects the cod to the posterior as its technically too narrow.