dk is back from the dead!

[the dark knight[501st]]

ok, some of you may recall that nice ATA suit of TX armor i built and painted oh, 7-8 months ago? here it is! my mom actualy decided she wanted to be a TX! so i re-fitted the suit to her, and ordered me a nice AM shadow kit. any way, here she is! TX-9844! i will post up photos of my AM build here as well. cheers guys!!!

 

 

and yes, that is my vader standing next to her!

[T0R1[TX]]

ha ya got an awesome mom and the TX looks awesome...tell her she looks good in it =D

[Darth Agnon[501st]]

Awesome! Do we call her Dark Knightess? Mrs. Knight? anyway, very cool your Mom joined in on this with you.

[izzi[TX]]

Nice!

 

The shoulder-bells seem a little loose, but it's a great looking suit!

 

So when is your mom going to come over here, say hi and join the detachment?

 

-iz

[ELP[501st]]

A family that troops together stays together.

 

Nice looking suits!

[Obievon[501st]]

Cool,

 

I look forward to trooping with you.

 

Power to the EMPIRE! SPEC OPS!!

[izzi[TX]]

A family that troops together stays together.

 

Nice looking suits!

 

I thought it was: "A family that troops together, kills rebels together."

 

-iz

[the dark knight[501st]]

thanks guys! im going to re-do the shoulder bells once the hyperfirm rubber straps come in. btw, if you need the hyperfirm rubber shoulder straps, a guy on the tie pilot detachment is doing them in black for the TIEs, and for the TX troopers. pm me for further info on that.

[Darth Agnon[501st]]

what are these shoulder straps you speak of?

[the dark knight[501st]]

rubber straps

 

that is the thread about the rubber straps. they are really affordable (trust me, they are dirt cheep) and look good. i think with some polish, they will work out great for the TX. im getting a set for mom, and 2 for me. one for the pilot, and one for my new armor.

[Darth Agnon[501st]]

Those look sweet, what a great idea! I've been wanting to make my upper armor a pull-over but didn't want to rivet the shoulder straps for fear of them snapping. Definitely going to get a set of these after CV. Thanks for the info bro!

 

Hey Iz, should we move this to the costume resources area?

[izzi[TX]]

Done.

 

-iz

[the dark knight[501st]]

just got an email! my armor ships first thing in the morning! i cant wait!

[Darth Agnon[501st]]

Just emailed for info on those straps.

[the dark knight[501st]]

Just emailed for info on those straps.

 

yep, i sent him the payment for 2 sets of black (mom and myself) and i ordered a set of white for my buddies tk. i cant wait to see them. if they work out, they will make these suits more forgiving!

[the dark knight[501st]]

armor is here and pretty! a friend and i will start construction this afternoon. straps are on the way, Kai mailed them friday. cant wait to see them! pics soon!

[izzi[TX]]

Where are the armor pics?

 

-iz

[the dark knight[501st]]

my lazy butt didnt take any today. i will get them for you guys tomarrow. i got the legs fused in the front today, and trimmed most everything else. its soooo much faster than the ATA suit. i dont have to paint it!

[izzi[TX]]

Yay! Are you trimming them down to fit, or is it already a good size for you?

 

-iz

[the dark knight[501st]]

ive been slammed this week! it sucks.... i havent done much to the kit. i did trim some out of the thighs and shin armor. ive been converting a hasbro lid to AOTC for a friend, re-building a TK that some guy bought that is recast garbage. i need to get back to re-building my vader helmet(my primary costume)(oh, and it has a nasty crack in it) and work on the TX in the down time.