Here's the last few days of progress:
DE-10 assembled and base layer applied. Also my new crossdraw holster for it:
Deflated Mando:
Sanding and polishing all metal lower armor to match. Left is before, right is after:
10/26/21 edit: more progress!
First full kit up with the new post imperial plates. Still a lot to tweak, including flight suit bagging, thigh plates slipping (and being upside down
), shnees needing to lower, etc. Ignore the painters tape on the gauntlets, I was 80% kitted up and couldn't find my locking pins
. They have since been found.
DE-10 is fully finished:
Here's my first potential fix for the thigh plates:
Nov 5th update:
After working on my armor some more, I decided it still looked too much like plastic for my personal preference, so I hit everything with a few clear coats and then applied graphite powder. I'm incredibly happy with the results!
Flight suit is currently at the tailors, and a new cummerbund and leather apron are expected to arrive today. More pictures will be posted of my full kit up once everything has arrived!
Nov 5 test fit update!
Another test fit with all of the new parts! Still have several things to fix: chest plates need slight adjustment so they sit correctly, thighs need to be adjusted up, belt needs to stop slipping down, velcro on the back needs to be adjusted so you can't see it over the backplate.
Looking for anything else to add to my fix list!
