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[Ronin Tavic]

I turn away for 2 seconds and you go and get official! Congrats vod!

[Straka Zulu]

Thanks, ner'vode! 

[Echo Darklighter]

About damn time.

Congrats, vod!

[Dresdon Acacin]

w00t well done man

[Straka Zulu]

Up next? Upgrades and kits for the aliit!

[Straka Zulu]

OK, here's a couple possibilities for upgrades:




Thinking, dye it all black, weather it a little. The question comes to, do I hide it under the coat, or do I keep it on the outside?
Here's the kit, at the moment:

I also could use a better knife and sheath for it.

[Straka Zulu]

And OSIK!  SO kriffing upset at not being able to go to C VII, especially after seeing the posting for the LAMP.  Would have LOVED to be in the cantina playing sabacc...

Well, there's always C VIII, if it goes back to Florida...

[Svik Katora]

Sorry to hear about that mate. I would have liked to see you there.

[Straka Zulu]

Yeah, I would have loved to go.  Never been any further west than the Mississippi River, and would love to finally put real faces and names to the armor.

Being a responsible adult, and fixing my cars, sucks. 

[Thoranios Xast'or]

Yeah, I would have loved to go.  Never been any further west than the Mississippi River, and would love to finally put real faces and names to the armor.

Being a responsible adult, and fixing my cars, sucks. 

I feel you man. My the spark plug coil sensor in my car just bit the dust.

[Straka Zulu]

Yeah, spent about $1500 on just my wife's car in November and December, and my van is disintegrating out from under me...

[Ca'tra Firaxan]

"No disintegrations!"

Must be a mando thing

[Straka Zulu]

Yup.
The wipers sweep from the center, so it gives the windshield a T-visor look to it in winter.

So, a couple minor updates. I put the mythosaur vinyl I had on one of my gauntlets (too big for the shoulder, wrong color for the chest), and painted "Wrong Side of Heaven" in aurebesh on the inside of one, "Righteous Side of Hell" in Mando'a on the other.  Not a HUGE fan of FFDP, but that song touches a nerve.

[Straka Zulu]

I'm working on a thing...


And, I'm hoping to improve the quality of my current kit.  My costume boots will not hold up in a parade, so I'm planning to make a set of slip-on spats for my real boots, maybe get a little armor on them to weigh them down.  I'd also like to make a leather girth belt, if not just make another clothesline one, with a duck cloth backing to keep it together.

[Straka Zulu]

Ok, been kinda busy with the new job, so not much to update. BUT, I did get started on my wife's kit. 

The question I now pose, do I continue that here, or make a new topic for her?

[Kavryn Falco]

Personally I'd make a new topic, since it's a new kit.

[Straka Zulu]

Thread. REVIVE!!

OK, couple updates and I'll add photos later.  The original girth belt finally gave up the ghost, so I built one more in line with the "easy girth belt tutorial" topic. Have to get some elastic straps and parachute clips for the closure.  Did manage to debut it on December 17/18 for the premier of TFA, and even got some air time on the local Fox affiliate that morning, along with some of the 501st, RL, and Droid Builders guys.


While under the blaster ban, I built an electrostaff, which debuted that same night.  I also got the majority of my Verpine Shatter Rifle built, trooped that at a charity event.


Looking at going Gunslinger, just need to upgrade my holsters and a couple belts.  Have a mock-up of a possible shield emitter for one of the BRL's:


I still want a bow and quiver, maybe for my MK.II...

[Havelock]

Looking really awesome, ner'vod.

[Straka Zulu]

Thanks, vod.
I will say, I am my own harshest critic, I see so much I could do better or different... Need new knees, those gauntlets slide and rotate, really want to get rid of those glossy boots, and my cod kinda tries to cut of circulation to my legs if I sit for too long.

But, seems I do look good in pics, according to others...

[Straka Zulu]

Upgrades happened...

Hoping to be accepted to someone's merry band of brigands in the Privateer Brigade.

[ConDar Ward]

I like the Detail Upgrades ... Well Actually I like any Upgrades ...lol   
But I'm mean specifically on an OM.
It means We're increasing our skills and adding Depth. By Creating a new Dimension of our Character ,
you inch closer in that seemingly Never Ever Ending journeys Finnish line for that Just off the Set look.


But you Were , Just Off the Set in that pic ... literally ..    

Looks good ...  8)

[Straka Zulu]

I like the Detail Upgrades ... Well Actually I like any Upgrades ...lol   
But I'm mean specifically on an OM.
It means We're increasing our skills and adding Depth. By Creating a new Dimension of our Character ,
you inch closer in that seemingly Never Ever Ending journeys Finnish line for that Just off the Set look.


But you Were , Just Off the Set in that pic ... literally ..    

Looks good ...  8)

This made my day, coming from you.

Only thing that sucks about some of the upgrades? The list of names on the back of my bucket has grown longer. It now reads:
Art B.
Sal
Jim M.
Remo
Tina
Eddie
Col. W.
D.F. (Daniel Fleetwood)
Aiden
Terri
Dane

[Straka Zulu]

Pics to come, but the boots are finally gone!  Swapped them out for a pair of work boots that are actually comfortable to stand in, with some leather spats to cover the laces.

[ConDar Ward]

I look Forward To it ner'vod ...   8)

[Straka Zulu]

New spats:


And at MCCC, a photographer got my good (read: badshebs) side.


I also came up with a better temporary closure for my girth belt.  Had some scrap leather from a belt, just used that and a couple sections of velcro to keep it together.