Latest work completed: Sidearm holster and new armor hanging. I made my holster from 1/8" craft foam patterned after a pep file I found here somewhere and mocked up in paper. Took a few tries to get the size right, then a lot of careful cutting after laying the paper pattern out flat again. I used some snaps and grommets to mount straps, added a strap on the back of the one that holds the sidearm in to help the holster hold its shape, it wanted to fall open since the foam is pretty soft and flexible.
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Tossed my old illustration board armor since I finally mounted the new PVC armor I made. I retrieved the shoulder bell with the Mando emblem and gave it to a kid I know who's a big Star Wars fan.
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I used aluminum and brass grommets in the vest and screw posts on the armor. Finding short enough screw posts was a hassle, but it paid off. Here's a pic of me trooping for 3 hours at a local car museum for a drive-in showing of TFA last night, the '77 Lancia Scorpion is my hobby car. My wife actually agreed to join me and helped with the picnic dinner, and some fussing with my costume. Overall the trooping went great, nothing broke and I didn't die of heat stroke. The fans old and young really loved the costume. 3 members of my local Garrison Titan were there and we posed together for a few pics, I'm not approved yet so I didn't want to crash their party. I have a few things to finish before I apply for approval and membership. The toy gun is obviously inaccurate but made pew-pew noises that the kids loved. Got asked out on a date by an attractive mom, lots of approval from some local teens thanks to my remote rangefinder, and mobbed by lots of kids excited to tell me about their games, things they know about Star Wars etc.
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