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Yay good job, now you can ask for 501st access on here. Put the link to the 501st forum so they can verify you are approved

Excellent, I never doubted! Big congrats!

congratulations!

For your info, on my kit, i used some cheap knee pads for gardening on my shoulders, with velcro on each side of them and on the robes. It gives some bulk to my stature, and I can rest my helmet on instead of directly on the shoulders or the top of my head.

ugcspawn wrote: ↑Mon Apr 03, 2023 2:36 pm congratulations!

For your info, on my kit, i used some cheap knee pads for gardening on my shoulders, with velcro on each side of them and on the robes. It gives some bulk to my stature, and I can rest my helmet on instead of directly on the shoulders or the top of my head.

Thanks for the tip. I've got somewhat narrow shoulders, so I'll give it a try.

ugcspawn wrote: ↑Mon Apr 03, 2023 2:36 pm congratulations!

For your info, on my kit, i used some cheap knee pads for gardening on my shoulders, with velcro on each side of them and on the robes. It gives some bulk to my stature, and I can rest my helmet on instead of directly on the shoulders or the top of my head.

This is what I've done as well, they take the pressure off my head and stops me from shrugging my shoulders up to keep the bucket elevated. Important since I have a rubies bucket that weighs a ton!

I did something similar, but built kind of a shoulder pad system, using foam (the front and top), upholstery foam (the back) and women's shoulder pads (top, sides). I covered everything in duct tape to make it easier to slide on the outer robes. I also added a magnet to the front that is supposed to connect to a magnet I have in the helmet, but doesn't really work well through the thick materials, and really, I didn't end up needing it anyway...

iceknyght wrote: ↑Thu Apr 13, 2023 7:48 pm I did something similar, but built kind of a shoulder pad system, using foam (the front and top), upholstery foam (the back) and women's shoulder pads (top, sides). I covered everything in duct tape to make it easier to slide on the outer robes. I also added a magnet to the front that is supposed to connect to a magnet I have in the helmet, but doesn't really work well through the thick materials, and really, I didn't end up needing it anyway...

Does it make a seal around the bottom of your bucket such that you dont get any ventilation from the bottom? Ive heard that's a problem with that kind of setup.

Shikkakku wrote: ↑Fri Apr 21, 2023 4:15 am Does it make a seal around the bottom of your bucket such that you dont get any ventilation from the bottom? Ive heard that's a problem with that kind of setup.

Yes, ventilation out the bottom is pretty much gone with this setup, but I have fans in the bucket itself and there is a slight separation on my visor so that there is some airflow there (between that and the fans). I have also seen some people use hoses that go from the bucket to underneath the the robes to get a little more airflow. I tend to try and not wear this costume in really hot weather anyway, but the fans I have do a pretty good job for all the times I have worn it.

For ventilation I have a helmet fan and I got a cheap neck fan from Amazon, neck fan helps move air upward, the other fan circulates it. I do need to get some kind of shoulder pads to lift my helmet off my shoulders, my neck and collar bone always hurt after a troop.