My goal is to have my Reserve Pilot done by Halloween (a TIE with no helmet/box/armour), my helmet at least unfucked, reinforced, and painted by the end of the month, and my armour ordered in the spring, and a license and car so I can actually attend events - or… spread the word here in the 412 so people will ask us to things more often, cos I can’t really just up and get to Central PA or Philly every week.

I just need boots, the belt, and the flightsuit/patches now for the RP. All of which I’ve sourced and tracked down, I just need to buy them. SO CLOSE. O:

Painting my commpad. Which is going to be mostly covered up by gloves anyway, but… requirements is requirements.
Awesome day was awesome.
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lol chillin’ in the freezer. The thing with the vinyl-cast helmets, besides needing to do a tonne of work to ‘em to get them to pass muster, is that high temperatures are not very friendly toward them. I was sitting outside sanding the eyesockets, when I noticed it was getting soft. This worked to my advantage because the left side needed pushed out anyway, so I popped it back into place. The ear things need a support in them (they’re infamous for getting bent out of shape from sitting in a display box or wherever they were), so I’ll do that whenever I can get my hands on some wood or scrap metal. Buuut the side getting that easily popped back into place? Day = made. I gave it a good rinse off in cold water and stuck it in the freezy for a bit. It’s hardened again, but I think I’m going to let it hang out in the basement for a while and clean up my mess.
My youngest sister has steadier hands than I do, so she’s going to town with the Dremel while I stand by with my hands over my eyes.

Plastic cement is basically the best adhesive ever.

Edit: Would I look suspicious sanding a toy gun on the front porch at midnight in a not-so-good-sometimes neighbourhood? Ha! I am full of not sleeping and I want to work on this more so I can start painting.

No drill, no filler. The God-Emperor of Mechanics lives here and we have neither power drill nor body filler.

Well, there went this weekend’s plans. B/

It’s here! :D Now I have to… sand it, completely repaint it, replace/add things, and do a bunch of other stuff it to make it accurate, but YAY

My TIE pilot helmet shipped. x3

I can’t wait to start modding it when it gets here.

And having wild theories about why it isn’t here yet. Like, the mailman stole it and is wearing it. Boof.

I’m a cadet with my area’s 501st chapter. :`3 Once I get my gear finished and approved with them, I can join the actual 501st. My mentor dude is loads of helpful. This is going to be awesome.

Going to help out at a con next month, since I know I won’t have my costume built by then.

Wooo fun.