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Post by **mattbobmcd** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 1:39 pm

My name is Matt. I am a recent college grad from south of Chicago. I am working at a bank right now but looking for a good career to get into. I met some of the 501'st at the Chicago Comic-con while wearing a Jedi Luke costume, and I am now looking to get some classic TK armor started. I am happy to be joining all of you.

-Matt

Post by **iam8114** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 1:50 pm

Welcome.

Is this you?

Feel free to hit me up with questions in your quest for TK. I'm not too far from you and would be happy to help out if you need a hand.

Post by **Mando_TagAlong** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 5:31 pm

Hmmm.... If you left off the helmet, you could still go as Luke! Fastest allegiance change of costume ever!

If that is you in the pic, it was nice meeting you two at the mixer!

Post by **Darth Raizzar** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 9:04 pm

Hey Matt Welcome aboard

Post by **mattbobmcd** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 10:15 pm

Yes, that is a picture of my girlfriend and me. I like the allegiance change idea!

Post by **Remo** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 2:01 pm

Welcome Matt. I remember seeing you two by the table.

Post by **River** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 4:38 pm

Greetings Matt,

Welcome aboard trooper! Glad you posted, i hadn't heard back from ya so I was getting ready to email you back.

There are plenty troopers here that have finished their Stormtrooper (TK as we call it) outfit. So, first thing we'll need to know is where in the chicagoland area are you at? this way troopers can see if you're near them.

as for armor (i'm surprised 8114 didn't say this already) www.whitearmor.net is a great place to start reading about the armor, i believe they have screen cap(tures), and methods on how to make it.

But nothing beats having hands on help from another trooper.

I should also let you know that we're working on Monthly armor parties I'm trying to get one going for next month so consider yourself invited once I get that together.

Troops, let's help out our Rookie here get him into some white armor. he does a great luke, but I'm sure his gf would totally dig him in real armor:)

Thanks for posting Matt, Looking forward to seeing you again soon.
-River

Post by **Dirty Scout** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 11:25 pm

WELCOME!

Post by **iam8114** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 1:32 am

River wrote:So, first thing we'll need to know is where in the chicagoland area are you at? this way troopers can see if you're near them.

See that thing under his name that says location, that's where he's from...

Post by **River** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 1:38 am

iam8114 wrote:
River wrote:So, first thing we'll need to know is where in the chicagoland area are you at? this way troopers can see if you're near them.
See that thing under his name that says location, that's where he's from...

aw gee didn't think bout looking there! [smilie=scratchheadzc6.gif]

Post by **Dirty Scout** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 8:54 am

River wrote:
iam8114 wrote:
River wrote:So, first thing we'll need to know is where in the chicagoland area are you at? this way troopers can see if you're near them.
See that thing under his name that says location, that's where he's from...
aw gee didn't think bout looking there! [smilie=scratchheadzc6.gif]

It's OK! I miss that sometimes too!

Post by **Mando_TagAlong** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 11:11 am

Regardless of mishaps of geography, I second the motion of converting this Luke.

...Says the most useless chick on the forum. But hey, I can lend a hand with unskilled labor!

Post by **TK118** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 11:41 am

I say get the armor!

Join the 5011st..

Then you can join the Rebel Legion as well with look..

And have your GF go to http://www.leiasmetalbikini.com/ Then she can join the RL as well

Post by **River** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 12:48 pm

Mando_TagAlong wrote:Regardless of mishaps of geography, I second the motion of converting this Luke.

...Says the most useless chick on the forum. But hey, I can lend a hand with unskilled labor!

Help is always appreciated no matter where it comes from!:)

as for "LOOK" (There goes the Tomglish again). Yeah we need to get him into armor, Manhattan is close to Joliet, just south of it actually. PQ Higgins has a Shadow trooper.

Matt, i'll shoot you a pm so we can figure out how close you are to acquire the armor buddy.

-River

PQ Higgins · Post by **PQ Higgins** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 1:07 pm

Yeah, Manhattan is pretty close to me, so let me know when you need a hand and with what.

Post by **Darth Raizzar** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 9:41 pm

TK118 wrote:I say get the armor!

Join the 5011st..

Then you can join the Rebel Legion as well with look..

Is the 5011st affiliated with us??

Post by **Targ** » Sun Aug 23, 2009 12:44 pm

ah Tomglish again. For her armor, perhaps she could be one of the Deadliest Dames in the GALaxy, The Black Widows and be a TIE Pilot.

Post by **mattbobmcd** » Sun Aug 23, 2009 7:41 pm

Thank you all for your greetings and input. Yes, I am in Manhattan. haha. And, my girlfriend has spent plenty of time looking at leiasmetalbikini.com I'm sure she will have the metal version someday (I will have to work on converting her to the dark side too though.) As for my armor, I have not been able to do much more than research. On whitearmor.net some recommend the FX armor (which I hear isn't the best) and others recommend injection molding (which I know nothing about.) So, I think I just need a little more guidance.

Post by **iam8114** » Sun Aug 23, 2009 8:30 pm

mattbobmcd wrote:Thank you all for your greetings and input. Yes, I am in Manhattan. haha. And, my girlfriend has spent plenty of time looking at leiasmetalbikini.com I'm sure she will have the metal version someday (I will have to work on converting her to the dark side too though.) As for my armor, I have not been able to do much more than research. On whitearmor.net some recommend the FX armor (which I hear isn't the best) and others recommend injection molding (which I know nothing about.) So, I think I just need a little more guidance.

yeah, TK armor can be hard to wrap your head around, theres a lot of kits out there and none are really "bad" they each have their own pros and cons. The trick is finding which one works the best for you, and your needs.

If you wanna discuss, hit me up and I'll help you however I can.

Post by **River** » Sun Aug 23, 2009 11:24 pm

iam8114 wrote:
mattbobmcd wrote:Thank you all for your greetings and input. Yes, I am in Manhattan. haha. And, my girlfriend has spent plenty of time looking at leiasmetalbikini.com I'm sure she will have the metal version someday (I will have to work on converting her to the dark side too though.) As for my armor, I have not been able to do much more than research. On whitearmor.net some recommend the FX armor (which I hear isn't the best) and others recommend injection molding (which I know nothing about.) So, I think I just need a little more guidance.
yeah, TK armor can be hard to wrap your head around, theres a lot of kits out there and none are really "bad" they each have their own pros and cons. The trick is finding which one works the best for you, and your needs.

If you wanna discuss, hit me up and I'll help you however I can.

Hey Matt,

Jim is a great resource, if you can reach out to him as well for some help on Q&A. Even though he can be a bit of a Smart A$$:)

Nothin but luv for you brother Jim

-River

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