Red leader standing by.

Reposted from another thread:

Yup, the Richie's armor chestbox was $60 for the "kit". As nice as it was cheaper is good too.[] I was contemplating making one myself out of wood like a tutorial I saw, but being ABS already It'd save me some trouble in the painting.

I'm really thinking of making my own squares out of acrylic and doing some "fancy stuff" to make the the switches turn on EL sheet behind them. I think even the seasoned costumers would get a kick out of that. It'll be a warm-up for the helmet too. When I go down that road... functional it will have to be.[]

Here's the kit I bought:


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I happened to see this for sale. I think it's a good compromise too on moeny and time spent in. Once I am satisfied with it I'll be ready to move on to some harder stuff.[]

I know there are some Rebel Legion people here. Any X-wing pilots by chance?

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