501st JRS Detachment

Well today is the day. My armor has come and so far I am please with the way it came out. I am heaver set guy around 5'8" and 220 pounds. I was surprised to find that it fits my body very well. It is made from .90 ABS plastic and is very sturdy. What really makes me happy, that it comes with all the accessory's you need to put it together and it also comes with instructions on how to assemble it. Since this is going to be my first build I am glad that I will have it. The shoulder tiles and straps are also very sturdy and will take a lot to break them. The straps will need to be curved a tiny bit to attach the back plate.

The chest box is also very sturdy and well made also comes with LEDs in the top white and red buttons. Right now I am having trouble getting them to work. I think the box was bumped during shipping and caused something to come loose. But right now it is not a priority and I will try to figure out what is wrong with it after I get everything else complete. Also I have an uncle who is an electrical engineer that is visiting this weekend and maybe he can help me figure out what is wrong. But overall I am really happy with my purchase and I can't wait til I get started on it.

Will do Wolf. I am taking pictures after each step I complete and taking notes and I will post it up after I fully complete the armor. Also it did come with nylon straps for the shoulder straps, but here is a progress update after working on it for 2 hours.

A lot of us have gotten out of the abs straps and gotten the rubber ones from Kai. Flexible, wont break

Need to update your sig a bit Kram.

Congrats man! I rock the same gear, it's awesome!


Even better AFTER a good polishing!

Kram,

Does the FAC armor kits now include the hoses or did you also ordered the helmet from them? Thanks for sharing and best of luck on your build.

The hoses were not included the kit. I picked them up from Targ, then proceeded to clean them and polish them, but i did order a helmet through them and hopefully that will be here in 2-3 weeks. After two days I completed all that I can. Hopefully within the next 2-3 weeks I will have my flight suit completed and be-able to complete the last few tweaks in order for the armor to fit perfectly.

Congratulations! You've taken your first step into a larger world

Kram wrote:The hoses were not included the kit. I picked them up from Targ, then proceeded to clean them and polish them, but i did order a helmet through them and hopefully that will be here in 2-3 weeks. After two days I completed all that I can. Hopefully within the next 2-3 weeks I will have my flight suit completed and be-able to complete the last few tweaks in order for the armor to fit perfectly.

Nice looking kit. I have just ordered a FAC (MC) chestbox and they now have the correct hoses, but they are extra. I got sick of searching high and low trying to find the correct ones myself.

I cant wait until my chestbox arrives.

I have been trooping in my FAC armor for the past year and have had no issues with it.. But I baby it pretty well also..

Has anyone got some news from Farawaycreations ? I ordered my armor + chestbox almost three months ago, and got no news for a long time...

That kit looks really nice. you are not making me regret ordering one.

moonwalker wrote:Has anyone got some news from Farawaycreations ? I ordered my armor + chestbox almost three months ago, and got no news for a long time...

I'm expecting mine in the next few weeks. I was given a 8-10 week lead time and figured I'd just let them work until after that before I get worried.

Tech'Nomad wrote:I have been trooping in my FAC armor for the past year and have had no issues with it.. But I baby it pretty well also..

This looks almost exactly like my bin (only mine is filled with Dan Laws/Targworx handy work)! I even used the exact same textured bed padding, crazy! I baby mine pretty good too, precious commodities these costumes

Benji, one of our guys got his TS stuff after about 6 months so I wouldn't be surprised if you'll have to wait another 8 weeks or so. Any less and I'd be surprised/impressed that they're clearing their backlog so quickly.