The Rookie Trooper

[bcgd]

I'm shooting for $1,150 for everything out the door. Wish me luck.

[ArsonSmith]

For everything? hahahahaha hehehehehe hahahahaha.

That's a good start but it's a money sucking desese that will continue to sap cash from your wallet. Every time you put it on and say "Ehh i need one of those" or "that's cool I want one"

Seriously $1150 should be a really good starting point. I started out at $1010 but now I'm probably up to about $2000 and only been troopin for about 6 months.

[Crimson]

So far....

Armor: $495
Undersuit: $45
Boots: $65
Gloves: negligible
Lens material: $10
Blaster: $30
Custom holster: $75
Paints: $10

Total so far: $730

And this one is FAAAAAR from complete. I still have to do some final fittings after spending several hours trimming the leg and forearm pieces down to fit my stumpy-limbed Asian self And I've only just begun to work on the helmet.

I already own all the tools and incidentals from working on my TIE pilot gear, which wasn't that much cheaper:

TIE pilot:

Helmet, armor, chestbox: $375 (was REALLY lucky on eBay one day)
Flightsuit: $40
Boots: $60
Gloves & belt: already owned (from my various Renaissance Faire costumes)
Patches: $12
Hoses: $14 + $30 (bought one set, thought they sucked after a while; bought a second type which work better)
Belt buckle: $5
Helmet electronics: $20
Flat lenses: $15
Small incidentals here and there (garden hose quick-connects, paint, sandpaper, etc.): $50+

Total so far: $621

I received my TIE pilot costume in April last year and my first trooping event was in June. After that event, I went hardcore on the mods, because I found out first hand how badly trooping in unmodified armor sucks And that was just the TIE pilot, one of the more comfortable and convenient costumes despite being mistaken for Vader 40% of the time
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TI/TK-1800
Midwest Garrison

"Crimson"
DS-943
Omega Wing