Hey Jay... good to see you on the boards here. I am also on the OFF (aramysstrael). The best thing I can advise is that you learn all that you can about the respective costumes. While we can't openly discuss who to acquire armor from directly, you can ask questions and attend armor parties as they come around. When you are ready to get armor, we can help you out with that. We can point you in the right direction. Just a word to the wise, though, don't waste your money on the Rubies Supreme Stormtrooper armor as it is full of details flaws that are so bad, that you will not get approval. Besides, we can get you into better looking armor for less than what that Rubies set is going for.
Welcome to our corner of cyberspace. I do look forward to meeting you in the future.
- Bill