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Timnath Safety Fair 2024 It doesn't seem like it could've been a year since this troop. A nice event, thankfully a good breeze was going on because it's starting to get HOT out.

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Great start Chris. I understand why they probably went with a resin TD as the original TFA TD's were solid resin and the weight substantial at almost 1.5kg

[6] 5/18/24 Memphis comic con First off, let's get this out of the way cause I had fun that's all that matters. My pauldron is on the wrong shoulder! Oh well, the public loved it anyway. I'll fix it over the weekend. Oscar got excited about that! My wife had a stalker The best thing from the event was a child gave me a bracelet they made. I was so excited. My wife added it to my ammo packs. I could hear Yoshi giggle as I handed him my DLT-19 Longest troop I've done. Here I am when we decided to take a water break.

Troop #52 Riverside Museum day 1 Fun day trooping in the rare Scottish sunshine.

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Troop number - 55 Date - 5/18/24 Event - Walk MS Long Island Location - Jones Beach State Park, Wantagh, NY Hours - 1.5 Costume - TK - Shocktrooper

Nice placement, getting close now

As long as it is not seen from the outside there should be no issues. I wear a back brace with most of my costumes, it's something I can not do without these days. I also added elastic to hold up the thighs (on some costumes)

Looking forward to seeing your progress One of us, one of us

Good morning, You have 501st access but only those with an approved Stormtrooper can access TK only detachment merchandise Bonjour, Vous avez le 501ème accès, mais seuls ceux qui possèdent un Stormtrooper approuvé peuvent accéder uniquement aux merchandises du détachement TK.

The DN TD is a pretty hefty lump of resin so I am going to use the Jessie M replacement printed on my nice new Bambu P1S. I did try print the outer initially but the white eSun PETG doesn't want to play nice with the new printer and so the support failed. However the black eSun PETG prints wonderfully, so I made a start on the tube. I initially went for strength as this needs to troop and so will get knocked. 4 perimeters, 15% cubic, and I completely forgot to check the estimated weight. 260g Whilst I am sure this would be less when finished compared to the resin cast it was a bit on the heavy side. So I reprinted it at 2 perimeters, 5% "cubic support" which came out at 87g, 66% saved! Cubic support is a clever pattern that uses no infill initially and then slowly builds to the stated percentage. This left the part almost hollow. It seems up to the job, I should have added an extra bottom layer or two as the default was 3 which flexed a lot. Though when glued you get 1.2mm which is probably fine. Worst case it breaks and I can make a new one somewhere in the middle. My printer wasn't tall enough to do the 1 shot part, so I needed to glue the 2 sections together. The model has a small hole in each end, which is perfect for a short section of 1.75mm filament. Once a short section was glued into 1 side I then used some thick CA to join them forever. As mentioned there was some flex to the mating faces so I used a reasonable amount of thick CA and spun it to spread it over as much surface as possible. This should give a nice solid join, though I want to try source some water thin to try wick in the edges just in case. The end result is a perfectly aligned tube, I even aligned the seam. I'll get some new white soon and print the holder. Then I need to source a close white paint match.

We knocked out the belt today! I believe that is a wrap (for the armor), minus some tidying up. I will get full suit pictures after the covers on the belt cure. Note: the blaster in the picture is not my blaster kit from Troopacola, it is a less expensive one that I got to fill the void in my holster until I get that kit built. Also, excuse the messy garage.

Let's try this again. Trying to 3D print a suit didn't work out so I made use of the May 4th sale this year and got a DN kit. Helmet: Denuo Novo TLJ Standard Helmet Armour: Denuo Novo TLJ Neck Seal: Denuo Novo Gloves: Imperial Boots Boots: Imperial Boots The fact I have IB boots and gloves, shows how long I have had them as they rebranded and then stopped selling the gloves! I picked the standard helmet over the premier, partly due to cost but also to save the weight one my neck. I know the premier is slightly ,more accurate but I also want to be able to wear it all day. I still have some decisions to make. I am definitely aiming for EIB, but centurion means a rubber gaskets so that will need to be looked into. Glory to the First Order!

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[68] Bay Area Vision Walk 5/18/24 San Francisco

Has anyone wore a backbrace under their armor. Is it possible and acceptable. I wear one at work occasionally. Its made of black nylon and elastic. It wraps around my lower back.

Awesome to see another HWT in the works! My own HWT has been derailed over three years, but I have everything in-hand to finish it. I just want to take take my ESB and Hero conversions to L3 first. I may or may not have Joseph’s HWT pack in my possession, in addition to the one I was building myself. =) Good luck on your conversion! I went all out on product sourcing for my pack, so if you want to purchase links, check out my HWT build thread. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So, the armor now has gold leaf. Last time clearcoat, then done. Helmet is also in printing, will be gold leafed too.

You are officially further ahead on HWT than I am on mine. Still need to acquire 3 pouches and Tupperware boxes. Best of luck with your build.