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The ears look great! Remember - gaps are cannon!

A note on FOTKs from KB Props- they seem to be back in the swing, had some kits and sent them out as promised. A local prospect got his in about a week from payment (shocking, I know, I didn't believe it until I saw it). We've now seen two KB FO kits in person (a TK and a Phasma), and we came to the conclusion that it's far better to ask them for an untrimmed kit. They default to trimmed, but their cut lines are bit sloppy and too close in areas; it could save a lot of headache later if you just get untrimmed and deal with the extra work yourself. Otherwise, I still think it's a solid kit, and hopefully they'll continue on a good path after their issues.

Thanks, Daniel. Be with you shortly. :-)

Awesome thanks. Back to Amazon I go. atleast this should be my last purchase for my kit besides the cooling and audio system. There is a light at the end of the tunnel

Had the same worries on my first build, but weathering is really fun - just remind yourself, sometimes less is more.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with your thighs as they are, Sven. Definitely no need to buy a new pair. I was simply pointing out how to avoid the large mismatch you have so you, and others reading, can avoid this in the future. If you trim them as I have shown then they will feel and look much better

Updated Correct, you're classified as a TK here now

What I meant was that I would have put the joining strips angled to use more of the inner halves of the thighs, keeping the original shape and not having such a mismatch. You can see the blue lines Sven has used and the red lines I would have used. You end up with a similar result once trimmed but I think it's better to use more on the inner halves if possible. The halves are not always equal on both sides when you do your measuring so keep that in mind for future builds

Hiya. I’d be tempted to cut roughly where Bud said. That should give you a neater look from the back. :-) Dan

Thank you very much! I'm hoping the strapping lasts a long time. And I love magnets, after borrowing Cricket's idea for the shins I was hunting other places to use them. lol Thank you sir! And for all your help and input too! Haha! You're going to get EIB for sure Matt! But thanks a bunch! If you look really closely in the first two pictures you'll see me holding a remote for the camera in my right hand. Haha! Some of the shots turned out like this (stormtrooper aim and all that):

I use a 3.5mm cable with a rolling volume control between the mic and amp.Glue or tape the volume control to the underside edge of You chest armor so You can swipe it up or down. It will never be noticed against the black undersuit.

Thank you HSM76 and Tino for your valuable input - I've since added brass colored paint overtop my rose gold paint job. It was too rosey for my liking. The comparison picture is quite revealing. I think I will then go for semigloss black with a little flat black to take away some shininess and a Matt clearcoat to seal it all in. Thanks for dropping by! Here, I make sure the underside has sufficient paint as blaster reference calls for scope feet bottoms and the sides of the back foot remain brass in color. Will need to tape before spraying black [emoji1]

Lots of Stormtrooper-action for anyone with patience and scrolling skills Edit: for best viewing experience I would change the setting to 720p and sometimes you need to reset the video.

Been contacting them only on facebook yeah. It's mostly the constant broken promises and lackluster info that are a bummer. Last promise was tuesday this week (today), so hopefully i'll have a tracking number in my inbox soon And yeah that's why i'm still holding on to this, i've handled them IRL and they are gorgeous!

Progress. HWT pic and also as Hero TK. I have two belts to swap back and forth as well as a Hero and Stunt bucket. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I have just installed Troopacoola TK sys in my new build and had a short troop at my son's birthday party. Came out of it very satisfied. Marc / CTID / Troopacoola is an excellent guy and gave me a lot of advice on how to install the fans and the general padding of the helmet - highly recommend!

Oh yes indeed it's fun time. Sent from my SM-J530F using Tapatalk

Awesome build!! Idk if Spool68 is still printing parts for t-21’s but if anyone has links or contacts for parts please let me know. Thank you! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Having a blast rocking the FOTK at First Lego Legaue tournament in Borlänge Sweden Lunch break now so decided to share, back at it in an hour

Commander Duck, love it, you know that's gonna stick

RT Mod or AM. They're both good for 6' and above, and larger body types. AM especially- they have two sizes, their regular and their large. You might very well end up with shims in areas regardless, but at least those will get you as close as possible. Just don't do RS Props (armor is well made, but made for 6' max, really more like 5' 10'' and pretty thin/slim) or Anovos (I just don't recommend Anovos period, but especially not for larger troopers).

Me on the left, Rob from RS in the middle and Paul from Tramp on the right. It was a joint Troopacoola and Tramp visit [emoji846] Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk

And here`s a great read about tube stripes

Pardon my shoulder ammo pack strap slipping down my shoulder. But this is how it looks like with the backpack on. (with antenna) Please be nice on commenting as I only go for basic approval. Post completed.

For anyone wondering what the various logos, bars, and titles to the left of posts is all about, this is the thread for you! User Ranks Found above the avatar, rank is determined either by post count or other criteria: Private: 0-24 posts Corporal: 25-49 posts Sergeant: 50-99 posts Lieutenant: 100-149 posts Captain: 150-199 posts Major: 250-499 posts Colonel: 500-999 posts Commander: 1000-1499 posts General: 1500-1999 posts Field Marshall: 2000-2999 posts Grand Moff: 3000+ posts Expert Infantry: Users who have received an EIB Award Centurion: Users who have been granted Centurion Status There are also special ranks given to Command Staff and Extended Staff, such as Detachment Leader, Deployment Officer, Combat Photographer, Hall of Fame Curator, etc. Achievement and Service Awards The FISD Achievement Award is granted for exemplary service to, or outstanding achievement for, FISD. Tradition holds that persons currently serving on staff cannot be granted Achievement Medals (or else it can become too self-serving). Thus, if you see a staff member with an Achievement Medal, they've all earned them prior to joining staff. To date only two people have ever earned a second medal, and no one has ever earned a third. Award Levels FISD Achievement Award (1st Award) FISD Achievement Award (2nd Award) ... FISD Achievement Award (6th Award) (and so on) The FISD Service Award is granted to recognize the contributions of Command Staff for their commitment to keeping the detachment running. Each award represents a full year of service. Additional awards are denoted by a star (1 Gold Star = 5 Silver Stars, 1 Silver Star = 5 Bronze Stars, etc.). A frame denotes fifteen years of service, with additional stars for further years. Award Levels FISD Service Award (1st Award) FISD Service Award (2nd Award) FISD Service Award (9th Award) FISD Service Award (10th Award) ... FISD Service Award (16th Award) (and so on) 3D Contributor Award This program, as with others, is an optional Detachment-only award incentive. It recognizes members who have gone above and beyond in contributing to our 3D forum section. The Silver award can be earned numerous times over the years. The Gold award is given to those that have contributed at such an astounding level that it is deemed appropriate. All awards are given at the discretion of Command Staff. Award Levels Silver 3D Contributor Award Gold 3D Contributor Award For more information please refer to this thread. Attaché Outstanding Achievement Award This award is bestowed to those who consistently exemplify the meaning of an Imperial Attaché and have gone above-and-beyond in helping their fellow troopers for at least one full year: For more information and a list of recipients please refer to this thread. FISD Master Armorer The FISD Master Armorer program is an optional, detachment only incentive award to recognize individuals who have directly helped another 501st stormtrooper to achieve Expert Infantry status. Some people spend countless hours helping others, and want to reward their results as well as incentivizing new people to help as well. Award Levels FISD Armorer (5+ "wins") FISD Senior Armorer (15+ "wins") FISD Master Armorer (25+ "wins") Centurion Badge These are awarded to those who have reached the highest levels of costume approval for FISD. These are awarded only once, to the person, regardless of costumes: Expert Infantry Badge (EIB) These are awarded per costume, thus a person can have more than one EIB award. Stars (like the awards above) indicate multiple awards, and appear above the EI badge (1 Blue Star = 5 Gold Stars, 1 Gold Star = 5 Silver Stars). Award Levels Expert Infantry Badge (1st Award) Expert Infantry Badge (2nd Award) Expert Infantry Badge (3rd Award) Expert Infantry Badge (4th Award) Expert Infantry Badge (5th Award) Expert Infantry Badge (6th Award) Expert Infantry Badge (7th Award) Expert Infantry Badge (8th Award) Expert Infantry Badge (9th Award) Expert Infantry Badge (10th Award) Expert Infantry Badge (11th Award) Expert Infantry Badge (12th Award) Expert Infantry Badge (13th Award) Expert Infantry Badge (14th Award) NOTE If you are approved with a "2nd Version" of a particular costume that you are already approved with you do not receive an additional award, there is only 1 award issued for each costume version ie: only 1 x Hero, 1 x Stunt, 1 x HWT, 1 x ESB, 1 x TFA and so on. If you have a second/additional version costume approved you will see "2nd Version" and [APPROVED] added to the thread title, no additional profile stars For more information on the Expert Infantry and Centurion programs, please refer to this thread. EIB and Centurion requirements can be found in the corresponding costume CRLs (as Level 2 and 3), additional information on how to apply is available here for EIB and here for Centurion.