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Just submitted for EIB!

Progress update: I've made a proper thigh support system (traditional belt and elastic setup). I also put some small foam strips on the sides of the thighs to help keep them in place. I have glued the straps for the drop-boxes into proper position. I have marked the belt for shortening. A friend is re-sewing the end for me on Friday. I have properly secured the mouth grate with Sugru (was just taped in). I have mounted my ICOMM and Voicebooseter in the chest plate. I've figured out the wire-routing for my helmet fan and made a mounting bracket for it. I also ordered a new set of gloves and flexi handguards. The first set the glue didn't take well on one hand and the other it took TOO well. I've done some trimming on them and they're Okayish but I am not thrilled.

Great looking armor, Jennifer. And as a plus, with that chromakey-friendly backdrop, you can easily put yourself into any Star Wars background! A.J.

The 14 strips of abs should be enough and I get the trench idea. Likely all pieces will need a trench except biceps but should be able to keep the centurion sized cover strips. Might even put pieces inside the trench to strengthen them if cutting and leaves narrow strips. Hopeful to have left overs for paste and future repairs.

Could definitely work, but keep in mind weight distribution, not just weight itself. Making the stock of wood and keeping the typical pvc tubing for the barrel will make it pretty barrel-heavy. There seems to be a stigma against EVA in the Legion, but I think it revolves around durability more than anything else. I'm not sure what steps you can take to make it longer-lasting. Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk

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I second Jordan's advice! Building wasn't nearly as scary as I thought it would be. It's more cost effective too, if budget is a factor. There are countless helpful, experienced troopers on here that will ensure you stay on the right track and that your armour comes out awesome. Just a thought! :-)

The checklist needs to be updated to reflect the requirements in the CRL OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Thigh ammo belt is attached to thigh with a solid head rivet, painted white, in the upper corner and fastened to the lower thigh ridge. The rivets used shall be single cap, double cap or split rivets. No pop rivets allowed. OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Sniper knee plate must be aligned with the ridges on the shin. For ANH/ESB style armor: Sniper knee plate must not have visible rivets or fasteners attaching it to the shin. For ROTJ armor: Sniper Knee plate shall have one "pop" style rivet, painted white and located in the center of the lower part of the ridge.

Hi Robert! Great work so far! Is there enough extra ABS to make inner cover-strips for your forearms? In addition to the added strength, it would allow you to open the forearms up a little more by glueing them together with the butts not quite joined. Your finishing strips will cover up the small "trench" and make it look nice and clean from the outside. Hope that made sense—I wish I had a picture. Looking forward to following your build! I just recently finished my first TK, also from AP, and loved the whole process. I'm also from Canada and share your body type. You will look AWESOME in your armour.

Hi Jennifer, Great job. One of the team will be with you shortly. In the meantime, could we please request a couple more photos for your application; Lens colour (with light inside helmet if required) Close up of thermal detonator screws Front, left and right photos of sniper knee plate Thigh ammo pack fixings (inside and out) Thanks in advance Dan

Good luck Jennifer. Looking good.

I have the Acker and Icomm and they work good but I have gotten tired of all the wires and the crappy mic that comes with it. When I have some extra money I am going to try the system from Tony @ukswrath here. It is self contained in your helmet and pretty slick.

I used the 2 part superglue with the activator. I think I'll play more before making the new pair and see what works best.

It´s an RS Prop masters helmet, the way I know is due to this little bump over the eye - nice display piece

Cool, I'd be interested to see the results as have considered trying this myself on a PLA print. Hopefully you can maintain good detail, so please post up photos once you have experimented.

Always a safe bet to experiment a little on scap pieces of abs to see how much time you have to move the two parts before the glue bonds. E6000 give miles of flexibility in that respect. I used CA glue on my first build and a little goes a long way. I think I'm up to 6 kits now where I have used CA whith great success, but always recomend experimentations before using any glue on your armour, not only for practice but to work out how much to actually use as coverage varies from agent to agent.

Hey SharkBait! I’m happy to hear you love your gaskets. That makes me feel all warm and fuzzy! You know, I wish I was closer. I’d be right over. Or we’d plan a weekend and go crazy with building. We’d whip that thing up in NO time! My lady is also a KB kit. And I really did hate that armor by The time I was finished building. Truly. I wanted to light her on fire! Of course that melted away when I saw her all completed and together. Awaiting her first troop. (The first time I wore her was for Celebration Orlando. First test trial. I was terrified!) If there is ever anything you question or need help with, please don’t hesitate. I’ll help as best as I can from afar. Pictures. Products. Methods. Info. You name it. Teresa/SoulArt/TK-41307/GeekyPink [emoji175] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Great work, looking much better

Nice updates, with the gloves and handguards I've found that different makers need different glue to adhere to them, some I've used E6000, some superglue and others silicon/silastic, so you may need to do a test area and see how you go.

They look much nicer after cutting them flush

I've had some success with 5 minute epoxy too, when E6000 is unavailable. I would recommend sticking to the rubber glue though for your first build.

Thank you Ukswrath, I have started the rework on front shins Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

Looking great. You're making this build look easy.

What your suggesting is what a normal TK runs with, with regards to the legacy there are returns although the requirement is not clearly listed in the crl its these little differences that make the legacy stand out In my opinion Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

In case youre going to sell helmets, count me in.

Got a delivery today of Methylene Chloride ( dichloro methane ), also known as ジクロロメタン, which is to PLA as acetone is to ABS. So this should serve both to smooth out parts and chemically weld them together. Of course tests will be done on scraps before anything is applied to the good parts.

My Cardinal is Finished and as far as Delilahs reaction goes, she says I look exactly as she wrote him. For me that's all I need. Its her character. He's named after her son. So even if the 501st never approves him, I'll troop with The Twin Suns (also a local LFL Group that requires NO CRL Approval to troop in Armor). It saddens me that they wont though. I have 3 Emails from the GML;s all of which say that without 3 full body representations of him in Photo there will NEVER be a CRL.

Better pic of cover strip Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

Once you are finished sanding with the ultra fine grit wet n dry sandpaper, get yourself some Novus Plastic polish. The kit comes with three grades 3 being for deep marks, 2 more refined polish and 1 for a super shine. Not only will you use it tO get that ABS paste on the shims looking great, you won't regret the overall shine it brings to you full kit after heavy trooping. It is well worth the investment, I and many others here can garuntee it.

Nobody is going to pull out a ruler and spot check your coverstrips, even if you apply for Centurion. As long as you are within a few millmeters you are probably fine. That said - I'd spend a couple dollars and invest in a better ruler, it will be your friend during your build. PS: Merged your threads, you probably posted a second one on accident.

Try this link it's a 100mb file

Hallelujah, there is movement at last!! Yoke gluing to the inner back plate connection. Once dry, it will be glued into the back plate and be a complete piece ready for final sanding. I did manage more trimming, majority of the rough trimming is done, some of the fine sanding and trimming is done- the hand guards and knee plates are finished in that regard. I've trimmed and molded (where necessary) the boot spats, and now I'm ready to trim to make them look like the shape they do in the CRL photos (they're kinda wonky- I'll take photos later). But I'm not gonna lie, she sat pretty much undisturbed for a good three months before last weekend. I went to a Mando build party and finally managed to get working again. This kit is just a huge snot to work with. I'm constantly frustrated as I keep running into walls where I can't figure out what to do next. So I start on another part, and run into a wall there, then another part, another wall, repeat until so frustrated it sits for three months. Christmas and the holidays were busy (and cold in the garage), so that did slow me down a little, but honestly I had no desire to work on it even when I had time. It's not just the kit itself, by KB, it's FO in general- they're stupid complicated. Though the boot spats have me a bit concerned (more later). I thankfully have a friend's assembled FOTK kit for reference at my disposal (it's basically a mannequin piece, so he's letting me borrow it while I build), and that has helped tremendously. I got a little of the desire back after working on her this weekend, so I'm hopeful I'll be able to continue the trend of at the very least chipping away at it. My goal is to be finished and troop her at the Episode 9 premiere (locally). I need a firm date in my head to get me moving. I'll only forgo that if it comes down to producing quality work that I'll be happy with in the long run or just finishing it to be finished, at diminished quality. Realistic expectations. I should be able to get it done by then, provided I just keep moving. My Geeky Pink gaskets and neck seal came in, and they're phantastic! I really love them, and I can actually move better than I expected. I should be able to start assembling some of the parts, now- forearms, biceps, thighs and shins. My gloves came in (just basic Nomex, like my TK- they'll be primarily covered anyway), and I can mod them and add in the finger tip magnets for finger armor connections. Ironically we've got a potential new member working on an TLJ Executioner right now, and though he started after me, he's pretty far along and I'm likely going to be hitting him up for help and tips. I've also officially decided I'm going to pay someone else to chrome her. I will do the black base coat depending on cost, but I simply don't have the skill level or ability (or honestly desire) to attempt to chrome her myself. I'm actually happier now that I don't have that hanging over my head, too. I have two uncles who work in the auto industry (truck decals) and they have industry contacts I'm going to try and talk with. I have options, but I'm just not quite ready to explore them fully yet because I need more done to show them what I have and what I'm after. It will be expensive to outsource, but like this costume was gonna be cheap anyway, plus, I finally got that raise! (I'm proud of my negotiating skills, had to pat myself on the back there). For me, it will be worth it to avoid all the frustration and confusion. I still think there's a fair amount of viable at-home options for other Phasmas out there, just not this one. So... tl;dr version: finally working on her again, hope to keep it up, more updates to follow! Wish me luck- I need it all!

Annnnnnddddd the shoulder is still off. @sharkbait Still adding foam, Might shorten the shins some more, Not real happy with how they are lining up at this point

Great news, looking forward to the build, not enough Phasma builds on here

Thanks !!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats on achieving Centurion!

Congratulations Jose! Welcome to Centurion!