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Wow she died in 1976. She never even got to see all the madness her designs were involved in. Shame. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Liz’s son live about 5 mins from me.

Well, it’s been a few months, but I’ve managed to get a bit more done. Huge thanks to you @MoSc0ut! I really appreciate your help with everything so far. The big challenge for me was just figuring out where to trim everything to, and getting over the fear of cutting something wrong! With continuing to pour over all of the ref, Jim’s help, and the new TK build YouTube tutorial series from Rob at RS Propmaster’s, I feel like I have a good picture of where I’m going now. Spent a nice afternoon just before Christmas at @MoSc0ut’s house boiling armor, and got the shoulder bells widened out to fit. After showing me how, Jim was kind enough to let me take home his canning pot so I could make my kidney, butt, and ab plates fit a little bit better. After that, I finished trimming and gluing the arms and biceps. Next, I started trimming the shoulder bells that we’d shaped, but I’m a little worried that I trimmed them back too much in an effort to get them properly rounded, so I set them aside for now... Following the RS YouTube series, I next finished up trimming and sanding the torso pieces, got my 3mm drill bit, and drilled the holes and installed the brackets for the strapping. Once I had the brackets installed, I had to do a test fit with tape to make sure everything lined up Pretty happy with it so far! I thought it was interesting that RS puts the two outside top brackets of the kidney plate right in the bend where the return edge meets the outer face to minimize bending... Now, working on cutting/gluing some spare bits of abs to the return edges for reenforcement as I have been advised to do by several different troopers! Next up, getting the torso strapping sorted! Working on deciding how to approach the kidney to ab strapping in a more robust way than the screen accurate webbing. I’ve seen some good ideas so far from heavy duty strips of rubber to thicker more immobile webbing, but suggestions are more than welcome! I have some nice scrap leather lying around so was even debating using that.

It was actually Liz Moore that sculpted the helmet. Not Liz Smith

With all that's going on in the world, many of us are staying at home and wondering what to do to keep our sanity, lol. Here are a few suggestions that will help you get ahead so that when it's time to troop after all this you will be prepared. 1. Break out the armor bin- Since most of us only see our armor during a troop, maintenance issues can be forgotten, "I'll fix that later....". Well, it's later. Taking out each piece and examining it for cracks, loose straps, scratches, etc. will put you ahead of the game. 2. Line your armor bin- If you have access to a fabric store or even Walmart (many are still open) consider picking up some 1 inch thick foam sheets and spray glue to line the inside of your bin. This will help prevent it from jangling around during transport. 3. Clean your armor- On many troops, we sweat. Although the under suit absorbs most of it, the ABS can really start to reek over time, especially if not wiped down after an event. To help keep your bin and from smelling like a gym locker, grab some disinfecting wipes (or even plain old soap and water) and give the inside and outside a good cleaning. While your'e at it, air out your boots and gloves. 4. Organize- Once you get everything clean and ready, organize and pack everything away in preparation for your next troop. This way you will be ready to walk out the door knowing you haven't forgotten anything. Still bored? Spend some quality time here on the FISD- There are a lot of future (and existing) Troopers who need help and guidance. Remember back when you first started your white armor journey and pass your knowledge along to those who have questions. EI and Centurion- If you are already approved at Basic level, consider taking some time to bring your armor to the next levels of screen accuracy. Binge watch all the SW films- (It's OK if you fast forward through all the scenes with Jar-Jar Binks). Stay safe, and if anyone has any other ideas post em' up!

Fellow members, I would like to announce the translation of our ANH Stunt CRL into it's first foreign language. I would like to thank the team for their diligent and outstanding work on bringing this translation to the Detachment on time. TK_ANH_S_Aurebesh(1).pdf

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thanks Sebastiano salute

Welcome to the FISD

No worries, brother. What you have is a greaet start and I'm sure you'll be joining the ranks VERY soon!

Thanks, guys! I'll be able to take care of the cover strips easily enough. The painting on the helmet is the hard bit for me. Seems I'm not good at making clean lines. I'll get it done right eventually!

Awesome - great to see another NW trooper

welcome to FISD

thank you hope to be a TK soon

Come to a point I’ve decided I’m going to lose weight instead of try shims. I might try shims if I feel motivated to try. Think this is the best decision for me to make due to me adding level 3 rivets and the snap to my ab armour making me have to hit that quality for my approval. I don’t think I can achieve this at my weight at all. I have bought rubber gloves and latex hand guards to go for EIB or Centurion after I lose the weight also have a pre-made helmet (AM helmet) coming so I won’t need to worry about my ears anymore. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hey Cory, Overall, that looks pretty good. Seems well fitted to you mr frame. [emoji1303] Just a couple of key things I’d look at, if it were me. Shoulder bells; Ideally, these would sit much closer to the chest plate. Helmet details; If you can, I’d try to tidy the painted black lines (traps and tears) and the tubestripes a little. Ear alignment on this side might also be questioned at the higher levels, but not likely at basic. :-) Ab buttons; Ideally, the painted buttons would be a little smaller. The outside of the plates could be trimmed down a little. Calves; The coverstrips on the calves should not pass beyond the ridge. I’d imagine you’re not far from basic, and with a few tweaks, could likely progress to EIB and Centurion. :-) Best wishes, Dan

Welcome to the FISD! Glad to have you here with us!

thanks mate. Appreciate that.

thank you all for the welcome!

Welkom landgenoot!

Looks good, so far. Do you have photos from around 5-6 feet back? It’ll be easier to gauge from there. :-)

While best saved for later/another build thread, I have to thank Jim yet again for his help with my blaster build! He’s been kindly 3D printing/manufacturing all of the components for me, both files he had on hand and the ESB greeblies that I modeled up and sent to him, and I can’t wait to pick them up and get started on assembling it!

Welcome to the FISD, Domingo!

Yeah. She would have been proud at where her designs went.

Hi Mark I took the liberty of fixing your signature banner as you had it on photo bucket and it had the big water mark across it. Its now housed on Imgur so we can see it clearly

I like it! I think I’ll go this route. Appreciate the ideas. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Hello Domingo! Welcome to the FISD!

Hello and welcome aboard

I put the first ear on. Im happy with the way it looks! No really big gaps, alignment looks good. What do you guys think?

Now that the contest is over (in record time, I might add) here is some trivia about Mr. Muir. For those of you who may not know, he** designed and sculpted the molds for the original armor for Stormtroopers (based on the Ralph McQuarrie design) that we all wear. Although Liz Moore designed the helmet, he was the one who created the rest of the costume! More info on this talented guy can be found here. ** Despite what you may have read from a certain armorer.

Welkom bij de FISD, Domingo! Er valt hier veel informatie te leren, maar we zijn hier om u te helpen bij elke stap op uw reis om een Stormtrooper te worden! Voel je vrij om al vragen te stellen! (Mijn Nederlands is verschrikkelijk, vergeef me alsjeblieft, lol).

Welcome to FISD Domingo!

Thanks! I’m probably on here way too much lol

Hoi Domingo, Welcome aboard. :-)

Hi Domingo, welcome to FISD. !! My first E11 Blaster was a Hasbro converted one and I used the Doopydoos convertion kit. this is good at least for level 2 certification, If you want to go for L3 Centurion you would need a better one. Hasbro upgrade kit- https://www.doopydoos.com/stormtrooper-e11-hasbro-blaster-conversion-skin-kit-mk2-2636-p.asp Good luck with your project and post photos of your progress. Cheers

Just made the down payment to Jim, do you want to add me now or later when its BBB day?