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Unfortunately due to life things, I haven't been able to work on my armor for a few weeks. But in the meantime, I figured it'd be best to start sourcing the remaining pieces I need. Picked up a neck seal from Trooperbay, which looks and fits great! I dig the velcro a lot. Also after a ton of back and forth on my part, I went ahead and placed an order for a @Hellhounds blaster! I'm super stoked about this. Really love the review from @MaskedVengeance. It helped a lot as well as other great reviews from troopers. I plan on still constructing my Doopydoos kit in the future for a display piece/backup blaster. Thanks to everyone who gave me advice on my other thread. Knowing myself and hearing horror stories about blasters breaking, I decided to air on the side of caution and grab the rubber one Lately I've been researching helmet mods on the forum and wow there are a lot of different cool ways to configure the inside of the helmet! I'm for sure going to black out the inside. Still have to acquire some padding for sure. Then I'll decide if I'm going to cut out the visor and stick the lenses on or just screw the long strip on. I have fans from @ukswrath (his com system looks amazing as well) . I don't have a com system yet but it seems like the Aker/Icomm system is very popular. Lots of great reviews and opinions on here. Anyways, that's the update from me! Hope y'all are staying cool!

I'm working on it Ripper_L may have found an easy work around, stand by. Edit It's going to take a while but we should be able to make it work and have it completed by the weekend possibly.

26 spots and counting down . Last approved EIB Fernando (TK29415) from Spain. The D.O. Team needs more action. !!

BBB day!!! Great packing! What have I gotten myself into?! There are so many pieces and they're much bigger than I pictured in my head... I realized I needed a few more supplies (like paintbrush) and put them on order. Washing the pieces now. Then I'll go back to my helmet and try to clean up those spots, helping me decide if I need to spray a little white again...

Of course, you are in... #971

Once you get your Basic 501st approval, you will then need to apply for Legion access here on the FISD in this thread. After that, have a look at the Visual Checklist here to make sure you are ready for EI and then post up your submission here using the Photo checklist. Looking forward to seeing your results, Andreas! If you have any questions or concerns, always feel free to contact one of us in the D.O. department.

Shoot, I thought those were in there. Here ya go

nah totally makes sense, He enjoys Star Wars but may not necessarily love it. It might be more of a bonding thing for you two. My father loves and obsesses over Gundam Wing. I honestly could not care less. But whenever he was building his models I'd "hang out" with him. I still highly treasure those memories for father-daughter bonding, but don't ask me anything about any of the characters or robots. We actually did more together regarding Dragon Ball, which we both enjoy. Though him less than Gundam and me less than Star Wars. But we'd watch the anime together and read the comics, and we'd visit the booths at conventions together before going our separate ways to the fandoms we both truly love. To us Dragon Ball is OK, but the bonus is each other. If my dad loved Dragon Ball to the degree that he loves Gundam, I'd probably be doing the equivalent of the 501st or builds with him. I tend to take random pictures of Gundams when I come across them (very common back in Asia), and he likes to buy me little stormtrooper toys. I may be over 30 now but I'm always gonna be daddy's girl.

Nice work trooper, if I was going to tweak anything it would be to try to even out your brow trim, looks a little lopsided. You have a lot of black showing around the wrists so I would try to bring your biceps and forearms down a little. Also match up the gaps between your shoulder bells, one is a little closer Great work and good luck with EI approval

26 and counting

Caleb Powell Armor maker RS Props Helmet maker RS Props Blaster maker RS Props Cloth belt maker RS Props Neck seal maker Darmans props Boot maker Imperial Boots Height 6', 72", 182 cm Weight 205lb ish... Hand Plates RS Props, rubberized Electronics ukswrath hovi mic speakers, icomm, and amp setup Holster Local squad member, Mike Ford Armor Photos Full Body Front Full Body Back Full Right Full Left Right Side Detail Left Side Detail Helmet Detail Photos Front Side ] Back Hovi tip detail Lens color (Backlit if necessary) Accessory Photos Ammo belt Neckseal Blaster left side Blaster right side Thermal detonator back Action Shot Interior Strapping Abdomen Detail Boots Other pertinent photos not included in the guide, but frequently requested. Thanks for looking, Let me know what needs to be fixed!

Hi all! In the grand scheme of things NOT A BIG DEAL I think the new banners showing the different parts of the forum look great! But, I noticed that if I click the image, it shows me the image, not the section. That still requires clicking the name of the section. Recommend considering changing the image into a link as well. Again, NBD, just my two cents (= forum looks great!

I have just been informed that Danny has done some work with the coding and the images are now active

Congrats!

It was my pleasure seeing this awesome Hero build, Laura, and I look forward to seeing your submission for Centurion!

Laura Walhout TK-17144 EIB A4 JustJoseph63 Many thanks in advance!! http://www.whitearmor.net/eib/certificates/17144-eib.png 291

Thank you all for the very nice words! So happy that I achieved this - doing a little happy dance in my office haha. Also, thank you very much for reviewing @justjoseph63 I appreciate that you shared with me how I can improve my costume and go for Centurion. Next week the weather will be a bit better in NL - so time for a small build party. Thanks!!!

My father recently sent me an article about some seriously wicked cool Gundam face masks with the comment: "hm. And what are you Star Wars people doing?" I posted to the FISD FB group with 'shots fired!! what are we doing?!"

Did I take a spot? I want to make sure I have been accounted for. Thanks

Glad to hear the E-11 review was helpful in your blaster decision; @kman deserved a lot of credit as well. I think you'll really like the Hellhounds E-11, and at some point down the road hopefully more troopers will carry them!

I can totally relate to the "life things" and it's alright take your time.

Thanks Q. I submitted this evening. Looking forward to new adventures serving the empire!

It would be better If you can change this photo in advance. just edit the post, delete the first one and paste the new.

I'm also 6' and 205ish, I have RS armor and the only big change I needed was to ad shims to the kidney plate. If you are getting a commission done I'm not sure if they would do that for you or not, but either way they will include some spare ABS in case you need to shim things yourself, you just need to ask. The sizing of everything else was fine, I just made sure to not cut too much off of anything until I knew it would fit and look good. Feel free to read my build thread, it's in my signature, or here if you are on tapatalk.

Thanks for the tips. I'm guessing that shoulder is out because the snap broke, so that shouldn't be an issue now. Ill check it when I get a chance. That brow has been nothing but trouble lately, Ill get it sorted out as well :). The Biceps need to stay where they are per the GML, so Ill likely need to lower the forearms down a half inch to an inch to cover that gap, but to not open one up too much around the elbow. Here are before and after pics from the original submission vs EIB. Original EIB Looks like my arms are a bit too long compared to an original TK

That is correct, I did ask for that but apparently it can't be setup that way, would be nice though.

Looks better than my HWT... mainly because I don't have one :D. I might do that sometime because it's a 2fer, add a few things to my TK and boom, I have 2 costumes!

Great Caleb !! One of us will be with you shortly.

Congratulations Ken, Welcome to the Legion !!!!

Congratulations and welcome to the ranks trooper, you can request higher access here which you will need to do before applying for EIB

TK-88667 Reporting for duty. Thanks everyone for the input and guidance! Next step - EIB!!

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How big are they, can you use them with some blocks of wood or strips of metal. Clamps, painters tape anything can help, even clothes hanger clips can help when you've exhausted your supplies

Congratulations Laura, great job and welcome to EI

Congratulations trooper and welcome to the EI ranks

As long as you give detailed measurements you should be ok, occasionally I've seen a few having to adjust strapping but most seem happy with their purchases.

Next thing you know there are 40 applications within a week. Haha. Get to it Troopers! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Congratulations Laura!!! ...

Congratulations Laura, welcome to EI rank

Congratulations Trooper , Welcome to EIB. just few adjustments and go for Centurion.

I'm not quite starting my build yet and I'm not sure how swiftly updates will happen. However, a big brown box was waiting for me when i got home today and I was all too excited to open it up and take an inventory of my kit. It's MTK armor from Trooperbay. I knew it was coming soon but somehow still surprised me how quickly today became the day. cap n' back, faceplate ears (I'm not quite sure if there's a difference between the two or simply a spare set. I swear they both have the 4 ridges but maybe i'm crazy) fastener kit, mic tips, split rivets and washers assorted rubbers: brow trim, neck trim, gloves frown mesh, tube stripes, ear pinstripe tape assorted decals: ab plate, ear rank, helmet chest, abdomen, butt upper back kidney shoulder straps, shoulder bells biceps forearms, handguards (will most likely by ordering/using flexible guards) thighs and calves rivet covers, knee plate, drop boxes, thigh ammo boxes, belt detonator: pipe, panel, caps and swag (not pictured but also included: green lens and extra plastic) Now to wait for more supplies, read some more, watch some more videos, read some more, and formulate the plan of attack. The links and resources in response to my introduction post as well as poking around the forum in general surely prove invaluable. That said, any comments and suggestions are extremely welcomed

I'm glad to hear you guys have found this thread helpful! If definitely took a long time to compile, and it will ever be a work-in-progress to update as I continue to come across other resources. As for pinning, I believe that is up to certain staff members, and I've recently seen @Daetrin and @Ripper_L take such action, though I'm not sure what the criteria are. Either way, I'm glad this thread will be helpful to future builders!

Congrats to Laura (TK 17144) of the Dutch garrison on her recent EI level badge! Only 27 spots left, folks....

I taped off and sprayed some gray on the tear and rear trap that needed touching up. Gave it some time to dry and peeled off all of the tape...looking good!! Sadly, the tape let some gray/black through, but thankfully just light overspray in only a few spots. Tomorrow I'll tape off everything non-white, seal the edges as best as I can, and apply what I hope to be the last coat of white! Since most of it's fine, I'm going to try spraying only the spots that need it, not the whole bucket. I'm sure I'd make other mistakes if I tried doing the whole thing...

Hello and welcome aboard. Good luck for your build!

Nothing better than BBB's, looking forward to seeing the progress, good luck.

Welcome. Nice to see, there´s another R1TK coming up. I also built my R1 from 850 Armor Works. Have fun and keep us up to date

Hi Kyle, welcome to FISD and Good luck with your build. looking forward for your advances .

OP Post #7 This may go down as my shortest build thread update post ever on FISD. In reality, it's not even an update. Basically I was just anxious to get a peak of what I will sorta eventually look like. For those of you not following along, my ANH Stunt build has been progressing slowly, so basically everything in the photo below is wrong. Black Series helmet, only one rough-trimmed bell, no biceps. And of course I didn't even attach my shoulder ammo pouch, as I really just wanted to see what the pauldron would look like. I'm probably only embarrassing myself by posting this frankensteined image. But alas, these threads aren't about perfection. So here's my good, bad, and the ugly. I have a bad feeling about this... Maybe next time I'll at least add the biceps and shoulder ammo pouch so I don't get featured on the Homemade Costumes thread. Hey, everybody needs to hear/see a good joke sometimes. So laugh it up, fuzzballs.

Hey Lou, Thanks! Just noticed that we're practially neighbors! Are you a GA Garrison member? It's been a slow start to the new year with a flu bug, but I'm managing. My white plastic is staring at me, begging me to get back to assembling it. Once I kick this bug, I'll be full steam ahead on the Hero build. Woo! Here's a taste of the other build that I finished late in 2017. Can you find me? (answer below) Hee hee... I'm the jawa on the left. Being a jawa is fun and very comfy. But it's nothing like being a TK!!! And this is for my own reference, but other Short Builders might find it helpful, too (I refer back to my own threads, is that so wrong?). This is my trim guide for sizing down a TK.