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Well, after a slight delay (e.g. a global pandemic) I now have a TRACKING NUMBER!!!!! BBB Day is SOON!

Hi all. Looking to be part out Outpost 42 in NZ so just researching my costume build at the moment. I cant wait to get out and do some charity work. Cheers!

16 spots today !!!!! and counting down . Last approved EIB #984 Martyn Mar2D2 TK17210

OP (MV) Post #30 Greetings Troopers! It's been nearly a month since my last build post, so I've had some time to distance myself a bit and come to a better acceptance of the situation at hand. Thanks so much for all your kind words, thoughts, and prayers—they've truly meant a lot. I thought I'd provide you all with a little more insight since, up until now, I've only spoken in broad terms, and I also have some questions for you fine folks. If you don't want to read about COVID, skip the next paragraph and jump straight to the third. My wife and I both work in education—she at the primary level—and I at a private College/University, and work-week childcare for our one-year-old girl is provided by our elderly parents. Several weeks ago the local School Board for my wife's district finally (late) announced their COVID reopening plan, and we were SHOCKED at the proposed procedures, or lack thereof. Now I know there are varied opinions regarding everything related to this pandemic, so I won't get into the specifics, but one thing I know we can all agree on is the safety and well-being of our loved ones. In our opinion we were going to be exposing our daughter and her grandparents (via our own exposure) to excessive risk, so we felt forced to address and act on our concerns. After multiple emails and phone calls to the local County School Superintendent and Board members, US Congressman, and State Governor by family members and ourselves, with practically no meaningful responses or updated procedures, we felt that we were left with no choice but to have my wife resign her position. My heart goes out to anybody who was unwillingly let go or furloughed during this pandemic, and I don't presume to be thought of as being in that same category. We were blessed to have the opportunity to make that choice on our own, but make no mistake, it has been the hardest decision we've ever had to make since literally half our income is now gone. We have a monthly budget deficit greater than the cost of my TK armor, and that's after we slim it down to bare-bones survival mode. If my wife wasn't going to search for some online virtual work, internet would be gone. Thank goodness our student loans are currently on forbearance; hopefully we won't have to sell our house. Now for a few questions, and the reason why I haven't listed my armor for sale yet. In my previous post I asked whether the work I've thus far completed on my armor would cause the kit to appreciate, or depreciate, and though I never really heard a consensus on that, one thing I recently concluded is that assembling the helmet might be a value-added point. (Please correct me if you think doing so might have the opposite effect). Then I realized that I could expand that idea a bit further, and perhaps complete the thermal detonator, attach and paint the ab buttons, and maybe even finish trimming the ABS belt and at least the front-facing (screen-used sized) cover strips. Basically work on any armor feature which has no body size fitting/trimming component. And in the end, even if the final sale price is unaffected, at least I'd have the experience of working on those components. What say you? Is my thought process all wrong, and would such work be a turn-off for armor-seekers? Am I being too ambitious for a first-time builder? The good news is, I'm not selling the components to my HWT backpack, since they have very little individual value, so I still have that to keep me occupied and feeling like a Trooper-in-the-making. If you made it this far, thanks for sticking with me. I still very much enjoy being a part of this community, and I open the Tapatalk app on my phone far too often. Stay safe everybody!

Good afternoon! I signed up a few weeks ago and have been intently studying the forum ever since. I started posting stuff last night, but just realized that I neglected to introduce myself (I think I overlooked this because I had just introduced myself to my local garrison). Anyways, my name is Jason and I'm from Stafford, Virginia. It's hard to define exactly what Star Wars means to me. All I can say is that one of my earliest childhood memories is my family searching for a theater that was playing The Empire Strikes Back. The funny thing is that I was only 3 1/2 years old when that happened and the memory is still vivid to me 40 years later. From that day forward, Star Wars has always been huge to me. Let's put it this way, when I visited Galaxy's Edge at Disney World last year I almost cried. I decided to go about this adventure slightly different from most. When we were at Disney, my wife saw some FOTK armor that was selling for $6,615 (see pic, LOL). We both nearly collapsed. Of course, I searched around and discovered that this was the exception not the rule. But, since I'm a huge fan of episodes 4-6, Rogue One, and the Mandalorian, I started looking around for TK armor from one of these rather than the First Order. However, because I like to make things difficult on myself, I decided to 3d Print my first TK. So far, I love how it's turning out, but will need some community help along the way (please see my recent post at https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/49811-need-help-with-thighs/?tab=comments#comment-697082 ). Well that's a lot of info. I look forward to speaking with and meeting as many people as possible.

Rogue One use FOTK boots, from the CRL

New Zealand! My favorite place on earth, which I've had the pleasure of visiting twice! Do you know what type of TK you'll be building, Kevin? If you end up going with an OT TK, and specifically an ANH Stunt, I've compiled many helpful links from across the forum onto this thread. Regardless of what you decide to build, there will be a ton of Troopers here to support you on the journey! Create your own build thread and ask lots of questions! Again, welcome!

Hi Kevin, welcome to FISD. Take a look to the Getting Start section Here you will find so useful info there. cheers

Thanks Chemi. [emoji1303][emoji16] Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk

Congratulations!!! Next stop Centurion!!!!

According to the references, the back of thighs cut should be like this

Thank you all so much! And thanks to the entire DO staff for their comments and recomendations. I am so pleased and proud of my armour. Next step Centurion!! [emoji1591][emoji41][emoji1591] Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk

Why yes Jeff, There was. Allow me to expound on that. My Rogue One TK gloves arrived from Endor Finders You all will be pleased to know that my hands are still the same size they were when I ordered the gloves After helping Jeff send one of his helmets, I started sanding the pieces of my TK helmet. PETG is pretty tough Also managed to get my measurements for my undersuit top that I ordered from Darkside Closet We've kicked it back in gear. Unfortunately, I will probably be away on military duty till the end of August.

Congratulations trooper and welcome to the EI ranks

I’m gonna be #1,001. I can feel it.

hombreeeeeeee! Que alegria compañera, en breve tendremos una mujer centurión ANH entre las filas españolas y te sentaras en la mesa de los centuriones del FISD. Gran trabajo hermana!

Thanks for the reply! Here are the requested photos that I was missing. Sniper Knee Thigh Ammo Rivet Ab Buttons Cod Piece/Butt Plate Lower Ear Screw In regards to the Hovi Mic Tip, I have this other wire mesh that I bought for the inside of the helmet. Would this work? I did essentially use the one provided by WTF, and I was under the assumption that it was approved even for Centurion status, but that's OK, easy fix anyway. Here are the two meshes as comparison. The left one was the one that was in the Hovi tip initially. Newly inserted

Hi Paxton! Thanks for the dropbox and TD screw fixes. I'll be doing your review and I'll reach out if there's any thing additional we need. Appreciate your patience.