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TBH, the broken posts can't be rewritten unless you know what was in them before, and the section is so little used that there's little point in keeping them at all. I'd just delete them. Any new posts made will continue to work properly for the foreseeable future.

I think it's been like that for ages. All the broken posts are really old and probably broke when we changed the database collation to a more universal one than what was used previously. So yes, it did break in a forum upgrade, just not in recent times. Probably when we went from IPB v3 to v4 which was at least 3 years ago I think.

Alright, now that I have the helmet in my hands there's a few things to address: First up the good: Overall, the helmet still seems to be just as accurate as the product photos suggested, and I am very happy with its quality. Also, to my excitement, the lenses are indeed dark enough for approval! They are actually even darker than my lenses in my ROTJ TK. Although this photo doesn't show it the best, here are my helmets side by side to show the difference with the lenses: Approved ROTJ on the right, BS to the left. Clearly there is a distinct upgrade with the lenses they used and replacing them wont be necessary. As for visibility its actually quite clear, albeit aside the slight distortion every bubble lens has. Compared to my ROTJ it is about the same amount if not less, with distortion levels. So again very good. It is also nice to have the aerator actually be made out of metal, although that is just my own preference (I am not sure if other FO kits do this). Now for some of the downsides, It is extremely uncomfortable to wear as is out of the box. It does the typical black series thing where it pushes your face against the front of the helmet. However I could tolerate it in the R1 bucket, it is much worse in this helmet. (R1 bucket for comparison) I believe this is because the FO helmet uses an adjustable elastic strap that applies pressure, where as the previous BS buckets had a non-elastic strap that did the same thing. I guess it's just that little amount of added force that makes it unbearable. Believe me I made many size adjustments with the strapping and there is no way to get it to be secure and comfortable. My second biggest complaint with the helmet is its weight. While the video posted earlier in this thread mentioned it, I thought it would be around the same weight as the R1 bucket. I was very wrong. It is at least twice or even three times as heavy as previous BS helmets, even without the batteries. I made some very scientific measurements using the good ol' weigh myself and then weigh myself with the helmet method and it seems to be about 4-5 pounds out of the box (1.8-2.2 kilos for my non-American friends). That is absolutely ridiculous compared to my other buckets. I have yet to tear this thing apart and gut it all out (which I will be doing for a conversion) so I have yet to see how much of that weight is unnecessary and removable. And thats my review on the helmet out of the box. Now to bring up some points on the helmet in terms of accuracy, detail by detail, so I may begin planning my conversion. Lots of pictures to go with too! Heres a better look at the tube stripes. There's actually two layers of black underneath the red on this helmet, so every tube stipe has a black backing, the three slits on the inside are underneath this backing. The stripes are also tapered on the side closest to the rear of the helmet, I don't believe that this is how the real thing is (correct me if I am wrong). The plastic is also a little thin, and looking at the on screen helmets, the tube stripes have more depth/thickness to them if that makes any sense. Here's a closer look at the speakers on the rear of the helmet. Nothing surprising here, but this should give a better Idea of what we're working with. This is one thing I forgot to mention above. The teeth on the frown do not connect to the lower lip, and there is a very small gap between them. Its not that noticeable, but it is something that bothers me just a tiny bit... On the right side (while wearing the helmet) one of the greeblies is actually a functional button for the very (very) bad voice changer. Obviously I recommend not using that voice changer, but that's besides the point. The button does not stick out any further than the same greeblie molded into the other side of the helmet, but it does have a small gap between the button and the edge of the hole it sits in. Now it's time to talk about the seams/linework/grooves/whateverthey'recalled on the helmet. (as mentioned in the posts above) The whole lower seam is actually made from a separate piece that is used to cover the bottom of the helmet, it is removable for batteries, but more importantly for access to the screws that hold it together. I just thought Id take a picture with it removed to show this function. (mentioned in posts above) Here the seam should go through not around the aerator. Of course the rest of this seam is flush with the rest of the helmet except for the one part that needs changing The last seam on this helmet I want to mention is actually the lack of one. (first image of the helmet, second a reference from a post above, and third I drew what I am talking about on the first photo). The groove that runs parallel to the black stripe and goes from corner to corner of the lower traps is not present on this helmet. I am not sure if that would affect anyone's approval if they were to use this helmet, but it is something worth noting. So overall I am really excited to both have this helmet and to begin converting it. I would love to have taken it apart and post it in this thread (it has a very weird construction method, believe me its overly complicated and not at all what I thought it was) However I think that would be better suited in my HOWTO thread (cooming soon!) where I will be documenting the conversion process. I'll post a link to it here when I do start it. I'm still on break from UNI for the next 3 weeks, so hopefully it'll be all finished by then!

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Hello there Thought it was about time to start another 'with some modifications' - thread. As most people here, I simply love our Classic Stormtroopers: Since starting my research back in 2012, I also came across some very interesting variants from video games, comics and so on: (photos taken from the 501st CRLs) While each alteration and/or addition helped giving the armor a special appearance, the idea of being unbound and free of any CRL always appealed to me. With this MOC - helmet I will try to combine multiple modifications into a single helmet. Recently I got a suitable kit for this project and collected a few add-ons, so let's see what this turns into... Like with every other kit, my first step was a rough cut, before washing and drying it. Was not sure at all, if I could ever add such a big and symmetrical 3D-printed item (made from sturdy PETG) onto a wonky classic helmet. However, the top ends of the ears perfectly meet the Blast Shield with little gaps that I will later take care of. List of modifications so far: 1 - Blast Shield 2 - Black Interior Thank you for reading and stay tuned for the next updates.

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Welcome aboard David! As you can see the information flows quickly around hear, so start your research, ask loads of questions and your journey shall begin.

Thanks Mathias. So this will be a rebuild rather than a refresh. Danny we can look at this as part of the translation work later on.

Craig Whyte TK-19024 Centurion A4 TKSpartan https://www.whitearmor.net/eib/certificates/19024-centurion.png

Thanks Eric, this is awesome

Busted!

Teeth filled in! Tubes stripes and 501st markings next!

Yes it's definitely not a cheap hobby, especially with shipping from other countries, jumped significantly over the last few years

After i glued the coverstrips on the front of the thighs (pictures will follow on monday, maybe tomorrow evening) something is cooking in the kitchen for the little gap on the bottom of the left thigh. Cheers Wolfgang

Boots ordered at Imperial boots that's $154.90 so far (I'll keep the budget updated as I go along, might be useful for others).

Huh. The seller said they paid 650 for it 10 years ago. I'll probably just get an ATA. Thanks!

Ok settle down fellas. Chris is offering a very specific product. It is a replica of an E-11 that is very detailed made out of metal parts. Hence the cost. Whoever is in the market needs to first figure out what they are after. Do you want a highly detailed replica of an E-11 which in turn comes with a high cost? Or do you want an E-11 that you can be more rough with and have it lighter to be more comfortable to troop with at a lower price point? This hobby has all types of extremes and everyone would need to figure out what their end goal is. When I first started I bought a kit from DDay which was resin and a CNC milled barrel. Put it together and it was a fun little build. But I quickly realized that it wasn't going to work for me for trooping because A) it was a little more on the fragile side and I am a rough person and B it was very heavy. I then opted to get a Hyperfirm and haven't looked back since. It is very light and won't break. Also remember, that if your goal is to do a lot of trooping you will have children constantly trying to touch everything so you may want to figure out if you can handle a child constantly poking and touching your props.

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