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Yes the wait was disappointing and could have been partly because of Covid but the reason is still unclear to me. There are some air holes here and there you're right, but from a distance they're not even noticeable. And yes there are some mold lines but for the most part they are well hidden. I assume the scope looks so golden in the photos because I took them at 7am today in the sunlight. In person and in less intense light you might not even realize it's painted at all. My first two pictures show a little bit better how subtle the bronze is.

A great review, it's just a shame it took so long to get to you, this could have been due to Covid19 but there were some grumbles about Hellhounds as to communication and long shipping times for some time with many thinking they were no longer supplying blasters. Just looking at your photos a few things that could be improved is the air holes in the resin, a few along the right side T tracks, there is also the mold lines on the handle, under and top of barrel and top of front sight, also a bit too much weathering on the sight, should match the rest of the blaster. In saying that all round it does look like a nice blaster, hope you get plenty of trooping out of it.

And, its finished! Thank you everyone for the likes and kind comments. It's been a lot of fun, and helped keep me centered. Suggestions for the next one gratefully received [emoji16]

Looking good, you are a little close to the corners on the thigh ammo strip with the rivets though, won't be an issue for basic approval but could be mentioned at higher levels, always pays to check those reference images

Hello - I have been lurking and reading many of the forum build posts for while now. I have started my own build using recommended vendors I researched on this forum. So far I have received much of what I need but am waiting on my armour (maybe August) and blaster rifle (probably September) to be able to make an application and post pics. My build topic is located here. Happy to be here and thanks to all for all of the great resources here. Cheers Jeff

Hello Troopers! Let me introduce to you the Hellhounds Props E-11 ANH version. I'd like to share my thoughts on the blaster as well as my experience dealing with Daniel Hellhounds. And let me preface by saying, just wow, I wish I could give this a 10/10 review! I'll get into that.. The Blaster This thing has really blown me away how good it looks there's no doubt about that. Hellhounds boasts a full rubber blaster which is cast from real Sterling machine gun parts and M38 tank scope. Being cast from original parts, the texture on this blaster is truly next level. This would be impossible with a 3d printed blaster! The folded stock is where the metal texture is most apparent and I really hope pictures do this thing justice. Likewise, the scope is also very nicely textured from the original part. Inside the eyepiece it even still looks like machine metal as you can still see the rings left from the mill. On the scope and on several parts of the blaster there are even the original patent numbers, part names, and dates which, to be honest, he's just showing off at this point! Like I said, this blaster is cast in rubber. Mine is also from his newest molds (as of about a month ago, June). Daniel is continuously improving his molds and his casts from what I've seen on his Instagram/what he told me directly. This newer mold came with an even higher level of fidelity especially when it comes to the seam lines. Basically, there are none! The most obvious seam lines are along the handle, but who's going to see that when you're holding it? Nobody that's who. Even when the seams are visible, they are literally paper thin. The rest are strategically hidden under the T-tracks and stock. The only spot where the seam is "bad" (for lack of a better word) is on the front iron sights. The middle here looks more like just extra flash rather than part of the sight. But honestly, this is hardly a problem because it is still mostly hidden by the two sides of the sight. The front end of the barrel was also cast as a separate part which eliminated any seam from previous versions of Daniel's blaster. For seam comparisons here's a link to @Toothdoc's review of the same blaster but with a mold from only a few months before the one I received. https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/50935-hellhounds-props-e-11-anh-and-esb-variants-a-sort-of-review-and-photo-comparison/?tab=comments#comment-717435 The M38 scope on top literally could fool you into thinking it was real, tarnished brass(?) scope. Daniel gave the scope a very subtle coppery paint. So subtle that from some angles it still looks black like the rest of the blaster. As for the rest of the blaster, I believe there is a very subtle amount of silver dry brush. But this is so subtly and perfectly applied that I'm honestly having trouble deciding if there's paint or if it's just the light playing tricks on me. Absolutely the perfect amount of dry brush to fill in around all the beautiful texture. And of course no weathering was done to the T-tracks. He also painted silver details around the selector switch and painted the ejection cover silver (idk if that's what it's called idk much about gun anatomy but you get it right?). There are a couple metal pieces on this blaster as well. These being the aluminum rail that the scope is mounted to and the D-ring. And, I might be wrong, but I believe Daniel also put a rod through the whole blaster for stability. I'm not certain but it just feels like there's something besides rubber in there. Not metal but cast in rubber is the selector switch, which actually moves! Totally unnecessary but I am here for it. This blaster also perfectly fits in my Darman's Props ANH holster. Suggestions for Improvement Honest answer, there is not a lot that I would want changed on this blaster, I'm just being nit-picky. My suggestions here for Daniel are simply that, suggestions. First off, the trigger guard right now is rubber but I feel like it could benefit from being aluminum as well. I'm a little worried that with a finger off the trigger and trying to hold the blaster then the trigger guard might deform or maybe tear off. Likewise, the activation handle is rubber and can wiggle. If it were metal I'd be less concerned about it ripping off if it bent too far. The scope rail did become unglued while it was in transit. Daniel packaged this blaster very well and it didn't require me anymore work than a couple dabs of super glue but maybe something to think about for the next one. On the handle the rubber feels a little bit soft right along the seam. I'm sure this is absolutely nothing to worry about but might just be what happens when things get cast. As stated earlier, the front iron sight didn't come out all the way but this is such a minor spot literally no one is going to notice or care. The silver paint on the ejection cover in particular could have been applied with more care. And lastly, the Hengstler counter might be mounted too low. Someone else probably knows better but I also don't think this takes away from the rest of the blaster. This is truly an incredible looking E-11 and I am extremely happy to have received it. The level of craftsmanship and attention to detail vastly out weigh any of the suggestions for improvement that I have. If anything, my suggestions could make this blaster even better than it already is. Now as to why I will not give my Hellhounds experience a 10/10 I will be as unbiased about this experience as possible and do my best to show both sides because I believe it is important for the community to know what to potentially expect. This blaster took 10 months to reach me. I ordered in September 2020 and it did not arrive until the end of July 2021. I found Hellhounds on Instagram and ordered from him through the Instagram messenger. I had heard lots of good things, had seen his blasters for sale before at Trooperbay, and wanted to get a rubber E-11 instead of a 3d printed one. So in September I messaged Daniel and we got the order set up and I payed in full including the shipping. He quoted me at about 4 weeks which seemed reasonable to me but I was fully aware that it would probably be a few more weeks longer. That's just how this sort of business works right? After 2 months and no communication I sent a message asking for an update. He replied quickly saying it would be shipping the next week. Sounds great. Another couple weeks go by and nothing. It's December and I ask again for an update to which he tells me there's been some Covid in the family. So okay I am more than fine with waiting longer then. I know he's a father and has a few little kids, it's also the holiday season and I'm in no rush so it's totally ok to wait longer. Also just straight up it's Covid, that's going to mess a lot of things up and I completely understand. January rolls around and I send a message to check in but no response comes back. At this point I was still willing to give Daniel the benefit of the doubt that he was still working on my order and just had other things come up, as they do. Come end of May and he posts a Instagram video saying all the E-11s are done and will be shipped in the next two weeks. Of course this gives me a rush of relief because it means I'll finally get my order after all this time. I was wrong. After several unanswered messages sent in June, I come onto here, the FISD, and find @Toothdoc's review of the Hellhounds E-11. And If you read his review you'll notice he ordered two blasters in 2021 and received both by April. And his was not the only customer review that I found. There were more customers that I found here and on Instagram all of whom said they had ordered months after me and only waited 3-4 months to receive their same orders. Previously, I had been more than ok with waiting longer for my order given the state of the world we were/still are in. But hopefully you can understand how my wait time was not making sense. At the end of June I sent an official email to Hellhounds Props explaining my frustration and that he needs to be fair to all his customers. He responds with his phone number to text him directly. He was very apologetic and explains his messaging became unorganized which made his orders unorganized. We sorted out the situation and he assured me that my order would be shipping the next week. It still took longer than a week to ship and ultimately took most of July for the blaster to arrive. I still do not quite understand how my order could have been misplaced like this and taken the amount of time that it did. The reasons are a bit unclear to me but I have the blaster now, it looks great, and can move on from this situation. Maybe my situation was unique in that it took 10 months but from speaking to other customers it sounds like it is a common theme. Not 10 months of waiting but usually 3-4 is what I gathered. And on my end I could have sent follow up messages more often, but still even with the messages I did send it seems like my order shouldn't have been lost in limbo. Conclusion So the question is now, would I do business with Daniel Hellhounds again? If you had asked me that 7 months ago and I had already gotten my order, I would have said absolutely yes. Now I'm not sure I would. I'm still deciding if the price and quality for this blaster was worth such a long wait when it could have been less than half that amount of time. I was very interested in also getting his mando death watch kits which are also full rubber. I'm also very interested to see how his new DLT-19 turns out. But without better communication and following through with when he says he will ship the order, I don't know if I will do business again. I would have rather had bad news than no news. Maybe my experience was unique but maybe it wasn't. If it weren't for this frustrating experience I sincerely would recommend a Hellhounds blaster to anyone who wants a rubber blaster. It's a hard question for me to answer and something for future customers to be aware of before they buy. (photos incoming)

I do my best And thank you

great looking blaster despite the frustrating waiting time. Enjoy and Troop a lot

I have Reaper already on my laptop. Overkill for this kinda thing, but already know it from a previous hobby. (It's free and very powerful, if anyone needs to know). The denoise one you linked will be very useful. There'll be a plug in for Reaper, but likely it'll be complex to learn. Not sure if trooper amp let's you have a different level for voice versus samples. If not I can go back and adjust sample levels. Good call though. I wouldn't have thought about it myself.

Sealant is a very good plan. Will do. And already bitten by the building bug . Didnt take long, did it!? Outfit wise, I'm going to work on ANH stunt and hero and HWT kinda simultaneously, sharing as much as possible with my esb tk. Will get the belt parts ordered next month. May have caught the painting bug too. Thinking of starting with something like a Rothko style Tatooine one. Not sure yet.

I forgot you mentioned about moving areas. If you haven't already, I recommend contacting (and maybe joining) the new garrison as soon as possible. It will be good to hit the ground running when you've moved, and you may even be able to share a work / storage space with fellow garrison member if the church is disapproving (no promises, but worth looking into). I'll put together something with suggestions. Could be a day or two, but I won't forget to do it

It was looking more like a Jackson Pollock at one stage!! Thanks buddy

I finished the shins (inner side) With the shin on the right, I need advice on the two boxes. When I open the shin, a crack appears which is no longer visible when I close it. But since it is being painted, it will break again. But it has to be seamless. How can I fill the gap without it breaking when opening? Filled the little holes/bubbles The TD will held in place with two magnets. After widening the abdomen, I adjusted the TD and sanded the AB boxes again Most of the time wasted gluing the magnet back on and letting the filler dry. I sanded the holster so that it fits better and lengthened the back so that the chest fits better. The chest / back has to be revised and somehow the pauldron still has to be attached. Work my way up from the bottom up again ...

@Morgi How far have you got with your local garrison re submission for clearance? We can def get to work with these issues, but we may be working on stuff beyond what you need for basic right now. That's not a bad thing, but it's also a personal boost getting the basic clearance sorted. If you get any feedback from your garrisson let us know and we can work on their remarks together too. Don't forget that your local garrison makes the final call at basic level, so always go by what they say if it contradicts anything here. It's a shame really that we can't just pop round and have an armour party; we'd maybe get it sorted in a night or two (plus it'd be fun to all meet up!). Maybe post on your local garrison to see if someone local can pop over to help. Seeing and adjusting in person is always so much easier. If you want to keep plugging away, definitely happy to help if I can . I have a couple of ideas already, but didn't want to write a several pages long comment

Maybe you can just warm it up and bend it more forward? Looking at the full rear and full side views on page 1, everything seems to be where it should be. Or lift the butt plate, kidney plate and rear armor by shortening the shoulder straps from front to rear. Maybe that works... Wait, this cannot be undone. Is it really required? How tall are you? I am only 175 cm but can easily walk stairs (both ways) in my armor without having any mobility cuts. Found mobility to heavily depend on the strapping.

Once again Glen saves my day! Thanks Glen, that works. I used to get a link from a button on the side but simply copying the address with a right click does the trick!

Just found this that is going to be perfect for me (I think) https://www.101soundboards.com/sounds/573995-radio-police-inside-car Going to chop it up into several short chunks (one short random sample played per remote trigger on my trooper amp) Want to give the impression that I am having a 2 way conversation with someone back at base. These samples sound to me like trooper chatter, but are obscure enough to not be able to tell what they're saying.

Great. Thanks Glen

You could check the 501st legion thread here https://www.501st.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=28538&hilit=Chatter+background Some other links I've ran across may have something https://www.soundboard.com/sb/starwarsfx http://soundfxcenter.com/sound-effects/star-wars/0 http://www.galaxyfaraway.com/gfa/1998/12/star-wars-sounds-archive/comment-page-1/ Tie Fighter https://www.101soundboards.com/boards/10320-tie-fighter-sounds-star-wars Falcon https://www.101soundboards.com/search/ millenium falcon Speeder https://www.101soundboards.com/sounds/650409-speeder

Thanks Glen, I'll give that a shot.

Welcome to FISD Ed. Let us know how we can help !

Thanks for the warm welcomes everyone, now to the business end

If you move your mounting point on the shoulder straps further towards the front it will help rotate the biceps forward when you move. Example: Appears yours are positioned quite a ways back, bringing the snap forwards will definitely help

I used to have to straps with snaps but everything I moved, the came undone. The handler was about to kill me...lol Sent from my SM-G998U using Tapatalk

What a good stroll down memory lane - I needed that and I gotta clean this thread up. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Chatter links: To save - right click then "save audio as" http://play.starwars.com/starwars_soundboard/asset/audio/TRPR_stormtroopers/storm_01.mp3 http://play.starwars.com/starwars_soundboard/asset/audio/TRPR_stormtroopers/storm_02.mp3 http://play.starwars.com/starwars_soundboard/asset/audio/TRPR_stormtroopers/storm_03.mp3 http://play.starwars.com/starwars_soundboard/asset/audio/TRPR_stormtroopers/storm_04.mp3 http://play.starwars.com/starwars_soundboard/asset/audio/TRPR_stormtroopers/storm_05.mp3 http://play.starwars.com/starwars_soundboard/asset/audio/TRPR_stormtroopers/storm_06.mp3 http://play.starwars.com/starwars_soundboard/asset/audio/TRPR_stormtroopers/storm_07.mp3 http://play.starwars.com/starwars_soundboard/asset/audio/TRPR_stormtroopers/storm_08.mp3 http://play.starwars.com/starwars_soundboard/asset/audio/TRPR_stormtroopers/storm_09.mp3 http://play.starwars.com/starwars_soundboard/asset/audio/TRPR_stormtroopers/storm_10.mp3 http://play.starwars.com/starwars_soundboard/asset/audio/TRPR_stormtroopers/storm_11.mp3 http://play.starwars.com/starwars_soundboard/asset/audio/TRPR_stormtroopers/storm_12.mp3 http://play.starwars.com/starwars_soundboard/asset/audio/TRPR_stormtroopers/storm_13.mp3 http://play.starwars.com/starwars_soundboard/asset/audio/TRPR_stormtroopers/storm_14.mp3 http://play.starwars.com/starwars_soundboard/asset/audio/TRPR_stormtroopers/storm_15.mp3 http://play.starwars.com/starwars_soundboard/asset/audio/TRPR_stormtroopers/storm_16.mp3 http://play.starwars.com/starwars_soundboard/asset/audio/TRPR_stormtroopers/storm_17.mp3 http://play.starwars.com/starwars_soundboard/asset/audio/TRPR_stormtroopers/storm_18.mp3 http://play.starwars.com/starwars_soundboard/asset/audio/TRPR_stormtroopers/storm_19.mp3 http://play.starwars.com/starwars_soundboard/asset/audio/TRPR_stormtroopers/storm_20.mp3

It's going up to blast_11.mp3 http://play.starwars.com/starwars_soundboard/asset/audio/BSR_blasters/blast_01.mp3

Good trick Endoskull. Would have done the same way had you not gone before me. Here's the URL: http://play.starwars.com/starwars_soundboard/asset/audio/TRPR_stormtroopers/storm_01.mp3Just change the last number from storm_01.mp3 to storm_02.mp3 and so on, up to 20. If you're on linux or mac, just paste this in your terminal to download them all in one go. for i in $(seq -w 20); do wget "http://play.starwars.com/starwars_soundboard/asset/audio/TRPR_stormtroopers/storm_$i.mp3";done

OK, I normally work behind the camera at work so please excuse the unflattering single camera angle. To answer Dizzy's question about feedback. I don't get any unless the speaker is turned and faced directly at my throat. However with normal positioning of the throat mic and with my Acker / iComm mounted behind my chest armor, I had the amp at 100% (this was off camera) with only a tiny hint of feedback. So I would say this works well in terms of controlling feedback. Plus it does NOT pick up any breathing. I just wish the iComm squelch effect level was user adjustable, but that is a different story. Personally, I like the sound quality from the headset mic better but after having to fumble with the mic position relative to my mouth by grabbing the end of the headset with my lips and twisting it into position inside the helmet and then not sure if it is correct or not was kind of frustrating while trooping. I couldn't make the youtube embedding code work here so here is the link instead to the video. So without further delay... http://youtu.be/KWtsmFSF0Xg I am scheduled for two troops this weekend and I will provide an update of my results. Of course while filming the video, I received in the mail, a promising self-contained battery powered, 2.4ghz wireless point to point set up that would work for those who are still interested in using a headset mic and perhaps not satisfied with the Memorex wireless solution. The transmitter/receiver units are about the size of two match stick boxes side by side each and accept a normal 3.5mm stereo male plug for input/output. Range is up to 20 feet. I'm thinking this may work for someone to remotely control sound pumped through the Acker's line in port or two way scripted or adlib conversation Stay tuned for my testing of this unit.