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Adding height to the kidney plate. Made a wooden form and cut a 3 inch piece and a 2 inch inside joiner strip. At 8.5 inches tall, adding the additional 3 inches looks huge. Will cut the arm locations and trim as necessary. This will keep me moving forward on the build (hopefully I will get a new kidney from Walt when he has formed them).

SUPER nice job on this build, Chris.. lots of great attention to detail! The only things I can suggest at this point are to rotate the shoulder bells back a little which will help close up the gap in the back, and maybe drop the left forearm down a bit so that the gaps between them and the top of the hand guards are the same on both sides. Once you get your Basic approval, I hope to see your submission for Expert Infantry!

Denix has released the MG34, and this is an excellent news for the Star Wars fans too as it is the base for the Sandtrooper/Sandtrooper DLT-19 rifle. https://www.denix.es/en/catalogue/world-war-i-ii-1914-1945/submachine-gun/1317/ I have one on pre-order and was thinking about the few greeblies needed to make the MG 34 a good DLT-19. First we have the t-tracks which can be bought from wannawanga. But we also need the disc and belt feeder box, does anyone make them:

Just a tip, if you have a soldering iron you can use that to make the holes, it will seal the edges and prevent the snaps pulling through. Or another option is dab some glue on the hole before adding the snap. Some may think it's overkill but I've had a couple pull through elastic in the early days.

Made my first snap straps, starting with white 2inch elastic for the shoulders. EDIT- I folded the elastic over twice giving me 3 layers, the then glued the layers together before adding the holes. Had a bit of help getting the size of the straps figured out. Not easy working on such areas alone without a mannequin… But here they are.

E6000 causing heat when it touches metal? That’s interesting. I don’t think it heated up… Now I need to check! I clamped the snap because it wanted to sit lopsided otherwise, but I did make sure the edges got more clamps…. Those are going to be more difficult to clamp in some areas, and magnets just wanted to all stick to the snap!

Good luck with approval

Looking good!! Should be an easy approval.

Thank you for the pointers. My wife helped me and did the best she could but doesn't really know what she is looking for even though I explained it and provided example pictures. I noticed those things and a couple other minor issues. I am already working to correct them.

looking nice Trooper!

This weekend I was able to get 99.9% finished with my TK. I am submitting for Basic approval now with the 501st and will be submitting for Pre-approval here soon.

So while I am waiting for my BBB to arrive, I decided to jump into the 3D printing world and take my new printer for a spin and start the E-11 blaster project. After about a week of printing, I have 3/4 of the parts printed. Yesterday I spent most of the day sanding and started the basic assembly. The photos are post Bondo and pre Bondo sanding. Tonight I will be smoothing with the XTC 3d print coating. This is such a satisfying hobby. I must admit there were a few pew pew moments last night chasing the pets around the house.

Hammers These caused me the most trouble. The ones that came with the kit were the right size, but the design was off (top photo). So, time to start from scratch. After 3 tries I finally got it as close as I could (middle photo) to the reference image (bottom photo). Perfect? Nope. Close? I think so. I made a mold and cast them in resin so they would match.

Update: I had to de-solder the wire connections for the scope display, main display, and laser in order to feed the wires through their respective holes. My soldering skills aren't the best, but I managed. Once done, all the components were re-attached and tested. I then found out my speaker wasn't working. A quick check revealed that the wire connection had snapped....yet again... for like the tenth time.... I have mentioned it before that the BlastFX kits are amazing, but I have had a bugger of a time with wire connections snapping from simply manipulating components around the blaster. This is understandable as the wires are very tiny due to the components used, but none-the less very frustrating. When it comes time to install everything and glue the bits-and-bobs on, I will probably use E6000 instead of superglue. That way I can probably pry off stuff to get to wires if needed. In this picture you can see the red/black wire extensions with connectors that I made that go the muzzle lighting effects. This was so I could take the blaster apart into two main parts: Barrel and Receiver, for transport. I really want this to fit in my TK transport case lid so I don't have to lug around a big rifle case and get stared at suspiciously... I'll have to see if this is still feasible as the barrel is very hard to slide into the receiver, and as this is simply printed plastic I don't want things cracking over time. You can also see the battery (yellow) and at the far left, the white rectangle is the bottom ejection port cover plate and will hold the on/off switch plus the 3 mode fire selector button. (Single shot, rapid shot, stun). I will still be using the kit supplied rotary fire switch that is part of the pistol grip and replicates the MG34 selector. However, if this craps out, I have an alternate mode. Everything is now fed through the holes, and I am GENTLY starting to re-assemble the blaster. In earlier posts, you see how I cut out the barrel near the receiver in order for more light from the LED string to show through. After looking online I saw a video made by 3D Props (maker of my DLT) showing the lights more toward the muzzle. It looks great! Also, the spacing of the T-Tracks at the muzzle gives more hole openings. I'm not sure how he is accomplishing this with the metal support "barrel" than runs through the barrel jacket. There is no room between the barrel and barrel jacket for the LED strip. Hmmm.....? I was considering moving mine towards the muzzle, but I would have to extend the wires, an possibly drill barrel holes again, which is a pain. I'll just have the lights at the receiver and worry about it at another time. I've also painted the new printed components, and have to wire in the On/off slider switch for the power.

Do you have access to sheet aluminum and tin snips? If so, I can send you exact measurements of my 3D props blaster and you can cut your own. Then it is easy to cut, fold, paint, ang crazy glue it to the blaster.

NEW In Memoriam Detachment Leader CRL Updates Detachment Affiliation Elections Merchandise Hall of Fame Just For Laughs Update Your Build Threads Around the Detachment INFORMATION & AWARD PROGRAMS Common FISD Acronyms and TK Glossary Pre Approval Forum 3D Section Field Exercise Award Imperial Attaché Program Fire Teams EIB & Centurion: What do these terms mean? Need Help Ask the Deployment Officers Advanced Tactics Awards Public Relations Staff List 2020 Follow FISD On the 24th of November Bernie Steenbergen Jr., TB-7946, passed away. Troopers who knew Bernie and trooped with him will remember him as a cheerful man who got a lot of joy and fulfillment out of his hobbies. Membership of the 501st Legion and the Dutch Garrison was a big part of his life. Unfortunately Bernie has joined the other troopers in the Hall of Eternal Legionnaires way too early. We wish Marielle, his friends and family a lot of love and strength in dealing with this loss. His girlfriend, Marielle TB-11300, wrote the following farewell note for him: “Today it has already been two weeks since you left us. Time stopped moving for me. I don’t know what to do without you. I love you so much and miss you a lot. “TB-7946 reporting for duty!” you used to shout so proudly! Star Wars and Re-enactment were your two big passions. Your house was filled with it. All our talks about DC, MARVEL, Star Wars, Transformer, Ninja Turtles, G.I. Joe, Re-enactment, history, which would last for hours – I’ll never forget those! This coming January, we would have known each other for ten years, of which three and a half years you were my sweetheart! You are the most passionate trooper I have ever known!” Our condolences go out to his family, friends. "Buckets Off" On the 9th December 2021 Phil Yellot (TK-656) passed away, he was a member of the 501st Legion since 2004. He made an imposing Darth Vader. One of the biggest highlights of his trooping experiences was to have been selected for the 2007 Rose Parade. All who knew Phil knew him as a generous, kind, gentle man with the largest heart imaginable. He left behind a huge number of friends, family, and beloved animals. Our condolences go out to his family, friends. "Buckets Off" Eternal Legionnaire Gallery: https://www.501st.com/members/memoriam.php Happy New Year and welcome to FISD 2022 I hope everyone had a safe and wonderful holiday season and are ready to get back into trooping, and being awesome on the FISD platforms. If you haven't been on the forums for a while, we welcome you to come in and check them out, re connect with our community and say hello. You might be surprised how the place looks these days. Updates: Our Celebration patch has been submitted to Legion, and we are presently waiting for the all clear, We have just launched an interest thread to help us gauge some numbers so please add your interest and approximate quantity to that post. There will be updates posted as we hear back from DLFL and pricing will be finalised when we have a better indication on total numbers. Please note this is only an interest thread, the sales thread will go live when we have all the information at hand. https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/51827-celebration-2022-fisd-patch-interest-thread/ While we are on merch, we should have the design concept for the 2022 Detachment shirt finalised in the coming week and as soon as we do, that will also be posted and the approval form submitted. We are also hoping to finalise the vendor and work on distribution so make sure you keep an eye open for those pending posts on our forums. CRL proposed changes for OT TK's We have 6 proposals for changes to our Stunt and Hero original trilogy TK CRL's. These have been discussed thoroughly and are now set up under Poll's. This is your opportunity to vote for or against these proposed changes. 5 are for Centurion level only and in some cases are simple wording and explanation improvements. 1 is for a basic level amendment to the Thermal Detonator which would affect all GML approvals. The changes basically make it easier for higher level approvals to help prevent members from potentially having to pull apart and rebuild the TD if they wish to apply for higher levels. The Poll's can be found in this section of the forums. https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/forum/35-detachment-only-general-discussion/ January is the last full operating month for the term, and as of the start of February the election cycle kicks off yet again. If you wish to vote in the detachment elections, make sure you check your affiliation to FISD so you are able to participate. Legion run a mass membership update prior to Feb but occasionally a few members slip through the cracks and their connection to the detachments fails. If you find you are not showing affiliation on your legion membership, you can PM myself and I will attempt to manually approve you. This usually happens when the email you sign up to legion does not match the email you signed up to FISD with. Your GML also needs to sign off on your affiliation when you are fully approved as a TK, so you can also discuss it with them. This will need to be done prior to the election cycle starting. It has been a pleasure to serve you as detachment leader for the last two years and I thank you all for supporting FISD in any way you could. Lets hope 2022 is kinder to all, and I am excited to see what new adventures it brings. With Unquestioned Loyalty Andrew Franke TK11469 "Sly11" Detachment Leader CRL Update Polls ANH/ESB/ROTJ Currently there are some polls taking place on the forums in regards to some CRL updates, to have your say follow the links below (501st approved) ANH/ESB/ROTJ E-11 blaster ESB handguards ANH/ESB ear placement ANH/ESB/ROTJ ab plate ANH/ESB thigh ridge gap ANH/ESB/ROTJ thermal detonator With elections starting at the beginning of February it's time to check your detachment affiliation. OK so you look at your Legion profile and it shows that your detachment affiliation to FISD is pending, or otherwise incorrect. Why does this happen, and what is detachment affiliation anyway, and what will FISD do about it? The answer is that detachment affiliation is only ever used once a year, and for one purpose. The only time the Legion ever uses it for anything is to determine who can run for DL and who can vote in detachment elections. That's it. Otherwise it is pretty much ignored and not used for anything. The process of validating detachment membership is cumbersome and time consuming because people use different email information between their Legion and detachment logins, and that there is no way to bulk update the rosters. For a small detachment it is not a big deal to do this manually, but for a detachment the size of FISD with hundreds and soon thousands of 501st members, it's impossible. Fortunately we have technical folk both on FISD and in the Legion web team. Once a year they take a feed from FISD's database and do a bulk update on the Legion database. This occurs right before the election cycle starts and is done once per year. Pro tips: 1) Ensure the email address you use on the Legion & FISD boards are the exact same. 2) Ensure that your FISD profile has the correct TKID. 3) IMPORTANT! You MUST be in the right security group. It should be "501st Stormtrooper" in order for the automated system to pull you over. This thread is where you get your detachment access updated. 4) If after the bulk update is complete and your profile is still not updated, and you are 100% sure your info is in sync between the two boards, then ask for to the Legion web team. They should get feedback on why this isn't working. 5) If all else fails, ping the FISD staff. Which basically means that we'll simply tell the 501st web team to bulk approve everyone 6) If still you have no luck you can contact the legion web team directly via email: [email protected] To check detachment affiliation go to the 501st holocron here, login using your 501st forum username and password, click on YOUR PROFILE DATA, then look down the lower part of the page for YOUR UNIT AFFILIATION, then under DETACHMENT AFFILIATION. If you do not see FISD listed reach out to your GML (garrison membership liaison) as they can add it if you are an approved Stormtrooper. If FISD shows as PENDING it should be automatically updated just before elections, if not you can contact our DL @Sly11 and request a manual update. 2022 Legion Election & Timeline It's nearly that time of year again, nominations for Legion / Detachment / Garrison / Outpost / Squad begin 1st February and close 6th February. Please ensure you have spoken to the person who you wish to nominate to make sure they actually want to run. Nominations Start: 31st January @ 12.01am GMT and are open for 5 days Closing 4th February 11.59pm GMT If only one person is nominated for a particular position then it is filled and election process ends. If more than one person is nominated: Q &A Starts: Q & A's Starts: 5th February @ 12.01am GMT Ends: 9h February @ 11.59pm GMT Closing Statements: Starts: 10th February @ 12.01am GMT Ends: 10th February @ 11.59pm GMT Voting: Starts: 11th February @ 12.01am GMT Ends: 15th February @ 11.59pm GMT Transition Period: 16th February @ 12.01am GMT to 20th February @ 11.59pm GMT Take Office: 21st February @ 12.01am GMT Election Issues/Access You may reach the Legion Election Moderators by emailing [email protected] Link to legion election here Expert Infantry Coin (15th Anniversary Version) OPEN (Only a few coins Remaining) The time has come for the new run of EIB gold challenge coins! The 15th Anniversary gold EIB coins are available now. PLEASE NOTE: You must be an Expert Infantry member to purchase one of these coins. If you've ever purchased an Expert Infantry gold coin before, from any run, you cannot purchase another one. These are once per EI! You can find the sales thread here 2022 Celebration Patch RUN OPEN As always we highly recommend group orders where possible. Talk to your Squad, Unit or Garrison mates to help lessen the blow of freight. This run is being handled through Endor Finders, please see the link & password below. The Password to access the patch is: celebration2022 You can find the thread here Run will close on the 14th February so the patches can be ordered before the end of Feb and new term Here we are kicking off another New Year so let’s kick it off with this epic photo!Setting’ it off in 2022 please welcome TK - 14631 Ryan to the Stormtrooper Hall of Fame! https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/48629-39-tk-14631-troop-log/#comment-678648 With Unquestioned Loyalty Aaron Gibson TK-99725 "Pyrates" Curator Hall of Fame "FISD Memes" Thank you to Luca "Morgi" TK66744 for starting a FISD specific meme thread, hope to see more of these in the future not only by you but by others as well. You can find the thread here WE NEED YOU TO UPDATE YOUR BUILD THREADS As most would be aware we are diligently working through the forums updating watermarked images, missing images and broken links, this has taken over a year so far and has been a monumental task but there is still a lot of work ahead of us. Members build threads are one of the biggest areas of watermarked/missing images and we are asking you the membership to help and update your build threads yourselves as this is just too big a task for staff. Build threads requiring updates are being moved over to this area https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/forum/241-build-threads-requireing-maintenance/ Thank you in advance for your cooperation. New FISD Tri Fold Brochure We have just launched our newly revised Detachment Tri Fold brochure. It's been quite a long time since we actually had these available and since then many things have changed leading us to updating some of the text to include new costumes, and have more relevant information. Originally these were done in a limited run by the member who created them, but nowadays, we have moved this to a print your own service making them accessible to all countries around the globe. Files are available to all full 501st members on request, and are completed in a very high resolution to ensure quality in a finished product. The thread can be found here for more information and how to access the files. INFORMATION & AWARD PROGRAMS For a full list of FISD awards head here Are you new to the FISD and wondering what the heck all those abbreviations and strange sounding terms mean? To help you @justjoseph63 has started a list of the most commonly used ones that will give you some insight. If you have ANY questions about a particular term that is not listed or suggestions for new ones please contact Joseph. You can find the list here Pre Approval Forum allows future Troopers the opportunity to submit photos of their completed build to be reviewed by the Staff, Imperial Attaches and others in preparation for forwarding it to their GML for approval. Any and all advice/suggestions given will be specific, constructive, helpful and respectful. Please note that this program will NOT take the place of your local GML, as Detachments are not chartered for costume approval and can not override a GMLs decision, but is instead a peer review program designed to help you look your best and offer guidance and positive feedback. For more information on this program, please visit the link here Don't forget to visit our 3D section when next surfing the FISD forums, there is plenty of useful information to potentially help you on your next TK adventure. You might be feeling may generous and share with our community a new TK related 3D file and maybe win yourself a 3D contributors award so check out the details below and be part of the in house 3D community. Here is a link to the FISD 3D Contributor program. Don't forget to create a troop log here on FISD and get awarded for your adventures The list of accomplished troopers keeps growing, so get on board and register your troops today Simply start (or update!) your troop log, keep the running total in the title, and post (at least!) a date and name for the official 501st event where you wore your TK! Once you've hit a milestone count, go over to the "Field Exercise Awards -- Post your milestones here" thread to request your profile be updated! Simple, right? Award Recipients December - January TK46116 "CallMeMrTibbles" Richard - Are you an approved TK that spends more time on the boards than the average Trooper? Do you enjoy using your knowledge to help out future and existing Troopers? If so, we would like to invite you to join the Imperial Attaché program! Members of the I.A. team are chosen to help out not only those here on the boards, but on a local level as well. Our aim is to have at least one in each and every Garrison, Squad and Outpost in the entire legion to be the eyes and ears of the FISD on a local level. For a complete list of Imperial Attaches, go here Some of the benefits: Access to exclusive Attaché merch., including patches, IA patch , IA Rocker For a complete list of Imperial Attaches, go here You may also be in the running for an Imperial Attaché Award Imperial Attaché Award for those attaché's who have gone above and beyond [minimum 1 year of service]. You can find a list of prior recipients here Want to setup a "Fire Team? the Fire Team program is completely optional, and is intended to help form a common identity and spirit of camaraderie among 501st Legion Stormtroopers in the same geographic area/garrison that troop together. Fire Teams are not officially recognized by the 501st Legion nor the FISD, although they will be able to access a Fire Team sub-forum on the detachment website. You can find more information here Welcome to our 64th Fire Team: Region: Los Angeles ; Southern California Garrison Name: Angel City Elite Congrats Troopers!! (NOTE 501st membership is needed to view this area) So what exactly are and levels? These programs were designed for those who choose to take their armor above and beyond the minimum requirements for basic 501st Legion approval. It gives you the chance to show a level of dedication and pride that takes your armor closer to being as "screen accurate" as possible, without as much extra work as you may realize! You can find more information on the programs here ASK THE D.O.s For those of you who have a particular issue (or issues) before or after submitting for Expert Infantry / Centurion level approval, in order to get you an answer faster you can now privately contact the entire Deployment Officer team at one time! Questions about fitting, repairs, CRL standards/requirements or anything pertaining to reaching Levels 2 and 3 are not only welcomed, but encouraged. Keep in mind that no question is too small, and that your queries will only be seen by the D.O. Staff. We are here to help in any way we can, so please feel free to send us a message by clicking on this link: @Deployment Officer Team and we will get back to you A.S.A.P.! This area lists all those who have gone above and beyond basic approval toward screen accuracy and obtained EIB or Centurion or both. FOR December / January the 1st Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment would like to congratulate the following. Expert Infantry Badge Award: Dwight "Dsposato0" TK62345 EIB 1038 Chris "Shinyarmour1" TK43118 EIB 1039 Ben "Ebio Amisi" TK19984 EIB 1040 GREAT job on your approval, now on to Level 3! Request your free EIB certificate here You can find a list of multiple award recipients here --------------------------------------------------------------- Centurion Badge Award: No awards issued Request your free Centurion certificate here You can find a list of multiple award recipients here If you see any of these Troopers around your Garrison or Squad, be sure to congratulate them! Newsletter If you have any interesting stories or photos or something you think newsworthy please send them to me via pm. For anyone interested in having a look through any of the older newsletter they have now been moved to a new archive sub forum which you can find Here With Unquestioned Loyalty Glen "Q" Rhodes TK-85421 "gmrhodes13" PRO Newsletter Staff List 2021 Detachment Leader (DL): Andrew Franke (Sly11) TK11469 Executive Officer (DXO): Tim Waychoff (Dark CMF) Chief Deployment Officer (DCA): Joseph Pedigo (justjoseph63) TK-10963 Deployment Officer: (DCA): Mario E RT (TKSpartan) TK-48117 Deployment Officer: (DCA): Jose Maria Sanchez (Chemi) TK-30173 Lead Provost Marshal (DCOG): Steven Sheades (starsaber25) TK-10466 Provost Marshal (DCOG): Chris Pearson (themaninthesuitcase) TK-10911 Provost Marshal (DCOG): Dan Branton (CableGuy) TK-42911 Personnel Officer (PER): AC (Novatie) TK-5597 Fire Team Relations (PRO): Mark Ryner (Captsafe66) TK-4584 Content Editor At Large (PRO): Christoph (Danny) Lauber (Ripper_L) TK-55550 Content Editor Support (PRO): Tony Jobe (ukswrath) TK-10116 Content Editor Awards (PRO): This will be handled by the XO Newsletter Publisher (PRO): Glen Rhodes (gmrhodes13) TK-85421 HOF Director (PRO): Aaron (Bronx) Gibson (Pyrates) TK-99725 Attaché Ambassador (PRO) Frank Peranteau (Frank75139) TK-75139 Social Media Relations (PRO): Teresa Nuthall (Soulart) TK-41307 Social Media Relations (PRO): Jim Ferrell (Rat) TK-95970 Systems Administrator (DWM): Eric Brager (Darth Aloha) TK-9674 Systems Administrator (DWM): Mathias (Locitus) TK-2959 Detachment Founder (DF): Paul (Daetrin) TK-8020 Trading Cards Content Support (IPM): Eric Ho (Hoda) TK 77520 Imperial Propaganda Machine (IPM): Brien Edick (Harbinger) TK 92802 Imperial Propaganda Machine (IPM): Jeff Salt (wingnut) TK 50297 Imperial Propaganda Machine (IPM): Richard Tibbitts (CallMeMrTibbles) TK 46116 Imperial Propaganda Machine (IPM): Adam Wolf (revlimiter) TK 11469 Facebook: www.facebook.com/whitearmor Facebook Group: 1st Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment (FISD) Official Twitter: www.twitter.com/FISD501st or @FISD501st Instagram: www.instagram.com/fisd501st On behalf of the 1st Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment Command Staff and the Imperial Propaganda Department

End cap / clip The end cap clip on the C1 version is completely different than the L2A3 (as is the end cap itself). The clip on the 3D print (2) was not correct and integrated on the print, so I used the Dremel to remove it and ended up making one from scrap ABS (3). The bottom of the cap/D-ring mount (4) needed a small arc cut out (easy) and I added a rivet. Yes, I know I made the clip a bit too long and the arc a bit too deep. (I hope this won't affect me at Centurion level if I build a set of ROTJ armor). Reference 2 3 4 5

Folding stock mount As seen in the reference images, the stock mount is completely different than the L2A3 type. Starting with the existing mount (3), I built it up with the JB weld until I got it in the general shape I wanted (4). After sanding and to get the right shape, I removed the bottom (5) and added ABS pieces to the sides and bottom (6). References 3 4 5 6 End result

Character Research Name: Captain Cardinal; CD-0922; Archex History: Born on Jakku and was recruited by Brendol Hux. One of the first First Order Stormtroopers. Was the first captain of the First Order Stormtroopers. Given a set of red armor by Brendol Hux and made his honor guard. Was in charge of training all Stormtroopers, until Phasma joined the First Order, and then was in charge of the training of all the children who were to become stormtroopers. Was grievously wounded by Phasma, and left the First Order. He later helps the Resistance on Batuu, and eventually sacrifices his life help Batuu and the Resistance spy, Vi Moradi. Costume: There are four main visual references for Captain Cardinal. The first is the back of the book cover. Second is the promotional poster that was released with book Third is the Hasbro Black Series action figure. There are several detail pictures found here on FISD, so I will just post one. Lastly is the Black series helmet. Discrepancies: The helmet from the book cover and promotional poster is visualized as TFA style, while the Black Series action figure and helmet are from TLJ/TROS. It is my belief that the TFA style helmet/armor is correct due to the timeline. The beginning of Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire (which is a sequel of sorts to Phasma) is set several weeks after Captain Cardinal leaves the First Order. During the first part of that book, events of TFA and TLJ happen. It is fairly clear that all of Captain Cardinal's history of the first order is prior to TFA and should be similar armor. The boots are not clearly show on the book cover or promo poster, but are shown on the action figure. The boots are mentioned as being red in the novel Phasma. Captain Cardinal is described as having a red blaster in Phasma. I would assume that he would have color matching SE-44C, F-11D, and a F-11D Heavy. Armor style in book cover, promotional poster, and action figure all show standard First Order Stormtrooper armor, and not Phasma style armor. Seeing as how Phasma made her own armor and was not issued armor, Captain Cardinal should have standard TFA armor in red. The cape is show in several different ways. It is show with a silver stripe in 2 of the 3 references and no stripe in one. It is shown on the right shoulder on 2 of the 3 references and on the left shoulder on one of the references. I've reached out to Teresa Nuthall (Geeky Pink) who is making my cape. She has received guidance from the author that is is exactly like Phasma's cape, except with a grey stripe and worn on the right shoulder. Color: As far as color goes, none of the references are the exact same color, but they are all close. I am choosing to use Duplicolor Torch Red. This is the color I found that closely matches the references and also matches my gloves and shoes. All above information comes from the books Phasma and Glaxay's Edge: Black Spire, unless noted. I may add more to this section if I find any additional information.

I just received a message from Denix, with an image showing possible items to be made by them in the future. And there is ... a Sterling (and a few other interesting things ;)). It is a C1 Sterling though, so I wrote them a long message explaining the differences between Mk4 L2A3 and C1, both from military point of view, as well as Star Wars point of view, and I attached a few representative images for them to understand better. And in the end I told them they should make both the Mk and C1, because Star Wars fans as well as military and gun replica collectors and enthusiasts will buy both versions.

Here’s some examples from ANH that highlight the alignment when worn. This appears to be based on the positioning of the elastics within the bicep and forearm. This is probably the video in question. As always with original trilogy armour, not every suit will be the same. However, there are usually very clear patterns where a majority of suits support a certain feature.

Today I did some work on the armor. I cut all of the cover strips and wanted to make sure all of the 45 degree corner cuts were the same. Doing this by hand is very difficult, so I make a simple fixture to hold the pieces at exactly 45 degrees while I touched it to my belt sander. I was able to do all of them in less than 5 minutes.