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Having the button covers off center is also fine as that is screen accurate Reference (pinched from Mario)

Hi Alex, you're completely right. What I would recommend is to re align the canvas belt and trim the ABS belt to line up. References

I got @Scimitar's blaster in the mail, did the build, and shipped it back to Eric... and I managed to not post the photos. I'll just share the finished ones instead of the build. It's another Quest Design using identical parts, so they'd be slightly different angles of the same build photos. Parts added/changed: - Real folding stock from @justjoseph63 - Replica Hengstler counter from BlasterFactory.com - Greeblie kit from @justjoseph63 - Some spare upgrade kit parts from @T-Jay - Scratch build sight box - weathering and clear coat This would look a lot like the before photo. I added some brass weathering to the scope and gave everything a ton of clearcoat. The whole blaster got 6 coats of matte clear. The T-tracks and grip got an additional coat of semi-gloss clear. Then the grip got 2 more coats of gloss clear. Sounds like a lot, but the finish is really lovely. I built a sight box using the same stuff I did on mine. Even got to use another of T-jay's threaded rods! I built new capacitors from left over T-Jay stock. There was exactly enough for the two guns. Top scope greeblie from Joseph is looking mighty fine. The counter is a reproduction piece from blasterfactory and is really fantastic. Eric wanted the same Miata odometer guts that I used in mine, as he's also deep in the Roadster cult. The back side of the counter is open showing the labeling. Rather cool feature. Awwww yeah! The folding stock from Joseph and sight box build were the reasons I was doing this build. Since everything was fresh in my mind and all the tools were handy, this took about 25% of the time that my first one required. Both blasters fresh from factory rebuild. Eric's up top, mine on the bottom. From the same assembly line. Ready for action.

HAHA... you beat me by literally a few seconds, Mario! Great minds really do think alike!

Hi Nick. Looking at the canvas belt and ABS belt, I would suggest to try this: 1- The positions 1 and 2 your marked, try to center the canvas belt with the ABS belt as the other side (positions 3 and 4) 2- For the left side of the Belt (positions 3 y 4 ) You could trim a little more the ABS belt to match the canvas belt. References

NEW In Memoriam Detachment Leader Executive Officer Merchandise & Officer 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 David Sack (TA-52568) of Starkiller Garrison departed on December 8th, 2021. Dave was a 501st member since 2015, creating amazing costumes that he and others loved! He was one of the few makers of Rebels armor and LOVED everything about the show. Throughout the years he has helped countless people make and build their armor, hosted armor parties and was an absolutely wonderful person to everyone around him. In the hours just before his passing, he was working on a new Mando and posting memes like he always did. The Garrison trooped for the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins Star Wars night on the same day as the viewing/funeral. There was a lot of emotion in the room. His kindness and joy left a deep impression on everyone. Prior to the start of the game, the team took a moment to honor him. Once that was done, everyone made sure to be upbeat for the rest of the night. It was what he would have wanted, and truly did feel like he was trooping there. Our condolences go out to his family, friends. "Buckets Off" Daniel Murawski (TI-14546) passed on January 9th 2022. He was a 6'8" trooper that LOVED every chance that he had to troop. He has been a 501st member since 2016, and had a TIE Reserve and a Bridge Crew costume. He was also working on an OT TIE Pilot costume during the past year. When he wasn't trooping, he also loved gaming, and all sorts of nerdy things. He was not extremely active of late, because of his career. However, he always made time to interact with his fellow Starkiller Garrison troopers via Facebook and other means. He will be dearly missed by all who knew him. Our condolences go out to his family, friends. "Buckets Off" Calvin Deckert joined the Legion on Aug 22, 2007, and had the nickname Gigantor. He was not in the Legion long as he subsequently enlisted in the military, where he made Sgt. in the US army. He loved helping returning vets reacclimate to home again and also helped military families deal with the unknown. While his time was short in Garrison Carida, many who knew him were shocked at his passing. Our condolences go out to his family, friends. "Buckets Off" Scott Goodvin (SL-52673) was a member of the Imperial 80th Squad of Central Garrison, who passed on due to a battle with long-term illness. Scott was a staple at any troop done at Acme Comics in Sioux City, which is owned by two fellow 501st members. He loved going out of his way to make sure everyone got to have a moment with Vader, and being able to costume as the Sith Lord was his pride and joy. Our condolences go out to his family, friends. "Buckets Off" Mike Galer (TK-8493) was the squad leader for 621st Detention Squad, which is active in the South Dakota Territory of Central Garrison. He served for many years on the command staff for the garrison. Affectionately known as "Pooh Bear", Mike, along with his wife Missy (TX-4839) and their children, were founding members of the squad and trooped faithfully across the garrison boundaries over the course of his 11-year trooping service. Our condolences go out to his family, friends. "Buckets Off" Leeroy Simpson (TI-2541) joined the 501st in 2010, and was a member of Great Lakes Garrison until his passing on 22 January 2022. He enjoyed attending comic cons with his granddaughters. He also owned a collectibles store and was a classic car enthusiast. Our condolences go out to his family, friends. "Buckets Off" Eternal Legionnaire Gallery: https://www.501st.com/members/memoriam.php Greetings fellow members Legion has finally reached the end of ratification for the new team of LMO's (Legion Membership Officers) Those responsible for approving new and updated CRL's. Michael Capell will be our dedicated LMO for this term, he is an FISD member and understands our CRL's well. I worked with Michael and the LMO team on our CRL updates last year, and am happy to be working with him again on several CRL upgrades this term. While on that topic, we recently announced our CRL team for 2022-23 Here they are for those that missed the announcement on the forums. Joseph (justjoseph63) TK-10963 DO Mario (TKSpartan) TK-48117 DO Jose (Chemi) TK-30173 DO Glen (grmhodes13) TK-85421 DPRO Tony (ukswrath) TK-10116 DPRO Daniel (TheSwede) TK-55669 IPM Justin (TheRascalKing) TK-61490 IPM. And myself as LMO liason, Wiki doc editor and general word refinement. Currently underway is the TLJ/Tros CRL treatment. The team do the bulk of the heavy lifting but as this discussion thread is in a highly visible location to full members, we welcome anyone who has built these costumes or has great knowledge on them to join in and add value to the conversation and be part of the initial process. Once this is complete any proposals will be put to the membership to vote on via a series of Polls. We have a full year lined up for you folks, so keep an eye open for announcements on the forums, my DL's Blog and in future news letter editions. Until next time, hope to see you on the forums With Unquestioned Loyalty Andrew Franke TK11469 "Sly11" Detachment Leader Greetings FISD membership! This is my first entry as the new Detachment Executive Officer! First I would like to thank Andrew (Sly11) our amazing FISD DL for thinking of me when it came time make choices for his staff. I first signed up here in 2011 and have loved this place ever since. I was finally approved in 2014 and I never left. Many of your current staff members were all getting started around the same time. I consider this place my home. It has always been a welcoming place and I have met many of my legion friends through this detachment. I am so honored to be able to give back now as the XO. I have loved being your DCOG for the last 5 years and have learned so much about the detachment and its members since then. I want to thank Chris (themaninthesuitcase) for being by my side through most of it. He truly is a very special staff member and I consider him one of my best Star Wars 501st family member nerds. I know he will continue on keeping this detachment running smoothly as he always has. So now what? Well I think Andrew has some very special things planned for this detachment for this year. You all should be very excited about being a FISD member. We would love to have participation on our forums be at an all time high this year. We have always stressed Troopers Helping Troopers and we certainly cannot do it without all of you. So please pass on to your legion friends who are stormtroopers to come over to our forums often. Join the party! Lastly, I would like all FISD members know that you can come to me at any time and for any reason. You can shoot me a PM here on the forums, a message on facebook (my name), message on instagram (starsaber25) or however you would like to try and contact me. If you would just like to chat, throw around some ideas for the detachment, or ask for advice for one of our amazing costumes here then please don't hesitate to contact me. I look forward to an amazing year here at the FISD! With Unquestioned Loyalty Steve Sheades TK10466 "starsaber25" Executive Officer FISD Racing Shirt - RUN OPEN For anyone with an approved Stormtrooper, must have TK. For updates you can find the thread here Closing April 14th 2022 Celebration Patch Run CLOSED This run is now closed. For updates you can find the thread here Greetings Trooper! The 15th Anniversary Racing shirt Order thread is pending LMBO and LFL approval. We had hoped that we could do pre-orders, but alas, it was not to be. As soon as I have approvals, I will open the tread and reset the order form, so be sure to follow the thread so you get updates to your email! If we want these in before Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022, we may have a very short order window. To that end, the last day to place orders will more than likely be early April. I'm waiting to hear from the manufacturer about how much lead time we need to make sure we have them in troopers hands the 3rd week of May. In other merch news, we will be having a "members choice" poll for one of our Merch slots this term. I have a list of popular items that have already been requested of me in my short time as DMBO. If you have more ideas, please feel free to PM me your idea, and if you have Artwork you'd like to see on a piece of merch, please feel free to include it as well. With Unquestioned Loyalty James Silvius TK-12953 "jsilvius" Merchandise & Branding Officer Welcome February’s Stormtrooper Hall of Fame inductee TK - 89400 Adam!https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/51637-4-tk-89400-revlimiter-troop-log/?do=findComment&comment=732637 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 February - March TK26329 "Silentperformance" Nicholas - 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 Please welcome of 65th Fireteam Region: Germany (German Garrison; Western Squad) Name: WHITE WALLS Logo: 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 February - March the 1st Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment would like to congratulate the following. Expert Infantry Badge Award: Merlin "Merlin_Stohlmann" TK92099 EIB 1042 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: Jessie "JHowe102" TK10272 Centurion 509 Dan "KaiserintheHood" TK80419 Centurion 510 Ben "Ebio Amisi" TK19984 Centurion 511 Nicholas "Silentperformance" TK26329 Centurion 512 Outstanding job on reaching Centurion, Troopers! 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 Editor If anyone has any content for the newsletter please contact 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 Social Media Hey all you amazing ladies and gentlemen of the FISD!Thank you to all that sent in photos for International Womens Day!We shall be on the look out for Easter, Mothers Day, Fathers Day and Pride in the upcoming months.I look forward to posting more this year, and showcasing our members fine armors!That being said…… SEND OVER SOME PICS! Have any heartwarming trooping tales? Please tell us. We want to hear them!I really want to focus on the human side of all we are and all we do. We are a vast Detachment, with a large membership, with one of the most iconic and recognizable costumes in the Star Wars Universe. Let’s see you!Thank you once again for the honor to serve you all on this years Command Staff. With Unquestioned Loyalty Teresa Nuthall TK41307 "Soulart" PRO Social Media Staff List 2022 -2023 Detachment Leader (DL): Andrew Franke (Sly11) TK11469 Executive Officer (DXO): Steven Sheades (starsaber25) TK-10466 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 Provost Marshal (DCOG): Dan Branton (CableGuy) TK-42911 Provost Marshal (DCOG): Tim Waychoff (Dark CMF) Provost Marshal (DCOG): Chris Pearson (themaninthesuitcase) TK-10911 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 Merchandise and Branding (DMBO) James Silvius (jsilvius) TK- 12953 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 89400 Imperial Propaganda Machine (IPM): Daniel Melin (TheSwede) TK 99665 Imperial Propaganda Machine (IPM): Justin Reed (TheRascalKing) TK 61490 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

Here's some great references:

I have no idea what I'm doing! So I'll start off by the first post here as a photo dump of my kit from Walt's Trooper Factory. I've done some trimming on a good chunk of the armor + all of the soft parts on hand. The ANH E-11 holster more or less commits me to an ANH build. Feel free to guide or correct me in my forum-ing. I've been conditioned to MMCC threading. I'm now learning how to use these forums like a normal person now. Praying that the imgur link format for forums is consistent here. I've had these parts on hand since like the summer of 2017? I've been too scared of messing something up and being basically stuck and probably being locked on the off chance of making a critical error in trimming and sizing.

Well the day has finally arrived where I got to see those BBB's at my door. I ordered a set of ABS armor from RS Prop Masters and after about 4 months, due to a fire at the RS shop, it has arrived (minus neck seal which is still en route)! Luckily everyone at RS is ok and all of their original molds are safe. At first glance it looks amazing! Being my first ever build and not actually ever interacting with any armor before, I initially thought it would be thinner, but I am very glad to see it does feel sturdy. First sight Bucket parts. Probably will save for last...if my will power will hold Everything all laid out Strapping pack from RS even though I think I ordered everything separate as well since I want to try and go the double snap way I had done a good amount of research before purchasing, and then even more after and while I was waiting for it to a arrive. I decided to go the route of build it myself even though I have never done this, and have received a good amount of support already before even starting. I have also decided to go the route of Centurion right from the start. I will say after opening it all up and seeing it all...it is a bit daunting. I know this is the place to ask questions and I'm sure I will have plenty but just want to say I am super excited to get started! OK so I already have some questions. 1) I am planning on following build threads, but do I need to necessarily follow a thread to my type, ie RS? I saw the top build thread is for an Anovos set going for Centurion and briefly skimmed through and can see differences. I would guess it is pretty much the same, but maybe finding an RS thread would be better? I also have Diana's thread marked to follow and I think she went Centurion? 2) I got a big piece of what I think is ABS, see in the back of the picture of everything all laid out. What is that for? 3) There are a couple pieces that seem like one is a lot bigger than the other. Forearm and thigh (I think) come to mind. Thanks, Matthew Edit: I just realized that I think the vocoders are missing on the helmet. I have emailed RS and expect they will send them, but if anyone notices anything else is missing please let me know!

You should be ok for basic approval but for higher levels : L3 The corners of the plastic ammo belt shall be trimmed at a 45 degree angle that that meets the outer edge of the cloth belt.

Here is the result of the cutting. Thanks, M

In a perfect world the button covers on the ABS belt should be centered as Mario mentioned, but I would have no issues passing this at Level 3. AWESOME job, sir! The eye openings look much better. What I would suggest at this point is to tape the lenses behind them to see what sort of look you have. That will give you a better idea of how much (if any) more you need to trim. As I'm sure you are aware, the teeth openings could use a bit of "sandpaper love" to smooth out the sides and corners (first photo). The cutouts look great, they just need a some refining, and an easy way to do this is to use a plastic straw with a single layer of fine-grit sandpaper wrapped around it. While sanding, be sure to use an up and down motion rather than back and forth one. The reason being is that if you go back and forth you can create notches on the sides/top of the tooth. Since the straw is flexible, you can do the corners as well. This works on the eye openings too!. (Sorry for the awful graphics, lol) Reference image As seen in the reference pic above they don't have to be perfect. Part of the charm of the original buckets is that no two were 100% exactly the same. You are learning fast, Nick, and I look forward to seeing your progress!

Words do not begin to describe how well this turned out or how much I appreciate you knocking my blaster out too! I already enjoyed having this blaster on display when I'm not trooping with it, this just took it to the next level all around. Thank you Adam!!

Congratulations Trooper!

Thanks for this note, Joseph! I was just telling Justin the other day that I love learning about the history for various armors and makers; very interesting stuff! And I agree about Dave's communication--always very good with me. The OCD in me is looking for slightly wider TD end caps than the ones I got from you. =)

It looks great to me Nick. well done. another detail, are the side square buttons . As you can see in the references, they sit a little centered Reference Keep up the great work.

Thank you very much for the detailed response! Before I make the final cut I would like to double check: 1. If I cut along those lines It should be where it´s supposed to be right? 2. The point about centering will be addressed accordingly as well. As you can see the two outer most edges to the left are about 1- 1,5 mm larger than the ones on the right side, which I will just sand down. After that the belt should be centered. (I know.. I know the black lines aren´t straight) Of course the Drop Boxes will be moved over accordingly. And again thank you very much for the help!

It may seem like a pain in the posterior plate, but I have a solution: The canvas belt is mounted kind of low and needs to come up a bit (like 3 mm or so) and the end trimmed down the same amount. This would reduce the length of the 45 degree cut, but that is fine and will meet the requirements. The drop box position (touching the ABS belt) is spot-on, but it would need to be moved over. I know this seems like a small detail and one that no one would ever notice, but it's these kind of things that will set you apart when you reach Centurion!

I might be a bit late to offer some advice, but I also had issues with wide calves. You can see in my build log that I joined my shins and forearms in a V so the openings were sized right. Also with an inner/outer strip and gap filler to make as much room as possible. Also for shins I created a lock to hold them in correct place as I need to hold them exactly the right spot with a lot of tension. One of my last posts trying a new lock pin system, it worked well for troop but the pin needs improvement for removal.

Congrats and welcome to the ranks! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks for the info. I didn’t check and simply followed the airgun’s original 9mm diameter hole. I’ll try to enlarge the hole to 11mm next time I take it apart. Most parts of this build are either screwed in or bolted on to cope with situation like this. Asahi’s outer barrel diameter is 35mm, not the correct 38.1mm so I imagine there must be lot dimensions that are not correct. Anyway, I’ll try to get it right, thanks again.

Hey Caleb, thanks for this. it turns out my AVG Antivirus was blocking the website showing it was infected with a Trojan virus. I tried it on my iPad and was able to order it there. Again, great thread and very helpful...this is my go to thread now for painting my bucket! Swannee

Given the whatttt...?! What you talkin about...? I hear LFL has a droid for taking care of that...

As I get closer to finishing my build, I’ve recently revisited my E-11. Still not finished painting it yet and I will be installing light and sound with TRamp’s BlastFX but I finally feel that it’s well on the way.

You’re absolutely right about feedback, in the normal sense of the term. I guess what I was thinking was more the wearer’s spoken dialogue (if using a mic and Aker amp) being picked up by the live listen mic and being fed back to the wearer’s in-ear AirPods. Basically hearing yourself talk, possibly with a slight echo-like delay. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Feedback 'shouldn't' be an issue as the mic is unlikely to hear what's coming out of the buds. Loving the idea.

Shortening the brackets will allow the plate to come around This info is from @justjoseph63in an EIB application: As seen in the reference images below, the plate on your TD needs to come down in the back. The ribbed area should face toward the rear, with the O ring on or near the top. Reference images Doing this is actually easier than you think, should take all of 10-15 minutes, and this is what I would suggest: 1. Remove the clips and trim off the ends (as shown) with a hacksaw. 2. Rotate the plate to where the ends meet the bottom of the plate (like you have it now). 3. Drill new holes as shown. You will have to drill new holes for the other screws as well. 4. Re-attach the screws. DONE!

A certain package arrived on my doorstep today... Looks like its time to get building!

*** DO NOT USE THIS STUFF ON ABS. **** it worked well to take the CA glue off my counter... but it started to melt the test piece of ABS i tested it on.