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Whew, over a month passed. I guess I've been putting off this update since I didn't wanna be "done" and put the blaster on the wall until my BlastFX kit comes. But DONE comes for us all... so here's the Leia Leveller's most screen accurate form that I am willing to achieve. I got the banana bend in the rail and totally reshaped the nose to fit nicely in the barrel. It didn't take a whole lot of effort, but a bit more than was expected. I also got the greebs from Joseph installed in their spots... though I suspect the rear one fell off for filming and was originally farther back. Starboard side. I just love this thing. So pretty. So satisfying to hold. The port side beauty shot. I'm very satisfied with this. And I'll be even more satisfied taking it all apart again to put in the BlastFX guts. and lastly... My daughter put on my torso and arms and posed for me. She's 10. The plastic was uncomfortable and the blaster was heavy. I didn't get the rubber gloves out. But having this shot fills my heart with happy little laser blasts.

Hi Troopers, It's been a month and i feel I've hit a brick wall with my build, I reckon i'm about 90% there...just life has been busy recently. I did manage another test fit a couple weeks ago with good intentions to put a few things right, and my wife took some snaps of me goofing around. I do plan to put in some positive effort this weekend.

Utter rubbish. You must ship it to me for proper disposal, lest others get the wrong idea of accuracy. j/k - it's awesome! Simply exquisite.

Glued the last piece on yesterday. Just need to do strapping for the arms, mobility cuts on the legs and abs paste gaps on the thighs. So close.

Making slow progress on repairing the armour. I think I've found the right mix of hard/flexible resin to ensure enough stability while also flexing with the fibreglass so it won't crack. Sent from my SM-G981B using Tapatalk

Some great images there for others to follow. For anyone looking, note that Jim's kits do have a few lumps and bums (being hand made molds), I also found this with his Sithtrooper helmet, it can also be the same with the armor, just a case of a little more prep work. Also a great tip for anyone using paint is to go over your filler primer/spray putty with a very light mist coat of black (or another dark color paint), it's an automotive painters trick, when you wet sand and use a block (sanding pad/block of wood) for larger areas you will sand down any high spots first and any low spots or scratches will remain and show some black.

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Thank you to all that participated in the Members choice merch item for this year. looks like the Hoodie was a clear winner, so we will look to see how we can turn this into a reality over the next 6 months. James has allocated a merch slot to this item (we get 6 slots to use a year as per legion merch regulations) so consider it locked in. We may also be looking for some cool designs for this item, but James will work on that and any updates will come from him. I would also like to thank the members and staff alike that participated in our recent TLJ/TroS CRL proposed update Polls. Most found the various proposals made sense but there will be some more discussion around a couple of the elements before proposals are sent through to the LMO team. 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Truly a work of art, Adam. You have my interest piqued with the chip on top of the socket, though... I really think you may be on to something there. Can I ask what it is and where you got it? I would like to include it in the sets I sell (and add one to my own as well of course)!

Out of words.

Mind blown at how awesome it turned out

This so truly amazing Adam, level of detail is exceptional.

Don't forget you can also use body weight for various exercises and stretches. Remember that a little more flexibility will help you gain other strengths as well as help reaching those awkward to get to clips and straps. Things like active stretching help burn calories at the same time you are improving range of motion. Correct stretching techniques are important as is body weight strength exercises to decrease the chance of strain injury which hampers your progress. I was a martial arts instructor for a few years so reach out to me if you need ideas for some of the above. Just DM me

Front raises are super super rough on rotator cuffs. I would never suggest those to anyone. There's many other ways to get upper chest activation. Definitely be careful if you want to do those. I do side lateral raises. Same thing, but directly to the side in a T formation. It's more for trap activation though.

OR You may want to check this video up

This is what we do here, Chris.. as our mottos states we are "Troopers helping Troopers" (and future troopers, of course)! We want everyone who takes the time to log into our site to feel welcome and not afraid to ask questions. As many as you like! We were all in your position once, and yes, there is a ton of information here. Sometimes it can seem a bit overwhelming, but we are ready willing and able to guide you through it. When it comes to an issue that you may have with your build, we never offer advice without a solution, and you are always welcome to contact any of us in the Deployment Office for specifics. We are here for ya', sir.

Thanks friend Yes, I couldn't tell if I stretched out the decals when I was putting them on, or just put them too high up. I'll try to get them off (if I can) and reapply them. If not, I may just paint. I have to paint the rank bars anyway so I might as well get some more practice! Thanks for the encouragement! You all build my confidence. Wish we could hang out irl! (look at me getting all emotional)

Thank you! Check back later, but I'm in the process of pairing my thread down to just the stuff that's relevant to the helmet in its own new thread - I've got the pictures mostly copied over but will fill in some descriptions. I'll include all the steps I took, but I guess at a high level of "is this necessary"? - Adding resin for strength? Optional, highly recommended - Exterior priming and sanding? Necessary - Interior paint and prep? Optional - Cutting the teeth out? Necessary Cutting the tube stripes out? Optional, highly recommended - Adding the asymmetrical eye 'squint'? Optional - Final exterior white paint? Necessary 2K Clear? Optional - Painting the traps, tears, teeth, ears, brow trim, and neck trim details? Necessary - Assembly, including the mic tips, lens, interior padding, frown mesh, vocoder, and tube stripe backing? Necessary - Adding fans/mic/electronics? Optional, highly recommended for trooping Idk, hopefully between that and the thread, it will point you in the right direction. There aren't a ton of these helmets that are out there and finished to a high level, and everyone has a different technique, but you learn as you go. Take your time. Be patient. Most of these steps are EXTREMELY linear and you can't skip around, so you really need to plan ahead as you build. Feel free to post questions on your build thread and I'll try to pop in from time to time and help. Best of luck!

I also did consider getting a BS helmet but decided against it as I would like the option to move to higher levels without replacing the whole helmet, as for Jim or Nico, from what I've heard Nico's 3d print files are the most accurate ones out there however I do like how Jim sells the helmet "made" and that its made of fiberglass (I think?) and it is also quite accurate too (his armor and helmet are used as examples for the CRL) but the choice is entirely up to you from there, I'm happy to share my opinions of Jim's helmet once I've started working on it !

Hi that is your 501st forum link not your 501st members profile, have a look at the first post in this thread

Not that I have a vested interest other than hoping that all the buyers eventually receive what they purchased, but I’d be curious to know if anybody here on FISD talks to the DN folks at SDCC this weekend.

I'll continue to email them every week, then if no joy I'll take it to social media, not a good way to start off a cough cough new company

Yeah they even DMd me on IG about it

At least they're responding.......

Well yesterday was EBBB day (Empty Big Brown Box Day). I now have everything out of the box and am in the final stages of the build. So excited. I have been working on my shins, thigh ammo belt and sniper knee plate (that was fun. Sheesh). I have started doing the reinforcement strips for the shoulder bridges as well. Left to do: Finish Shoulder bridges Rear cover strips on lower leg armour Thigh garter system (the clips are too low - will likely do Velcro or may make suspenders) mobility cutouts on legs ABS paste gaps in thigh armour. Elastics from biceps to forearms shoulder to biceps strapping Please let me see if you see any issues.

I've had crazy network problems here which knocked me offline for several days. Painful but things are working again. And I haven't stopped working out. Over 3 weeks straight. I feel so much healthier than I have in so long.

It is great fun following this build and I really like how deep you dive into each detail. There is just one thing that stands out to me and I hope you don't get it wrong if I mention. The scope rail: if you shorten the vertical part on the front and give the full length a 'banana bend' it would better match the screen used rail. Again, I hope you get this as positive criticism. For the amazing level of accuracy you put into this blaster, I found it wrong to not mention this.