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Awesome that’s what I figured, but confirmation is appreciated Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Bottom return edge remove, also many remove that tab, you don't want an armor bite down there, that's for sure

Wearing inner cloth gloves make the rubber gloves nicer to wear. I go through a few pairs of inners at a troops, soaks up the sweat so it's nice to swap with a clean pair between breaks

This weekend, I made a run at sewing my own belt. I cut some plastic sheeting and sewed it in to stiffen it up and finished it with velcro ends. Attaching it to the ABS next. Sent from my SM-N975U using Tapatalk

Hello Brandon and welcome to the FISD. Glad to see you aiming for level 3 centurion right off the bat. That is what I did and have no regrets. Looking forward to watching your build.

New addition to the CRL's perhaps: Brow trim should not contain visible lines

Hello and welcome. Dave does make fantastic kits. I’m currently building mine right now for sure start to build thread so we can help you up. Give you some pointers and answer questions as you go through it there’s a lot of us building these kids right now too so there’s a lot of us who can be able to jump in and share and help out. As well allies a lot of us have built threads you can follow too Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

First word of advice. Use E6000 glue. Cause you will make mistakes! Sent from my SM-G781V using Tapatalk

Armor Bin Imperial Cog Wheel Covers File-Name: Wheel_cover_imperial_logo.stl, Wheel_cover_base.stl Designer: GoofTrooper [TK-37423] Last Update: 01/2020 File-URL: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4122064 Description: This is a wheel cover for your Husky brand rolling toolbox used for armor storage. Customize your armor bin by changing the look of the stock wheels to an Imperial Cog. I designed these wheel covers to use on a Husky brand 37 in. toolbox. I'm not sure if they will fit other sizes of Husky toolboxes. Let me know if they do! Terms of Use: This design is licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution license. Image:

For sure, yeah. That’s the biggest reason I haven’t trimmed any of the rear because I knew that would be the uphill battle Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Just don’t use hot water or things set hard. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Old trick with shoes was to stuff with crunched up wet newspaper, then leave to dry, this would expand the leather a little. Not sure if you could use the same method with a blaster and holser, wrap wet newspaper around the blaster, may work

If you keep your E-11 stored in your holster it will eventually take the shape of it.

While Novus is great and specially designed for plastics, general car polishes work too. I can't see why headlight polish would be any different considering modern vehicle lights are all plastic these days. Like any compound I would always test it in an inconspicuous area first like inside your chest plate to see how well it shines it up.

Hey all, I just recently got my BBB in from Dave's Darkside Depot so I thought I'd start getting active in the forums. I'm a complete newbie when it comes to this armor building but I'm in good hands because I have @SolderMaster to help me through it. I'm really jumping into the deep end though, as I'm aiming for Centurion grade straight away. I figure why not put the effort into it. I'm already a nerd, might as well be a mega nerd. Can't wait to meet some great people and make some great friends along the way!

Hello Brandon! Wooow great and exciting initiative straight from the beginning! Welcome!!

You just made me think of making this meme Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thank you!!

Thanks everyone! I appreciate it a lot.

Friction and Goo Gone.

Used "SNAP Setting 101 by justjoseph63." Didn't mention that last time but that post made the work a lot easier. Used a soldering iron to put the holes in the webbing. The shoulder strap took a bit of trial and error until I could get the chest and back armor to sit at the right place. Below is the strapping with all the different snap placements I tried. In the end, I used the two closest ones and that's the second picture below. Had to heat and bend the back armor so the shoulder straps would go in better and so the armor sat on my shoulders better. The arrows show the angle where I had to bend them down. Also had to lower the chest neck opening by about 1/4 inch. It was riding too high for comfort. The two picture below show the shoulder strapping from the underside. Second picture includes the shoulder armor. Fitted the extensions between the chest and back. Had to trim them a little once they were fitted. Also had to heat and bend them a bit more too. Might trim the back plate so it's the same width where it meets the extensions. Painting them black will happen this week. I was originally going to snap the extensions to the chest and back armor like I had seen in other builds, but I've decided to try velcro first. We'll see if that's strong enough once it's all in use.

Hello and welcome aboard, here's a great info thread may help you on your way Good luck looking forward to seeing the progress

Hello!!! Welcome aboard, Brandon.

Welcome to the true home of shiny white armor, Brandon! Dave makes an awesome kit, and I'm sure you will be pleased with the quality. As Arthur mentioned, the key to a successful build is research. One way to do this is to look over other people's AM build threads. 2 are now in progress and can be found here and here, but there are lots of others. Fantastic to hear that you are aiming for Centurion right out of the gate! The best way to achieve this is to start your own build thread. That way, you can (and should) ask all the questions you want. Lots and lots of questions. Posting photos will help immensely, especially if you have an issue. A few more hints: Measure twice (or 3 times) before cutting. If you have an issue, don't just "forge ahead". Stop and ask for help. We are here for ya'. When in doubt, ask for advice before cutting or gluing. (Trust me on this one). Posting photos is easy. I have a tutorial here that will help. Lastly, take..... your.... time. Consider your build as a marathon, not a sprint. Looking forward to seeing your progress!

Thanks for this... it is helping me immensely!

As Celebration comes closer every day, I feel like I can do a more or less big update today. I can finally post the first CRL pictures! :-) I hope they are good to work with. The ones that are missing need final strapping which should be done in the next few days. Boots: Spats / Shins: Those parts are glued together as Dan did with his kit. Tricky to get on but everything stays in place :-D Knee plates with gaskets: Thighs: Codpiece: Posterior armor: Abdomen Armor: Detonator:

For anyone wondering what the various logos, bars, and titles to the left of posts is all about, this is the thread for you! User Ranks Found above the avatar, rank is determined either by post count or other criteria: Private: 0-24 posts Corporal: 25-49 posts Sergeant: 50-99 posts Lieutenant: 100-149 posts Captain: 150-199 posts Major: 250-499 posts Colonel: 500-999 posts Commander: 1000-1499 posts General: 1500-1999 posts Field Marshall: 2000-2999 posts Grand Moff: 3000+ posts Expert Infantry: Users who have received an EIB Award Centurion: Users who have been granted Centurion Status There are also special ranks given to Command Staff and Extended Staff, such as Detachment Leader, Deployment Officer, Combat Photographer, Hall of Fame Curator, etc. Achievement and Service Awards The FISD Achievement Award is granted for exemplary service to, or outstanding achievement for, FISD. Tradition holds that persons currently serving on staff cannot be granted Achievement Medals (or else it can become too self-serving). Thus, if you see a staff member with an Achievement Medal, they've all earned them prior to joining staff. To date only two people have ever earned a second medal, and no one has ever earned a third. Award Levels FISD Achievement Award (1st Award) FISD Achievement Award (2nd Award) ... FISD Achievement Award (6th Award) (and so on) The FISD Service Award is granted to recognize the contributions of Command Staff for their commitment to keeping the detachment running. Each award represents a full year of service. Additional awards are denoted by a star (1 Gold Star = 5 Silver Stars, 1 Silver Star = 5 Bronze Stars, etc.). A frame denotes fifteen years of service, with additional stars for further years. Award Levels FISD Service Award (1st Award) FISD Service Award (2nd Award) FISD Service Award (9th Award) FISD Service Award (10th Award) ... FISD Service Award (16th Award) (and so on) 3D Contributor Award This program, as with others, is an optional Detachment-only award incentive. It recognizes members who have gone above and beyond in contributing to our 3D forum section. The Silver award can be earned numerous times over the years. The Gold award is given to those that have contributed at such an astounding level that it is deemed appropriate. All awards are given at the discretion of Command Staff. Award Levels Silver 3D Contributor Award Gold 3D Contributor Award For more information please refer to this thread. Attaché Outstanding Achievement Award This award is bestowed to those who consistently exemplify the meaning of an Imperial Attaché and have gone above-and-beyond in helping their fellow troopers for at least one full year: For more information and a list of recipients please refer to this thread. FISD Master Armorer The FISD Master Armorer program is an optional, detachment only incentive award to recognize individuals who have directly helped another 501st stormtrooper to achieve Expert Infantry status. Some people spend countless hours helping others, and want to reward their results as well as incentivizing new people to help as well. Award Levels FISD Armorer (5+ "wins") FISD Senior Armorer (15+ "wins") FISD Master Armorer (25+ "wins") Centurion Badge These are awarded to those who have reached the highest levels of costume approval for FISD. These are awarded only once, to the person, regardless of costumes: Expert Infantry Badge (EIB) These are awarded per costume, thus a person can have more than one EIB award. Stars (like the awards above) indicate multiple awards, and appear above the EI badge (1 Blue Star = 5 Gold Stars, 1 Gold Star = 5 Silver Stars). Award Levels Expert Infantry Badge (1st Award) Expert Infantry Badge (2nd Award) Expert Infantry Badge (3rd Award) Expert Infantry Badge (4th Award) Expert Infantry Badge (5th Award) Expert Infantry Badge (6th Award) Expert Infantry Badge (7th Award) Expert Infantry Badge (8th Award) Expert Infantry Badge (9th Award) Expert Infantry Badge (10th Award) Expert Infantry Badge (11th Award) Expert Infantry Badge (12th Award) Expert Infantry Badge (13th Award) Expert Infantry Badge (14th Award) NOTE If you are approved with a "2nd Version" of a particular costume that you are already approved with you do not receive an additional award, there is only 1 award issued for each costume version ie: only 1 x Hero, 1 x Stunt, 1 x HWT, 1 x ESB, 1 x TFA and so on. If you have a second/additional version costume approved you will see "2nd Version" and [APPROVED] added to the thread title, no additional profile stars For more information on the Expert Infantry and Centurion programs, please refer to this thread. EIB and Centurion requirements can be found in the corresponding costume CRLs (as Level 2 and 3), additional information on how to apply is available here for EIB and here for Centurion.