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My wife's build is going slower then we wanted. We did some work on the helmet today.

I've ben trying to work on this in a sort of "little and often" manner. I know I can get overwhelmed, or start making silly mistakes if I try do too much at once. I'd actually like to finish this so getting angry and abandoning it is not a great plan Made a start on the rough trimming, most parts will need a 2nd look to either smooth off a bit or for the bigger parts remove some in areas where score and snap was just not working. I did start using lexan scissors but it was proving to be a bit troublesome, score and snap was mostly easier so most of the parts have been trimmed that way. The left forearm was a bit of a soft pull so have left more meat on that one to come back to later to clean up. Comparing it to the Right I think trimming where I need to remove the edge will be about perfect. I have approximated the correct curve on the forearms. It's not perfect and I think what I will end up doing is removing this section and splicing in a new section cut from a suitable flat section cut from one of the large body panels. This means I won't have to fight with the rough finish left from the moulding. I will also be able to make a template and get something a lot close to symmetrical that what I have eyeballed with a pen. The plastic for the shins was nice and thick, which is great apart from when trying to trim it. Score and snap only works if you can flex it to snap it, which I couldn't inside the areas your leg and ancle goes. I'll come back to these with a dremel sanding drum later. I have a simlar issue with the wrists as well but was able to get closer to where I wanted them to be. The other thing I've noticed is that there are a couple of nasty black dings on corners. I am hoping I can clean these up with a bit of light sanding. Worst case I'll have to rebuild with some ABS paste. I also have noticed some recesses could be cleaner. I'll see what I can do with a nice round tool to push them back into place. 12/39 parts rough trimmed. Progress continues on the TD. I sand, I die, I sand again. Then fill all the bits I missed, rinse and repeat. I am following @OddViking327 excellent video but I am using 3M Acril green as I can get that here. If I could get Bondo here I would use that as it sounds like it's easier to apply and sand after. This is a couple of passes of neat filler on both, and the 1st pass of diluted on the holder. The tube had 2-3 coats before rough sanding and filler primer. This, combined with my terrible painting skills, needed to be taken back and a few more rounds of filler. One tip I learnt from the tube, is to apply a light chamfer to the edges that will be glued together. It's much easier to fill this small defect than sand off the lip. I compared an off cut to my SE-44C which is painted in the paint I plan to use to see if it's a close enough match. This is Halfords "Appliance White", which sadly has been discontinued but there is a replacement "Gloss white" that I hope will be the same tone. It's not perfect but I think close enough. This was artificial light but I have also checked in daylight and it was not visibly any different. And I'll end with a photo dump of the other trimmed parts.

Reached 20 (with 4 points added retrospectively, for helping with basic clearances). Thank you.

Thanks @Cybergrunt Yeah in person we did the strapping for the thighs. Also help with return edge trimming both for basic and EIB. Couple of phone calls to regarding gluing the snaps and cover strips

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My IRL experience so far

Happy to see that this is now official! TK-61972, Walter @Haribon72, Golden Gate Garrison TK-1636, Mike @TK1636, Dune Sea Garrison TK-10116, Tony @ukswrath, Golden Gate Garrison ^Please PM me your shipping information and I would be happy to send you two rockers at no charge if you would like. TK-70701, Jeff @Oztrooper, Southern California Garrison - Received his in person! TK-39093, Arthur @giskard8, Hong Kong Garrison - I reached out already and have your mailing info but will actually finally send these through your agent now that the patches have been announced! Moving forward, I am James should be happy to mail 2 of these out to anyone who earns L2 - just pay shipping and wear them with pride!

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