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Hi everyone my name is Dave or TK25097 I live in Sunderland. Life long fan obvs. It’s have taken me around ten month to get to this point and my TKID and my stormtrooper ESB to be cleared but I’ve made it. Still have to get first troop done but due to working oversea it will not be until the back end of Jan. just wonted to say hi and see if there is any one from up north UK garrison. Looking forwards to making new friends.

I proudly can announce It's approved.

Tried a new method on the gold leafs and i want to share it with you! yesterday i repainted the shoulder armor and add gold leaf for the third time with great results! I dab the surface with a makeup sponge and apply the gold after 30 minutes, use a fine brush and then when you are happy with it, use your finger! most of the wrinkles will disappear ( if wrinkels is correct term )

Hello there! Perhaps I will regret calling myself CloseTheBlastDoor, but all of my other creative attempts were taken by all you creative people! I have my TK ANH Stunt trooper kit from WTF, and I've gathered most of the other items. This will take a while. I was quite intimidated when the big box arrived, for sure! But I've spent a few hours reading through much of the forums here, and I'm encouraged and even a bit more confident that I can do this! My kids have flown the coop, and I have a decent chunk of time to get this done. I clock in at 6'0" and shrinking, and I'm about 175 pounds. So I'm hoping the suit will fit with few alterations. I'm going to start with the thermal detonator, which for some reason seems the least scary. I'll try and post some photos as I go. Thank you in advance for your support! ****EPILOG**** Whew, what an adventure! My childhood dream of being a stormtrooper has finally come true! It’s been a crazy ride, while having to work through some health issues, unemployment, travel, and just life in general to get all of this done. The circle is now complete! This took about six months on and off. Generally I was trying to do everything to L3 approval, so I wouldn’t have to go back later and make corrections. But there are areas where I know I haven’t, most glaringly the blaster. We’ll cross that bridge later! Armor: Walt’s Trooper Factory Canvas belt: Imperial Issue Holster: Darman’s Props Undersuit: Off-brands from Amazon (Queerier and TSLA) Neck seal: Keep Trooping E-11: Scifiman123 on E-Bay (modified toy) Gloves and hand guards: Trooper Bay Boots: Keep Trooping Height: 5’11 Weight: 163 lbs My deepest gratitude to those who helped me along the way, primarily @gmrhodes13, who from Down Under tirelessly and generously helped a total stranger in the San Francisco Bay Area make his way through this costume. There were so many times I thought I’d messed up, and he showed me a way through it, or other times where I didn’t have it quite right, and he told me how to correct it. Many thanks also to @shashachu, @dblcross, @TKSpartan, @justjoseph63, @MaskedVengeance, @revlimiter, @Tilheyra, @JBar, and @Sly11, and so many more for their helpful suggestions and feedback. Reflections on the build: ASK QUESTIONS. This is why my build thread is so very long! Don’t buy everything up front. I have a lot of stuff where I bought the wrong thing, and/or ended up using a different build technique. Do your research, choose an option, then buy the material. I spent around $1700, and maybe $100 of material was not used. I was more afraid of doing something wrong than I was of just doing something. But overthinking was kinda my friend. For instance, I must have spent 30 hours researching how to do the helmet, and maybe half that time actually getting it together. Not all armorers are alike. Some are more helpful than others, and there are variations in the parts where what you’ve read elsewhere simply won’t apply. The videos from Dave’s Darkside and RS Prop Masters were great! Make a nice, big ventilated workspace for yourself, preferably in the garage so that volatile odors and dust don’t get around the house. And your family doesn’t hear you swearing. The first cut of plastic is always going to be the hardest. Practice on scraps. Do your research. Measure 16 times, then cut. Use an X-Acto knife and cut the first line LIGHTLY. Then repeat many times just as lightly, following that line. Patience is key here. Use them cut-resistant gloves. Mark the cut line, then cut less than you should. Then work up to the line with a Dremel + sanding drum, then with sandpaper and/or a half-round file. There is a guide to nearly everything. And there are areas where there are different solutions, and that’s OK. When in doubt, look at the CRL. Some things have fairly specific measurements. Check the collection of Billgrams. Many other things do not, and is where “precision eyeballing” is applied. Searching on this site can be a bit difficult. Using Google is your best option. Type in site:whitearmor.net [your search terms] in the Google search bar. Wear eye protection when you’re using any kind of tool. Wear cut-resistant gloves when cutting. Wear a respirator and have good ventilation when you are using E-6000 or sanding ABS. When freehanding a drill, use a brad point bit and set it firmly in position. Start with a very slow speed to ensure that the bit doesn’t walk away from the mark. For countersinking, DO IT BY TWIRLING THE BIT WITH YOUR FINGERS - NO DRILL. Just as any woodworker would say, “you can never have enough clamps.” Most things take more time in your head than in reality. Exceptions are waiting for E-6000 to cure, and waiting for that Amazon order you had to make because you either forgot something, or messed it up. Good tools are a good investment. An even better investment is learning how to use those tools properly! Learn how to set snaps properly: there are many guides here, but I would add this: Hammer using a solid backing surface that WONT take up any of the striking force. Make sure the snaps don’t rotate in the strapping. If they are the slightest bit loose, they may pull out of the strap when you try to unsnap it. Test that the snaps fit together BEFORE gluing anything.

Hi Keith, you have certainly found the right place to help you build your armour. Try these thread for starters and I'm sure you'll get the help you need along the way. https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/forum/38-getting-started-read-this-first/ https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/49412-all-in-one-tk-anh-stunt-index-of-resources-by-maskedvengeance/

Hi David, welcome to Whitearmor! Congratulations on your clearance with the UKG. Look out for events with the Imperial West Midlands Squad, they also have a Facebook page. They attend lots of troops in the North of England and have been known to join us recently in Scotland with the Imperial Scottish Garrison. Long Live the Empire

Thanks, Glen!

Looks great!

That looks fantastic

I'll tag the @Deployment Officer Team and they should chime in Good luck trooper

Welcome to the FISD David! Whilst you're waiting to be able to do an induction and things now would be a good time to gather up the photos you probably already have and see if you are good to go for Level 2. https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/forum/95-expert-infantry-program/ Sunderland's the far end for but maybe see you around at a Con in the middle.

TK25097 requesting 501st status https://www.501st.com/members/searchresults.php?searchfield=25097&criteria=tkid Correct link added https://www.501st.com/members/displaymemberdetails.php?userID=42645

some tweaks done. I know, the belt isnt closed the right way and therefor the terminator sits too high. I' ve seen it too late.

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