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I've finished cutting all the excess from the main armor parts, and... almost none of the arm or legs parts fully line up with each other, the two halves for fore arms, biceps, thighs and calves for the most part don't line up. is this just everyone's experience? I attempted to fix this on the right thigh using a hot air gun, but it didn't do anything. (was really just too worried I would melt it) I would take it you put the parts in place when gluing, hence the need for clamps and magnets. this morning I had just mask taped my suit together to see how well it would work. I think the only problem I had with getting it on was the right shin, I couldn't get it on without ripping the tape. maybe wasn't the best idea to wear jeans and a jacket underneath. Right off the bat... (PLEASE keep in mind this is just me pointing out whats Obviously wrong, so I can keep an eye out for it later) // shoulders should be closer to chest plate // chest plate, abdomen and thighs should be higher // shins should sit a little lower A little stout for a stormtrooper. (this is before completely finishing trimming) two other questions I have. can you use white sealing caulk for the helmet/armor? (particularly on the mouth due to trimming too much, and the ears since they do look sloppy and I don't dare cut anymore) does anyone sell left ears? I just want a left ear.

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Awesome, thanks! May give the velcro a try. M

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As you may notice by my forum tag being updated, this costume is done! Not really anything interesting to show by way of photos, unless you really like seeing sanding progress. But here's what I've got. First things first, I finally got my helmet! Printed at 92% scale in PETG, so smaller than usual but not as small as the rest of my armor. It was a perfect fit first try, whew. And thus began many hours of sanding, priming, and painting The brow and frown were hand painted matte, as well as the rectangle cutouts. The trapezoids were done by tracing the shape onto painters tape, then cutting it out of satin permanent vinyl. It worked great! I tried metal mesh but swapped to the printed version. Don't think I have any up close photos of that right now though Took advantage of some warmer days to get stuff painted with the 2k. I'd paint outside, then rush it all to the basement with the space heater to cure. It seems to have worked out so far! And I finally got down to some assembly business. There is some weird stuff in the files where there's no overlap to piece the shins/thighs together, so I had to get creative. I used strips of ABS and glued them in, the thighs are one solid piece and the shins have velcro glued to a strip of ABS that then fastens it closed with elastic on the other side to allow it to hinge. It works, I just had way too much velcro on at first. I have some other ideas and suggestions to make it work better, though. Still a work in progress to make it the easiest to wear and take off The leather skirt is attached with velcro. It holds way better than you'd think it would! The abdomen boxes are attached with screws and heat set inserts. The back of them is atrocious, good thing no one will ever see that outside of here The belt boxes were also held on with nylon and screws to the belt. Had to do some creative engineering to figure this out, attaching the white to the black Greeb painting Gaskets were finished sewing with the bias tape and. velcro. No straps yet, but I got there! The detonator is also held on with screws and heat set inserts. I attached a piece of folded over ABS to hook it over the abdomen, and some velcro at the bottom for extra security. I might change this setup a little though, we'll see! The black is the smart vinyl as seen in this picture. The tube is held in place by a piece of EVA foam wedged inside at the back, works great and keeps it super in place! Tests of the gaskets and arms The carnage of my basement. At this point I was so close to done and just wanted it over with. So many small tasks left to do Oh yeah, here's my holster. Not much to say, it's a holster cut out of plastic. It is actually functional, unlike the one provided in the files I used I lined the inside of several parts with EVA foam, to protect the armor underneath them. The chest/back are EVA foam lined, as well as the underside of the shoulders. I have it done similarly on my FOTI, and decided it would not be a bad idea to bring it over to this. I also further reinforced the chest plate with epsilon pro, and abs glued to the edges of the seams to keep it from flexing too much and cracking, because it was already starting to when we took app photos. uh oh. Should be good for a while now though! Another piece that is ugly inside, and is no one's business. Pulled a marathon day to finish everything up with some help, and got photos done. I have never taken app photos that look cool, so here's these. First time I'd tried it all on! No test runs, full send. I'm very happy with how it turned out, and got approved on December 30! Here's some details. I did add shoulder tabs after this Andd the first time I wore it out, it was 20F and I practically froze my toes off. I was joking our photos would all have motion blur from shivering, but so worth it √ And yes, I can kneel. A crowning achievement moment for me There's definitely upgrades and fixes I want to make, especially the visor. A bubble lens would be ideal, just have to get around to making my own buck and vac forming one most likely. Everything else is quality of life upgrades as I figure out how to wear this. But, the worst is done! The costume is troopable and approved, and looks freaking awesome. I'm very happy with it, despite the "flaws" that probably only I see. Anyone who plans to 3d print a kit, I would by happy to advise on what I did for some of the quirks of the files. Feel free to message me with questions, because I definitely left out a lot on this thread. Printed armor can look good, and is surprisingly comfortable!!

I did reach out to Nico, just to let him know what I had done and that I was wanting to share with others that have bought his files. He asked what exactly I had modded, he said in case he wanted to release a new version (which he's been talking about for the past 4 years lol, I got sick of waiting so I decided to take it on myself). I sent him a list and some images but he never got back to me. But I don't want him to lose any revenue on his files, that's why I'm only sharing with those that can present proof that they've purchased the original files

Finally got my prints back from Corellia Creations and they look amazing! The brow came back a bit warped, but once it's affixed to the rest of the helmet you'll never know. But I'm going to experiment with some rubber trim first and decide which looks best as I get into it. The alignment keys worked fantastic and it virtually holds itself together. I did use some tape between parts so I could handle it (except for the brow trim, that's held on with fun-tak). I temporarily attached some test pieces I had made previously, but I intend to reprint them. Here's some preliminary shots of the raw print.