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I actually messaged the creator of the CGTrader files, asking if they could split the holster from the thigh, and they did! So I'll probably check the measurements and use that one instead.

Ok, so I built Nico's helmet shortly after he released his files around 4 years ago, and I have a build thread that I started back then, and that I only recently updated to show how it ended up turning out. Here's a couple pics of that build. I love that helmet and the sculpt that Nico created. But over the years and with so much new reference material from Solo to Andor and everything in between, I've been wanting to modify a few things to make the helmet a bit closer to what I've been seeing on the screen as well as make it easier to assemble along the way. I started about 6 months ago with wanting to try my hand at modifying the files and make the cheek tubes penetrate into the chin area. That was the beginning of a long journey, ha! I didn't really have any experience with 3D software, other than tinkering with minor modifications on files before. I've been working on a mod in my spare time, with some insight and plenty of reference from Ryder Kinion I've finally got it to where I'm ready to start a build. I ended up lightly to moderately modifying every part, as well as utilizing and slightly modifying David Os's ear and temple trap pieces. The list is pretty extensive, I won't go into every little detail I modified but here's an overview of some of the main changes I made: 1. I slightly narrowed the overall sculpt side to side as well as slightly reduced the height of the dome. 2. Added alignment pegs and holes between almost every piece that attaches together. 3. Like I mentioned, I made the cheek tubes penetrate into the chin and added attachment plates between the end of the tubes and inside the chin piece. 4. Modified the teeth to add the last tooth and added attachment plates to secure them better to the inside of the helmet. 5. Added a slight recess to the regions where the tears, temple traps and back traps sit. As well as cut out a hole behind the tears and back traps for ventilation. I plan on adding a black, breathable fabric backing similar to what has been reported by those familiar with the screen used helmets. 6. Modified the brow trim to look similar to the rubber trim used on screen-used helmets. I may end up trying to use actual rubber trim. We'll see what works best. At this angle you can really see not only the brow trim difference, but also the reduction in height of the dome, the angle of the vocoder and the modification of the point where the cheek tubes penetrate into the chin. 7. Modified vocoder angle and length of some tubes and added additional alignment and attachment points. 8. And for all the fans of the Mimban trooper, I modified the Mimban shield and pins to be more narrow and sit closer to the width of the helmet and increased the height of the brow trim feature on the shield I made a couple miniature test prints along the way which helped me see if my mods were working the way they were supposed to. They also helped me see other modifications that needed to be made. These are the first two I made. They were printed at 35% scale, the one on the left was the my first test print to see if the alignment pegs and keyholes worked properly as well as seeing how the tubes to chin connection looked and worked in real life. Then after comparing to reference and talking to Ryder we both agreed it needed to be narrower side-to-side which made the dome too tall and square. So I slimmed the whole thing down by 3% and reduced the height of the dome. But then after seeing it in real life we felt it was a bit too narrow. So I decided to try it closer to 2% narrower from the original and it finally looked right. So after a few more tweaks to a few details (and after getting a larger resin printer, that I picked up at a great deal), I decided to give it another go at a test print. This time at 50% scale. I finally feel that this is the one! And now I think I'm ready to start my build. I think I'm going to avoid all the heavy post processing work this time around and get the big pieces resin printed with a strong resin, probably from Corellia Creations and resin print all the smaller pieces myself. As I've found from doing miniatures, resin is so much easier to get to paint ready than an FDM print. This may be slow go on my part, as I try to work on it in my spare time when I've got the motivation and energy, ha! But I'm hoping my excitement to see the finished piece will provide me with enough. Wish me luck, I'll post updates as it's coming along!

Hi Everyone, I've spoken to a few of you individually but one of the members I spoke suggested I post on here so, to introduce myself my name is Gav from the UAE Garrison and I run a YouTube channel called BluesArmory where I try and help + give tips on Star Wars costuming. Recently I've started a series about taking myself from no TK to 501st approved TK and hopefully it will act as a guide for people that search for this in the future. For one of the episodes I wanted to show off how worldwide and multicultural the Legion is so I've been asking TKs from across the world if they wouldn't mind doing a short video answering two questions - Where is your kit from - Why did you want to be a Stormtrooper So far we've got a bunch of people involved from across the world but I can't message everyone on Instagram becuase that's a lot of you, so I thought I'd open it out to the forum and see if anyone else would be interested in taking part in this. Hopefully some of you will get involved and we'll really represent how worldwide the Legion is Thanks very much!

@TheRascalKing Well that’s not the news I’m looking for! While disappointing, I’ve got plenty of work to keep me busy until I can find one. Thanks for the heads up 👍🏻

Welcome Will. Looking forward to following your journey

Hello and welcome to the forum, if legion approved you can request higher forum access here Links for anyone interested https://www.youtube.com/@bluesarmory instagram.com/bluesarmory @bluesarmory

Current Questions What now?? (will look at Tony's Thread) definitely Is the holster from Denuo Novo accurate for acceptance? Yes but not the belt as it has 4 attachments should only have two The large button plate seems a bit more warped around the base than I would expect. Does this matter too much as it's mostly a shell piece on the torso? I've added pic's below only top section is used

Howdy everyone just wanted to say I’m now proud to stand along side with my hero’s. The work you all do touched my heart and whenever the helmet is on it’s smiles all around. The first time I wore my TK in public was to just goof around and I wasn’t expecting much of anything, but I had people left and right kids adults and the elderly coming up for photos and to pose next to me. I have suffered severe depression and trauma but by becoming a member of the 501st and being able to see all the smiles has given me so much hope and has started to heal a lot of my pain. You all truly inspired me to become a member of the 501st. The journey is just beginning, my first troop is coming up this weekend with Weird Al and on stage with him. WOW!!!!! I never in my wildest dreams would I have thought I would be able to be on stage with one of my idols, and as a stormtrooper no less. Thank you all for believing in me and welcoming me with open arms. Next stop Expert Infantry then I’m shooting for Centurion! (Just need a ESB E-11)

Unfortunately he has not been on the forum since January. You could try him on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/gregmbower.

Alright, got it mocked up, using a TIE pilot bust as a stand, and I gotta say I'm loving it so far. The printed brow trim actually looks pretty damn good. Once I get the white parts all smoothed and shined up I'm going to add the black paint to the tear and trap recesses and adhere everything together, just gotta make the time to do that next!

Honestly I think I’ve taken it about as far as I can go with it. I think if I was able, I would make the forehead slope a bit more and take some square-ness out of the dome. I’d fix the teeth and make the area where the vocoder sits a bit more upside down U shaped. And give a slight curve to the vocoder tubes. I’d also fix the trap recess above the temples and make them a bit less round. There’s lots of things I would do if I could. But I think if the community wants a more accurate helmet we need to get someone who is great at 3D sculpting that also has a passion for this helmet. Or someone to get a 3D scan of a production helmet [emoji16]

Here are a few test print pics of the new ears

Sorry about the delay, life gets in the way of my Star Wars obsession sometimes lol. Ok, so yes, I've got an update on the ear mod. With the help of Matthew Wall, we now have ears that have the full circle ear cap and a slope up to the ear greeblie without such a large plateau and more rounded corners. Big thanks to Matthew Wall for his help on the ear mods!! Also there's an exciting possibility coming down the line. I'll update as things come together

Ok, so I've been meaning to post about a couple additional mods I've made. I just have struggled with time management lol... which is also a reason my build progress has been so slow. Alignment keys on the Tears and Traps: So the first mod was adding additional alignment keys to the tears and traps. I did this to make it easier to align the parts in the center of the recess, as well as add some additional surface area for adhesion. Also I'd heard from a source that they were used on production helmets and have seen an image of key holes where a back trap was missing. I printed up these test pieces to make sure the mods work. I painted the recesses black so they appear to have a deeper recess. ________________________________________________________________ Teeth: The second mod is on the teeth. I made several attempts at correcting the teeth, specifically trying to get the teeth to intersect into the edges of the chin whereas now they currently just touch. Unfortunately I wasn't able to successfully make it look right. I may continue to fiddle around with it... we'll see. BUT... I did still feel that I could improve the teeth a bit without having to also modify the chin. Therefore it'll work with my current build. So similar to what David Os did to his remixed teeth, I angled the center tooth to lean back a bit further and angled out the flanking teeth slightly. Here is with the original mod on the left and the new mod on the right: And I made some comparison gifs because the difference is pretty subtle.

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.