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https://www.sideshow.com/collectibles/star-wars-tk-stormtrooper-hot-toys-915263?var=9152631 Beautiful!

Welcome aboard Andy!

Welcome Andy! You're certainly in the right place to help you build your armour.

Welcome to the FISD Andy!

Welcome Andy.

@Shikkakku Looking good. Personally I prefer the 20 mm cover strips as they cover the underlying raised ridge on the armour better. With the coverstrips on the forearms, either way would be okay. The main thing I would go for is to not have an area that sticks up that will be digging into the soft part of your elbow area when trooping. Here is a screen used example of how they did it.

Bicep and Forearm Shims and Cover Strips Agreed with @Doggydoc that shims were the way to go, so I took some time to determine how much of a shim I needed to make things fit on the arms. I first tried 8mm and eventually went up to 10mm. I used liberal amounts of painter’s tape to bodge it together and did a test fit on one arm with my shoulder bell just taped on and with rubber gloves. Looks and feels better, but its still tight enough that I can’t fully flex my arms. But at this point I don’t want to shim any wider since Im worried it’ll start affecting the final look. (Bonus beagle lol) With that decided I started cutting the shims and planning out cover strips. I wanted to see what an 18mm strip would look like, but also tried out a 20mm wide strip. What would look better? Im partial to 20mm myself but wanted to check with the forum. (First pic is 18mm, 2nd is 20mm) Another question is how the forearm cover strips need to be cut, given the sharp difference between the forearm halves . Should it be cut at a sharp angle, or a shallower angle, or even just square it off? Oh, to answer @Doggydoc's question, biceps do not have return edges, nor do the forearms.

OK thanks for the feedback on that one. I will swap the old 3/16" elastic with a newer one when it arrives. I'll have it go over the back plate piece like the screen shot.

Hi Andy! Welcome!

@evnltr 😯😯😯 !? You took this Lightyears ahead ! Love It !!! an idea to add ... A Mini Multi Tool (similar to a Leatherman) https://www.amazon.com/Multitool-Birthday-Christmas-Boyfriend-Practical/dp/B0D4DLL6PW/ref=sr_1_7?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.bfACW2KfrS-HSXjn451g_P0lqE_ec-M-gS6Lyjzf66T2c-Ah_dk9_d70U205qqNwgTVpWidlGXsaLNZz-k2AEL0lFuBClO4psonHql7DTkKi92isU-lE5Xiq2UqHbAwuS6sgoVbdqXXi-CY5ljJwismiu5GpWGRFMZ5QQMO3lXK7OFxR44yI_ZpKgTID-BF7pxX007k8j-7NWEyN6L17I4D62KTz3aqK9AtK53WTl988my8nRRVdiXUYJXHcpnmMtJpNtMIcSs90o0GgovVIwOFhGRinvOEGyBT9sgciz9c.MYC2PLW8MYof-AUl5P-vfmHa5D61FP1cOCyiHL5-Nvw&dib_tag=se&keywords=mini%2Bmultitool&qid=1768270693&sr=8-7&th=1 I think I found 1 that the measurement is close ... I think This piece has a slotted driver, a Phillips driver, a knife that you have as separate pieces Plus other small tools & when folded could double as a hammer (of sorts)