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This isi ICOMM hook up…. It has a new internal battery !!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Congratulations on the helmet looks awesome! I've started using ASA on a blaster build. Didn't know I could vapor smooth but good to know, I'll try some slurry to fill a few gaps and issues!

Great to see you have had a win with the helmet, nice work I have a few Anycubic printers, the last was the Kobra 3 Max, great build area and prints are coming out quicker with less issues. However Anycubic did not supply any print presets until halfway through last year and they had been on the market since Dec 2024, with promise after promise and delays. I was almost ready to pull the trigger with another 3 Max with the multicolor print but I've decided I'll wait to see how the S1 Max preforms. Anyway upwards and onwards, back to sanding

This is a moment that feels like it’s been a long time coming for me—at least since I started this project back in December—but the third iteration of my helmet is finally “complete” (-ish). I’m still waiting on the rubber neck trim/seal to arrive, along with a temporary green visor until I feel ready to tackle vacuum forming, but this is my first fully completed attempt. Then in a couple of days, I'll go through and outline the greebles with black paint, and throw in the mesh behind the teeth. It’s not perfect, and there are definitely a few things I’d still like to go back and refine, but for now… it’s good enough for me. While this isn’t a major progress update, I have made some moves behind the scenes. I went ahead and pre-ordered the Anycubic Kobra S1 Max, which will give me a much larger build volume, heated chamber, and I opted for the AMS system to run multiple spools for longer prints. The goal there is to eventually reprint certain parts of my armor (and helmet potentially) using ABS or ASA so I can take advantage of acetone vapor smoothing and push the finish even further. Long term, I’d also love to either invest in a large-format resin printer or potentially commission a shop to print the helmet components, just so I can really take my time and chase a more refined end result. That said, I am genuinely proud of this one. All things considered, this came together in about three weeks of actual work time (with a vacation in the middle while the clear coat cured), and it’s a massive improvement over where I started. There are still things I’m not entirely happy with—but for now, this feels like a big step in the right direction. Anyways, back to the agenda—more sanding and primer, because apparently this stage never ends.

The way I had them labeled was CORRECT !!! It just needed the internal battery !!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It WORKS !!!! I love my ICOMM !!! I had FORGOTTEN what a TRUE TK sounds like…. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hello everyone! I just got 501 approved and detachment access. I originally bought my ANH Stunt TK kit back in 2020 right before I made a huge move in the US. My BBB showed up and it sat unopened for over a year. I moved it across the states, even! In 2021, amongst a pile of moving boxes and take-out food, I decided to open it and start building. I built a few pieces, promptly became intimidated, and put it all away. Come 2024, I decided to list it for sale on the internet. I hadn't touched it in years, and I had long given up on building the kit. I unsubscribed from the FISD newsletter and resigned myself to defeat. So, the listing sat....and sat.......and sat some more. Then, in 2025, a member of the New England Garrison reached out to me with the intent to buy my kit. GREAT! I could finally unload this pile of shame. Lets go! We chatted a bit, and he eventually convinced me that I could, in fact, build the kit, he and his fellow 501 members would help me. So instead of selling to him, I should build it......what?? Who does that? Anyway... "Sure," I thought, why not? So he talked me out of selling my own TK to him, and then added me to his little group chat. I looked at my TK sitting in my garage, and once again, it sat....... for 9 months. I accidentally found "Dad of Xander" on YouTube around this time. He had this incredible in-depth tutorial series. His approach to the kit finally shook me from my paralysis, and I started attacking the build. His series was filmed in a way that you could clearly see what he was doing while he was doing it. He also explained it in a very simple manner, and then showed you why you should do it. "I got this" I thought...... A lot of mistakes were made. A LOT of mistakes......some lessons I learned are: 1: Make the snap plates. It looks tedious. That's because it is. Do it anyway. Don't be lazy. 2: Don't do Super Glue. I know you can slam out a bunch of work really quickly. That's the problem......If you know, you know. 3: Measure Twice, Cut once. This goes without saying. But measure again before that cut. Seriously, and don't push the gap in on the tape measure. Its there for a reason.... 4: No Super Glue. Please...... 5: Did I mention don't do the Super Glue? 6: Carefully watch/read the entire tutorial, and then watch/read it again before you proceed. (Case and point, my thermal detonator) 7: Seriously, throw the superglue in the trash. The slow process of E6000 is so you have time to reflect on your mistakes and why you are doing this. Anyway, a little humor, but thank you again for all the help I received from here. I spent a lot of time lurking. I disappeared for so long that my account went inactive on here, even. Heck, I even unsubbed from the emails (I gotta turn that back on....ooops). A massive, MASSIVE shoutout to the New England Garrison fellas (I'm not sure if they want named or not), and Dad of Xander on YouTube. I would never have completed this kit if it weren't for those resources. With unquestioned Loyalty. -TK 12325

14 days later.... ALL MY ARMOR WAS REPAINTED.... and I LOVE THE NEW LOOK [emoji102]!!! I salute you all !!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk