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Hello fellow troopers! I'm thrilled to share that I've just received my approval for an ANH Stunt build, featuring an MFX armor set and an RS Prop Masters helmet, a combination I'm genuinely proud of. The armor itself came to me secondhand and in rather rough shape, so the entire build was essentially a full restoration from the ground up, including a complete re-strapping. It's been a rewarding challenge. The blaster is a 3D-printed replica, and the boots are dyed Chelsea boots that turned out surprisingly well. This is actually my third costume overall, but my first armor build -and I have to say, the experience of trooping as a Stormtrooper is something else entirely compared to my previous outings as an Imperial Staff Officer. There's a very different energy to it. Before the final approval, I took the armor out for a full test-wear to make sure I could realistically handle 5–6 hours in it. Let's just say - you all know exactly what I mean when I say it's demanding. But the moment you're in full kit and catch your reflection, every bit of discomfort becomes an afterthought. The joy of wearing it simply outweighs everything else.Looking forward to trooping with my Garrison members soon. May the Empire stand! That was the starting point and how it turned out 1/2 year later First time test fit all parts holding together with white duct tape the worst moment, I glued one coverstrip The wrong way around with super glue and tried to get it off again... Pre Approved "test troop" as non registered trooper... You can find pre approval pictures an details here:

Hello fellow troopers! I'm joined the 501st in 2023 as an imperial Security Officer an go further with a spot on Imperial Staff Officer Costume. Secretly, however, I have always admired how cool a Stormtrooper armor looks and how much joy it brings to fans; so, I decided to follow this path as well. That was more than six months ago, and now I can say: I'm thrilled to share that I've just received my approval for an ANH Stunt build, featuring an MFX armor set and an RS Prop Masters helmet, a combination I'm genuinely proud of. May the Empire stand!

Thanks James. I have done paint and body work on multiple classic cars so in theory these tiny parts should be less work but I will find out. Unfortunately I had shoulder surgery recently so I won't be doing any sanding for a few months. I ran into my first 3D printing issue yesterday on this set. I got a bad layer shift and now hear a squealing from my printer. I have 420 hours on this printer now and it had prompted me two weeks ago to clean and lubricate the Z axis screws which I did. I'm thinking the squealing is coming from the belts for the X&Y so I'm going to need to clean and lubricate those rods and adjust the belt tension. That's just my guess based on what I read last night and it makes sense so I'll have to watch some YouTube to see how to do it. 3D printing is fun but there's a lot to learn. That sounds great. I am looking forward to trying it! Thanks! Great advice. I just finished reprinting the main shell at the larger size and I can now get the helmet on with my glasses on and my glasses no longer rub on the lenses. This is a big win for me and now I probably won't need to do the magnets. At 107% the helmets are really not that much larger than it was at 102%. In total I think it's about 16 or 17 millimeters larger in each of the three directions. Side by side I can tell but putting it on my shoulders I can't tell. Which is good because I didn't want to look like I was in big head mode. The ABS has been a bit harder to print but I did choose it for those reasons you mentioned. I was watching a YouTube channel called M&M prop shop and that's what she used on all of her cosplay. I also like that it holds up to heat a little better because the last thing I would want to do is leave my armor in my car on a hot summer day and have it be deformed. That's the main reason I chose not to do PLA. I also read on a few posts that the files I have for the armor do have some issues and a lot of people are using parts from a short trooper armor. I'm probably going to look into getting that file set to. The one piece I'm not sure what I'm going to do with yet are the shoulder straps. I saw some files shared here where a guy printed them in white TPU. I have not done TPU before and don't have any so I'm not sure how that's going to turn out. Well we will see. I am going to take lots of photos and post as many as I can. I took one with the webcam on my computer but no matter what I did the forum kept saying the file was too large. I'll try taking them on my phone and posting them through the browser on my phone. Does white armor.net have its own app? That might make it easier... I'm not very tech savvy Thanks! I am excited too! Thanks. With all of my auto body projects I learned long ago that if you start with a good base it makes the whole project easier so I wanted to start with the best files I could get. Thanks. I looked though that page a little bit the other day. Very useful.

I decided to add a few more pictures so you can see the size difference between the 102% and 107%. 102% is about 5mm bigger than 100% would have been, so hardly noticeable. Please forgive the pictures. Its hard to do with the helmet in pieces and with only one functioning arm.

Congratulations!

Congratulations! It is surprising how much you can handle once you get it on and start moving around. You get used to how it feels and how you feel quite fast.

Congratulations, looking good trooper

Thank you all!

Congratulations! Here's to many troops in your new armor!

Congratulations! Awesome look!

It really is like you say, you can endure more than you'd think, especially knowing that you look awesome! Great job Andreas!

Congratulations Andreas! Welcome to the ranks, you look amazing!

You can add side shims to fill that gap. Tighter strapping or adding V tabs can help your butt plate and kidney to stay together

Updated @troopertrout @Joku @Andor_FX

@Tall_Trooper this last one is for you

Nice work, looks great