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On Saturday there was a local armor party which I am always happy to join. This time I asked for help with making my belt, which seemed daunting to me as it involved punching holes in my belt and armor. We started by setting the snaps into my armor for the butt and kidney sections, holes already drilled by Mark at AP. Then we adjusted the belt to sit at the back with proper overlap and maybe some room to expand along with my weight if needed. Following advice from wook1138, I changed the snap location measurement from 59mm to 40mm which seemed much better for alignment on AP armor. I took the nervous step of punching the holes into the belt and using tape with pencil rubbing combined with some extra pencil markings I found the right spot to set snaps into the belt. Then I put the center hole into the belt and lined it up with my center mark. Using a members rivet gun I nervously locked the abs to the belt, the rivets did not come out too clean but they should hold well enough and will be covered with those dome caps. I was also reminded to give the belt a natural bend when placing the side rivets so the belt when worn would not be under extra stress. The position is good but I would have ideally wanted it a fraction higher on the button panel. If this becomes a problem I might consider using a magnet as seen in Simes's ANH TK Build to get it up that last little bit. Also the photo angle is slightly from above, so a more straight on shoot might look better aligned.

Hi again Mike. Sorry for the delay. These changes have taken me a long time because I had to rebuild some of the pieces. For the knee modification I had to remove the piece. It was the third time I had done this change, so the abs plastic was very fragile and because of this it have broken a little bit. I had to restore the calf before sticking again the sniper piece with the changes you had told me. I think now is quite better, however it is not possible to place it entirely horizontal, because the calf of the sds armor is not symmetric. I am able yo force the sniper piece a lot, but not more than you can see in the photos. Moreover, when I forced the piece a small crack appeared, nearly imperceptible. This crack prevent from forcing it more. I hope it will be enough About the arms, I done the changes you asked me to do, trimming the pieces and reducing the width of them. Also I have reduced the diameter in the wrist zone. I hope now they are correct. Thank you for you patience. Regards

Hey guys, So as my clone trooper project is coming to a close I've been working on molds for my new tk project. I'm currently working on the armour but the helmet files are complete and will be printed over the next few weeks. Here are some pics of the helmet. Would love to hear some feedback. Thanks guys Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk

I give permission for FISD to repost my photos on social media in an appropriate fashion. Location: Seattle WA Event; Symphony Date: 10-27-2018 Garrison: Titan All set with my AM2.0 TK so first troop was to the Seattle Symphony Planets which they played some Star Wars. The Symphony Players did costumes even. TubaPlayer actually played as Kylo Ren. Impressive. Did a walk out during the concert and had a spotlight on us. Was pretty hard to see with a light in your face, but went really well. Then did pictures with folks as it was letting out. Really quick troop but was a good test run after I did some of the EIB modifications. We even got mentioned in the local Classical Radio station the next morning. I guess we made a impression on one of the announcers who was there that night. [emoji4]

Some photos of the paint work. Almost done! Enviado desde mi SM-G955F mediante Tapatalk

I was debating on the idea of putting this in or not, I think I will make a few symmetrical ones and then add it later on. Thanks for the kind words. Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk

Joaquin, Now your armor has improved a lot....good, good..... Enviado desde mi SM-N950F mediante Tapatalk

Hi Matthew and welcome. You are in good hands here, looking forward to seeing your goal of Centurion come to fruition.

I would second all the above. Also if you want check out building with tk1636 on YouTube he has an excellent series of videos with a complete anovos build. I also have an anovos kit and contusion. It's easy with patience and remember almost anything can be fixed if you make a mistake. Sent from my VK815 using Tapatalk

This is from the Rogue One Stormtrooper display at Celebration Europe Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Nice work, I've never really found any stress on the rivet areas but top marks it's a nice design.

I've been working on the side connection between ab and kidney. Not wanting to put any stress on the rivets I looked for a method not using them. I decided to try something different making a locking system with my 2mm abs strips. Difficult to cut and shown to others comments were surprise and concern over durability. I will likely add to the thickness and increase the holding section which should give enough strength. I even have design for a sliding locking pin to include a magnet for movement, so this is not the finished product.

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Curious if this has been discussed, but I noticed that studio suits used on set for The Mandalorian were not closed at the back of the thigh using velcro, as is called for in the ROTK CRL - they were actually left open, overlapping, and utilized elastic to hold the backs shut, but allowing for flex. Has this been discussed anywhere else? We didn't get an official word, but it was heavily implied that the suits were reused from Solo and/or R1. I have seen the attached photo from CE, and it looks like there is a tiny bit of velcro visible on the right thigh, but what I saw was definitely contrary. Thoughts?

As of July 6th, we are officially 13. Ah, the teen years!

A buddy in the garrison invited me over to his shop this weekend to help me move forward on the TK build. We went ahead and did the velcro assembly and I think I'll switch to poppers once we've adjusted the fitting. It isn't much, but this is more progress than I've been able to make by myself for some time, so I felt really encouraged. I absolutely cannot stress how terrible I am at costuming. My homework this week will be to replace the shoulder straps with the correct white nylon, attach the covers, and get my Kittel belt ready. The sooner I can get this torso fitted correctly, the sooner I will know (1) what I'm looking at, in terms of shims (2) how much to trim the thighs, and then the legs will basically be done.

I wasn't satisfied that the bolt could not move in the main tube. This kit is near perfect, so why the bolt shouldn't move ? I decided to sold the part that connect the folding stock on the main tube. I used a bi-component glue for metal, not to wrap the main tube with soldering. I used the screws to maintain the parts during the process. Two days after, the result seems to be very strong. I trimmed the parts and I cut the screws so they don't stick in the tube (5mm less). I'm very happy with the result. I took the opportunity to fill the little hole near the "S" selector.

Hi thank you! I have already ordered some parts as I have trimmed the return Edge on the bells to nearly nothing. The helmet I will re adjust and upload a picture. The TD clips are from Ross so I will mention the screw placement to him I can’t remember if I drilled them or not. I have big boy bells and thighs on their way and some shoulder straps as mine broke. Will readjust the hooks and the strapping and the belt and update the pictures blaster easy paint job but I do want to get a fieldmarshal thank you for the review! I literally just got back today and this was waiting

Hi again Dan and thank you for your EIB application. In this review I will ensure that your armor follows the requirements set out in the CRL L2 Expert Infantry Badge and also point out what I can to prepare you for Centurion, should you choose to apply. I hope you do! Let´s get started shall we! CRL and EIB Application Requirements: All required submission photos have been posted and I am very pleased to announce your armor displays all the necessary elements to qualify for ANH Stunt Expert Infantry. On behalf of myself and the entire D.O.Team, Congratulations! Other-Armor Fit/Assembly: In this section we review observations made by your fellow troopers and ourselves. Some observations may lead to suggestions to improve the overall look of your armor. As we navigate through this review we are going to start from the top and work our way down. Starting with the helmet and the brow, most Stunts were a touch higher so raising it would be the go-to advise here. Here we suggest some minor tweeking for a prestine look, tucking in that neck seal, the black strapping in the back and to remove the fraying on the belt. Looking at the TD and as seen in the reference images the screws were a bit closer to the ends and said ends had a little bend to them if wanting to go for that uber screen accurate look. As you went the screen accurate way on your shin closure we just want to point out that the hooks should be facing up. And that´s it! - again congratulations on reaching Expert Infantry Let´s move on! Centurion Requirements: In this section we prepare you for Centurion. More photos may be requested in the future that allow us to make better decisions on possible adjustment etc. If there are any areas of concern they will be discussed here. Because Centurion photos show much more detail than EIB, items pertaining to Centurion might be seen there and not here. We try to point out all we can from what is seen but the final accuracy is the responsibility of the trooper. Below you will find areas that will need to be adressed for a future succesfull Centurion Application. Starting with the shoulders there should be a minimal gap between the shoulders and the chest and back plate. Looking at yours we would need you to close those gaps as indicated below. Ways of doing that would be to make sure the biceps sit more snug inside the biceps or maybe reach out to Ross for some "big boy parts" and if so be sure to trim them with a curve just like the originals, that really helps in getting the bells close. Perhaps not as wavy as they did on the back though. Moving on - Ideally there´s no gap between the kidney and ab plate and by the looks of things some tighter strapping should have this sorted out in no time. Lastly we have the blaster and the t-tracks are to have no metallic apperance so some black paint is needed and we suggest you tone down the overall "metallic look of the blaster. We understand wanting to make the blaster "real-looking" but in the movie they were more of a solid black all around. And that`s it - head on out as an Expert Infantryman for the Empire and we look forward seeing your Centurion application

Cool thank you for the advice! P.S. your helmet looks great! Sweet! Thank you for the links, I’ll most likely be picking up the neck seal and the boots. I had my eye on the boots but they just closed to produce orders. D’oh!

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As promised here's the update. Door switches arrived but as expected the spring tension was too tight, ended up replacing and using some springs from some pens, worked out I needed one and half springs. Cups to hold the coke and water attached also door switches. Aker amp and mp3 player attached Wiring added and cut off switch attached. And assembled, anti theft device complete