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Awesome initiative Paul! I'm sure a lot of guys are interested in seeing how you do it.

While there may still be room for improvement, I'd say this is one of the better mrce/fx-combos I've seen in a long time. Good job! Approved!

Only way to tell you apart from the originals are by how crappy their suits were assembled. You look fantastic!

Now we're talking!

No one on FISD has it yet I believe.

This is a matter I've been working on for a while now trying to wrap my mind around. As TM may have seen if he's been watching the Polish garrisons forum I've been urging them to get proof of the accusations against them. But just after they closed off the forum for public access something that I think has some value was posted.

The only kit that does not lend itself for ANH or ESB is the CFO which is best used for ROTJ style troopers.

Ah! That's a lot better.

Not sure if the $350 + cost of the MTK lid is worth it, but it's certainly a nice save on kit that might have landed in worse hands and not been properly taken care of. All in all, good job

No problem.

The way I see it is that you can use rivets for now, but it may be subject of change so you shouldn't use rivets if possible.

Woohoo!

There is no hero in ESB (some would say there is, but it's not properly identified, and it's in the background) so ESB is very much like ANH stunt but with the proper ESB detailing.

Or technically I should say that there's only trim around the ESB Mk2 armour and ROTJ. But when you think of ESB you generally think of ESB Mk1 (the re-used ANH suits) which has no trim.

There is no trim around the armour in ESB. That's in ROTJ. As for the blaster, aside from the above thread, hyperfirm sometimes make a ESB stunt version. Or you could make the hero version which is a ANH E-11 without the hengstler and the power cylinders. Easiest version to make of all!

Not that the above suggestions are required for EIB, they do have a point. It's only to make you look "that little extra". In the same spirit I recommend the crotch strap, between the butt plate and the cod. It's very effective against the tail-look you can get if the butt plate is not in the right angle. But none of this affects my approval. Good work Trooper!

Very nice Rich! I agree on slimmer ears. Specially the top circular part.

You definitively want to go with RT chest and back if you want to go centurion. It's not required, but in all honesty it's more work than it's worth to make it work if you can't fit any other option.

That is one of Bapty's blasters used for example by the sandtroopers in Tunisia. Not all screen used E-11's were missing the triggers.

A thing to remember I believe is that the Sterling SMG is not a "home defense" weapon, so you would want to keep it kind of matte and dark to limit reflections coming off of it if you're doing a night time sneak attack.

Just FYI, the Sterling L2A3 had a painted trigger.

I've reviewed this now and the only thing I can think of is that I think you could benefit from raising your shoulder bells a little bit. Approving this is easy as pie. Well done trooper!

Nice find!

It looks good. It's late here though, and I'll be busy most of tomorrow so I won't have time for a proper evaluation. In the meantime feel free to add whichever pictures from your EI thread that you feel relevant so I don't have to look at two threads.

The included speaker won't fit inside a E-11 so you would definitely need to replace it with a smaller one, or put it inside a bigger blaster. The sound board itself however is small enough, only 30 mm wide, to fit inside the receiver tube.