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Inserting June's link here and pinning. https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/44985-june-2018-request-for-crl-updates-thread/

Very nice job on your armor. The hyperfirms are notorious for having too much brass color sometimes. You fixed that pretty easily. I see a shiny EIB badge in your future.

Yes Markus you are all set. This is one beautiful set of armor you have here. TM has an amazing offering here. I’ve seen a TM ROTJ set up close and personal and they are really awesome. So here’s the thing. Currently the CRL says no. But there is clear evidence at this point that there were rivets in the shoulder bridges. The staff is always working together on the CRLs and I’m sure this is something that will be discussed.

Yeah that’s about as good as you can get. Perfect!

Happy 12 years everyone!

Hi Markus. Could you please request 501st access on the forums using this thread: https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/16-501st-trooper-status-requests-include-link-to-your-501st-profile-in-your-request/ We have received your report and this is the reason why you could not start a topic. Your application will be on hold until 501st status has been obtained. Thank you.

Ok so at this point I'm going to lock the thread. Everyone at this point will be able to believe what they want. The back and forth shall not continue.

Hi Chris and welcome to the FISD! You have been given some great advice so far. This is a great hobby and an expensive one. Also a hobby with a TON of information to get through. Please don't be overwhelmed. Please also check out the link for the Florida garrison here: https://fl501st.com/ First things first is you will want to choose which set of armor you want to build. Do you want a trooper from ANH, ESB or ROTJ? They are all different. If you choose ANH then there are two options within that movie as well. You will want to refer to our Costume Reference Library (CRL) to get a better look at all of the options. http://databank.501st.com/databank/Costuming:FISD_CRL When it comes down purchasing armor you can buy it assembled by a couple of armor vendors who assemble it to your body size or you a really rewarding way to do it is to build it yourself. There are a lot of talented members here who can help you along the way. If you have any questions do not hesitate to ask.

I can't wait to see all of the entries! Good luck troopers!

Hi Jonathan. You have done a very nice job on your armor. I will echo the shoulder bridge recommendation. It would certainly look better if you cut that back a little bit. But you are certainly well on your way to having a fine set of armor that you should be proud of. Great job!

Ok so I’m going to focus on the ROTJ trooper. On the posterior plate it states that snaps and rivets are not allowed on the crotch tab. I think there is clear evidence at this point that a snap is present there. I recommend that for level 3 that this is now a requirement. Second it states that for level 3 overlap construction is not allowed. Like above, I think there is clear evidence that ROTJ armor was constructed using the overlap construction method. Again I recommend this should be a requirement for level 3. So that’s all for me right now.

Congrats and welcome to EIB!

There ya go. Either of those two kits are fine choices.

Hi Carter. So you have a very interesting idea. However, do you have access to vacuum forming setups? If you don’t, unfortunately you will find that trying to tackle a project like this will be too cost prohibitive. It will cost much less to just buy a shadow trooper kit from a vetted source then to spend the thousands of dollars to make a vacuum forming machine.

Yeah Jeff you are looking pretty good. The fixes that Randy mentioned are pretty minor and more or less fitment issues. So once you get those straightened out, you will be good to go. Nice job!

Very nice job Colin. Good luck with your approval!

Looking very nice Zac. You built that MTK very well. Good luck on your approval!

I booked at the Hyatt Regency as well! Chicago will be interesting.

Congrats Zac and welcome! Now you get to head out there and start trooping. Now the fun begins!

Hi Jenny! Nice job on your build. I don’t see anything that would hold up your approval. @ABS80 Mark are the holes in the thermal detonator part of your mold? I haven’t seen those before. Now moving on from the approval process to practicality, I’m pretty sure you’re going to want to cut out the back side of your thighs and shins so you can walk better. I could see you having a tough time walking because you don’t have much gap between the two. Again nice job on your build.

Congrats Daniel! Well done!

Congrats trooper!

Yeah this really is unfortunate. FOTK vendors are very limited as it is. To lose another one would be very sad.

Wyatt you may draw attention to this if you wish. However, please edit posts 1 and 2 to remove the vulgarity. Please refrain from using vulgarity in the future. Thanks

Hey D. RS is one of the best sets of armors out there. Many people have gone with them. Just contact all of the sellers. I'm almost positive that they all provide the parts to go either TK or TD. For my MTK for example, Mike provides parts for both builds and then you make the decision on which you would like to build. You are on the higher side for height but it shouldn't be too much of a problem. RT-Mod is a set of armor that is geared toward the taller trooper or you could contact troopermaster and get a set of his XL shins.