Solcar23

WOW!! Holy Moly! Trooper of the month! I'm speechless! That truly ROCKS!!! Thanks so much guys! You made my year! It's really an honor to be a part of the FISD (AND the MWG/501st!) and I appreciate all of the help and guidance I've received here! When I first made the decision to build a TK last October this was the second place I haunted beside the 501st webpage. I used all of the info here to put the initial "to buy" list together and contact/decide on which kit to get. I then continued to obsess over the site looking at builds and EIB/Centurion standards to plan and execute my own build. (GOD I'm glad I didn't buy that Jedi-Robe stuff!) At first, I honestly thought that centurion was the standard everyone goes with in mind when they build a kit, so I was just trying to make sure I did the best job I could so I could get basic approval from the FISD staff. I never thought it was anything special, just the standard. I thought you needed to be centurion before you could apply for 501st membership! I think if you go into it with the idea that a basic build IS a Centurion build, it isn't really hard to do. I do see how many troopers may not go that route if they have an older kit or something, but if you're getting that new ATA kit, why not? It really is super simple to just figure the rivets, gloves, blaster, etc into your build plan. In fact, you can even see in my early posts on what I was purchasing when I was building up my supplies that just getting the rubber hand guards and latex plates, painted looking decals, and buying Trooperbay's detail accessories among other things was really not a big deal. But I digress, enough of my attaché ramblings ! I'm a bit into the role! Well, thanks again, especially Eric! I LOVE the pic you chose with the guitar! It's funny to me that you even found it! I think it was only posted on my band's FB page! Ha! That pic is going to be my computer backdrop for the rest of the year! You guys are the BEST and I am honored to know you all, and I look forward to living the motto "Trooper Helping Troopers" for a long time to come!

Looks great trooper!

Get the EastBay. Very satisfied. And cheap!

Don't forget to use what Brent did above in the picture and use a metal weight or something as an anvil and cover it with some cardboard. You'll need something to pound against and you'll need to protect the plastic from scratching or damage, so don't smash it against a concrete floor with no protection for the armor

You can also use a cleaned wire coat hanger wrapped around a 5A drumstick. The diameter of the drumstick fits perfectly with the coil inside the Doopy's barrel. Check my build for the details! Use the reference photos listed above for the spacing between coils and color. Good luck!

REALLY Awesome!!

OK Mathias, I got the rivets in the mail today but I have a problem. The brads I originally put in left indentations in the plastic so when I put the smaller rivets in place you can see the mark around it. I don't know if I can live with that on my clean shiny TK. I may have to save em for when I upgrade to the TM kit I want. Any suggestions for cleaning it up? I'll change it if it can be done cleanly. Here, check it: Bag O' Rivets: Here's the mark it left: With the rivet: I don't know, what do you guys think? Now, to package my leftover rivets to promote accuracy and the FISD throughout the Legion! Everyone gets 7! Muahahahahahahahah!!!!!!!

Thanks buddy!!!

I can't tell, I'm on tapatalk.

My loss happened right after the attaché change, maybe that's a clue.

It's something about our TK numbers no doubt I'm TK-5942 and your TK-5492!

Ha! I just had this conversation earlier with Mathias (Loctius) and Eric (Darth Aloha)! They were able to see mine but I couldn't see it at all! I'm glad I'm not the only one! They had me thinking I was nuts!

I'd pass.........terrible looking and way too expensive. Hardly accurate.

Awesome job Javier! It looks even better in person! Congrats! Centurion next! See you soon! Have fun in Florida brother!

Happy Birfday Mathias!!!!

I'm sorry I read your post too fast! Yes, that might work if it's a flat matte clear. I used Model Master clear flat enamel from the hobby shop in my airbrush, but I'm sure a spray can flat like that would work just as well.

Ya gotta hit it with a coat or two of clear flat paint to make it matte. If you look in the pics right after I painted it, it was really glossy, I then airbrushed two coats of clear flat and it toned it down perfectly. I did tape the handle so that part would stay glossy like a real one. Also gave a bit of contrast to the paint job. Good luck!

Awesome! They looked really great!

Will this program be starting again anytime soon? I'd really like to get one and it's been since May that they were available? Thanks!

Thanks guys! This really means a lot to me!!

The ones from Ingrid's thread. I'm waiting for a shipping quote.

Split rivets ordered.

What do you think of these? http://cgi.ebay.com/...n#ht_500wt_1102 They're in the US or these? http://www.ebay.com/itm/BRASS-PLATED-STEEL-SPLIT-RIVETS-Package-of-50-/360347441053?pt=US_Trunks_and_Chests&var=&hash=item53e661979d#ht_2021wt_1087

Alright! I'll pop on the ones you recommended. Step one to a happy deployment officer, the updated buttons: I'll clean up the edges shortly. Now onto lowering the holster and ordering the rivets! Thanks Mathias!

How about these? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/100-BRASS-PLATED-8mm-SPLIT-BIFRUCATED-RIVETS-/130509290286