Thumpy~

Know what you mean! Awesome series!

His eBay page says his products ship from Manassas, Virginia. That’s Northern Virginia, specifically; my home state of Garrison Tyranus. I’ll look into it with my unit’s command staff.

Nice job trooper! Easy Level 1 pass.

Welcome Camden! try to look in the For Sale or Trade thread periodically. Forum members sometimes need to dump their untrimmed armor in a hurry. You might get lucky! https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/forum/41-imperial-commissary-px/ in the meantime look for and gather stuff that’s within your means, e.g. tools, soft parts like the undersuit, elastics and snaps, adhesives or glues, etc. https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/forum/42-boots-soft-parts-and-other-accessories/ and have fun in your research!

Alternate reality! Gotta love it! hope all is well Wyatt!

Stay away from eBay. I recommend to go to the Clone Trooper Detachment. look for stuff from KW or DW. They are reasonably priced and reliable. Or look in the Personal Sales thread for 501st members selling their armor. https://501stclonetroopers.com/forum/

You need to carefully slide them off. I recommend using work gloves. Read thru the threads and Joseph’s info about handling magnets. you already bought them. Might as well try to use them. They can help tremendously in compressing the middle portions of your legs and arms.

Have fun out there! Consider applying for the Expert Infantry Badge down the road! https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/forum/113-advanced-tactics/

I personally use foam. I went for dirt cheap. That was best for me. I cut 3” x 3” and hot-glued them around my helmet. I spaced them such, so I could install electronics wedged in between like cylindrical USB batteries, circuit boards, etc. Consider wearing a cap or bandana to help absorb the sweat.

Congrats on finishing Darrell! Your GML should zip right thru the evaluation. Easy L1 pass!

Simply awesome, fun build.

Great weathering techniques! Love the details!

congrats trooper!

Good job trooper!

I trooped a charity event earlier in Sept. and sweated in 100+ degree heat with several others - unusual Sept. weather for our area of Virginia. We sweated profusely, bitched, and moaned the entire time. I've never met half of them. But now, if I come across them again, we have something uniquely in common - that sucky, extremely hot troop.

dude, hardly noticeable!

Good video tutorial!

Wow! awesome build thread!

Good job!

In addition to the good things already said, if you don’t have any tools on hand, and you’re trying to smooth out a common straight edge, try taping some sandpaper (at the corners) on a hard, smooth floor surface and gently “scrub” the plastic over it until the rough edges go away.

Welcome Mark!

Welcome aboard Karli!

These 3D builds are incredibly interesting to watch. Thanks for posting this build.

Trooperbay.com also sells a one-piece undersuit. https://trooperbay.com/costuming-accessories/headgear-neck-seals/star-wars-stormtrooper-sandtrooper-black-undersuit

Based on the background of that pic, looks like you and a fellow trooper are protecting an imperial power infrastructure facility. Outstanding trooper, keep it up!