[What do I need to get started? (Stormtrooper armor)]

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!

 

 

[New Trooper from East Dallas]

Welcome Tim!

 

the CRLs offer the best available guides and expectations as to how your TK should look like.

http://databank.501st.com/databank/Costuming:FISD_CRL

 

The picture gallery offer screen references that will be most helpful to you.

https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/gallery/

 

Here is info on ANH builds.

https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/forum/6-anh-stunt-and-hero/

 

take a look at the EIB and Centurion threads.  They feature finished costumes that you could refer to.

https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/forum/113-advanced-tactics/

 

have a fun build!

[If you didn't like TLJ, you're a Russian troll!]

Alternate reality!  Gotta love it!

 

hope all is well Wyatt!

[Hello From Italy]

Welcome aboard Silvio!

[Opinions On This Clone Armor?]

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/

[Rare earth magnets]

3 hours ago, Jeff Duncan said:

I got 20 of the 1.26” x 1/8” N52 ones and nearly took my fingers off when they flew together. Now they’re in one big stack that I can’t seem to get apart at all. What a waste.


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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.

[Hello!]

Welcome andrea!

 

TLJ build info can be found here.

https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/forum/194-tlj-stormtrooper/

 

[Where to go next]

Welcome Andy!

 

we have a great picture gallery for screen references, which are very important for your build.

https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/gallery/

[Looking for some help]

Welcome Grant!

 

Seems the Spec Ops website is temporarily down.  But do try again later.

 

 

[TK-34221 Checking in]

Have fun out there!

 

Consider applying for the Expert Infantry Badge down the road!

https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/forum/113-advanced-tactics/

[I am SO close! Couple more questions...]

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.

[Ironmonk Requesting Pre Approval Review (AP)]

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

[Hi from Brisbane, Australia]

Welcome Esther!

 

have an enjoyable build!

[Hello from Georgia.]

Welcome Tim!

 

take a look at the CRLs, which offer very good guidelines on how a TK should look.

http://databank.501st.com/databank/Costuming:FISD_CRL

 

Screen references will be a primary source for your build.  We have lots of them.

https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/gallery/

 

Consider achieving higher levels of costuming excellence.  Look at some of the finished TKs in our EIB and Centurion threads.

https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/forum/113-advanced-tactics/

 

Enjoy your research and feel free to ask questions.

 

 

 

 

[68Brick's SpaceTrooper Backpack Build]

Simply awesome, fun build.

[HOWTO: Shoretrooper Helmet Painting Tutorial. By Paul Prentice (tutorial on page 6)]

Great weathering techniques!  Love the details!

[Hello from California East SF Bay Area]

Welcome Kerrigan!

 

One of many good places to start is the CRL itself.

http://databank.501st.com/databank/Costuming:TK_shocktrooper

 

Take a look at the Getting Started area.  Lots of information that can be very applicable in your search for things.

https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/forum/38-getting-started-read-this-first/

 

Consider taking your build to the next level from the get-go by shooting for EIB or Centurion!

https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/forum/113-advanced-tactics/

 

Enjoy your build!

 

[TK 6306 Troop Log]

Here are some more pics of troops I've done past few months.  They may be out of order datewise.  Photos attributed to Ken Denton (TB 17621) and Tanya Ward (DZ 82692), GPR, of Garrison Tyranus.

 

4-7-18
Little Heroes at Home - Military Family Appreciation at Hampton Roads Convention Center

 

 

Virginia Symphony's Music of Star Wars in Newport News, VA.  (My daughter is the tallest Jawa.)

4-27-18

 

 

5-25-18 Solo Movie Premiere Day 2 - Cinemark Theatres in Newport News, VA

 

[TK-28888 Requesting ANH (Stunt) EIB Status [MTK] [856]]

congrats trooper!

[TK-7332 Requesting ANH STUNT EIB status (RS Prop Masters) (854)]

Good job trooper!

[A question from one Military Vet to Another........]

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.

[Hello from Washington State]

Welcome Ashton!

 

If you haven't done so, check out the Getting Started threads.  Lots of interesting info. that might be pertinent in your build, including an armor set that's right for you.

https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/forum/38-getting-started-read-this-first/

 

Our screen reference picture gallery is an additional resource for you.

https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/gallery/

 

If you're interested in shooting for L2 and L3 standards, take a look at those who have come before you.  Lots of quality build references!

https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/forum/113-advanced-tactics/

 

Enjoy your time here with us!

[I goofed and damaged my completed bucket]

17 hours ago, Poseidon said:

Tell me it isn't as bad as my brain is making it out to be

 

dude, hardly noticeable!

[Greetings from Edmonton, Alberta!]

Welcome Carmen!

[Thumpy's Sky Trooper]

In continuing on with some post-WIP work, which might benefit the next guy/gal, who has a go with this costume or something similar, back in June, during a Stars Night baseball game troop, my armor absolutely got punished.    A thigh strap came loose, which stressed the lower posterior side that led to some cracking.  Below are pics where I applied epoxy over the affected area, reinforced with plastic and liquid solvent cement from behind, sanded, and repainted.

 

 

 

 

 

Also during that fateful troop, I had tightened the backplate/jetpack, too much, which caused some cracking at the lower 2 points where the jetpack is attached.  I applied the stop-drill method, applied epoxy, reinforced with 1/16" and 1/8" ABS, sanded, and repainted.  I did this for all four corners.  I also painted the metal attachments and washers  - washers for more reinforcement to protect the plastic in the future - for a more consistent look with the rest of the armor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I also glued internal straps within the bicep armor to keep the painted grey stripes on the shoulder bells and bicpe armor more aligned for better costuming presentation.

 

 

For this ABS Sky bucket ver1.0, after several iterations and attempts to make it look better, this is the final rendering.

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Thanks for your interest.