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Your helmet will need a little work: Remove some of the grey from the mouth area. You may also want to reposition the brow trim, angles downwards. Helmet Frown is painted gray and does not leave the teeth area. A total of 8 cut outs in the teeth area of the frown are present. Hovi tips need larger wire. Also paint white inside and white on the rim 1. Hovi tip rims and insides must be white or painted white on the insides. 2. Screen must be a wide mesh. 3. Screen should be attached toward the tip and not recessed. Note: These are also known as Hovi-mic tips. That name derives from the originals, which had Hovi Mix PA2 embossed on them. Looks like you may have shins on the wrong sides, should close outside over inside. Normally some return edge is left but can be trimmed if you need it. Looks like your shins aren't closing flat, you may need to add some heat to get the cover strip to lay flatter when closed

Looking good (when you bring those thighs up ) Just a couple of things: You have a gap between your kidney and posterior, also the TD clips can be seen so you may want to trim the excess from the clips. Can you reduce your padding in the helmet as it's sitting up a bit. Shoulder straps not sitting straight on your backplate, elastic loops usually fix this if you don't have them. One thing that does stand out is the angle of your left rear cover strip on the thigh, compare with your right.

Hello and welcome to the forum, good luck with your research and build

Roger that, the new ones look a little darker grey than green but according to the CRL: Lenses are a flat smoke or green sufficiently dark enough to obscure the costumer's eyes. So you should be fine

It did, if you check the first post it was posted in June

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Appears the game armor has U trim around it much like many other game version TK's, they also have a lot of weathering, no button covers on plastic belt, fabric belt appears to be ROTJ style. This one has come up in conversation a few times but nobody has gone through with the costume, supply all photos require or helped with CRL creation. You could discuss it further with our DL Andrew @Sly11

Looking forward to seeing the BBB and following your build, good luck

Looks green to me, shouldn't be an issue

You have references showing it can be a little shorter, I wouldn't worry about. Should be ok all the way to L3

You may want to check the measurements of your TD caps and gap between caps and control panel A pencil is much better for marking plastic prior to trimming Some great tutorials on helmets Some references

Hello and welcome, ultimately it would be your GML approving the armor so I would check with them first, they do have some leeway, some are stricter than others, there is a CRL image for the B type and I would think (as I am a GML) they would use this reference below. BUT in saying that if you can provide more research material proving it should be different that would be taken into consideration. I would think all of the areas are square/rectangular apart from the two top right circles. It looks from my basic research the B version backplate is from the comics, depending on which scene the details change a little, I don't think correct details was high on the priority list Two ways to tackle the backplate would be: 1 ABS sheets, cut, layer, glue, dremel, sharp knife, files to get in the corners 2 3D print, a lot of pieces props are printed these days so if you can find someone who can design the piece I would go that route. As for details it would be a case of going through the comic references, you can download Star Wars: Legacy comics here https://light.getcomics.info/Request/Dark Horse/Star Wars/Star Wars - Legacy (00 - 50 %2B War (01 - 06)) (2006 - 2011) GetComics.INFO.zip You can also view online here https://readallcomics.com/star-wars-legends-legacy-epic-collection-tpb-1-part-2/ Research is the key and the more references you have the better outcome you should have.

Thanks for sharing the information

The issue with a Shock Trooper is the game is based of a ROTJ stormtrooper although the helmet is ANH, there are some differences between ANH/ESB and a Shock Trooper, it's mainly for EIB or Centurion but to build it correctly some changes should be noted from the start of the build. You may also want to check with your GML (garrison membership liaison) as some can be stricter on base approval. Here's just a few items ANH/ESB is butt joined with covers strips, Shock Trooper is OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Overlap construction must be used. Butt joints and cover strips are not allowed. Butt joined ANH/ESB/HWT Overlapped - Shock Trooper/ROTJ Shoulder Armor No elastic around the bicep is present. Shoulder Straps OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Only 4 ridges of the shoulder straps overlap the chest plate. The front of the shoulder straps do not have a wide flat area only small ridges. Armor A white flexible U shaped gasket or molded lip shall be present around all edges.

There should be no issues, measurements given are a general guide and being a few mm difference should be fine. The top rivets are slightly at different positions in this reference.

Coming along well

The only issue would be your elastic could be seen from the side if the sides open and they will look in the wrong position if you have them lower. Although some have been approved like that, here's an example of using two straps between the rivets The rivets you have should be fine to add just snaps too, no snap plate, I did the same thing with the cod. Here's how ukswrath did his, you can do this to the ab/kidney also 4c. Take a split rivet and cut it down. Test fit the rivet to the male snap.

Some add a little heat so they can twist the sniper plate in line with the shin, you can see here the sniper plate is angled down You can also trim some of the inner corner

You can modify an ANH to ESB, here's mine L3 approved Screen used OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Folding stock (does not need to function). No ammo counter shall be present. D-ring mounted on the rear. Sterling based blasters have the correct M-38 or M-19 style scope. The M-19 scope is preferred. No power cylinders on the magazine housing. Scratch-built, resin cast, Hyperfirm rubber cast blasters shall have a total of 6 T-tracks on blaster (leaving the lowest row on the magazine housing side uncovered). If using the Hasbro E11 toy blaster, it is modified to have the correct number of T-tracks (6 total), with a lower row of open vent holes on the magazine housing side. This is accomplished by covering the pre-existing rows of holes with T-tracks, then grinding off the lower integrated T-track on the magazine housing side, and drilling a new row of holes in its place. 3D printed blasters can not contain visible print lines and must be sanded smooth for a more realistic appearance.

Many purchase extra items so they can do other versions, not a great deal of difference BUT helmet is not just the teeth, only 3 ear bumps and 2 screws. This is a great comparison https://drive.google.com/file/d/10tEVteIreh6AHMogW010cuH_Bf8TBfU6/view You could also go ESB with a few other different pieces Three costumes in one is obtainable

You don't have rivets on the sniper plate unless it's for ROTJ version, some GML's won't approve if you add rivets even at base level. I would glue in case you wish to sell the armor in the future. OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Sniper knee plate must be aligned with the ridges on the shin. Sniper knee plate must not have visible rivets or fasteners attaching it to the shin. E6000 glue, make sure you rough up both areas with sandpaper to help the glue grip. A combination of clamps and tape can help keep it in postion while the glue dries. NOTE: For a more screen accurate look, it is suggested that the top of the rear ridge of the sniper plate be aligned with the top ridge of the calf. Also note that the sides are angled rather than curved.

Happy dancing I have never used hearing assist, I find I can hear enough without it.

Send a PM to @ukswrath to check on availability. He also has a sales thread here

Just watch out for gusts of wind or flying insects