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Same feeling many of us also encounter, especially those building from scratch Take comfort that there is always someone around (and on our garrison forum) ready to lend their expertise to any issue you encounter

Very nice work, weathering and chips are awesome, if you don't mind a couple of suggestions which you could just adjust to take it to the next level of awesomeness: Brow trim has a little wobble. Vocoder black is a little angular on one side. The tube stripes on the left side are a slightly bigger gap to the cheek Reference

I'm not aware of any discussion on color here on the forum, perhaps do a search in one of the FB groups Imperial Commandos (Moff Gideon's Stormtroopers) The Mandalorian Mandalorian Stormtrooper Build Group Imperial Mandalorian Command Build Group

Nothing better than BBB's. I've already commented on our own forum, so wont double up here

Personally I would drop it down a little just to straighten the curved appearance, looks very Sandtrooper with the higher brow Sandy

I would leave any trimming from behind until you are wearing most of the armor, as it looks you may want to bring your thigh upwards a little more. If they are still hitting once kitted up gallery for mobility cuts is here

That confirms what I had thought, definitely curved which makes things a little more difficult, I was looking at the pauldron many moons ago and couldn't come up with an easy solution without a ton of work.

Hello and welcome to the forum, don't be afraid to ask questions, there's' always someone online ready to help

Hello and welcome, correct not the right place Research is the key to this hobby, this thread is full of info which should help you on the way You can also use this map to find garrisons/squads in your area https://www.501st.com/maps/

Nice work, good to see this come to fruition. Be good to see some more skins or images from the actual game or from an official source, looking at the drawings from Fernando on Artsation most of the images show a flat/straight pauldron but when you look at the game/action character the pauldron appears curved, more so when moving Take this image Compared to In the physical world this straighter appearance would not be able to move or curve out of a foam, unless it was layered I'd guess. from 2.34 in this video shows the curvature pretty well also this reference I'll have a hunt around for some game skins when I have some time

Great to see all of the improvements you have made. Just a couple of things you could tweak, but ultimately they would be up to our DL @Sly11 Position of the pack, could be a touch higher References showing it's positioned just under the circle detail on the top right of the back plate and just under the shoulder strap mounts. The sides of your chest and backplate, not sure if you can pull the chest up any higher, notice the sides don't meet and are on quite a large angle One thing I hadn't noticed before (I may have and forgot) was the thigh cover strips on the rear, they angle inwards towards the top

I built mine and was approved in a week, it can be done, depending on how much time you have and your abilities as well as how much research you do. I had a 6 month wait for ATA armor and I did A LOT of research ready to build it, as well as A LOT of build from scratch blasters, these were the pre 3D printer days, everything was hands on. Yes the cost is a major factor as well but if it's something you really want to do many will find a way. Now excuse me I've only had one coffee so I may dribble a bit: It can come down to research, in my 10 years we have seen a BIG move to facebook, people post "I want this costume" and within minutes someone posts info or shares a link BUT I don't see much of a follow up with "how to build". When I joined you had to search for information, I mean really research, some found a local 501st group or found he FISD forum but even then you still had to research to find the information on the forum to purchase armor and to build it. The amount of people that do find their way here but still won't research amazes me, we have areas on the forums for each of our costumes, yes some can be hard to find depending on what particular section you are building but even when posting information, photos and links to a build thread some still post the same questions when the answers are already posted. We have a "search" function and a "gallery" area and our forum but little seem to use them. You only have to type in a few common words into the search box to be able to find information, you can also do this one google, type in key words and add "whitemarmor" to the search, you can also search in images, you'd be amazed what can be found. Don't get me wrong I am here to help and I'm not complaining it just seems to me with the rise of Facebook and the ease to find things on social media some aren't equipped to do research, many buy on a whim and never bother assembling the armor as it's just too hard. People purchase a costume for many reasons, some not understanding what is involved, some don't have tool experience, some get bored, some are too busy, some even when approved find being a member and wearing a costume is just not for them. When I started we'd have 10 or more Stormtroopers at a convention, these days it's lucky we have just one or two, some have gone on to other things but some complain the Stormtrooper is too uncomfortable, I find the opposite, it a great support as I have quite a few medical issues and the armor helps me stay upright and for longer. Seeing 10 or more Stormtroopers marching together is a wonderous sight and still gives me goosebumps, just a shame I no longer see that here and our numbers have dropped. I must admit I'm not better though, I love my Stormtrooper costumes unfortunately I'm just not wearing them enough, I built my Din Djarin just because it's time relevant and it's what the public wants to see and do request, I don't think many think of that reason when deciding on a costume, what the public wants to see. No matter how many screams I here of "Mando, Mando" or "Grogu, Grogu" I get more satisfaction wearing my TK and seeing younglings dressed up in Stormtrooper costumes wanting a photo with you or even saying "your my favourite" still brings a smile to my face, even if it's not seen Anyway Tie Reserves and Bridgecrew are a pretty cheap option to gain access to the legion so it's no wonder their numbers have increased, is it indicative of what the public want to see, NOPE, shinny and white is still the most requested costume

Some automotive paint suppliers can color match paint which may be an option. You could compare your armor color to other makes to see if you can find another supplier with a similar color/shade. It's quite amazing the drastic difference in color you can see from one maker to another, RS is almost cream compared to ATA. ATA molds had been purchased some time ago but no info on if armor will be produced again.

Not controversial at all for me, being a GML I usually know when someone has sold a costume, their membership profile is then updated, we also keep a record of what costume a member has worn at specific events and they are recorded in a yearly trooping database which makes things a lot easier at census time, obviously this is pretty easy to do in a smaller garrison of 45 than others which have 100's of members. I guess it really comes down to your command staff, how they set up local roles and rules and how proactive those people are in those roles and how the rules are followed.

Congratulations and welcome to Expert Infantry and the EI Honor Gallery

Congratulations and welcome to Expert Infantry and the EI Honor Gallery

Perhaps we also need a cheaper legion entry costume added to our CRL's Stormtrooper: Casual / Behind the scenes

Stormtroopers Are No Longer Largest Approved Legion Member Costume FISD has been the largest detachment in the legion, with Stormtroopers being the most approved legion costume, unfortunately we have for the first time lost this position to JRS who have overtaken us by 2. There has been a steady decline in approved Stormtrooper costumes in the legion, for many years we would be around 20% of all approved legion costumes, now we are siting at @ 16%. Take a look back to March 2020 and we had 18.84% approved Stormtroopes in the legion, seeing a loss of @ 200 Stormtroopers compared to today. And back to August 2018 seeing FISD with 21.45% of all approved legion costumes It is sad day for FISD

Always great to get hands on help, looks like you are in good hands. Your images are quite small so hard to see much details, it does appear though your thighs may be hitting the cod, can also see a gap between your chest plate and chest. Many have to remove extra material from the ab/back section as it shows on the sides.

Came out a treat

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