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Some armor makers form their ABS with the protective film on, some don't so just depends who you purchase from

True as do the TFA/TLJ/TROS Stormtroopers, but back in 2009 (when this thread was posted) there wasn't even a hint of new movies or troopers

Coming along nicely. You may find the abs gives a grey/white appearance where ever it has been trimmed, I found a black colored polish at the local automotive shop, you may have something similar in your neck of the woods, there are also revitalizer polishes for black bumpers which may also work.

Mos Eisley Police Detachment home of Sandroopers http://forum.mepd.net/index.php?act=idx

Hello and welcome aboard, I think there have been very little builds on 3D T21's on the forum so far, I think perhaps MEPD may be the place to search. You may be able to use some reference build material from the T21 blaster section https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/forum/120-minimag-ptl-missile-launcher-t-21-rt-97c-mg-15/

I glued a small angled piece of ABS just underneath both units to to help hold them up, less strain on the velcro

For larger areas of bleed yes but if you use a white that matches your armor closely you may get away with little to no cleanup

Hello and welcome, congrats on your approval, for access to some areas you will need to request Stormtrooper access here

Some info in regards to editing images in older threads: Recently I have found an issue while updating images in some of our older posts, I'm finding that other images in the posts which had shown previously to editing will no longer show as an image when saved, they now only appear as a text web address. So if you do edit any older threads with images you will have to update not only those that are watermarked but also any other images in that thread/post, this is because of the security issues with http and the forum now uses https. You may also notice this if you want to copy an image from an older post into a new post, I've found this on quite a few occasions when trying to copy older image references. So if you do edit any older posts make sure once saved you refresh the page and check if any images are now just as a text web addresses.

Painting white first when using templates will fill and small gaps or bleed areas

In that case even better, we have a full section just on FOTK's, build threads, references and more https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/forum/218-first-order-battle-group/

Hello if you have an Imperial Surplus Kit is that a Femtrooper? There are some great build threads here full of information and images which should give you some visual reference of what's involved A lot of local garrisons do have armor build days but I'm not sure about your particular garrison.

Hello and welcome to the forum

It is always best to use the reference gallery when ever building BUT some makes of armor wont be exactly the same, also you may find older builds not up to date with current CRL's so.check several builds

Nice work, apart from what has already been stated, you have a few gap issues on the butt plate (also touching thighs) and between back plate and kidney. Also drop boxes are a little low and not aligned with the ends of the plastic belt. Velcro can be seen on the rear next to the TD. If you look from the side the plastic belt section is appears to being pulled down compared to your fabric belt and its bunching were they meet. Also looks like your blaster is a basic Rubies which will need to be replaced for L2 or L3 A few tweaks will make you look top notch.

If you notice one inside top is flat the other curved so they are right and left

Yes they do with ATA armor

I double over min so it's even harder to see through We have metal flyscreen mesh here so easy to fold oh and easy to find

Looking good

Nice work, minimal gaps, looks great

Also check out a few of the R1 builds, you'll find maker info there https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/forum/196-rogue-one-build-threads/

You can post a comment on his video, he replied to mine and most of the others but I can't see any other way to contact via YouTube

On hold for the time being until we figure out if we are archiving the newsletters as it will impact posts on other pages and we may need to retrace our already completed pages