gmrhodes13

Can be for looks or size, I have thin legs so the extra return edge material takes up the gap, without them my thighs would flop around.

For adding photos most of us use an online photo hosting site such as Imgur, then once uploaded copy and paste the links to images into your posts, you can edit any posts you have made. You can't delete a topic replica someone on staff will have to do it for you, I noticed you reported it

I'd suggest posting in the Tech section, that's a little over my pay grade

Very nice work

Looking forward to see the updates

Lookin good, what I did do with the shoulder bells is have two pieces of elastic holding them, the front being a little shorter so when ever moved your arms the bells would always come back in the front. Gaskets will make a lot of difference to the look. Keep up the great work.

I managed to find some that has a really strong wire, once coiled it doesn't move, but I would think wire that jiggled would be ok as long as it doesn't loose it's coil

Great news, can't wait for the excited unpacking, then the sheer horror of "where do I start"

Nice work, I would suggest using a softer coil wire

I have just kept mine white, normally if I bend over people aren't watching from behind But if it's an issue you could paint black or wrap black tape around them.

Reddit actually

Congratulations trooper

Coming along nicely, looking forward to seeing the progress

A few links, a couple missing images but should give you an idea https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/27375-howto-draw-an-approximate-ear-trim-line-with-no-gaps/ https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/29238-my-helmet-ear-tutorial/ https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/41250-ear-trimming-made-easy/

I'm not on computer at the moment but here are some images of adding V tabs With a heat gun (or hot water bath) you bend strips of ABS plastic into the shape of a V with tabs, only glue the bottom side and the top remains free to allow movement when you bend. Just helps stop the butt plate from pushing back from the back plate.

Hello and welcome aboard, lots of info in the "Getting Started Section". You may also want to check out your local garrison, many have armor workshops which may be able to help you build, here is the list of garrisons and squads https://www.501st.com/members/displayUnits.php

If you cut the bottoms how are you going to keep the lower ridges? Most trim the tops. Perhaps some photos could be of help for us to give feedback Here's a few links which may be of help for trimming the tops: http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/12972-howto-make-a-return-edge-on-armor-using-a-heat-sealing-iron/ http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/11836-how-to-make-thigh-tops-anh-style/ http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/13513-anh-thigh-tops-on-am-armor-craziness/

I would also suggest a full kit up before doing any trimming, you don't want to look out of proportion, it's easy to take off but a little more difficult to put back on Adjusting the ab circumference can also adjust how the chest and back sit and may change the angle of pieces so keep an eye on that too.

For undersuit I use compression shirt and pants, the fabric tends to keep you cooler at hot events, I added elastic loops on the ends of the sleeves and pants to help keep them down when putting on the gaskets. For the gloss black short section I found some shinny shorts on eBay (but these are only required for level 2, Level 3 clearance)

Looking forward to seeing the progress, good luck

Hello and welcome aboard, I also have ATA, very strong armor, lots of great builds to follow on the forum, look forward to seeing a build thread from you soon, good luck

Haven't looked that far into the details, perhaps there area few "Mr No Stripes"

Blaster reference thread Pulling in some info and pics from some other threads, I haven't gone through them yet to remove anything not directly needed but didn't want to loose the info after I've been searching for an hour Author JAFO The current CRL doesn’t address two other known differences between TFA and TLJ troopers ... the forearm shape is different and so too are the helmet clips. They are flat rather than indented. The real forearm difference is the shape at the elbow. A different cut altogether. The area you’ve highlighted as ‘grey ‘ is actually a dome head Allen key bolt. This was one of two bolts used to affix the Picatinny rail on the TLJ kits. There are three different cod shapes seen in TLJ and I trust the CRL will address this in time. It’s hard to enforce the all black end cap as standard when the TFA TD is seen several times in TLJ. Admittedly the TLJ TD was a complete redesign from TFA but it’s hard to ignore the facts seen above. Spats F-11D HEAVY BLASTERApproximately 20% larger than the standard F-11D blaster and equipped with a tactical shoulder stock.Only question is whether carrying the Heavy Blaster is restricted to troopers wearing ammo vests. Great mod on the TD. Like you, I used a can lid to add the extra length. I took things even further by cutting out the strip on the back of the TD to make it more accurate to TLJ.The TFA TDS were solid resin and weighed 1.5kgs. For TLJ they completely redesigned the TD, cut-out the apertures and created a lightweight insert. This promotional image appears to show the F-11D has some traits of both the previous versions. In these images you can also see the cocking lever through the rail. Looks like TFA reuse likely. It seems inconclusive based on different reference. Here’s a whole bunch more for reference. Official First Order character standees for TROS Electroprod Glad to see we will be able to include the upgraded TD in the CRL for both TLJ and TROS. Just returned from a third viewing and there's lots of fun stuff to be caught when watching the FOTK scenes very closely.There's a scene on Kijimi that is reversed, so the calf greeblies appear on the right leg. There are bendy cod pieces all over the place, a cracking thigh split as Poe et al escape the Star Destroyer, and then there is the case of the shortening TD end cap.As you can seen from the pic below the trooper on screen right has the standard width black end cap (approx. 1in/25mm), whereas trooper left as a much shorter end cap. It's all black so isn't a TFA TD. Given the TD cylinder is an insert it looks like they were prone to getting pushed further in to the holder.I spotted this issue a few times and it can also be seen in the 'Jedi Mind Trick' scene. Author The5thHorseman One really funny thing is that the white cap on the magazine is glued on backwards! Haha, I wonder if all the blasters in the film will have that same issue. There's also two visible vent holes in the barrel at each end of the top t-track. However, the heavy F-11D linked in the first post of this thread doesn't have them, so it might just be an error from the propmakers specific to this blaster. Ooh, the cocking channel has been swaped from the left/hand side of the blaster to the right/hand side. That's kind of an important design modification actually. (Mind the End Caps while at it.) (Mind the End Cap Latch, while at it). Author gmrhodes13 Clip recesses section also a little bigger on TLJ on helmet, different recess in main part of the clip and no recess in the end section of the clip Forearm differences Cod Baton handle lights Forearm overlap and split in top plate Blaster detail Binders Overlap Sling, D ring (also note need an update for TFA to add sling as an option) TFA Sling D ring TLJ (rectangle) Rear sights different color, black std blaster, white heavy blaster (update TFA also) TLJ Not all have a D ring (rectangle) Lights run up handles when charging laser ax's TLJ-E Weathering More wreathing and blaster torch rail. Also forearm box lifted at front. (deleted scene) Nice side shot of teeth, also right forearm box barely attached, aluminum rail on blaster mount. Blaster I think you would need to show examples of the blaster size difference, would be easier for those looking at the CRL's to see a noticeable difference. Could be confusing for those who reference the TFA Visual Dictionary which shows a F-11D blaster with "removable stock" it would make no sense for the blaster to have a removable stock if the blaster was only going to be upsized for heavy/vest troopers, after all standard troopers are not seen (that I'm aware off) with the addition of the removable stock only on heavy/vest troopers so there should be mention of two different versions (sizes) of the F-11D blaster. I used this as a reference but it is still open to interpretation as the heavy/vest trooper is slightly more in the foreground and the rotation of the blaster showing less black so appears thinner. This is the issue, really need definitive references not just approximate open to interpretation sizing Neck seal closes at front Cod

Great work, coming along nicely