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You can find SCG here: https://www.501scg.org/

You get what you pay for, this isn't a cheap hobby, wouldn't hurt to reach out to some troopers close to you and see the difference in armor makes. Just don't make a rash decision, do some research, look through the vetted sellers, take a look also at build threads of particular armor (you can find their names at the top of build threads) It's great to be excited and want to get into this hobby as soon as you can BUT many find out the hard way that they should have taken their time with research, it's the most important part. But like others have said it's your money

I added some plates behind the kidney plate so when butted together it stops the ab from pushing outwards and keeps them in alignment, the belt will help them stay in position, perhaps this may work. Remember if seeking L2 or L3 you will need to add rivets to the side of the ab/kidney so don't do too much work behind there as you will need to add strapping. A couple of builds you may find helpful on sizing : https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/38416-crickets-rs-stunt-build-for-the-vertically-challenged/ https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/42868-sha-shas-wtf-anh-stunt-build-complete/ https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/38842-fragarocks-rs-stunt-build-not-to-scale/

Nice work on the adjustments, good luck with approval

Hello and welcome from the West. 501st website you can find how to join as well as garrison info https://www.501st.com/members/join_form.php Knightfall's website: https://501kfg.com/ Forum: https://forum.501kfg.com/ Lots of info in the Getting Started section in regards to armor and contacts Stay away form eBay and etsy, you are better purchasing from a vetted seller, at least you know you will be purchasing a quality product. There is some research involved in this hobby so you have some reading in front of you. Once you reach out to your local garrison you'll find many folk happy to lend a hand and perhaps you can visit an armor party to see what exactly is involved in putting armor together. Good luck and hope to see a build thread from you soon.

Hello and welcome aboard generally .9 to 2mm is used, the standard is 1.5mm. Lots of great info in the Getting Started section in regards to different armor and their thicknesses

I wouldn't fight with the return edges, no matter what you do you'll end up warping them, I left my ATA at the minimum trim size which left quite a gap between the armor and myself but I just added a couple of blocks of foam behind the ab plate which fills the gap nicely. If you try to trim the ab/kidney down you may find the rest of the armor will look out of proportion. I also have some foam pieces in the forearms, biceps and thighs which help to hold things in place, again I've got quite a lot of gaps in these because of my thin frame.

Nice work, just a couple of things, your forearms look really large on you, you may wish to down size them a little. You do have a lot of ridge showing on the backs of arms, biceps and legs. You could also paint the rims of your hovi tips white Tube strips are ideally spaced a pencil width from the sides of the cheeks, also shouldn't be angled. Sides of your ab/kidney appear to overlap, should be touching. Belt could be trimmed to stop at or before the end of the TD. Should straps could be bent downwards at the rear, they are sticking up. You also have a little extra paint on the teeth gums which you could remove. Good luck with approval

Always refer to the gallery section before building here's just one of them that shows legs, not the cover strip stops above the lower ridge on the thighs: https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/gallery/album/15-lucas-film-archives-tkcaleb/ Decide if you wish your calves to close with Velcro or hook elastic method. Make sure they close from outside over inside so the opening is not seen from the outside Example of using Velcro: https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/27206-back-thighs-and-shins-ap-armor/ Hook eye elastic method: https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/43801-hooks-for-shins-question/

Looking forward to the progress. I used an automotive acrylic paint, dries quick and can be sanded and buffed, standard white match the anovos helmet perfectly but that paint is local here down under. Some threads you may find useful for paint info: https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/37847-tfa-tk-which-paint/ https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/37377-questions-on-finishing-and-painting-fotk-armor/

Hello and welcome aboard research is the key to this hobby and the Getting Started section is the best place to start, good luck and hope to see a build thread from you soon.

It's not criticism it's trying to help you receive feedback, it's a little hard to do so when images aren't seen here, you need to either select "copy" and then paste into your post or copy the "direct link" to each of your photos and paste them into the post.

Would be easier if you could post photos directly to your thread instead of to a gallery off site

Nice work just a few things, your forearms need to rotate so the cover strips align with the biceps. You could also reduce the gap at the elbow by bringing down your biceps a little. Your thigh ammo strip has a pretty big twist to it, perhaps a little heat and some pressure will help to straighten it a little. Watch the closure of your calves, the right one is open at the top. Appears your shoulder strap elastic loops are a little loose. A few tweaks and I'm sure you'll be fine. Good luck with approval

Lots of info in the Getting Started section about vetted sellers with approvable armor Good luck

UPDATE Replacement ATA armor added and approved Sandtrooper added and approved 501st I have with appropriate level clearances. TK - ANH Stunt L3 TK - ANH Hero L3 TK - ESB L3 TK - Heavy Weapons Trooper TK - First Order ID - Officer ANH L3, Lt Tanbris L2, Lt Jir L2, Lt Childsen L2, 2nd Lieutenant L2, Lt Cmdre Praji L2, Lt Treidum L2 ID - Warrant ANH L2, ROTJ L3, Major Hewex L2, TC Joff L2, Col Dyer L2 ID - Line Officer ANH Chief Bast L2, Cmdre Cass L2, Capt Khurgee L2, Adm Motti L2, Gen Tagge L2 DZ - Jawa ANH DZ - Tusken ANH TB - Biker Scout Lancer L2 IC - Crewman ANH L3, ESB L3, ROTJ L3 IC - Mechanical Crew L3 TI - Reserve Pilot IG - Gunner TR - Guard ROTJ IN - Navy Trooper ANH L3, ESB L3, ROTJ L3 IN - Navy Dress Uniform ESB L2, ROTJ L2, Sgt Bean L2 ID - Line Officer - Olive CT - Clone Trooper (Ret) ID - Grand Moff Tarkin ID - Officer Social (Olive) ID - Officer Social (Black) ID - Science Officer TK - Replacement Stormtrooper armor approved TD - Sandtrooper approved

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A great read in regards to different version TK's https://drive.google.com/file/d/10tEVteIreh6AHMogW010cuH_Bf8TBfU6/view

Nothing better than a BBB. Have a look through some of the following threads, some great info for the heightwardly challenged https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/38416-crickets-rs-stunt-build-for-the-vertically-challenged/ https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/38842-fragarocks-rs-stunt-build-not-to-scale/ https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/42868-sha-shas-wtf-anh-stunt-build-complete/ Good luck with the build, looking forward to the progress

Nice work, some teeth references:

Some great threads on adding shims so they are seamless https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/30226-side-shims-on-abkidney-help/ https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/29077-adding-the-kidney-shim-not-bad-but/ https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/30226-side-shims-on-abkidney-help/

Looking forward to the progress, if you post separate image links into your post it will be good for receiving feedback, use the 'direct link' or just copy and paste directly in to your thread

We strongly advise stay away from eBay although some sellers are legit many are not, lots of great info in the Getting Started section in regards to vetted sellers.

Congratulations and welcome to the EI ranks trooper

Great news, looking forward to seeing the unboxing and build thread when you get back to it, good luck