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ARMOR PARTY! Have you already signed up with your local garrison? Getting to meet with other troopers and seeing their gear is a great way to wrap your head around things and learn some tips. All the best on your build!

Nicely done! AP here as well. Have fun and ENJOY the build. It's a very rewarding experience.

Solid!

Looks like the wife put her foot down.

I'm not familiar with NE to know if the kidney has a correct up or down. Both configurations appear to show a return edge at the top which would be a good thing. Mic tips look good (though I'm only EIB). You could trim up the ab button plates a bit. Just fine tuning the edges really. I went for flush on mine, but they're still a little rough. Overall it's coming along nicely!

Thanks for doing this guys! I was laughing at the GML bit. 24 costumes! That deserves therapy.... for being AWESOME..... I'll try to get our game stepped back up on EP!C Fire Team photos for the field exercise stuff!

I definitely hope you can get someone out of costume to help "wrangle" for you and make sure you are safe. Especially if you don't know the location you're going to. Little things like steps, even a couple at a time, can prove problematic and you will need to negotiate. I have fans in my bucket that can sometimes compromise my hearing as well. I would hate to walk off leaving a kid hanging that wanted to say hi simply because I didn't hear them. It's great having a friend around for safety and to help with photos. I hope it's a great time! The first one is hard to forget, so it will be a special day. Have fun!

I know the feeling with over reacting. There's a sense of anticipation and the hype around the maker/vendor, and then if you see any sort of imperfection, you feel let down. It's happened to me as well. Wait am I talking about a prop builder or the prequels? Anyway congrats on the approval! Wear it proudly and kick butt!

I've seen other troopers with complete and WIP RS and I've noticed it can be thin in places. You could always try to reinforce it to combat potential damage. My AP is ABS and has taken a couple cracks (one from sitting on a merry go round) and I've been able to patch it back up. To me, RS just looks so freaking good. The RS next to your other helmet is hands down the winner by sight. At least to me.

Mystery solved! I'm told it was Al here in SCG. That's his R2 as well. Al is awesomesauce. http://www.501st.com/members/displaymember.php?userID=10608&costumeID=2

Speculation being said, I would imagine this being DISNEY it was an official thing... :-)

Hmm I don't recall a troop request for something like that (and I live in Burbank area) but who knows. I know some organizations have reached out to troopers directly before and tried to go around SCG command so it could happen. I've only been around a little over a year though, so if it happened before my time and this is just a rerun then there's that too. I can ask around the local crew.

Congrats!

Excellent read always! Thanks guys for the hard work.

Divide and conquer! Take your time. I think I started on biceps first. Feel free to post up photos of the pieces you are having a harder time identifying. RS is fantastic armor. It will be an amazing finished product.

Had a fun time with TK-10427 attending Long Beach ComicCon this weekend and Saturday we went as Daft Troopers. Another SCG member and myself have been working on the helmets and gloves for the past three months. We also had a Daft Punk mix on our Aker speakers split mono L/R between us and synced. We documented quite a bit of the builds and will probably slap a video together and post whenever we finally get some sleep. The dusk photos are by Mark Edwards and taken in front of the convention center. A guitar and keytar were most definitely harmed in the creation of this mash up.

If you end up on a wait list for armor you can always start a blaster build to help kill that wait time. All the best on your build!

Welcome! I got approved in a Scootch lid. Good stuff. Take your time and all the best on your build!

Awesome! Great turnout! Especially all those jawas!

Beautiful work!

ARMOR PARTY!!!!!! Congrats and all the best on your build!

Welcome Mark!

Do you have access to local TK's in your area? I always suggest finding a local armor party if you are starting out and making some friends. Your local garrison should be able to help. It's a huge help to be able to see finished gear in person and ask loads of questions. Most troopers gladly trade knowledge for beer.

Beautiful work!

Thank you sir!