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Hmmm they must have cropped all the beer out of frame...

Awesome just looked at your SCG hello and realized this is OUR Jesse! Looking good man! You've got a ton of local troopers to talk with. You'll have that TK number before you know it.

Well I think the TK is a suit you truely make your own. My first suit was a hand me down used FX and I thought getting everything together all at once put me at an advantage. WRONG. I ended up having to resize the thighs and change out this and that to even get it close to basic level approvable. I've also seen people that purchased AP and another armor maker that requested it ready to wear and in the end they did a ton of work to get it fitted correctly for them. I'm on my 2nd TK now which is AP (I need to update my banner I know) and I started on it from scratch. That one truly came together as I hoped it would and now I'm very proud to take it out on adventures. I'm not saying it's impossible to get a suit out of the box that's 95% of the way there for you, but don't be afraid to take time with it and by all means check with other local TK's that can give you valuable insight and advice on your build. With the new movies and so much going on with Disney and Star Wars, it's a great time to be getting on board. Now that I am thinking about it, I'm going to go try to update my banner....

I just saw a recent NE Centruion submission on here and just saw my first NE armor in person at an armor party the other week. Defnitely learn from others mistakes and check the tutorials and EIB and Cent submissions. I always push finding a local armor party in your garrison too. You'll pick up tons of veteran advice and tips and most likely make some new friends!

Good lord I just went to that site link. $1400 for that crap? FOR SHAME.... Glad to have you on here. FISD is still my favorite forum. SO. MUCH. INFO. Agreed with Ingrid it just depends on where the weight is. If you haven't already found your local garrison, get on it and make friends. Look for an armor party. You'll pick up a ton of info and tips!

OK let me clarify.... "Not trying very hard"

For sure. Do a search on Instagram and you'll find all sorts of TK hate crimes. I will refrain from posting any because I don't know these people and some of them do indeed appear to be trying.

LMAO I can see the scowl on your face through the bucket!

I'll be there with shoulder bells on...

It would be nice to see a return to hard costumes over CGI, but then again we might be considered a bit biased here in our lot...

I was in the same boat when I got my first FX hand me down. Lots of goo gone and scraping and cleaning in front of the TV. Filling in holes from old snaps. All sorts of mess. The payoff was great though when I finally got out and trooping with it.

Yeah the funny thing I've noticed about Boba is that when I'm with stormtroopers people sometimes ask if I'm in charge of them. That gives me a touch of Vaderidus!

I'm cruising along in my new AP and loving it. I 'm going to rebuild my shins though and should be clear to submit for EIB... I had a Boba build kind of take over for the past couple months... Oh and I need a new banner photo! Hmmm maybe a bigger sandwich this time....

Thanks guys! Always a good read. :-D

Good stuff as always. Thanks guys!

Yeah D-ring for sure and I've been meaning to do the glass mod on the scope. Added a simple Trooperbay decal on the back of the scope too...

Sweet!

Han doing a pretty good Dolly Parton impression there...

Proud to serve.

I loves me some Trooperbay but one thing I would add is that I ended up going with a welding lens material for my green lens for ANH stunt. I found a replacement shield cheap on Amazon and cut it to size. The problem I had with Trooperbay's green lens material is that I could easily see my eyes in any sort of light. Now I know another TK that simply doubled up theirs and made it work, but just a little work around or head's up... Good luck with your build! Post pix when you can.

Freakin sweet

I'm not an expert by any means but I do enjoy the process. Feel free to shoot me a PM on it.

Freakin sweet!

lol Chinese tonight and it took over an hour... SCG problems...

He's always been prompt with me. I have another order he just shipped out on the way. [email protected]