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I agree with Evan.
It's with the Stormies as it is with the face characters. Cartoonised. No human have that kind of eyes, complexion, or hair.
Sure I could have hoped for more to the ANH, but I won't be having any problems with them.
I actually look forward to see what armorers will make of it.
And who knows... Maybe we will see the transformation to ANH during the show.
Very much looking forward to the series.
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Looking forward to follow this development.
And like everyone said before. Pictures! Love pictures.
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Welcome to FISD Bryan!
Toddo already got you started with information.
The best thing right now is to familiarise yourself with the different costumes. ANH and ESB are very similar but with some parts different. ROTJ is quite different from the other two.
Don't worry. I didn't know the one from the other until I started my research either. Just look at the different build threads and research the different ones. You'll soon enough will be able to tell them apart and answer your own question about “Which would be the best route for me?â€. Simply put. Whatever feels right for you is the best route.
Be sure to research and ask questions. There are legions of helpful troopers here ready to share experiences and help out.
See you around the Galaxy!
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Looking darn perfect!!! Impressive
^ this.
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Hi Jay,
Welcome to FISD!
Seems you're up to a good start with the E11.
If you are interested in building a Sandtrooper you should check in and register at http://www.mepd.net (Mos Eisley Police Department) home of our dirty brothers TK brothers.
They specialise on the Sandtrooper.
You are, of course, more than welcome to hang around here and ask questions here too. Much about building a sandtrooper is the same as building a stormtrooper and you'll find much info and friendly people to ask here too.
Welcome again!
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Thanks for the heads up.
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Welcome Michael!
Good to hear you've returned to this post-hurricane.
Be sure to look around and ask questions. We're here to help and support our fellow troopers (both old and future). Don't be shy.
Also try to hook up with your local garrison for a great opportunity to get to know troopers in person and get to see armour first hand.
A good way of doing this is to sign up as supporter at events. That's how many of us started out.
You're in for a treat. Welcome.
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Welcome Ralphie!
From what you write I'm sure you'll fit in swimmingly.
Since you are posting here I'll go ahead and assume you want to get your own Stormtrooper armour and boy are you in for a treat. It's simply great.
Be sure to look around and ask a lot of questions. Don't be shy. We're here to help and support our fellow troopers.
Also be sure to hook up with your local Garrison, if you haven't already. I'm not sure which one that is but I'm sure someone will point you in the right direction shortly.
It's very helpful to have some help from the locals too and while you are researching and building you can be a supporter at local troops. It's a great way of getting to know other troopers and get first hand look at armours and other costumes.
Welcome again Ralphie!
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Welcome Lucas!
Register at the Nordic Garrison Forum if you haven't already.
Look around, ask questions, and don't be shy.
Come talk with us at events and get a closer look at our gear.
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Welcome Patrik!
Be sure to look us (Nordic Garrison) up at Malmö Sci-Fi fair first weekend of March.
There will be plenty of troopers there to chat with about everything 501st.
I'm assuming you have found and registered at Nordic Garrison's forum.
Ask loads of questions and don't be shy. We're here to help.
I look forward to meet you in Malmö and following your build.
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Welcome!
I was approved on a 13:th so I can relate.
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True...
But we just redecorated and got a new sofa. I think we'll try to keep the smell of new sofa for another week before I mix it up with PVC shards and the smell of E6000.
Ah! The woes of compact living.
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Yeah. Well. As someone pointed out. My biceps needs to tighten a bit (i'm not that strong) and my thighs are a bit roomy and makes it look like I have no butt.
Cannot have that. Want to look proper sharp. Getting there.
I also want to do some comfort-mods. For my own sake.
I'll be returning here with some questions over the next few days to get me started.
I have a troop next friday and would like to do the mods after that. Don't want to cut and glue things before that.
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Before I start documenting the mods to my armour I thought I'd just fill in a blank from my build.
As I used the bracket system for my torso I needed to make the elastic hoops.
Every time I thought about sewing I got sweaty hands and a slight anxiety episode. (textile workshop at primary school really seems to have damaged me.)
So I needed a way of putting the hoops together without relying too much on my very limited skills as a seamstress.
I thought for a while and got an idea, “Hey! I've got all these magnets lying around here.â€
Long story short. I decided to enlist the help och glue and simply add some manual stitches after.
My idea was to simply wrap the hoops around a thin metal object and have them held in place with magnets while the glue dried.
I had lots of magnets, elastics, and textile glue. The problem was finding a metal object thin enough to allow the short elastics to be wrapped around,
and wide enough to allow for the magnet to keep it in place.
After searching for a suitable object I again found something from the Swedish Embassy (IKEA). Grundtal stainless steel rail.
Since I live by those rails and have a lot of them for hanging things on I actually had a few I still had not put up.
As it turned out the diameter of the rail was perfect for wrapping the elastics.
I used one of the wall-mount-brackets of the rail to keep the rail from rolling around.
So. Here's what I did.
1. Cut elastics to length.
2. Apply textile glue to joining edges.
I went for the circle shape instead of the, as far as I know, more accurate drop shape.
3. Let glue rest for a moment before joining the edges together as per the interactions of the glue.
While waiting I had time to apply glue on all and let them rest. I let them rest on the magnetised to the rail.
4. Wrap the elastic around the rail so the edges overlap. Push down. Apply magnet to hold steady while glue dries.
Repeat with each elastic as they had rested enough.
5. After glue had dried I simply removed the magnets and slipped the hoops out.
6. Stich glued area for extra strength for the hoops. (as a side note the hoops were very strong even without stitches)
7. Attach in brackets. Dress. Troop. Live the dream.
It's not like the hoops are the most difficult thing to manage, but I had a fun time exploring this solution.
Next post will be about protecting your eyes from nasty rebel projectiles while trooping.
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Affirmative!
Now everything seems to work as expected again.
Thanks!
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Ok, i like to play this game
, so i'll give it a try :[pics removed]
And yes, that would be interesting to see the Post-build modifications you've made since you began to troop
.Oh wow! That's 5 out of 5.
Who says TKs can't hit a mark?
Thank's Eric and Germain, then I'll continue building towards comfort, Centurion and general TK-ness in this thread.
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Thank you Troopers!
Sorry for not posting any updates on mods or anything here for a while.
As a high ranking (highest in fact) member of FISD just recently pointed out... How come I'm not going for EIB already?
I will. Soon.
Fist of all I wanted to properly troop in my armour first to get a better feel for it.
Due to ill timed flue-knock-out and work the 10 planned troops became 5.
Can you spot me?
(Well. I did manage to squeeze in two birthdays for kids of friends too but they fall outside the official count)
Secondly. We are doing some redecoration at home and since I work off our floor I have decided to put trimming off for a bit.
But soon. Very soon.
In the meantime I will share some mods I've done and other troops along the way.
Hmm... Is it customary or not to put post-approval mods and EIB-mods in the WIP?
It feels logical, some how, since an armour always seems to be a work in progress.
Anyway. I hope 2014 have started of wonderfully for you all.
Cheers,
Maxim v.2014
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I don't know if a screenshot would help.
I can actually see and read posts I subscribe to or participated in.
(Not this however)
I can also get Unread posts listed.
TT however doesn't list any posts when going through the "forum" exploration. It lists the forum and all the sub-areas but no posts in them.
I have checked on the other detachment forums I'm following through TT and no other seem to have the same issue.
Weird. I tried to reset cache and restart app again. No luck this time either. Maybe it's just some temporary gremling on my end. I'll be patient and check in later.
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Is it just with me or does Tapatalk currently have issues displaying FISD posts?
I cannot read anything of Tapatalk right now.
Noticed it a few hours ago and have cleared cache and restarted the app without success.
Interestingly enough I can read posts from FISD through Tapatalks Feed-function.
Anyway. Thought I'd mention it to see if it's just me or anyone else too.
Tech-wise I'm on an iPhone (5s) with Tapatalk pro v.2.5.0.
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It's interesting how, once you get your approval, the build thread seems to take a long step back.
I'm sure I'm not the first new trooper to experience this. Legion, Garrison and Detachment access to various forums and a new world opens.
Troop sign-ups, Historical discussions, merchandise... So many new things to read.
But while I have been away from this thread for a few days I have not forgotten about it.
Thank you all again for your words of encouragement, advice, and congratulations. Now the real adventure begins.
I have about 6-10 trooping events planned for the coming month and will, no doubt, find many things to attend to on the armour.
A pinch here, and a sharp prodding pain there. Some "lightly scuffed" applied, and in-field mods done, then I'll be ready to revisit this and prepare for EIB and Centurion.
I got the opportunity to get my first troop done on saturday last week, not 3 days later than my approval, and had a great day.
Three TKs (TK-54321, TK-12020, and myself) and one certain rebel spent the day outside the local SciFi-book shop and collected money for the relief efforts in the Philippines while posing for pictures, high-fiving kids and fending of overly “cool†teens.
It felt like a very worthy first troop and it felt great to be part of it and having finally joined the ranks of the Legion.
The local weather was good and the locals were generous.
I'm not sure if the numbers are official yet but in about 4-5 hours we collected the rough equivalent of a fully built and kitted RS armour (using this as a measurement as it's numbers I can compare with).
Felt like a good start of the trooping-career.
Nordic Garrison did similar troops in a number of cities for the same cause at the same time and from the total collected (which was split between a number of relief organisations)
$800 was given directly to the Philippine Outpost for their Operation New Hope.
(Nordic Garrison FB Coverage of the troop)
All in all a good start.
Finally. First picture of TK-74210 on troop.
(L-R: TK-12020, TK-74210, That Rebel Scum. Picture credit TK-54321)
Big hat tip to Nicky (TK-54321) for coordinating this event and the Garrison efforts for this cause.
Oh. And finally. Why 74210?
As I was building I kept a list of possible ID’s and significant numbers that popped up… After a while I found a great one and I started to stress about it getting taken before me. Fortunately I got it.
So. 74210 is a combination of several numbers. Let’s start from the left.
7 = Always a good number.
74 = In Star Trek, as some of you probably know, 47 is a reoccurring and special number. So special and used, in fact, that they started hiding it away a bit more with the reversed 74.
4 = The number of my favourite classical Doctor (Tom Baker, the one with the long scarf). Also the current Doctor at the year of my birth (1978)
42 = Well. Apparently it’s the answer…
421 = I really shouldn’t have to tell any of you why this is a special number.
2 = “There’s always two…â€
210 = The TK-ID of Legion Founder Albin Johnson. Because he really started something good here and I’d like to honour that.
1 = Refers to “The One Ring†in Lord of the Rings.
10 = The number of my favourite modern Doctor (David Tennant) and the Doctor that really got me whooked.
0 = Apparently everything is nothing with a twist. So that covers the rest.
There’s probably a lot more there too… but I didn’t want to over think it.Yes. I like numbers and quite a few other things.
(edit: typo. "Rebel Scum". Not "Rebel Sum".
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Thanks again everyone for your help, comments, cheering on, and congratulations. I'm still very stoked about this
As it turns out I'll do my first troops this weekend in support of the relief efforts in the Philippines. Time to hit the ground running.
This is what we signed up for.
I have a busy day today but have more pictures coming along this evening. In the meantime I'll offer this as a start.
I have, sort of, kept this build-project a secret for my non-legion friends. Time to come out of the closet now.
More to come.
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Absolutely stunning.... man i wish i was your height. you wear it perfectly..... it turned out awesome. A++++++ i cant to see it all finished up.
Thank you Reza!
I'll try to wear it with dignity and make you proud. And as I was sipping my evening-tea, trying to unwind before bed, I got an email...
Hello Imperial Citizen!Due to the work you have done for the Empire, along with your correspondence of your Garrison Membership Liaison (GML) and the Legion Membership Officer, your application to join the 501st has been approved!
Your new TKID is: 74210
TK-74210 reporting in!
Yay!
(Now I'll try to calm down, compose myself, and get some well earned and needed sleep.)
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Yeah the biceps won't affect basic approval. Join me at some event in Stockholm and you can ask anything you like.
Excellent!
Looking forward to it.
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Long night, short sleep, long day and the jolt of anticipation with every new email.
Thank you all for your kind words and suggestions. I still have some way to go before I feel comfortable about going for EIB and Centurion, but I'm eager to get started on that after I've been approved and have trooped at least once. There's a few events coming up in the coming month that I'm hoping to attend as a TK-proper.
Neat! Nice to see your build coming up so nicely. And I love your attention to details and measurements. Will recommend your thread to my friend at Sweden who is planning to buy an armour too
Thank you! I'll be very happy if I can offer any help to a fellow builder. I'm far from an expert but I'm getting more and more comfortable as a builder. Where in Sweden is your friend located? If it's somewhere near me (Gothenburg) I'd be happy to share my experiences and thoughts in person.
That's a brilliant job we have here! Congratulation!
The only things i would modify would be to:
- Bring your right biceps down a little bit
- On the thighs, you can cut the top of your back cover strips following the thigh line
...and that's all !
Just mind your gloves when you put them on, here both are badly tuck inside your forearms
And now what about your blaster build
?!? Yeah. It was late and I had all but suited down when I realised that the gloves had come out a bit. *facepalm* I was too tired and too eager to send my approval pics to get suited up again that same night. I'm hoping the approval committee will see past that.
Right bicep. Right you are.
Back of thighs. Right again. I just wanted to keep as much as possible of the "original build" to try out before trimming. I will most likely find that and many other areas pinching and in need of a good dremmel-down in a near future.
Blaster. Yes. Hopefully I'll continue with that this weekend. That's the plan. If there are nothing I need to fix on the armour for my basic approval I'll return the apartment to a more liveable state and head back to the workshop where I have my plaster parts impatiently waiting. Soon. Soon.
(In the meantime I got myself a child proof extra. More on that later. )
The biceps look a little large on you. Might want to slim those down, but over all it looks great.
Thanks! Yes. I guess I'm not as muscular as I would want. I still have some room to grow in most directions in the armour. Biceps are one area.
I tried to gently heat bend it a bit but I didn't dare to do too much to start with. I'm hoping this isn't a deal breaker for basic approval and I'll be happy to mod it for EIB and Centurion as soon as I have some "miles" in suit. I'm actually hoping to be able to pick your brain in general and in person on a not too distant event about how to take everything to the next level.
+1 on Mathias's quote. Looks great, though!!!! Nice work
Cheers! I agree. I guess was still hoping that those extra papers I shuffle every day eventually will show.
Looks very good!
The kidney/abdomen overlap on the right side could be reduced a bit, cause you can´t see the Han-snap, but that isn´t a no-go.
You´re almost there, will be an easy pass for Cent.
Thanks Man!
The Han-snap is there but I do have some extra room in the torso that folds it out of sight in normal use. I didn't dare to take more of the torso before trying it out for real.
As soon as I've been cleared for basic approval I'll gear up again for EIB and Centurion. I still have a few things to take care of before that. Slimming down the biceps and the torso will most likely be on the top of that list.
For the moment the armour, and myself, is kept in a state of hallowed anticipation as we await the "Game on!" call.
Thanks again everyone. I'll keep you posted on my progress.
Ps.
It seems this forum really doesn't allow the numbers of smiles I would want to share now. Imagine how it would react to a post-approval posting. Maybe I should change my nick to SirSmilesALot.
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HWT might be used as a stepping stone if you just want to try it out as a CRL build before diving into the pit of Sarlacc and getting all dirty.