Raintrooper
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I'm having trouble with our supplier. I would suggest subscribing to this thread to get notified when I post that the run is back open.
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Will do. Thanks Darth Aloha! First things first... Finish this armor and 501st status!!
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I'm definitely building towards EI and Centurion! Are EI and Centurion patches no longer available? The coins are great, but I'd really love to have these on my jacket someday soon!
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Welcome to FISD, Chris! I know that ATA kits are also available in black ABS. Although there is that dreaded wait-list for the full armor... You could do what I did and order the helmet kit which ships right away, and take your time on that, make it perfect, wear it around the house.. haha! : P Then start gathering/making all the other pieces you'll need.. tools, straps, gloves/handguards, blaster, holster, boots etc. etc.
Good luck and have fun!!
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Go with RS Props! No question. It's one of the most accurate, best looking suits there is! I'm almost the exact same height and weight as you are, and If money wasn't an issue for me, I definitely would have gone with RS! But, ATA was more in my budget. Also, it's really not THAT hard to put one of these kits together.. Don't get me wrong, it's certainly a challenge! It can be daunting and intimidating at first, but you get the hang of it real quick. I didn't have any sort of building or crafts experience either and now I'm cruising through my build. I say go for it!
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Welcome to the FISD, Hunter! Just curious, but since you say you're about to start constructing... have you already purchased an armor kit? ANH and ESB stormtroopers are the made using the same armor kits and helmets, with only a few differences in parts and paint. ROTJ is an entirely different armor and helmet kit altogether. (Veterans, please correct me if I'm wrong.
)Good luck on your build!
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I received my bracket package from Darren (Mr. No Stripes) the other day, and I dove right into attaching the chest to the ab/cod piece! I had a few concerns about using the brackets on an ATA kit due to the small return edges on the butt and kidney pieces. Would the ABS crack too easily? Would it look accurate? My mind was put as ease, thanks again Germain (5thHorseman) and Troopermaster Paul for the tips and the photo references! Due to the angle of the return edge on the chest (less than 45 degree), I might need to bend the brackets inward a bit. Once thats done, I think they're going to work great!
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What's NE stand for?
I'm pretty sure it stands for Nostalgic Empire... ?
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Thought I’d get the last bit of painting out of the way and finish my ab buttons. I traced circles from a template onto painters tape, then used an x-acto knife to cut the holes.
After 2 coats of Testors grey #1138, and Blue #1110, they turned out... ok. There’s a bit of bleed through and a few spots where paint came off as I was taking the tape off.
I’ll try to clean up that bottom button with some thinner. How do they look, size-wise?
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Your screws don't necessarily have to be on the return edges as Germain says. The main thing is to have them in the correct locations.
That is great to know. Thanks so much Germain and Paul for the info! I'll definitely be using the brackets.
Danny, I'll post pics here and let you know how it works out when I get there. Thanks again, guys!
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I'm working with an ATA kit as well, and I'm wondering the same thing. I'm almost at the strapping stage, well.. maybe a month away at the rate I'm going, and I want to use the accurate bracket method too. My main concern is with the ATA back, butt and kidney pieces, that have very little return edge where the holes need to be drilled. I've noticed RS and TM have much larger return edges on the torso pieces. The ATA chest and ab/cod pieces look like they've got plenty of 'meat' for drilling holes for the brackets, but I'm not so sure about the back half...
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I've seen both gloss and flat black on fellow troopers vocoders. I used semi-gloss and it looks pretty good. I'm not sure if there is a strict requirement on that... I could be wrong.
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I don't know much about Halo myself, but I have a friend who builds Halo armor, and if I'm not mistaken, the 405th Infantry Division is the 501st/FISD of the Halo world. I think you're on the right track. Good luck!
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought the front seam was only a restriction when going for centurion. Wouldn't it work for basic 501st approval, even EIB?
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If you get a good pair of metal shears, you can clip off the ends of those ear screws so they don't bury themselves into your head
Yeah, I definitely need to get something to cut those bolts. I left the bottom bolts long to attach a chin strap to it, but that wasn't very comfortable.
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Finally solved my helmet padding problem! After trying the star foam & strap, hard-hat liner, and other pieces of cut foam, these peel-and-stick 2" squares did the trick. Helmet fits like a glove and doesn't wobble one bit. Thanks so much Caleb! (emile1138)
FS thread here: http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/24520-fs-customizable-helmet-padding/
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Those ears look awesome! Great work!
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Those drill marks look great! The holes I drilled for the bottom part of my ears were closer to the edge than yours. Drill away!
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$246?!?! We could almost buy our own blaster for that! <-- (in a whiny Luke voice)
But, when you click on the '26 sold', it shows they've only sold 5 in the last few weeks at $16.77 USD. (???) Weird... I'm confused.
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There’s always Trooperbay..
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Welcome to FISD! HA! Turning a Vulcan into a Stormtrooper... Love that!
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No feedback on the actual armor itself (I've got ATA), but trooperbay.com is awesome and reliable!
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Whew! That got intense for a bit there... Congrats on the awards, Michael!
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Welcome to FISD, Walter! Your SW fandom story sounds insanely similar to mine! Just about verbatim, down to the year. Toy collector from the mid 90's to early 00's... First saw a trooper in armor around '99... Put the toys in storage... Dodged a bullet with a disapproving, eye-rolling ex-girlfriend... (I had passes to Celebration 3 in Indiana that I had to sell at the last minute because of the Ex....!!!
) Things are different now, and I'm just starting my first armor build and loving it! This is a great community, full of friendly and helpful folks.
Good luck with your build!
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Hey Anthony, do you happen to know the FISD instagram username? Can't find it in the search.. Thanks!