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A bomb squad friend of mine says he can get me a 30" long x 22" wide x 20" tall pelican type box. Would that be large enough to fit everything in for one TK? My plan is to keep my helmet in a separate bowling bag. Unless it fits.

Congratulations Diana! Your build thread has really kicked my build excitement up! I'm still squaring away my helmet but your dedication to quality and working alongside loved ones was such a fun read. Can't wait to see more troop pics.

Looks great so far! I can't wait to see more updates.

Great build progress so far. It is very fun watching your workspace as I clamor for my own. If you have 3 sets of armor it would make a great 3x pose picture!

More progress! I've ordered my E-11 Hasbro blaster and a Doopey Doos addition/conversion kit. I liked this method best as the bulk of the blaster is there but I can tweak and finalize it to a much more screen accurate configuration. I also ordered correct Mic Tips as I still plan to go for EI status. As my helmet progresses I've set a self imposed deadline to finish the bucket by May the 4th. We will most likely have a local event here and I'd love to show it to the local 501st representatives. I got to meet them last year which was cool. They were very supportive. I started on attaching the ears and got both placed on nicely in only two days. Right Left - I'm really happy with how it butted up tight to the side. Bolts - I also splurged on these and got the locking kind with the plastic in the middle. I also painted my thermal detonator and plan on finishing that up when I get some metal clips. Thank you again to everyone for your support and comments. Only 196 days to go!

I'll have to get some pretty strong stuff. But I suppose it is possible.

Someone made a cool graphic of that.

Thats good to know. I'll hold off on installing them until I get accurate ones. Do you know of a good resource? Thanks for the encouragement. Yeah, I just read about the sniper knee. No visible rivets! so just use the force to hold it on? Ha!

So excited! I found my Hovie tips! I thought I had lost them. I also tracked down my ear bolts but had already purchased some longer ones with locking nuts. Now I can finish my ears!

I may go for EIB, since it would be easer to shoot for now then mod'n later. The way I see it, the helmet only has 4 plastic pieces, and most of those don't need to be shaped for a specific person. The legs look pretty tough, but I'll get there when I get there. Thanks for the pops. Im hoping to keep up steam and get little bits done each day. I picked up gray paint, and some progressively finer sand paper sponges for the detail work. And some replacement bolts for the ears. Really need to find those and my hovi tips.

Thank you! Like I said it's spits and spurts getting this done. But i'm very excited to put in a little work each day.

Like many other TK builders this project has happened in spurts. First raising the money, then acquiring the suite, research research research and then finding the right tools and time to get started. My goal is Halloween 2014 and I will also be documenting on my blog at drscifi.com/stormtrooper. So I started with the helmet, knowing that once it was done I would be HIGHLY motivated to finish the rest of the armor. I made sure to rivet it up tight since they will be covered by the ears. Spent much time and care cleaning up the eyes and frown. Almost got too carried away with trimming the ear but it turned out just fine. Trimmed all the pieces for the Thermal Detonator, just need some grey paint. I'll continue to post as I work along. Today was a good first start. And this forum has been invaluable with tutorials and images so thank you thank you to everyone for this community. -Darren Future 501st and SCG.