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Wow! You're a lucky man. Oh, and great progress. These photos bring back memories of modding my ANH Sandtrooper helmet. Was such fun. Hope you will enjoy your build, too.

Welcome to the FISD family, Nathan. Glad you found the way before purchasing something wrong. Any more questions, just let us know here. And when the time has come, don't forget to start a build thread. Good luck with your Stormtrooper journey.

Great story, great photo. Welcome to the Legion, Fredrik.

It absolutely does! Still great work so far.

The armor in the lower right corner looks like it was taken straight from the Lucasfilm archives and carefully placed there to give us nerds some goosebumps.

Congratulations on this Stormtrooper kit, Dixon. In my opinion, the best one you can get. Good choice. Don't worry about being skinny, indeed that is an advantage if you aim to look screen-accurate when wearing your OT TK armor. Feel free to start a build thread once you received your BBB (big brown box) and we will help you with your build. In the meantime, ask any question you have.

The Star Wars Dog Bone ???

Having seen the movie 10 hours ago, I think J.J. Abrams brought the Skywalker saga to a dignified end.

That last photo reminds me of something. I really enjoyed following this build right from the start and can't wait to see you add the missing items to complete this crazy detailed beauty. Do you really plan to troop with this blaster? Do do we get another thread soon with a separate build for that?

Welcome to the Legion Trooper and have fun out there.

Hi Caleb. Wow, what an awesome thread so far. Your statement of being a perfectionist, is clearly visible in every post. I really like that and being so will help you in this hobby. The lenses from such a monocular are indeed a very good source. Over the last few years they have successfully been used in countless resin-scopes, so there is no need to search for anything else. Okay, simply gluing them onto a rubber-scope won't work, but you bought a Dremel and can hollow a recess for them to sit in. Just keep in mind, transparent lenses will always show what is behind them, no matter if glue or grinding marks. Therefore I would suggest to give it a try and hollow that rubber scope from both ends. On the bigger side you could then even install the lens-carrier with retainer ring. See here and here for inspiration.

Thanks for putting this together, Caleb. Your photos will help troopers to now compare 3 types of rubber blasters. I never had one of these in hands, but thanks to all the photos, I already know which I would go for, if I ever had to choose.

Hello Adam. Congratulations on completing your armor build. Photos do look great. For your first troop you might find this thread helpful. Stay hydrated and have fun.

After seeing this blaster in person just a few hours ago, I have to say that it is very well done - not only the installed electronics, but also the details and the paint job. My favorite mod is how the magazine slides in and connects the battery with the electrical pins inside the blaster. Works like a charm and literally brings the power cell into the blaster. Great job done Dave and see you again soon...

Man, what an update! Okay, you had more than 8 months to come around with this. No seriously, great to have you back, Jesse. And I am really glad to hear, your hiatus was 'just' life getting busy, but not because of any serious issues. Looking forward to your next steps and to finally see this blaster completed...

0,6 kg ??? THAT is by far the lowest weight, I ever came across for an E-11 blaster - considering the level of details. Wishing you a lot of fun with this nice blaster.

Congrats on this beautiful blaster, Robert. This result really changes my way of thinking about 3D-printed blasters. Would you mind sharing the weight with us?

Welcome here Philip. Awesome photos!!!

Congratulations Carsten and welcome to the FISD. There should be plenty of opportunities for trooping during December. Any plans to aim for the higher levels? (EIB and Centurion)

Hello Eric, congrats on finishing your armor and good luck for your pre-approval request. Though not being a big fan of the ROTJ armor (just my personal taste), I really like your weathering and wouldn't worry about it. Added some weathering to my ANH Stunt TK (here and here) and it never was a problem - even not for reaching Centurion. Thumbs up also for the quality time with your dad.

Hey Erick, great to see you wearing that armor. Looking good. Good luck with your EIB request.

Placement of all attachment parts looks spot on, Robert. Like Brian already mentioned, you could do some details and weathering to push this blaster even further.

That looks soooo good. Can't wait to check out that tiny speaker there...

No worries Robert. Don't feel pushed. Just wanted to mention this, in case you would go for a 2-tone paintjob.

Well, in that case it does not matter. It only gets tricky, if you want the blaster to have a structured surface like the originals (wrinkle paint). The T-tracks were made from extruded plastic and did not have any structure. Some builders accentuate this in using different spray paints on these parts.