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Well written post, Laura - and a good choice to go for one of Troopermaster's kits. Glad the build worked good and you finally got approved. Good luck with requesting EI

The photo with the primer looks good so far. The only thing I would suggest, is aligning the counter to make it parallel to the main receiver barrel. Curious to see this blaster with black paint...

Welcome aboard, Karli. The good thing on this rare costume is, you can spot yourself on every group photo. Have fun with that unique armor.

Hi Nicole, great looking armor. Joseph already stated the points to work on and I am sure you will soon be approved and can go ahead for the L3 application. If you plan to use this armor for trooping, I would kindly suggest to rebuild the clips from your thermal detonator. They are very thin. Just yesterday I attended a troop and watched a fellow TK standing with his back towards a simple barrier tape. When he walked away, the thin plastic tape was tangled up with his TD, so it got ripped off his belt and dropped to the floor. Luckily undamaged. When I picked it up to add it to his belt again, I noticed the clips were very thin - like on your TD.

Welcome to the ranks Mark - and best regards to sunny California

Maybe it is just the photo, but the upper edge of the magazine could use some sanding. On the other hand, the primer will tell, if it really needs... Looking forward to the pictures from your next update...

Here you go, Ethan https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/28444-fs-completion-sets-for-e-11-resin-kits-with-worldwide-tracked-shipping-and-paypal/

Sorry to hear the folding stock broke again. Especially after all the hollowing work you spent into it. Maybe some metal supports (like in the picture below) would have been useful. However, your current attempt to fix it also looks very promising...

Scope: The whole body was made from brass and then covered with black paint. The brass is only visible on both sides of the rear foot and because of wear and tear. Counter: Yes, the housing with the window was grey, while the metal socket was cadmium plated (closest color would be brass or gold). The small connector block was black or sometimes grey. Here you can find some references.

Welcome to the ranks, Rob. Just noticed you recently requested TK pre-approval. Any plans to go for EIB and Centurion?

Wow Paul! What a work of art. Without any doubt, this is a very special blaster. Mission absolutely accomplished. Many builders (including me) spent much time in the recreation of fine details. During trooping, they are simply overlooked, as there is so much more to see... With this build, you focussed on the right kind of detail, because 2 displays, the sound and the LEDs in the barrel are hard to overlook. Once you start trooping, I guess many people will be fascinated by your blaster. Gotta go now. Feeling the need to build a new E-11 again...

Scratch builds always put a smile on my face. I really like the individual approaches. Keep it up.

Alright Jesse, here are the dimensions of the spring cup: OD on smaller end: 24 mm OD on end with lip: 29 mm total length: 33 mm Its not that easy. As you have already noticed, the spring cup rests between two springs. When pulling back the charging handle, both springs will compress - with different characteristics. Meaning, the spring cup will move a bit back or forth. That is why the ROTEB (rear of the exposed bolt) is hollowed, to give room for the cup to dive into. Or to be more accurate: The actual moving part is the inner bolt. When in sliding backwards in action, its rear end covers the cup and hides it inside. Does that make any sense?

Wow, great attention to the details in a scratch build. Very nice to read - following...

Guessing the first of many more troops to come... ?! Welcome to the ranks.

Sorry for replying so late, Jesse. I am currently away from home with limited internet access and will check the measurements of the spring cup when being back again (in about 28 hrs). If somebody else is able to help in the meantime, I guess Jesse would be happy to get the correct measurements.

Had no eyes for the armor - only for the blaster. No seriously, great job done on both. And I have never seen such an interesting internal strapping. Seems like your ab and kidney plate line up perfectly - not just on the photo but permanent. Great idea.

Thanks Antonio. That is exactly why we did this. Best regards to Spain and good luck with your scratch build E-11.

Your picture above shows the circular base of the bayonet lug and that is correct. In my resin build, the bayonet lug came with a very thin base. Maybe it had been sanded a bit too much after it was taken out of the mold. I simply filled the surrounding gap with green stuff and this led to the slightly different shape.

The distance from the ROTEB to the centre of the charging handle is 46 mm (1.81 inches)

Hi Andy. Looking good so far. Beautiful armor, well built. All I noticed are the biceps seeming to rest a bit high under shoulder bells. (might just be that first picture) Not of any relevance here at all, but may I kindly suggest to replace the undersuit from Anovos?! These are known to transfer the black color onto your armor pieces and your armor starts showing this. I am not aware of any cleaning method to undo this but you can find cheap black undersuits in most motor cycle shops.

Yes, it is always a challenge to combine electronics and a movable bolt in the same build. Had this problem too with my pipe build. Meaning, this was somewhat easier for me to solve. I might be wrong now, but since being a member on this board, I can not think of any full resin build with an operational charging handle. 'loving this' (LT)

Yes, instead of uploading your pictures here on FISD, find an online photo hosting page like imgur, flickr, google photos or something (not photobucket ) and then link your pictures into the thread.

I totally agree with Dan. And your precision and accuracy is fun to watch. Loving this build.

Great progress so far, Marko. Found no mention of the source for the 3D printed parts. Are these from Chris? @themaninthesuitcase