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I really like your shoulder bells!

 

In general it looks really good.

 

Just one thing:

The velcro on you back plate is visible and it may cause some problems during approval.

Maybe your back plate wasn't in place or it is too long,

but I would clean it up

 

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Looking at the shape of the straps, I would suggest they are meant for connecting the handguards to the forearms and for holding it in place while wearing a glove.

 

 

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Working in my to do-list

 

I felt the need to paint the soles of my boots white, since RotJs hat white soles (in general).

So here we go:

 

- brushing the soles clean

- taping the leather so no paint comes onto it

- spraying

- finished!

 

 

There is still some cleaning up to do, but I'm quite satisfied with it.

 

Next thing wil be the inner dropboxes.

Later

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I would try 4 small magnets in the corners.

Then you can pull them apart easily, in my theory,

 

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Whoa, I've missed to reply to my own thread!

 

Thank you all for your kind words.

 

And I have some news for you:

My first troop will be in 2 weeks and I hope to write a report for the FTE.

 

For this troop I want to upgrade my boots with white soles and add some fans to my helmet (on the way).

 

Last but not least are inner dropboxes.

I want them to be "unseful", so I'm working on a way to open the dropboxes without any noticable modification.

 

Really looking forward to wear my suit!

 

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And both can be sure that we will support them, can't they, Sly?

 

I think it will be veery close

 

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You did a good job on the buttons

Just a few steps and you are ready to go!

 

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Looks good to me!

 

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Wow, you fill out this armor better than me

 

Just one thing (you will notice later, when you are completely assembled),

your back plate is a bit too high.

 

Again, great progress!

 

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Hi there!S

Sorry for the delay, but I wanted to wait until my status has changed

 

Since Thursday evening it is official:

 

TK-16084 reporting for duty!

 

 

I want to thank you guys for everything, I could not have don this whithout you.

 

Now we go for EIB!

[My first build - ROTJ Trooper]

I used patex plastic glue gel.

I personally prefer the gel glues because they are more solid

 

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Whoops, totally forgot about that!

 

If it doesn't fit together perfectly, just allign the two halfes at the top and see how it looks at the bottom.

 

 

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I've got that gap, too, so I would say it's allright.

 

Looking good!

 

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TK-16084 reporting for duty

 

Requesting access to the 501st Forums.

 

http://www.501st.com/members/displaymemberdetails.php?userID=18632

 

Thank you!

[My first build - ROTJ Trooper]

Wow, what a great discovery.

 

Making great progress, mate.

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It's all about bad light and/or bad camera.

 

Huuuuge difference.

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There we go:

 

 

 

 

 

And a comparison:

sunny day - indoors - low sunlight

 

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Cool!

I've got some of that, too.

When I'm home, I'll post them.

 

So much evidence...

 

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Nothing more to say.

 

To switch subjects,

 

I'm not 100% satisfied with my setup.

I still need cotton gloves for the inside, otherwise I can bathe in sweat

 

Then I would like to finally paint the soles the color they should be, white.

 

Fans are also an essential part, that is still missing, but I am working on that.

 

At last, I need to work out a solution for my sides.

When I'm walking they still pop out, thanks to the fact that I'm a little to skinny for a Stormtrooper ( ).

It's a shame, but I will have to break with the original strapping and add two extra pieces of Abs to make it stable.

More information an pictures when it is finished and working

 

I can keep myself busy and another project should be coming later this year

 

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On June 11 it's going to be 6 weeks without any reply.

I wrote 2 nice mails, one with more reference pictures, the second asking for updates.

 

Maybe the organization of the huge Legoland Event took a lot of attention.

I will wait until the end of this week.

If there is still no reply, I'll contact the LMO.

 

I'm a nice person to the bone, but I habe to draw a line somewhere.

 

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Oh that was it!

Thank you

 

So I guess, if you are carefull you can use hotglue?

 

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I did it with hotglue, but someone once told me that hotglue is not a good to the abs.

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Cool!

You're nearly done with the helmet.

 

@Sly oh Munich, my capital city

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I used an industrial one to set my heat (350 degree celsius)

 

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If you're afraid to trim to much,

heat it up carefully an press it flat.

I had to do that, too, on one thigh.

 

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