Bryanmc

Thanks. I assume you'll be documenting that when you get to the filler/paint part of your build? I'm counting on you, man! You're my Obi-Wan!

I've seen that you should wash your parts before painting, should you wash before gluing or does that come later? Once I've cut and sanded and am happy with the way pieces fit together, am I good to glue or is there a step I'm missing? Sorry for the basic questions, just want to be overly cautious. Really wish I could have learned on the $350 OT TK kit.

LOL. Don't worry, I'm not going to move very quickly.

I basically took the day off to trim today. All done, good Lord Almighty. No lie, Anovos could have gotten another $1,000 out of me if all the parts came trimmed/sanded. Looking forward to starting to do some assembly, probably on Thursday. My plan is to follow ukswrath's build order as best I can.

So. Much. Trimming. Holy crap.

Ok, thanks. I totally missed that it's two pieces to remove on this one. I really have read all the build threads here (and yours in its entirety at least 4 times). Sorry I missed this cut in them!

Questions: Where do I make the cut on this piece? There's no defined edge. This look very rough/wavy. Is that how it should be? (Let me know if you can't see the images. I've got them in a private Photobucket album but I don't know if that lets me direct link them or not.)

I do not have mad skills. I do have a table belt sander. Very similar to yours.

I thought rough cut with Dremmel or scissors then sand to get the defined edge. Are most doing the score and snap method?

Here's what the edge of my cod piece looks like after a rough sanding. How should it look?

Hello, my name is Bryanmc and I've never built a TK. <Hi, Bryan!> I'm a 501st ESB Vader and my brief history is that I planned to do a OT TK as my next build but put my name on the TFA TK list, got my kit and I'm now starting the build. Which I understand is going to be tough. The good news is if I get through this the OT TK should be easier, right? I've memorized just about all the build threads here, so I think I've got a foundation to start from but I will most certainly post some newbie questions here so I appreciate all the help/support. When I took out all the plastic pieces last night and inventoried them, this was my reaction: I started rough cutting some pieces, going back and forth between scissors and the Dremmel, trying to see which I prefer. My arms are a little sore this morning, after only about 2 hours of cutting. First two questions: 1. Was I supposed to get some kind of glue in my gaskets box from Anovos? I think I'm going to sew my gaskets but I've seen some mention of glue that was included by some folks. 2. I've got a belt sander (I basically purchased everything from ukswrath's supply list) and I've used it to sand my cod piece just to try it out. Works fine but never having built a TK, or any plastic costume, I'm not sure how fine to make the edge. For a standalone piece like the cod should I really make it smooth with a high grit? I'll post a pic later today of what I did with the belt sander so you can let me know what it needs. Thanks for all the help, I'm excited about this build.

What grit sandpaper are you using on your belt sander for your armor? I picked this one up based on your recommendation (along with about everything else on your list). Thanks!

This is the greatest thread at FISD. Thank you so much for the detail!

Done. I thought I already had 501st access. Guess not!

Requesting 501st access please. SL61716 http://www.501st.com/members/displaymember.php?userID=17366&costumeID=95

So when this gets fixed will we just see the forum again or will we need to get special access granted?

Thanks!

Any idea when this will be fixed? I can't connect to the threads even searching through Google.

I preordered and am trying to get up to speed on TKs. I'm an approved Vader. Is there a guess as to which movie version this is?

That's amazing. Well done!