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Making good progress James. I'm watching with intent as may be getting an FO 850 kit off a local trooper who has decided not to build it.

Welcome aboard Kevin!

Welcome back to the FISD forums Tracy! I'm guessing you may have already started but if not definitely check out some build threads on the death troopers in the link below. https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/forum/102-death-trooper/

Welcome to FISD Speirs! Definitely spend time researching the info we have in this section. There are only a couple of members who have built this costume so far, and I'm sure they will chime in with their insights of building this very cool costume. François build thread is well detailed but do look at all the build threads to ss how others have made things work. Good luck with your build and enjoy the journey. As a side note, be aware that some of the images in the gallery of a production suit are slightly different from what made it to screen in the end. The CRL is built off of the final as seen in the show product, so that's where you need to focus.

You are correct, I put each arm on assembled and have someone snap the strap at the top of the bells on to the elastic under strap that rune under the shoulder bridge. I can get suited up without help at that point. My bells are also attached with elastic and snaps inside to the bicep to prevent rotation.

Mine are ideed attached to the Bicep using wide black elastic. You could sew some Velcro on so the length is adjustable, and they can be detached if needed.

Congratulations on your approval!!

Thanks Chris, new file is now working

Hi Collin and welcome to FISD. I'll share some links for you. These are the best places on the forums to get you underway with some research which is key to our hobby. There are certainly some armour makers that have kits to suit your size, but ultimately with hard armour we all generally need to make some modifications for the armour to fit us best and meet the criteria for approval. This one below is your best starting point. Plenty of information on who and where to acquire kit from. There are loads of useful info across the whole Getting started section of the forum so spend some good and informative time looking through the section. Armour for bigger troopers. Next up is build threads. Always great to look through and see how others have assembled their kit, made modifications to suit their size etc. This is a dedicated section for ESB https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/forum/7-esb-stormtrooper/ Also, this is a one-stop kinda shop for everything you need for ANH TK most of which is the same for the ESB. It's a complete collective of links to many important posts and sub forums, and will answer many of your questions. We are all here to get you on your new exciting journey to become a TK, so if you ever have a question, please ask away.

Congratulations on making approval. Now the real fun begins so enjoy your first official troop as a TK.

I think the tear vent inserts need to be a touch smaller so some of the base they sit on is visible. As per this screen used helmet from the studio Auction, See towards the back of it there is that small gap of the floor it is attached to. I have seen this same gap across several reference images so should be nice and easy adjustment. Every little bit gets us closer. Great work Chris.

501st members were on set to make up numbers and generally that's when you see the OT TK's appear. Jon Favreau put out the call and the Southern Cali garrison stepped forward.

Welcome to FISD John! As you can see, there is plenty of support here to help you get sorted and approved as quickly as possible. Your time in waiting for the Walt kit to arrive can be well spent researching the requirements for basic approval, but also, we have 2 higher levels of accuracy you can atain. These are easier to build into your kit from the outset, saving you time and additional effort in the long run. Enjoy your journey.

Updated.

Updated. Have added a warning under Sheev's and stated gloves no longer available for Endors.