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Congratulations on achieving a second EI

Looks awesome Adam.

I thought you might be trying to use an alias

Thank you for your insight Ardeshir, great to have some good reinforcing information on what we have been able to determine on this CRL upgrade. I can only assume the shoulder tab details was the same as TFA which is why we went that route, but I also can't see why it should matter what material they are made from as long as they are present (ABS or metal) builders discretion like strapping techniques. If you look closely on this screen used TFA asset, you will see that the tabs are actually double layered. Metal underneath for strength with a plastic top to disguise it as white part of the armour. No doubt it also helped to decrease rubbing damage or blackening of the contact area.

Congratulations Paul, welcome to the legion as an official Stormtrooper.

You better check again

Already sorted

Greetings fellow Troopers Today we updated the CRL model images for the ANH OT Hero CRL, with a great looking and slightly more accurate model. Congratulations to our new CRL model Jonatan, TK- 23592 (Nairy). Great build and photograph.

Welcome aboard sir. Bienvenue à bord monsieur.

And that's the exact answer I hoped to hear

I can't recall it ever being brought up in CRL conversations, so presently close enough to references is easily acceptable.

Wow fantastic work funkster!!

Hi Alan and welcome to FISD!

Hi Dallas and welcome to FISD A few things for you to check out so once you get going you can easily share photos of your progress in your posts. The First Oder area with all resources you will need. This area has build threads, photo's and our CRL's which is your guide to what is required to get 501st approval if you so desire. https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/forum/218-first-order-battle-group/

And updated It now reads as follows.... Correct Aerators/Hovi-MIX tips are present. Screens used shall be of a wide type mesh. The rim of the mic may be weathered, and the inside raised area painted white. Interior sides shall be painted black, mesh can also be painted black.

Can change it to Tips may be weathered, that allows both.

This is as close up as I can get on a screen used asset for you. The pill holes on the biceps were 100% stickers where the chest plate pills were cut through. These look like the same tape used on the biceps and shins. You can see the small air bubbles under then.

In addition to Joseph announcement, these two images have been added to the CRL gallery tab that appears at the top of each CRL

So because it states plastoid maybe there is no reason not to have plates on the boots but guessing they are the same as Phasma is the issue. What may happen is we end up with an incomplete CRL but allows you to troop until more evidence is presented that you are either correct or otherwise. What that means as per the recent Legion discussions is "if" more details come to light and you are FTL (First to Legion) that means you will be required to update your costume as the CRL is updated. This is the angle the LMO team has been pushing this term. basically trooping allowed on an incomplete CRL with high expectation you will modify as required. I think the time frame from any new evidence on a costume is 6 months from the CRL update, or it may become retired. In reality you are making a guess on the shape and style of plates as well as the colour of the boots. I believe Phasmas boots in production were impossible to get to a silver colour and not have it peel off or deteriorate so they simply went the rout of black. See that is an assumption as well, not fact based on any information I have received from the prop and costume department. CRL at worst are based on assumptions, hence the problems with one of the officer costumes from IOC. This is why the LMO's were hamstrung on the boots in the past, and they are hesitantly using the black series as a minor stop gap for the boots only. As to trooping how you want, that is a decision for your garrison GML, as the detachment, we don't have any say in that, so best to be approved locally trooping in anything not in a given CRL. I would much prefer a green lit CRL, we want to get this across the line and fully approved, because then if changes occur down the track to it, your costume is only grandfathered not force upon you to update it in a given period of time. It becomes entirely up to you whether you change it or not and you can continue to troop on regardless. This would have been so much easier if the book clearly stated Black boots and a brief description of the plastoid plates, that is for certain.

For the record, I also hate using Black series figures as a reference even a stop gap as inaccurate and lazy as they are. Can you please add the exact and full book text description of the boots, it will be of help for sure.

Nice build thread Justin, well done so far.

So far looking much the same as R1. Hit and miss with the light though.