Sly11

Welcome to FISD My name is Andrew forum name Sly11 TK11469 and Detachment leader (2020-current) of these wonderful forums. It is my pleasure to welcome you to what we hope you find is the most inclusive, friendly, welcoming and above all, helpful resource to bring your Stormtrooper dream to reality. The Detachment is truly immense in it's knowledge base and archives which can get somewhat overwhelming, but fear not as we also have many members and staff all waiting to assist you in any way we can. We do not judge or discriminate, we treat everyone as equal, and only ask kindly, you do the same. We don't only look after those who wish to join the 501st, we help anyone with a desire to build an accurate Stormtrooper costume, offering advice that could save you time and even money by choosing the right path for you. Some easy advise to get you on your way. The more you interact, the more information you will find. Please ask plenty of questions and the answers will flow. There is no such thing as a dumb/stupid/silly question, we are truly here to help you. These are your forums, the staff are here to serve in every way we can. You will meet some tremendous people both here and in real life on this journey you have chosen, share your stories and become part of our community. With unquestioned Loyalty TK11469 Andrew Franke

You are powering through this build Daryl, keep up the great work.

I added the almost identical image to the gallery in 2020

Best of luck Will.

I haven't read this thread thoroughly but have you tried Ebay for various under suits. I purchased an all black 2 piece for my OTTK and do remember seeing options with phone pockets. They were also very well priced.

That's unfortunate Patrick, hope it goes to a good home.

The chroming process would have been a big issue with cracking and peeling in that area so it makes sense for this. Here is a close up of an asset showing the J hook system on TFA seeing as you have already derailed the thread lol.

Wonderful news Bart, soon you will be one of us, and darn proud of it too.

Just to go back to the strapping, and I think it was the J hook cut outs, I am not inclined to start adding internal and usually hidden features and have them mandated in to our CRL's. Strapping is a personal choice, so if someone wants to go to the effort of replicating those J's or any other type of hidden aspect, then that remains a decision entirely up to the individual. What we do focus on is the external and trying to walk close to that line, some finer details that bring the outside visible parts closer to screen accuracy is what level 2 and 3 are definitely for. Take for example the concealed zippers on TLJ forearms. If a member wishes to replicate for their own self satisfaction, then that is wonderful, they most probably were not meant to be recognised on screen just as those J hooks are concealed under the shoulder bells and not forming an intricate highly visible part of the costume. Outstanding work on this so far guys, we have some very strong cases for changes and I think an excellent CRL in the making.

Congratulations Mike and welcome aboard as an approved TK.

Well done Justin.

Congratulations!

I would say Drop boxes are a must, standard TK accessory for the OT era. As to the disappearing TD's you could wager they are general carry for the TK, if missing could be either oversight or costume used for stunt where it is a risk to the stuntmen if they need to take a fall or are launched across a room etc. The alternate story is they had to use it at some stage or just lost as they are the leftovers still seeking employment and don't know how to do anything else

Certainly not the wrong crowd if you wish to become a Stormtrooper. We are all the same age once in armour, and at my guess that would be around 7-8 years old Many many legion members are over 50, and in fact the oldest still trooping member I believe has pushed over 80 years old mark.

I think what we need to also consider is, what would the standardised look be. As all our other CRL's we sort out what are the anomalies and disregard them. Missing torches on a blaster or broken tabs, no TD etc could be viewed as those anomalies. Good to remember we are not about prop replication else we will have those wanting to modify or leave of a part here and there across all our costumes, so lets continue to follow the same standardised rule we always have. It's certainly fun to see all the images with clear oversights and malfunctions tho.

Just to darn expensive, specially for internationals with poor exchange rates and high freight even with the discount.

Thank you for getting this up Jason. This will be the official discussion thread for the possibility of CRL changes, additions to existing or additional Tab and or title addition and potential change if deemed appropriate, for the Rogue One TK CRL. Boy that was a mouthful, but I think you get the idea lol. Lets bring everything we have into this discussion and see where we land on bringing this dirty TK to life in some way shape or form. I have notified the LMO team we have discussions starting and welcomed them to take a look at the findings as we progress through. Same process as usual, we gather as much detail as we can and work the best solution from there. The goal is always to have a member fully prepared to build the costume, which it seems we have a few very interested. We need a model even for additional tabs to an existing CRL as the style of weathering will need to be shown and explained and all differences clearly highlighted. If we dont have all the parts required for a CRL or addition to existing, then it goes nowhere.

Hi Elija Ok so lets start with the standout point first, the frown as it is called. The grey paint shouldn't go past the end of the teeth onto the gums as it has in your photo. Below are multiple screen used helmet examples to help you rectify this area. You can scratch away excess paint using toothpicks dipped in Mineral turpentine, as it is mild enough to use on ABS without melting it. Next the brow trim is slightly crooked, this can be fixed by re aligning the face plate. you may need to relocate some of the screws that hold the back n cap and face plate together to achieve this, unless the rubber U trim is simply not on properly. Here are some various Brow trim images to choose from to set your trim height and level. The Vocoder (black chin section) does indeed need a good clean up, you could use the toothpick and Turps method here first then go over it with a new coat of paint to tidy it and get it looking closer to a screen helmet. Head to our gallery section link below for these and many many more images to use as reference while re building your helmet. https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/gallery/category/39-specific-parts/

Very nice Dan, finished product is going to be beautiful I know.

Congratulations Scott and welcome aboard.

Still bares the 501st name, which is something other's and there personal merch can not. End of the day it does look like no one cares but no harm in asking or posing the question right.

It always takes a trail blazer to initiate change, It appears this trail has been blazed before lol, do your best as it will be compared to what is currently available, which will start with your GML and the LMO's. for basic approval. We only control the higher levels although we do write the CRL's. No doubt that conversation will also include the FISD experts and DL when the time comes, so it won't be one person making a decision, it will be a team and a consensus. Best of luck with your build Geoffrey, we are here to assist where we can.

I know you pain with the AP sniper plate, it aint easy and does take a reasonable amount of tweaking but you will get there. For the record, they do sit a touch crooked.