Templar726

The boots with some toes showing....

Got the gloves and forearms completed. Went with rubber hand plates and chemical gloves. They turned out pretty good. On to the boots!

With Quartermaster boxes and the smaller oil pan you are going to have one heck of a spot on HWT pack. Looking great so far.

Gloves and forearms done.

Finally tried on the new armor. Fits good and was a solid build. I have to resize the forearms and possibly the shins but besides that I am good to start the destruction!

The CRL pack close up has one and we all just went along with that. The game does not have them but man do they look good on the packs! Eventually the CRL top pictures as well as the pack close up will change to better match the screen grabs since there are good examples of packs out there now but it takes time. I say sport those antennas until it changes! I have two guys building packs right now and they are not sure about the antennas but it is an easy remove down the road so no big deal to go ahead and put one on.

Hey Brother, I was in your shoes when I first joined. I had a Rubies that I loved but then upgraded to an eFX. Once I saw the other helmets in the garrison before i applied I bought an AP helmet and have been happy ever since. Once you troop and see the buckets up close you will never look at a Rubies or eFX the same again. They are cool for special projects and for display. I cut the eyes out of my Rubies and replaced with better lenses and made a custom Mickey Bucket. I drilled out the top of my eFX and put in a spring to do a Christmas bucket. Here they are compared to my AP bucket. I love the AP bucket but there are a lot of great kits out there that are approvable. Building one yourself can be scary but once your done the feeling of knowing you put it together makes it a work of art.

I am not sure but I think this "Un altered" screen shot shows the frown is black and the clam shells are in effect......

A couple of Garrison members want to troop HWT but their armor is ESB. The CRL calls for ANH so I was wondering if that would stop them from EIB application? I know the game resolution is tough to tell and the default is ANH but are the ESB kits not allowed? May be a stupid question but I told them I would ask. Thanks for any feedback.

Apparently all my kits are going to be custom versions of ANH TKs. If you did not see the Christmas bucket check it out! The video shows the lights in action. Some of the build stuff is posted under "bucket Electronics". http://vid621.photobucket.com/albums/tt291/Templar726/WP_20150606_006_zpst8js6cka.mp4

All secured in place. Now to weather the mask and rough up the bucket a little more. Adding strobe LED to the exposed tubing to simulate short circuited wiring.

Rough painting blast holes and adding details. Slowly it is coming togehter.

Rough test fit before painting.

Awesome! I am going to do one now. Very good job sir!

First sketch of the project to keep me on target as I put it togeher. ----------

Hey all you HWT's. I wanted to share a side project I have just completed. I may incorporate the HWT pack into the Christmas theme for our yearly parades but so far have just completed the bucket. Go check it out if ya get a second. http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/31736-electronic-christmas-bucket-project/#entry408592

Hey troopers I though you guys might like to see the Christmas Bucket I made a few months early for Christmas. All LED's programed to flash in a pattern powered by a 9 volt (watch the attached video). Vintage lights from an old string from the 70's I had in the attic were hollowed out to fit the LED's. Death Star is spring mounted with a bolt through the lid to waggle during the parade. The lenses are red, the ears are green, tears are green and the frown is red. Overall it turned out pretty cool. --------------

Marx, Nice work. The hardest cuts are the first but looks like you are well on your way. You have a good set of AP and the extra pieces are really nice to have. I am going to enjoy watching this kit turn into a new GA. TK and then of course Heavy Weapons Trooper???

I love it! Great pack and like Tony and Manu said it looks battle worn and weathered. Very good job. The HWT ranks are growing!!

All the pieces are obtained and so it begins. I was lucky to obtain a full set of armor from one of the FISD brothers to use as my base. It pains me to destroy such an awesome set of armor but to have a quality Death Trooper you need quality armor. My plan is to first work on the bucket and alter the armor around that template. Here goes.... Two worlds collide!!

Nice. I think I may give it a try. Fun side project!

Thanks guys. I sent them an inquiry as to when they will re-stock the kit.

Troopers!!! Patch thread is a go!! I repeat Patch thread is a go!! http://www.501st.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=86948

Sorry they are all gone. Very limited run.