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Excellent news, congratulations Justin

Congratulations Daniel welcome to the ranks

What!? You're an animal Justin. I commend you on your desire achieve perfection at such a time. Checkered flag is out in both areas.

Learning curve, we've all been there. Pace yourself. Regardless of your body size don't trim off too much. If you do the arms and legs might look skinny in comparison to the torso which can only be cut so much without looking off. Your best bet is to trim all the sections to the same measurements mentioned in other TM tutorials. Afterwards perform a fitment check (tape sections together) to see what areas need to be fine tuned. Most troopers may need to add fabric foam to some part of their interior to stabilize the area. This is very common. When it comes to trimming I use scissors, exacto knife, Dremel and belt sander. Whatever you're comfortable with and have the best control over is what I recommend. Hope this helps

Beautiful work Jasper

Understood. The FISD always states "The accuracy of your armor is entirely up to you the owner" That said, cover strip widths were derived from movie armor measurements made by RS many years ago. These measurement photos can be seen in the gallery section here on the FISD. LFL, Disney and 501st have adopted a uniform look for all characters which the FISD follows by. This uniform look does not call out measurements on every section of armor however, since there are some areas that are mentioned the FISD has applied the same guidelines to the entire armor including cover strips. There's been some debate recently in other social media groups that it doesn't matter what the cover strip widths are because the movie armor strips varied in size. It's possible some of the movie suits may have been assembled with different specifications but if that were the norm I think we would have seen more of them by now. Anyway, the measurements we call out are guidelines, the FISD staff will never make you pull out a ruler to prove otherwise. Hope this helps

This is what it should roughly look like when completed. It doesn't have to be perfect

To answer your question no. That said is there a reason besides matching you want to go with 25 instead of 20?

If you're shooting for accuracy here's some info. The TFA cap was draped in what was thought to be gaffer's tape. Here's a movie armor reference photo. Note the difference in material between the center decal and end cap.

Beautiful!

Awesome job Justin, this should be a breeze.

Congratulations Gaines welcome to EI

Hey Ryan credit card sized chargers work well also. Here's one I bought a couple months back. It appears it's currently not available but there's others that are similar. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07W5F556K/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

This is the kind of product that should be on FISD's FOTK supply list, beautiful!

Do you have specific contact you'd like to use?

Hey troopers if you have a supplier/vendor you like to see added to the list let us know

Hey Dan welcome to the FISD. R1TK exciting. Looking forward to your progress, helmet or other.

As we continue to improve our support for the FOTK we've comprised a list of all the Hard & Soft goods vendors to help you with your build. We will continue to monitor and update the list as needed. Just a reminder the FISD does not endorse any particular vendor, nor is responsible for any transaction between you and the vendor. Please do your research before purchasing. Armor/Helmet: Jimmiroquai - Origin PHILIPPINES: Kits are partially assembled/fully trimmed lightweight fiberglass (ready for rigging and painting). No issues with quality or service reported. Contact for delivery times/price details. FB Link Here, Email Here or send a private message @jimmiroquai Imperial Surplus (Kevin Weir) - Origin USA: Kits are made of ABS and require trimming and assembly. Armour kit is vac-formed with ABS and cast detail parts and decals are included with the kit. Quality has been solid, communication and service good. Kits ship out in 4 weeks or less Link Here WTF - Origin USA: TFA and TLJ new kit awaiting member feed back and reviews for quality etc. Kit made of ABS with some resin parts. Link Here Denuo Novo - Origin USA: Purchase Anovos and are now supplying kits are made of ABS and will need to be trimmed and assembled. Website Link Here KB PROPS Unavailable Origin USA: Kits are made of ABS and will need to be trimmed and assembled. No issues with quality or service reported. Contact for delivery times/price details. Link Here, Email Here Armoryshop Props - Origin RUSSIA: Supplies a range of First Order Armour and Specialised 3Dprinted Helmets Link Here No longer Listed 850 - Origin USA: Kits are made of ABS and will need to be trimmed and assembled. No issues with quality or service reported. Contact for delivery times/price details. Link Here No longer Available Anovos- Offers a "Pre-order" FO kit at this time, but due to legal issues and extended (1 year plus) wait times is no longer recommended or available Soft goods vendors: Soft goods assorted (Soulart) - Origin CANADA: Neck seals, Harnesses, Shiny biker shorts, First Order gaskets, Phasma capes. Link Here Soft goods assorted (Imperial Gaskets) - Origin USA: Rubber gaskets, Pauldrons and Waist belts. FB contact Soft goods Rubber gaskets (Thorsson Associates Workshop) - Origin USA: Link Here Email: [email protected] FB: https://www.facebook.com/Thorsson-Associates-Workshop-112076042142986 Soft goods assorted (Trooper Bay) - Origin USA: Link Here Under Suit - Stormtrooperundersuit Link Here link not working Gaskets - Sheev's Emporium - Link Here (Facebook sales page) Belt - Trooperbay Origin USA: Link Here Belt - Belts of the First Order (JAFO)- Origin AUSTRALIA: Link Here Only On Request Boots - Keep Trooping (formerly Imperial Boots) Origin CHINA: Link Here Crow Props Origin Ecuador South America: Link Here Gloves - Keep Trooping (formerly Imperial Boots) Origin CHINA: Link Here No Longer Supplying FOTK Style White Gloves. Endor Finders Origin USA: Link Here Gloves No Longer Available Trooperbay Origin USA: Link Here Gloves not Correct without modification Neck Seal - The Dark Side Closet Link Here (Facebook sales page) Sheev's Emporium - Link Here (Facebook sales page) Suspension - Awaiting vendor Waist belt pouches - Trooperbay Origin USA: Link here Hardware vendors: Holster - R2Dan. Origin GERMANY: Other hard accessories available by application. V2 Link Here Hand Plates - As above Shoulder bell supports- (Accuracy upgrade) - ukswrath Origin USA: Link Here Waist belt center box base (Accuracy upgrade) (Empire 3D) - Origin AUSTRALIA Link Here Machined metal components - Justin Morrison Origin UK: Parts for Blaster rifle and pistol mounting, Resin holsters and other greeblies, machined metal components and more. Email Here FB links https://www.facebook.com/groups/1654472361474254/user/802819468 https://www.facebook.com/kingleezard Helmet Lens - OPLE props Origin GERMANY: Link Here Accessories: Pauldron - Denuo Novo (No stock currently) Pauldron - Trooperbay Link Here Riot Shield - Awaiting vendor Tactical Vest - Awaiting vendor 3D files: 3D print files TLJ helmet (Sano) Sanotized Creations - Link Here 3D print files F11D (The5thHorseman) - Link Here 3D print files SE-44C (The5thHorseman) - Link Here Holster 3D files: 3D print files Holster (TheRascalKing) - Link Here Commission builders: Crooknight - [email protected] dbetters - [email protected] Building Guides/Thread,Tutorials & How To: Please refer to Building guides ... Weapons: General - Link Here F11D - Branfurh Studios (Etsy shop) Link Here Executioner Laser Axe - Armory Shop (Facebook sales page) Link Here / Etsy shop Link Here 3D print blaster kits - The Imperial Factory - ( Facebook sales page) Link Here Email Link Here Electroprod - (Empire 3D) - Email here. Link Here Picatinny rails: Purchase: F-11D/E-11 Picatinny Rails - (justloseph63) - Link (purchase) F-11D/E-11 Picatinny Rails - (evike.com) - Link (purchase) F-11D/E-11 Picatinny Rails - (m416gelblaster) - Link (purchase) Free 3D files: F-11D Picatinny Rails - (themaninthesuitcase) - Link 3D files E-11 Picatinny Rails - (TK14082) -Link Part of Rogue One 3D files Tactical Vest 3D files - Tactical Vest Slider Buckle Link Please refer to Vendors weapons list for up to date links/info

Glad to be of assistance

Hey Andrei welcome to the FISD

Perfect, nice work

Very cool! nice work

Looking good Diana, in addition to what's been mentioned above, the vertical Ab button plate shouldn't have any return edge on it and should be smaller than the raised surface on the Ab plate itself. Here's a reference photo

Looking good Jared. On another note your COD looks a bit large in comparison to other sections of the armor. You might want to consider resizing it. Take a look at the CRL reference photos. https://databank.501st.com/databank/Costuming:TK_-_First_Order

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