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this thread is awesome! hits the nail on the head!

www.trooperbay.com also has sandtrooper plastic parts for the AB section.

may I suggest that we have a DO team? faster and more detailed approvals. I would like to apply for a DO position, as I do have a passion for the FISD. a team with Eric, Glen and myself could handle suggestions, upgrade paths and approvals. get more done with teams!

he cannot sell to customers in california. he created armor for the original film, but a fire, and a few lawsuits later make his origins flawed. there are members who wear SDS armor. it's best just to purchase armor as listed in the getting started section. http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/11538-the-various-types-of-armor-and-where-to-find-them/ some members of the FISD don't like the way andrew's story has changed over the years... some even suspect he used another maker of armor to replace skins he lost in the fire. I like his work on the armor, and it's in the film, but he didn't create the armor itself, liz moore, and brian muir created the armor from Ralph MQ's work. so we have a situation where some of us suspect flaws in the current offerings for TK SDS armor. on the other hand I'd sure love to have a TIE PILOT helmet and armor. (only problem is I don't know how you could get in in california.

all recast from doopy do's and WAY too expensive!

take the resin to a machinist and make metal replica

try novus 3 and then 2 before painting... you might be able to skip paint.

apples and oranges between the two guns 34 and 42. should be able to get a metal replica of the 34 rear.

You can modify the A2 with bondo to sculpt the correct look of an M38 just purchase an A2 and a resin M38 and sculpt from there.

scope power cells? and the connection with aircraft parts fits with roger christian's method. from star wars to alien we see aircraft parts used as set dressing.

each armor is not the same and has it's own individual quality. one cannot mix TM with RS or AP. since each has it's own personality. research is not "general" it is purposeful and specific to each type of armor and person.

show a photo of your planned locations before attachment?

this thread is asking the members here to put threads in a post? sounds like our trooper wants to upgrade his vision of a stunt build archive. the best way sir is to do the research yourself, and then post the results of your search. we don't just sit around an ewok campfire and talk shop. let's get down to the deal? what kind of armor do you have? and how may I help you as an Imperial Attache'? my personal mission is to help one on one. and I'm sure glen can help too, the forum only goes so far, that's why I helped to create the mentoring program is it your desire to put all the best into this post? then start adding your data!~

you should get a set of CFO tips... they have the correct vents on the mic tips. the ones you have are filled in. sorry I can't help identify the bottom part.

hopefully the new CA boots will be up there with the same standards as TK boots. I have both CA boots and TK boots. I use my CA boots for informal casual events where I have to walk a lot, and I use TK boots for formal events where accuracy is more important. looking forward to watching this develop!

hmmm.

Looks like the real thing!

perhaps try an aluminum conduit tube? and enter from the muzzle side? (inner barrel suggestion)

trooperbay has everything you need in his ebay shop. just contact mike and he can set you up! he has button plates, sniper plates and handguards.as well as decals for sandy lids.

Inner barrel! inner barrel... did I say add the inner barrel?

great posts gentlemen... we've come a long way baby!

sure would be nice to have an AA tie pilot helmet and armor!

Juan, there are several situations where armor makers have tried to be vetted members on the FISD and sell their work. most have been not allowed to make and sell armor seen as vetted and approved by the FISD. The FISD is the HOME of the TK and as such helps to manage the information that newcomers to the hobby should pay attention to. I don't believe that it's proper to tell a newcomer that they can make their own armor, and then sell other people armor from that mold. I personally don't want to see armor makers on the FISD look like an EBAY auction house where we sell paper armor. when you look at ebay as an example we DO have a STANCE on recasting, and our official opinion is not to purchase armor created on EBAY. There are also makers who have opened brick and mortar stores selling their recast armor (and it's really bad looking when you know what to look for) we tell people to avoid Ebay and Recasters because of the standards we have established. We have created an official response to recasting by doing 2 things: 1) The FISD created a list of vetted members who are approved to make and sell armor. 2) The FISD created a list of makers to avoid. we have changed quite a bit in the last 3 years, and it shows! we have people making 3d scans, 3d printing, sculpting and hours of work and thousands of dollars in an attempt to get into the armor making business. when those armors are complete, they most likely will be rejected by STAFF here... why? to protect beginners from making a costly mistake and lowering the standards. just ask the Deployment officer, or the FISD detachment founder how much has changed in the approval process.

good points Juan! for a beginner it's important to point out that 90% of the members of the legion who wear the TK the armor was purchased and assembled. there is a slight myth that we all made our own molds and vac formed our own armor. if this were the case people would be selling molds. my posts on this subject are due to the desire on my part to not let a beginner make the mistake of thinking that they can save money or time by making their own suit. this is where fibreglass suits come into play, and are just a gimmick. The 501st legion LMO's and GML's are pushing for accuracy to up the standards in the legion on a worldwide basis. in the past we had armors that could be approved at the base level only. now that the legion has matured, we have added to the base level of acceptance 2 other levels of build accuracy. this along with the deprecation of the FX helmet, and the swap out of the AM backplate and chestplate shows us as members of the TK legion that our standards have been raised. so on the one hand you could make your own armor, and it MIGHT be accepted at the base level, but most GML's are going in the direction of more accuracy. The statement that the legion has no official stance on recasting is there for legal reasons, not for costuming standards. so there is a bit of a contradiction. we officially say nothing about recasting, but when the rubber meets the road the standards are what keeps this "The best Star Wars" costuming club in the world. some costume groups allow for low standards, yet the 501st legion is getting to the point of extreme accuracy, and making our own molds and casting our own suits does not cover that aspect. for members of the legion, especially new members, I feel it's best to help people to understand how complex forming armor is, and how costly and time consuming the process is. by purchasing a kit from the known vettet members on this forum you'll be saving money by going the route of patience and research! personally I don't think there are paper mache' or pepakura armor that has been 501st approved? I'd love to see that application?

clear packing tape over the top. heat gun? what?