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  9. TK ANH Stunt by CloseTheBlastDoor

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    Sometimes progress forward needs a step backwards.   I think your eye will tell you when the layout feels right.

     

    BTW, as a woodworker, I love all your tools and jigs! Your skills will be very helpful for this whole TK build. You will get to your comfort zone before too long. 

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  10. Hello there, from Arch City Squad in Ohio!!

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    Congrats on your adventure into the World of White!


    As you get ready for the armor party, take some time to review other TK builds and watch some videos. Somebody had suggested the TrooperBay Tutorial Videos as a good overview of the assembly process.  I agree completely.  Mike’s in-depth videos show one way of putting all the puzzle pieces together and he just does it, without any sweating! No panic. No nervousness.  He just gets a knife, cuts the pieces and glues them together.  I like most of his build process ideas, but I used E-6000 for almost everything instead of his use of super glue and zap-kicker.  E-6000 is more forgiving and is removable when it is dried and two years from now if you want to make adjustments. 

     

    Have fun and be sure to start a build thread!

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  11. TK ANH Stunt by CloseTheBlastDoor

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    Welcome to FISD, CTBD!  Great name!

    20 hours ago, MaskedVengeance said:

    E-6000 all the way for as much of your armor build as you can! It's slow setup time allows you to make fine adjustments, and it can also be removed after-the-fact for corrections. So yes, I used E-6000 under the control panels, and as you can see, sanded the tubes to maximize adhesion. When you tape off the area though, just be sure the footprint is smaller than the actual panel so you don't accidentally leave and unpainted tube exposed.

    As Caleb mentioned, E-6000 is the way to go with building TK's! There are some builders who build for others that uses CA/super glue, but the new owner can't change anything in the future without breaking plastic.  E-6000 is removable and allows for adjustments and improvements after trooping in it for a while.

     

    My TK kit did not include a pipe for the TD. I found 2" gray plastic electrical tubing is the size I needed for my ATA TK kit pieces. After I sanded off the printed name info and shop rash, I sanded it to a gloss finish.

     

    Have Fun with your build and ask all the questions you want!

  21. An Introduction

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    On 5/18/2020 at 5:12 AM, justjoseph63 said:

    I remember that troop well, Jeff!  We teamed up to escort Lord Vader.  Do you still have that sharp looking E-11?  :D

    Yes, I do.  And proudly displaying 10963 on the counter! 

    On 5/18/2020 at 7:07 AM, Jdurb75 said:

    I was at the Clermont Christmas Parade!  We go there EVERY year!

    Awesome!  It is one of the 501st's favorite troops.  We have so many troopers attend and we even get to add festive additions to our armor

     

    Hopefully we can get to help you on your path to the 501st and you can join us! 

  22. An Introduction

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    He beat me to it.  Makaze Squad is an outstanding group of Troopers!

     

    I'm in the Tampa Bay Squad and we often troop together. In fact, my second TK troop was with justjoseph63 for the Clermont Christmas Parade. I have plenty of close friends in Makaze.

     

    Both our squads have a regular Armor Party to get together to build costumes, to help each other out, or just to talk.  Let us know what you decide and we can help get you on the right track!

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