CommanderZel

It would make sense.

I think you're probably right, but it'd be nice to have a definitive answer

The only question I have apart from these is what the completed helmet has on the inside in terms of foam and things like that.

I'll be placing my order closer to the end date just because funds are tight (that college life, whoot whoot), but I am definitely moving towards that.

I agree that it's lame that they didn't bring their OT TK, but if the prototype pics and the first order trooper armor are actually representative of their work then I have faith in them.

Alright. I'm really starting to consider going this route for my first TK.

Sorry, who's BJ?

If the armor is on display at C7, someone should take pictures and post them here or in another thread for those of us waiting to preorder until more details are released. I'm currently waiting on being able to order my first kit, and if this thing turns out well enough then I'll be going with the Anovos.

So this may have been covered or it might be too obvious a question, but what's the era on this? It looks to me like an ANH stunt, but the calves seem a little wide for that and I'm not totally sure about the shoulder bells. Are there any more trained eyes who can clear this up?

Sorry about the delay between posts. I've been pretty busy with school lately and I was held up for a bit while I waited on a craft iron to try to correct some errors I made early on in the process. I'll post some pictures when I get a chance to take a few, but the short version is that I made a very misguided attempt to bend in the outside of the cap to fit back down onto the tube on the side of the mask. As you might expect, this just made an ugly yellow burn mark on the outside, and now I'm thinking about ordering a new cap from ATA to start that over. I'll be waiting until a few days from now, when the Anovos TK ensemble debuts at Celebration. Once actual 501st members get a chance to take a look and report back on it I'll make a decision regarding who I'll be buying from from now on. If it's not up to standards or couldn't be modded up to standards without a great deal of work then I'll stay with ATA, but otherwise the Anovos pricing is looking pretty amazing at the moment. Long story short: I should be back with another update in the next week or so.

Yeah, thanks for the clarification. The info seemed a little iffy because I'd never heard about any of it before, and I've definitely done a bit of research on that. I'm glad it wasn't true! Thanks again for clearing that up.

Okay, thanks for clearing that up. Follow-up question: I also heard that there is an essay that must be submitted and I haven't seen anything about that at all

I heard recently that you cannot register a TK with the 501st without first having become a member with a different costume. For example, one would have to become a member as an Imperial Officer or a Mandalorian or other, and THEN would be allowed to register a TK with the 501st. Is this an old rule? If it is, is it still in effect?

Really? That seems really difficult to keep track of [emoji14] But I'll keep in mind from now on that they're bolts in order to avoid confusion.

You're right, I did mean bolts. I have way more experience with wood and screws than I do with bolts and metal/plastic, so screws always come to mind more easily for me.

Yeah, that sounds great. I just sent in my application for registration with the GGG, so I'm sure I'll hear back from them soon. Once I'm registered I'll check out the armor party and see what I can do. Again, thank you for letting me know about all this. I guess I had the process all wrong [emoji14] I thought I would have to register with the FISD and then get assigned to a Garrison. I knew I'd end up in the GGG, but I didn't know how. Thanks for clearing that up!

I just registered, so from now on I'll be a little more in the kop with things like these. Thanks for the heads-up!

I didn't know I was allowed to register. I thought you needed to be 501st approved before you registered with a Garrison.

I had no idea something like that was happening... Man, that's perfect! I have family in Santa Clara and everything. Unfortunately, it's also my girlfriend's birthday. I won't be there, no. For future reference, how would I go about finding out about these meetings?

Yeah, I picked up a couple of screws at a local hardware store that were identical to the ones Terrell sent me. I'll use screws, then. Thanks for your help, everybody!

Yeah, I know that. I'm just worried about what the use of screws might do to my helmet because I've never seen anyone use them. I know that if they don't show at all then they shouldn't be a problem in regards to my acceptance and since they won't show I don't think they'll matter. In addition to this, the CRLs seem to back up the idea that the requirements are mostly aesthetic and don't really deal too much with the actual construction or structure of the armor. However, that doesn't mean that someone didn't decide that screws at the bottom aren't allowed. I'm sure that there are resources I haven't found. I just don't want to make a mistake that creates problems for the integrity of the helmet.

Mine didn't come with quite enough screws. I got one screw for each upper connection and three screws for each ear, but that's it. I went out to buy extra screws because I really would like to leave it with all screws and no rivets, but I don't want to do that if it violates a regulation I don't know about or something. I couldn't find anything in the CRLs, but that doesn't mean I know what all is allowed.

But what would happen if I were to use the screws as the final attachment? Are there any definite negatives to going that route?

Hey all, I've been looking through a lot of ATA bucket builds because I'm working on mine at the moment, and from what I've seen everyone uses rivets for connecting the bottoms of the mask and cap. People use screws at the top, but when they get down to the second connection after they've figured out where they want their brow trim to lie, they use rivets. I'd like to avoid using rivets if I can because I want to be able to take apart the helmet if I need to, and from my understanding of rivets they seem fairly permanent. I've got the screws that I'd like to use if it's possible and if it isn't a terrible idea, but I wanted to check here first so I don't ruin anything. Has anybody ever used screws for that second connection? If you have, how'd it go and would you recommend it?

Does anyone have any feedback on the eyes?