[Hey! from the Carolina Garrison!]

Hi Taylor, welcome to the white zone. 

[TK-39093 requesting TKC Centurion status (TM) (410)]

Woohoo 

That’s a great looking armor!

Great work!

[Stromtrooper cooling]

The only cooling I ever needed is one in the helmet for fresh air support. 

If your armor is not too close-fitting every light breeze will go through your armor and effectively cool you down. 

[First Build: ANOVOS ANH TK Build Thread]

There is no finish you can damage or remove. It is all simple ABS. 

I would be careful while wet sanding the damaged area because everything you sand needs to be polished afterwards. 

Once you use the level 3 polish it makes sense to include the surrounding area to remove any borders. 

 

[First Build: ANOVOS ANH TK Build Thread]

If you start polishing the ABS, the paint will come off naturally. 

 

You can use Novus 123 polish. It is well known here for great results. 

You get three bottles with polishing Fluid to go from rough to   mirror like shine. 

 

Oh, I didn’t type quick enough. 

[First Build: ANOVOS ANH TK Build Thread]

Hi Dan,

great work with the frown. Looking great now! 

 

About your Acetone accident: if the main part of the damage is hidden by the belt it is not that bad. 

Did you try to polish the area to make it shine again? 

Might look better than painting. 

 

Cheers

Christian

[Sds stormtrooper]

Hallo and welcome!

At least you need to change the ABS belt against a canvas belt. 

Velcro is totally acceptable to connect the belt to the armor but snaps are the more durable solution. 

I would recommend to install a new strapping. The SDS strapping I know is crap. 

Everything else is depending of your GML. 

[First Build: ANOVOS ANH TK Build Thread]

33 minutes ago, magni said:

I'm not saying Tony or Joseph would disqualify you for it. I'm sure they would recommend it since you're going the whole accurate route. A little clean up doesn't hurt the look and Anovos is known to need it.

Copy that. 

[TK-21518 Novak Dimon]

 

I helped Mark to achieve EI and Centurion a while ago. Working on his brothers armor now. 

 

 

[First Build: ANOVOS ANH TK Build Thread]

23 hours ago, Erice3339 said:

Precisely what I was concerned with, although perhaps better articulated. Is it a disqualifier for Centurion? 

I don’t think it is a disqualifier for Centurion. The CRL don’t mention it. 

But the original helmets had mostly angular holes:

[First Build: ANOVOS ANH TK Build Thread]

Congratulations for your BBB!

Your patience will be very helpful for the building process. 

 

I would refine the cutouts of the teeth a little bit. The ones Anovos made have very rounded  corners. I guess that are the „arches“ you mentioned. 

I would make them more angular:

 

You can do that with key-files or a modeling scalpel. But be careful with the knife! The ABS is VERY thin there. 

 

Cheers

Christian

[Princess at work: ANH hero (TM)]

Congratulations and welcome to the ranks!  

 

Your armor is looking awesome!!

[Princess at work: ANH hero (TM)]

Hi Stefanie,

great job with your armor! 

Perhaps you should shorten the left thigh armor a little bit. It is looking a bit too long and I guess walking is difficult now. 

Keep up the great work. 

Cheers

Christian

[Hello from Calgary, AB!]

Hello Cassandra and welcome to the FISD! 

You don’t need to be nervous, you will meet lots of great Trooper here and we are happy to help you as much as we can to make your journey a complete success! 

 

Best regards 

Christian

[Princess at work: ANH hero (TM)]

Hi Stefanie,

you can buy the Novus polish here: http://schleifartikel.com/epages/2e19cdcc-93fc-40bb-bebf-e0fad7f64e67.mobile/de_DE/?ObjectPath=/Shops/2e19cdcc-93fc-40bb-bebf-e0fad7f64e67/Products/33&Locale=de_DE

 

You will see that the repaired spots will look like new after polishing. 

 

Cheers

Christian

[TK-26383 Requesting ANH Stunt Centurion Status [TM] [393]]

Congratulations Mark! 

Welcome to the Centurion Ranks.  

[TK-26383 Requesting ANH Stunt Centurion Status [TM] [393]]

1 hour ago, troopermaster said:

I built this for Mark. The drop boxes ARE in the correct position and the original mic tips have been replacement with junk versions for some strange reason?

Mark replaced your Mictips against other ones with speakers... I‘m already after it to install some correct ones. 

[TK-26383 Requesting ANH Stunt Centurion Status [TM] [393]]

@Dainbrandr Try to reinforce the shoulder elastic with some stiffer fabric where the snap of the shoulder bell is located. This may prevent the elastic to move outward. 

Alternatively replace the shoulder elastic by a stronger elastic. 

Cheers 

Christian

[TK-26383 Requesting ANH Stunt Centurion Status [TM] [393]]

Best of luck for you Mark!

[New Attempt at ANH Stunt build]

Congratulations! You did a great work with your armor! 

[TK-26383 requesting ANH Stunt EIB status [TM] [809]]

Welcome to the ranks Mark! 

[Greetings from Belgium]

Hi, great to see that the PayPal problem is solved!

You will love the RS armor!

[RS Prop Master Self Build Kit?]

Hi, 

AP and RS are both great kits. Especially the RS helmet is replicating all the bumps and irregularities of the surface the original parts had. 

If you prefere a more idealized look  go for AP. 

 

You can build both kits up to Centurion without any problems and about trimming: don’t be afraid. It is much easier than you think. Just do it. 

 

Cheers

Christian

[TK-26383 requesting ANH Stunt EIB status [TM] [809]]

Good luck Mark... but I don´t think that you need it. 

Soon we will start your request for Centurion.

 

Cheers

Christian

[Helmet mic set up.]

Had the same problem with a cheap one. A squadmate is using this type with voice activation without any problem: LINK

It’s quite expensive and you have to solder a new plug because it is coming with a connector for professional radio equipment, but it is working perfectly. 

Cheers

Christian