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Lol this is how it all starts [emoji23]

Yay!! You finally made it here how many weeks after I suggested it? Lol Great to have you here, Mark. I’ll be following your build both here and on KFG [emoji6] Btw, I see you’re going for the Mr No Stripes brackets. Have you already bought them? If not I’ve got an unused set I’m happy to sell on.

Nice. I’ve got Nick’s helmet waiting in the wings. I reckon I’ll wait until you’ve finished yours before buying their files [emoji4] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Cool, no dramas. I did think it odd as you had the lip in the renders above [emoji4] Btw, are the designers making all the changes you’re making/recommending to their CGTrader files?

Looks like they trimmed the belt for the promo footage, leaving the bottom lip only in the centre. Looking at your rendering though, it looks like your boxes are flush with the bottom of the belt.

Great tutorial. For us following from home, what brand of armour do you have, and did you have any challenges matching the plastic card to it?

The middle one might be the rod that runs inside the folding stock. Does it fit in there?

Hey Tom Great to see you back at it. Sounds like you’re really close to finishing your armour. Don’t forget you can submit for basic without the blaster.

Congrats trooper!

First off: loving this build! I've been looking for decent ROTK files for a while. Once you're through this build and making all the enhancements, I'll defo be reaching out to your guy. With the Rustoleam paint, I've only had issues with the clear coats when applying them to a fulled cured base coat (of the same brand). As in, it's been left for weeks to cure. However, when I've applied the clear coat within an hour (or whatever the re-coat time is) to a semi-cured base, it's been fine. Might be something worth trying on some scrap.

Lol, well you certainly caught me out there, mate :-D

Lol one can never be too sure these days... [emoji23] .... and clearly my coffee levels are low....

All good, thought you mentioned Rubies a couple of posts up...

You've bought a Rubies suit of Stormtrooper armour? I thought you were looking at TM or RS? I'd council against Rubies. They take a lot of work to get up to even a basic approval standard, and TBH they don't look great when standing with other troopers. It certainly won't pass L3 (Centurion) which I thought I read you are aiming for. IMO go for the RS. Plenty of folks in the garrison have them. They offer a commission or kit options. Soft parts you can get cheaply from Kmart or Aldi. For boots, try Imperial Boots, and I've already shared my thoughts on the blaster in that thread. For in helmet electronics, fans like life more tolerable. Voice and audio is a nice to have.

Hey mate This is where local knowledge comes in. The guys offer great advice, and yes there are some fantastical accurate weapon replicas available. However, in Victoria about 90% of our troops are now weaponless. Further, one doesn’t need a weapon for basic approval. Weapons are pretty much nice props, wall decorations, for many of our garrison. If budget is a concern, and as a parent in these uncertain times myself I can understand it might be, I’d either skip the blaster, or look for a more cost effective alternative. 3D printed weapons afford that opportunity, however they do require a bit of grunt work to make ready. We’ve got a trooper/garrison member locally (VIC) who produces fantastic 3D printed weapons and armour. TDK Props. Reach out to him via FB.

Welcome (again) Andrew! I guess this answers the question I asked over on KFG: which costume are you looking at for your first? Lol (and yes, it’s always “first” [emoji23]). Reach out if you need local VIC help/advice, else you’re in good company here.

Hi Briannah Welcome! Lots of Aussies here. Which state are you located in? Cheers Edit: Ah, I see now you're in SA

Mate!! I was just thinking I hadn’t heard from you since the armour party back in Feb! Nothing useful to add other than I’m glad to see you back at it.

Thanks Glenn - never knew about that list of NTL costumes [emoji4] It seems like what is an acceptable reference, and not, for a CRL has been a contentious issue for a while, despite the clearly (IMO) documented guidelines.

Aren’t the LMO currently considering a CRL for the FO Mountain Trooper, a 6” figure which was exclusively available from Galaxy’s Edge?

What makes you think the ROTK uses a similar undersuit to the ST and not the Death Trooper? I would hypothesis it the latter given the need for more black gaskets.

2020/03/09 - Somerville Family Day, Somerville, VIC, Australia

2020/03/08 - SupaNova Melbourne 2020

2020/03/01 - Melbourne Children’s Hospital walk in the park

2020/01/26 - Melbourne Australia Day Parade, Melbourne, VIC, Australia