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So while I'm still waiting for my armor I figured it would be smart to get some of my other parts together. I was able to buy a belt kit from JAFO/Darren (not pictured because I don't want to open the package and lose anything). I was able to order a pair of Cardinal gloves from Imperial Boots. Now I already have a pair of TK7 Boots from back when I was going to make a regular trooper. I also have leather dye to make them black. However I might try to keep them just in case I do a regular trooper down the line. I know that Imperial Boots is making a prototype Phasma boot for now however I have no idea what the production speed looks like for that. Instead I'm planning on trying to purchase a black shoe/boot from them. Option 1: Is still dying the TK7 Option 2: Is buying the BlackOps shoe Option 3: The Pilot7 boots seem to be the closest to the Phamsa boot CRL If anybody has a different source for boots or can help me pick from the ones from Imperial Boots I would greatly appreciate it. I'm going crazy waiting. It's been over a month so I'm trying to focus on other things I can work on. I'm also working on finishing the SE-44c with silver paint to remove the lines and fill imperfections. I'll then be able to paint the pieces the correct red and black that they need.

Oh PM me and let me know how I can get in on the prototype run! These are awesome. Also it looks like Phamsa still has armor parts covering her boots. The major decision would have to be when does the Phasma book take place. If it takes place closer to TFA then I can see the older shin/boot armor but if it's closer to TLJ then that should be closer to the other shin set-up. I'm leaning closer to the events of TFA but that's my thoughts so far.

Thanks Q I'll have to go pick up some silver paint! I've been moving right along with this build while I wait for my armor. I think my paint job went great! So last night I added back the black in where it needed to go and glued in the cheek pieces as well. All I'm missing are my lenses and to paint the inside with black Plasti-dip. I also plan on including electronics. The right side of the helmet. The back of the helmet. The Left side of the helmet. Of course an obligatory me trying on the helmet. I also need to add padding on the inside too. I was able to print out the other side of my SE-44c however it didn't come out as good as I wanted it too. Hopefully I can fix my other printer and reprint it. Until then It'll have to do. From the different sides it looks fine. From the top or behind you can see the weird gap from them not printing properly. Here it is from the back. From the front. From the Top. Now I took the photos of the SE-44c before work so I didn't really have a chance to work on having them fit better. I'll try when I get home tonight to clean it up even more. I also have all the dyes to change my boots to black and my gloves to red. I can't wait for BBB day, however since it's local i'll just have to pick it up when it's ready so no extra time for shipping! Time to order a belt from JAFO and figure out where I can get the canvas pouches.

Thank you for asking. My fiance had a friend who was at the concert. She was shot in the leg, luckily she was able to escape and is expected to make a full recovery. Almost everyone here it seems has had a connection to it. It's been a tough week, however we are Vegas Strong and the community has been rallied together. I'm proud of my city. At any rate it makes me want to finish this build and get out there and bring joy to those around me.

So after an extremely rough week and the tragedy that occurred on the First of this month here in Las Vegas I was finally able to get some work done this past weekend. I hope Anovos ships out for everyone soon! Plus I've still got some parts I need to order/figure out. Yeah according to the only images we have Cardinal has FOTK armor with a red paint scheme along with the Captain boot Armor that Phasma has. Phasma follows the beat of her own drum so she has a lot of extra armor parts. So I started out my Saturday with taping of the inside of my helmet. I had already wet sanded it and prepped it earlier. I set up my small box in the corner of the garage and got to work. I was able to put down two coats on the helmet. I haven't touched it since trying to make sure it sets correctly. Here is the back of the freshly painted helmet with 1 coat of paint. The front of the freshly painted helmet with 2 coats of paint. It seems to have lost a bit of it's glossy finish but I was planning on doing a clear coat of gloss to protect it anyways. I also made major progress on 3D printing my SE-44c. A majority of the black pieces came out good, however there were a few that printed out too small so I have to fix them and try again. I started using my red filament for the original white parts. I'm going to be painting this blaster when it's all printed for a better finish. I was able to print of the major left part last night and I'll print of the final shell part later on today. I still haven't been able to dye my gloves and boots but progress is still progress! I hope to have even more done this week.

I'm hyped as well, and I'm also excited to see the different eras represented. My PSN is: Argon_Awesome and I'll be playing the beta as well.

So my one of my 3D printers is having some major problems right now so my red F11-D and SE-44C will have to wait until I can get it all sorted out. I ordered the dye for my gloves and boots. I purchased my armor kit last night so once it's ready and I go pick it up I'll post it as well. As per the suggestion/references that Pereginus/Jonah put up in my CRL discussion I added the Phasma boot/armor parts to the my kit order. I also received the Rusteoleum I was going to use. How fitting that it's called Cardinal Red! I'll be using this for the armor and to add more of a gloss to the 3D printed pieces. Thanks for checking out my build thread!

Oh thank you for the reference pictures. I totally understand what I need to do concerning the boots now. I might as well use my FOTK boots and dye them black.

So if that's the case would that the boots be black or would they be red underneath the armor pieces?

This is awesome data! Well I was able to add the Phasma style boot armor parts to my armor purchase so I'll be good to go. i now need to figure out what type of boots Phasma has in case ImperialBoots takes forever to finish making them. I also need to figure out how to dye the gloves for the same reason. I guess with the cape trim we'll have to go off the illustrations (Grey Stripe) until more information becomes available.

Oh I completely agree about the SE-44C being red and black in its construction and as you've noted he would have his own F-11D for guard duty so it would be safe to assume if they made everything else red for him, that would be included as well. I'm going to be printing both out in red and black just for fun and if one doesn't get added to the CRL no big deal. Now to the boots. There's the problem with having such limited images of him. I completely forgot about Flametroopers having the 3 piece armor set up So I was thinking it was Phasma being Phasma again (Like with the red cape stripe or her custom prototype helmet) and doing her own thing. If that's the case then somebody needs to email Imperial Boots and tell them not to do the boot run! I also need to find out if I can get the extra pieces when I get my armor kit!

Oh good Info! Thank you! I agree along the lines of the cape trim/stripe as a gray. I'm still going to print an F-11D in red so it matches, however I could also . Talking about the boots though. Could't they still be the normal FOTK boots but red in color? The "plastoid" could refer to the material. I know they aren't going to be using the words leather to describe the boots or gloves. Once again thank you especially for the Rustoeleum tip! I was looking for a good paint /color to use.

What type of automotive acrylic paint do you use? I don't want to spend the extra money on having somebody else paint it if I can do it myself. I know that a paint job can make or break this armor. Plus Q your armor looks amazing and if I can achieve that level of quality then I'm set.

Thanks everyone for the support! I was able to install the aerator I got from Vaderpaintsutdios and I started working on painting. I then taped up the helmet to try and put the black mesh paint on. However the paint stuck to the tape and when I removed it part came off. I've been debating on getting it airbrushed red at a custom shop and given my history with paint jobs I think that's the safest route to go. I also started reprinting my F-11D with a red filament instead of white. It's not the right shade of red right now but it's a lot less challenging to paint those pieces than armor pieces. I'll post pictures of that as well when I have more than 3 small pieces printed out.

So for those of you who haven't seen my New CRL post I've got my heart set on one of the newest characters to come out of Force Friday II. Captain Cardinal! Sadly these are the only two images we have of him. The first is an exclusive poster from Barnes and Noble and the other is the back cover of the book. There are plenty on descriptions of him in the book although he is a regular FOTK with a red paint scheme lol. At any rate I was planning on doing a regular TFA FOTK before the book was released so I was already in motion to do it. Time to just add a cape and change the color scheme from white to red! I already have a set of TK7 gloves and boots from Imperialboots but they are still white. I'm unsure about dyeing them so if anybody has any tips or a trustworthy process for doing it then I'm going to wait until IB does their run of red. I also have my undersuit from stormtrooperundersuit.com. I also picked up my helmet from KB Props on Monday. Gotta go with the local armor maker right? I'm so stoked to be working with him and hopefully the rest of my garrison on this. At this point I realized I didn't grab my clip greeblies so last night i got them an attached. I didn't really take a good picture of the process but here they are attached. I also started painting the cheek greeblies black. I hope to make more process this weekend!

Yeah I'm using a standard TFA armor. I'm also going to be reprinting parts of my F-11D and SE-44C with red filament instead of white. Might as well have everything matching red right?

Good luck man! I'm going to start my build thread today. Only thing we can do is try! I jumped on that thread as soon as I saw it! I already have a pair of TK7 and gloves too but I'm hesitant about dying them red so I'll have to wait for the run. I hope so! Captain Cardinal really struck a chord with me and I would love for him to be an approved armor.

I wish there were more references for him , I was just about to start a build thread. I'm going to talk to my GML and see what they say about it. I might end up building a regular FOTK if I can't get approved with Captain Cardinal.

Thanks everyone. I'm going to get my helmet tonight so I can get started on this. If I end up having to move it over to Spec Ops I will but I know this forum is full of some of the most helpful troopers around so I'd like to stay if possible. I can't wait to get to work on this!

Oh thank you for the links! I was looking for them. So it's a matter of getting the armor built and submitting multiple angled shots for approval? If so that seems extremely doable. If not then I guess I'll have to wait and see if he shows up again somewhere else.

Awesome! Time to get to work. I wasn't sure if should even attempt it but now I know I should! Since the only difference between his armor and a regular FOTK is the color I might as well start a build thread for the majority of it on here so I can get help if I need it.

So during Force Friday II the new Phasma novel came out. I don't want to give out any spoilers but there is a new character named Captain Cardinal. He is a captain in the First Order much like Phasma, however he is in charge of training and conditioning the younger recruits while Phasma is in charge of teenagers through regular troopers. Here he is on the special Barnes and Noble edition poster that came with the book. And here he is with a helmet on appearing on the back cover of the book. There are also some descriptions of him in the book. From everything I gathered the only difference between him and a regular FOTK is the Captain's cape and The red hue of everything he wears/uses. Would this even be an armor that could be approved? I was just about to start a FOTK and I absolutely fell in love with this character and his motivations. Plus him armor is pretty sweet lol. So before I get started trying to paint/dye everything red I wanted to check on here about it first. If not then I'll get to work on my normal FOTK so no harm no foul.

As soon as I can turns out to be a few months later lol. Even through it's been some time I was still hard at work. Saving up my photos until I could make another major push and here it is! Fist up was rebuilding the thigh. I started on the left first. After ripping off the old cover strips I had to rebuild the inner sections so I could attach a "Cover Strip". After creating the extension pieces I figured it would be a good time to give them a test fit. Here is the front of the left thigh. Tape was definitely my friend. The back of the left thigh. The test fit. I didn't like the way it gave my leg extra space so I decided to taper the extension. Here is the tapered product from the from. I repeated the same process for the right leg. Here is is before the tapering. After the tapering. Now I did use the cover strip construction method however I didn't want such massive cover strips because it would look too weird. So instead I went hunting here on the forums and found a thread by HansDC and how he used apoxy to fill in the gaps to try and make it look like one piece connected by a false cover strip. The false cover strips. Here is the front of the right thigh with the gaps filled in. The back of the right thigh with the gaps filled in. The front of the left thigh with the gaps filled in. The back of the left thigh with the gaps filled in. The front of the right thigh with the "cover strip" attached. The back of the right thigh with the "cover strip" attached. The front of the left thigh with the "cover strip" attached. The back of the left thigh with the "cover strip" attached. Then is was time for painting/Repainting a few sections. The repaint was for the sides of the ab section, kidney plate, and the new right forearm cover strips. The new cover strips for the right forearm was due to how loose it appeared/felt. So I remade it to fit better. The painting for the first time was the new biceps, thighs, and ammo pack for the right thigh. Here is everything after being primed. Here is everything with the final coat. The dried thighs. The ammo pack attached to the thighs (with the appropriate rivets) and the thigh strapping system from Pencap510. The glued shoulder straps. At this point I've pretty much finished the armor. So I figured it was time for a full armor test fit! I know my thighs are hanging low. I'm getting a better set of compression pants to they fit up higher. Here are some other photos I took just messing around. Pulling out the big gun (DLT-19)! And finally one with my bucket off. My TD fell off but I couldn't stoop down to pick it up . Hopefully I'll "break" the armor in and be able to move easier as time goes on. There are still some minor things I need to fix. My right shoulder strap broke off or came off rather, so I'll be re-gluing that along with touching up some spots with paint. I'm disappointed in myself over the thighs. I feel that they didn't come out the way I wanted them too. I doubt I'll be able to make anything but basic approval because of them which sucks because I've done everything else, but I understand . Probably at a later date I'll either buy a new pair or completely start over on a new set. However I'm proud that I stuck with it and continued to work even though I experienced setbacks. It's been a long time coming and I'm so close to finally joining the 501st!!! Although now I'm already starting to plan the next set of armor!

It wasn't shown beforehand because the pictures were lost but I had filled in the ab shims with apoxy and painted over them in a rush to finish. However the apoxy was still extremely visible and it created a very noticeable seam. At this point I'm still doing everything for Centurion but I'm not sure if I'll make it there. I've been working on the same set of armor for over a year and a half now. I'm ready to just finish so I can work on other projects. With that being said I did try to sand down the apoxy off of the shims and I plan on repainting them when the weather allows. I also wanted to try on my biceps and mess around while wearing them considering I have the full upper body at least put together. (Yes I know my biceps are on wrong). I've also attached the black straps for the shoulder bells/biceps. The action shot. I've also realized my right forearm the wrist is pretty large and it causes the piece to slid around. I'm planning on fixing that as well. For Christmas I received a Stormtrooper snuggie as a joke. However, it comes in handy when I want to stay warm while playing Star Wars Battlefront. It feels good to kickback and relax after a long day of blasting rebel scum! There is quite a lot of small tweaks that I need to make to fully finish off some pieces so I can start to see myself as a real TK soon. I hope to get more done as soon as I can.

Well after a productive November and December I figured it was time for a major update! So be prepared with a major photo filled update! Going back to some pieces that needed a respray. The turned out alright. I would rather have not messed up in the first place but I think it will be alright for the most part. The belt in the middle is pretty much the worst part. The middle section is a little rough when looking directly at it but from far away it doesn't look that bad. The shoulder strap came out alright too. I plan on sticking the messed up section towards the inner part of my neck and to the back so it isn't seen. As did the end cap for the TD. I did trim/square up the teeth. Hopefully it's enough of a trim. I added in the frown mesh with velcro so if I need to trim more I can. I added the snaps to the bottom of the posterior armor. Attachment of the shoulder bells to the chest section. For some reason all of my other photos did not transfer so I'll have to retake them/ post them later. The only one I have is a combination photo I posted on Facebook/Instagram of a partial test fit/helmet picture/original armor kit. Now the ab sections has been painted (sadly not shown here) and the kidney /posterior parts are attached with snaps. I'm still working on the biceps and thighs as well as the electronics for the helmet. It's all a work in process still.