iman1510

Hey hey! Been awhile, but life happens and so far I messed with getting the thermal detonator set up. Now I've been told that putting velcro on the backside of the clips helps prevent scratches on the back of the clam shell and rounding out the sharp corners on the clips. I plan on doing that. Still need to put the detonator's face plate on and paint the screw heads black.

I think I'll hold up on the shoulders till I get the rest of the clam shell slapped together. I was looking at that snaps 101 and was wondering for the shoulder bell straps if I could not only double the elastic together but put a piece of regular webbing in between where the elastic webbing comes together and sew them together, then set it up for the snaps. Overkill or good idea?

Here's a long post on my build but it's been a long time since I've posted so here we go! Got the trimming for the armor all setup minus the shoulder bells, detonator, ammo 'pouches' is what I'll call them for now, knee plate and the chest armor buttons (They came separate, little square thing with some details). The major question I had is regarding the shoulder bells. Have been following RS Propmasters trooper build, and they've recommended going from the bottom of the spine and going up it till you reach 12 inches and making a mark there for trimming. Then measuring from the spine and going to the side about 5 inches. Do these measurements seem right? The photos have where I marked, the dashed line being where I feel safe cutting and the solid line being the recommended.

Little update on the left thigh. Got a majority of the front trimmed up, kinda wondering if I need to trim a bit more off for the coverstrip. The back is fine where it's at, no problems there from what I can tell. Need to trim the tops a little bit to smooth out the overall look of the piece. The one thing (at the last photo) is that, when I was sanding down the inner thigh piece, I had the outer underneath it. Soooo with me not paying attention, it got sanded too. Wondering if I can fix that. If not, woof....

Hey hey everyone! Been awhile since I posted on here but I have made progress overall in the RS build! Finished the trimming and coverstrips for the forearms and biceps. Not going to bore anyone with the massive details, unless ya'll want them.....I can copy and paste what I had posted in my garrison's forums here. Thinking about taking the return edge the hell outta the biceps because, overtime, that shucks is gunna chafe the hell outta my arms. As of right now, I have the right thigh "finished" and am currently doing some last minute trims to the left. Front of the right thigh has its front coverstrip on, just uploaded what I had for now.

Quick update, got the under armor, although I may have to get new pants because the shade of black doesn't match the shirt. It'll work for now though for fitting purposes. To me, it's a noticeable difference but to others, maybe not so much *shrug*. Right now as it stands, IMO the biceps are done. They fit well with movement and the undersuit.

Started working on the right bicep again. Figured out that it needed to be trimmed down by ALOT hence why they were loose. Eh, better that kind of mistake than, well, something worse. So I trimmed the sides down and went to test fit that. Much better, not too tight, not super loose, almost in the Goldilocks zone. Better to know now to check around for measurements than screw up later. Then one snafu I ended up hitting was with the outer shell of the right bicep. There's this corner that must've been bent while it was warm and it's just sitting there sticking up. Question is, how do I get it to form back to where it needs to be? I feel like a heat gun would mess up the armor.

Thanks Shawn! I started to use flickr but I'll keep Imgur in mind just in case flickr decides to kick the bucket. You never know with these sites nowadays... So here's the first progress photos. Started on the right bicep as I mentioned before, hopefully I'm going down the right path.

So far, I've been trying to following RS props tutorials cautiously so I dont mess up anything. Measure ten time, cut once. So I started on the right bicep as per the tutorial setup. So I trimmed down the top of the bicep, left a little bit of the return edge on the inner bicep and tried to trim the outer to match up with the end of the inner. I left the bottom of the bicep alone since it just seemed to line up just fine and fits alright. Gives me a little room to move around too. So I just sanded the rough edges down for comfort. Also, trying to find a good way to post these dang photos. Cant upload them due to the data restrictions here. Any suggestions before I go further into the build??

Its finally here! BBB day has come at last! I left work early at 12am so I could get my weekend started early and came home to find two boxes behind the screen door of my house. At first I was in disbelief and thought the neighbors may have ordered something. I inspected the labels further and saw " RS Propmasters" written on both and immediately the inner Star Wars fan went wild (mind you, its 12AM and I didnt want to wake the neighbors lmao). After my quiet celebration, I took the boxes inside and up to my apartment to inspect what was inside. Both boxes on the floor, I decided it was fitting to play the "Imperial March" as I opened them up. The first package I opened up contained the chest, thighs, forearms, gloves, strapping pack, etc. Inspecting the pieces briefly, they all seemed to be fine, but I'm a tad worried at one of the thigh pieces and a set of the forearm armor. They seem a tad too big, I'm not too sure if they just have to much material on them or if they're big in general and I have to contact RS Propmasters. It may be that I'm too tired and the fact that its 1AM at this point now. The gloves that were sent were waaay too small, so I may have to buy a set that are the right size. Going through the box even more and more, I feel like a kid on Christmas. At this point I see that its 1:30AM and I need to hurry and try to get some sleep. Big day tomorrow. After I put away the pieces from the first box, I opened the second to find the helmet. It's in great shape and comes with all the fixings that I need to assemble it. At this point I'm definitely one of the happiest people on Earth. I decide to put everything to the side, and get ready for bed. It's been a long day. I'll inspect more of the pieces when I have a bit more time and proper rest. I'll edit in the pictures at another time, right now, its 3AM and its time for sleep. Cant wait to start on this armor and become a stormtrooper!

Thank you for the forum links! I've started to check them out and I'm currently watching the RS Prop masters vids (Shears!). I've started to get an idea on the whole armor making process. Very careful work but it shouldn't be a problem, just need to be careful.

Thank you for the resource Masked! I've been browsing the forums and have been gathering some of the tools and materials needed for the past couple of days. This will definitely come in handy when the BBB comes round! I look forward to following your build as well! We can compare notes and see what's what lol. Tbh, this is one of the best communities that I've been a part of. It gives me a sense of pride knowing that everyone is willing to help each other out here. I may be new, but if anyone needs help, I'll do my best and try to help out anyway I can.

Thanks! Absolutely! Hopefully it'll be at the end of this month once I order it.

Sup all! My name is Iman. I had joined the forums about 5 years ago, but due to some complications I had to put the dream of trooping on the back burner till I could get back on track. Now that I have things in order, I can finally focus on getting this ball rolling. Im in the process of saving up for a self build ANH trooper kit from RS Props. Hoping that I could get some help once I recieve the kit. (I have no idea what I'm doing in regards to putting the pieces together lol) Looking forward to my new adventure!