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Wouldn't you know it, the good pose comes out blurry!!! So I still need to wet sand and paint, then glue down all my final strapping connections and secure velcro, but basically everything is together! My knee caps still need to be secured to my gaskets and once I attach my strapping, the thighs will sit in their proper position (like in the blurry pic) All in all, I'm pretty happy. Hope to finish this week and then will submit for approval.

Molds poured! Super stoked with how these turned out! On the thigh!

More clean-up! Finally happy with how the chest is coming together! Thighs are pretty much done and holster/bracket is ready to be secured (just waiting on Amazon to deliver more Plastic Welder). Shins need more clean-up, but definitely getting there! Also carved in several of the details with my handy needle file! Finally, I poured up molds for my greeblies. I opted to ditch the ones that came with the kit and scaled my bucket greeblies so they would all match. Will post pics once I pour up a batch!

Nope! Looks like Anovos

I assume you're referring to this feature. Needle file, patience and attention to detail!

Super happy with this weekend's progress! Also got my gaskets figured out. Glue elastic with velcro tabs to my gaskets for attaching them to my biceps!

All major parts are assembled. Got lots of clean-up to do. Also got abs and biceps painted today!

I'm blushing! [emoji5] I might have to send you my own bucket to paint! Great job! Looks gorgeous!

Decided I needed to map out the remaining details on a schedule! Looks like I've got a busy two weeks ahead of me!

Abs, cod, buttplate, forearms and biceps are now ready for paint! Wish the weather would cooperate! Gaskets are all trimmed and ready for attachment points. Holster bracket is trimmed and ready go secure to thigh. "Boxes" on left shin are trimmed and ready to secure. Thermal det is pretty much done. Little filler work and need to attach a "clip" to top for securing to back of abs. I think I've got the chest all figured out now as well! I'm getting so close I can taste it!!!

Major progress today thanks to the armor party at our squad's "TK sweatshop"! Thanks everybody for the extra hands and guidance. I'm holding what I can together just to see how it's coming along! I'm super pleased with how it's looking!

Who's you're bucket from? Same vendor?

Downside is you will need to buy material for joining parts. I'll bring some of mine this weekend in case you need it. I also found the pulls to be pretty soft so have spent quite a bit of time sharpening edges, especially on my belt and ab boxes.

Got my ab to posterior connection complete.

Which glue did you use to secure the elastic bridge to the back of the ab section? E6000?

You bringing it to the AP on Sunday? Looking forward to bouncing ideas off each other since I think we've got the same kit!

Upgrade time! Since TFA came out, it's been annoying me that the kill stripes on my bucket don't angle forward like the real bucket. Also wasn't happy with the asymmetry of my stripes due to then being hand sculpted. Using 123D, I created a simple model and had a squad mate 3D print it for me. I plan on cutting out the original stripes and securing this piece in its place. I also want to add more of a radius along the ridge by the stripes. Finally I haven't been happy with the fact that my beak sticks out a bit more than the real bucket which seems to pucker in below the eyes a bit more. Hopefully, this will really dial my design in with the screen used version!

A squad mate and I were just talking about this a few weeks ago! I love the look of the Elite trooper!

Got my belt laid out. Still cleaning up boxes a bit!

Probably time to show off the progress on my armor. It was a productive weekend! Parts laid out and ready for assembly. Following Tony's amazing build thread, managed to get most of the upper body pieces assembled this weekend!

Any tips on how folks "sized" their gaskets for trimming? I was thinking of measuring circumference around my arm at several points and then adding 1-2". I would then measure half of that measurement from center. I'm petrified of screwing this up and can't get myself to make progress! I just need to jump in and do it!

I an working on my FOTK and since I'm 6'2", looks like my shins are a bit shorter than they need to be. Was looking through the forums to find solutions for extending them, but haven't found much. I was thinking of splitting them about 1/3 of the way up and applying thin ABS to the interior with about a 1"-1.5" gap that I would then bondo to a smooth transition. Any thoughts on this?

I was asked question about how my beak sits on the bucket and how I secured it. As you can see in the kit picture earlier, I put small crosses on the back of the beak to align it to the bucket. I applied 5 min epoxy liberally to the back of tbe beak then aligned it and taped it down until it cured. You can see how my beak sits relative to the visor. The beak sits relatively flush with the mesh near the tear drops. Although I do have more of a gap on my right side. Where there should be space is under the front of the beak. Take a look at the pics from celebration and you'll see the same space. It's hard to tell in this pic.

TFA FO Stormtrooper Belt Pouches http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/index.php?/topic/34146-TFA-FO-Stormtrooper-Belt-Pouches

Neither. Had found another source on the main forums. Don't know that he's still offering his though.