Plasma

If its not in the CRL - no go, at least at official 501st events in my opinion. What you do outside of the 501st is up to you.

Well done that man!

I tried dyeing and it didn't comet black enough. In the end I painted it.

I used strips and the acrylic paste - no problems since.

I don't know if thats so. I just went by the CRL: http://databank.501st.com/databank/Costuming:TK_incinerator

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If you can trim and glue armour, you can probably make a Plasma rifle. Give it a try - it doesn't have to be expensive - just use your imagination and be creative. I based mine on a toy rifle from Amazon and added some plastic downpipe. A few other plastic strips, some tubing and a plastic water bottle and hey presto! Coastwise it was about $40-50 with paint.

Yay! Another Incinerator. I can't really comment on your points but would offer the following advice when joining the butt and kidney plate: rather than just glue them together, use some strips of ABS on the inside to bridge the two sections as they may be under a lot of stress. Also, as directed by my armourer - I filled the seam with some acrylic paste I made. I would be interested to see the Plasma Rifle you are planning too Larry

You can try making some small L or V shaped brackets out of ABS and using them to help secure the ears.

I have mine mounted in the chest plate, facing outward and its easy to hear and plant loud. The whole ROM Fx set up is supported by a foam insert with some velcro running across to hold it in.

Hi there, I am not an armourer and others are better placed to advise but from the Incinerator that I recently completed I can offer the following suggestions: 1. If you will forgive me, you are a larger framed guy. Your breastplate looks way too small and does not wrap around to the side. I am surmising that the backplate is similarly small? There is armour for the larger frame and I myself used the RT-Mod which covered my 42" chest. 2.It looks as if the Ab plate needs to be strapped properly to the rear armour to eliminate those gaps at the side. 3.The whole Ab plate/cod piece looks as if it needs to be lower. This will reduce the "black" between the cod piece and legs, perhaps make the belt sit better (it needs to be a littler higher as stated before). If the larger chest plate is substituted, there should be a sufficient overlap with the Ab plate then. 4. I can't see the strapping properly but I found 2" elastic to work better for the thighs to Ab plate and also for the upper to lower arms where it stopped the upper arms moving annoyingly and also pulled up the lower arms a little. 5. Strapping in general is very important for getting a good fit and varies from person to person. 6. Forgive me, but the helmet looks too small. Again, I am not an expert but I think there are varying sized helmets available and a larger one would look more in scale. 7. There looks to be a lot of room around the bottom of your thigh pieces. You should be able to fit your hand int there comfortably - no more. Are they able to be reduced? I hope that helps. More photos as changes are made will help others assist you. It is a lot of trial and error - it took me 3 months to get it right for trooping but even now, I still find myself tweaking it here and there. Best of luck. Larry

I am new to trooping but recently switched from an old all in one to a two piece UnderArmour set. Fantastic! Light, comfortable and cool (even in the UK summer where it does get hot occasionally).

How about this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Official-Star-Stormtrooper-costume-adults/dp/B004ORB4EG

I second that. Although it may not be as hot here in the UK as elsewhere, we have out moments. I have only done 6 troops but for the last 4 have been drinking water little and often in the 24hr period leading up to the troop. What I have found is that I am not so thirsty on troop day and hardly need the bathroom. I sweat a lot - but thats the body cooling and I have drunk enough to allow for this. Switching to Under Armour bodysuit has helped a lot as the sweat is wicked away by the breeze. Even us Incinerators don't like it THAT hot

It looks great. Its only after a few troops that you start to understand how it all fits together and feels. I took the plunge and cut some OFF my codpiece to shorten it. I have just trimmed some off the tops of my lags where it was rubbing in my nether regions Onwards and upwards!

Battle Damage? Again, I followed the scheme used on the helmet. After applying the red, I used silver paint in places to denote where the red had been scraped off. I then actually scored and scratched the paint job with a blunt knife. The weathering (or dirtying as its called) was applied with a bush, using diluted black acrylic paint. Whist it was drying, I rubbed and dabbed it with a towel. I started off with light coats and built it up in another one or two coats so it was dirtier in some places than others. I tried this method on some spare ABS first. I applied more dirt to the legs thinking that they would be dirtier in the battlefield. i hope that helps. Larry

Hi Joseph. I am an Incinerator - the first in the UKG I believe. I started by buying the eFX Incinerator helmet so followed that paint colour on the armour. I found an exact match caller "Wine Red" by Plastikote. Now, I know the CRL points towards more of a red but you may want to look up Wine Red as an option. I was cleared for duty in the UKG and you ca see my armour here: ------------- Whatever you choose, good luck and keep us updated with photos. Regards Larry

I've said it before, but I will say it again: Looking great!

I saw the clearance photos - looking good.

That looks like a wild event. Nice photos!

Very nice photo! Recruitment shot for Incinerators?

Here is the rifle: https://www.flickr.com/photos/130766414@N04/16882860882/in/dateposted-public/ The end nozzle got knocked off trooping and i decided to leave it off - looks better. I only added more ash weathering to the boots as they were too clean. I added too much then rubbed them down - they look much better now! I have just been doing repairs after Saturdays big long troop. I have also adjusted my holster so the blaster can actually sit in there and be clipped in securely. I have had a couple of kids trying to take it out! My Armourer was on the troop and suggested changing the elastic holding the upper legs to the body from 1" to 2" elastic. Also to use the same elastic to join the lower arms to the upper arms as I have a problem with the lower arms rotating. This should help pull the lower arms up as well as pulling the upper arms down. In addition, I have problems with my neck/shoulders so have adapted a sports support to spread some of the load on my shoulders. I got brave and hacked off 1" from the top of my cod piece as it was looking too long. That brought the whole thing up and raised the upper legs for a better look. it never ends.....

That look very cool. Will you be weathering/ageing the rifle? I painted a couple of small ares red to highlight some detail - worked well.

Nice idea. I want to make another plasma rifle now. I might get into making weapons for fun - even if I don't have the armour to troop them with. I want to have a plain Stormie (I have a spare helmet already), then a Biker Scout, then a Sandtrooper and a Trooper from Episode VII in there somewhere!

I don't know how your are painting this but I will tell you what i did. I used a spray can for painting BBQs! I thought it was apt given the Incinerator status. It takes a while to dry, smells like hell (use only in a well ventilated space) but gives a nice matt finish that seems to be pretty tough and hardwearing (so far at least). After, little flecks of silver paint were added here and there to give it that worn look.