ComradeDave

Well done man! Congrats!

There you go man, same thing I did!

Thank you for this Dan, I'm going to the ESB TK but this thread is super in depth and will help me immensely in my build. Big Brown Box day soon! Also it is worth mentioning that Mark Harrison from AP actually directed me to this very thread! Cheers and Thank you again!

Got my S-trim ordered!

Awesome thanks Mike!

This is true, I found some cheap stuff at walmart that looked decent

Go for the Bass Boots man. I Still need to paint mine but they are comfy

Can anyone point me in the right direction as to assembly instructions/resources for AP armour up to level 3? Links are welcome or any other help. I see a lot of build threads but not exactly what I'm looking for and a lot of troopers who either have built the ANH variation not the ESB variant I'm trying to go for, Have not completed the build or have not been approved to the 501st let alone to EIB or Centurion. Is the untrimmed AP set relatively similar to other armourers untrimmed sets or is there tricks I need to know about?

Oops I should have read this before I posted

Trooperbay seems to be under construction, Trying to buy my S-trim, decals and helmet foam but the site is down. Anyone know what's up or has anyone heard anything?

This one's dead

Thanks Steve the more centurions helping me out the better I wish to join your ranks in the near future

I am actually starting a build thread with my materials checklist etc. My final payment was sent to day now I wait for Brown Box day! I'm going to need a F**k ton of help on this because even with the research I don't trust myself to get to centurion alone... I'm not even sure which part to start on. Underlined = Acquired List of things ordered/ Made/ Acquired: AP Helmet - Ordered AP Armour - Ordered AP Holster - Ordered AP Gloves - Ordered ESB Clam Shell Handguards - Clonecollector (AM 2.0) Canvas belt Ordered from TKittell List of things needed: Ribbed neck piece Black compression suit Garter belt (DIY) Thermal clips Ammo box backs Hovi Mic tips Audio system (both types-may skip for now) Fans for helmet (Computer Fans 1") E-11 (ESB E-11 rubies conversion, hoping to get a Hyperfirm) DLT-19 (Future Project DIY) S type stripping Piping for thermal (Grey 2 inch pvc?) TK boots (Bass Amsterdams) Foam for Bucket small Drafting square small 90 degree square Drill and Bit set Heat gun Sewing Machine Hand sander (sand shims, lots of shims...) plastic polish polishing attachment to my drill long straight edge (metal metre stick) Hot glue gun with glue sticks large box cutter type knife fabric measuring tape 21inch sew on snaps Correct Split rivets and cap rivets (AP and JustJoseph's Centurion Level Rivet Set) Exacto Knife Dremel Sand paper of smaller grits BrushesPaints Mineral Spirits Acetone Cheese cloth Black elastic 2 inch E6000 ABS glue (clear) 1/4 inch white elastic 2inch white elastic 1 inch black elastic 1 inch black webbing 2 inch black webbing 1 inch white velcro 1 inch buckle Hobby iron Snaps at least 30 (size 24 snaps 5/16th post) 20 for now Snap setter Small bolts for lenses (x6) (chicago style is what is recommended but I used 6-32 bolts cut to 8mm/6-32 computer bolts and 6-32 nuts) black paint on plastidip 3/4" dia. Rare Earth Magnets Oatey Fix-It Stick Epoxy Putty Rivet gun and 3mm rivets/washers If y'all notice stuff I'm missing let me know. I'm in this for the long haul so that means getting that sweet sweet centurion status eventually! Pics will come when stuff comes in. Cheers!

I ended finding even cheaper ones at Walmart

Ok I've mentioned this before that I wanted to do an AP ANH to ESB conversion all the way up to Centurion status. I again can't see any differences in the armour building processes accept that the holster is on the right, clamshell/snowtrooper handguards, ESB Decals and black teeth and no counter/power cells on the E11. My question is if I follow a ANH build thread done by a centurion level trooper and make these caveats will I be ok? Haribon72 is also doing a great thread that I am following however he is using a trimmed NE kit and mine is going to be an untrimmed AP kit differences?

Good work man, I'm in deep trouble with funds so I need to take a break for now. I'll keep a look out on your progress though looking good.

I Haven't done any TK work in a while I kind of am out of disposable income for the moment.

My pleasure

you'll have extras based on AP's email update.

I noticed that too. I wear a size 13 US mens, and to get mine it was like 64 bucks I think they base the price off of demand. Your size is like the most common for an average male so I can see that. Also good call I was thinking of putting some inserts in there.

My boots came in. THey're kind of big surprisingly... But if I went a size smaller they'd be too small. Weird, Someone should make a CRL for a clown trooper and can use my submission pics as the reference lol designation CLW...

If anyone uses this template to do a build please start a thread and link it here! I'd love to see your progress. give me a shout out lol Cheers,

the photos weren't loading on my home rig... I see what Noah did now. I'll do the same thing.

Ok I got my TKittell belt in the mail and my boots arrived pics soon I'm going to try to keep this build thread a little cleaner its filling up fast with my idle chitchat From now on I'll only post when I have something finished or a pic of something that came in the mail.

That's true