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  2. [28] TK-17529 (Scimitar) Troop Log - Social Media Consent Granted

    in Field Training Exercises

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    Troop #: 28

    Date: October 7, 2023

    Location: Tyrone, GA

    Event: Tyrone Founder's Day Festival & Parade

    Event Charity: N/A

     

    Lots of shenanigans this year as Dan but clearly not many troops as a regular ol' TK, so I got it out this past weekend to help support an event that's only 15-ish minutes away, which is unusual as most troops are on the north side of Atlanta and over an hour away. There were only two of us in attendance, myself and a buddy with his MMCC kit, but we made the most of it, had a lot of fun, and there were a lot of smiles and excited folks! Little over a mile march for the parade and lots of pictures at the festival afterward. My daughter was super excited to help handle and also hand out candy, she did a great job!

     

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  6. [28] TK-17529 (Scimitar) Troop Log - Social Media Consent Granted

    in Field Training Exercises

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    Troop #: 27

    Date: February 22, 2023

    Location: Atlanta, GA

    Event: Bert's Big Adventure Sendoff

    Event Charity: Bert's Big Adventure

     

    If you've read through this thread, you've probably realized this is one of my favorite events of the year. Although for the last couple I was not in my TK, mainly because Mando has been a big hit with the kids and I enjoy doing whatever I can to help get their minds off of life for a bit. It was another solid turnout this year & a lot of happy kids, there was an evening party just for Star Wars (which is what I attended) and the normal morning send off with the Disney Princess group and more Star Wars characters.

     

    It had been a while, a TK selfie was needed:

     

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    Can't find the droids you're looking for? Apparently a droid beachball will do! A lot of the kids enjoyed playing catch, others enjoyed "spaceball", which was me throwing the ball and they'd hit it with toy lightsabers.

     

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    There's those pesky droids:

     

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  7. [28] TK-17529 (Scimitar) Troop Log - Social Media Consent Granted

    in Field Training Exercises

    Posted · Edited by Scimitar

    Troop #: 26

    Date: August 31 - September 5, 2022

    Location: Atlanta, GA

    Event: DragonCon

    Event Charity: n/a

     

    Some of you may have seen Dolores from Imperial Human Resources on YouTube, Instagram, or Tik Tok, I'm a big fan of her skits. When I found out that she was coming to DragonCon I messaged and asked if she'd like to have an "HR-TK" to back her up as she handed out citations to con goers. She enthusiastically said yes and with the help of @revlimiter vinyls were made to apply to one of my pauldrons. The result was a ton of fun and we were super well received! Soon enough the HR-TK was officially named "Dan" and I've now happily added that to my list of aliases.

     

    We will return at DragonCon 2023, you've been warned.

     

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    No one is above the law, not even Albin:

     

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  13. revlimiter's AP TK Stunt build

    in ANH Build Threads

    Posted · Edited by Scimitar

    1 hour ago, gmrhodes13 said:

    Not here is tighter/thicker elastic available which reduces the amount the elastic is pulled, some double over the standard elastic for a little more strength. Also if you have your center snaps further towards the front it does help the shoulder bells rotate in towards the front after moving your arms

    Adam's straps are made from lower stretch, non-knit elastic. They were also doubled over & have ABS panels sandwiched in between the straps where the snaps were installed for reinforcement. The snaps are inset toward the neck and slightly forward to keep the bells pulled "up" as far as possible and for natural frontward rotation (as much as is possible anyway with the small AP shoulder bells). This is a great solution for off the shelf, readily available elastic strapping that has some slight pull away from the shoulders.

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  14. SpacesNoTabs AP Stunt build

    in ANH Build Threads

    Posted · Edited by Scimitar

    17 hours ago, SpacesNoTabs said:

    @Scimitar there is no such thing as unsolicited advice on this thread! I need all the help I can get! Your comments and pics were super helpful.

     

    Just so I'm clear, are you using that same nylon webbing for the straps that you are for the snap plates? I couldn't quite tell from the pictures.

     

    Secondly, I haven't researched the shoulder pieces yet. I've noticed that you have some white material with the snaps. Is that elastic or plastic? I'm sure it will make sense once I get to that part! 

     

    Glad they were helpful! And yes, I used the same nylon webbing for all of my strapping, except where circled in my picture and those are elastic straps.

     

    The white shoulder straps are also elastic and will definitely make more sense when you get there, but they join the chest plate to the back plate, hang over top of your shoulders, and also have snaps for the shoulder bells to attach to. For those straps it's especially important to double the elastic over and reinforce with plastic where the snaps go through, those straps in particular see a lot of use and support most of the weight of your torso armor.

     

    25 minutes ago, SpacesNoTabs said:

    The decals aren't coming off cleanly for me.  Instead of buying new ones, I might try my hand at painting.  I've been scouring the forums but haven't found any good info on hand-painting the traps and such.  Do you all know of any good threads or videos?

     

    I still haven't done this on my own helmet as the tube stripe decals are still in great shape, but I plan to follow @Cricket's method of using stencils and a makeup sponge, it's ingenious:

    If you aren't comfortable using a paint brush and thinner for removal of any paint bleed, a toothpick and thinner work extremely well too.

     

    TrooperBay for your stencils: https://www.trooperbay.com/products/stormtrooper-tubestripe-masking-templates-star-wars-cosplay

     

  15. SpacesNoTabs AP Stunt build

    in ANH Build Threads

    Posted · Edited by Scimitar

    A couple of unsolicited but hopefully helpful suggestions:

     

    First is to get a heavier duty nylon webbing (echoing Doggydoc's suggestion), the thinner nylon you have will work but it's pretty flimsy, the heavy duty nylon is easier to work with and is much more resistant to the snaps pulling out. I made a hole template out of scrap ABS and used that to poke holes in the nylon with a soldering iron and it works great. An example of the nylon webbing I'm referring to: https://www.amazon.com/Heavyweight-Webbing-Inch-Strapping-Outdoor/dp/B09QJ4QZ5Z/ref=sr_1_8?keywords=nylon%2Bwebbing&qid=1658964809&sr=8-8&th=1 You can find it at JoAnn fabrics or a similar store if you have one locally, I normally use 2" wide but I do keep some 1" on hand too.

     

    The resulting snap plates I made for my kits:

     

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    I've been quite satisfied with using the same thicker nylon webbing to connect my armor bits together, but I do use elastic at some connections, circled below. Flexibility is still great and the armor also stays together tightly. For the elastic connections I double the elastic over, sandwich a thin piece of scrap ABS between the elastic, and run the snap through those three layers. This allows you to unsnap the straps/connections easily and without stressing the elastic too much.

     

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    Keep up the great work!!

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  17. Requesting Pre-Approval ANH Stunt TK AuthenticProps

    in Request TK Pre-Approval

    Posted · Edited by Scimitar

    Something that might help you lift the thighs as suggested is to completely remove the return edge on the upper thighs. Not only will that give you more room to shift them up, it will also be a LOT more comfortable to troop in.

    Also that front coverstrip on your upper left thigh will poke you endlessly, so you'll want to shave that corner down for sure.

    One more small item that will improve appearance, you might want to shift the chest plate down just a bit more over the ab section to get a bit more overlap and remove that center gap.

     

    Good luck trooper! You're definitely close!

  18. ANOVOS (DENUO NOVO) FOTK Armor Delivery Possibility

    in TFA Stormtrooper

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    56 minutes ago, gmrhodes13 said:

    Not sure what "I can send a return label" hopefully that means they will be paying for the postage as I won't be.

     

    Yep, basically repack it and send it using the shipping label they send you. Now the question will be how long will you have to wait for a replacement to go out once they receive your current pauldron back...

     

    Definitely a frustrating reply regarding the leather though, it's not that difficult to get the right material smooth at the time of production and prevent it from happening, unless they're shipping it basically rolled up.

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  24. [28] TK-17529 (Scimitar) Troop Log - Social Media Consent Granted

    in Field Training Exercises

    Posted · Edited by Scimitar

    Troop #: 25

    Date: February 19, 2022

    Location: Alpharetta, GA

    Event: Make A Wish Trip Wish Reveal

    Event Charity: Make A Wish

     

    I have neglected to officially troop my TK in some time, so today it made it back out for my 25th TK troop for a Make A Wish trip reveal for a young man getting to go to the new Galactic Starcruiser hotel. Not a large or long troop by any means but a lot of happy kids and parents to greet and take pictures with.

     

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