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I’m out and about atm, did you find it at Target or a book store Darren?
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It has been delayed. Dymocks don’t have it. Some Big W or QBD if you’re lucky. Limited stock in some stores.
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Just picked up this...
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31st of March is the release date to be exact.
Yes that is correct.
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More reveals coming in the soon to be released The Art of The rise of Skywalker book.
March isn’t that soon! Sad it was pushed back.
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The wraparound cowl is beautiful...
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Proportionally it is way off.
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Just watched the film last night. Did anyone get a good look at the guards around Palpatine? They never showed them up close. It almost looked like a Captain Cardinal type character at first. Red suit and cape. Couldn’t tell if it was a trooper with a cape or another variant of a praetorian guard.
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It is a variant. Very interesting hybrid. Part Stormtrooper, part Shore, part Tank, yet unique. Very interesting design.
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There is footage that looks to have wound up on the cutting room floor, pretty standard for all movies, so I dare say watch out for deleted scenes on one of the many format releases of Blu ray Digital and 4KHD releases over the next year.
There’s minutes of footage for sure.
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This is by far THE most fun I’ve had building a blaster. The print is incredible and it paints up beautifully. I added an aluminium holster bracket. I’m definitely going to invest in the F-11D and I think I might do another one of these.
Thanks again Wilson!
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Sith Troopers were focused on marketing and toy sales.
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Thanks, the little black strip is cut out (sort of) on the TD already and I've now got the decals added - pictures to follow
Yes I cut out the calf pills and chest pills but stopped there after finding out they didn't need to be cut out
- bit of a pain but not a biggy and I can always fill them again if needed...easy enough.
The chest pills were interesting - again I'll post up pictures tomorrow
Thanks again for the comments and guidance..
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I cut all mine too back in 2017. We have learnt a LOT since then and have much better reference and intel.
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Great mod on the TD. Like you, I used a can lid to add the extra length. I took things even further by cutting out the strip on the back of the TD to make it more accurate to TLJ.
The TFA TDS were solid resin and weighed 1.5kgs. For TLJ they completely redesigned the TD, cut-out the apertures and created a lightweight insert.
Thought you might find that interesting!
On cutting out pill holes, it’s not something you have to do and it’s not production accurate. The only holes which are cut are the chest pills.
Won’t matter if you have cut everything already but a simple heads up.
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The Star Wars Dog Bone ???
Or perhaps for working out in the gym?
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Who doesn’t love new toys to play with
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Other little details.....
The biceps now come with the little raised bits on Jims new kit (I think thats correct) but mine being the older version didnt have these...soooooo what to do.....the answer came to me one night whilst eating pringles (I know once you pop you cant stop), the circular top was thin enough so i cut out some small strips from this and glued them in place
well if it works.....
I then filled in the cut out section on the inner calf pieces as below..
Then the spats were cut open, re enforced as i said earlier with a thin layer of fibreglass on the rear, then I used a small piece of ABS to glue onto the inside with a magnet attached, drilled out the hole and glued the other magnet to the clip greeblie on the spat.....the spat can now be put on without the worry of it snapping and it clicks into place and is very secure
All that was left to do was tidy the spats up with some sanding etc, then final filler, primer, then paint them....
I also trimmed the top of the calf pieces as these were digging in when i tried them on and tbh looked too pointy, so i trimmed them to match troopers I could see on the film and also the CRL pic
The thighs also needed a trim (they just looked wrong at the top and also the bottoms), so they were cut down to be more accurate and at the same time not restrict movement when walking
this one is a little bit of a preview but gives you the idea of the shape i was going for
thanks
Great mod on the spats
Well fine on shaping the shins and thighs, not enough owners of this kit take the time to do it. It’s essential in my personal opinion.
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The key to this kit is reinforce it where necessary but don’t kill the flexibility. Some have used too much filler etc and it makes it too rigid, and that’s when cracks occur.
You’ve made a great start. Keep up the momentum!
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More pics! Just got my MP40 ammo shoulder pouch from Imperial Boots. All I can say is wow I’m glad I ordered this one. It’s super legit. Thick quality leather and stitching.
And I love their fabric sticker!
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Vincent is the man! Great gear and service. And one of the nicest guys you could hope to meet.
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Oh yeah.. I saw this on ukswrath’s thread. The look on his face is exactly how I feel about cutting a giant hole in the front of my beautiful new armor.
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Many, many have completed this upgrade successfully. You will too!
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Here are the small bits:
I’m guessing this goes here? I don’t think I’ve seen this separate before.
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The chest vent pull is soft. You can cut it out and replace with the supplied insert. This happened with the original Anovos marketing kits.
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Guess what!?!?
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Better start building!
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I wasn’t aware there was a difference in the screen used riot batons.
Hmm.. then maybe the CRL needs to be amended? It states it needs 5 bands. The Hasbro has 4.
And here’s the thread I mentioned:
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Both CRLs are being addressed. The TFA is essentially finished, the TLJ is next to be updated.
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Yup, that’s the v4 kit. Great to work with.
Looking forward to the build and, thank you for the kind words regarding the belt kit
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Episode 9 Stormtrooper research (Caution Spoilers Ahead)
in TROS Stormtrooper
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From this day forth ab boxes shall be known as ‘power cells’
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