[Original ANH helmet color?]

There were at least two different colours on the khaki plastic that we know of. The 7034 is a good match to the darker one of those two

[TheRascalKing's Denuo Novo First Order TK Build Thread]

On 3/3/2023 at 1:52 AM, TheRascalKing said:

After disassembling it, the wedge was clean enough that it went right into primer and paint, but I did an extra couple of coats of filler on the sides of the metal parts where they were cut to fill in some imperfections.

 

Filler is one way, but you could just sand the edges smooth as well, aluminium isn't that hard to sand

[TK 8527 Requesting TFA Centurion Status (Anovos) [467]]

Thanks for the approval and your kind words. It truly is a labour of love and it is great to hear that others appreciate it as well

[Request your Centurion Certificate here:]

Dan Sczudlik 

8527

A4

Sha Sha again

 

Es ist mir ein Vergnügen, Bruder. Entschuldigung für die Verspätung!

 

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[Request your EIB Certificate here:]

Dan Sczudlik

8527

A4 please

Sha Sha

 

Dankeschön

 

Gern geschehen!  

 

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[TK 8527 Requesting TFA Centurion Status (Anovos) [467]]

2 hours ago, T-Jay said:

Thumbs up for the weathering and your presentation style, Dan. 

It is Star Wars after all. I'll leave the squeaky clean stuff to other franchises

[TK 8527 Requesting TFA Centurion Status (Anovos) [467]]

COSTUME NFORMATION

 

Armour: Anovos TFA beta kit, with mods and accuracy upgrades, including:
- new accurate chestplate
- new accurate thermal detonator
- upgraded clip greeblies
- reworked biceps detail strip
- new forearm detail boxes, forearms have the "Finn" mod for mobility
- lightly weathered to match the screen used battle look

Helmet: Anovos Premier line, repainted to match the armour
Gaskets: private run, latex backed with t-shirt fabric
Belt: supplies from amazon (mostly), fully working metal holster (R2Dan - d'oh), resin box pieces (R2Dan), pouches kindly made by TK72216 to specs I supplied 
Boots & gloves: Imperial Boots, topped with resin handguards (R2Dan) 
Undersuit: Extreme Racing
F11D Blaster: Justinian kit
SE-44C Blaster: 3D print (files by The5thHorseman)

Name: Dan Sczudlik
Height: 173cm (5‘8“) 
Weight: 72kg (159 lbs)
TKID: 8527

Level 1 approval: https://www.501st.com/members/displaymember.php?userID=8369&costumeID=326

EIB approval: 

 

APPLICATION PHOTOS
 

   

 

   

   

 

 

Parts:

 

Action poses:

   

   

   


 

[TK 8527 requesting First Order Stormtrooper (The Force Awakens) EIB Status (Anovos) [APPROVED] 2nd]

Thanks for your feedback (and the approval, of course :))

You are right about the knees. They are held on to the gaskets with chicago screws, the gaskets used to be super tight on me, but I recently lost a good bit of weight, which means there is wiggle room, so the gaskets move and with them the knees. I actually didn't notice it though until you pointed it out, so I'll have to look into how to make that stop 

 

Don't wander off too far, the Centurion request thread will be up in a minute

[TK 8527 requesting First Order Stormtrooper (The Force Awakens) EIB Status (Anovos) [APPROVED] 2nd]

4 hours ago, ukswrath said:

Dude this is a sick build, blows mine out of the water especially when it comes to the details, and the weathering, nice touch. Borderline RPF  

Thanks for the praise. That's more or less what I was aiming for with the build, a replica (as far as the vac formed kit would allow it). There are still a couple small things I may have to change, but overall I'm quite pleased with it

[TK 8527 requesting First Order Stormtrooper (The Force Awakens) EIB Status (Anovos) [APPROVED] 2nd]

1 hour ago, shashachu said:

Fantastic build, Dan!  Just to tick off a box, could you add a photo of the shoulder bell extensions from the outside of the bell? I can clearly see them on the inside bell shot but I can't tell how much they extend past the top of the bell.

 

Something similar to this photo from the CRL:

https://databank.501st.com/databank/File:TFA_TK_shoulder_bells.png

I knew I forgot something. Picture added to the first post

[TK 8527 requesting First Order Stormtrooper (The Force Awakens) EIB Status (Anovos) [APPROVED] 2nd]

COSTUME INFORMATION

 

Armour: Anovos TFA beta kit, with mods and accuracy upgrades, including:
- new accurate chestplate
- new accurate thermal detonator
- upgraded clip greeblies
- reworked biceps detail strip
- new forearm detail boxes, forearms have the "Finn" mod for mobility
- lightly weathered to match the screen used battle look

Helmet: Anovos Premier line, repainted to match the armour
Gaskets: private run, latex backed with t-shirt fabric
Belt: supplies from amazon (mostly), fully working metal holster (R2Dan - d'oh), resin box pieces (R2Dan), pouches kindly made by TK72216 to specs I supplied 
Boots & gloves: Imperial Boots, topped with resin handguards (R2Dan) 
Undersuit: Extreme Racing
F11D Blaster: Justinian kit
SE-44C Blaster: 3D print (files by The5thHorseman)

Name: Dan Sczudlik
Height: 173cm (5‘8“) 
Weight: 72kg (159 lbs)
TKID: 8527

Level 1 approval: https://www.501st.com/members/displaymember.php?userID=8369&costumeID=326

APPLICATION PHOTOS
 

   

 

   

   

 

 

Parts:

 

Action poses:

   

   

   




Hope I didn't miss anything. If you have any questions, feel free to ask away Thanks!

[TM Troopermaster has recast CFO cast from original.]

Mark approached me about this, showing pics without pointing out things or naming anyone. Not only did I instantly see the tells of it being recast, but also knew it was TM's work from the distinct mesh pattern on his vac former. Quite the shock! Although rumours like this have been going around ever since I joined the community over a decade ago, his parts have always been so uniquely sculpted (some would say modified) that there was no clear trail to the work of others. Not so much on this one... 

 

I am surprised TM has not replied to this himself yet. 

[Trooper Fit Club]

So I was talking to our DL and he encouraged me to post my story here. 

 

5 years ago, I was diagnosed with testicular cancer and went through surgery and three months of chemo therapy.

With that therapy came a long time of being pretty much inactive, while eating all sorts of crap just to be able to actually taste something (for instance a normal slice of bread with cheese would taste like mushy cardboard, it still makes me sick thinking about it). And unlike what you'd expect, my appetite was pretty strong! 
So obviously I gained quite a bit of weight. Being the lazy butt I was, I never felt motivated to get up and do something about it even after I was through with the chemo. In fact it got even worse with me picking up an office job and joining a team with a virtually endless supply of sweets and other treats. So instead of losing weight, I kept going up.

 

The sad peak was just before (and during) our last trip to Disneyland at the end of February this year. I was at 89kg (196lbs) at 173cm (5'8"). Way too much... I still felt okay-ish, but seeing pics of our trip made me realise something needed to change. 

 

This was right around the time Corona got serious and counter measures were being taken. Which meant the bus I usually take to get to work was - and still is - not operating that early in the morning, forcing me to walk 3.5km each morning to catch my train. Instead of feeling sour about it, I used this as motivation to do even more.

 

Now I've been doing 15,000 steps on average each day for roughly the past 2 months and simply stopped eating non-stop like a pig. And it shows!

 

For the first time in 5 years, I am actually below 80kg (79.2 for the last couple of days, so around 174lbs), meaning I already lost a whopping 10kg!

 

My goal is to lose a couple more kilos still, but it was an amazing moment kitting up in my classic TK (built to the original RS suit size) for the first time in such a long time and actually fitting into it again (although it was still a tight squeeze... but we're working on that :))

 

So yeah, this is my little story. Shows that all it takes is determination and a little self discipline and it is entirely possible to get back into TK shape! 

[What we know about strapping, snaps, rivets etc]

8 hours ago, Ripper_L said:

I think this is what you are looking for, right? @riddeth

 

 

I found it as "flat head hollow rivet" on ebay. Or "Semi-hollow Aluminum Rivet".

Nope that's not it

 

5 hours ago, Locitus said:

These work perfectly well enough: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rivets-Single-Cap-Rivet-Tubular-Metal-Studs-with-Fixing-Tool-Kit-for-Leather-Cra/282928167399?epid=2281897605&hash=item41dfd539e7:g:jJgAAOSwIWxaqJlY

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-4-Inch-single-Cap-Rivets-50-Sets-for-Leather-Work-nickel-plate/223034324124?hash=item33ede1b49c:g:m6MAAOSw4QVZwVGm

That's more like it!

[What we know about strapping, snaps, rivets etc]

as you can see, the cap is on the inside, with the open, uncapped side seen on the back of the box. Single cap, indeed.

Not a pop rivet, as some may have thought

[What we know about strapping, snaps, rivets etc]

There has been a bit of a debate going on on FB (maybe on here as well?) about whether the drop boxes were attached to the elastic with pop or cap rivets.

 

Thought I'd add these pics of the RS original belt I took last year to clear things up:

 

 

it's the same style of cap rivet used to attach the belt to the vac formed front piece.

 

FISD team: Feel free to add those pics to the reference gallery

[TFA TK 8527 ready for duty]

talk about necro posting

It was one of the early Anovos marketing kits. The clean helmet is a modded Anovos standard helmet, the bloody Finn one is the one that came with the kit (also modded a fair bit).

The armour has gone through quite a few upgrades and changes since, but it's essentially still the Anovos marketing kit.

[fragarock's RS Stunt build - Not to scale]

That dent in the faceplate is there on the original helmet RS cast and as with every part, they did as minimal clean up as possible.

I know they had a faceplate mould with the dents filled in at some point, not sure if that is still an Option though

[R1 Stormtrooper Bell and Bicep armour attachment]

The TFA Troopers used a similar system.

[facemask angle too flat? What is normal?]

It's not f**ed up, just built that way, I guess to get the high/curved brow. Have you reached out to RS and asked them about it? This is clearly down to assembly and can be handled differently. I would talk to the guys if you're not happy with it.

[Vac table and RECASTING?]

Apart from it being a questionable action, you will spend more on a good vac table and the material to recast the helmet and then form it than buying another (or a kit from a vendor on here).

[Starfox2010's TFA Stormtrooper Build]

A little input on the chest mod defining those side lines: They are nowhere near as deep on the original chests, nor does the line continue on the return edge. Just thought I'd point it out

[TFA TK 8527 ready for duty]

Latex gaskets. A German Garrison mate made a couple sets for us local guys, but unfortunately his moulds didn't last long

[TFA TK 8527 ready for duty]

Had my first troop in the TFA TK yesterday (and in fact my first event back in white plastic in 16 months). Did about 6 to 7 hours in costume, but after 4 it got a real strain. This is not exactly old school TK trooping. Still I had a blast! For some odd reason I can only find pics of me with Disney proof weaponry, here's one:

[RS Prop Masters?]

you can't go wrong with RS if accuracy is what you're after. Superb people offering a quality suit! Been trooping in mine for over 4 years now, and definitely no regrets here. Go for it!

 

They make for a great display piece as well: