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  3. Is this site acceptable for boots?

    in Boots, Soft Parts, and other Accessories

    Posted · Edited by Harbinger

    Those look like some weird hybrid of classic TK (Chelsea style) and First Order TK boots.

     

    While they would probably be accepted for basic approval I do not think they’d work for Expert Infantry for either TK.

     

    I don't usually recommend this, but honestly, if all you are aiming for is a pair of boots for basic approval ASAP (this won't be accepted at EI or above either), save yourself $30 and get these:

    https://www.amazon.com/Funtasma-Mens-Trooper-12-Combat-Boot/dp/B00NXY3HTG

     

    (And use that $30 towards a better, more accurate pair from Imperial Boots.)

  17. Uxorious' first build - the road to 501st

    in ANH Build Threads

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    2 hours ago, imperialbrewer said:

    @ukswrath — I totally understand your paranoia and fear of not being able to cut the straight lines. I’ve got a bit of a tremor condition, so that poses a challenge. A few things that have helped me out:

    • Don’t stress out about being perfectly straight if it’s going to be hidden by a coverstrip. Just get them reasonably straight so there’s not sweeping gaps between the two halves of armor.

    • If you don’t own one, get one of those flexible, transparent plastic rulers/straightedge — preferably something that is about a half meter or thereabouts (in America, I have one that’s a “two foot” ruler, which is roughly a half meter). Use that flexible ruler/straightedge — held in place with clamps — to mark your lines.

    • When it comes to trimming armor, I prefer using lexan style scissors — I use both a curved and straight scissors. To me they’re much easier to manage than using a shop knife. You can make your trims slow and deliberate and still get a pretty clean edge that doesn’t take long to sand down to a smooth edge. I just use a flexible bit of 220 grit sandpaper to go back over my trimmed edges to make them smooth and clean.

    • On some pieces — particularly those that have level surfaces and require an even trim/cut (like the ends of the thermal detonators) — you can just prop up your pencil in place up at the appropriate height, and just turn whatever it is you’re marking without moving the pencil. I did this for the thermal detonator and some of the other armor pieces, making it really easy to ensure a level surface or straight line.

    • I have used shop knives and exacto knives on my trimming, too, but generally just for taking off really small snippets. I don’t trust myself with making longer cuts.

    • If you’re trimming your cover strips make sure you clamp down the ABS plastic and your metal straight edge on top of it securely to your work surface. You don’t want the ABS or your straight edge moving at all when you’re marking, scoring, and cutting your coverstrips. And as others may have mentioned or you’ve probably seen in videos, the first two or three passes with your shop knife should be pretty light, and SLOWLY increases in pressure/depth with each pass of the blade. You really only need to get down to about half the depth of the ABS before you can bend and snap your coverstrips off.

    Hope this helps a little! If you have any questions, I’d love to help as well. I just finished my first build about a week ago and learned a LOT from the process.


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    I had "sweeping gaps" in a few spots and it still turned out fine. :D

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  23. Neckron666 Requesting Pre Approval (RS ANH Stunt)

    in Request TK Pre-Approval

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    RS is super accurate stuff and it looks like you did a good job putting it together so I imagine you’ll be just dandy with basic 501st approval, I would tighten up that belt so it sits correctly before sending off photographs though.

     

    That said, it comes down to fitnent issues. Belt as you’ve already mentioned,but also:

    - You can easily pull your forearms down a good 30-40mm toward your hands, there is a huge gap there. This will also give you more space between your forearms and biceps which will help with movement, especially things like being able to put on and remove your bucket unassisted.

    - Also, your right forearm appears to be rotating outward. A simple strapping tweak should fix that.

    - For best appearance (and EIB/Centurion) you’ll want to get those shoulder bells pulled in closer to your bridges, shortening the attaching straps should do the trick. Film reference:

    gallery_12157_11_221217.jpg

    (You can also see correct belt positioning here, top of belt should touch bottom button of ab plate.)

    - Your posterior is overlapping your thighs quite a bit, this may impact movement and/or create unwanted noises while trooping.

    - There appears to be a seam where you’ve shimmed your kidney plate to close up the gap on the left, this will need to be filled in with ABS paste and polished out for Centurion only.

     

    Again, great job on your build.

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