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Oh that's great, I'll be taking that route then. Thanks!

I haven't posted anything here in forever, I've been busy making and submitting my Leia for RL approval but I'm back to devoting my time to the magma. So, update time.<br><br> As of right now, I've finished all trimming on everything except the shins (I'm waiting to cut out the flash on the bottom and trimming until I get the boots so they are sized properly) and helmet, and fully assembled both thighs, biceps, and forearms. <br><br> My ab plate was a little snug where the sides curved, but I was able to fix it and stretch it out using a hot water bath and now it fits perfectly (huge thanks to the WTF people for helping me with that idea). <br><br> I'm going to move on to strapping some of the pieces next, but I did have a couple questions about soft parts. I'll post this in the Special Ops forums as well, but can anyone recommend anywhere to get the boots? ImperialBoots has an already-red pair but they seem to be the only place that offers the red. Any recommendations on boots that could be dyed red, or should I just go with ImperialBoots? <br><br> And because I'm very nervous out it, I'm saving the bucket for last. I'm a bit worried about breaking it, especially when working on the teeth, so if anyone has any recommendations or tips as to the best methods to tackle the bucket I'd love to hear them. So far I've just taken out the eyes.

Small update. Did most of the preliminary trimming on all of the armor except the helmet (I'm saving that for last since I'm too worried about messing that up). I've completed one of the thighs today, and it was pretty simple since the kid's armor is exactly the right size and needed almost no modifications other than the trimming to fit the front cover strip.

Awesome, thanks! I'm signed up to wrangle a couple events in March while I work on this.

Hey everyone! I've just started my build of my WTF magma kit (it's a kid's size, if that matters. I'm very small.). I started a thread on the Special Ops site and my garrison's site but since most of the resources that I've found most helpful were from here it was recommended to me to start a thread here as well. This is my first armor build and I'm a bit hesitant since I don't want to mess the whole thing up so I'd appreciate any tips or tricks that you may have as I go along. First I laid out the pieces and labeled them, did I get it right? I used some of the Trooperbay videos to figure out which side is which but I want to make sure they're correct. Looking ahead, I marked out where I should do some initially preliminary trimming. In my marking I've been using the clear defined lines of the pieces as where to make the cuts. Is this where I should be cutting? I've included some pictures of areas to show exactly what I mean. Back piece Thigh I'm sure I'll have more questions down the road so thanks in advance for any advice for this newbie!

Thanks for the info, I'm probably going to do just that. I've been in touch with Walt's Trooper Factory and will likely do an original TK or Magma Trooper. Just waiting to hear back from the NEG GML on whether the kid's armor can get approved after some mods (since that's the size WTF recommended). Otherwise I'll just get the full size and have a lot of trimming in my future!

Hi everyone, hopeful new member of the 501st New England Garrison here! I'm looking to do a First Order TK, and am considering pre-ordering the standard kit from ANOVOS to make the necessary modifications for approval. I am concerned though about being able to modify it for my height - I'm 5'0". Does anyone have any experience with this making this kit wearable for people on the shorter side? I've also heard the Original Stormtrooper kits are more forgiving for shorter mods than the FO kits, so I'd also be open to that if the FO kit is a total no-go. Thanks for your help and any tips you may have!