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AngryEwok
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Trimming these lines was definitely not easy. The right leg basically lacked any defined return edge and so I had to freehand it. In any case, the pieces miraculously lined up fairly nicely despite the asymmetry of the armor and skillset of the armorer...
Both legs now have an inner strip at the front...
...and now we wait.
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Today I started work on my shins. This was a huge step for me as I'll admit to having very little confidence in myself when it comes to doing this kind of stuff. Jon was really gracious and endured my texting him questions and in-progress pictures throughout the day.
We started the day trying to figure out which of the four shin pieces belonged together.
Next, I had to find the return edges on each piece and mark off 10mm on each side so that the 20mm strip lands more-or-less directly on the return edges of both.
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Biceps are glued. Only thing left is the cover strips.
I also ordered Pencap510's Thigh Garter System.
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Gluing inner strips, today.
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Update 3/9/19
Yes, it has been 13 months since I last worked on my TK armor. But! My goal is to have the armor finished and approved as Centurion in time to troop on May 4th of this year. Today, Jon (TK12569) came back to my house and we made huge progress knocking out return edges on the entire kit and we even got the fitting and gluing started on the arms. Cannot express how grateful I am for Jon's time, enthusiasm, patience, etc.
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This is great. As soon as time permits, I'll try to make use of your great vent box.
Congrats!
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On 3/28/2018 at 2:46 PM, Neb Sgird said:
A great method that was mentioned on FB was to coat a tennis ball in charcoal powder and have someone throw it at you in your armor. Should make a nice impact mark for blaster scoring.
Never thought of doing something like that. I have a feeling my fiance would be happy to pelt me with tennis balls.
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Thanks! Thrilled to finally be official!
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Awesome idea.
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Hopefully I'll have an L3 ANH TIE Pilot and Centurion ANH-S TK by the end of the year, I plan on displaying both on mannequins in my office/study.
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It looks great. I'm glad you fixed that gap. That particular scene you referenced isn't the best, as far as being a measuring stick for our armor goes... if I'm not mistaken, the same trooper's entire right arm configuration begins to fall off by the end of the scene. I've always wondered what was going on, on the set that day.
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That is awesome, thanks for sharing,
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Sent. I’d be totally lost on my ongoing TK build without the FISD forums. 3T263720XT623783A
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If you want to build an EA BFII Heavy, you basically need to be referred to the ANH:SE Sandtrooper CRL at the MEPD.
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20 hours ago, joby619 said:
Due to the massive influx of low quality plastic and vinyl boots, tentatively, it appears as though we'll be closing down TK Boots.
I'm guessing it has more to do with competition making good/equal quality boots. Shame. I like my tkboots.
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This will be extremely helpful for the applicants and the GMLs, and will probably also encourage more people to go EIB and Centurion. Hopefully you'll see my thread here, soon.
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I’ll be watching to see how this shim plays out as I was planning on having to extend the existing piece rather than introducing what for me could be called a love handle plate.
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I'm taking a look at the thermal detonator, next.
The tube from Anovos is roughly 7.5", which is going to be too long for Centurion. While it is basically impossible to have the exact dimensions of the screen-used thermal detonator (left) without resculpting the Anovos control panel (right), the idea is to stay as true-as-possible to the proportions. This means cutting the tube down 8mm before proceeding. I've asked a friend to do this for me as I don't really have a lot of tools for sawing/grinding. In the meantime, the screws that Anovos includes are also incorrect: I'll need to get my hands on some panhead scews (I thought I ordered some from Joseph a few months ago, but I can't find them). Lastly, I'm going to wait and see about leaving the clips curved or straightening them to be more screen-accurate.
Update 1/06/18
Didn't cook breakfast, but I boiled some plastic. After cutting 80mm off of the tube, my thermal detonator ends up being 186mm with caps. That's only 2mm bigger than the screen-used prop I was using as my model. Now I have to find those panhead screws. I'll make sure to set the clips much closer to the caps than what I have in the picture below...
Update 1/12/18
I've had a crazy week. Grandma had a major stroke and so I spent a several days with her in the hospital, then I had to take the GRE for grad school (I scored a 295, I needed a 300), now Spring semester has begun and I'm in two upper level classes, working full-time, and getting married in May. Anyway!-- I ordered a second set of panhead screws from Joseph and installed them today. I'll have the plate glued in place and the screws painted and tightened down this weekend.
Update 1/18/18
Joseph's panhead screws received, installed, and painted. Thermal detonator is complete and should be approvable at Centurion.
Update 2/13/18
Fortunately, my grandma is doing very, very well after her stroke. Thank God. Also, even though I scored a disappointing 295 on the GRE, I was accepted into Graduate School on the basis of my sample writing and recommendations! And! Someone from the local garrison has offered to make a trip out here to help me out with fitting the TK armor, which is yet another reason for my standstill.
Update 2/18/18
Jon (TK12569) went an hour or so out of his way to come over to my house and look at my armor and show me what needs to happen next in my build. He pointed out the return edges that need to be removed, and also gave me direction on how to mark and remove excess material before setting cover strips down. Once I've got that done, he'll help me with the fitting. This was actually my first opportunity to see a Centurion Stormtrooper in person. I really liked Pencap510's Thigh Garter System, and the TKittell belt. Jon loaned me all the Humbrol paints I will need for ab buttons and helmet touch-ups, loaned me an awesome plexan cutter, and gave me lots of material for the shoulder cover elastic retainers and even some webbing to hold my ab and kidney plates together. Last but not least, Jon gave me an Alabama Garrison challenge coin and lapel pin. Really fun, encouraging, helpful visit.
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Had a little fun, today... (Please don't hate me because I'm beautiful!)
I'm guessing I'll need to trim at least two inches off of the top of thighs, which I guess means I'll need to recreate the return edges? I also forgot to trim the sides off of the thigh ammo pack, which is an easy fix, of course.
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Looking great so far.
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On 12/21/2017 at 2:49 PM, Addertime said:
There was a moment where Poe put his foot through the floorboard of the V-4X-D speeder and said, "What the hell?!?" and I was thinking, "...said no one in the Star Wars universe... ever." The concept of heaven and hell has never been introduced in Star Wars so this exclamation made zero sense.
Actually, in Empire Strikes Back, when Han Solo is getting on his tauntaun and the deck officer tells him it'll freeze before he reaches the first marker, he says, "Then I'll see you in hell!"
But I agree 100% there were many, many wasted opportunities in TLJ particularly in not introducing Lando Calrissian. He could have been 'the gambler' and tried to conduct a refueling mission, failed, but ended up being the senior officer rather than the random blue hair lady who, somehow, outranked Admiral Ackbar. Lando and Poe would have had ridiculously awesome chemistry, me thinks.
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I’ve got an Imperial Warfighters ordered because I’ve seen it approved at Centurion out of the box and I needed something affordable and durable.