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And....my game-plan was to rough trim everything before any assambly work...that worked out great

Whaaaat?! It is?? Huh, go figure I’m glad you are here to help Paul Good thing I posted here as well as on MEPD (thanks for the influence Greg) would be great to have that as a reference for when I start on the helmet Thanks again

Well...time to start cutting - again

Had a quick chat with Hal yesterday and by the sound of things it`s pretty straight forward in how you deal with ABS, looking forward getting it to see for myself It`s lighter so might be loosing out on the "feel of an actual armor" but I only care about looks so And with the Pet-G you have no choice but to paint but apparently it takes to paint better than ABS and from what i understand most FOTK builds paint anyways.

Haha I think you`re right AND a room for my home theater (packed away at the moment). Well....we are looking for a house

Yes you do!

Yeah I think it will take some time to get it right but well worth it in the end. Besides from the road block/cantina/talk to Garinden Captain (although different gear I´m pretty sure he is ment to be the same guy, or they just didn`t care ) he is the most recognizable Trooper and only downside is, during my research I found out that he is a traitor to the Empire or atleast to his Captain Terrik which he kills during the Falcon get-away (sorry Gregg).

Yes that...and I blame the time difference as it`s an hour past midnight here in the North and I should call it a night...and I will

You are so right! The inner child in me has taken over and totally lost a grip of reality I draw the line on TK:s #fingers#crossed

Were?...to the Cantina? Can we go there even if we`re not deployed yet?? aaahh...so lame

Well....I blame Greg @wook1138 for having "bad influence" as this is a build intended for MEPD - Mos Eisly Police Department and the fact that I couldn`t resist wanting to show my friends here what I picked up this morning And seeing as Greg did the breakdown of differences between a TK and a TD I´ll just fire away BBB-day #4(never stops giving me "the Little boy at christmas feeling" Had a hard time deciding which Kit to get but couldn`t resist the lineage that RS has so RS it is...if someone had trouble in figure that out And...also think it lends itself perfectly for a Sandtrooper build and the helmet in particular with the little bumps and lumps. And here it is in all of it`s glory and I´m super-happy except for one thing, I´m missing the little RS labels on the peices that I have seen on other builds..oh well....after showering the pieces to get rid of the debri of plastic crumbs I marked the parts with a sharpie just so I don`t get confused when sitting in glue fumes nothing to it when you already did a few builds but for a beginner it would be a good thing ta have the parts labeled and on the other hand the detective work in finding out is good research to have to The SWAT level (L3) is a bit different as you emulate a specific Trooper and I´m shooting for this guy: the weathering is the challengeing part to get right...I´m liking the fact that he has different amount of teeth cut out on each side and that little "fire-mark" on the forehead - should be fun And here`s the breakdown for the "desert version" (the Sandtroopers switch gear constantly between scenes so it`s quite hard to keep up and that`s why there`s more than one version of Sergeant, Captain and Private (based on Pauldron). Obviously I like this one the best so here goes!

Awesome! Congratulations

Coming along nicely

Can you post a pic with just the shins on? To me it looks like it’s the thighs that need trimning/comming up more, can’t tell for sure so that pic would be helpful

E-11 Blaster (promo) Based on a real or replica Sterling sub-machine gun, scratch-built, or a modified commercial toy Stormtrooper blaster. OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Folding stock (does not need to function). No ammo counter shall be present. Correct style scope. No power cylinders on the magazine housing. Scratch-built or cast blasters shall have a total of 6 T-tracks on blaster (leaving the lowest row on the magazine housing side uncovered). If using the Hasbro E11 toy blaster, it is modified to have the correct number of T-tracks (6 total), with a lower row of open vent holes on the magazine housing side. This is accomplished by covering the pre-existing rows of holes with T-tracks, then grinding off the lower integrated T-track on the magazine housing side, and drilling a new row of holes in its place. Two greeblies on the left rear area. Three studs on the right rear area. Add two scope block greeblies. Remove front bayonet muzzle disk. Remove magazine housing parts. Remove D-Ring mount. Swoosh trim on right side above the pistol grip.

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Aah? good to know and @ErikG96 Paul ships super-fast, you`ll have those lenses in no-time

The butt plate is not supposed to ride over the kidney and TM (in your link) gave some great advice on how to fix the issue

No worries I was the OTTK (Hero) And trooperbay has the flat green lenses (thicker) and TM has the bubble kind Edit: I´m not a stalker, just remembered as it was your first troop as Kylo and you got to have a long interview on TV4 (they cut me out)

Hey Erik, nice to see you found your way to us here at FISD (we met at the TLJ premiere in Sthlm) and...the lenses provided from RS is screen accurate for your helmet as it is a Stunt but if you want other lenses then trooperbay.com (US based) is a good source and for bubble lenses troopermaster (Uk based) and you can find him here or his FB page

I have no clue but should be interesting to find out and I’m terrible at waiting

Ordered a FOTK from KB props and after some delay they made an annoncement that they entered a partnership and that they will supply different plastics at a much faster rate. I jumped on the Pet-G version and it will be pulled on a live stream on thursday - should be interesting Shared with permission: Hello all! My name is Hal and I own The Sandbox: A PixelArts Studio in Las Vegas. This is where Kevin moved at the beginning of the year and I will be partnering with KB for his Armor Builds going forward. I understand he is a little behind and after talking with him for a bit I have come up with some solutions and an update for all of you. -I will be handling fulfillment from now on. Messages will still go to the KB Props page, but payments will go to the Sandbox paypal and I will be giving shipping dates when payment is confirmed. -We will institute a “Runs” system here at the shop. We will spend a week pulling parts for a particular suit. Then move to the next style the next week and so on, on a month long rotating schedule. -We have access to a new, bigger, Vaccuform so there will be less waste, but ordering plastic will now come in bulk. Up till this point Plastic has been ordered on a needs basis and going forward it will have to be ordered a pallet at a time. This leads to the second part of my announcement. We will be offering a couple different tiers of suits. #1 ABS- This is the most common and unfortunately the most difficult plastic to get. Most bulk suppliers make smooth/haircell. We don’t want this as it leaves a rough texture to the plastic and requires a lot of sanding to make smooth. Smooth/Smooth (Virgin) is most commonly “Special order”. It requires me to order a pallet, the factory then resets to make the specialty plastic, and means I have to wait roughly 4 weeks for the factory to make it, then ship it to my local hub and me to pick it up from there. This is currently the longest wait, as I have to wait until I have a stockpile of plastic here to offer it for same day shipping. (Meaning I would order more plastic before I run out never effecting my ability to provide suits.) #2 Polystyrine- This is a little more “brittle” but comes with amazing detail. Detail I have a very hard time achieving with ABS. It does not like to flex as complex shapes, but in almost all cases if you take off the return edge it is as flexable and durable as ABS. This I can ship Vaccuformed in literally 1-3 days. #3 Pet-G- This is a newer form of plastic. The ABS Kevin has used up until this point has been .093 ABS and Pet-G will come in .060. It comes clear. And with a film on both surfaces. This is the plastic all major manufacturers are moving to as it is Food safe and Vaccuforms as cleanly as PolyStyrine with the durability of ABS and nearly 1/3rd lighter than ABS. This I can ship Vaccuformed in literally 1-3 days. With these new plastics and the new schedule what you will see is a much quicker turn-around for suits from order to shipment with the goal being no one orders a suit and then it is pulled. From now on the goal Kevin and I have set is that we will have a stock of suits and when one is ordered it will be pulled from inventory and sold and then stock being replenished when we get to its “Run” week. Kevin has worked hard to build his business and I am not interested in taking it over. Kevin and I will be working as a team. Kevin will no longer have to pull suits. With this new partnership he will be more able to focus on making new suit styles and will leave the production of your suits to The Sandbox. I will be making a list of all outstanding orders. Should anyone want to take their order right now in PolyStyrine or Pet-G I will happily pull the order and ship it immediately, for all those who wish to get their suit in ABS, The Sandbox will be placing a bulk order on Friday the 6th of April and 4 weeks after that should receive our shipment and begin filling your orders. If I find anyway to order this plastic faster I will. Thank you, everyone, for your patience in this transition. And I look forward to working with all of you!

Great closure for a great build (It should be pinned)

Mobility is always a challange, I can just barely manage stairs and it`s not pretty As for your triming question, post some pics and we can have a look