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Best of luck, Steve. :-)

Great thread, Chris. So glad you mentioned the on switch on the smallest Anker power pack. I'd ordered a similar one without realising. As soon as I saw your comments I changed my order for the next size up which doesn't have to be switched on. :-)

Great idea keeping a troop log. A very interesting read (especially for a trooper in the making). :-)

Hi Dana, That's very kind. I've thoroughly enjoyed the process so far and glad it helped sway your decision to hand paint. :-)

Nice work. You can always use a toothpick to make small adjustments to the stripes if needed. Toothpicks were my saviour. ;-) Just this evening I've ordered the components for my fans, switches and battery pack. Looks like we're at a similar stage. :-)

Stop the press - my armour is ordered!!! "Excited" is not the word!!! Did a few more tweaks on my lid. Frown paint extended a little - just to add to the perceived depth. Added the frown mesh also. Used strong Velcro for now, allowing for cleaning or replacement at a later date (if needed). Will paint the ear screws next to finish off the outside. And, it's official...my 5 year old daughter approves of daddy becoming a TK. :-) Just the ear screws to paint and the mic tip mesh to install, then she's finished. On to the internal padding and electronics after that. :-)

Looks superb! :-)

Now, that's some good looking armour... :-)

Great job on the painting. Traps and tears (black pinstripe) can be a pain in the you-know-where - however yours looks great. :-)

Many thanks, Brad. I'll take another look before I fit the lenses. I'm also tempted to fine tune the ears too. :-)

Hi all, Slow but steady progress. Got a feeling my daughter is excited about daddy becoming a trooper: Moved on to the tube stripes and the rank bars on the ears. Used the supplied tube templates that came with the kit. Had to lose a stripe from the right side due to the ear positioning. I had a recommendation over on the UKG forum to try applying the tube stripes with a sponge rather than a brush to help reduce bleed. Worked okay on one side but not so great on the other. Thankfully, cleaning bleed up is quite easy with a trusted toothpick. Before and after the toothpick fun. I'm really pleased so far. Any comments or feedback welcomed. :-)

Hi Brian, I switched to uploading my pics to Imgur. Seems to work okay at the moment. :-)

Hi All,More progress made over the last couple of days. I must admit, I'm thoroughly enjoying this!!! Rear traps were okay for my existing templates (from TK4510), however the RWA tears/face traps are a little smaller so I had to go free hand, just using a top and bottom mask. Also touched up the ears, frown, and another coat on the vocoder. And here's some artistic shots... It's a great lid to work with, and so far I'm really pleased with the progress. Next up, tube stripes, mic tips and lenses. I might also trip the left ear a little too. I know that gaps are to be expected - and vary from helmet to helmet, including screen used - but I feel I can do better. More updates soon. :-)

Hi there. Check out the build threads - you'll see examples of many makers and might find one that you like. There is also a lot of info here : hope that helps a little. :-)

Hi all,Slow but steady progress. With two young children it's sometimes hard to find "trooper time". I've been working on the traps and decided to follow the method of Black first, grey later. With my previous lid I did grey first, then tried to carefully apply the black pinstripe. Although I was quite pleased with the results at the time, I've quickly seen that this other method is working much better for me. Here's some pics. First, marked my boundaries with a pencil. Carefully applied the gloss black. Overlap the grey to create a nice sized pinstripe. Moving on to frown and ears. More to follow soon. :-)

Hi all. Starting painting last night. Satin black (85) for mic tips and vocoder. Not completely finished these bits yet but first coat is looking okay, I think. ;-) More to follow shortly. :-)

### UPDATE 03/02/2018 - for any new readers (spoiler alert), this armour is build is now complete. Here’s a link to my ‘highlights’ video (not a tutorial); EIB #783 review: https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/43534-tk42911-requesting-eib-status-anh-rwa-783/ Centurion #366 review: https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/43577-tk42911-requesting-anh-stunt-centurion-status-rwa-366/ Happy reading ————————————— Hi all, After recently refurbishing my 12 year old SDS stunt helmet, I'm pleased to be starting my proper WIP thread. I'm starting with the helmet and will be ordering my armour asap. So, MBB (medium brown box) day was yesterday. I saw lots of great builds and feedback for RWA kits so sent Ross an email to get things moving. Firstly, he's dead helpful and helped me choose the right bits for a newbie builder. So, I ordered the ANH stunt lid, 1.5mm ABS, and eagerly awaited delivery. Only took a couple of days and it was with me. Thankfully, I had a day off booked so started (and finished) the initial build yesterday. Here's some pics with a little detail in between. Check list: coffee tools iPad prepped for Ross' YouTube tutorials double check I've got coffee (!) good to go. ;-) I started by marking out the initial cut lines. Once cut, I tried fitting the brow trim and noticed that the front edge of the dome had a protruding lip (below) - this was pushing the brow trim out at an angle, which didn't look right to me. I took the Dremel to it and flattened it out. As this is my first lid build, and first time using a Dremel, I marked out for the eyes leaving a lot of wiggle room. A little bit of Dremel fun later and the eyes were coming on nicely. I finished off the finer details with a selection of small files. Same for the teeth/frown. As I wanted to avoid a total blunder, I had left quite a lot of meat on the sides of the "face" section. This ended up preventing the back section fitting flush - most of this came off later. Time to start on the ears. Took it slow and kept checking the fit between Dremeling. Pretty pleased wth the end result. :-) Here's a shot without the ear. Due to alignment adjustments, I ended up with an extra hole. Eeek. Time to tr the underside. And here we are - ready to paint. In my opinion, it looks a lot better than the SDS. I'll be starting my armour build as soon as I can and will use this thread to carry it on. Any feedback welcome. Thanks, Dan :-)

Hi Andrew, You're right about the eyes. They can very a bit. Yours look very reminiscent of the "move along" trooper. Looking good so far. :-) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hi all, Decided to update the mic tips for a more screen accurate look. Very simply used Humbrol gloss white and a toothpick. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Well done guys. A day that those children will never forget. #BadGuysDoingGood :-) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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And now for the good bit... I'm so pleased with the end result. I've thoroughly enjoyed the "yellow trooper" renovation and it has hugely spurred me on to fulfilling a life long dream of building a full suit. A slightly newer dream is then to join the ranks of the 501st. Without further a-do: Thanks to everyone for their comments and feedback. Can't wait to start my full ANH WIP. Best wishes, Dan :-) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hi all. Final bits done tonight. Lower (neck) trim fitted, Mic tips fitted, green 'lenses' fitted, screws tightened, foam star re-added. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

No worries. Looking forward to seeing your progress. :-) There's loads more pics on my thread, if needed. :-) Dan Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hi Andrew, I did my pinstripes by hand with a thin brush. If it's not perfect first time round, (mine certainly weren't), you can touch up any areas with your grey or a gloss white paint, depending on which side of the pinstripe you're correcting. For the vertical stripes and tube stripes, personally I used templates/stencils from TK4510 (trooperbay). Here's an example of mine below: Just out of interest, (and I'm no expert here), are you finished with the ear trimming? I only ask as they look a little thick compared with some screen used examples. Just an observation. :-) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk