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Welcome aboard Grant. The Empire is always hiring Stormtroopers.

I've tried a couple of those BT transmitter / receivers, but the problem seems to be the inherent delay that comes with packaging the signal to send over the air. Same with using BT on my hearing set up. For my speaker I just stick with a wire that goes inside my balaclava, into my shirt and then out the neck hole behind my chest plate to the TKTalkie box.

Welcome Tom. Have you started a Work In Progress (WIP) Thread yet? You can start one here: https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/forum/80-anh-build-threads/ It gives you the chance to share what you are working on with other TK's and get recommendations and support along the way. For and example, you can see mine in my signature below.

Andrew, I have been using 5015 5V USB fans in my TIE Bucket and run them through a USB switch with a USB rechargeable battery pack. The TK bucket has a less room, so I have wired in some similar fans that also run off a USB rechargeable battery pack. As Tony mentioned above, the fans can get noisy. I wear some earbuds that are plugged into a Velleman stereo ear kit so I can hear really well. The addition of fans to your bucket is HUGE! I'm in Arizona and it is pretty much a must have. When they die, you can go from "it's warm but comfortable" to "OMG get me out of here" really quick.

Are you talking about the lower return edge underneath? You can probably make it a continuous curve and even it up, but I think it looks pretty good in your pictures.

Hey Freddy! Welcome to the greatest repository of Stormtrooper armor out there. R1 armor is a great choice. It's become teh go to style for all the live action projects produced recently and while built a little differently than the original, looks convincingly similar. I'd like to make a set for myself.

Welcome aboard trooper!

Hi John and welcome to the forums. Another option that I am personally fond of is the TK Talkie. It is a DIY project but from time to time you can order one pre-built. Does the same as the I-comm adding the classic clicks and pops to your speaking and you can also change it for the costume and modify how it changes your voice. I use mine on my TK and Tie Pilot and have had my kids use them with pre-recorded audio files for their Jawa's and a Gonk Droid costume. It's a great kit.

Hey Jorge! Welcome to the FISD and it was good to see you on the Dune Sea Garrrison forums. Looks like you've already gotten some solid starting advice over here. Have you started a Work In Progress (WIP) post on your R1 trooper yet? If you haven't built anything don't worry, many a WIP post starts off with pictures of the box, some parts and your thoughts of what to start on. You can find other builds to check out here: https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/forum/162-rogue-one/ As has already been said above, take your time. Pick a part you want to work on and look at what others have done, emerse yourself in the research and take the frst parts slowly. Once you have done a couple pieces it will flow more quickly and next you know you're submitting those approval pics. And hopefully Expert Infantry and Centurion as well. Keep your eyes peeled for armor parties. I'm not sure when the next one in Phoenix will be but we will probably have one in Tucson around the new year.

Hey Chris, A great deal on a set on Anovos Armor is how I got my start. Then I went to TI. Happy you're here and looking forward to seeing your build come together.

If you are good with soldering, I am quite fond of the TK-Talkie. They work great! It's more of a DIY Kit, but can save you a few credits. https://www.tktalkie.com/

Welcome to the FISD Martin. Sounds like you're building a fantastic collection of kits. Really look forward to seeing this one come together.

Welcome Tympanic, There's a load of resources around here and you're in great company. It took me a couple years to build my kit but once you get rolling, it will become a fun and challenging task And before you know it, you'll have a full set of armor.

Welcome back Christian! Looking foraward to you cranking it out.

It may be helpful to have a friend. I find that I can get my shoulder bells clicked in but it is a challenge sometimes and order of operations is important! For me, Thigh, then boots before shins.

Welcome to the forums Kian. Here on the interwebs of the FISD you will find all the data available for all things stormtrooper including all of the build requirements and how to achieve higher levels of screen accuracy such as our Expert Infantry and Centurion programs. If you are looking for advice on your build journey, after you've carefully considered a kit and started on your build journey, you can start a work in progress thread (WIP) where our knowledgeable members will offer suggestons and insight along the way. Have you reached out to your local garrison to introduce yourself there as well? You may find someone local who can also help you out.

Hey Reno, I tried using a throat mic with my TKTalkie to reduce the number of things that go between my helmet and my armor. I used this one from Amazon. I still have it, but have not been using it and honestly cannot recall why I went back to the boom mic. It may have been that I never reset the Talkie to compensate for the differences in the sound. You got me wondering though so maybe I'll plug it back in and tinker again.

Nice job sir! That's a lot of Boops and Beeps, only thing missing is Gonk. Youtube Gonk Loop 3 min soundscape loop

Looking good so far! That's some considerable progress.

Shockingly colorful paint scheme you've got there. Looking forward to your approval!

Hey Scott, fellow Scott here! I too ordered a kit from Anovos, waited a long time for it to arrive then looked in the box, hyperventilated, took another year or so before I opened it and built it. Mine was an ANH TK. Not sure which you are doing since I saw a mention of an FOTK, but if it's an ANH TK I would encourage you to follow UKSWraths build. It was an Anovos build and well done. I would also strongly encourage you to plan to go to level 3 from the get go and aim for that coveted Centurion rating. Basically, that means your kit is the most accurate kit it can be like you just walked off the set. It works like this, you build your kit and make sure to have that goal in mind then once complete, your local club will grant you basic 501st approval. After that you can apply for Expert Infantry and Centurion with us and join the ranks of troopers who have a kit that is among the best. As for Comms, I run a TKtalkie and absolutely love it. If you can solder, you can build it. Undersuit I have is just underarmor like material from Amazon. Just be sure there are no visible logos that are exposed as that ruins the illusion. And if you start a WIP or Work In Progress thread you will have a whole bunch of support right here from folks who know the kit you're building and can offer advice and suggestions that come from the experience of building suits. I wish you luck and look forward to your progress!

Welcome to the detachment Dimitris! Always more room for the shinny armor.

Hey Z, Welcome to the FISD! I too would like to encourage you to go for Level 3 especially since you are building it from scratch. If you start with the level 3 in mind when you begin, you won't have to go back and adjust things later that would pass for 2 but not 3 if you were to decide to do it later on. Looks luike you got a good start on them boots. Your blaster looks nice. May I suggest a little paint to cover the silver screws? They stand out against the weathering that's already done. Would love to see you start a WIP thread so we can follow along.

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Awesome, welcome aborad Piotr! A trooper with your darkside merc skills will come in very handy. Looking forward to seeing your profile show 501st stormtrooper.