Hesikaya

I realized this too late and didn't fix it.. I meant to say Sven, please tell me there's more but got mixed up.

Dracotrooper, please tell me there's more to your build !

Welcome Derek! Definitely a good time to put to good use.

That looks spiffy.

Welcome Jakob! Very excited that you are already aiming for Centurion. Keep in mind that you can be doing all the Centurion level things when you do your first build and after your basic approval apply for the Expert Infantry and then Centurion in order.

Thanks, gmrhodes13. I updated the images after I finally broke down and got an imugr account so they should stay put now.

Welcome to FISD Domingo!

I'm curious about the elastic straps you mention you are planning to add under your feet. Are you having problems with the calves riding up? Gravity should hold them down and a strap outside your boot wouldn't look right. I also think one inside your boot would become uncomfortable. I have noticed some folks place a piece of velcro on the front of the boot near the top above the ankle and inside of the shin to keep them from coming up. I usually find myself placing my shins on after I have my thighs and boots on since it goes around the boot so getting that strap under foot may be difficult.

Thanks troopers, I spoke to the teacher today and even though we will all be remote learning until the end of the school year because of the Corona virus they still want more postcards. So, if you are outside the US and willing to send one please drop it in the mail to help these kids learn about the greater world. Many thanks, TK41469

Greetings Andy! I too am going kind of crazy. The weekend everything blew up around here I was set to do 3 troops in 2 days and finally hit troop number 10 and my first trooping award! But don't despair we will all be fulfilling the emperors wishes soon enough.

Welcome to FISD Collin! Here is a forum full of other R1 build threads. There aren't very many among our ranks just yet but I would suggest you take a gander in there and see if that answers some of your questions. https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/forum/196-rogue-one-build-threads/

Congrats trooper! Now we see if EIB and Centurion are in the forcast.

Welcome Shane! I second using Ukswrath's Anovos build thread if you are building an Anovos kit. It helped me with mine and was immeasurably useful. But, be sure to check out other peoples build threads too. You'll learn many other things good and bad, mistakes to avoid and so much more! It's great to have you here!

Welcome to FISD Matthew! Have you seen this incinerator CRL? It shows a couple variants mainly in regards to weapons. If there are updates forthcoming you're probably in the right place and someone more knowledgeable will chime in soon. Doing this with your kids is an amazing experience.

Welcome to FISD Frederic.

Welcome Mark. Be sure to take a look at the build threads and even use the research time to decide if you're going to go standard, Expert Infantry or Centurion with the level of detail you wish to accomplish.

Welcome to FISD Santiago!

I was fascinated by the serial number mod that T-Jay did with 2mm stamps when I read through his build thread. I measured the area to be numbered and initially planned on using 1/16th steel stamps to mark 12 characters which are a little smaller and would be about 1.5mm. Using a couple pieces of scrap paper I ran a few test runs on spacing and my ability to imprint them in a straight and even fashion. Eventually I figured out I could squeeze 16 characters in the provided space and kept revising the spacing I was allowing myself. I think it's possible using the size stamps I have that all 16 might fit in the space provided but I like the pattern I have. DSG_1_977_SAW_41469. DSG is my Garrison, 1+977 the year ANH was released, SAW is my initials and 41469 my TKID. The number / letter format is not conventional but hey It's the blaster I want right? After I got better at making them straight I decide to just see if I could get my first character over enough and just pressed the stamp to the resin. I was astonished that is made an imprint! So thinking I was onto something I just pressed on so to speak. But then I saw that the neatness and clarity I wanted wasn't there. Next, I drilled out the area with my Dremmel and filled it with the green stuff. I will caution you, a little green stuff goes a very long way. I ended up with way more left over than I needed, even to fix the few little oops I wanted to fix with green stuff. It's not as pretty as I wanted and a little lumpy. If it doesn't sand nice I may redo this.

Here is a side by side comparison of the Doopydoos Hengstler and the 3d printed one from shape ways and shadow defense systems forth BlastFX.

Another thing I've done is to clean out the holes on the bottom of the blaster and the folding stock. I am using a screw with shrink wrap over the threads to hold it underneath the barrel. I have a couple small pieces of barrel shaped and flat aluminum for the ejector and i'm about to work on the serial numbers.

I've been working on this blaster off and on for way to long between work, kids, fixing every vehicle I own and of course some trooping. Originally, I had planned to build one strictly off the E-11 blaster reference using a Doopy doo and then another one with electronics. Then my wife says to me "why don't you just build the one you really want?" I am planning on installing the TRamp electronics so my biggest questions I guess is will a functional digital display be satisfactory for EIB / Centurion? Here are some pictures of what I've accomplished so far. I replaced the globs that represent the bolts on the business end. And added a 3d printed front sight. There are a few other things too but I will add them in the coming days.

Welcome Marchy! I too am from the Dune Sea Garrison but down in Tucson. Looks like us storm troopers can't even shoot straight in the forums . I would like to encourage you to go introduce yourself on the Garrison website as well. We're always looking for more TK's! Once your Big Brown Box arrives begin your build thread here on white armor and maybe even on the garrison page. I would also echo the comments to strive for centurion status. I am not there myself but I am working on my blaster which if I did it all correctly should be the only hold up. In fact if you have a bit of lead time on the armor you could be blaster building while you wait.

Welcome Kane! Love that you're already considering going to the other levels of approval.

I hope you started your build thread already cuz check this out!

When I was a kid my uncle would tease me and tell me that my mother, despite not being a terribly religious woman had seriously considered naming me Hesikaya. After many years I asked her about it. Turned out he was right!? Fast forward to the day of the internet and i'm trying to create a cool screen name to use. Every dang one I picked was already taken. So for a good laugh I said to myself I'll bet this one isn't and plugged it in. Lo and behold it wasn't. I've been using it ever since. And most of the time it's available.