TheRascalKing

Oh I just saw the most recent comment, above mine... but yup, from the grave, oops. Still true. 2/3 of those are done by now!

"Hello everyone, my name is Nate and I am an addict!" "Hello Nate..." You are among your people hahaha

If you haven't gotten an email yet, please shoot your order info over to [email protected] and we'll ensure you're on the list!

Torso should be connected to the chest and kidney to the back, not free floating to where the torso needs support. Suspenders are an old-school and less accurate way of rigging, mostly from when people were attaching the thighs to their ab. I would recommend a garter belt and strapping like the below. If you insist, this thread from my ROTK (which are rigged differently), might give some inspiration:

Buckets off

Yupppp, so the other person he enlisted to help get things back on track is me haha I set out (with a huge assist by @MaskedVengeance) to gather info for potential legal action and found a brother in need instead. Frankly, life hasn't been kind to Daniel lately and he's in quite a deep hole, but he's coming out of it, has no intention of ripping people off, and wants to make good as best he can. I'm somewhat local to him and a project manager by trade, so I volunteered to help handle business/order management and communication/updates so he can just focus on production. I'm still optimistic and hoping he can dig his way out but hopefully my assistance in eliminating any known roadblocks or excuses will eventually benefit the community. No way I'm gonna let him leave everyone hanging but I'd rather seek positive outcomes if I can. Expect email updates soon if you've reached out to myself or Caleb and we'll be hopefully working our way through most of the backlog by end of Q1 and implementing better business practices moving forward so this doesn't happen again. Consistent updates are coming soon and I appreciate everyone's patience and understanding in the meantime.

*Comment removed pending discussion. Anovos thighs are known to not line up perfectly at the ridge edges as molded, so this would be a challenge with ABS paste or backing. Would it be acceptable to remove more material up to the bottom of the coverstrip to minimize the visible gap?

Yup, the ribbed shoulder 'covers' that attach to the chest plate, whatever you want to call them. Reinforce them. They're one of the weakest points on the armor and very prone to cracking. I usually just run a same-width strip of pre-bent ABS sheet glued under each one. Does wonders. You can see towards the top right of this photo, sorry I don't have a closeup handy.

Especially after you're approved, as long as you don't look like a Sandy..........

Hey Wayne, looking forward to seeing this finished out, and congrats on the nuptials! Just got hitched recently myself. I'd strongly recommend taking a look at the OP on this thread and using it to format your submission info and photos, to make it easier on everyone. Good luck!

Congrats and welcome, trooper!

Welcome and good luck! Some thoughts: - Gio was a good choice - Imperial Boots 421s are outstanding, but run notoriously narrow - Reinforce your shoulder bridges - Use underside cover strips while building - Take your time - measure/mark twice, cut once and ensure your pieces are sorted and labeled properly - Reinforce your shoulder bridges(!)

With the above being said, if you have a personal design already (non-Legion branded), here's a great site to get them printed if you're in the States! Just remember that Legion logos and branding as well as LFL and most Star Wars branding is off limits without approval as well. https://www.gotprint.com/products/collectors-cards/order.html?fid=255507187

Hey all! Not much progress, but some updates! On the bright side, both of my other side projects have been completed - the Shadowtrooper I was mentoring has been approved and received his TKID this week! And the other suit I was building for a friend is out the door as well, so focus is back on the FOTK and finishing out my various other little projects. Since my last post, soft goods from Sheev's Emporium and Geeky Pinks have been delivered! I was EXTREMELY impressed with the care and attention that was put into packaging both orders, and with the overall quality of each. They'll obviously, definitely need some additional tailoring, but are in the right ballpark out of the box, and I'm very excited for them. I threw everything on with my TLJ BS helmet real quick for a test run below! I'm supersuper impressed with the stitching on the ribs that Sheev's does - my seamstress literally almost didn't believe that it was sewn and not a pattern until I showed her the backside. The material is also super flexible and pretty breathable - I won't be cool, but it's genuinely not THAT hot. The arms and 'shirt' actually fit pretty spot on (and I LOVE the accurate change in direction on the ribs), but the pants need to be trimmed to bring the knee gaskets up about 2", and I'll be adding stirrups. The shiny shorts fit pretty well, but will also need to be shortened. Neck seal quality is top notch (albeit worn crooked in the pic, my bad) though I may add some velcro to keep the bib held down. While we're on the topic of new stuff, I did order the shoulder/yoke reinforcement brackets from Tony, and I'm currently trying to figure out if/how I can install them, as I believe they were designed with ABS kits in mind. They still may work for me with a little bending and trimming. Interestingly enough, I pulled the holster off and noticed it is not in fact an R2-Dan and all metal as I thought, but a metal faceplate on a resin block. Still nice with the metal screws and all, just needs a repaint and I may use it until I can snag one of Dan's. Finally, I did end up selling the 3D printed F-11D from my original post to a garrison mate... I honestly just didn't want to sand it that much. I happened across a great deal for the above blaster and am pretty hyped on it. Metal accents really make a statement! And just some closing thoughts from @Dsposato0 and I - hit the bar, hang with friends, just make time to have some fun too, like we did at the Funko Pop Hollywood flagship store recently! Cleaning up the workshop over the Thanksgiving holiday here in the States, but I should have more to post once I get back into the bodywork on the suit!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/194367096440?hash=item2d412e8678:g:1uAAAOSwMpNhQq6p If you or anyone else is still looking... not the BEST price, but anything under $1k for one these days isn't terrible. Hope it helps!

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So far so good with them, and Anovos armor was actually among my favorites - it's basically cleaned up RS (I won't start that debate tho ) - they just were a terrible company with deplorable business practices. If Denuo took possession of the same molds and production facilities, I'm optimistic we'll see OTTKs from them, but I know their focus is on fulfilling FOTK backorders.

Hey everyone - if you or someone you know has a paid order outstanding with Daniel Hellhounds for a blaster or armor parts, please reach out to me. I'm putting something together and would like to hear from as many people as possible - hopefully it will help. Thank you!

Hey everyone - if you or someone you know has a paid order outstanding with Daniel Hellhounds for a blaster or armor parts, please reach out to me. I'm putting something together and would like to hear from as many people as possible - hopefully it will help. Thank you!

Yep, they pop up on eBay here and there, but ensure it's actually Anovos not recast - new in original box is usually safe from a reputable seller. Or, honestly, I wouldn't be surprised to see Denuo Novo start offering them next year... Alsoalso, ensure it will fit you. Anovos is not easy to shim or fit for larger folks and there really aren't replacement panels available anymore.

You'd likely have to redrill and move the mounting holes that attach the mask to the dome, to push it slightly forward. I wouldn't bother or worry about it.

We talkin Rogue One black TX Death Trooper? Or comics zombie stormtrooper TK Death Trooper? The latter lives here and to my knowledge uses a regular, but distressed black compression undersuit, the former lives over on the Spec Ops forums, which I is where I would ask.

Armor really should be fitted TO you, maybe unless you are the perfect 'standard size', and even then. They are NOT one-size-fits-all, or even most, so very few reputable vendors offer premade/ready-to-wear armor, and the trend is towards building yourself or working closely with a vendor on a commission. Since fitting is an important step, the best course of action is to find someone local to you to help mentor, or you may still end up with an ill-fitting suit, even with a commission, and it's a somewhat expensive costume to risk it on. If you really want to be a stormtrooper, and look good, it's worth investing in the tools and skills to build your own, imo.

Ingrid is awesome and an OG The straighter you get the edges, the easier they will be to glue, and I highly recommend using an underside cover strip as well to help. A belt sander does a killer job if you have access to one, but otherwise sanding blocks or a sheet on a level surface like you said should work. Doesn't need to be perfect with the coverstrip on top, but helps. The biceps often don't line up and Sly is right on - for all the pieces, I like to align what is most visible. For the arms, align at the elbows, and legs at the knees - you can usually trim them even at the ankle, top of thigh, top of bicep, and wrist (no return edge anyways). It's one of the most common things I see messed up (and arms/biceps on the wrong sides). Also, +1 for imgur.

The sculpt actually looks pretty good (just missing the ab panel)... looks like Anovos or recast Anovos, like a ton of other bunk listings. But as said above, very unlikely that's what you'll actually get. Never worth it to buy sketchy armor when quality, honest makers abound.