suttontech

Okay, I’m holding off on ordering a new kit until I see how this turns out. Thanks for the update.

So is this dead in the water or is someone working on one?

I thought I had done this but I guess not! TK-22471 https://www.501st.com/members/displaymemberdetails.php?userID=28559

Well, what do you guys think? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I just saw a guy in the message board asking about TKUK kits.... Let me use thus as a thread-bump. Before I knew better, I bought the famous BOGO kits from TKUK.... 8 months later and a hard lesson learned, I bought an AP kit and got myself approved. The TKUK kits are flimsy, faulty, and generally poor quality. Both of the TKUK kits I bought are either going to be spare parts or slowly being turned into ABS paste. Here one of the 4 shin pieces I got from them (the other 3 looked the same) Poor molds? Recast? I don’t know but they are junk. Steer clear. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I won a TK raffle from Walts a week or two ago... I’m not scuffing this one up until I get the new one built haha Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I still want to add an antenna and re-pack the pouch slots for more volume Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I do have some pics on my ipad showing my ammo pouch work I’ll add them when I get time. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I kind of gathered the stuff I needed over the summer without thought of a build thread. Her’s some pics though. They were taken after a troop, so things are not as tight as when I geared up. Damn pack is drooped sideways on me I see now haha Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

These threads always end up being full of great ideas and info! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Ok thanks. I do have the pack, I just got approved for HWT in my Starkiller Garrison. I guess I should make a ‘reporting for duty’ post. The semantics looked to me like you could swap out the pack in lieu of the TD ... as long as you actually HAVE a pack. I could envision times where leaving the pack in the dressing room could be advantageous, such as a tight-quarters setting (like the tiny library I just trooped) or if you found yourself having to get geared up with no help. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So I just got my HWT approved after some upgrading on my TK. I was scanning the CRL though and noticed the little note at the bottom of the Optional thermal detonator... So, it seems to me that having the backpack IS mandatory for approval... BUT you may then choose to troop WITHOUT the backpack IF you wear a thermal detonator? Thats what I am getting from that text. Yay or nay? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

She was about 38” tall when we started over a year ago. It was big on her and still kind of is now at 42” She’s built kind of shorter-limbed and stocky, so actually she’s just getting to the point that she has some mobility in her arms and legs, as there is finally getting some space in the joints. That said, to make it fit originally I had to cut out the knee plates and the flared section on the bottom of the shins. I saved them to add back later if her legs grow. The chest, I did cut it so it overlaps the abs and can creep up as she grows. There is a lot of room for growth. Don’t worry! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks guys. This has been fun. Thanks everyone for the advice along the way. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

While we we were in the groove, we decided to go the same (but less drastic) route on his biceps Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Almost weathering time. Honestly, if I hadn’t had extra thighs to scavenge, it would have been a pain to rebuild the bottom from scratch. If I had to do it again, I would have originally cut out an hourglass shape instead of just the top triangle, so we could save the bottom lip section, and put it back on straight. Lesson learned. I never foresaw them inverting upwards that badly when we split the top so wide, but it makes perfect sense in hindsight. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks! It’s hard to tell how deep that absorbed in... guess we’ll see Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Update: I think the culprit was my brand new black leather ammo pouches for my in-progress HWT upgrade. They were in the bottom of my bin. Ugh. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Ok here’s one I cant find on forums. I just unpacked my TK to clean it for a troop tomorrow. I had worn new soft parts last troop. Apparently, either my new gloves or new compression shirt dye somehow bled into my armor in a few spots after throwing everything in the bin after my last sweaty troop. I’ve tried alcohol and Novus, but that blue-ish dye literally absorbed into the ABS. So this is a question and a warning... Anyone else had this? It looks like a coat of paint might be only option. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks Haha yea it’s been eye-opening. But fun too, plus it’s easier to be brave with somebody else’s kit XD Really, I am glad its a TD, so heavy weathering can help with mistakes. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

On to the other thigh.... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Still a lot of sanding and another light ABS paste coat too, but seems ok. Question for any ABS pros.. what causes the little spongy areas? I pre-wet the spots with acetone, too much maybe? Hopefully it dries all the way. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Update: tried to flatten down the behind-the-knee parts with a heat gun. Went horribly wrong. Went to drastic measures and salvaged the thighs off of a crappy TK-UK kit (I was dumb before I applied to the 501st...) that had been retired to mannequin duty. Getting more confident with the ABS paste, so why not... added some more support underneath shims as we did on the top shim and going for broke Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Also, my friend Mike, who this is for, just got 501st approved as DZ-53084. I need to get him signed up for FISD to chime in in this build thread I made on his kit haha Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks! That was the first either of us have worked with abs paste. He seemed to get the hang of it pretty quick. May try to see how much we hate sanding it this evening XD Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk