Adianu

Hooray, thank you! And I’m super relieved to see that I had almost all of the recommended Centurion updates in my plans already. Nothing too scary. I have my first TK troop next weekend, I will see which of these I can get done in time for that vs right after! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

side rivets: Han snap:

Appreciate the super fast response! I don't know how I missed that the TD screws should be painted black Here we go: And man, my belt loves its heat bath curve! Held it down to get a better shot here: Thanks in advance for any additional comments!

Name: Sherry Thaxton TKID: 22725 Forum name: Adianu Garrison: Star Mandatory Information Armor = Walt's Trooper Factory Helmet= Walt's Trooper Factory (90% scale) Blaster= Hellhound Props 501st Membership Link Optional Height = 5'2" Weight = opting out on this one Boots = Self-painted Chelsea boots from Amazon Canvas belt = Self-made Hand Plates = JustJoseph Neck Seal = GeekyPink Holster = Self-made Full Body Front Back Left side (arms raised) and Left side detail Right side (arms raised) and 6. Right side detail Action shot Armor Details Abdomen button plates (close-up) Cod and posterior plate connections showing rivet/snaps (exterior) Interior strapping Wrist openings (close-up) Bonus details- Centurion prep Posterior plate/kidney connection Sniper knee plate (left and right sides) Knee ammo pack Helmet Details Front Left side Right side Rear Back-lit showing lens color Close-up of Hovi tips Bonus details- Centurion prep S-trim (side view) ear screw close-ups Vocoder Accessories Neck seal TD front and rear showing screw type Holster attachment ABS/canvas belt (rear) Boots (showing tops and sides) Rubber gloves Bonus details- Centurion prep Hand guards showing flexibility Blaster Details Left side Right side Rear showing D-ring I was spotty in updating it, but here is my build thread: https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/46112-adianus-wtf-shorty-build/ I had help from a lot of TK's along the way, but especially want to thank Josh (https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/profile/32069-alotmorestuff/) from our South Texas Squad for answering countless questions, checking progress pictures, and helping me at armor parties! I appreciate feedback from everyone! I did build this intending to go for Centurion, so beyond EIB feedback appreciated as well.

Finally approved! If I have the energy and find any useful in-progress pictures to go back and add I'll do so. For now, using this to remind myself how to post pics in the forums so I can put in my EIB app

Requesting update to Stormtrooper status https://www.501st.com/members/displaymemberdetails.php?userID=27548

Well, it's been awhile... I got unmotivated as quarantine/lack of trooping/lack of armor parties dragged on. I've made some progress in torso strapping and thigh fitting. I also finished the helmet (4th time was the charm on my ears, and I got to learn how to nicely fill in an extraneous drill hole on the face). It's time to get this thing finished! I did sew my belt, and funnily enough worked on that a bit more today. (I ended up using the elastic as advised- it's not yet assembled enough to test out with my blaster [which arrived, woot!] but so far so good!) When I got the torso pieced together and put the belt on, it turns out I had made the belt too long. Today I trimmed it down and repositioned Velcro. Before I started to assemble the belt I decided to pull out the plastic and check against notes, and... it appears that Past Me got a bit overzealous on my trimming. I took it down pretty close to the boxes on the top and bottom edges (looks like 1-3 mm along most of it, and a couple of uneven places that will need to be smoothed out and thus probably going to the closer side of things). I see that the CRL doesn't give a specific distance to the edge, but the Billogram says 3-5 mm. I am going for Centurion. Do I need to scrap this belt piece and get a new one before I go to all the trouble of putting it together and then having to disassemble it? Overall view of the belt Not a lot of space to the edge here..... Wonkiness that I'll need to even out.... Thoughts?

Another person chiming in who is out $370 and no communication. I paid in June. I’m a patient person and don’t mind (too much) about the wait, but I’m afraid I’ll never see my money or the E11. And I’m now past the deadline for PayPal intervention and possibly credit card chargeback. Ugh. All he has to do is respond and say “So sorry, I’ll get to it in (x) months”. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

@firebladejedi I do have a couple of questions. From looking at my friend’s belt, it seems to be pretty simple: - Finished width 3”, folded lengthwise with raw edges folded under - 2 rows of top stitch along length, top and bottom - 2 1.5” wide strips of Velcro, 7” long, sewn on each end - some sort of plastic reinforcement throughout length except for under velcro So my questions: - Am I missing anything or is it really just a rectangular tube with plastic sewn inside? - Do the details like top stitching or folding over ends for seams matter? Am I ok to serge, flip inside out and press/topstitch? - Biggest question is reinforcement. I have lots of spare ABS, but it’s really sturdy. It heat bends nicely but I can’t see having it go the whole length of the belt without causing issues. Is it workable to reinforce key sections, like anywhere I’ll be placing rivets and snaps, and of course where the holster attaches? My thought is those pieces of ABS would be held in place by the hardware.... but I’m a little concerned about sag at the borders of those reinforcing pieces.

Awesome, thanks! I have borrowed a finished belt from a friend and am going to attempt to reverse engineer from it.... I will post pics and questions here as I study it.

I’ve ordered new ears because I ended up over trimming.... oops. I have been working on limb assembly but decided I should get my torso mostly done so that I can see how it interacts with thigh sizing, which will also impact shins. Snap plates are mostly in place and I’ve done my research on split river and Han snap placement. But I went to review the belt tutorial I had bookmarked, and I don’t see it there anymore! Does anyone know if this moved, or if there’s another tutorial for making the canvas belt? It should link to a tutorial by firebladejedi. Thanks in advance!

Set aside my ears for a bit to work on assembling limbs. I've got biceps done, and inner strips on the front for all other limb pieces while I fiddle with sizing. Shins. These are definitely too long for me, but I've struggled to find guidance on exactly where they should hit. In these pics I tied an elastic band at the top of my knee cap... You can see that the top of the shin mostly covers my knee cap, making walking pretty difficult. My plan was to trim off the bottom end, keeping it's curvature, until these sit with the top just below my knee cap. Does that sound right? (struggling with photos right now, will try to add in another reply)

Thank you for the input! I will definitely keep in mind the belt placement as well as return edges on the kidney. And I’m realizing my pants logo is quite visible.... so I’ll see if I can attack it with a hot iron or get new pants. Ears. Please give inputs on fixing these vs starting over. I have an uncut left ear and a differently cut right ear and I’m not afraid to order new ones from Walt! And please note that I have a 90% helmet and I am NOT convinced the ears are similarly scaled. Up first, right ear. This is the one that I thought gave me more grief. And I kept working when I was really tired and flubbed a drill attempt and left a divot. So now I think it may sit ok but I don’t know if the divot is worth fixing. ABS paste and sand, or start afresh? Front view: Back view: And then the left ear, which I went in thinking was OK and I’m now doubting. I have not yet placed the bottom screw bc I lost the nut and had to make a trip to Ace, so it’s just held in place for these pics. Back view. Do I need to take a little material off where it is hitting at the bend? Front view. Perhaps this would also be helped by trimming a bit in the back? Inputs are greatly appreciated! And raise a glass to my long suffering husband, we are out celebrating our anniversary and I’m literally on my iPad at the bar posting pics of my ears (Hey, I put up with his JRS merch he can tolerate a little OCD TK).

These are great, thank you! *goes to check forearm and bicep return edges before measuring circumference*

A little more progress made. This time the distraction was getting Ep IX Rey ready for the premiere, then trying to completely redo the whole thing for Rebel Legion submission.... I’ve played with torso placement with the return edge trimmed to a minimal size, an rightside up, and following Cricket’s advice on ab button placement with respect to sternum. This places the ab higher than I would have thought (in front of rather than under my bust), but it may actually make fit easier in that I’ll have less to take in at the “waist”. (Or, should I be trimming off the top for comfort purposes?) I feel like this actually fits pretty well aside from possibly needing to bring the collar down a bit, but please share feedback. Cod is cut and taped in place here. Gap here can be fixed by bending sides of kidney in closer to me. Awkward backward selfie.... unsure if kidney is a bit too tall. I think butt will be ok once strapping is in place. With chest armor. I feel like it may be too close to my neck. And up next, limbs! I decided to start with arms as the less scary option. A friend and I worked these at an armor party and got good advice for the trimming and gluing process. I have removed one indent from the wrist end of the forearm on each arm and minimized the return edges at the elbow end (and on both end a of the biceps). I will need to reduce forearm circumference but may be ok with biceps as is. Glued interior cover strip on front, trimmed length. About what the circumference needs to be. Another angle So when I trim the circumference... I have conflicting advice. Evenly from both sides? Pick one side over another? I know either way to make sure to even out the curvature across the trim. Advice? up next I will post my undoing ear woes!

A little more work at an armor party this weekend. I did remove the large return edge on the bottom of the chest, but I didn't worry too much about torso fitting and instead focused on the helmet. Things I am not sure of: - Have I removed enough material on the eyes? - Are the teeth OK? I started out with more rounded edges and worked a bit on adding sharper corners, but there's probably a ways to go. - Alignment. I did drill holes, but I haven't fastened anything yet... want to make sure I have my brow height and angle OK before focusing too much on ears!

Omg, I thought I was so smart and labeled "up" on my ab, but apparently after I had already lost track of which direction [emoji23] Thank you so much for the valuable and specific advice! I think next I will drastically reduce the lower return edge on the chest and start looking at the landmarks you've laid out. I am still worried that I have FUBARed my cod by cutting it too close to the ab... If that's the case is this salvageable by ABS pasting it back and adjusting the cut lower? Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

Slow progress due to busy life, but I've trimmed most of the armor and started on cover strips. Heading to an armor party this weekend where I hope to get confirmation on helmet positioning and ear trimming, and maybe start on limb sizing. In the interim starting to look at torso fit. Advice would be much appreciated! Some notes about my test fit: - Cod is as high as I can get it. I have zero thigh gap, am I doomed to armor bite from the cod forever?? - Ab is pulled up as high as it can go. Overlaps the cod a lot. - Very snug at hips, giant at ribs - Butt hangs very low for now Known to do: - Trim bottom of chest to minimal return edge - Trim kidney at bottom edge Questions: - Did I screw up when I cut the cod? it had to be done, but did I cut it too high? If so, is it fixable?? - Does the chest armor sit too low over the ab? - When trimming the kidney, I see that this should be done at the bottom. Do I just trim off enough to pull the butt up to a reasonable latitude?

Alright... I decided I would start making a bit of progress by labeling all of the pieces. This will help me make sure that I have everything and can also identify it all. Have to say it's already a bit overwhelming! Here's what I've got: Most of the stuff... After diving back into the packing peanuts, a few more.... Greeblie/decals/rivets List of what I think I've got: - Chest - Abdomen - Kidney/butt plate - Back - Shoulder straps - Shoulders - Biceps - Forearms - Hand guards - Thighs - Shins - Knee - Some diamond? Associated with knee? - Helmet (dome, face) - Ears (2 pairs) - Ammo pack - Ab accessories - Drop box x 4 - Belt - TD (tube, cover, end caps) - Lens material - Split rivets - Blue decals - Helmet greeblies - Extra ABS for cover strips Anything missing? I think it's everything I was expecting... A few questions right out the gate. I was lost trying to pair up... almost anything. Shins, forearms, biceps, thighs... will it become more apparent how they match up once I trim off some excess? I saw that for WTF there's a right and left shin, read through the thread with the debate, and was still lost! I know for biceps there's a left/right based on the dimple. Any other pieces have left/right distinctions? Lots of trimming in my future!

I'm guessing you are a guy based on your name- a lot of folks have good luck with slight mods to this pattern. (From glancing at the sketches big things would be shorten the skirt, mod the front panel to come across to the right place, and obviously add flares to the pants). https://mccallpattern.mccall.com/m4745 There's also a hat pattern floating around that I have used to make a couple, if you can't find it let me know and I'll share the pdf In order to tailor it for female fit I had to learn how to draft the pattern for myself (thus the long lead time!) Here is my build thread: https://www.imperialofficer.com/forum/index.php?/topic/7587-staff-officer-build-sewn-from-sloper/& I got a lot of great feedback on IOC forums as I went. It was an excellent learning experience! Cosplaysky sells decent officer costumes (you need to pay the upgrade for custom measurements and will still need to mod the flares on the jodhpurs, and ask for extra fabric to make into a matching hat b/c their hats are not good)... but, I learned a ton starting from scratch and now have a good base to start from when I sew anything for myself!

I've been working on updates to the TB to get it approvable (totally sucks being 5' 2" sometimes.... had to re-do all of my soft goods and order a new chest and back, working on heat baths and trims on the torso). Been thinking about where to start with the TK and I think I may bite the bullet and do the helmet. That was 1000000% the worst part of TB, so why not get it over with?? And this helmet doesn't even have a seam down the top and require multiple layers of Bondo and paint!

Gap in posts for good reason. Around the time of my last post, our Garrison had a tragic loss. One of our members was murdered. She was one of the nicest people you could ever meet. The armor party I referenced earlier was at her house, and her TK husband. I've struggled with what to say about it other than sometimes life sucks. Her primary costume was TB, so a group in Star built scouts for our local con in her honor. Walt pulled them, so I was not focused on pestering him about my TK. But I got to a presentable TB and started pestering Walt, who encouraged me to do so until it was in mg hands. And then...... I'm at work and the doorbell rings..... Just in time for me to ALMOST finish remaking my totally too huge Scout soft goods! And so it begins.... Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

The boots took me a little longer than anticipated... but I'm still waiting on armor, so that's OK. I received my neck seal and am ALMOST finished with boots (unhappy with some messiness around the soles, but getting close). Some pictures throughout the boot journey... Post-acetone rub: Taped up and ready to go: Layer 1 of approximately 1 billion: A few more layers in: All painted, acrylic layer, and fabric paint on the elastic! So now to fix the couple of smudges, make some magnet satchels, and continue researching...

Thanks for the tips! It looks like where I may have messed up was not having a cutting mat on hand. I will correct that next time I got the extra TIE kit safely off to a new owner, and while I wait on my kit I've just been keeping busy around the house. If the government stays shut down for another few weeks, maybe I will finally get everything organized! But my boots came yesterday, so I have more costume work to do! These are a little on the big side for me, but I'm sure I will want insoles, and wearing them with a couple of pairs of socks seemed to be fine so far. I will be following advice from several threads about painting boots, hopefully starting to tackle this tomorrow night. Before I scrub them with acetone, anyone see any issues with these?