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    Hello from Ohio!

    in New Member Introductions Archive

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    I'm kind of conservative when it comes to spending money. I still have doubts of whether I should do this or not, when I look at the prices of all the different armor kits.  I wanted to find a middle ground between quality and price.  I assumed since ATA stands for Affordable Trooper Armor, that it would be on the less expensive side. I still need to email them. 

     

    Another thing is that I'm also involved in some American Civil War reenacting.  I wasn't sure if I could afford TWO expensive hobbies.  I've wanted to join the 501st ever since I first found out about you guys.  The Stormtrooper was always my choice costume to do.  That's why I started making a EVA foam costume.  I figured that I could make a cheaper non-approvable suit, and pretend to troop at conventions.  Pitiful, I know:laugh1: I watched armor building with TK-1636 and read build threads to get myself inspired.  I also decided to make a Rogue One kit (even though ANH armor is my favorite) since I got a Black series helmet to wear, instead of making one myself.  Yosh's R1TK build was VERY helpful by the way. 

     

    Well, I got pretty far along in making the EVA foam kit, when I really started to consider getting a real kit... that's when I decided to sign up for this forum.   Doubts about the money I will have to spend are still nagging at me though.  I know it wouldn't be a waste of money, but still...

     

    Thank you all for the kind welcomes, and advice!

     

    Hello from Ohio!

    in New Member Introductions Archive

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    I'll post a build thread as soon as I can. I still need to save quite a bit for the armor. In the meantime, maybe I could get some of the soft parts and use them for my EVA foam costume. I was going to have it a completely R1 suit, but I don't think anybody will care if I have ANH boots, undersuit, ect.

    Hello from Ohio!

    in New Member Introductions Archive

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    24 minutes ago, wook1138 said:

    Welcome to the FISD, Caleb!  Those are some great videos - good for you for finding them, they will help.

     

    For info on some vendors, check out this post:

     

    Hopefully the contact info for ATA is good and you can get a price. If not, just ask around here, someone will know another way to contact them if needed.

     

    There are a couple of threads for modding a R1 TK bucket.  Here is one:

    Keep in mind that the R1 Black series helmet will not be approved with your ANH TK - if that was the intent.

     

    There is also a whole section here devoted to people's builds - the better ones act as excellent step by step tutorials on how to build your TK.  You'll want to check out a few of those for sure.

    Here is the link for some ANH build threads:

    https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/forum/80-anh-build-threads/

     

    Best of luck in your TK journey!

    Thank You! So all I need to do is Email ATA. I couldn't see any off the pics in the R1 helmet Mod thread. Could it be because I don't have a Photobucket subscription?

    The R1 helmet is just for my EVA foam R1 kit.

    Hello from Ohio!

    in New Member Introductions Archive

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    Hello, my name is Caleb. I'm 17, but I'll be turning 18 in a few months.

     

    I wasn't planning on joining the 501st until I started working on a EVA foam ROTK kit (obviously not for approval:smiley-sw013:) for the upcoming Cincinnati Comic Expo in September.  But I realized how much I loved the whole armor building experience, even if it is just a EVA foam kit. Now I want to do it for real. I fell in love with the ANH kit after watching "Armor building with TK-1636". The only reason my EVA foam kit is a RO is because I have the Black Series bucket;) I've been researching all the different kits and the ATA one caught my eye, but I can't figure out how much it is... do any of you know what their current pricing is? I need to find out so I can start saving for it. 

     

    I would also like to know if anyone has been able to successfully take apart a Black Series TK bucket? I was planning to wait and mod it before I put it together, but couldn't resist not putting it together when I got it. Now I can't get it apart!:6:

     

    Sorry for the large barrage of questions. Thank you in advance for any replies!

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