StarTrooper

Thanks!

Awesome thank you Glen

Hey everyone! Back with some more progress! So, I heard from KB, and he's planning to ship out my TFA helmet and the rest of the other parts(TD, chest clips), so with that I decided to work on... TD For the TD(the plastic part anyways) I trimmed it down. Does this look right? Top Side Bottom Resin parts I cut out all the little clips with Lexan scissors. A small tip would be to cut them out very slowly, as when they're sent out they're all attached. So be careful, or you might crack them. I accidentally cracked one, but was easily repaired with some E6000. And that's pretty much it for now. I'd also like to say a big thank you to everyone who worked on this new First Order Battle Group, it looks awesome and has been great help already. Until next time

Thanks

Yes! In the words of our Emperor, dew it!

Hey everyone! I apologize for the lack of updates, my usual computer crashed, and so I couldn't upload pics. But now I'm on a different computer, so here we go! Ab Plate I finally did the strapping for the ab plate, simple snaps set into webbing. The straps are also webbing. Gloves Finally got around to ordering the gloves from Endor Finders, great quality and feel. I also stuck some Velcro to the hand plates so that they can attach to the gloves. Test Fit I also did another test fit, really happy with how this is looking Hopefully I'll start on the belt construction soon. That's pretty much it, haven't gotten a ton done, but progress is progress Until next time

It depends on how experienced you are with building things. I haven’t built anything like armor in my life, and my armor turned out great. It’s definitely got a learning curve, but it is definitely worth it in the long run, once your armor is complete. Also if you’re not sure on what do do for any part of your build, feel free to ask lots of questions! Good luck!

That’s awesome! I watched your fan film, the best Star Wars fan film I’ve ever seen! Looking forward to the series!

Yeah, in hindsight it probably would have been a good idea to print on thicker card stock. But unfortunately this project has been abandoned, and replaced with a 3D printed version. I’ll post up some pics once the project is finished.

Yes, it it that pattern. It’s quite a good model, especially if you would like to mod it!

Hey Alex, great photos! Yes, unfortunately KB kits suffer from a bit of orange peel, mine has some as well. Nice job so far!

I would love to be in the first 1000, unfortunately I’m only 16, and the 501st age restriction is 18 Oh well, I consider myself the luckiest guy in the world to even have stormtrooper armor

Cool, thank you Tony, I’ll definitely check it out

Hey Tony, thanks for checking in, I haven't done much, got a little side tracked with some other stuff, here's what I have done. Ab Plate For the ab plate, I started to work on my ab suspension system. I drilled holes at the top of the armor, and using suspenders with these clips, clamped them in the holes. I will be working on back closure soon as well. I also have since trimmed off the bottom of the ab plate. Butt Plate Mod For the butt plate, I decided I wanted to make mine look like the Anovos one, with the three tabs So I started to guess at distances, and then measured everything so that it was symmetrical. And done! I also marked where I will drill the holes for the snaps. Test Fit I did do another test fit, (without the updated ab) pretty happy with how it looks.

Man that is a nice set of armor! Nice work and congratulations Justin!

Thanks Thank you! Reshaping was surprisingly not too hard.

Hey everyone, back after a bit, here's what I've done. Thighs I came back to the thighs, and reshaped them at the top. Mostly just because the shape was inaccurate. Test Fit I did a quick test fit(before I shaped the thighs). The ab sits too low as well as the knee pads are droopy. These will be fixed soon. I also purchased some black Dockers suspenders, which I will attach soon. Here's another lower body test fit with the reshaped thighs. Strapping I also was able to finish strapping the shoulder bell to yoke connection. I also strapped the bicep to shoulder bell with Velcro, although it is not holding up so well, I may change it out for snaps. Other Stuff I also had to take a glamour shot with the armor on Here's a fun photo I took with the "boys"...er armor And that is pretty much it. Until next time

Yeah. She would have been proud at where her designs went.

Thanks! I’m probably on here way too much lol

Brian Muir.

Thank you guys, this build has been super enjoyable so far!

Hey Tony, things are going well, been building a ton so I kinda forgot to post updates! Here we go! Spats Here they are, just need to put the clip greeblie on. I glued the one side, and stuck some Velcro on the other, so that they can be taken on and off. Ab Plate The ab plate was pretty easy, I started by cutting the back in half with a blade. Next, I cut a 2 inch cover strip. I still have to trim the top off, but overall looking pretty nice. I also plan to take about that much off to fit me. Legs I made the strapping for the legs, simply used 1 inch webbing and folded it over, to make a loop, and set a snap on the end. This isn't screen accurate, but is still very practical. And those are held up by a leather belt. Here's a picture of the legs on me. They look quite good, still figuring out how to attach the gaskets, whether I should just attach them to the thigh or to sew them to the leggings. They are just taped to my legs in the photo. Chest I decided it was time to tackle the chest plate situation. I copied what Anovos does and installed risers into the chest plate. I cut out 8 triangles out of scrap ABS, and glued 4 and another 4 together. Stuck some Velcro on, and boom! Chest plate almost done. I say almost as there is a small gap between the chest and the yoke. And that is pretty much it for now. Until next time

I totally agree, this could be the catch phrase for any TK build Nice work so far!

Awesome thank you very much!

Sure, if you could show some photos of where the forearms should be trimmed that would be great.