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I agree, would be nice

These are what I used on mine. https://www.amazon.com/Excel-Curved-Lexan-Scissors-2-Inch/dp/B0006O5KEG along with the "score and snap" method.

Looks good trooper! good luck, looking forward to seeing you get your TK number!

Welcome aboard! If it hasn't been mentioned yet, make sure you start a build post once you do get your kit. We all love seeing new kits getting built and it is a great way to show off your work and get help with parts you aren't sure meet the requirements! Good Luck selecting and building the kit for you!

As part of my journey in the 501st and FISD, I'm helping my son build his TK. He is going from Bridge Crew and TI Reserve to ANH TK, and we are hoping to meet EIB requirements, (I'm modifying mine as we go along). Here are a few pictures of our progress thus far.

Welcome aboard! I will watch your progress with great interest. I'm a novice 3d printer my self and I would love to see this get approved! Good Luck!

Welcome to FISD!

Your build is coming along great! Keep up the good work. It can be long process, but it is all worth wild in the end. I've loving the pictures, gives some great reference to your process, and will be a huge help to others running into similar challenges. Keep it going!

I need to do some more research, what it this "green" plastic? And for $650 I could get another kit... :-) I'm sure these are amazing. I hope all that want one get one.

Welcome, looking forward to checking out your build page! I'm thinking of picking up an AM4.5 kit myself as my ATA Works kit is a tad small on me. Thinking of turning it into a TD. Good Luck on your way to Centurion!.

This is just amazing! Great job Trevor! Congrats on both amazing kits! Welcome to the Brotherhood of white armor!

That's awesome Cameron! I'd love to see you do an update to your build thread if you made one to show how you do the shimming. I have to shim mine as well (the big hold up on my EIB application). You're on the home stretch! Your kit looks amazing. Best of luck!

Congratulations! It is an amazing feeling. Can't wait to see you post up your Troop log! Welcome aboard Trooper!

¡Bienvenido a FISD! Buena suerte con tu kit. Haz preguntas si las tienes. ¡Para eso es que estamos aqui! Lo siento si esto no se traduce bien, estoy usando el traductor de Google

Good luck to you! I've not seen anything like this, it would be interesting to see. Most of use get vacuum formed ABS armor from one of the approved vendors. But if you've got the skill, give it a shot and check with your GMO to make sure that it will get approved!

Can't wait to see your build and approval pictures! Feel free to ask any questions you come up with!

Looks Amazing Trooper! Good Luck!

I wish I knew the answer. I'm going to guess and say yes, as I don't think I've seen any "reference images" that show that line. But as I'm not on the approval team, I'll leave it to them to say for sure. Are you looking to go EIB with the your commander? I'm working on upgrading my TK as well! Good Luck to you!

Welcome to the FISD! Make sure you create a build thread once you get to BBB Day! And be sure to ask any questions, we are here to help!

Number 5 in the books! Another social distancing troop, but great to be out doing it again! Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

I second what the Chris' said. ABS paste, and back it! Good luck!

tots jelly... That is amazing. I have to start work on a Backpack. Good job Trooper!

Just based on what I've seen and learned over the past year, I would avoid getting any 501st related items from eBay like the plague. Unless you know the seller is reputable and is using eBay as a platform to drive some sales, I would check on the approved vendors list here on whitearmor that Mario provided and hit one of them up. The helmets is tough enough with two parts and two ears, I don't think I'd want to add a third part. personally. Good luck in your endeavors.

Nice Job Phil.

Hey Stephanie! As the others have pointed out already, AM makes a great kit for larger folks. And you can trim it to fit any size. I wish I had done my homework before I bought the kit I did. I'm 6'2" and 260lbs and I have some issues with my ATA Works kit. It is a bit small either in the chest or abdomen, as well as the shoulder bells. My son who is 5' 11" and 175 lbs fits in his ATA Works kit like it was made for him. Whatever way you go, ask alot of questions, and don't forget to start a build thread so we can see your progress and help out anyway we call. We love helping new troopers get going! These folks at FISD are a great help. I'm happy I had access when I was working on TK. Good Luck!