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  5. TK-12953 - A Dave's Darkside Depot EIB AHN Stunt build

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    Started unboxing everything and putting them in the tote that the kit will live in when finished. Just to get it out of the cardboard box my wife wanted out of the house. LOL

    I'll be starting with the calves as they are one of the parts on my ATA kit that are just too small for me. I can't keep them secured currently. We have a big Con troop in two weeks and I want to be able to wear the TK, so I'll start there. Hopefully I'll have a few other part done as well. Thanks again to Dave Conklin from Dave's Darkside Depot for the new AM Armor. And @justjoseph63's flexible hand guards.

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  8. TK-12953 - A Dave's Darkside Depot EIB AHN Stunt build

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    12 hours ago, justjoseph63 said:

    You are going to be pleasantly surprised by how much thicker the ABS he uses is as compared to some other makers (especially the bucket).  I'm building one of his helmets now for a display piece, and though I normally use ABS scissors, for this one I found that a quality pair of tin snips makes life much easier.  Trust me. ;)

     

    I noticed a while back that although Dave makes his Hovi-tips out of cast aluminum rather than resin that there was no "nipple" inside like the originals.  I made a few that look very close, made some molds, cast a ton of them in white resin and sent them to him so you should have received a set with your kit.  You may want to paint them, but once the screen is in you really can't tell a difference in the color.

     

    I believe I drilled out the bottoms slightly to accommodate the screw heads/tiny washer so they can lay flat on the base, but you may have to take a little more out.  To attach them, I used super glue gel with an accelerator instead of regular CA glue.  More control and a lower viscosity so it wouldn't seep out through the screw opening.

     

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    Pleasantly surprised with everything in the kit thus far, especially the flexible hand guards :icon_bow:

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  12. Help! Something Happened to my Trooper Log!!!

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    3 minutes ago, Morgi said:

    I had the same happen to mine -- what happened was that I accidentally edited the post date as well, because that date changed to the current date. 

     

    If you go to edit it once more, look at the bottom for the schedule post option and enter the correct date you previously posted it. That should move it back to its original position in your thread. Hope this helps!

    Thanks @Morgi! I'll give it a try!

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  18. Trooper Fit Club

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    After some months of back and forth, I'm back on the bandwagon. 2 weeks in and I'm down 7 lbs. Changed the diet, added some additional walking and light exercises. Now to keep the momentum going. I've got a long way to rid myself of the 50 extra lbs I've put back on, but I have to continue to tell myself this is a marathon, not a sprint.

    Sent from my SM-N981U1 using Tapatalk

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  19. TK-12953 - A Dave's Darkside Depot EIB AHN Stunt build

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    Got word this week that the shipping of the AM 5.0 kits will be starting this weekend (11 FEB 2023), so it only took 7 months, but seems like forever!

    Getting excited about this build. I bought an RS Commissioned ESB kit from a member that retired. It was build to Centurion standards, and just seeing how it was put together has help me realize all the errors I made with my ATA Stunt kit. I can't wait to build this Stunt kit to at last EI.

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