Jim Calverley

Thanks Randy! Return edges are definitely going away. The boy needs a little extra room! With regard to posting images - I've run out of room to include images in my posts directly.(the forum only allows a certain amount, as I am sure you know). How does everyone manage that here, without attaching them to the actual post?

Finished assembly of first piece - left bicep. https://www.facebook.com/1715762582029521/posts/2755491231389979/?extid=0&d=n

You know I will! :)))). thank you very much!

Just checking that I have these paired properly. One forearm set seems to have a 'bulge' - I believe that this is the left. The other set is more straight, assuming this is the right.

Sweet! Thanks Caleb. I will look through Joseph's guide today, before I do any more cutting.

Well, in my enthusiasm to get rolling, I've made my first noob screw-up. I started with the biceps and while trimming down the return on the top of the right bicep I made the mistake of pulling on the trimmed piece and it took more than I wanted when it came off (see photos). Should I try and "repair" it, or do I need to scrap this piece and get a new one from WTF? I'd appreciate any advice on this one. Thanks.

Thank Dan - all great info that I will use. I did look at the FISD images but there's so much, and I am yet to be tuned in to the sometimes very subtle differences in pieces. We actually sat and watched your YouTube video before we did our first trim on the outer bicep yesterday - great stuff. I will check out Ross' videos today!

Thanks Randy! I looked for a while to find pics that would tell me. All I could find was completed images and there is some differences between kits - many of the kits I saw, the inside sections both had the dimple, while the WTF armor only has the dimple on one side. I suppose I'll get tuned into the subtleties eventually....

Here’s my first noob question...starting with bicep pieces. Do I have these back/front halves matched correctly?

Thank you! I will check out all of those resources!

Hi all, It begins. It is an understatement to say I am overwhelmed by all of the information here. Our armor kit arrived yesterday from Walt's Trooper Factory. I am building this kit with my 18 year old autistic son, and he is eager to get started, but he also doesn't understand the concept of research before cutting into anything, especially with the investment made. I've run the list of tools and consumables posted, and did a big Amazon order yesterday. I've started reading as much as I can here in the forums, but there is so much information, it's hard to find the answers to specific things quickly without stumbling onto another interesting topic and falling down a rabbit hole there. Then an hour later I am no closer to my answer, so I'll ask you here: QUESTION: Is there a preferred set of YouTube videos that document the build well? I've seen RS Propmasters in UK, and I recently found a set of videos from Trooperbay as well. Are there other, more reliable, or accurate, or compliant video tutorials out there that has consensus within the community as a preferred standard? Any recommendations would be GREATLY appreciated. And, certainly there will be more to come! Many thanks!