DocDan

Winter Mini Fanfest - St. Albans, VT 12.9.23 Telling Santa who is boss!

Albany Firewolves Game troop - Albany, NY 3.25.23 Yes-my forearms are backwards!

Sci Fi and Fantasy Expo - Essex, VT 5.29.23 First time using my riot shield!

I used e6000 to glue my straps to the inside of the thighs-still holding! @JmTrooper

Nice work so far Jim! My helmet hits my yoke if I turn to far to the right or left. I adjusted my padding in the helmet and it made it a bit better.

Nice! This is build I started with as well for my first armor in the 501st. I learned a lot. I'm sure I will build another one of these down the road.

Nice work so far! Glad you tested the yolk with magnets first for fitment-I did the same thing so I could get a feel for it. I think that overlap on the yolk will be fine. I had a butt joint on mine however, it was a 3 piece set-up from WTF. I used Devcon and then Proflex to blend the joint.

@daryldoak The yoke looks pretty good with the overlap in your photo-you want a couple inches for strength AND for the side wings to be able to velcro to the back part of the yoke.

Here we go!

Welcome @Teach-. I'm in VT so we are neighbors. Have you checked out the NE Garrison forums yet? https://www.501neg.com/?_fromLogin=1 The Granite State Squad is starting up in NH as well so that will help you be more in tune with the member in your state.

Oh the things we do to play with these kits! . I love that the FOTK forearms and thighs are one piece in this kit!

Nice! I usually trace the cut lines with pencil before I start trimming. This kit looks so much easier to put together than mine with the numbers and all.

Looking good @Shiri! Nice to see more builds-keep up the good work. I found I was gung ho for like 4 months, then lost steam, then picked it up again after a month long build break. I got mine done in 6 months. Depending on your head/noggin size, most of us are unable to get through the provided neck opening. You will want to trim the neckline as close as you can then sand those edges to allow for more max clearance. You may even have to cut away some of the "front chest interior" for your head to fit through. Its hard to explain but I usually put my head through in the front chest, then pull my neck back into the opening, then attach the chest plate to cover that opening. (My pics below) Mine is still very tight and I brush my nose each time I don and doff it!

Make A Wish event - Shelburne, VT 10.27.22

Happy to start my troop thread here! I give permission for FISD to repost my photos on social media in an appropriate fashion Make A Wish event - Shelburne, VT 10.27.22 (Galactic Starcruiser wish reveal) Albany Firewolves-Albany, NY 3.25.23 Sci Fi and Fantasy Expo - Essex, VT 5.29.23 Winter Mini Fan Fest - St. Albans, VT 12.9.23