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Winter Mini Fanfest - St. Albans, VT 12.9.23

 

Telling Santa who is boss! 

[[4] TK-39314 (DocDan) Troop Log]

Albany Firewolves Game troop - Albany, NY 3.25.23

Yes-my forearms are backwards! 

 

 

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Sci Fi and Fantasy Expo - Essex, VT 5.29.23

First time using my riot shield!

 

 

 

 

[JmTrooper’s (First Build) Denuo Novo TLJ FOTK]

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

[TikiTechie TLJ First Order TK Build Thread]

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.

[Alan's Denuo Novo FOTK Build]

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. 

[Daryl’s Denuo Novo FOTK build]

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.

[Daryl’s Denuo Novo FOTK build]

23 hours ago, daryldoak said:

Ab glueing complete:

 

 

These seams are ready for abs paste.

 

Next up was the shoulder bell tabs:

 

Question: Anybody have tips on how much to overlap the inner chest and back?

@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.

[Phasma build loading]

Here we go!

[Hello from New Hampshire]

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. 

[Doggydoc’s Jimmiroquai TFA FO stormtrooper build thread.]

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

[Shiri's Denuo Novo First Order TK Build Thread]

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.

[Shiri's Denuo Novo First Order TK Build Thread]

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! 

 

 

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Make A Wish event - Shelburne, VT 10.27.22

 

 

 

 

 

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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

[DocDan's FOTK Build (Back Stage Props)]

2 hours ago, gmrhodes13 said:

Congratulations trooper and welcome to the FOTK ranks, you can request higher TK access here  

 

Thanks Glen for all your support through my build! It meant a lot knowing people were looking at it and there guiding.

Did not know there was that option for more access so thanks for the link.  I have my request in. 

[501st Trooper Status Requests (Include link to your 501st profile in your request!)]

Hi there.

 

I'd like to request more forum access: https://www.501st.com/members/displaymemberdetails.php?userID=33460

 

Thank you.

[DocDan's FOTK Build (Back Stage Props)]

Hi team. I’m in! 
 

 

There are a few things I want to take care of to make it better. I’m adding white felt to the back of the belt boxes so they don’t rub off the paint on my right thigh. Same with the insides of my shoulder bells on my biceps. I also want to get a better spat set up. Also currently working on the heavy F11D, pistol and shield.

[DocDan's FOTK Build (Back Stage Props)]

23 minutes ago, Sly11 said:

Great work Daniel.

Thanks Andrew! @Sly11 

[DocDan's FOTK Build (Back Stage Props)]

On 7/4/2022 at 6:00 PM, gmrhodes13 said:

Looking good, a couple of things you may need to adjust that your GML may require

 

Side closer not quite straight. Also there is a big gap from you the bottom of your TD to the armor.

 

 

Biceps could be rotated, clips at front  

 

Good luck with approval, hope to see you with a TKID soon 

Hey thanks Glen @gmrhodes13 and Mario @TKSpartan for the feedback and encouragement. Yeah the biceps have to be adjusted for sure. Will make sure I make sure they are in line next time I push them up and attach them to the Velcro on the bells (my wife helped attach those for me)

 

The TD, yes, I had forgotten to place the double thickness Velcro after painting on there to keep it attached to the ab section. I have since added it and it will keep it down now. 
 

The right chest plate side wing, I agree and will make sure I get that straight next time.  

[DocDan's FOTK Build (Back Stage Props)]

Hey all. I finally got some time to take my submission photos yesterday! The day has arrived...Sent them to my GML team last night.  Fingers crossed! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[DocDan's FOTK Build (Back Stage Props)]

Decided to powder coat my thigh holster bracket. It will hold up better than paint and clear coat 

 

 

 

Missing some screws but working on that  

[DocDan's FOTK Build (Back Stage Props)]

I'm on the home stretch! Getting the final clips on the shins and thighs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[DocDan's FOTK Build (Back Stage Props)]

The shin decals were really bothering me!  I took some time and made a small template and used some gaffers tape in place of black vinyl.  Hopefully they look a bit better as they now fill that recessed area a lot better!

 

 

 

Left Shin=after                                          Right Shin=before

 

 

 

 

[DocDan's FOTK Build (Back Stage Props)]

10 hours ago, gmrhodes13 said:

Shame the lower shin decals don't fill the whole area, the decals probably right sized just the recessed area too long

Reference

 

 

 

Yep-totally do not like that either!  They are Anovos decals and my kit is BSP which they obviously made the recessed oval too large on the armor.  I could always use some gaffer tape and cut to size but don't want the black oval to be too large.  I'll go with this for now and see what happens.