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Hi Brent, Thanks for your patience while we looked at your blaster repairs. The blaster definitely looks better and will pass for level 2 (EIB) approval. There are still some print lines visible around the hengstler eagle emblem that we would want cleaned up for Centurion level approval however. We know that they are typically more visible in photos than with the naked eye, but at level 3, we want everything to look as good as possible. With this completed, the only remaining item to get your EIB approval is the positioning of the thermal detonator. We just need you to adjust the positioning of the control panel so it faces backwards. Your thermal detonator control panel is facing a bit too much upward instead of to the back. This can be corrected by carefully unrolling the lower portion of the clips to roll the thermal detonator down. CRL L1: The white control panel raised ribbed pad faces the rear, with the controls/round washer style detail closest to the right end cap. References

Hello Frances, Welcome to the FISD. Looking forward to seeing your build.

Welcome back Tracy

Congratulations and welcome.

Hi Chandler. Welcome aboard. Looking forward to following your build.

@thelightsabercomplainer If you can’t get to AP through his Etsy account, then emailing Mark at [email protected] is the best way to contact them.

I don’t know DAProp and it looks like their Etsy store is currently closed, so it is tough to get an idea of their accuracy. make sure to look at this post for vendors we know are trustworthy and produce accurate costumes.

Welcome John

Welcome Seth.

Congratulations Justin.

Congratulations Justin

Welcome Nick. I think I can speak for the majority when I say that we were all pretty new to stuff like this when we first started. You will be amazed at the skills you develop making costumes. Always feel free to ask lots of questions and it looks like you are doing your research already which is the first big step that so many skip over. Looking forward to seeing your build.

Welcome Vincenzo. Your modelling work is absolutely amazing.

Hi Brent The barrel looks much better now. I apologize for not catching it earlier, but your hengstler looks to have some significant print lines as well that we will need to be removed. Sometimes lighting or angles on the photo make these more obvious.

Congratulations

Hi Roger. Welcome to the FISD. For a proper costume, you will likely be looking in the $1500 to $2000 range, depending on how much work you want to put into it yourself. As Glen mentioned, research is the key. So many people have just jumped in with 2 feet and found that they paid more for a costume that does not have the desired accuracy. Take your time, look over the above link and figure out which costume you want to do and then go from there. You will find lots of people here happy to assist you along your journey.

Congratulations. Well done

Congratulations and welcome to the FISD.

Welcome and congratulations

Congratulations

Hi Greg. welcome to the FISD. You are in for an amazing journey and as mentioned above, is introverts really do change personality when armoured up. I look forward to following your build.

Welcome to FISD Tom. You will find a wealth of knowledge here to get you on your way.

Ultimately, it would be up to your GML if it will be acceptable for basic approval. At higher levels of approval, We would likely request it to be moved out from under the neck seal. As it is a fairly easy correction. I would recommend just moving it.

I have not done a painted TK helmet but did a death trooper one that has a very gloss black finish (mirror glossy). I did do a wet sand between coats to make sure there were no imperfections that would carry through to the top coats. After the 2K clear coat, I buffed it with a cutting compound and then a polishing compound with an electric car polisher to get the shine. If you are not going for a high gloss finish however, you can likely get away without the sanding between coats as I did on my daughter's clone trooper helmet

Welcome Henry. I look forward to following your journey