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Doggydoc

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  1. Hello Leia. Welcome to the FISD. Looking forward to following your journey
  2. If you look at the reference photos, they look like they are okay. As they go all the way to the top on one photo, but are a bit shorter like yours in the other. Personally, I like the look better with the gap covered. Remember though that the top of the cover strip will be hidden under the shoulder bell.
  3. One recommendation I would give you when ordering that I did and it was a life saver is to ask for an extra set of ear pieces and some extra cover strip material. I messed up my first ear trying to countersink the screw and went right through.
  4. Hello Connor, welcome to the most fun and exciting hobby you will ever know. Imagine putting on your completed helmet for the first time, looking in the mirror and smiling from ear to ear, then grabbing your blaster and running through the house yelling pew pew pew. Great choice starting with the storm trooper. I also did my TK first and then did a death trooper. The death trooper was definitely a tougher and more technical build. Here at FISD, you have a great team of people that will help you to succeed. Never be shy to ask questions even if they seem silly. We all want you to succeed and look your best trooping for the 501st.
  5. You are correct. They did make some interface changes last week and it does make you go through a few extra steps. I was in the middle of uploading a bunch of photos over a few days and they changed it midway through that. I was very confused for a second.
  6. Hi Jim. Welcome to the FISD. I also have an AP kit. mark is great and the kit holds up really well. As others have said, we are here to help and never be afraid to ask any questions no matter how small. It is better to do it right, than to make a mistake and need to order a new part. ‘Looking forward to following your build.
  7. Most of the blasters have a solid bolt that separates the inside of the blaster from the spring area. As Chemi mentioned, putting some black foam in there would help hold the spring in the back section or just securing the spring to the back cap should work. Not sure how close you are to me geographically. I am in Cambridge. If you are not too far, maybe we could meet up sometime and I can help you.
  8. Hey Matt. I can’t tell from the photo, but it looks like the spring goes into the sliding bolt. Not sure if this is the case or not. The spring should sit between the bolt and the back cap and should be a bit compressed so it doesn’t move. Are you going to Toronto Comicon next month. I will be there all 3 days and would be happy to look at anything you need me to in person.
  9. Hi Kevin. Great work on lining up those screws with the back of the trap angle. I think you are still okay. Your ears are not too thin at this point and if you look at the screen used helmets, they often did not fight tight to the helmet. If you look where the ears are sitting on the helmet, this is the area that holds the other parts off of the helmet, so careful incremental sanding may bring them in a bit tighter. The helmet seam showing in the gap does affect the look some. Not sure if you have some room to trim it back a bit to hide it. Different helmet manufacturers will all have slightly different layouts to the alignment. Here are some screen used references.
  10. Hi Kevin, and thank you for your EIB application! CRL and EIB Application Requirements: All required photos have been submitted, and on behalf of the entire D.O. staff we are pleased to welcome you to the rank of Expert Infantry. Congratulations! Other-Armor Fit/Assembly; In this area we review observations made by your fellow troopers and the DO team. Some observations may lead to suggestions to improve the overall look of your armor, and please keep in mind that we consider both text (CRL) and pictures (screen caps/reference images) when reviewing submissions. 1. You moved the tube stripes in perfectly, but it appears you have placed them on the wrong side and as a result, they are leaning towards the back and not the front. CRL L2 : Fall of tube stripe tops ideally lean toward the front. Reference 2. The alignment of the screws securing the ear pieces does not follow the line of the traps. As we have explained in other occasions, we will only require it for Centurion, when the helmet looks "weird", which is not your case and if you choose not to correct this it likely would not prevent your centurion approval. CRL L3: Ideally, placement of ears (and screws) should closely follow the rear angle of the trap above them. References 3. Your Helmet is sitting a bit too high on your head. Ideally, the bottom of the helmet should sit just above the shoulders. This is fairly easily corrected by removing some of the padding on the top of the helmet. This will give a much better overall appearance to your costume and often will improve your vision. References 4. In order to avoid some "armour bite" when walking, we could suggest some additional trimming to the back section of the thigh and this could allow lift a little the lower section of the rear armour. References *************************************************** Centurion Requirements: In this section we prepare you for our highest tier of approval. Because Centurion photos must show more detail than EIB, items pertaining to Level 3 might be seen there and not here and additional photos may be required. We try to point out all that we can from what we are able to clearly see, but the final accuracy is the responsibility of the trooper. 1. The LEFT side ear location and brow trim cut are perfect but the Right side needs to be corrected for L3 accuracy CRL: The helmet is accurate in detail and proportion to official references Reference 2. The rank bar on your helmet is a little bit thin. to be more screen accurate, it will need to be widened slightly. References This should just take a bit of black paint in the areas outlined below 3. The left lower ear screw is sitting ion an angle and should be flush with the helmet. CRL L3: Ear screws shall be slotted, flat topped, countersunk and painted white. Reference 4. You will need to add some white elastic to secure the shoulder straps in the back. CRL L3: The plastic shoulder straps need to be held down in the back via a white elastic band to the white fabric that connects/bridges the chest and back piece. Reference On closer review, I can see the strapping on the image below. Just make sure to remember to put it around the shoulder bridge when dressing. 5. You still have some return edge on the wrist side of your forearms. This will need to be trimmed or sanded to remove all return edge. CRL L3: No return edge on the inside of the front of the forearm is allowed. Reference 6. The belt position should be a little higher (L3). CRL L3: The top of the ABS ammo belt should sit at or just above the bottom of the central and vertical abdomen button panels. References 7. Your left belt box is slightly out of position. This is likely a dressing issue and you just need to ensure that it lines up properly when kitting up. A small dab of E6000 can be used to secure the strap for the box the inside of the belt. CRL L3: Drop boxes are vertically aligned with the end of the ammo belt with minimal gap between belt and box. Right side is perfect Left side needs to move back slightly Reference
  11. Hello Guillermo and welcome to the FISD. I am looking forward to seeing your build and always feel free to ask lots of questions. That is what we are here for.
  12. Troop 45 Vaughan , Ontario February 11, 2024 Vaughan Winterfest 2024 This was a community activity day. There were indoor and outdoor activities, live music, and much more. They called for an attendance around 10,000. We took photos for hours on end. We would walk a bit and as soon as we stopped, a line formed. Lots of fist bumps, high fives and smiles all around. We were provided vouchers for lunch, so rather than undress, eat and then kit up again, I stayed in costume. Funny thing was that people still stopped me to get photos with me carrying my lunch. Not sure that a brisket sandwich and fries is canon.
  13. Hi Benjamin. Great job so far. Welcome to FISD. I look forward to following your progress.
  14. It looks pretty good to be honest and with the adjustments you are planning, it will look great. If they used E6000 to assemble it, it shouldn’t be too hard to fix the leg and arm pieces. If they used CA glue, it could be a bit tougher.
  15. Congrats on 10 troops. Make sure to request your milestone award here:
  16. That is correct, you get basic approval to then apply for Expert Infantry, then you can use the Expert Infantry approval to apply for Centurion Good luck on your approval, the costume is looking good
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