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Thanks Dan!

Hello everyone, updating my build thread with some fresh paint pictures.

Sorry the pics appear blurry, as mentioned it's a first coat, and thinly applied...better with several thin coats than one thick coat can get messy. I will let it dry fully for 24 hours before i reapply 2nd coat. Thanks for the feed back.

Hi, hope everyone's having a relaxing weekend. I managed to get a first coat on my ab plate buttons this evening.

Quick question regarding suiting up, I discovered it gets really warm really fast, and I don't stay in the warmest of climates (Scotland) Do most troopers use cooling system in their helmets? Also on the same note troopers from warmer climates does the heat affect your armour's shape (melting) and colour (UV)?

Love the action shots, very authentic!

Thanks Mario.

Static shot of fitting progress.

Taking a break from the intricacies of the finer details and had a test fit instead.

Thanks Dan, Joseph and Glen! Really appreciate all your help.

Everyday is a school day indeed! Great information thank you, Glen.

Wow! What are the cool little hooks hanging onto the shoulder bell elastics? I mean I know there purpose, but as Nute Gunray said to Palpatine "is this legal"?

Well, today i got a day off work as it's the Queens 70th Platinum Jubilee here in the UK. So I put that spare time to good use and assembled my right bicep, also decided to cut out my left bicep as i felt it was too loose, it's now more tailored to my needs. In the RS prop youtube tutorials they suggest attaching the bicep to the shoulder bell with white tape and another option with attaching elastic, is there any prefernces on which method to use? That's all for today, next i plan to do the elastics on the arms.

The ab buttons are adhered in position, ammo belt will be raised on completion of painting the dots.

A missing piece arrived from RSpropmasters today, the right bicep! The build continues...trimming first, fitting, cutting, sanding, some more fitting and gluing.

It's so tempting, yet so expensive. I've been lucky enough to attend both previous London Celebrations and one in Essen Germany. I agree a lottery win would be the answer

Ah I see what you mean, I was primarily focused on the evenness between the end caps and panels. Thanks for the feedback Glen you have well trained eyes for details

That's good observations and advice, in the previous photo the ab plates are held on with blutac (museum putty) After assembling the TD I trimmed some more off the ab plates and glued them in place, I've not taken a picture yet or painted them, I know it might be a bit trickier to paint now , but sometimes I think I get impatient and make things hard for myself, I wasn't particularly looking forward to painting and decided the progression would be beneficial.

Had a little extra time to work on the thermal detonator today. Some more progress pictures...

Really appreciate the feedback Joseph! All noted thank you! Oh, and the ISG went easy on me this time once they discovered my allegiance is to the Empire, no bail money this time

Had a busy weekend and put some hours in on my armour build, thanks again for supplying me with lots of info to carry this forward. Continued with shin rear closures, some trimming and elastics fitted to thighs and a quick suit up for test fitting. Also non build related i enjoyed coverage of Celebration Anaheim via all Social media outlets and thrilled to watch the first 2 episodes of Kenobi. Oh! And Happy 25th anniversary 501st Legion! I was detained by the ISG garrison today at a local charity event for failing to produce my chain code

I got a little work done on both calfs this evening, bit of trimming with the shears and fitting the rear coverstrips. I'm going with the velcro closures it seems to give a secure fit.

Thanks Glen! I'll have a good read through those links perfect

That's very helpful information guys, Thanks!

Hi guys, I've hit a bit of a brick wall with what to do with my rear calf closures. The reason being i don't think the elastic hook system will suffice at lining up the tops of the RS calf, would a velcro closure be better for the alignment, any recommendations or suggestions would be of great help?? In addition to mobility cuts is this why most calfs are trimmed out here cause the armour doesn't meet on the RS parts?