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Thanks Terrell! That means a lot to me coming from you.

As per the thread title, these 501st numbers were free as of October 2008 when I started to get everything together properly for my TK. I'd thought I'd share all my hard work. It's okay, you can buy me a present later. Obviously, some of these will have been taken since then and obviously I waited to post this until I submitted mine. Check, check and check again is my advice. For some reason the 501st memberlist only goes up to early 4000s so there will be plenty of numbers after those that are still free, but I don't know how to access them. <obsolete list removed by OP - see later post>

Finally after THREE YEARS I have just sent my clearance pics! ----------- Now I know there will still be a couple of things to do before I go Elite, but I thought these were good enough to get clearance. Thanks for the bicep tip, Marcel, they'll get pulled up turned and strapped properly before Elite status is requested. Wish me luck! Thanks to the absolutely gorgeous Colin Anderson for taking my photos, and to his lovely lady, Nicola for putting up with us Star Wars geeks playing around with the white stuff on her birthday no less! Massive thanks to Mark for giving me his white canvas belt! Huge thanks to everyone here and at the UKG for their help and encouragement over the last three years. Hope to be trooping with you soon!

Mines are too big because I bought them when I was 4 stone heavier than I am now. Insoles! Genius plan. Hadn't thought of that. Cheers.

That's just rotten, guys. Do your companies not have a free net use at lunch time policy? We did this and it cut down on the sneaky surfing during work hours. Also, try http://anonymouse.org

Cheers Doug and Thanks Colin mate! I MUST cut out backs of knees tomorrow!!!

Hey guys. It's ready for duty! The first bit of my kit to be finished (that's if I decide not to put the wires on) After the primer, I silvered it with a can of alu spray paint 2 or three coats: Then I satin blacked it; this is the first coat: THEN! Once it was dry... Came the weathering... Otherwise known as the scratching it up with my fingernail. (These are biggies, so you can have a good stare) Barrel: Butt/D-Ring: Right Side: Money Shot: This thing weighs in at 1.6 kilos. That's 3½ lbs! :o

The plan is, now that I've primed it, primed it again, filled the bubbles that the priming picked out, flatted it back with wet and dry 600 grit to primer again, to prime it another two times (should I flat it back again here?) I had go to bare resin on some patches that were a bit rough with filler. Then two coats of alu silver paint, then a few coats of satin black, then weather the bugger with sand paper through to the silver. How does that sound? I am a total n00b at painting blasters.

Cheers, Doug. Taking it to PM.

Sorry to go OT for a moment, but that's stunning. There's a man who knows how to 'Shop! Fancy sharing a tutorial for that, Doug?

Nice!

Thanks Terrell, I'm specifically looking at the guy in the middle. Will post pics when done. Cheers.

Hi guys, I came across this image in another thread: I am planning on cutting my SDS in this fashion to make it easier to walk. I can barely walk with the legs on at the moment. Just to confirm: Since this is a grab from ANH, I would assume this mod be acceptable for Elite status. Would I be correct in thinking this? Cheers!

:lol: Should be getting on with the satin black tomorrow. After filling in some bubbles that I missed and a last coat of primer.

PRIMED:

You can never have enough white stuff.

Sweet! But... It's not white!

Dunno yet... This is what I was up to toda... um yesterday! One Dark Hengstler of DOOM! I decided I didn't like the paint job I'd done on the scope, so I set to stripping it back with 280 grit sandpaper: Then came the custom sand bit for the dremel: SHINY! Now I need to paint it again. <_< I changed my mind about the band around the middle to make it look more M38 rather than M38A2. I'm going to leave it as is. The middle band gives it an added bit of detail. If I ever build a real sterling conversion. I'll have a 6 digit hengstler and an M38 Scope.

I figure he can see the end of the hood just fine.

Cheers, mate. I still get giggly looking at my nice painted teeth.

I have the case off, so I can still turn the dials, but I believe I'll be getting the one I'm after.

Locking the reset button for the w1n! A small screw stuck in with E6000 will prevent any accidental resets!

I'd never get into your thighs.

I feel that there is a ploy in here somwheres.

Thanks! If anyone does...