Trooper Nez

Thank you so much for all of your encouraging comments and support. I'll be sure to double-triple check everything before I start, and I appreciate the fact I'll have multiple guides to reference for this. Hopefully I'll be finished with this project by late September, in time for a troop. I'll be sure to post updates if I have any questions or concerns.

Hello there, long time lurker here. Joined the 501st as a Security Services Officer, since that outfit had a lot less construction needed for approval, and arrived right after my TK. My original plan was to join the 501st as ANH stormtrooper, and I purchased back in 2016 an ANOVOS TK kit. I think it's the second run, because there are only two snaps attached to the cloth portion of the belt, since I remember there being a lot of issues with the first run of their belts. Either way, I have a full kit, which I've cut out and trimmed down. Had to toss the body-glove that came with, because the ink bled onto an area of my ab-plate, forcing me to use wet sandpaper and Novus to restore it. I'm inching along when it comes to progress after pulling the box and contents out of storage, because I'm terrified of misunderstanding the various guides and instructions and putting holes where they don't belong, etc. I'm trying to avoid leaning too hard on my local squad (Southern California Garrison), as I don't want to come across as too needy or helpless. I feel I need to know how to build it, because that's the only way I'll know how to upkeep it in the long run. After finishing both of the arms, I'm moving onto the torso and belt. The belt is just confusing at this point, I'm not sure where to start with it, or if I need to make changes to it. Perhaps if I provided a picture of what I have, it'll be easier to advise? I've attached a picture of what I think is everything for the belt. I remember there being changes to the ANOVOS kits during their production run, so I just want to make sure I'm not about to make unnecessary adjustments.