DarkTrooper

Cool yeah, how much would you make one up for?

Has anyone gotten word about when another shipment of 9s and 10s will be in with these guys? I've gotten a response from them that I'm on a waiting list for 10s but that was back in the beginning of October. The year's almost done with and my ATA TK armor is almost complete. I'm just missing boots. I've seen CA boots are available in a half size bigger than what I normally wear but the consensus has been that the TK boots are better in quality (in the long run) VS. CA Boots. I continue to patiently wait . . . . . .

shins trimmed, jointed together Shins painted and hanging to dry ATA Ceiling fan. Creative way to set aside and dry parts from paint. I need to clean my room there is no space on the floor or on my desk I have small ankles so on the right shin I was able to glue together the back of it and still be able to slide my foot in and out of. I can't do the same with the left though because the opening is not big enough.

FX can range folks as small as me 5'7", 130lbs to as big as 6 foot, 200lbs. I'm working on an ATA right now. It looks just right for my build also.

Great job Jon! I'm maybe half way done on the building part with my ATA. Shoulders, biceps & arms built/painted. Calves are built. I need to pick up more E6000 to finish the thighs. ATA

Bad paint job. Yikes. What did I do? I think I painted too thick. Whats the best way to remove the paint without messing up the plastic?

I'm painting my ATA right now. It kinda sucks though because the temperature is getting colder. i have a heater in the garage though & I'm taking my time. For paint, it seems that everyone seems to be using the Rustoleum stuff. I have the plastic primer and the high performance glossy white. What ever brand paint you decide to use, use the primer & the main coat from the same brand.

Dude! That's gross! Anyways, hope no permanent damage happened to your armor. Take care of that . . . . please

Nice cog tat Alex. I'm interested in getting one too. So what does everyone else have? Watch this thread turn into a "ink" thread

Wow! If you can wait till Black Friday, Lowes is offering their 1.15amp Dremel with attachments (reg price $54.97) for $24.97!

I 2nd that! Overpriced especially for an FX kit. My recently purchased ATA set was less than that. Keep doing your research. Depends on what you're looking for: price/quality/HIPS/ABS/challenge of build.

Other than cleaning off marks/scuffs on the paint; how do you make it SUPER shiny? I saw a post on here or another forum about using something from meguiars called "cutter". Has anyone else seen this post? and could you steer me that way?

Um, "doopydoos" seems to be the most easily accessible conversion kit for the Kenner blaster. I ordered one and it was shipped surprisingly quick. I'm satisfied with the quality too.

They do carry the Dremel brand. I just looked it up on their website. Several models starting at $30.52. I don't have a Dremel brand rotary tool. I have a Black & Decker I picked up at Target, works great and I can use the Dremel attachments/bits.

Great job! I remember growing up I had a AMT/Ertl AT-AT kit. It came with a scaled snowspeeder too. Its boxed up somewhere in my house.

Stormtrooper is seen on the latest episode of How I Meet Your Mother. One of Robin & Barney's biggest arguments is about Stormtroopers. Robin called his life-size TK statue a "Storm Pooper". Did anyone else see this? The bad side though is that it was a Rubies version.

Yeah, I think you're crazy! j/k Good luck, if this is something you really wanna do then go for it. Use this website/forum as your primary reference & ask plenty of questions. If you not after 100% accuracy BUT still want to be accepted into the 501st it looks like a FX kit is your model/goal. (At least that's what it looks like to me from my observation). Just please . . . make it better than those pictures of the armor from that trooperarmor website. yyeeesshhh!

From a TX to another TX, great job. It feels good to be a TX, not many around. It can get tiring when "uninformed" people start calling you Darth VAder or a Tie Pilot. Yeah, I know what you mean by not much posting over in the Spec Ops forum. So that helmet is the painted ATA?

I'm with you on that. I'm starting on my ATA kit and the helmet will be the last thing I work on. I did start trimming it though. Question on your helmet: Did you get some extra flashing clumped on the sides of your face plate? Mine's did. It might be hidden once I get the ears on but I may have to sand those clumps down.

you did a great job. My add-on kit just came in tonight.

Doopydoos add-on kit came in today. It arrived rather quick, wasn't expecting it. I picked up a holster from a fellow 501st member too and that came in as well. Began with chopping off the muzzle and cutting down the scope. As far as the armor, tonight I started putting together the left arm piece as well as finishing up both biceps. This build is WAY more challenging than my FX was, by far! I supposed I'll be getting more done in the nights ahead now that baseball is officially over for the season. Those darn Yankees!!!

I've pretty much looked at everyone's ATA builds that I could find and quite a few of them have left that lil gap in the back of the right thigh. Some TDs have made it to MEPD with that gap. Its in the back of the leg, who the heck is gonna be looking close enough to notice that?

Yeah its GOOD enough to troop in. I'm still in the building stages with my ATA armor.

Good job Andrew, looking good so far. What else are you working on/planning on doing? I'm a skinny trooper too. I did some trimming to the chest and back pieces. I'm shorter than most too so I took about an inch and a half off the back. Do you still need boots?

Thanks for the suggestions naatsirhc & kevster. Another route I was thinking was cutting the back of thigh so that the finishing strip went ALL the way down the back. Filling in the gap/misalignment that is there. What do you think? Would this miss up any "accuracy"?