naatsirhc

Great work Eric, how exciting that must of been. I watched you guys on tv, I was telling my wife that I may know one or a few of the guys from FISD forum. Congrats, You have really been trooping it up big time! My first troop is Saturday 11/7, I get to show off tonight at our church and around town.

Your doing good, just remember to avoid rushing. Most little slip ups are correctable. I had my share of things going south during my build. You are doing the right thing by seeking advice when you get stuck or have a little set back. Hang in there! It took me over 2 months to complete my build, I have a tendency to stress and sometimes be overly cautious. I did a lot of trimming and re-trimming, I had to seek advice and ask questions from the great guys around here. I studied a lot of build threads and was able to learn from others mistakes and accomplishments. Look forward to your completed build.

PM sent!

Congratulations on the completion of your armor! Hope you don't have to wait too long for your number, I can definately relate to being completed and then that lull until that wonderful e-mail arrives with your official status. You were one of the first doing an ATA build thread, I found it helpful as I began mine. Look forward to running into you at a troop in the future! Great TD

If you really like to mod and tinker things, you should really look into getting a bucket kit and build it. There is more fun in trying to build something correctly, than touching up something already pre-formed. ATA is a very affordable kit. I would urge you to consider a helmet that you can adjust to suit your liking. But, this is just my opinion and it is ultimately up to you to decide what is best for you.

I like your solutions, always something a bit different! Keep it up!

On my way, Sir!

Thank you for the input. I do not recall seeing that in the requirements, Please refer to the CRL ESB photos! To Nassik,TK3045,Darth Chridan,Billhag,Thaynerd and Obihahn thank you for the great comments! Terrell, Thank you sir, I hope to serve with honor and integrity!

Nice job getting those pieces to look right. Lots of hard work there. Great pics! Looks like your getting close. Great work, looking forward to seeing it finished

Awsome! Keep on truckin!!!

Thank you Dougefresh,Firebladejedi,Thaynerd,Luis-tk2155,Darksaber and tk-2126 for the awsome comments and support! I hope to be one of the 100, soon!

Thank you Paul! Wow, this is so cool! Thank you

This is my thank you page I would like to thank all of those who helped me reach my dream of becoming a stormtrooper : Paul (Daetrin) Helping make the FISD possible, strong leadership, kind words and help with questions Terrel (Supertrooper) My armor, words of encouragement and help with questions Mark (Firebladejedi) Wonderful ESB belt, great build threads w/ pics and answering questions Mike (TK4510) Great decals and build tutorial, that helped me move along with my bucket Paul (Troopermaster) Excellent ESB hand plates Kevin (KWDesigns) Getting me squared away with cool inner drop boxes Brett (Anrev) Beautiful leather ESB holster Phantom- pointing me in the direction of the SoCal Garrison and their mentor program Scott (TK3959) SCG CO- for his help and welcoming me to the Southern California Garrison, Tim (TK6286) For the undersuit, paint, advice and letting me use his beltsander Carl (Shaggy13) Being my mentor from the Southern California Garrison, introducing me to the Inland Empire Detachment and being an all around good guy Curtis (TK4261) Helpful build thread and providing advice,comments John (Stormtrooper) great ESB blaster cast and reference pics Smitty (TK2052)- T-tracks and comments Nicole (Nikimat)- Neck seal Ron Cordero- The awsome free paint job Kiyote- hole punch masking technique Stukatrooper, Pandatrooper and AJCG- For great build threads and tutorials that helped me along the way SgtJB, Dougefresh and SgtSteve- For helping me during my build and nice comments The great comments and encouragement from TK5144, Darthfinger, Dargas, Merugear, TK2126, Nazgul, Agentraybans, No'l, Kind, Yankee, Goshawk, Thaynerd, Vactrooper, Synaptyx, Usul45, TK8114 and TK6918 Rebel Doughboy, Romeo Knight and Supa Trooper- for contacting me with questions And to all those who have made great build threads and posts that have made the FISD strong! If I have missed someone, I apologize, just know that I am grateful. Lastly, to everyone who has followed along with my builds Thank you, Christaan aka Naatsirhc aka TK4820

I am finally an official member of the 501st, Woo Hoo! Here are my pics! Blaster I am ready for duty!

TK-4820 requesting 501st status http://www.501st.com/members/displaymember...hp?userID=11277

Thanks for all the input guys! My CO said that it is the 501st guys that will issue my number, that is what I am waiting on. That's the LMO from 501st, right? I guess I will give it a day or 2, thanks again

Looking good! Your almost there. I need to find that paint on plasti dip, the painter got overspray on mine and I do not want to mess with taping and spraying a finished bucket. Great tip for my dilema, thanks.

I am super anxious to become an official member of the FISD and have a question for anyone who might know the answer. My armor has been approved by my garrison and I would like to know how long the 501st usually takes to process and assign my TK#. I know I need to be patient , but I am curious about the time line. I have been told that most of the wait, usually, has to do with the local GML getting the armor put thru for approval. Since I am past this hurdle, I am wondering how long I have to wait from this point. I hope this question is not out of line. I have noticed that some folks seem to get theirs really fast and have heard horror stories of years of waiting. I appreciate your input. If this question is inappropriate, please remove. Thank you Christaan

Family first! I commend you for being a single Dad. Thanks for the great T-tracks and wonderful input. Thank you for the great service to the troops. Best Wishes! Christaan

Anytime!Glad to be of service

Spot on, Doug! Thanks for handling this one!

Ben, Thanks again Good luck on your build, just remember to take your time.

Received a PM requesting to see my strapping. I still have some bugs to work out but this is my set-up. I hope this is what you wanted to see Rebel Doughboy. shoulder bicep thigh belt Inside ab plate Inside buut/kidney inside chest inside back inside helmet Basically, what I did was borrow ideas from other great build threads and throw them together, the only thing new might be how I put snaps on the suspenders. I am very grateful to everyone who posted great pics of their rigging, without your hard work I would still be fumbling around. I hope to fine tune my system after being able to attend an armor party.

That is how my left side bicep ended up, but I assembled my armor and then made those adjustments. Basically, I made sure it fit and then trimmed to comfort after assembly. It will really vary from left to right and is also dependant on your muscle build. Remember you can always trim more later. I used Lexan scissors and then used a fine grit drum head, with my dremmel. Your right side should end up with some return edge, but it will depend on your frame. I think the butt plate is right.

You should probably watch Mike(4510)'s move along bucket build tutorial. He makes exactly the look you are describing. I found this the most helpful when putting my bucket together.