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Parts list: Armor : 850 Armor Works Helmet: Anovos Premier TFA Undersuit: stormtrooperundersuit.com Neckseal: Imperial Boots gasket material Gaskets: Imperial Boots gasket material Boots : Imperial Boots Gloves: White Eagle goatskin (which I will mod) Belt: 850 Armor Works Belt Pouches: custom made from Cordura 1000D As a detailer finishes are everything to me, and a good paint job (I am lucky enough to have a good friend who is a professional painter so yes - it will be painted ) needs a prepped surface. So we knock down the shine and remove basic imperfections as well as identify others All basic joints were done with ABS glue, but anything was going to be stressed and/or needed seam filling was done with Plexus MA310, a 2 part MMA structural adhesive.

I did a search for Imperial Gaskets but this is what pops up. I can no longer find my original gasket thread. When you use "Imperial Gaskets" in your posts, you are spoofing our business name and stealing our exposure. Please stop spoofing on the forum. We all have the right to sell here.

Hello, This is my first armor build and I'll be using this thread to keep myself on track/organized, ask questions, post pics, etc... Here is my current parts list - 1) Fantasy Designs cloth gaskets and neck seal - On hand 2) Geeky Pink's phantastic gaskets - ETA 2Q18 3) Stormtrooperundersuit.com undersuit - On hand 4) Anovos TFA standard armor kit (ordered) - ETA TBD 5) Anovos TFA standard helmet (ordered) - ETA TBD 6) Anovos TLJ standard helmet (ordered) - ETA TBD 7) Anovos TFA white rank pauldron (ordered) - ETA TBD 8) Anovos TFA neck seal (ordered, just so I have 2 neck seal options) - ETA TBD 9) Imperial Boots boots - On hand 10) Imperial Boots gloves - On hand 11) Under Armour Heat Gear balaclava - On hand 12) Scorpion motorcycle helmet liner - EXO-C110 (no ear flaps) and EXO-100 (ear flaps) - Both On hand 13) Aker rechargeable voice amplifier - On hand 14) Startech.com 3.5mm Y-Adapter - On hand 15) Anker Astro E1 candy-bar sized ultra compact USB power bank - On hand 16) Ebay slim computer fans - On hand 17) Hestonkent F-11D (w/ LEDs) and SE-44C (ordered) - ETA 2Q18 If there's anything that I'm missing, haven't taken into account or can't live without - please chime in. Thanks!

End of the road. Here it is... I know I write long posts, so bear me, this one's going to have a lot of content. Honestly this will serve as a summary of the end of the build as well as me spelling out my 3d printed TK lesson's learned. I'll start with what I call "the glory shots" and then bring everything back around to a post Halloween damage assessment. The following shots were prepared for my armor submission; the trained eye will be able to pick apart some details, which I'll try to point out as this post goes along, but I'll cover my overall assessment later. First a few shots that tie up a couple loose ends: The new stainless steel mesh that @11b30b4 steered me towards came in and the difference is night and day. Stainless on the left, Michael's aluminum mesh on the right. Thanks Jeff! I also did my strapping last Sunday, but kind of got in a flow and forgot to take pictures. We discussed PC-7 previously and this was the result after some shaping and curing: I also went a little rogue (no pun intended) and rather than connecting the buckle to straps extending from the abdomen, I took one of my old Marine Corps Martial Arts belts and rigged this up: I did this mostly because the thighs are tight and only go up so far. Additionally, the suspenders I have are very stretchy and were already working overtime to hold up the abdomen, belt, cod, and butt piece. The belt can't be seen under the armor, but it's really uncomfortable. I'll use something similar for my clone build, but it needs to be worked on. The glory shots. Sorry, the lighting makes some of the pics look kind of weird: Gloves: Endor Finders https://www.endorfinders.com/. $55.00 + $3.95 shipping. They're awesome. That's all that needs to be said about that. Boots: Imperial Boots https://www.imperialboots.com/ $119.90 + $30.00 DHL Shipping. Very nice and sturdy. The insole is garbage, but that's an easy swap. Undersuit: The Dark Side Closet https://www.facebook.com/TheDarkSideCloset $230.00. A little pricey, but it was a gift. Amazing quality and even better customer service. Without going into details, I contacted them after receiving my order and they took care of me in a day. I can't overstate how good they are and I'll definitely be buying from them again. I wouldn't troop in this shirt during the summer months though, it is HOT. The material they use is very thick and I was sweating like crazy up until I got outside. As it dropped into the 40s tonight, I was very, very happy I had this suit. I also wore my cycling pants under the knee gaskets and they worked perfect together. Helmet: Modified Nerdforge Designs 3d Print; Etsy. $8.00 STL file. Hovi Mic Tip and gap between vocoder and chin Blue fabric behind tube cutouts, black behind tears and traps. Hand plates: Rogue One style, recess present in front. Forearms: Closed with Velcro on one side, elastic on the other. Will re-think the elastic side for future builds. Back plate/ kidney armor/ trauma plate. Tabs present for belt alignment. Modified back armor. 8mm circular indent, top of box wall indentation, O cog has 16 spines, 5 raised bars on the 11 bars, and rectangular tabs on rear shoulder strap trapezoids. The tabs are a little big, and I should have attached the trapezoids much sooner, before paint. This would have eliminated the gaps. Chest armor with shoulder strap trapezoids, black gloss side extenders, outward swooping pectoral outline and rib cage flare. Chest should probably be "taller" with a more aggressive flare on the bottom. This was one of the first things I asked the designer to correct, which they did, but I think we could have "leaned" the armor out a little more. I still love how it turned out, but maybe just a little more tweaking. Abdominal armor and belt. I forgot to attach the drop boxes on for this pic, but did later. Closeup showing separate belt boxes, trapezoid on middle box, and teeth on top of belt. What color is the rectangular recess supposed to be on the middle greeblie? It's not noted on the CRL, but the picture appears to be a grey outline. Other than that, I can't find a clear pic, but I think I've seen others paint the inside blue. Rear belt, thermal detonator, and kidney/ trauma plate. The contrast is a little off, so the trauma plate kind of blends in with the rest of the back. For brevity's sake, I'll skip the rest of the "glory shots" and go straight to the things that pain me: First, I touched on this in my previous post, but soon after going crazy with the PC-7, even it was no match for my lower legs. The sound of the shins cracking was quickly silenced by the moans of frustration coming from me. If the paint looks sloppy and rough, it's because after these broke, I decided to do a quick spray and cover-up for Halloween. Additionally, until I go through a re-design with Akira-Yuming, these shins just won't work. First, the bell-bottom is not nearly big enough which means that my boots won't fit under cleanly. Next, the wall thickness is way too thick; there's absolutely no flex to the armor especially after putting on the sniper knee plate. I have already sent the designer some ideas, but ultimately it's going to have to be a total re-design with thin walls. By comparison, I printed out Sean Fields' Shoretrooper shin for my Mando build and it has a lot of flex and fits perfect, I've already spoken with the 850 Armor Works guys and will likely buy a set of shins from them for this costume. But, I will still print off a set of whatever Akira-Yuming and I come up with for my 100% 3d build. So, for pictures I went outside like this: Also, I mentioned previously how thick the Darkside Closet undershirt is. I actually had to modify my forearms to get them to close. My wife decided to take over my Mando armor, so while that costume would have been a good fall-back, I already promised it to her for tonight. Also, it's my size not hers, so if there's any Mando fans out there, please don't pick it apart. She got a lot of compliments when we went to Target. Post Halloween trauma: Scrapes scratches and dings were the most common issue. A lot of these are in places that just confuse me honestly. The above pic shows some pretty bad scratches that occured below the chest and back armor. Essentially, this wasn't touching anything and still got dinged. Overall, the abdominal armor still looks good and the scratches can be touched up, but the cod got a huge gouge in it from when I tried to sit down (this was pretty funny by the way). Also, I previously mentioned that I forgot to show the drop boxes in my "glory shot" so here they are. They're way too big. Since I originally scaled my abdominal armor to 105%, I did the same with the belt and boxes. However, when I remade the belt with HIPS, I re-scaled the belt boxes to normal size but totally forgot about the drop boxes. Since I forgot them during the "glory shots," I didn't notice the size difference until I put the armor together yesterday. And this one broke my heart. When I was closing my forearms, I kind of reached out in front of myself with both arms simultaneously (imagine Lou Ferrigno in his famous hulk flex). While I'm no Lou Ferrigno, the pressure from the biceps pressing against the chest from both sides just made it crack. What sucks so bad about this is that I was real happy with how the chest was holding up and it ultimately stood as a sign to how careful you have to be with 3D armor. 3D Print ROTK Summary: After three months of printing, and building I've performed these final calculations. Total weight of armor raw (no paint or filler): 7.12kg (15.67 lbs) Total weight of finished armor: 8.9 kg (19.58 lbs) Price of filament + Tax $19.95 per kg. Total price of armor @ $19.95 per kg: $142.04 Waste (pile of lesson's learned): 5.25kg Price of lesson's learned: $104.74 (ugh) Paint/ primer: $200 approx. Filler/ sandpaper/ supplies: $100 approx. Total Cost of armor: $442.04 + waste = $546.78 Total Cost of Armor/ Soft Parts/ Boots: $880.89 + waste= $985.63 So, with all that said, my opening statement on August 9th was "Throw my name in with the other ROTK threads, but let's do this with a 3D printer, and finish the project." Ultimately, other than the inaccurate stuff on YouTube, I had seen several 3d projects that were started, but none that had been finished. In the beginning, my wife and I were curious if it could be done to an acceptable standard with a 3d printer. While I did break the shin armor, I finished my project and would have submitted pics this week, had the mishap not occurred. In the end, I think it's at an acceptable level, but that's mostly due to the help you all have given me. I've decided not to submit pictures of this armor set to my GML. I do like how it looks, but the 3d print settings need to be overhauled before it's "troopable." Basically, I feel that after I clean it up and get rid of the Halloween damage, I'd be able to take some pretty good "studio" shots, and probably be accepted, but then not be capable of doing the things that drew me to the 501st legion in the first place. I really want to get out there and start participating in events, but I think I'm going to have to wait for the BBB like everyone else that's assisted me through this project. Jimi sent me his price list this week, and of course, I've already spoken with the 850 Armor Works guys. Also, while there is a Din Djarin CRL out there, and I could put together some pre-beskar armor pretty quick, I linked up with the 501st to be a Stormtrooper; the other stuff comes later. Overall, through this project, I learned a lot about this hobby and the ROTK armor. By the time I'm able to start building a new set, I'll be well prepared to build towards the Centurion Level set and join the ranks. While I'm waiting to start my next project, I'll continue being active on the FISD forum and learning as much as I can. Additionally, I'll be sitting on another 3d printing forum next month with Garrison Tyranus' Inferno Squad and use all of this as valuable information to pass on to the viewers. I'll post information about that as soon as it's solidified. Lastly, we're one episode into the Mandalorian season 2 and haven't seen any Stormtroopers yet. I'm still hoping for some Remnant Stormtroopers, like in season one, to come out (ROTK Armor with OT Helmet). For me, it would be my dream CRL. I don't know why, but the armor combination with the weathered look just works. I've already put my email on the Anovos interest list and will be picking up a helmet kit regardless. In the meantime, I'm collecting as many reference pics as I can and will gladly help out however I can. Thanks again for everything.

Name : Dave Galant 501st ID : 98695 FISD forum name : Helotech Garrison : Outer Rim Garrison, Canada Armor : SDS Helmet :SDS Blaster : SDS Height : 5' 10" + Weight : 180 lbs Boots : SDS Canvas Belt : Imperial Issue Hand Plates : Silicone, Joseph Neck Seal : Geeky Pink's Fantastic Gaskets Holster : SDS Audio system: TK Products EI Application Link: Front action Front Back Right Side Left Side Helmet Bonus Helmet Details Single Male snap, right side 6 Left Side rivets

Hi all, I will be excited to be attending Celebration next week. I just finished my FOTK armor and it was suggested to show here before sending the the GML. By following Ukswraths build is, this is my KB Armor, Greg Mitchell Helmet, Imperial Rubber Gaskets, Imperial Under suit and neck seal, ImperialBoots 7, Belts of the First Order, 3d printed blasters. [Edited] Hi all, I will be excited to be attending Celebration next week. I just finished my FOTK armor and it was suggested to show here before sending to the GML. This is KB Armor, Greg Mitchell Helmet, Imperial Rubber Gaskets, Imperial Under suit and neck seal, ImperialBoots 7, Belts of the First Order, 3D printed blasters. :tfa: Any comments? I retook some photos.

First Order ( The Force Awakens) Armor- Anovos beta kit. Helmet- Anovos Blasters- printed by Gerry Budde and assembled and painted by myself using accurate torx screws and rubber for the grips. profile - https://www.501st.com/members/displaymemberdetails.php?userID=20568 William Glasgow TK-90277 5'11"/ 163lbs. boots- Imperial Boots gloves- Endorfinders gaskets - Sister Margarets undersuit - extreme racing neck seal- extreme racing belt - belts of the FO holster- r2 Dan Thank you for your consideration. I will keep an eye out for your response. Will G. TK-90277 Surfintrooper

Progress Report - 9/8/20 Not all progress is plastic! The undersuit that once did not fit, now fits! Good to know the diet is working! Gotta keep it going, even if the bigger undersuit is about to come in the mail. The knee gaskets right now like to slide down my legs, hence why I'm not wearing them. I'm thinking this wont be an issue once its velcro'd to armor. My order of extra neodymium magnets came in the mail, also the mesh for the TLJ helmet and my gloves from Endor Finders. The endor gloves fit a bit better and they are also soft on the inside compared to the gloves from Imperial Boots. But I also like how the gloves from IB feel a bit more breathable. I think I will keep both but that means I need another set of handplates. The velcro is not the same side on the 2 pairs of gloves. As for the Deathtrooper gloves I got by accident, someone in the garrison already called dibs

Progress Report - 9/1/20 Special deliveries today! My stuff from imperial boots finally got here! Here are the boots! Oooof...they got my glove order wrong. They already got the message and are sending me the proper pair...got a bad feeling it will be a month before they get here. Just in case, I went ahead and ordered a size small gloves through Endor Finders. The IB gloves kinda run big since their smallest size is a medium and I found they were more loose on my hands than I'd like them to be. So perhaps its a blessing in disguise. Also my gaskets and neckseal arrived from Sheev's Emporium. Looks great and feels comfy! Alright back to this pile of ABS on my bed. I need some feedback about a couple of things, as I'm not sure what to do from here. I think this is how the shin has to look, the front part overlaps the back right? I may need to put some shims on the inside cause theres not a whole lot for glue to hold on to. The other side will need a shim too cause it will be the same issue for velcro. Now if this is how they have to be there are some other issues with them. The greeblie space doesnt really line up between the two halves of the shin. The inside tops of the shin dont line up well at all. Only way this will line up is if I cut it, and maybe I can rebuild the return edge with some good use of a file. Now if I'm right about the shins, then the thighs will be done in a similar fashion except those will just be 1 piece instead of velcro together on one side. The thighs have to be STRONG as this is gonna be a high traffic and stress area of the armor. Cant risk velcro coming a loose on my thighs. I finally got around to trimming the back of the thermal detonator plate. I've seen people trim this a bit more but I'm scared to until I get further along with the abdomen armor. Also cut out the circle for the one side of the thermal detonator. Some time this week I'm doing to clean it up and glue that circle to it and then JB weld the thermal detonator to its plate. Alright, its time I go about trimming this edge. I'm not sure how much to take off though. I'm worried there will be gaps between it and the yoke if I do it wrong. It cant stay as it is though, it clashes with my helmet. I finally sorted out which boxes belong to the ab plate so I'm going to set these aside. The belt boxes are another matter entirely... I forgot to dremel out the details on the handplates so I will do that tomorrow for sure. My goal tomorrow is to at least get both shins put together on one side while the other awaits for velcro. If I have time maybe I can get the thighs in order too. 95% of the pieces are trimmed now so its time to get these pieces put together.

Progress Report - 8/31/20 Anovos bucket came in the mail, awesome! One less thing to worry about! Field of view is...lacking. I know some vision loss is expected but I feel uncomfortably blind wearing this compared to other costumes I've worn. With the armor off its not as bad. But with the yoke and chest plate on its soo hard to see in front of me. No wonder TKs cant hit anything! Maybe the chest plate needs to be trimmed down, or helmet needs some adjusting, cause the yoke is as far as I can lower it unfortunately and the helmet still has a tendency to rest on my shoulders. It's like my neck isnt long enough xD Got busy with the dremel today, heres some pretty holes. Not my first rodeo with the dremel Finally got around to JB welding these support brackets from Ukswrath! Trimmed the ab plate and back plate. Did a test fit and theres definitely a good 5" gap thats going to occur. Fortunately I think the thermal detonator plate will cover this up in the back. Also pretty sure im going to need to cut off the top of this ab plate as it comes up too high and then my bust causes issues with it. Calf pieces. Definitely some shenanigans going on here with stuff not lining up 100%. At least they fit around my beefy calves though! Need to make some system to open and close these cause just sliding them on is not happening. I really need a better workspace... but dont have one D: Still waiting for more soft goods to come in the mail too. Would be nice to see what some stuff looks like with the gaskets on. Really cant wait till the stuff from Imperial Boots gets here too.

Some stuff came in the mail today! Woohoo! Got my support brackets in the mail along with some Ukswrath swag. Thanks ukswrath! You're helping me out a lot, brother! Been following your build, definitely going to copy your yoke support brackets My belt pouches and undersuit arrived too! Unfortunately, the undersuit doesnt exactly fit right now...I'm a couple of inches too big in some places I'm hoping things will change in a couple of months as I slim down. I've been on a strict 1200 cal diet and lost 4 pounds so far...but this is what will make this build take a while. Dragon*Con is not happening this year, thats a big bummer! Had to get some Dragon*Con swag to feel better about it. Yeah, they are going virtual...but its just not the same! So after work I went at the yoke with a dremel and right as I finished it rained on me so there goes the rest of my dremeling for the day. Took a file to smooth things out but when putting in the support bracket it was a little stiff and wasnt really fitting right cause the bracket was so flat but the yoke is curved behind it on my kit. Took some pliers to the support bracket and carefully bent the body and the smaller tabs more and this helped tremendously! I was about to go at this with some JB weld but then I figured maybe I should wait till i get the snaps that go on these support brackets. So I'll be paying JoAnn Fabrics a visit tomorrow! I marked where im going to be cutting holes for the strapping too, this should be about right. I'm a noob but I'm aiming for EIB out the gate and doing come centurion prep too. Apparently this is a TFA thermal detonator. I penciled in some missing detail that I'll need to cut in later on but right now I'm wondering how I'm going to fix that huge hole on the side. After cleaning it up I'm thinking of slapping some ABS on there and calling it a day. Still waiting on my stuff from Imperial Boots, and got some gaskets being made too! Cant wait for another mail drop!

It has begun... well, opening the box at the very least. I got the whole set which includes the gaskets and soft pouches. I already bought some accessories: -Fans from Henry's Fans -Gloves and Boots from Imperial Boots -Neck seal and Undersuit (and spare gloves) from Stormtrooperundersuit -Belt and White Pauldron from Imperial Gaskets (haven't finalized order yet, waiting for the pauldron to cure) -Metal Holster from R2Dan (still waiting it to be shipped out) -F-11D from Etsy (Have to modify it as it looks 3D printed) -Nerf SE-44c which I will repaint and use to play with the kids -Helmet Paddings from Amazon and I have some spare from my bike helmet On my list: -Heavy Artillery Vest from Anovos (what? May have to wait for ep. 9 to get it) -Spare comm system? I might just use the one on my TD as it's all velcro mounted. -F-11d hardware and decals (any suggestions?) -Armour decals (Trooperbay) -Black cloth for the cut out parts (decals are backup) Anything else I'm missing aside from the snaps, straps, glue, sandpaper, ...patience?? I only live in an apart with no room so this make take a while! Also I live in Vancouver where it rains 70% of the year!!

Cool a new kit for the anthology TK. I have a HSP Generafett bucket, and i have seen Imperial Valour's build with his bucket. I look forward to you build. I added you to the roster. BTW, there is a thread on who sales waht for the ROTK but just so you know, Dark Side Closet on FaceBook makes the undersuit top and knee gaskets. Message them and they will give you price. I have the Jimmiroquai undersuit but I really like what DSC is doing and all his stuff it here in the USA and hand made.

Much as we've seen recently with the addition of a few new costumes, the discussion about these gleaming white additions to the Empire's storied lineage has been heating up. As a result, this seems like the perfect opportunity to post this shell, and allow our community to begin the drafting process for what will eventually become the CRL standards for the Star Wars Rebels Animated Series Imperial Stormtrooper costume. In advance, I want to thank all of you for the fun that we're going to have here and the healthy and spirited debate that will create that fun. Let's get to it. Helmet Neckseal Chest plate Back Thermal detonator Shoulder gaskets Shoulder bells Biceps Elbow gaskets Forearms Gloves/handplates Ab section Codpiece Butt plate Belt Thighs Knee gaskets Shins Boots Blaster

Imperial Gaskets is keeping up just fine. Can we make 200 sets over night? No we can't! Do we make a quality product with satisfaction guaranteed? Yes we do! Do we run an honest business with awesome customer service? Yes we do! Contact ImperialGaskets@gmail.com to get on the list for screen accuracy, durability and comfort. Topher, I regret that you had to wait so long for a set of Mrs.TK4205 sewn cloth gaskets. As you can now see, they take a very long time to make. Now imagine having to sew a couple hundred sets of them. My rubber gaskets are going out in much greater numbers, as I can pour rubber faster than I can sew. Buy Imperial Gaskets. They're good enough for the President!

The Mrs. was sent some rubberized fabric to make a custom set of gaskets for a guy. The material is from yayahan I think, and the same material as the FN gaskets. The rubber has a duller finish than the material we use. It has about the same sheen as the satin we used at first, and it does not breathe at all. Sort of defeats the purpose of having cloth. Mrs. tk4205 gaskets are still the only game in town for breath-ability and High sheen. If anyone wants a sample of our ribbed gasket material, just send a self addressed stamped envelope to: Imperial Gaskets PO Box 322 Peshastin WA 98847 USA

Ok, so haven't updated the thread in a bit but have still been working. Have both shins essentially where I am happy with them for now. I want to add some abs paste or epoxy on the top of the right shin (first picture from the previous post) to seal it up a bit as there's a little gap between the pieces that needs to be fixed, but nothing major. I finished both spats, but decided to go with what seems to be the alternate route of the opening clasp on the inside instead of where the clip greeblie is, as I don't really trust myself to not break a resin greeblie. I glued the back and yolk together as well since it was pretty quick to do. I was going to leave the yolk in one piece, but the opening fit close enough around my head I just decided to open it up and hopefully make getting in/out of it easier instead of having to wiggle in. I try to flex myself instead of the armor as much as possible . I'll get back to this part later I also worked on the chest a smidge. I need to trim the return edge more, but I went ahead and cut out the pillholes and the chest detail. I sanded the pillholes down smooth with the armor, but they didn't all come out the same. I am not the best with eyeballing sanding out holes like that, so I made a reference for myself to help assist with the sizing. Using a flexible rules I drew lines on the top and bottom to help guide me to make sure they matched the same height. I still need to round them out a bit smoother but it's on the way at least. I also finished painting my little house project - a First Order ceiling medallion for the ceiling fan in my den aka Star Wars room. Printed by The Imperial Factory. Also did some work on the thighs. The back of the thighs are just half cylinders now, so... that's fun. I've got the left thigh shaped and the outer seam glued. Still need to get the right thigh together. Will post some progress pictures later. I think I'm at the point now I need to get around to putting my gaskets together so I can size everything properly.

COSTUME NFORMATION Armour: Anovos TFA beta kit, with mods and accuracy upgrades, including: - new accurate chestplate - new accurate thermal detonator - upgraded clip greeblies - reworked biceps detail strip - new forearm detail boxes, forearms have the "Finn" mod for mobility - lightly weathered to match the screen used battle look Helmet: Anovos Premier line, repainted to match the armour Gaskets: private run, latex backed with t-shirt fabric Belt: supplies from amazon (mostly), fully working metal holster (R2Dan - d'oh), resin box pieces (R2Dan), pouches kindly made by TK72216 to specs I supplied Boots & gloves: Imperial Boots, topped with resin handguards (R2Dan) Undersuit: Extreme Racing F11D Blaster: Justinian kit SE-44C Blaster: 3D print (files by The5thHorseman) Name: Dan Sczudlik Height: 173cm (5‘8“) Weight: 72kg (159 lbs) TKID: 8527 Level 1 approval: https://www.501st.com/members/displaymember.php?userID=8369&costumeID=326 EIB approval: APPLICATION PHOTOS Parts: Action poses:

COSTUME INFORMATION Armour: Anovos TFA beta kit, with mods and accuracy upgrades, including: - new accurate chestplate - new accurate thermal detonator - upgraded clip greeblies - reworked biceps detail strip - new forearm detail boxes, forearms have the "Finn" mod for mobility - lightly weathered to match the screen used battle look Helmet: Anovos Premier line, repainted to match the armour Gaskets: private run, latex backed with t-shirt fabric Belt: supplies from amazon (mostly), fully working metal holster (R2Dan - d'oh), resin box pieces (R2Dan), pouches kindly made by TK72216 to specs I supplied Boots & gloves: Imperial Boots, topped with resin handguards (R2Dan) Undersuit: Extreme Racing F11D Blaster: Justinian kit SE-44C Blaster: 3D print (files by The5thHorseman) Name: Dan Sczudlik Height: 173cm (5‘8“) Weight: 72kg (159 lbs) TKID: 8527 Level 1 approval: https://www.501st.com/members/displaymember.php?userID=8369&costumeID=326 APPLICATION PHOTOS Parts: Action poses: Hope I didn't miss anything. If you have any questions, feel free to ask away Thanks!

Solid advice right there. Yes, I definitely will have to try it on before trimming anything. I still need to cut my rubber gaskets that I got from Imperial Gaskets too, so that might help fill the space between me and the armor a bit. I like the foam padding idea too. I'll give that a try.

You can contact Imperial Gaskets on the forum here for rubber or cloth gaskets. I've heard nothing but good things about them. Personally, I used Geeky Pink's Phantastic Gaskets via FB at the recommendation of a garrison mate and am very pleased with them. She made me a harness to fit it all together as well as a neck seal. Just PM her for details. She is very quick on response and in her turnaround time. https://www.facebook.com/GeekyPinksPhantasticGaskets/ EDIT: Gah! Jayben Kenobi Ninja'd me!

Well, unfortunately I suffered a setback on my helmet. Evidently I cranked the clamps down a little too hard...just enough to make a minor indent in the beak. I tried to resolve the problem with a coat of clear gloss....but then I accidentally oversprayed. As a result, I had to chip off the clear coat, sand the paint, re-paint, and re-clear. I put the first coat of clear on today along with second coat of paint. I'll wait 48 hours and spray additional clear on, then I can get installation of lenses and pads. Sadly, it looks like I'll miss the Halloween target because of this There is still plenty to do on the armor. The last coat of clear went onto the chest-plate today, and tomorrow I'll add gaffers tape to the pill-holes. I've already added gaffers tape to the pill-holes on the biceps and on the forearms. Forearm with gaffers tape shown. Bicep pill-hole w/gaffers tape Here's the inside of the forearm. You can see I have velcro over top part of the gaffers tape, which may not work out long term. This is the sticky-back velcro. The part that is attached to the fiberglass also has CA glue in addition to the sticky-back to help secure it into place. If it doesn't work out, I'll create a velcro extension off the gaskets and push the velcro further down inside the forearm. Inside view of forearm I also did some sewing this weekend. I had to add velcro to the gaskets where the biceps piece sit, because right now they kind of slide around. Had an issue with my sewing machine that necessitated investigating the bobbin area, where I had a tangle, so that slowed me down. I also did some sewing on one of my pouches - specifically the belt pouch that has the outer white piece attached to it. I added velcro so that I can attach the white belt plate. I considered using snaps but I'm all out If it doesn't work out, I'll order some snaps and go that method. By the way, a leftover velcro box fits perfectly (with a little trimming) into the pouch, and pushes it out so it looks like a nice box. Won't need any foam here. Black belt pouch which will have white plate attached Knee caps and hand-armor also got velcro applied using combo of E6000 and CA Glue Here is the method I plan to use for my knee-plates. It's similar to steamboatphans methodology utilizing shock cord and clips. Here's a picture of the clips applied tonight: Clips face inward and black cord will loop around behind my knee and on top of gaskets. I'm using gloves purchased from Imperial Boots, and they come with the velcro already sewn to the glove. Unfortunately with the Imperial Boots version of the glove, there have been many reports of the glove staining and/or changing color due to sweat. I havent worn mine much other than trying on for size, so I'll be keeping an eye on that. Many other people have had an issue with this though, so I'm a little concerned there, especially given the cost. I also worked on the calfs a bit, and installed some velcro. Not all velcro work is done - need to do the gasket-attachment velcro, and I will possibly require foam as others have (I don't know if I will or not, still need to try them on with the velcro). Also, some people are using velcro on their boots to connect with a piece inside the calf to keep it from spinning...not sure if I'll need to do that or not, we will soon see. These pictures were taken when installing the velcro, so the calfs are "inside-out" to allow installation and dry-time without attachment to each side of the hook and loop. Finally, I plan to utilize the velcro approach for the thermal detonator. Some CA glue was used as well to help keep the velcro on. Rear of thermal detonator Rear of abs The remaining things to do on the armor are: Gasket / Velcro attachment points in thighs, calfs, and bicep Spats Belt (received JAFOs kit, but haven't started work yet) Shock-rope for knee caps Helmet:additional coats of clear on beek Lenses Helmet pads Fans and audio (this will be done after approval submission pics) Check fit and function of all pieces. This is a key part that I haven't really been able to do yet without the final strapping fully complete Add soft-side velcro to areas that rub

I built gaskets for Anaheim before the movie was released. I also started my thread at that time. All my Anaheim stuff is gone. We had two threads; Rhonda's cloth gasket thread and my Imperial Gaskets thread.

I built gaskets for Anaheim before the movie was released. I also started my thread at that time. All my Anaheim stuff is gone. We had two threads; Rhonda's cloth gasket thread and my Imperial Gaskets thread.

Uh you have 4 pinned sales threads?? One was started in 2007. Another one is pauldrons. And the Imperial Gaskets thread was started by you "TK4205" in 2015. The Force Awakens came out in 2015. So there were no gaskets before that...