MadMango Posted November 8, 2015 Report Share Posted November 8, 2015 (edited) I'll preface this by saying that I have wanted a TK Armor set for several years. I did the research back in 2011 but didn't pull the trigger. Life interrupted and I met someone, got married, and had a child (7th counting hers and mine from previous marriages, regular Brady Bunch!). He's 3 now. Low and behold my wife decides to surprise me with a Rubies Supreme set a few days before this Halloween. I didn't have the heart to ask her to return it, knowing her, she saved for it for a long time and probably has been sitting on it since Spring. I'm trying to make the best of it, and have already purchased an Efx bucket. My intent is to make a RotJ armor. There are some great related topics on the forums, too bad all the photos are gone. I figure at worst, this is a great learning curve for me, and maybe down the line I'll get a proper armor kit. I'm hoping the photos come through and aren't too large. Question: I wasn't planning on trying to make this pass 501st standards, but now I'm thinking I'll give it a go. Is it possible? How important are return edges for 501st approval? My mods so far have included chopping a lot of material away to get the calves, thighs, and forearms to fit a little better. I think I'm taking 2-inches out of the thighs and 1.5-inches from the forearms and calves! My wife bought the XL size which is good I suppose, the chest fits perfect. I'm 5'10", 210lb, 34 waist and 50 chest, and a 7-7/8 hat size... finding things that fit are an issue. I am using some 2-part epoxy, it's what I'm familiar with, and what I had on hand. It didn't play nice with some ABS strips, but looked good until pressure was applied to the snaps. The whole snap and backing came right off. I'm using black ABS, I figure no one will see it. I switched over to using nylon webbing for the snap backing. The epoxy seems to like it better as well. I also had the Blaster on the right laying around (sound dying), and the wife bought me the black one (I repainted, has blue/red lights and sounds), and a friend gave me the white non-functional one. Which one should be the candidate for modding to a proper E-11? Thanks all in advance, and I'll post more as progress continues. Edited November 8, 2015 by MadMango Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zv288bot[TK] Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 Congrats and good luck! I've seen a youtube video of someone converting the white and black blaster to a more "official" looking blaster. Keep posting pictures of your kit build/mod. You'll get feedback on your progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliens8us Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 For the Hasbro Blaster there are plenty of build threads where you will have to order Doopy Doos, add on pieces to convert the Hasbro blaster to the Stormtrooper E-11. That black one looks really good, if not acceptable for 501st Legion standards. Which is not a requirement for basic approval by the way. And the Rubies..... I'm sure there's a tutorial somewhere. That Rubies is pretty close to being the E-11, actually. Better than the Hasbro for aesthetics in my opinion Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMango Posted November 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 My research pointed me towards the Hasbro and Doopy Doos as well. Thanks for the confirmation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMango Posted November 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 I can't find any details on the shoulder straps, as far as how many "bars" overlap the chest plate. Four or five looks good to me, but would like an "official" number or distance. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMango Posted November 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 Moderators, you can delete this thread. I found the proper thread to post this in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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