e36Newman Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 I have my entire build underway but no bucket, I do have the black series tk helmet and I have seen them trooped in. Any tips on how to concealed the battery compartment on the rear and modify the interior for trooping? TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kman[TK] Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 The black series helmet is for Rogue One, which is a different movie with a different CRL (which has yet to be written, since no one currently makes the armor that would go with the helmet). You posted this in ESB... did you mean to post it as Rogue One, or were you trying to use it for ESB? There are people who have bondo'd over the battery compartment and re-painted the helmet, with mixed results. No one should be trooping in these helmets at this point, since those are definitely not approved. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parquette[TK] Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Well, technically with mods they are troopable and definitely the most accurate R1 bucket to date, seeing as no one else has made another one. They are slightly on the heavy side, so it may not feel good to wear it for long periods of time. But very close non then less, and should be usable when a CRL comes out. Probably only for basic however, seeing as the dang brow's height messes everything up and it's unfixable without tearing off and getting a bigger one. Anyhow, there is a HOWTO thread in the R1 section that may help. Mentions what can be used other than bondo (bondo cracks, which is why I am skeptical of the stuff). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kman[TK] Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 (edited) I agree that they MIGHT pass (with significant mods) someday, but as of today, there are exactly zero Rogue One TK's that have been approved. And zero Rogue One TK armor has been made. And since there is no complete armor, there is no CRL that has been submitted for approval to even get the ball rolling. So if someone is trooping them, then they are wearing an inaccurate, unapproved R1 helmet with the wrong (presumably OT/ANH) armor instead of R1 armor. I'm sure that situation will change eventually, but that's how it stands today. The Rogue One armor is going to be a BEAST given all the extra detail. Simple vacumolded stuff like was used for OT (and even TFA) armor probably won't cut it, so it's going to be EXPENSIVE as well. Edited January 19, 2017 by kman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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