Sha Sha's (Slow) KB FOTK Build for Short Troopers

[shashachu[TK]]

I had a bit of an epiphany, which is that I could place some foam on the inside of the bicep piece to keep it pushed out and away from the chest. I tried it out and it feels a lot better:

 

 

 

 

I'll always need to hold my arms out a little, but I no longer feel like I'm in a T-Pose.

 

 

Edited June 2 by shashachu

[shashachu[TK]]

Onto more fitting. I knew that the thighs and butt armor overlapped pretty heavily, but it wasn't until recently that I realized how much:

 

 

 

 

The green tape was a way for me to sort of indicate where I might need to trim. There are actually 3 strips of tape, and you can see the upper one is completely covered. On the photo from the right side, you can also see that one of the belt boxes is even overlapping the holster. Additionally, if I trimmed the right thigh far enough to not overlap the butt, there wouldn't be any room to install the clip greeblie. I started to panic that maybe I'd need to move the entire holster down, but then I had the very obvious realization that there was no reason I needed to trim from the top - I could simply drop the thighs low enough to not overlap the butt, then trim the thighs from the bottom. In fact, in looking at reference photos I've collected from other people's builds, my holster is sitting pretty high compared to the bottom of the thigh armor:

 

 

So I went ahead and dropped the thighs, and trimmed them from the bottom. It turns out I had to trim a significant portion off:

 

 

After trying everything on, no more overlap!

 

 

 

 

 

My build does show more black above the thighs from the front than some other builds, but I think it looks ok, and actually if they were higher it would significantly impact my mobility.

 

It's partly a dressing issue, but it also looks like my knee armor is a bit on the large side so I'll likely trim it down. I didn't document it, but I also decided to switch to the 850 cod piece because I'd slightly overtrimmed the KB one and it bothered me.

 

Once I re-add strapping to the biceps, I should be ready for another full suit-up to see if I'm happy with how everything is sitting before moving on to painting!

[shashachu[TK]]

For the helmet paint - what finishes are the blacks on it? Brow looks matte, and the raised trapezoid area at the end of the frown looks glossy. Is the rest matte? Satin?

[shashachu[TK]]

Looking at my Anovos helmet, the raised trap and area around the eyes looks glossy. The trap at the temple (the flat one) looks glossy or maaaaybe satin (it's a sticker). The frown looks satin, and the stripes at the bottom as well as the brow look matte.

 

Does that sound correct?

[ukswrath[Staff]]

On 6/9/2026 at 9:48 AM, shashachu said:

Onto more fitting. I knew that the thighs and butt armor overlapped pretty heavily, but it wasn't until recently that I realized how much:

 

 

 

 

The green tape was a way for me to sort of indicate where I might need to trim. There are actually 3 strips of tape, and you can see the upper one is completely covered. On the photo from the right side, you can also see that one of the belt boxes is even overlapping the holster. Additionally, if I trimmed the right thigh far enough to not overlap the butt, there wouldn't be any room to install the clip greeblie. I started to panic that maybe I'd need to move the entire holster down, but then I had the very obvious realization that there was no reason I needed to trim from the top - I could simply drop the thighs low enough to not overlap the butt, then trim the thighs from the bottom. In fact, in looking at reference photos I've collected from other people's builds, my holster is sitting pretty high compared to the bottom of the thigh armor:

 

 

So I went ahead and dropped the thighs, and trimmed them from the bottom. It turns out I had to trim a significant portion off:

 

 

After trying everything on, no more overlap!

 

 

 

 

 

My build does show more black above the thighs from the front than some other builds, but I think it looks ok, and actually if they were higher it would significantly impact my mobility.

 

It's partly a dressing issue, but it also looks like my knee armor is a bit on the large side so I'll likely trim it down. I didn't document it, but I also decided to switch to the 850 cod piece because I'd slightly overtrimmed the KB one and it bothered me.

 

Once I re-add strapping to the biceps, I should be ready for another full suit-up to see if I'm happy with how everything is sitting before moving on to painting!

Looks great. Fantastic job on the adjustments.  The posterior and thigh clearances are all over the place between troopers. You found a perfect balance. Nice!

[ukswrath[Staff]]

3 hours ago, shashachu said:

Looking at my Anovos helmet, the raised trap and area around the eyes looks glossy. The trap at the temple (the flat one) looks glossy or maaaaybe satin (it's a sticker). The frown looks satin, and the stripes at the bottom as well as the brow look matte.

 

Does that sound correct?

I did a low gloss Satin, or semi flat on my entire helmet sections.

 

That said, If you have access to movie photos of the helmet, if not I can post some later today. 

[shashachu[TK]]

30 minutes ago, ukswrath said:

I did a low gloss Satin, or semi flat on my entire helmet sections.

 

That said, If you have access to movie photos of the helmet, if not I can post some later today. 

Thanks! I was looking in the gallery but it's hard for me to tell. If you have good screenshots or references, I'd appreciate it.

 

And re: the thigh clearance, I agree! I have been looking at a lot of builds and have seen anything from huge overlaps to large gaps. I'm glad you think mine looks ok.

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

I used satin black on most of my helmet with gloss around the eyes, here's a screen used helmet from Propstore