Newbie trooper reporting!

[TK Trooper Remnant]

Greetings imperials, I aim to join your ranks.

My name's Henry, and hopefully soon I'll be trooping with the Southern Cross Garrison.

As a fan of Star Wars (and specifically the Empire) for as long as I can remember, it's been a lifelong dream to wear the armour of a TK stormtrooper (I quite like the Rogue One look). As an ultimate goal I'd love to be a death trooper, though I'm not sure if that's too advanced to begin with (considering I haven't done this before). Additionally, I have the black series stormtrooper helmet, which I know is very much inaccurate but I'm very happy to modify it (I saw another post before about making it accurate to Rogue One, it involved some sanding and filling in gaps like speakers and battery areas, any ideas on what to fill it with, how to not electrocute myself with the electronic parts, and how to keep the colour through sanding?). As of now I'm in my final year of high school, towards the end now, so I don't exactly have much money to buy a kit for full armour yet (not that I know where to go) but next year in uni I'll be sure to get a job to finance my armour. For reference I'm 193 cm tall (which is about 6'3 for imperial measurements). Apologies about the long post, but I'm very excited to get involved and begin on my journey, any tips are GREATLY appreciated! For the Empire!

[Sly11[Admin]]

Welcome Henry, great to see another Aussie looking to join the ranks.

 

This hobby requires a reasonable amount of research, that's for sure, but we are here to guide you through all of that.

 

New era TK armour is excellent, the one limitation is what is currently available as kit form, but that is destined to change in the very near future.

Another thing to be mindful of, this hobby ain't necessarily cheap.

 

Options for R1 New gen armour currently are as follows.

3D print files. These have varying degrees of accuracy/inaccuracy, and need tweaking to be closer, much like the R1 Black series helmet.

Hard armour in kit form, there is fibre glass, and ABS and resin pieces for sharpness combo kit

There will be an Aussie kit available, but I don't have a time frame on that as yet.

 

Once you have made 5 forum posts, you will gain more access to other sections where you will find build threads, armour makers etc.

 

Lastly, the 501st have a library of costumes called CRL's (Costume Reference Library), these are the guidelines to assisting you in achieving basic approval.

Yes the 501st has standards, more so than other costuming groups, but these set us apart and keep the legion as the premier costuming organisation around the globe.

 

Here are some helpful links

 

 

 

https://crls.501st.com/fisd

 

 

Good luck in your journey, and remember this one simple rule, there is no such thing as a stupid question.

 

 

 

 

 

[Nairy[Staff]]

Hello Henry! Welcome to the FISD!

 

Congratulations on taking the first steps towards realizing your lifelong dream! The key to this hobby are three things; research, research and lastly, you guessed it: research!

The hardest part, I feel, is choosing what armor to go with. The Rogue One Stormtrooper is really cool, however compared to the Stormtroopers from the first two movies (A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back) you don't have a huge list of options when it comes to different makers.

 

Considering that you are on the taller side, this thread could be a good read:

 

Our staff member Torben @Tall_Trooper is 195cm tall, and his Expert Infantry/Centurion application is a good read! You can see how the armor looks on him here in this application and what maker he went with, if you're going for a Stormtrooper from the original trilogy (A New Hope/The Empire Strikes Back):

 

 

 

[Nairy[Staff]]

When you do decide on an armor, this thread is really useful, and contains pretty much everything you need:

 

[Tzag[TK]]

Hello and welcome to the FISD! Congratulations on beginning your journey!! Feel free to ask whatever you want!!! We are always with you! Long live the Empire!!! 

[Tall_Trooper[Staff]]

Hi Henry,

welcome to FISD!

It's a bit more difficult for taller people to find a reasonably good-fitting suit of armor. However, it's not impossible. 

Good luck in your journey!

[Shanester[TK]]

Hey Henry! I always enjoy seeing new troopers join the ranks and you have already made a great first step by coming here, Welcome aboard! 

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

Hello and welcome aboard from the other end of the country, good luck with your journey 

[Doggydoc[Staff]]

Welcome Henry. I look forward to following your journey