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now also pictures of my 2nd event in armor ... it took place in Outpost One. This is a place by fans for fans...a fantastic place for a troop

In my case, after the first crack , I had to reinforce that area with a piece of ABS . Since that, I have put on the armor several times with no problems. (always taking care when attaching that section)

It is with great sadness I make this announcement as we have lost one of our own. Unfortunately Terrell Reber TK-1787 (SuperTrooper), know by many as ATA Affordable trooper Armor has passed away. If you were ever fortunate to have spoken with Terrell, you will know he had an affect on people. He had a way with words that made you feel like a lifelong friend, he was intelligent, talented, and believed everyone should have the opportunity to live out their Stormtrooper dreams. Terrell is a huge loss to our community in many ways. His service to FISD our members and the Legion at large will never be forgotten. Rest in peace good sir, and may the force be with you always.

Good afternoon, Please find attached my submission for Centurion status, thanks. Respectfully submitted, Willj 1. Name - Will Jarvis 2. Garrison - Florida (Tampa Bay squad) 3. Armor Maker - Armor Masters (built by Dave Conklin, aka Darkside Dave) 4. Helmet Maker - Armor Masters (built by Dave Conklin, aka Darkside Dave) 5. Belt Maker - Imperial Issue 6. Neck Seal Maker - Anovos 7. Boot Maker - Imperial Boots 8. Flexible Handguards - JustJoseph63 9. E-11 Blaster Maker - Unknown (purchased from Ken Heavenridge) 10. Height - 6'00" 11. Weight - 210 lbs. 12. TK Type - ANH Stunt 13. EIB - 1047 EIB approval link - https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/52570-tk-34677-requesting-anh-stunt-eib-statusam-1047/#comment-747946

Thank you so much for reading my post and the continuing help you provide. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thank you! Will be finishing the lenses today and tomorrow. Tomorrow my voice amps and iComm unit comes in. Just gotta line the bucket with neoprene and install Velcro for the padding. Then I will knock out the 12v fan rail and switches for amp and fans. And finally installing it all! Stay tuned

Looking good

Good day Empire fam! Hope all are having a great day. Today is bucket day! I am feeling confident with my armor and all the work put into it. This brings me to the part I was looking forward to the most through this whole project. I have taken advice and inspiration from many on this forum. I am hoping to be able to accomplish what Kamikaze and others have been able to achieve. Here is the start..

Congratulations Trooper!

Great question. Glues like plastic weld (Devcon or equivalent) help to prevent flexibility at the seams which will cause paint cracking.

Hey Daryl run the bell support brackets as deep as they'll go. Once you apply the glue ensure the small tabs are glued as well. The small tabs are there to help give the area that's cracking more support.

here are a few pics of my first troop... it was just great!

Well, I hope I got it right this time. I know, the gap is going to be filled with some putty and will straighten the outlines when I am finally finished adjusting the fit. I hate being short and having large thighs though it's all good. I am still learning here and will get this right. LOL.

Congrats Michael! Welcome to the EIB ranks!

Note the cover strip should stop above the lower ridge

Great looking suit, Will! Just a few of my observations, though I’ll let the DOs speak to what they’ll be expecting to see. Forgive the formatting, but I’m writing this from my phone. - Love the coverage of your armor; you have very little undershot showing! Belt height relative to the lowest ab button is excellent. Your ab and kidney has an great minimal connection. And no visible seam at the bottom on the raised ridge of your left thigh piece!! - Looks like you may want to check your backplate and kidney alignment, as your back plate sometimes drops down in front of the kidney. - Optimally, the end of your canvas belt should be hidden behind your thermal detonator. - Some of your arm cover strips extend a little beyond the ends of the armor return edges. They may need to be trimmed down a bit. - The Han snap may be positioned a little too far back and close to the kidney. I’m not sure what the thresholds might be. - Either the strapping or v-tabs between your kidney and posterior piece are colored white, but shouldn’t be visible against your black undersuit. You could either replace with black, or paint them black. - The DOs might request a photo of your torso interior strapping. - I’ve seen on some AM builds that the flat angled portion at the end of the posterior (where you currently have your two snaps) is actually trimmed off. I’m not sure if this is always done. - On your ab plates, particular the large one, to best match screen references, the edges of then cover piece should be trimmed to fall within the threshold of the molded potion on the ab piece, Esther than hang a bit past/over the edge. - Love seeing inner cover strips on the arms!!! - The decals that Dave provides have a black outline that is a tad wide. Not sure if this is impacting up for approval. - Your shoulder bridges are a bit wide, and could do with a little trimming on the edges to bring them in closer to the ribbed pieces. You might be able to trim a bit more off the rear ends of them too. - Great job forming a bend into your abs belt!! - On your thermal detonator, your end caps look a bit wider than the recommended approximately 20mm. The control panel also initially looks a bit wide, since the ends of it extend past the screws in your clips, but if you narrow your caps a bit, and push your clips out wider to keep them flush with the caps, the screws might then align with the edges of the control panel. - Great job on your helmet! Perhaps your right ear (as the wearer) could be angled a bit more to align the ear screws with the rear edges of the trap decal above. Sorry I haven’t been able to provide any photos of when I described; I’m sure others will be around to provide you with more information and references! Once a great, fantastic work with your build! You got this!!

Unfortunately both have costumes on at present, when i next change them over I'll grab some pics

It looks ok, but the real test is when you put on your amor an see how it worked.