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Finally got out to do my first trooper at FOTK. Learned alot about the costume. As a skinny guy, I learned I defenitly ned to invest into a harness to keep my mid section up. Didnt realize the Thermal Det would drag this section down so much but great learning session. 1) - Kuya's Collectable Show - Niagara Falls 10/12/23 Niagara Falls Ontario - 10/12/23

[1] 11/16/23 Olive Branch Light Garden Im next to the Mandalorian Next to the nonregulation Santa Trooper

73) 17/12/2023 - ToySoul 2023 / HKG Recruitment Event (Day 3) @ E-MAX (Kowloon Bay)

Troop #35 Fun troop with the Fire fighters at their headquarters today with a charity Santa dash. Two more troops to squeeze in before the New Year at concert halls to the music of John Williams and Hans Zimmer....

Finished the year and my 25th troop with the same event from last year, which had been my very first troop event. A bit light on attendance, which means we got a lot of silliness and photos. Some cool lighting courtesy of our local Jedi & ROTS Anakin. Sounding out some Santa stories. Group of white armors. The Tuskens make comfy chairs I hear. A little elvin trooper.

[48] Navidad en El Barrio - Houston (12.16.2023) Sent from my SM-G998U using Tapatalk

That's just Carl. He was new there and was last seen looking for the vending machines.

Getting back to the build! Started the lower legs. Like other parts of the 850 Armor Works kit, the sizes are big for me. I needed to cut down the length and mold them so they were tighter around my leg. I used a large pan on the stove top in order to get the full piece heated at once. It was tricky and took several times of shaping and fitting before I was happy with them. I decided to use a butt joint rather than overlapping the front joint. I felt that the front cover strips wouldn't cover the joint if I overlapped it. I do worry that taking the lower legs on and off will eventually weaken the butt joint, however, it's reinforced on the back and will eventually have the cover strip on the front. I'm hoping those will make the joint strong enough. I had to trim the back of the lower leg armor quite a bit in order to duplicate the CRL. Once I sized them for me, the raised detail and the opening of the back of the knee had to be recreated as best I could. I worked on the left leg with the sniper knee plate first. The sniper knee plate also had to be reduced in size to match the size of the leg armor. As I attached it, I taped a cover strip underneath to ensure there was enough space when it comes time to attach one. After a final test fit, I attach a little bit of foam on the inside to bring it off of my leg a little so it was more comfortable and sat more symmetrical along my shin. I also attached velcro at the back bottom of the armor. In the picture below, the inside of the armor is on the outside to show where the velcro was placed. I finished up with the right lower leg and assembled it with a butt joint like the first one. At first, I was overlapping the joint but after I thought about it and did some test fitting, the butt joint made more sense and allowed me to get the front width for the cover strip to be more consistent from top to bottom. I still need to clean the excess glue off the front once it dries more.

[58] CHP Family Holiday Party 12-16-23 [59] San Ramon Luminary Night 12-16-23

Troop 9, also listed in Fire Team Sousa Troop Log (2023 / DEC) Event: ToySoul 2023: HKG Recruitment Booth (Day 3) Location: Kowloon Bay International Trade & Exhibition Centre Date: 17 DEC 2023

5) December 15th, 2023 - Jackson’s Make a Wish Reveal (Greenville, SC)

Managed to find a couple more photos Some great information in regards to the differences in helmets at starwarshelmets.com

72) 16/12/2023 - ToySoul 2023 / HKG Recruitment Event (Day 2) @ E-MAX (Kowloon Bay)

This meme is more star wars than FISD but if you like and don't want me to take it down let me know

[46] Rebekah & Zack Wedding Reception (11.17.23) Sent from my SM-G998U using Tapatalk

[45] Sci-Fi Saturday ~ Tomball (11.4.2023) Sent from my SM-G998U using Tapatalk

[43] Wings Over Houston (10.15.2023)

Could I add a suggestion to your great info piece? When making magnet sachets, it's a really good idea to make sure that you've got polarity-correct pairs. An easy way to help identify magnet pairs is to assemble them using fabric with high-contrast colors. Kind of like this: