T-Jay

Has been shown in the live stream. Appears to be some kind of magnetic connection. Head has some delay in movement.

Still confused by the mirrored blaster. No more Sterling conversions for this one, as the magazine well needs to be on the other side.

Gazmosis once commented my thread and called me an "overachiever". Looking at your build, I want to forward this recognition to somebody, who really deserves it much more.

That's gonna get an interesting one... If you need some small add-on parts, let me know. Following...

Exactly what I thought, too Still unsure...

There is already a thread for this being launched here.

Glad if it helped a bit, Ben Don't hesitate to ask additional questions. The FISD is always willing to help and no matter what time zone you live in, there are always people online here...

Hi Benjamin, additionally to what you've stated above, I would suggest the following: - ears should not overlap the rubber trim - maybe you can also trim the ears to become a bit thinner - you will need a neckseal, 2 drop boxes at the belt, O2 canister at the back (aka thermal detonator) and possibly a holster - shoulder straps placement doesn't look identical on both sides (at the front view picture) - can you attach the hand guards directly to the glove without using the straps there? - make abb buttons bigger (just add paint to the outer raises) - cover stripes on both forearms and biceps are a few mm too long - tighten the strapping to bring all armor parts closer to the body - add a strap between the cod piece and the butt plate - try to reduce the overlap from the upper back plate to the kidney plate - return edges on the sniper knee plate looks a bit thick (just to me) - for symetry you should copy the cut outs from the rear of your left knee to the right leg, too Okay, that sounds like demoralizing criticism, but I'm just trying to help by answering your questions. The armor parts are looking good and you can improve the appearance of your whole trooper a lot and make it even better. Sorry again, if my reply discouraged you. It wasn't meant to do so.

Would it be possible to add something like an "automatic reply message" on PMs? (like the "out of office assistant" in Outlook) This came in my mind when Gazmosis recently started a thread to inform us, he won't be available for a few days and another thread to let us know, he is back again. Would be very useful - especially for people with sales-threads, because all they can do at the moment is to edit the "What's on your mind?" subject in the profile. But only a few members might notice that. The majority will keep wondering, why their PMs aren't answered. Just an idea...

Thanks to everybody for participating on the poll so far. Would be very happy about some additional opinions to get an even more representative result. Also, the 3 stated options are not meant to be the only ones. Please feel free to share additional ways to simulate the lenses and I will integrate these into the poll.

Unbelievable and outstanding as always! This is really awesome!

@ Aaron (usaeatt2) and Derrek (Dday): Thanks for your comments, guys . The reason for this poll is not just finding the best lens (cause we know that's the HQO). The actual question is: what do the people want to be added into the sets? As the HQO will cause the highest costs of all three options, I wasn't sure if the majority would go for that. However, it seems like you are right as the HQO is currently the most voted. Will leave the poll open, so everything is possible... Good point, Scott. That will only work with a drilled (or hollowed) scope. The following pictures show how it looked in my build (please ignore what you see in the counter window has been improved meanwhile ) By the way: The front lens in the last picture is 12mm (2mm too big) and here you can perfectly see, it rests not where the original lens sits. Should be a bit deeper inside.

Its being said, the originals were made of plastic, not rubber. And I heared the rake tines are getting smaller towards one end. Would say it simply depends on the level of accuracy you are aiming for and what you are willing to pay for...

Option #3: HQO High Quality Optics Had to spend some money on these (more than I wanted) and ordered several thicknesses to check the different visual appearances and credibility. Even the small 10mm size was available (but very limited and expensive) so I just took one. Summary: Pro + crystal clear lenses with several domes + precisely cut and rounded Con - just the price Estimated upcharge to include this into the Completion Sets: roughly around 8 - 12 bucks! As stated at the beginning, this thread is meant to collect feedback about which of the options would be the best to be included in the Completion Sets. As these sets are made for the builders out there, you all should decide about this and the "Topic Poll Option" seems to be an ideal way to work this out. So I activated it for this thread and would be glad if you could vote for your favorite. If you know additional options to add here, please let us all know. Thanks in advance to everybody for participating on this poll.

Option #2: Next item in mind were jewelers lenses. Thanks to Scott (Tusken RTT) for that inspiration. These are much more expensive than the "cabochons" and available only in very few sizes. I hoped the big 21mm lens would fit in the scope's rear end, while the 12mm lens would be fine at the front. But this would result in having to buy 2 jeweler lenses for 1 scope, which could get pricy for adding these into the Completion Sets. So I started looking for a version, containing both required lens sizes and was happy as a child to find this: According to the label, the big lens in this combined unit is 22mm (instead of the earlier shown 21mm lenses). That doesn't cause a problem, but the small lens does! 12mm instead of 10mm is a visible difference. And like Aaron (usaeatt2) once said about the power cylinders, a minor deviation makes the whole thing look off. With the front lens it's the same. Of course the 12mm lens would physically fit into the scope, but you have to seriously enlarge the opening (rear lens in this pic. is 21mm) However, as you can see here, Scott (Tusken RTT) managed to fix that problem and get a nice final result - meaning: there are ways to work with these lenses... Summary: Pro + real lenses with a nice dome + precisely cut and rounded Con - only one required size available (front lens is 12 instead of 10mm) - fitting the 12mm-lens makes the scope front look off (or requires additional work) Estimated upcharge to include this into the Completion Sets: roughly around 8 - 10 bucks!

Option #1: First thing I found were these glass blobs, also called "cabochons". You can get them in shops for self-made jewelry in bunches for surprisingly little money and they are available in many different sizes. Although looking good on first sight, the dome seems to be too extreme when comparing to an original lens. On closer inspection I found another flaw: when looking at the top, most of them are not 100% correctly circular rounded, meaning you will get little gaps between the lens and your resin scope. See next image... Summary: Pro + cheap + both required sizes available Con - extreme dome - not exactly rounded Estimated upcharge to include this into the Completion Sets: 1 or 2 bucks.

As most of you know, I am offering E-11 Completion Sets, containing a lot of required things to add more realism to your blaster builds. While recently improving the sets to a new version, I also thought about adding some scope lenses. That turned out to be more difficult than expected... This thread is to collect all options we have and to discuss which would be the best for our need.

Dress code: jeans and TK boots

No problem. Happy if the info was useful

For the counter conversion kit you will need a resin counter in your blaster kit to add this to it, while the counter imitates replace the complete counter on your blaster. Both threads worked fine when I clicked them, nothing locked.

Sounds like an expensive idea, Matt. However, I can fully understand your point and there is already a solution for your problem here on the FISD. Dennis (Blue Snaggletooth) offers Counter Conversion Kits and Counter Imitates

If really aiming for Centurion, I would stay on the safe side and continue looking for something else. Not saying these boots are incorrect, but I just would try to avoid any upcoming problems for reaching that level.

Awesome idea. Loving the static bursts. Just wondering how you want to control this while holding your blaster...?!

Perfect! Copied that. Will see if I can find something more accurate in the future... Thanks for sharing the measurements

Looking good, good, gooood Any plans on weathering the blaster? Or to add a washing to the ejection port and inner bolt? Your inner bolt suddenly appears on some pictures and already has the correct shape and a spring attached to it. Might have missed it, but where did that came from? Any WIP pictures of it?