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Hello Again Since my last post here I've finished my armour and passed basic clearance I AM NOW A STORMTROOPER TK18910 serving with Unquestioned Loyalty Back to the blaster prep in hand. Received another box of goodness in the post this week Sterling 1 by brian.mcdavid, on Flickr Sterling 2 by brian.mcdavid, on Flickr Sterling 3 by brian.mcdavid, on Flickr Went and got myself a deactivated sterling to play with. This is going to get my vintage scope and hengstler fitted. Got a length of 20mm x 2mm mild steel flat bar to make the scope rail as the aluminium I have might not be strong enough. This means that I need to get more T-tracks ordered and get moving on power cells too. still can't make up my mind which ones to go for so any advice would be gladly received. Thats it for now but hopefully I will be able to focus on this project now that my armour is done (just got some photos to take to start the EIB and then Centurion clearance process) Thanks for looking in again See you on the Dark Side Brian

I love this information. I've always had a knack for creative packing. My kids always said I would win a gold medal for dishwasher Tetris so this sounds like a challenge accepted moment. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Gonna measure the torso tonight and get a feel for size. Hope the 110L (30 gallon) size will do. Easier fit for the car. Expected to have to get a helmet bag anyway. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Onwards for the glory of the Empire [emoji16] [emoji106] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

TK18910 reporting for duty. I'm officially a Stormtrooper. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks Brian. Any praise coming from an artist such as you is very much appreciated. Now that armour is safely put to one side I should be able to focus on the important stuff like blasters [emoji6] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I'll get there in the end Chris. It's taken me "cough" 40 "cough" years to get to this point so a little longer won't hurt. I'll probably go through to the lego store and meet some of the guys. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks Chris. Going to wait until I get my TK designation from 501st before going further. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I realised what the branding was as soon as I sent last post. I think I have full access to events page but the first event I'm free for is the LEGO store Glasgow on may 5th but is not an induction event. Just sent a join request to ISS fb group. It'll take me a while to figure this all out as I'm not one for social media [emoji16] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Got latex hand guards to glue onto the rubber gloves. Using the ABS hand guards with nomex gloves for comfort. Not sure I understand what you mean about "branded' and swapping the shoulder bells? Need to try and find an induction troop but don't know where to start. Thanks for the kind words on the armour. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hey All I Got my garrison clearance through this afternoon Here are my clearance photos Front by brian.mcdavid, on Flickr Back by brian.mcdavid, on Flickr Right by brian.mcdavid, on Flickr Left by brian.mcdavid, on Flickr Right Arm Up by brian.mcdavid, on Flickr Left Arm Up by brian.mcdavid, on Flickr Action Shot by brian.mcdavid, on Flickr Bucket Off by brian.mcdavid, on Flickr The only comment from my armourer was to paint the knee ammo pack rivets. I overlooked them as I was in a rush to get it finished. Added the shoulder strap elastic bands too. Knee rivets painted by brian.mcdavid, on Flickr Shoulder elastics by brian.mcdavid, on Flickr I want to thank everyone for the help, advice and above all the support given through this long process. Now I need to start the journey to EIB and Centurion. Thanks again Brian

Thanks Mark Looking forward to getting out and meeting my new brothers and sisters. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks for the feedback guys. This gives me a somewhere to start searching. I forgot to mention my other problem and that is the actual transportation of the armour bin. I've got an Audi TT coupe so fitting anything too large in the back is going to be a struggle. The 110 litre fat max suggested by TK73511 above looks like it it not as tall so I'll have a better look at that when I get home from work. Cheers Brian Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hi All I've seen loads of posts about storage/transport bins for armour but never found the answer to my question What size of storage bin is needed for armour which is connected with the bracket system front and back, and connected at the side with webbing riveted on. This means I can't take the armour apart for storage or transport. Obviously this makes if a fair size as I gather a lot of you guys and girls can disconnect snaps and stack the pieces inside each other therefore taking up a lot less room. Hopefully someone has encountered this problem in the past and found a suitable solution. I'm in the UK so a lot of the bins I've seen aren't available this side of the pond but an idea of what size to look for would be great. Just waiting on clearance for my armour then I hope to join my trooper brothers and sisters doing good. Cheers Brian Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Got the go ahead from one of the garrison armourers to submit my photos for clearance last night. Just waiting to hear back about that now. Applied to the 501st for my TK designation number too. Hope they don't take too long. I'll post my clearance photos here later once I'm at my pc. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Figured it was time to do this Front test by brian.mcdavid, on Flickr First full suit up and I think it's looking pretty sweet. Fits really well with only a couple of points which are rubbing a little. Still got the protective film and some bits of painters tape on it but took the obligatory all round photos to get a better idea of how it looks. Not having the belt on means the right hand side is opened up a little bit but it will pull together easily. Back test by brian.mcdavid, on Flickr Right test by brian.mcdavid, on Flickr Left test by brian.mcdavid, on Flickr Left up test by brian.mcdavid, on Flickr Right up test by brian.mcdavid, on Flickr Bucket off test by brian.mcdavid, on Flickr I don't know why I look so serious in the bucket off photo as I was grinning like the joker all the time the bucket was on my head After I got the armour off I realised that Manny was feeling a bit left out Untitled by brian.mcdavid, on Flickr Sooooo .... I let him play plastic spaceman too Untitled by brian.mcdavid, on Flickr Any thoughts or comments on how it's looking would be gladly received as I'd like to try and get approval photos in to the UKG as soon as I can, and if I can sort out any issues first it should save time in the long run. Thanks for stopping by again Brian

Hi All I'm back again already. Got stuck in over the past couple of days and got loads done. Started with the belt. As most of you will know the Anovos belt is garbage so replaced it with a Kittle belt (sweet). Removind the rivet covers was a complete clusterf*** due to that pink gunk the were glued on with, much swearing! I wasn't one of the lucky ones and ended up with damage to all 3 rivet holes. Repaired with ABS patches fixed on with ABS cement (not seen so no point in waiting 24 hours for E6000 to set) Once that was done put the new belt together and glued the rivet covers on with E6000 Belt damage by brian.mcdavid, on Flickr Belt repaired by brian.mcdavid, on Flickr Ammo pack fitted by brian.mcdavid, on Flickr Rear view by brian.mcdavid, on Flickr With appropriate accessories by brian.mcdavid, on Flickr I know that I still have to trim the top hole off the holster straps but no rush. After the belt was done and put to the side to allow the E6000 to cure I moved onto strapping. Got the thigh support system finished. Thigh support by brian.mcdavid, on Flickr Made and fitted bicep hooks, again used ABS cement to fix them in then strapped the biceps to forearms. Bicep to forearm by brian.mcdavid, on Flickr Arm strapped with bicep hook by brian.mcdavid, on Flickr Last bit of strapping work was the right hand chest snap plate, again fitted with ABS cement. Chest snap plate by brian.mcdavid, on Flickr After spending ages fixing my shins with a hot water bath got the closure velcro fitted. Velcro closure on shins by brian.mcdavid, on Flickr Next up was to finish the TD. I assembled the detonator not long after I got the kit and it's been lying in a box since then. Drilled and tapped the screw holes and put a little E6000 under the clips for strength. TD front by brian.mcdavid, on Flickr TD clips by brian.mcdavid, on Flickr Notice how Manny is kindly holding my freshly finished belt Removed the screws from the TD and painted them black TD screws painted by brian.mcdavid, on Flickr After all my hard work it was time for the fun to start .....

Thanks Mark. Actually hoping to have it all together by the end of the weekend. Only thing I really need to do is reshape the shins for better closure which I'm just about to start. Then it's a couple of wee bits and we're away. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Congratulations Mark. This is what I'm aiming for if I can just get my armour finished already. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hey Bryn Looks like there will be a few good builds going on around the same time I'm using aluminium as I heard of a couple of people who had their plastic pipe collapse on them after drilling them. Probably depends on the type of pipe you use as Robert sells plastic pipe so must be good stuff he uses and you get the drilling template with it according to Darthcue in an earlier post here. I'm hoping for one of Brian's resin scopes for the pipe build and my real one will go on a sterling once I get it ordered (soon I hope) Hope you get all your parts sorted soon. I look forward to watching your blaster come together Cheers Brian

Thanks Brad. Just needed a little bit of guidance to get closer to finishing. Hopefully be done by the end of the weekend Cheers Brian

Hey Troopers More progress to show for a few hours working before my nightshifts this week. Started putting bits of armour together. A greatly satisfying process. Got elastic glued into thighs and shoulder bells Thigh and shouldel bell strapping by brian.mcdavid, on Flickr Snaps fitted to torso where required and bracket and strapping fitted front and rear. Strapping rear by brian.mcdavid, on Flickr Strapping front by brian.mcdavid, on Flickr Split rivets for abdomen to kidney strapping done and elastic strap from kidney to abdomen solo snap done Internal strapping left side by brian.mcdavid, on Flickr Internal strapping right side by brian.mcdavid, on Flickr Chest to back elastic fitted. Glued front and back left hand side and only at the back at the ight hand side. Need to glue in snap plate for right hand side chest fixing. Hopefully get that fitted tomorrow. Chest to back Elastic by brian.mcdavid, on Flickr Now I need some help and advice. I'm struggling to get my shins to close well at the rear. I'll let these photos tell the story Right shin gap by brian.mcdavid, on Flickr Right shin alignment by brian.mcdavid, on Flickr Left shin alignment by brian.mcdavid, on Flickr The left shin is much better than the right with just an alignment issue i.e. the tapering gap. The right shin is a totally different story. The gap is much larger which makes me think I am going to have to reshape the shin. I was planning on using velcro for my closures. Not the anovos stuff but good industrial stuff. Is a hot water bath the way to go with this? Thanks for looking and any advice you can give Cheers Brian

This is a crazy amount of work going into this project Brian. Between your packaging and manuals I'm surprised you have time to make the scopes at all. Can't wait for these. [emoji106][emoji106] I'm definitely in for one of these (ok maybe two) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

You won't be disappointed with the parts you have ordered. I can't compliment the workmanship enough. Both guys are a pleasure to do business with too which really matters. At the rate I'm going you will have a build thread going before I do as I'm on a final push to get my armour finished. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk