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Hey congrats! Super excited to help welcome you to EIB!

When in doubt leave as much plastic as possible but definitely trim for comfort. If it helps here's the shape of mine. Keep in mind there is some leeway on what is acceptable as each cover strip and armor seam is unique

Yes! Looking so good trooper! More than happy to see you make it here 10 days after your EIB submission! Wow!

Congrats! I really enjoyed the EIB process. Hope to see your submission soon! Let us know if you need any help or tips

Thanks so much @Nairy! That's perfect!

Looking great! Not a DO or anything here but if I may I had a question regarding the power cylinders coils. For EIB are they an optional accessory to the E11? They look great but I was just reading here that they may have only been seen in the "bapty" promotional version of the blaster

Just EIB first and once completed you can immediately apply for centurion https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/forum/19-request-expert-infantry-status/ Make sure you request your certificate here once completed Good luck! It feels great to get your EIB and Centurion if you want it

Sorry they broke! Part of my post troop is looking for cracks and filling them with super glue soaked cloth. I had an entire shoulder bridge snap off once. Just part of the experience I guess

It's a lot of work but definitely doable. I personally don't have experience with shims but this is a great tutorial: https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/47793-kidney-plate-shimming-help-needed/

Good luck! Excited to see all the pictures as you build it. Maybe I'll see you at Celebration Japan!

Straight from EIB to Centurion. Love the attitude and good luck!

Wow I love it! Great job trooper

Amazing pics! I need to go to that event next year!

Congrats on your first troop! I'm glad it was comfortable too. Hoping to see many more

I would hope you'd have won. You're a freaking stormtrooper! That's amazing and congrats. I'll also add that going for EIB was incredibly rewarding and I learned so much more about the costume. I think you'd be well on your way. Looking great

RS Propmasters does a great job getting people approved assuming it is fitted well which I believe you should have no trouble with. At a glance it looks great. If you can find a plain background even better. Just make sure you add some velcro or something to your boot and shin as your right calf is popping too high over your boot. Here's a TK pre approval thread: https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/forum/193-request-tk-pre-approval/ But as mentioned above definitely make sure you're in touch with your local garrison and reach out to their GML who will guide you through the approval process. Looking good trooper!

Check out how RS props builds theirs since to my knowledge they more replicate the original build. They have a very different system compared to what's above and what most people use. It's more rivets and hooks than snaps like the movies. But if you want to troop that system will break very easily (also just like the movies). You can see a lot here in this gallery https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/gallery/album/78-more-rs-suit/

If you're referring to the snaps behind the belt I used line 24 snaps to attach the snaps to the ab armor. To attach the plastic belt to the cloth I glued in some chicago screws in case I need to replace it but other troopers use rivets. The movies used rivets but it's a more permanent solution. (there are two more chicago screws under the white elastic)

I just punched a hole through the shoulder elastic with regular line 24 snaps. That should be pretty standard

I know that feeling! And guess what, that feeling hasn't left me after 15 troops. It's so cool to be the iconic stormtrooper. Kids and families love it too. I also have a Walt kit. If you have any fitting questions let us know! Hope to see your around and welcome

Looking back I mentioned that you may want to move your belt over so that it's centered on the raised edge of your lower ab armor. Looking at some other builds many troopers out there have it centered on your ab plate buttons as you have here. You might be ok not adjustting your belt after all. However it does still appear to be off to your right (picture's left) by looking at the dropbox locations. If anyone has any alignment opinions I'm curious to know your thoughts

501st Troop: 45 FISD Troop: 15 Event: New York Comic Con 2024 (Day 4) Location: Javits Center, Manhattan NY Date: 10/20/24 Encountered the TRUE Dark Lord of the Sith!

501st Troop: 44 FISD Troop: 14 Event: New York Comic Con 2024 (Day 3) Location: Javits Center, Manhattan NY Date: 10/19/24

Welcome! Assuming you're going for the ANH Stunt if you haven't seen it you can find the build threads here: https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/forum/80-anh-build-threads/ Let us know if you need help sourcing armor and also check these out: Also this All in One Guide is very useful

501st Troop: 44 FISD Troop: 14 Event: Walk With Us to Cure Lupis- Intrepid Museum Location: Intrepid Museum Pier, Manhattan NY Date: 10/19/24