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First full kit up Left shin knee is inside the left thigh Bib of my neck seal was also sticking out, a lot Got asked about my undersuit possibly being baggy- it's skin tight, and is a chore to get in and out of As of right now, this is where everything currently sits

I have 2 more sets of ears. I'm mostly hesitant to do anything else because it took a decent chunk of drilling and riveting to get the actual body of the helmet to line up as best as I could. I'm mostly just afraid to cause a split that won't be able to be fixed by removing and redoing anymore screws or rivets

The bit that really has me feeling like I really goofed up is that I clipped the ear screws inside, so it could be wearable- and now I can't unscrew the screws

Most recent amount of helmet shenanigans. I think I backed myself into a corner. Going to talk to my local peeps, get some insight. If there's nothing I can do- I think I'll have to bite the bullet and see if I can buy one

I see I see Unfortunately I don't think I can save this, especially with the helmet ears- I tried closing the gap as best as I could not too long ago. I might just have to throw in the towel on the bucket at least, and maybe just buy one. Thanks for all the great helmet closeups

Took a leap of faith with the bucket after doing some realignment of the main body with another member and a GML yesterday. I've been told to look at how wonky the screen used ones are- to embrace little bit of whackiness in mine. If I can't dial in the helmet, I might just throw in the towel and buy one from a local maker. This bucket has been a learning process but I don't know how many more rivet and screw holes this thing can take I yoinked some screen grabs from another thread so I can at least feel better ab out my ear gaps

Had to throw almost everything on I was amazed I was able to put almost everything on without assistance. The clanking of the plastic when moving around was very pleasing. To do -Helmet- wearing a placeholder helmet until I get my actual helmet finished, I'm going to get some help on that -Belt assembly -Thigh ammo belt -the ab plate boxes -any and all quality of life tweaks that need to be done leading up to submitting, getting help from local Garrison members as I make my way there

I haven't taken any new photos but I fixed that, one of my garrison members called it out, easiest fix

Heat gun from VERY far away and very slowly

The TD endcaps were successfully removed!

I might've done goofed here as well. I jumped the gun and used the ABS/acetone combo to make that "weldy-like" glue mixture with the shims and cover strips. It took me a few reads and asking a garrison mate to understand what you were saying- because it initially was not clicking with me. The references help a lot. If the bond is "permanent"- then I probably messed up this build all because I got too excited when I finished my arms.

So I might've done goofed here, the end caps on my TD are stuck on. No glue or anything, pressure fit. They won't budge. One of my garrison members suggested that I head up the ends and that should loosen the grip the endcaps have on the piping. Wanted to run it by here before I did anything

Time for a relatively bigger build photo dump/update Arm'in time Leg days Torso shenanigans Obligatory layout Belt stuff and knee bits are the last real thingI need to trim/assemble

One bicep down

Got a bicep clamped in place w/the obligatory E6000 I'm currently somewhat sweating nervously. A member in my garrison forums is telling me that I might have to replace a handful of parts/a good chunk of parts that look off for an ANH build-suggesting that I build an ROTJ TK instead. I really like the quirky imperfections of ANH TKs, so I'd like to know if I have to ditch the ANH approach.

Very very helpful- I may have to restart/get a new TD because the endcaps are too snug in place for me to remove

In the meantime Got the forearms trimmed to where they needed to be with my undersuit and did a little try on

Had to measure the TD just to confirm for my own sanity's sake And yeah these pieces a a wee bit long, totally nervous to chop up the tube, but now we know the tub and end caps are longer than what the crl says they need to be Also, who can set a trooper up with an ANH thermal det center piece?

Thermal detonator hours I think it's funny that the first part I actually finished was the thermal detonator Painted the pvc tube a primer gray I haven't glued the center piece in place just yet

I can now see the end of the tunnel! Yesterday afternoon, I spent a few hours with a member who lives nearby sanding, chit chatting, and ultimately fitting the forearms and biceps. All of this is going to keep me busy until the other member and I meet up again. Time to paint the thermal detonator tube, assemble it and work on the forearm and bicep cover strips

Just re reading the Lvl 3 stuff on the CRL, what exactly is the butt joint method? I couldn't find anything concrete that matched that terminology when browsing through threads. Just want to clarify what that is before I commit to final assembly!

OH, my new gloves and flexible hand guards from @justjoseph63 arrived yesterday. The gloves are a good fit, and no weird bodily reactions!

Theses calves don't lie

Okay, apparently I didn't goof up, I slept on it and we'll be diving back into the bucket shortly!

I got confident and am pretty sure I done goofed on the helmet. Definitely trimmed off a bit too much on the face plate edges where for where the ears would get bolted. There's a real visible ugly gap. Aside from the actual armor trimming and sizing- I'm for the moment stuck on the helmet. When it comes to helmets, I'll stick with my 3D prints. Except for these, so I'll probably have to buy a finished one or something. Sad nights. Sad nights