Nairy

Wow what amazing news! Thank you Chemi! It's been a wild ride! And yes I certainly will make sure all details are in place! Proud to be a Centurion x2!

Welcome Andy! What a great introduction to kick everything off with a troop! I have my first one in a few weeks! Don't forget to create a troop log!

Welcome Philip! I had to wait 12 months for my RS kit too, it was tough time just waiting! What you can do is to gather supplies and tools and maybe some colors (Humbrol Enamel Satin 85, Humbrol Enamel Gloss 5, Humbrol Enamel Matte 109) and stuff so you are ready to begin making adjustments as you need them! I also just browsed a lot of Expert Infantry and Centurion status request threads while waiting The suit from RS is usually a straight pass into the 501st and there shouldn't be any problems! If you have any problems however - welcome to the FISD, you are in the right place for questions! Do you plan on reaching the higher level of requirements such as Expert Infantry and Centurion?

Hello Arvin! How is everything going?

Have you gotten your kit yet Paige? Very excited to follow your progress!

Looks really cool!

How are you doing with your space pack?

Name: Jonatan Östling TK ID: 23592 Garrison: Swedish Garrison Forum name: Nairy Armor maker: RS Prop Masters Helmet maker: RS Prop Masters Blaster: E11 RS Prop Masters Hight: 182cm/5'11.65 Weight: 100kg/220lbs TK type: ANH Hero EIB: 1051 501st armor link: https://www.501st.com/members/displaymember.php?userID=35506&costumeID=125 Body type: Long legs, long arms, shorter torso EIB post: White elastic band Button alignments Shim seam images Frown detail New updated mic tips New and updated belt details Thank you quadrice again for your consideration! TK-23592 out!

Don't know if I have to include this one again for the Hero costume, but since I haven't gotten it for my Stunt I might as well post again! Jonatan Östling 23592 EIB A4 Chemi My fault, Jonatan. I must have missed your request on the 23rd. We only issue one certificate per level, so this will cover all your present (and future!) armor! https://www.whitearmor.net/eib/certificates/23592-eib.png

That's beautiful! Thank you!!!

Thank you! Will get on those changes!

Not sure if they will pass but let's see!

Wow Gerald! Your armor is insane! The fitment is like how your colleague Ace Ventura parks his car - lllllllllllike a glove!!! The kidney and ab join on both sides, the brow trim cut at an angle, TD position! EVERYTHING... wow! The only thing I could see was the HOVI mic tips seem to be the iComm tips, is that true? Also a smudge of return edge on the forearms! That's ALL I could see whatsoever! Hello Centurion after this easy peasy!

As per the new requirement of having a white rim on the HOVI tips for the Hero, here comes new images of exactly that! I wanted to mimic the look of black paint having been worn off, so that's why I haven't slapped on a big blotch on there! This will do I reckon? @Chemi

Hello and welcome Chef! Have you looked into where you will buy your armor from yet? Cool to learn about your history with the Tie Fighter, err.. Prowler! Sure you don't you need a Tie pilot as well?

Hello Karl! That's a nice looking armor right there! Just some of my unprofessional thoughts and pointers on things that you could do and think of before taking the new photos (that the people in charge most likely would love to see ) 1. The first really quick thing you can do is to scrape away some paint from the upper and lower part of the teeth with a tooth pick, making sure the paint doesn't leave the teeth area! 2. Making sure that your shoulder strap is above and not under the back plate (and don't forget the little white elastic band around it) 3. Maybe throw a dab of paint on the TD screws! RS Prop Masters (my kit included) are very conservative with painting these screws for some reason! 4. You could easily stretch out the drop boxes to align with the outer edge of the plastic part of the belt, drag/stretch them down a quarter of an inch or something and maybe dab a little glue so that they stay in place! They (RS Prop Masters) almost always tighten these a little too much against the plastic belt! What I did for my armor was to flip over the drop box and cut the same shape as the front (yellow line) but on the back (blue line), so that the back strap became a "mirrored" version of the front strap. This way you have more control over how long you can slide the strap out towards the end. Once I was happy with where I had lined up the box to, I pulled down on the drop box a bit so that it came down a little bit and made a gap, and then I super glued it to the back of the plastic part of the belt! This was the end result (just to close the circle): 5. You might have to do something with the sniper knee position, but I would wait with this until I had gotten the verdict from the DO's since it can be a somewhat bigger job! To the left is your sniper knee and to the right was my sniper knee from RS! I had to remove my sniper knee (didn't get a comment on it but saw the angle was too off), and did so by carefully cutting it away with an exacto knife. It took about 2 hours to just sit with lit candles in the couch and carefully cutting away from myself (almost had my fingers done for a few times near the end when I became impatient) When gluing it back on, I had serious issues with what I was trying (which was to try and glue it starting with the edges first). When you glue it back on, just start by gluing the inside of the sniper knee here shown in the image below ...as it most likely doesnt have any glue on it from before, and there is a lot of nice surface here - and then move on to gluing the sides! Also don't be afraid of a little gap (we've seen many gaps here in the movie)! 6. You might want to just carefully remove the coils here on the gun, as they aren't really super accurate from what we see in the movie! Very easy and quick! 7. For L3 approval there is a possibility that you have to fill in your lower thigh ridge joins on the back of the thighs! Here you can see how it's done! Easy peasy with some Sugru! Lower thigh ridge joins (front and rear) shall butt-up flush against each other. Any gaps must be backed with ABS or filled as not to be noticeable. Anyways that is just some of the things I thought of, coming directly from my own experience of the things I have had to do! I think your fitment is really great overall on this armor! The placement of your biceps are almost perfect in my eyes, the TD on the back has just the right angle, your thighs and shins are nicely aligned on the front! You should have this in no time! Also - sidenote, I remember the panic I had when I first put my E11 in the holster, and when taking it out I got color everywhere on my belt and my helmet from touching the holster with my gloves! I just see it as my first battle damage! TK 23592 out!

Congrats Trooper!

Hello and congrats TK-22617! Speaking from my own experience, there are a lot of small things that are not all too time consuming that you can do to make huge improvements on the looks! First off what I did was to just scrape off paint from the teeth, both the upper and lower part of the teeth, making sure that the color doesn't leave the teeth area! Then for L3 you might want to fill in the gaps in the back of the thighs with some Sugru! Find out how to do that here! Also a very quick thing here is to move out the dropboxes (blue) so they align with the outer most line of the plastic belt (yellow), and maybe dab a little glue on the back somewhere so they stay in place (that's what I did but there are a lot of other solutions) For L3 you might have to carefully cut off the sniper knee and reposition it (blue) to (yellow) These are some of the things that I have had to do myself (all of the above)! Regarding the sniper knee, it took me 2 hours or so of just carefully cutting in with an exacto blade with this attachment If you do this and you have to reattach it, don't be afraid of a little gap under the knee as we've seen many sniper knees with a little gap under it. I'll just attach how my knee looks now Again congrats on your new ID and I hope that you'll put many smiles on peoples faces!

Awesome armor Christine! The paint on the helmet is done in 2 minutes with a tooth pick, and removing the return edges on the arms is just 2 minutes of sanding so keep up the good work! Since you have comments about the sniper knee, I thought I'd share my experience with removing and reattaching it: I had to remove my sniper knee (didn't get a comment on it but saw the angle was too off), and did so by carefully cutting it away with an exacto knife, with this attatchment: It took about 2 hours to just sit with lit candles in the couch and carefully cutting away from myself (almost had my fingers done for a few times near the end when I became impatient) When gluing it back on, I had serious issues with what I was trying. I was trying to glue the edges but with the new knee position I had to squeeze it towards the shin too much so the glue didn't have enough surface to grab on to, and because of the awkward position my hands just couldn't squeeze it for long enough for the glue to do its job. Once I scratched my head a little bit my solution (that I wish I had done from the beginning) was just gluing on this part first, and then the other parts ...as it most likely doesnt have any glue on it from before, and there is a lot of nice surface here Also don't be afraid of a little gap (we've seen many gaps here in the movie)!

Almost there! Keep up the good work trooper!

Great, thanks!

Inspiration! You're awesome!

I get the Grinch vibes from the Stormtrooper!

Thank you all!

Thank you all!