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Hi everyone, sorry I'm not very active on the forum, but work leaves lottle time for Star Wars. The IST costume itself is progressing slowly. I've also prioritized the color change for the AT-AT commander's armor but, in the next days, I'll resume roughing out the IST pieces and I should receive the jacket and pants. I'll post the assembly progess as soon as I have it, while consulting the threads of those who have already made this costume, so as not to make any mistakes. (Don't mind the colors on the chest armor, I used it to experiment on the commander)

Also ich bin zu allem bereit und meine Rüstung ist fertig und Tragbar, Sie war ein riesen Erfolg bei der German Garrison in Speyer und warten alle gespannt auf meinen Eintrag ;-)))) Wenn ich einzel Fotos für die Crl machen soll braucht ihr es nur zu Sagen in welcher größe und Auflösung LG Andreas

Had word the V1 is okay to submit for approval. Now to wait

Armour fits a lot better. Can now get in it with the mpsb straps and buckles with loads of overlap at the side. So need to clean with degreaser and then sort out the picture hooks to secure the horn fronts , glue straps at back , then Velcro on the buckle and chest. Still a ways to go but getting there with the v2 once the above clears

@Chaos I am almost ready to put in my application for Specialist. I just need to pick the right pictures (took like 200 today) and then make the post. What is the best way to submit the PDF with all of the detail pictures? Can I just drop it into the main post? I know the detachment is picky about space with pictures, so I wasn't sure if there was a better place to put it.

Bit wary of submitting this as dont like how I look even with the weight off that I have so far but here goes. Still on the fence with the armour but just wanna clear the v1 at first.. anyway here goes , be kind lol

Any update on this? They've already transitioned the CRLs to the new web format. However, the "Imperial Security Trooper - Andor - CRL Discussion" thread is still closed. Is the moratorium still in effect?

Looking good Trooper. Yes, the DT is a very warm and motion limiting armor kit. I have fans in my helmet; Additionally, I used a construction helmet liner to provide more air flow around my head. Most people complain about the range of motion in their upper legs and pinching between the thigh armor and cod piece. You can make the gap bigger between the thighs and cod piece by determining how much of a gap you need and trimming that amount off the top of the thighs. When you trim the top of the thighs, follow the shape all the way around so the appearance of the thighs shape remains the same. If you are getting binding or limited range of motion in your knee area, you can cut an additional amount off the top of the thighs and raise up the thigh armor, this will increase the knee gap enough to allow for a greater range of motion. I am not sure how your torso armor is strapped but if you are having issues turning your upper torso, a way to increase the range of motion is to have the chest and back separate from the lower back and abdomen armor strapping. This will allow your upper body to twist and the lower armor to stay in place. Issues occur with the helmet hitting the neck collar in the back when looking up. There is not much to do about that other than either making sure the collar is as close to your neck so that the helmet opening allows the collar to rise into the helmet opening. Or you can trim the neck collar's edge down some to give you more of a gap. It took me almost twelve troops and experimentation to get all my armor strapped and sized so it gives me enough freedom of movement to walk up and down stairs, climb onto parade trailers, and be able to actually sit down. Even to this day I am still tweaking mt DT set up. Shins, if clam shelled, definitely need a locking type closure. I use Velcro along the vertical split on mine and it works perfectly.

For the heat, do you have fans in the helmet? That's a must. For your torso, you may have to invest in an ice vest to help keep cool. I did and it definitely helps take the edge off. I got mine from Polar Products brand and it came with 9 reusable ice packs. Depending on how hot it is and if you're inside vs outside, they can last a few hours.

Okay, big suit up day! The costume is nearly complete and I put the whole thing on to take approval photos when I discovered there was more work to be done. For starters, I foolishly believed the shins would stay closed by themselves…yeah thats not gonna work. Second of all, this costume is unbearable to wear in 77° F which doesn’t bode well for trooping, don’t know how much there is to be done about that but yeah. My mobility is also far worse than in my TK. That, I believe I can fix. Suggestions on mobility cuts and/or (😉) improvements to mobility in other ways as well as any other suggestions are welcome please and thank you!

looks good to me with my limited knowledge

Hello, I'm bumping this again. Is anyone looking at this? 🤓 I started this back in April 2025. Thanks all, Greg

@DoggyDocFor some reason, I was having some issues last night. I got it to work now.

Too funny. Michaela is a friend in our garrison and she is the reason I bought mine.

@Cdraudt17 I am not sure if it is just me, but the links do not work. If you copy the direct link into the post, it will embed the photo into the post.

I'll sort one when I get back to my laptop 👍

I have been following along in the FB messages and I am so sorry for your loss. I actually posted the request there to have another set of eyes as I knew you had a lot going on. After looking at @Andreas Funk's photos and videos, his armor may make the mark for the CRL so we may not have to wait on someone to build a kit and this CRL approval may go quickly once we get the wording completed. I am still building mine with 3D FDM and Resin printers so its taking a while. Plus once I get mine finished I will have to figure out how to send it back to the USA when I leave my job. Good to see you getting back into things, if you ever need anything send me a message.

I’m finally getting to putting everything together. Just a couple questions. Is the tube too short on the thermal detonator? From what you can see, can you tell if the shoulder bells are too long? Do I need to trim more off the bottom of the drop boxes?

I will, of course. Thanks very much for your patience.

Thank you for following up, let me know when its cleared.

Evening all! Sorry it took so long to get this completed - life got in the way. Please see attached pictures and let me know what you think.

You may find this guys' 3D printed Death Trooper build videos helpful. He used the MCM Designs files for his kit. It helped my build a lot:

Do we have a post that has a summary of all the changes? Usually I know that is on the first page, but I'd assume that the final stuff is going to be posted in one post towards the end?

Thanks for keeping this going! I'm getting back into this, my wife passed away about 2 months ago so I've been trying to navigate life

Are you able to link it here? That way we can add it to resources to help others.