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@Lt. Dan Nice work!

I'll reach out and see where they are at, it's more of a hobby for them, so they work on it when they can. They wanted it to be spot on, so not much use posting up progress right now. Tom's files are still the best and also use Paul Prentice's Shoretrooper build for assembly techniques as both costumes were designed by the same folks so there are a lot of similarities. If I find out anything I will post it up in the forums.

Found your build thread. ?

@Lt. Dan one more thing, the straps and buckles have a slight bend and inward angle. Ok that's all LOL

@Lt. Dan also, after you position the buckles, make sure that the rubber straps aren't too long. It will make them bend up and not lay properly across the shoulders.

@Lt. Dan use the weathering references photos, they are from the Celebration's display. Look at where the corners of the lower buckle are in relation to the chest armor details. The CRL is a guide and lot of times references only the photos with no specifics. There is a lot of "eyeballing guesstimates" for this build.

Put your cod piece in place when you're fitting, I ended up having to trim the tops of my thighs so they didn't rub and pinch my boys ? Better to find out now than on a 2 hour trooping

@Lt. Dan post a picture from the side of your front and back armor joined. That way I can help. I use a tab set up like Paul's but it's just the tab with no fore/aft extension.

@CrookKnight if you're doing an 850 then your best thread to check out is:

@CrookKnight Shawn, it really depends on which kit you will be building, we have two of us in the Carolina Garrison, Drew Menard who is in Charlotte and myself in Raleigh. You can reach out when you start for advice, no one kit is perfect and all require some modifications. Best is to post your own build thread and ask from there. What kit are you building?

I like that you like it @ukswrath ?

@mjt82 I air brushed the areas with a light acrylic gray, then wiped with a dry rag. Nice thing is it can be completely removed if I want to go back to looking like a new recruit. There is a link photos in the CRL text that you can use as weathering references. https://databank.501st.com/databank/CRL_Gallery:Imp_Death_Trooper Remember that when weathering the CRL says "slightly weathered" so less is more so to speak.

@Lt. Dan outstanding news! I've tweaked my armor pieces a lot over the years, it's a never ending process but each one gets us closer. He'll even the suits made by the pros for the movies were constantly getting repairs and adjustments. Looking forward to your completion.

Apologies, I was still working on my first cup of coffee this morning, you are correct, the outside is narrower.

Also, if at all possible to make the ribbed sections opposite and even.

@Lt. Dan hey man, it looks like your thighs are not rounded enough. Food for thought, if your armor is 3d filament and you are willing, take a hair dryer or heat gun on low, put your undersuit gaskets on and from the inside gently heat the inside areas "Gently" then when they are warm enough to flex, wrap them in place around your thighs. Once you get a good fit, you can then mark and trim the ribbed areas to fit. For appearances, try and keep the (CORRECTED) outside ribbed area narrower than the inside. A lot of people, to include myself, made the circumstance adjustments and sacrificed the inner rib width to make our thighs fit. You can then glue the outer sides, and clamshell velcro the inside so they are easier to put on.

Nice work Dan, so you decided to glue your forearms instead of leaving the inside seam clam shelled?

@Lt. Dan that will work! If possible clamshell the outer shin over the inner shin, makes the closure less noticeable (not a CRL or approval requirement)

Dan post a picture of your shins, I'll take a look, my angular extension is part of my outer shin so it's not an issue if it is not part of the inner shin, as long as it is there.

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@Lt. Dan I found this over on Paul's Shoretrooper build page, a lot of the Rouge One armors where built the same. The little greeblies inside are where elastic filament is threaded to pull the forearms together but allows them to clamshell open. I modified mine to do the same.

They are Dr Martens Jereds

@Lt. Dan if your forearms are from Denis, they are 3D printed with an Armory Shop special semi-flexible filament then painted. Did you line them with the fiberglass like you did the larger pieces? If your forearms are one piece split, then you can gently heat the inside with a hair dryer. Then gently and slowly compress the diameter to make the circumference smaller. Make sure you spread out your applied pressure across the entire surface area. You dont want to end up with a thumb indentation like the ANH TK bicep. The paint should bend with the PLA, Denis uses a primer with his paint. Where it will be tricky is the two wrist bands, but the diameter should be sufficient enough to open and close around your wrist.

@Lt. Dan If you go for a clamshell type closure you can easily adjust the radius smaller, when making the overlap use the side that has the least amount of detail. If that makes sense. On the shins, use the cover strip attached to the outside piece to overlap the inside piece. Thin velcro along the seam keeps them closed. When you pad the insides to fill out the extra space, you run the chance of the armor looking "un-proportional"

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