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I did my aerator parts with spray cans before I attached them to my bucket. I weathered them so it was a mix of bright silver, graphite, and flat black (dust coats and dry brush). Don't over think it. The CRL is isn't rigid on how you paint it, so look at your favorite images and do what makes sense to you. I'm working on my 2nd helmet now and may decide to change things up. For the breather tubes, I used plastidip to give them a rubberized look. Looks better than matte black in my opinion. Hope this helps. Sent from my SM-G935P using Tapatalk

Love it, Nick. Good job! Sent from my SM-G935P using Tapatalk

Maybe I'm not using the right search words, but when will the Death Trooper be added to the Specialist Program? Again, apologies if this question has been asked before.

I've just been approved so I'll be coming back and uploading some pics of the journey.

Nice! Now I understand your comment about the "extended" ab plate. I didn't know what you were talking about until I saw your post above. I didn't feel like being the dumb noob that was asking a dumb question on that particular day, either. But now I know!

Good update. Just what I needed to see as motivation!

Thanks Mark!

Congrats, Jeff!

Retroactive update from 3/17- I was pretty bummed that UPS didn't show up with my filament (especially after running out on the left bicep), but they showed up at 11pm. #clutch. Had to do some math to figure out where to start the new print for the 2nd half of the bicep. Normally I could just resume but this was a weird issue. Anyways, it worked out and the 2 halves align perfectly. It's finally starting to look like something. Hand guards are on the bed now. The helmet is still a work in progress. I had to bust out a wood working chisel to properly articulate the line between the dome cap and the ear recesses. Thanks for looking

Right on. Those shins look awesome.

I've heard about the shins but never know what is being referenced. Any chance that the photos can include markings of the differences? I've scrolled up and down trying to identify them but alas I'm still just a recruit.

Nice, thanks Mark. Is this color also used in the accent lines in the armor? I always see DT's with bright silver but that doesn't seem right. If anything, it looks like gun metal or the metallic black you've mentioned.

A little more progress on the helmet. Here it is mocked up with tape. Some post work on the mask. Half of this piece will be covered but the only way to get the visible portion completely straight is to sand the whole thing. I did some sanded and primed half for the obligatory comparison photo. I'll still need to go back with some spot putty though. And since I was feeling froggy, I went ahead and got started on a forearm. That's all for now.

I went to my first armor party over the weekend and had a blast. Everybody was cool and inviting. I felt like I already knew everybody. I learned sooo much from the group and got to ask a ton of questions about trooping and whatnot. I didnt bring anything to build but I brought a box of tools/ supplies I thought would be helpful to someone else; turned out they had it covered. All in all it was probably the best non-cinematic experience I've had as a Star Wars fan. I even got some medical work done.

Exactly. I started printing my helmet first so that it could stare me in the face and tell me to keep motivated.

Yes sir. I sliced the dome piece about 1/8" below where the band goes around the top of the helmet. The reason was because I wanted to use my 1mm nozzle for the main rear (for print speed) but revert back to .4mm for the top (dome) portion. There are definitely some rough parts that will need some TLC. I'm a member of Star Garrison's recruit page on FB, so I've been hosting my images there. Hopefully this mitigates the issue of the missing thread images issue. Thank you, Mr. Zuckerberg I went back to .4mm for the dome to ensure I captured the band indents cleanly but forgot to add a brim to the print. So now I'll have some work to do when mating the 2 pieces together. I've also just run out of filament at 85% completion on the dome, so I'll have to pick up tomorrow and it'll have an orange top.

The white parts were made with the filament that came with the printer. The black parts were printed with Hatchbox. I've heard good things about Zyltech and saw Amazon had some of it in orange for around $13.99 USD, so I bought a roll. I also used both Cura and Ideamaker for slicing but not sure which I like better yet.

Made some progress on my helmet this week. The mask is almost complete and the main helmet moulding is on the printer now at 50% of a 13 hour print. Not too many details on it, so I swapped in a 1 mm nozzle for this part and its printing a lot faster. I'm getting a ton of stringing, though. Need to dial in my retraction settings. I've only been 3D printing for all of 5 days so there's still a bit of a learning curve.

Checking in from the IASG Facebook page. Hope to troop with you at some point!

All isn't lost, sir. You can use some wire mesh to create that wraparound piece. You can pick it up at your local auto parts store. Shape it the way you need it, them add either fiberglass mat or bondo glass on both sides (blending it with the surfaces). Hey Mark, I got an email from Tom Campbell and he attached some new shin files. I wonder if they address this issue.

:icon_bow: You're doing great Nick! All those armor pieces...I've printed exactly 2 pieces for my helmet. You're so close. Push through brother!

Preciate it, Izzi. So after a month of waiting, my CR10S arrived yesterday. I familiarized myself with it by printing some minor doodads and new adjustment knobs, then went straight into my helmet parts. Should have some pics to share soon.

Looking good. Question though. In the 3rd picture, the forearm looks kind of chunky. Is it fastened all the way closed? I only noticed because for the past couple of days I've been obsessing over how perfect the forearm looks in this picture.

Me please.