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Hey Matthew @TooTall You can see the 2 small boxes in the photo below. If you need the files, I do have STL files for them, just let me know. One thing I would have done differently with my belt is the buckle location, instead of hiding it under the back right soft pouch, I would likely have hid it under one of the front ones. Where it is currently (back pouch), I can not do it up myself and need a handler to assist me. If it were in the front, I would be able to do it without help.

@TooTall Nice. If you use the direct link option on imgur, it will put the photo into the post instead of just the link.

Congratulations Collin. Welcome to the ranks.

Hello and welcome to spec ops. Awesome that you are building towards approval and can’t wait to see your progress. Know that for the regular stormtrooper armour, the Shepperton designs can be approved but they take a lot of work and modifications to do so. This being said, many find it easier to go with a more accurate kit from one of the other vendors. If someone with more experience on shadow troopers could comment, that would be great.

The hot water bath is what I used to reshape my calves. Careful you don’t go too hot, as it may damage the fibreglass. I mused used hot tap water but our hot water is pretty hot.

Congratulations Dan. Well done.

Looking good. Just some figment issues as. Halos pointed out and you are there. I enjoyed watching your journey. Congratulations on approaching the finish line.

Here is my template. The numbers are measurements in cm

The dark green welding shields would be the correct colour. If you are looking for level 2 approval, you need to have a bubble lens. Not a lot of options for it except OPLEprops I think. This is the shield I used for my stormtrooper green lens. https://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/B00209I0UG?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

Welcome to Spec Ops Erick

To me, it looks pretty good for basic approval. For higher levels, it also has the correct numbers of nose bridge vents / ribs

@productionsbykyle My apologies actually, for some reason, I thought that you posted on someone else’s build thread. You are fine posting it here, but if you have several questions about different parts, then it is definitely easier to have everything on one post, rather than spread over several.

Hi Kyle. Probably best to start a build thread for your kit so we can answer questions there. Many have used JB Weld plastic bonder for bonding the armour pieces and attaching greeblies. The front of the shin is bonded and then the gaps will need to be filled with Bondo or some similar type of filler. Careful when putting the shins on, as they don’t open as easily as ABS pieces and can easily crack along the front part when opening the back.

I used Alclad2 Hot metal paints https://alclad2.com/finishes/hot-metal/

Great progress so far Carter. Anything flat can be used to fill the vents, such as a piece of ABS, or you could print plates to fill them. If you use something like the subtract feature on blender, you could create a flat plate and use the helmet piece to clip the contacting surface, so it will fit exactly.

Welcome back Carter. I enjoyed following your build thread for your TK on FISD and will look forward to following your Death trooper as well.

Most use imgur. It is free and will store all of your images for you. If you select direct link from the photo on imgur, you can paste that into the post and the photo will show up. Make sure to use direct link and not image link

I had the same issue with my armour. It was about 1 month after I finished it. The bags I had my pieces I. Were fleece on one side and a knit pattern on the other. I had the knit in against the armour for some reason and it imprinted on the pieces. I was able to buff the marks out with a car polisher. I always put the fleece against the armour since and it has been okay. it is as if it just doesn’t cure properly. It was hot when I did it outside big I immediately brought the pieces inside to dry. That may be the cause

Hi Jeroen with respect to the shins, I also had to expand mine some. I think I covered the process on my build thread, by which I added the fibreglass. With the pouches, I feel the plate should completely cover the front panel of the pouch. With your pouches a bit under filled, my concern would be that the plate may be a bit small when the pouch is completely filled.

Hi Collin. Great start. Looking forward to following your build. Always feel free to ask lots of questions. We are here to help

I think the shoulder placement looks fine from the photo but the resolution isn’t great. ‘Your method of attachment seems to be correct as well

Hey Jacob. Jim’s pieces will need prep work before you can paint. You will need to fill pinholes with Bondo, or UV resin in my case, it will need sanding and then prime , paint and clear coat. The shins will need to be attached in the front and filled and sanded. Jim’s Kit comes with most of what you need but many have upgraded things like the belt buckle, belt boxes, shoulder straps, buckles. on Jim’s kit, I have a hard time envisioning attaching them to the chest as they will sit too far forward.

Hi Jacob, welcome to spec ops. Jim makes a great kit, you won’t be disappointed. You will find a big difference in the reactions between Vader and the death trooper. Lots of fun to wear.

Welcome to spec ops Gary. You will have this approved soon enough. It is so close.

I did not weather my armour, so the recessed lines were not painted but left gloss black. For weathering, most use a grey/white wash for the effect