Hi all! Decided to start a WIP thread for my Death Trooper build and hopefully keeping myself accountable to finish this thing. My goal is to have a fully finished Death Trooper, and hopefully go for Level 2 approval by the time it's all completed. As part of this- I do have a few questions I'm hoping someone can help with at some point around the requirements for it.
So far- I have the following areas started:
Armor- Order placed with 850 Armor Works for a set of vacuformed ABS, just the kit but plan to trim and prep everything myself.
Undersuit- Order placed with The Dark Side Closet. They were nice enough to check if they still had any remnants, and had enough for a final suit thankfully!
Soft-sided Ammo Pouches- Also being made by 850 Armor Works.
E11-D Carbine- Purchased a 3-D printed kit from Galactic Armory, and have that in hand.
Things like the boots, other accessories, and various parts for the Level 2 approval will be up next, as well as a helmet. Both Darkside and 850 quoted some wait time, so my main focus is going to be on working on the E11-D, and other parts I can make while I wait. That being said, for the E11-D Carbine, Level 2 requirements, I am hoping someone can confirm how I'm reading this.
All LED, laser pointer, and flashlight options will be working. (This would mean that the flashlight, laser range finder, bow tie led, and 2 yellow leds are all functional. Does this also include the 3 leds in the Hengstler counter?)
The blaster will be the same size and proportions as the Sterling SMG which the blaster is patterned on. Its overall length with the shoulder stock extended should be between 30" to 32” (76-82cm). (Can anyone confirm that the Galactic Armory kit is okay to start working on? It's about 32" when laid out and put together, though not perfectly.)
I did also purchase a sling and working flashlight from Canto Arms, and am looking at a number of other parts on Blaster Factory, including the led bow-tie greeble, led rangefinder, a better stock, and one of the Hengstler counters that allows for leds to be installed. I am also looking at the folding E11 stock, as the one that came with the kit had to be glued back together within a day of it arriving. 🫠
Pictures to come soon once progress starts being made. I'm working on cleaning off the project workbench to start tinkering with it. Any insight on the blaster questions are more than appreciated!
