tat2trooper anovos shadow trooper build

[Tat2trooper[501st]]

First time building a shadow trooper. I have built a ANH stunt TK so pretty much same process it seems. Just received my BBB today.

 

I think with this build I may start with the bucket first because these teeth need to be cleaned up asap and its bothering me. 

[Allan1313[MBO-CMD]]

I have the Anovos. With a few tweaks and upgrades it's pretty easy to get to specialist

 

Good luck!

[Tat2trooper[501st]]

7 minutes ago, Allan1313 said:

I have the Anovos. With a few tweaks and upgrades it's pretty easy to get to specialist

 

Good luck!

Thanks bud any advice?

[Tat2trooper[501st]]

If I do the ammo pouches instead of the drop boxes does it still need to have the holster?

[IcyTrooper[CMD-DL]]

2 hours ago, Tat2trooper said:

If I do the ammo pouches instead of the drop boxes does it still need to have the holster?

Yes you do have the holster with the belt if you have the ammo pouches instead of the drop boxes, the holster is always required.

There is an option for the shoulder ammo pouch as well, however, you must have the shoulder pauldron and you must have the drop boxes. This aligns with the recent Kenner toy that was released last year and is a fun option!

I also second @Allan1313 as my shadow stormtrooper is an Anovos and pretty easy to convert over to the Specialist. From first glance on the helmet it looks like it already meets the L2 requirements as the biggest thing with Anovos was the mesh (a super easy change out anyways) and initially they had the narrow mesh, but the later waves had the wide-mesh and that's what yours is.

[Allan1313[MBO-CMD]]

3 hours ago, Tat2trooper said:

Thanks bud any advice?

If they are still using the same belt I got, change that out for a better one that is reinforced. Only thing I would change on the helmets is to finish off the teeth, they don't paint the last one on each side, it annoys me lol

[IcyTrooper[CMD-DL]]

Ahhhh yes, I did forget to mention the belt. My Anovos TK belt has lasted for almost 40 troops and my Anovos TX belt lasted like 7 ? . I upgraded to a Imperial Issue belt with the plastic inserts, totally better.

[Tat2trooper[501st]]

16 hours ago, IcyTrooper said:

Yes you do have the holster with the belt if you have the ammo pouches instead of the drop boxes, the holster is always required.

There is an option for the shoulder ammo pouch as well, however, you must have the shoulder pauldron and you must have the drop boxes. This aligns with the recent Kenner toy that was released last year and is a fun option!

I also second @Allan1313 as my shadow stormtrooper is an Anovos and pretty easy to convert over to the Specialist. From first glance on the helmet it looks like it already meets the L2 requirements as the biggest thing with Anovos was the mesh (a super easy change out anyways) and initially they had the narrow mesh, but the later waves had the wide-mesh and that's what yours is.

Yea the hovi tips are from @ukswrath 

[Tat2trooper[501st]]

Yea I have that belt on my TK too great quality. I actually have 2 shadow trooper helmets. (Both Anovos) one didn't have the tube stripes on it. So am looking at both trying to figure out which one to use for this kit and maybe try and trade the other away once this build is done.

[Tat2trooper[501st]]

Got some rough trimming done last night.

[IcyTrooper[CMD-DL]]

4 hours ago, Tat2trooper said:

Yea I have that belt on my TK too great quality. I actually have 2 shadow trooper helmets. (Both Anovos) one didn't have the tube stripes on it. So am looking at both trying to figure out which one to use for this kit and maybe try and trade the other away once this build is done.

You know, that is funny you mentioned that. I have the same thing! The one that came with the kit didn't have the stripes and the one that I ordered separately came with them on it. 

4 hours ago, Tat2trooper said:

Got some rough trimming done last night.

The fun parts!

[Tat2trooper[501st]]

55 minutes ago, IcyTrooper said:

You know, that is funny you mentioned that. I have the same thing! The one that came with the kit didn't have the stripes and the one that I ordered separately came with them on it. 

The fun parts!

Man I swear anovos be backwards sometimes.

[Tat2trooper[501st]]

I also noticed this with the holster I don't know what's going on here. I am thinking maybe black shoe polish would fix this issue.

[IcyTrooper[CMD-DL]]

That is really strange, almost looks like it was in something with sand for awhile.

[nanotek[CMD-DWM]]

Looks like mold. You will need to get on top of that otherwise it will spread. Often it happens when leather is stored away for extended periods without any breathing space. You will need to kill all the spores and recondition the leather

This article has a good approach:

https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/www.bmscat.com/2019/07/how-to-remove-mold-from-leather/amp/

[Tat2trooper[501st]]

26 minutes ago, nanotek said:

Looks like mold. You will need to get on top of that otherwise it will spread. Often it happens when leather is stored away for extended periods without any breathing space. You will need to kill all the spores and recondition the leather

This article has a good approach:

https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/www.bmscat.com/2019/07/how-to-remove-mold-from-leather/amp/

Thank you so much for that article I did half alcohol half water and its like brand new again. Learned something new. 

[IcyTrooper[CMD-DL]]

I learned something new as well! Thanks @nanotek

[Tat2trooper[501st]]

Finished all my rough trimming tonight. Went over every piece and wiped it down with the cleaning solution I made mentioned above. Time for some netflix & chill. Have a good Friday night troopers.

[IcyTrooper[CMD-DL]]

You too, good work!

[nanotek[CMD-DWM]]

5 hours ago, Tat2trooper said:

Thank you so much for that article I did half alcohol half water and its like brand new again. Learned something new. 

 

3 hours ago, IcyTrooper said:

I learned something new as well! Thanks @nanotek

I had a similar issue a couple of years back, I kept trying to polish it out and it kept coming back. 

[Tat2trooper[501st]]

So I have 2 shadow trooper buckets. One came with the kit and another that was just bucket. You can see the differences in both. I'm thinking of going with the helmet that came with the kit being it is same exact size as my Anovos TK bucket. But it does need the hovi tip swap and tube stripes added. Anyone see anything else I am missing?

Anovos kit teeth & hovi tips

 

Anovos bucket teeth hovi tips

Anovos kit side no  tube stripes

Anovos bucket side

 

[IcyTrooper[CMD-DL]]

There is nothing else that I can see, the Anovos helmets were pretty L2 out of the box! Just verify that the neck trip is indeed the S-type trim and not U-shaped trim; I believe that all of their kits had it.

[Tat2trooper[501st]]

Easy hovi tip swap.

Word of advice always keep your scrap may come in handy in the long run.

[IcyTrooper[CMD-DL]]

6 hours ago, Tat2trooper said:

Easy hovi tip swap.

Word of advice always keep your scrap may come in handy in the long run.

I just checked this and glad to see you on the roll with it! As for those tips, the initial mesh that you had on there was actually good for L2 as it is the wide-type mesh. Here are some other approved L2 examples:

    

[Tat2trooper[501st]]

Yea I swapped the tight mesh for the wide one. Guess I should have illustrated that better with the picture. Was actually showing the ones I am going to install in.