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My thoughts:

I definitely agree it’s unfair to allocate slots evenly, as it creates a disparity. It’s much harder for a member of a larger club to make it to limited events, and can cause animosity amongst members if a single member is lucky enough to land a slot multiple times in a row. Additionally it can create animosity amongst clubs if one…[Read more]

PP transaction 25D963971S618062C (Combined Jersey and Coins)
3 Jerseys, 8 Silver coins, 4 Gold coins

Thanks!!

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Mounted the pieces of the backpack together with drywall screws (lined em up, drilled through, put the drywall “sheath” in the component — note: had to use superglue to keep it from spinning when screwing it in). Planning on contouring the backpack edge to fit on my armor, adding some padding so it doesn’t scratch, and figuring out the strapping.…[Read more]

Backpack elements done. Need to attach and create straps (also want to create some padding so it doesn’t scratch my armor…hoping to use leftover padding from the Pauldron…)

A few differences:
Ukswrath used a lot of styrene or thick craft paper. I wound up using a lot of cardboard and lids from the original containers.
I was planning on using…[Read more]

So T-21 is “done”. Meaning I think it’s ready to troop with, but there’s still dozens more things I’d love to do with it given infinite time. It’s still “factory black” though, haven’t had a chance to weather it yet. Also postponing the SFX part until I finish the other HWT elements. But hey, I got a big gun!

Progress on my T-21.

First and foremost, build something you’re passionate about. Wheelchair or no, it doesn’t matter. You might have to make some adaptions (work with the GMLs on that), but there’s not any 501st costumes that you couldn’t build if you wanted to.

But adding on to Steven’s thoughts of integrating the wheelchair into the costume…pretty much anything…[Read more]

Shopping List Summary
So I’m looking at:
T-21: $92.50
Backpack: $42.77
Pauldron: $34.51
Pouches: $3.49
= $173.27 (plus tax and shipping)

For my build. Plus an optional $60.53 for the FX.

Will post updates as things actually take shape. Hopefully will be done by September FanX!

MP-40 Ammo Pouches

So I was super excited when I found this DIY MP-40 thread! Especially since it was (almost) free!

https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/10986-howto-make-an-mp40-ammo-pouch-for-1-in-one-hour/

Shopping List
Wood – Have enough scraps lying around for this
Leather – Gonna use vinyl from the Pauldron build
Glue – Have that…[Read more]

Pauldron
This part requires some sewing. Doesn’t look all that complex, but you gotta know how to use (and have access to) a sewing machine. Not covering that in this build thread.

This thread on MEPD has a great template and instructions on a DIY pauldron: http://forum.mepd.net/index.php?/topic/16081-looking-for-diy-pauldron-thread/ As such, my…[Read more]

HWT Backpack
Not a whole lot to add here. Ukswrath’s HWT Backback tutorial is pretty much all you need: https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/30034-hwt-backpack-build-part-1/

My changes so far:
– Just using flat grey primer instead of the blue since I already have it
– Instead of using a new piece of plastic to glue to the lids of the…[Read more]

T-21 FX Upgrade
What good is a toy blaster if it doesn’t light up and make “pew pew” noises?? Here’s how I’m building the FX package. I’m pretty sure this could be modified to fit most any prop-that-needs-lights-and-sound. To be honest I didn’t have a clue how any of this stuff worked, so I wound up doing a *lot* of reading, googling, getting…[Read more]

T-21 Light Repeating Blaster Rifle

Primary guide: Pandatrooper has an amazing build-from-scratch guide listed here: https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/11017-how-to-t-21-blaster-scratch-build/
Other helpful references
– https://happytrooper.com/?p=5045 (HappyTrooper’s minor changes from following PandaTrooper’s build)
-…[Read more]

Yes! We’re actually working on standardizing the costume names. Except it’s surprisingly difficult to implement. Until we get it squared away on our end, the best thing to do is make sure to register in advance for events, and write your costume name in a standard format, as that feeds directly into the TOD.