TD-1940

Looking great so far! I look forward to seeing it progress.

Awesome!!! Thanks for sharing!!

For mine I used a pair of speakers behind the backpack (facing backwards between the upper and lower boxes, not visible). They are made for use with an MP3 or iPod. The wiring then runs up the backpack straps into the MP-40 shoulder pouch. In there is the MP3 player. The speakers were $7 and the 2Gig MP3 player was about $12. It was a very cheap upgrade and it adds a new layer of depth to the character. Head to a discount store, you can often get really cheap MP3 players and speaker sets at them.

Another touch to add some realism (tho probably not screen accuracy) is to do a heavier weathering on the top of the helmet. I have collected a lot of real military helmets over the years, and this is always the case. Soldiers usually put their helmet down on the ground (or table or whatever) upside down when they take it off (it lets the heat buildup out, and is also a more natural movement than flipping it after removal) . This results in heavier weathering on the top of the dome when compared to the rest of the helmet.

Lol, that was great!

I'd tend to agree with these being in Aurebush. I suppose offering both would be ideal though.

http://upload.501stlegion.org/audio/ This has td, tk and tb loops. http://tk386.com/remotepix/sandtrooper/ ... _Noise.mp3 This is a great td loop!!

Here's mine. It's a dirty boy kit with bent frame attched to an Alice pack frame. The mortar tube and lab pipe hide the double frame nicely. Also, I'm more of an idealised look fan, so the electrical tape thing wasn't gonna happen. I know...I may never be deployed.

http://forum.whitearmor.net/index.php?showtopic=11538 Whitearmor.net lists them as a place to avoid.

While I realize it's far to late to change, I think no pauldron should be private and black pauldron should be assistant squad leader or Corporal. When I was a cadet, pauldrons were only issued to NCOs. You don't need to put a pauldron on the lowest rank. They are easy to recognize as the guys without them. Alternatively, they could be used to mark Privates assigned to a specific task. I.E. the Privates in Platoon One wear no pauldrons and those in Platoon Two wear black. Third Platoon wears grey, etc. With this route, white would make sense as assistant squad leader and orange as Sargeant. The problem with orange as Captain is that every third TD in the film seemed to be a Captain. Even as Sargeant, that's a bit of a stretch. Darn. I overthought this, didn't I?

http://www.501st.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=728848#728848 There is a member selling 8' x 10' vinyl banners of the hallway pic for $165 in the link above. Outdoor ink and grommeted. There are pics of the final product from those that ordered it. Looks good!

Thanks Juan! And Happy birthday!

I THINK this is the right link to a hi-res deathstar hallway pic. http://www.501st.com/forum/login.php?redirect=viewtopic.php&t=63263 HTH Chris

Hi folks, I've been in the 501st since 2007, and have now set my sights on the TD. It will be my third costume, I started with a TK and later a TB. I have built my RT-97c with some help from TK-409's great site (I even added a removable stock as it always bugged me that a scoped weapon lacked one), but the backpack has been giving me problems. I am having a really tough time finding parts. But somehow I think this site should solve that. See you in the forums! Chris