Secureideas

Sorry been swamped at work. I am at https://www.facebook.com/secureideas Thanks Kevin

Sounds great.

Hi- Requesting Sandtrooper access. My name is Kevin Johnson, my TKID is 42265 and here is the link to the 501st.com profile http://www.501st.com/members/displaymemberdetails.php?userID=17041 Thanks! Kevin

Ok I am an idiot. I thought PO was level 1. DroidChaser and SecretSquirrel here in the office laughed at me. Now to go read better and find out how to request access to that as I am NO where near ready for PO. Kevin

Hi All, My Sandtrooper was approved last week and I would love deployment here. My Name: Kevin Johnson My TKID: 42265 My MEPD Forum Name: SecureIdeas My Garrison: Squad 7 of the Florida Garrison I have ordered my backpack kit and it will be here this week.

Hi All, My Sandtrooper was approved last week and I would love deployment here. My Name: Kevin Johnson My TKID: 42265 My MEPD Forum Name: SecureIdeas My Garrison: Squad 7 of the Florida Garrison I have ordered my backpack kit and it will be here this week.

Thanks all..... Plan on doing my first hospital troop Saturday in my TD! (Have to fix the groin strap as it popped last weekend.) Kevin

Thanks! For the record, and LOTS of celebration here, I was approved! http://www.501st.com/members/displaymember.php?userID=17041&costumeID=2 Kevin

**** I completely forgot I had started this thread and have not kept it up to date.... ugh. I believe my TD is finished. I sent some pics in for submission. I will put them on here when I get a chance. On a related note, I do not have a back pack. But I am starting to think I should? Thoughts? Thanks Kevin

Ahh man, I am there the first, third and final weekends. Sorry I will miss you. I will be trooping in my TR kit if anyone is there those weekends. Kevin

Hi all, Thanks for the feedback. With SWW coming up and LOTS of travel for work (I am on the road every week in May and the beginning of June), I am probably not going to make much progress on the TD until mid-June or early July. (I will be latching the fur for my Chewbacca instead.) Wolfman, I did get the strapping on the plate and it seems to be holding together better. Once I get back to this, I will get some better pics and make sure the straps are small enough to help with this. As to the ears, I had someone offer me a fixed pair, so I will be taking them up on that when I get to the helmet build. Trooper1, yup on the turning of the thighs. I should have commented that I was just holding them so we could size them on my actual thighs. But thanks for the feedback on the join. Kevin

Hi all, I put the legs on tonight to get sizing. I also am adding a gloss layer to the pouch since the dye rubs off.

Thanks! I am almost finished with everything except the arms and helmet. Going to need help there though. Kevin

I did get a few more pieces done today. I glued the front of the thighs: I also sanded and dyed the large pouch I have. (I ordered the MP-40 pouches this evening.) And its finished: I may put another coat on it, but since its going to be weathered, I think this is good. One thing I am wondering is if anyone knows where I can get/buy a set of ears? My understanding is that the NE ears are messed up, and Larry verified that when we were in Orlando for the PEP event. Thanks all! Kevin

I have done a little bit more. I added an elastic strap to the handguards. (Not sure this is the best way to attach them, but it should work.) I also put together the shins. I have not put on the cover strip yet. (I suck at straight line cuts so may wait for an armor party. <grin>) Hopefully tomorrow I can do the thighs. Kevin

Hi all, So I have been sitting on an NE kit for about a year (Maybe longer) and pretty worried about trimming it and screwing it up. At the encouragement of Larry (Secret Squirrel) I decided to go ahead and build a sandtrooper. I have a long way to go, and a LOT of questions about the arms, legs and helmet. But here are some build pics as I start out. (Thanks Larry for trimming stuff while we were in Orlando!) Kevin First a pic of the DLT-19 and pauldron: Some snaps: Shoulder bells: Front: Back: I have posted this in the FL Garrison's board, but am combining some of it here.... So I adjusted the straps on the front. Below I think I have the chest higher while having the cod piece stay in the right spot. Here is a side shot but the kidney plate isn't shaped right. Not sure if thats because its not connected to the front or if its due its being misshapen. And here is the back without the butt plate. (I have to cut and reshape that according to Larry.) I stripped the gloss off of a black pair of boots. I think the white is finished. It only took 8 coats. I am going to try and touch up the black.... I think I have finished the snaps and straps for the torso. The belt is too low here, but my helper didn't know. The front: Left side: Right side: And the back: Can someone point me at the reasons or pros/cons between butt joins and overlap with a cover strip? I am trying to line up the shins and thighs for a butt join but the edges aren't matching well. I can keep trimming but am afraid I will lose the "front" of the completed item. It seems to me that doing an overlap and then adding a cover strip would work easier. Thanks for any feedback and help. I am very excited this is coming together.