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Great work. We needed a TD CRL for a long time. I understand that designated sites for certain characters usually have higher standards which I am all for but I feel that both should have the same set of CRLs. I think it may confuse some who are new to the whole thing or get upset if one says one thing and the other says another and they cannot get deployed. Whatever way it goes not everyone will be happy that is just life. I know enough about Sandtroopers that I will go the way that is more accurate of the two. Again great work.

I noticed besides some grammar issues the CRLs on the 501st site http://501st.com/crl/TD_CRL/TD002_Sandtrooper/index002.php and the CRLs posted on the MEPD http://www.mepd.net/crl/ differ on some of the requirements. Which is the correct CRL to follow?

I have decided to take all the armor out and unwrap it all so I can see what I am up against. All that I can say is WOW! This armor kit has all the pieces and parts to go Stormtrooper or Sandtrooper. I of course am going Sandtrooper so some pieces and parts will not be used. This armor kit is NOT like the out-of-date FX armor. This armor kit is much more accurate. It is NOT just glue it together and you are done, no. This armor is made large to fit a variety of sizes of people. Since each piece has extra on it, each and every piece has to be fitted, marked, cut, clean up the edges and then glued together. It is going to take me a long time to do this. I foresee many armor work days with fellow garrison members since much of the fitting and marking cannot be done by ones own self, a second pair of hands will be needed. Anyways here are few picts of the armor out of the box. Not shown are the two pauldrons that came with the kit. I got a orange and a black one along with an Imperial Logo patch and sticker. All that I can say is the Trooper Supplies has made one nice kit! With various knee plates, hand plates and more you cannot go wrong with this kit. I look forward to this project and have a new more accurate Sandtrooper outfit than my old FX Sandtrooper outfit.

I am moving along now. I have my backpack mostly finished. I still need to add the straps and then after the armor is assembled some weathering.

Yep I did that. Right now I need to finish the large side pipe (mortar) and the smaller side pipe and get them attached with a few more pieces.

I just about have my pack finished. I really need about two warm days to work on it and it will be completed. This cold spell and wind has not been helping.

Started laying out the backpack with the help from TD4401. Not all the pieces are shown since I am just laying it out to figure out how I need to proceed on this pack. I would have gotten more done this weekend if it had not rained.

My helmet is all filed out and holes drilled. This weekend going to finish painting the grey areas and black outlines and then I hope to start assembling the helmet. I am going to use a dark green welders shield for my eyes lens. Going flat with the dark green. I hope to have it done this week, I hope. Work has been piling up. Today in the mail I got parts to start my backpack as well.

Awesome thank you for all the help. I now have what I need to begin my backpack.

Sweet. I saved the image of the TD with black pauldron and e-11 blaster. I will keep this to use as a reference sheet as I am putting together my new TD outfit. I do not care about ranks. The reason I am going with the black pauldron is that the other TDs in my garrison or the people who I troop with at conventions all have the orange or white pauldrons. Not me, I have to be different and go for the lesser color used, black.

Sweet. I PM'd back.

OK. I am in the progress of making my Sandtrooper (black pauldron) and I want to start on the backpack. I was wondering is there a complete list of parts with sizes somewhere? I am not finding it. Or better yet is there a kit that someone here has that has most of the parts for a backpack build? Things like the radio and detail pieces might cause a problem. I really do not want to make everything from scratch. Thank you. David (3778)

I started by cutting out the vent holes on the front of the helmet and painted the area grey. Going to try to paint the rest of the grey for the helmet this weekend depending on weather. I want to get my helmet completed first then I will work on the armor.

Allright troopers. My new TD Armor set came in the mail and I am ready to start assembling it and making my new and improved Sandtrooper outfit! Before I start even though I have assembled several TK/TD/TX armor kits I will double check each piece and take my time in assembly. I am going to make this armor kit fit me nice. Here is what came in the mail. I am very excited to start.

Very impressive. Thank you for sharing your progress.