CDR Thire

Howdy from FL! I had the privilege, along with several of our MEPD brothers, to participate in this year's Christmas parade at "The Mouse". It was a bunch of fun...quite a bit of walking, and we were buckets on for a stretch of close to an hour in 85+ degree heat...which in FL feels much hotter due to humidity. Anyway, thought I'd share some pix (courtesy of my garrison mate Randy N.)...here's to the dirty ones having a blessed and safe 2016! GBU g

Congrats!

In the second pic (which is really small for me and my machine), it looks like your right bicep might be upside-down (?). Might just be that the pic isn't big enough to verify that, also the ammo strap for lower right thigh…looking good though

Birthday blessings!!

Awesome build!!! Might be reaching out to you on some questions re the greeblies...

Water now under the bridge...

You've come to the right place! There are far more knowledgable folks here than me on TDs but you should be fine. Very little difference in the main components of a sandtrooper build vs. a stormtrooper...but there are a number of differences in the finer details...check the "Costume Reference Library" for more information. Whitearmor.net is great plus look at this area to get started... http://forum.mepd.net/index.php?showtopic=7240 The main thing to keep in mind when buying a kit is that some them are a better fit for a particular size person...if you're average (IMO) that means 5'9 - 6'1 for a male and 150 - 210 then almost all the commonly available kits should work...if you're on the smaller side then you'd want to avoid those kits that have been intentionally made for the bigger trooper and vice versa. Weathering/battle damage is required for sandies...just consult the threads that address this as to how much Best of luck - you'll find the MEPD crowd very friendly and helpful. Now go get dirty!

My favorites...

Can't wait to meet her in person

Thanks Mike - can't wait to make my debut in 10 days

Danke Well! (my dutch is rusty )

Thanks - planning on it!

Thanks Bro - look forward to catching up!

So I'm thinking to myself...self, time for a change - something simpler. How about a Sandy...they're classic - obviously cooler than a garden variety TK...got to be easier than all the other things I've built... Ha! My self-imposed deadline for my build was C6. I honestly couldn't have done this without the amazing resource that MEPD is and especially tutorials I found from Bluey, Panda Trooper and others. I've learned a bunch - have aspirations for SWAT eventually...but must crawl before walking, walk before running. Here's the final product - my STS Capt. (still will tweak up to C6): Helmet - eFX (heavily modified...ears & mic tips from UK, S strip from vintage gas pump business (can't remember name)) Armor - AM Boots - TK Boots Pauldron - Trooper1 Gloves/handguards - Trooperbay Pouches - Captsafe66 T21 - Slavefive (lightest he's ever made) Still need brad (?) for cod and fans for bucket...please - if you have suggestions for making this better pass them along. The pix make my legs appear bigger than they really are - the kit yields wider parts vs. more round...if that makes sense. Thanks again for the assistance my dirty brethren Geoff

Will be making my debut as a newly minted...weathered TD Pix coming...

Thank you Sir! That's what I'm planning to do too...just wanting to "measure twice, cut once "

Howdy MEPD brethren! I'm getting close to posting some pix of my build...should be crossing the finish line just in time for C6. I do have a question though regarding the battery/ammo pack at the bottom of the right thigh...is it suppose to be symmetrical? I'm building the STS Capt. and from the screen grabs (thanks "Look Sir droids") it appears that the middle box/rectangle is more to the wearer's left (viewer's right) and not lined up with the cover strip on the thigh... Since this piece gets riveted in place I'd like to be sure I'm getting it right Many thanks for any and all responses. Geoff

Many thanks Brian - I live in Florida and we've been hammered...my town is the sink hole capital of the western hemisphere and it has bordered on apocalyptic for many with flooding, downed trees, no electricity and in some cases loss of life. Appreciate the concern, well wishes and prayers. Geoff

Thanks for posting Mike - was just at the range yesterday...would love to handle a real one at some point

Looks great - I just spent the last several days studying the techniques that have been used and this is both helpful and...inspiring

Inspiring build - on my way to making initial "cuts" this week (schedule permitting)...looking forward to seeing which weathering technique you use (?) - will continue to watch this with great interest

Having done Star Wars weekends for years at Disney I appreciate all the behind the scenes work that had to be done to pull that off - looked great and like a bunch of fun

Had the chance to participate in the Clone "skit" at C5 - it was fun and even ended up in the C5 dvd I'm planning on having my TD done by then as is my squad mate Tmaxxfett and our already TDed brother Adam (Tydirium)...so if you're starting a list I can volunteer the three of us.

A do over...? Yikes I'm in trouble...just starting my build and I thought the way the helmet came together and the weathering looked terrific - if you don't mind sharing, what was it that you didn't like and what is the new "game plan"? Thanks

Thanks!