BikerScout007

FYI, there was no CRL change. It would have been announced here. Basically Chef's tank topper was a casualty of the Biker Scout arms race. As the armors have gotten better and more accurate over time, what was good for L2 10 years ago doesn't always hold up today. His tank topper is fine for L1.

Alright that's a lot taller of an order since there are some significant differences between that one and the real life one. Happy to help you along, but it is almost a different CRL. If that's how you want to go, we can proceed!

I printed my E-22 at 20% infill and that was fine.

Well done! Welcome to the ranks

On behalf of Pathfinders Command, it is my pleasure to induct Dan "KaiserintheHood" Quinn (TB-80419) into the Pathfinders Hall of Fame as a Lancer Scout Trooper for the "TB - Scout Trooper - ROTJ" CRL! Great job, @KaiserintheHood ! You have been sent a Certificate of Achievement to your email on file and your picture has been added to the Pathfinders Hall of Fame. Check out TB-80419's application here:

Same place they've been available for the last 11 years: In fact, the first comment on that post is from you, dude

My initial impression is you didn't do yourself any favors getting WTF armor -- as it is oversized and you are too small for it. But for what you've done, it's not so bad at all! Other big note is your pouches are reversed. The angled side should be on the outside. And yes, stuffing with it a foam block will help make it look a lot better! Also -- not seeing the crescent on the codpiece. If it's higher up on the fabric, it should be lower anyway. Maybe about 4 inches above the point where the elastic connects. But for what you've got, you did a good job. Pat yourself on the back!

You're in the home stretch now!

Not yet.... still working on it

On behalf of Pathfinders Command, it is my pleasure to induct Frank "fragarock" Fraga(TB-92111) into the Pathfinders Hall of Fame as a Lancer Scout Trooper for the "TB - Scout Trooper - The Mandalorian" CRL! Great job, @fragarock! You have been sent a Certificate of Achievement to your email on file and your picture has been added to the Pathfinders Hall of Fame. Check out TB-92111's application here:

Looking good! That blue color looks great.

Yes it was strapped top and bottom. Watch the video I posted.

In the film, the tanks were strapped to the back plates with an elastic strap. So they weren't permanently connected. If you want to rivet your tank to your backplate, you should try to get it pretty close to lined up with the bottom Personally -- I would do the elastic strap.

Well you're mistaken. It has said "Helmet is true to the shape of original screen used helmet." for several years now. In fact, I'd say at least 5. The reason that language was put in was because years and years and years ago, folks tried to get approved with Don Post helmets with flared visors that looked like someone sat on them. There used to be a long list of requirements detailing all the things that needed to be corrected for those and it made the CRL unwieldy. So it was simplified to 1 sentence. CRLs are not build instructions, they are a general guideline for approval for GMLs. So now we have another toy that people think should be approvable just because of its price point and ease of availability and once again we have to modify the CRL to address a deficiency. Same as we did when a rash of 3D helmets hit the market with real vents and no earholes. There are a wide range of helmets out there, from Kropserkel to EFX that meet our requirements, and some of them don't even look as good as the black series helmet does. But a defining characteristic of the Scout helmet, which is the visor shroud with a return edge, is something that can't just be waved away because there's a new popular helmet out that doesn't have it. Again --- prop makers have been making helmets with the return edge for decades with absolutely no issue. Just because Hasbro comes along without it doesn't mean we have to devise a whole chapter in the CRL addressing it. It's either true to the shape or it isn't. Sometimes the best advice is "make it look like the picture." In this regard, Hasbro dropped the ball. But their aim wasn't to make an approvable prop for trooping. Their aim was to sell toys.

Well folks just to put this matter to bed once and for all, we have now added the Level 1 requirement: This is to all CRLs using the ROTJ base helmet -- so ROTJ, JFO and Mando Scouts. Now I know some of you will take this as a challenge to totally convert one of these Hasbro helmets, and I look forward to what you come up with. But if you consider the base cost of the helmet, along with the time and materials invested -- you'll no doubt be better off picking up an offering from one of the many vendors out there that understand our requirements and make their stuff accordingly. I mean, I just picked up a Kropserkel kit for my son that was under $200. And it has a return edge. This stuff ain't rocket science. And I will take this time to reiterate -- toymakers do not determine our standards, we do. The visor shroud with a return edge and hollow interior is one of the basic requirements of this helmet. Makers have been getting this detail right for decades -- including going back to Don Post. The fact the black series skipped over this is pretty surprising to me, but no doubt they needed to run wires or other electronics in that space. But that is their issue, not ours.

Scouts are VERY popular this year. Wonder why?

What offerings? Vendors say a lot of things on their websites that aren't true all the time. And do they "seem" to not have a return edge or do they actually not have one? If you got pics, I'd like to see them. Those were all listed above, but I'll post the links

You need to trim the visor some more and get rid of the excess plastic. The Lexan scissors will help you do that. You want it looking more like this: I would start with that

I'm not sure what you are asking here. First you say "Why not say, "vac formed from XX width plastic?", and then you say "well if it needs to be vac formed then I guess my helmets are out". Nobody said anything about making them vac formed except you. That's nothing we are calling for. The helmet needs a return edge. Jesus Salmeron's 3D helmet has a return edge, so there's no issue with 3D helmets provided they are modeled correctly A CRL is text AND images, because description is not always capable of capturing every nuance of a piece.

That will work. I just used a small hobby knife

Going off mine, the height of the cylinder, including the end caps which are built onto mine, is 5.5 inches. The width would be whatever fits inside your end caps!

If the holes are for the rivets to hold the visor to the main helmet, I would just rethink that whole part and do it properly with the 3M bolts. I outline it here:

This armor is cracked and starting to spilt. Remember, this exhibit was almost 20 years after the film. Just like the Blu Ray and the Costumes book, the MOTM exhibit was a great source of info, but the movie is ultimately what we go by.

You could make some ABS slurry with some acetone and scrap ABS you've trimmed. I've had success with that. Also -- there's good ol' Bondo.