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Hey Skip,

How have you been?

How's it coming with your Kashyyyk Trooper? Any word on your acceptance yet?

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Guest Skupilkinson
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Thanks for asking mate. TBH, I lost a lot of love for my KT when I submitted for clearance. I've trooped it once and it's still in the crate. I decided to move on and start my Republic Commando and come back to my KT later on.

 

Truth be told I still have issues when it comes to clearing KT's here in the UK so I doubt I'll bother submitting it in the future. It's a shame but it's how I feel.

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Hey, no worries there. Take your time. I got rejected on my KT and another costume on the first try. I let mine sit for a few months before I got the kick to get it done. I think your KT was done well.

 

The RC sounds pretty cool, too. Work on that for awhile, and then maybe fiddle with the KT a bit.

 

Cheers buddy! B)

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Thanks for asking mate. TBH, I lost a lot of love for my KT when I submitted for clearance. I've trooped it once and it's still in the crate. I decided to move on and start my Republic Commando and come back to my KT later on.

 

Truth be told I still have issues when it comes to clearing KT's here in the UK so I doubt I'll bother submitting it in the future. It's a shame but it's how I feel.

 

Dont give up bud ;)

 

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Skip-

 

I agree with Dan. Hang in there pal!

 

No two Kashyyyk are "completely" identical. I know I am one of the newer guys but I have also studied various stills, articles and damn near memorized the Kashyyk battle frame by frame from the Sith movie in order to get a grip on the character before my build. Where its either the camo pattern, the shade of dye used for the soft armor, or the difficulty of the build, they all appear slightly different . Don't give up.

Guest MikeC23
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Just a little unsolicited advice.... :D

 

I can understand your frustration, since you've put so much work into it, but, since you have put so much time into it, I wouldn't quit so close to the finish line.

 

If the lenses are already green, just take another pic that shows that and if you agree that the boots are a pale grey, then modify them as you see them, after the weathering, it's not going to make a difference if it's white, or pale grey, and the gloves could use some work, not that much really, just tighten them up around the edges a bit.

 

I don't think the modifications that they recommended are that excessive.

 

Now, if you do the modifications they required, re-submit and then they still do not approve it based on some other snarky issues they've come up with that they conveniently neglected to mention it the first time around, then I would suspect something hinky. <_<

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I know that without your extensive research into this costume I would have been completely stumped whilst helping Borotrooper[Michael] with his Kashyyyk Trooper costume. I also know that your costumes are top knotch, you have never sacrificed quality or rushed out any of your costumes. Skip you are Kashyyyk Trooper number 1 over here, you should be very proud of your costume ;)

Guest Skupilkinson
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Mike, there was more to it than the changes suggested at the time mate, especially in light of recent events regarding other KT's being cleared in the UKG. I won't go into it here mate and will keep those thoughts to myself.

 

John, that means a lot mate! It really does. I will come back to this cossie eventually mate, it's one of my top 3 SW cossies so I couldn't let it go to waste.

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Only one KST cleared in the UKG at the moment, and mine and Heatshocks KST's are quite a way off yet???????

Guest Skupilkinson
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All due respect Darren, I said I'll keep the thoughts to myself mate. I knew it was only one BTW. :)

Guest MikeC23
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Mike, there was more to it than the changes suggested at the time mate, especially in light of recent events regarding other KT's being cleared in the UKG. I won't go into it here mate and will keep those thoughts to myself.

 

 

Right, I understand.

 

 

Now I have no dog in this fight, but just out of curiosity's sake, I wanted to see how the color of the boot changes dependent on its surrounding values.

 

So the only thing I changed was the background value, nothing else, from white, to 50% grey, to black...

 

 

kashyyktroopers7bootsWHITE.jpg

 

kashyyktroopers7bootsGRAY.jpg

 

kashyyktroopers7bootsBLACK.jpg

 

 

 

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Also, the only white that the color channels are reading, are the very minimal highlights/ shine, that are equally present on the boot, the spat and the toe of the boot armour.

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All due respect Darren, I said I'll keep the thoughts to myself mate. I knew it was only one BTW. :)

 

 

Hey Skip that be me your on about buddy !!!! i think for the greater good for all the KT's and future builds of the costume it would be wise to say if you think things are wrong with mine then say mate this way we will all be working to the same goal xx

 

dont forget mate i stuck my neck on the line with the UKG when you wasnt cleared i fought your corner dude and copped some flack on your behalf and id do it again for any one of the UKG guys to help with there clearance

 

dont keep it in bud its for the benifit of all of us ;)

Guest Skupilkinson
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Not you personally dude. I'm not trying to start anything here. ;) I'll PM or email you later and explain. :)

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Not you personally dude. I'm not trying to start anything here. ;) I'll PM or email you later and explain. :)

 

Roger that mate ;)

 

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