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Looking good, trooper! Glad to you see you back--I remember your build from the COVID times. And congrats on your recent approval and first troop!

Its that time of the month again! I found some time to work on this. Remade the torso from the ground up and a lot more happy with it. Let me know any critiques as I will be aiming to print them ASAP. Please keep in mind the back indents are not put in yet as I need to complete all forms first.

Congratulations. Looking good.

At what point does it officially become a problem that I now have three R1TK helmets? Granted, none of them are remotely complete, but it is a little wild seeing all three of these sitting on my workbench. To address the obvious elephant in the room: I didn’t realize I had ordered black PETG again until it arrived. My plan was to finish off the remaining third of a roll of white PETG that was already sitting in my filament dryer—which explains why the chin piece is white. But honestly, it’s not a big deal. Everything will be painted in the end anyway, and with this one I actually plan to paint the interior black, so it should work out just fine. This time around I’m taking a page out of Greg/@TKModder421's playbook. Because of the issues I’ve run into previously, I’m opting to finish all of the individual helmet pieces separately before assembling them—similar to how he documented his process in his build thread. After rewatching Andor S1, Solo, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Ahsoka while sanding what feels like half the armor in the galaxy, I’ve really started to appreciate how pronounced the edges and panel gaps are on the screen-used armor. Obviously the real suits aren’t 3D printed, but I think this approach will help me get surprisingly close to that look. There were a few minor printing issues, most of which were related to support placement (and can easily be fixed). A 256×256×256 build volume can accommodate Nico/Greg’s files, but ideally you’d want a larger print bed to orient some of these pieces more optimally. Overall, I’d give this print about an 8.5/10. It’s not "perfect" (yet), but I’m extremely happy with how the back of the helmet turned out compared to my previous attempt—which, as some of you saw earlier in my build, was… less than ideal. For anyone following along or attempting these files themselves, here’s how I oriented the different pieces on my print bed based on what worked during previous attempts—and the physical limitations of printing at 100% scale on a 256 bed. (Wife took the last photo for me.) The next step is a light pass over all four of the pieces with 120 grit to help the spot putty adhere better. Then, my new cans of primer should still arrive Thursday, and the acrylic-based paint is scheduled for tomorrow—so fingers crossed everything lines up. I also need to settle on a better adhesive for assembly. Up to this point I’ve been using Gorilla Glue Gel, which has produced… mixed results. Sometimes it works flawlessly. Other times I’ll be walking through the house with a print in my hand and suddenly half of it falls to the floor because the glue decided it was done participating. Suggestions welcome! Anyway, that’s my “mini-update” as promised.

It looks NICE !!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk