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I used an Exacto knife to shear off the rail.
Then, I began removing the scope from the rail.
Here's a pic of the bolt before doing something with it.
Once I get the rail, I'll prolly glue the scope back on once I mod it. Should be easier to mod with it off the rail.
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Looks pretty good if you ask me.
Besides the D-ring and modding the front sight, what other mods do you have in mind? You mentioned adding a aluminum scope rail and painting the ejection port. Anything else?
Sweet, a reply! lol
Ya, I have since removed the scope and rail. If you look at the first pics of the HF, there was fill under the rail which looked kinda hokey. I also want to mod the scope with an optical lens of sorts. I'd also like to:
Bore out the "holes" on the barrel and the barrel itself
Remove the rubber hex head screws on the muzzle and replace with real ones
MAYBE bore out the bolt slide area
replace or modify the bolt...this one had an air bubble when it was formed and looks fake...I know it is...but ...you know.
MAYBE add cooling wires
Other than that...I'm up for ideas.
I'm gonna check at work for a piece of steel to use for the rail. I have a piece of aluminum here but its real flimsy and prone to bending.
I'll upload some pics in a few...
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Welcome to the FISD, Brian! Thank you for serving your community!
We would love to see some pics of your Vacuum forming table! Post pics!
There are many great people that surf this site, it's great for anything shiny and white! And being the prop maker yourself, you shouldn't have probs getting ideas and whatnot from here.
It's great to have you here, enjoy your stay!
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Awesome pics, SupaTrooper!! Thanks for sharing!
Umm am I just a noob, or does Vader head look like its levitating?
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No replies?
Does it look THAT bad?
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Looks like you had a blast!
I can't wait for my first troop. I should have my armor in a few weeks.
Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks for sharing, Pablo!
I can't wait for my first troop!
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Welcome to the FISD, Eve.
I am also waiting for armor. If you need help, this is the place to get it. It's also a great place to get TK accessories.
Items I have received from here:
ANH holster - Anrev is your man
Green Flat Lenses - Smitty was doing them...
Voice Amp Wireless Mic - FamilyJim
Non-Latex ANH Stunt hand plates with accurate gloves, D-ring for E-11 - Karin aka Sonnenschein
Neck Seal - www.tk409.com
E-11 Blaster - Hyperfirm ANH style from Lewis
Inner Drop Boxes - kwdesigns
There's some awesome people on here. Troopers helping troopers!
Check out the For Sale and On-going Runs for your accessory needs!
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Great find! I'll be visiting Lowes tomorrow. I'll get some extra for people who don't have any available nearby.
Troopers helping troopers, I'm on it!
Nothing found at the Lowe's by me. They only have steel drawer guides.
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Look at all that white shiny shrapnel!!
Congrats on getting your armor. I should have my RT-MOD armor in the next few weeks!
Take you time and have fun!
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Then I used a drill bit to drill into the end cap lug for my D-ring. I had to bend the D-ring to get it to fit. Then, bend it back to get the shape. This left some marks on the D-ring which looks kinda nice. Little used weathered look. I think I'll leave it. I may put a little clearcoat over it so it won't rust...or not. I'm pretty happy with the placement. What do you all think?
I'm gonna pick up some more stuff tomorrow for it. Try to find some aluminum for the scope rail. I may mod the front cap hex screw heads, remove the rubber for real ones. Gonna need a variable Dremel for that. Grab some silver paint for the ejection port and other metal finishings.
More pics coming tomorrow.
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OK,
I've began the modding process of the ANH HF E-11.
I started by drilling a hole into the "fill" area.
Then using a razor knife, I outlined where I wanted to remove the material and began "skinning".
I didn't have a variable speed Dremel, mine is only one speed, super holy crap FAST, so instead of risking it, I went to the basement and used my Weller soldering iron. I turned on the iron to around 725 degrees F and began what I call melt-carving. No pics of that yet, tho...
Once I got most of the material carved out, I stopped. I need to pick up a couple small files to complete the material removal.
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I emailed Rob,
He said he doesn't normally do bumps but he would for me! I emailed him back asking for 4 bumps.
Thanks Rob!!
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On 2/27/2010 at 7:18 AM, JohnQPS122 said:
Your helmet might come with bumps on the ears. I just bought two helmets from him in November, and one had bumps and one didn't. I know he said he's made some changes to the helmet recently, so I assume the bumpier ears are newer, but I don't know for sure. I haven't talked to him since then.
After peeling off the stickers, I painted my non-bumpy ears and then used a pencil to draw "shadows" around where the bumps should be. Between that and painting one or two black "bumps," it won't be very noticeable if you get the non-bumpy ears.
Non-bumpy ear (before weathering the helmet) with original sticker applied ...
Non-bumpy ear with sticker removed, then painted and drawn on (you could do a better job painting the black than I did, I actually didn't have any time before a troop and drew it on with a Sharpie, I'll redo it later)...
Thanks for the heads up JohnQPS122, your shadowing makes the flat look nice! I just emailed Rob about it. I have a few ideas on how to make them if indeed the lid comes without bumps.
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Weird, I haven't seen that before.
Pics?Ya, when I ordered the armor, I wasn't aware of this. But, being glued to this forum for over a month, I've learned many things.
Here is Rob's site www.rt-mod.com click on Enter Site, Projects, Stormtrooper, My Helmet. I wonder if I should have him ship the helmet without decals. Then I can add the bumps myself and paint the ears...depending on how that goes, I may paint the vents, tear drops too. I was going to paint the teeth also.
Oh, if someone would give me some measurements of the bumps, rough estimates, I can figure out what materials I can use to make them. I grabbed some stuff from work to tinker with. I think the bumps will add some more accuracy to an already nice lid. I may intergrate a couple buttons in the bumps to work with my ROM/FX features...
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Ok, my RT-MOD armor should be here next month.
I found an RT build thread and noticed the ears being flat. I'm curious as to how troopers have modded their ears. I'll need 4 bumps for ANH stunt.
Are there any other mods/drawbacks that I should be aware of? Just want to have all the materials for when the armor arrives. Or being making the bumps now.
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I received my Hyperfirm today!
One word...
AWESOME!
I'll post pics after I get them uploaded to photobucket.
Ok here is the "stock" Hyperfirm E-11 ANH...
Top View
Back w/o D-ring
Front right
Front left
Cylinders and counter
And one of it in Anrev's ANH holster
I will be modding this a bit. Barrel, front sights, scope, cooling cylinder coils, D-ring, ejection port and maybe some more weathering.
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Following the advice of my squad leader, I got one of these...----------
It fits perfect! He said his has lasted him 7 years!
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You just need to use the "Insert Image" button above the text box to wrap the link in the right tags.
Ok got it. Thanks tkrestonva!
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You're lookin great, Rob. Congrats on your acceptance into the 501st!
I commented on one of your pics in your build. Thanks for the quick reply. I should be building my RT-MOD soon!
Post pics of your first troop! Can't wait to see all the fun you'll have!
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Thanks guys!
I got a few more things today. My inner drop boxes, non-latex hand plates with accurate rubber gloves, D-ring, and 2 fans. Gonna see if I can post pics on here like many of you do...not just a link...
See if that works.... YUP!
Ok How do you get the picks to actually show up in the thread without having to go to photobucket to view them?
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Brian go with theses and buy a couple backs in case anything goes wrong. They are easy to cut out and try again. One tip is if the material your using isnt very thick use your diaganol pliers and cut down the stud portion and reopen with some neednose plies if needed.
Setter, disk and hammer work great.
Heres a link here
For the velcro hit up lowes or home depot and buy the roll its like 10-12 bucks you can use the left over to use for ach padding found on the bay which is removable and can be positioned easily since the pads have a loop side. Recently Ive even spotted some clear industrial velcro at home depot.
Ok, I got the Menards equivilant to those from Tandy. I bought the kit and 2 packs of extras. 18 in total.
I also picked up 4 tubes of E6000 and a pair of Rugged Wear mechanics gloves. They are black with white logo on the back of the hand. And white on the Velcro wrist. I will assume that the hand plate and forearm will cover these areas. If not, I can color it black.
Great tip darthfoster, thanks. I'm sure that will get utilized during my build. It shouldn't be long now...ROM/FX is paid for, just waiting for TK256 to get it made and shipped. Armor should be here in a month or so, so that timing should be close.
Also got my size 10 TKBoots. Still not sure what I'm gonna do with the size 11s...
Wire loom came today. Ready to pimp that bucket...when it arrives, that is..lol
I also got 2" x 5' of black industrial grade Velcro from Menards. That should be enough. $8 can't go wrong.
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My 12 year old daughter uses:
Epic = Totally awesome, great, etc.
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Welcome to the FISD, Scott!
Congrats on becoming a 501st member! Hopefully, I will be one as well soon.
Lots of awesome people on here. Enjoy your stay!
Newbie in FL
in New Member Introductions Archive
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Hi Kris and WELCOME TO THE FISD!!
Which armor are you going to go with? Glad you're here! Have fun!