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Much better! You look great!
The helmet is SPOT ON.
If you try these you'll gain some additional perceived height:
-put a foam ring around the neck and under the shoulder straps
-put a piece of foam inside the top of the shoulder bells to make them sit higher too
-put extra padding inside the top of the helmet to make it sit higher too
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Hi Alexandra, for your physical structure I suggest AP, it's accurate and will fit your frame better than other armors if you build it well
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Cute
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Simply outstanding.
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WOW. A thounsand times WOW.
You put me into shame! PERFECT. FLAWLESS. INCREDIBLE.
You should be the model for CRL, for all three!!!
I mean... damn!
Look at this one!!
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I used the 4mm ones
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Too much ABS glue or the plastic is too thin?
Definitely, maybe both.
That's why is best to use E6000 + snaps-on-tabs
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Agreed.
Or, since the white balance is digital-related, take the pictures with an analog camera, print them professionally without any processing,
have them scanned professionally, and then the results will always be skewed by everyone's different monitor settings.
All this apart, TM is a bit milkyer than AP, no doubt.
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You have to set the white balance manually for a proper calibration.
Put a pure white matte cardboard in front of the subject you want to photograph,
zoom in and focus, do the calibration, shoot.
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Wouldn't all the armor except for TM be ROTJ derived? I was under the impression that all the suits that were available right (with obvious exceptions) now were cast from the suit that TE's cohort pulled from a trash can at Elstree Studios, which was a beaten up ROTJ suit.
I was thinking the same thing.
Plus I wouldn't say that TM is tricky to assemble, since the pieces line up perfectly, the only thing that might be "tricky" is the absence of trimming lines. AP is much more tricky since the pieces don't line up properly and some heavy tweaking is required for a perfect build.
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Biceps and forearms: 15mm finishing strips
Thighs and front of shins: 20mm finishing strips
Back of shins: 25mm finishing strips
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Nice!
Nut I'm sorry to inform you that the tube stripes are on the wrong side, you should swap them L/R.
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Nice build! You're doing a neat job!
BTW I'm 1.74, so almost 5'9"
Things I did to improve the overall looks and make it fit my frame better:
- trimmed an extra cm from the ab plate and kidney plate
- heated and bent down the shoulder horns on both the back plate and chest plate, to force them to sit higher
- I put a foam ring around the neck that sits over the shoulders and raises the whole armor by almost an inch
- I put a piece of foam inside the top of the shoulder bells to make them sit higher too
- I put extra padding inside the top of the helmet to make it sit higher too
The last three "cheats" really help!
I'd follow TM's advice to trim away the return edge from the front of the forearms, it's screen accurate and really helps mobility and comfort, I'm considering doing that too.
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Glue them with E6000, it'll provide enough flexibility and it's screen accurate
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I've thought of that as well. Need a reminder on what to melt the ABS with into the paste, though. I've got a box of scraps by now. I got pretty far on the rough trimming yesterday.
Acetone, strong one in big bottle, not the one for nails.
Cut the spare abs in very small pieces, put them in a glass jar and puor acetone until you sunk the pieces, let melt for a week, apply in layers and let them cure for some days each.
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I've thought of that as well. Need a reminder on what to melt the ABS with into the paste, though. I've got a box of scraps by now. I got pretty far on the rough trimming yesterday.
Acetone, strong one in big bottle, not the one for nails.
Cut the spare abs in very small pieces, put them in a glass jar and puor acetone until you sunk the pieces, let melt for a week.
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Another great trick to increase perceived height is to put foam under the shoulder straps (think a foam ring around your neck) to raise the armor, then extra padding in your helmet to raise that too, I gained an inch with this method
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O.M.G.
Imagine an Emperor at conventions pulling that stunt... AWESOME. And geeky. I love it.
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SUPER-MEGA-AWESOME!!!
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Così a occhio direi un recast dell'SDS, non mi pare granché.
Se vuoi un casco accurato c'è di meglio.
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Parlando di "lavoro", ho notato che negli U.S.A. molti troopers, dopo aver iniziato con una FX, fanno il salto di qualità con l'AP. Quest'armor è sicuramente più accurata e richiede anche una certa perizia nel montaggio. Devo dire che anch'io ho preso una "cotta" per lei. Sicuramente il costo non è tra i più economici ma se facessimo un ordine corposo forse ci scapperebbe uno sconticino. Che ne dite?
Si può provare a chiedere, il contatto lo abbiamo.
Personalmente punterei ad una TM, le hai viste dal vivo entrambe e considerando spese di spedizione e di dogana la differenza di prezzo non è molta.
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That's not even 7 months! And most of your posts are really relevant and helpful, so cheers to that!
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