[November 2013 Newsletter]

Thanks for being included in the newsletter!

There's just two things: I edited the HOWTO on the iComm after it was posted, it would be nice if the edited version could be posted instead :-) And my TK-ID is 3664 ;-)

[DLT-19 Build, Still Waiting and]

Awesome! Can't wait to see this baby painted and weathered.

[RS Express Build [*RS]]

Some adjustments on the fitting (and maybe another undersuit?), and he's good to go.

New NG-member soon perhaps?

[Ducati's Build]

Wow, I´m really impressed, the time and skill put down in this project is immense, and I don´t even want to think about the cost of materials!

Very, very cool. Looking forward to seeing the rest.

[HW TK or Sandy? How does the public react to a HWT?]

I´d go for TD for sure.

Never having played any of the games from the expanded universe, I´m not that familiar with the HWT, so to me it looks like an incomplete Sandtrooper, and I would think that the general public would think the same.

Gee, most of the public don´t even know the difference between a TK and a TD, or even a Snowtrooper or Bikerscout.

 

I think the Sandtroopers look badass though, and have many times though of doing one myself.

[Quakes and big waves]

Stay safe!

[RS Prop Masters HDPE Helmet]

Absolutely beautiful.

[TM TK build (ANH stunt)]

You did a fantastic job on the build.

 

Thanks! :-P

 

And those pictures are really cool, can't wait to see the finished pictures, think it's gonna look awesome.

[VT ANH helmets, anyone?]

I agree with Mathias though, and can wholheartedly recommend a RS-helmet, it's so sharp you wouldn't believe it.

[VT ANH helmets, anyone?]

Or started selling them under a different name...

There have been heated discussions about that before.

[RT-MOD vs ATA Belt]

No difference in Hero and Stunt belts, except that the holster is attached with four rivets, not just two.

 

Nice comparison by the way, Eric.

A properly assembled belt looks really nice I think :-)

[TM TK build (ANH stunt)]

with the paintingskills of your mate i would go for handpaintet details, not decals.

nice progress keep it up!

 

Everything IS handpainted, and not decals ;-)

[webbing and elastic]

Elastic for everything related to internal strapping.

[My Second Helmet Build ( RS PROPS )]

Very nice!

Did you assemble it yourself as well?

[Doopydoos all resin E-11 build]

Thanks, Daniel!

Gonna help a new recruit build his doopydoo's as well, gonna be fun :-)

[Rs Prop Masters ABS build with the HDPE helmet [*RS]]

That mannequin is friggin excellent.

[Doopydoos all resin E-11 build]

You have to build from reference.

[General question: LED on suits?]

And why?

[ANH stunt (ap) build in progress [*AP]]

 

The ears took me hours upon hours to sand and trim... it was extremely hard to get them to line up without a gap and both sides are so uneven! I guess this is what everyone goes through, eh? =D

The AP ears are actually pretty easy compared to other ears, if you just trim them along thAe trimlines, they should fit pretty much spot on.

[6'1" / 195lb. Armor suggestions?]

TM with the XL-shins is my suggestion.

But that kind of depends on your build, slim or bulky.

[TM TK build (ANH stunt)]

We're making great progress, and I think the camera makes everything look so nice! :-D

[PVC armor?]

RS PVC, do it!

[Painting the inside of a bucket.]

Painted my TM-bucket inside with satin black, and I think it looks great.

I have an RS-helmet too, and I think i'm gonna keep it white inside, for the time being, see if there's any noticable differences when trooping.

[Rs Prop Masters ABS build with the HDPE helmet [*RS]]

Really nice and neat!

[RS ABS HDPE Replica helmet-build]

So, I finished the helmet.

Found a different white (radiator white), sanded it down a bit and painted over. The only thing that rubs me a bit is that I wash't able to remove all the paint and start over fresh, so in the end, there were quite a few layers of white and gloss varnish, partly obscuring the nice bumpy detail of the helmet, and not making it as crisp as I ideally would have wanted it.

The best would have been to have only the thinnest necessary layers of paint, to retain the texture as much as possible, but I think it turned out awesome anyway, and most of the bumps and irregularities are still very visible.

And in the end I managed to get a pretty good match in colour to the 2mm TM I already have.

All details were hand painted by myself.

 

Here come some medium quality pics with indoor lighting, will take some better pictures soon.

TM on the left, RS on the right:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bonus picture of me wearing the helmet, I'm the trooper on the left:

 

 

I guess the next project will be getting a "HDPE" helmet...

It never ends...