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Do the "trooperdecal" decals work for the MR CE bucket... does anyone know?
And Mike, do you have any pics of CAP's decals?
Would they work on the MR CE?
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Well if it's troop-worthy BEFORE these mods (which it is) then it surely must be now!
Simply amazing work man!!!
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Thanks! I'm looking forward to starting it!!
Buying supplies this week (while we're in Missouri) and then (lw/ia) starting on it the next... after July 5th.
I'm half way considering not even thinning the ears now... just to save THAT step. But, I think I would be much happier with them thinner... especially from the front side. (I will go back and forth on this decision 100x before I start... that's how I do things.) haha Obviously, if I do thin them, I will use Steve's tutorial.
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Thanks for the link. From those pictures it looks pretty good. You're thread title is right, it's a whole lot like the MR bucket. I think the thing I do NOT like about it is simply that it's a hero version... and, of course, that's simply my preference.
I like that the traps are hand painted... and, most of all, I like the padding on the inside. If anyone buys one and hates that and rips it out I'll buy the padding off of you.
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I had this same idea last week.
haha...
Great minds think alike... and so do we apparently.
I love the idea!
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Looks like you've got it in order Noel. But I was thinking that since you are going to modify and reuse the original ears you may be able to skip some steps. I think once you have modified them they can be put back in the exact same place so you might not need to fill in the space behind them. This also means that you may not need to completely disassemble the helmet either. I took mine apart only because I specifically wanted to use other ears and not the original ones. And after removing them you can see that big gap. Also, I read in another thread that someone modified the brow without taking the cap off. they taped the area underneath and carefully cut away at the brow.
Just something to think about. Let us know how it goes. Painted my ears today, so I should be totally done in the next few days. I will post photos of my modified CE and an unmodified one side by side.
Haha... wow... global consciousness or something, I was literally JUST wondering about this very thing!
Yes, if I could save those steps then that would be great... I will try it this way first then when I start and I'll post in my own thread to let everyone know how it goes.
I will still sand the whole thing, and end up repainting it all don't you think? I mean the fact I'm going to fill in the gaps is part of that.
Thanks Luis!
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Being something of a newb, I can't identify each helmet just by looking at a pic yet. In the pic with all three, are they in order (left to right) of AP, TE2 and MR? Oh, and in some cases I can see where there is such a thing as too many buckets, but with troopers? Naaaaaahhhhh!!!!
Yep, that's the order. It's funny, I remember not knowing the differences too... but boy howdy I see them now! Just keep studying and reading and you'll learn. It doesn't take long.
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Yeah... that's a great find for sure!!
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I've compiled a complete list (I think) of what all I'm planning on doing, based on what Luis has done, and uploaded it. You can download it here. If you see anything that's missing, or out of order, let me know and I'll add it.
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It is frakkin' hilarious!!! (can we say "frak" here?)
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Nice set man.
What all had you done on the MR CE? I'm about to start heavily modding mine.
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Looking at the pictures Noel posted earlier, I did a quick paintover, hope you don't mind. I find this kinda thing useful when I'm working on stuff It's just little things that need tweaking. Like, making it less triangular between the eyes and making bits a tad curvier:
Yeah, that looks good Lizzeh... the vox piece was really too low was one main thing I saw.
Nice job.
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Thanks!
I think I'm about done with the helmet. How does it look to you guys?
It looks really good man... again, applause for taking on this task yourself!
I pointed out a few "major" things I noticed here in this image.
Also I put some of the original screen used helmet next to them... I know you're doing symmetrical, but this shows some of the spacing and such I'm pointing out.
Keep up the good work!!
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Those ears make a world of difference.
Yeah, they really do. I'm planning on doing the MR CE ear mod on mine (rather than ordering new ones).
I can't wait to start my mods!
It will be 2 weeks from now most likely... but I will be sure and start a thread and post pics... though, hopefully, it will be basically this same thing again.
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Anyone know of good supplier for the bubble lenses to fit?
Kevin is the guy to get them from. He will drill holes so you don't have to file down the posts too!
I'm planning on going all out on my MR CE.
The bar is high... but I think I can make it.
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I will agree that the quality is good and probably very durable...it would have to be unless they had a staff repearing armor here and there, they just look different (and not in a bad way just different)
Well, if it's Disney I've heard the actors / street people swipe their ID card when coming to work... then their costume is whisked around on a conveyor belt hanger for them to change into. At the end of the day they hang their costume again, swipe their card, and off it goes to be washed (or cleaned in this case) and repaired / repainted / etc.
Disney also have people that come out every night to repaint any parts of the buildings / signage / etc. that needs repainting.
So yeah, it doesn't look like Rubies... but even if they did break it I'm sure it would be fixed the next morning.
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Personally I'm an old school personally and don't like the clones very much, but some people do. You have to realize that in the movies the clonies are CG and back when ANH was made, that wasn't an option for the Stormies.
I agree with Alex... I never have liked the clone armor... It looks like stormtrooper armor that has been modified to look "pre-stormtrooper" to me. Of course it's cool and all, but I just prefer TKs to anything else. I'm old school too I guess.
Plus, clones are just that... clones. So you pretty much have to be (or should be imho) a certain height and weight to pull it off correctly. TKs are recruits. Gives us a lot more leeway.
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TK-4510 said:Actually I think that IS a Disney lid.. This is the NEW armor...
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Yep! Looks like Disney for sure!
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...But that is not a disney lid.
But you're not sure what it is?
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Here are some pictures of my MR CE vs. my FX on my website.
The biggest difference is the back of the head!
I can't believe it's even more pronounced in person than even in the photos.
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MR CE on the left (obviously) and the FX on the right.
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Found this going through the official Star Wars blog and couldn't decide what bucket it was. Looks a bit like an MR CE... but there have been mods if it is (tube stripes for one.)
Any ideas?
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Just curious... what is a "CNC" machine?
And you know about the Helmet Archive right?
You can see there lots of reference pictures from the film along with what other people have done in their own armor designs.
Good luck... that's a monumental task to create your own!
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Thanks for the welcome I'm in the KC area
sadly thats a little far from Springfield lol Hmm ok I'll see what I can't accomplish I'm pretty busy at this art academy I'm at, that and I don't have many days off from work but I'll try October ey? Sounds like fun, hpoefuly if I find some armor I'll come :) Thanks for the info on that
Are you at the Art Institute?? Is that what academy you meant?
I went there!!! Loved the classes!! I was there in 1991 / 1992.
KC isn't that far!
Like 2 hours... 2.5 maybe.
We have a lot of people that come from KC in fact!
And even if you don't come as a TK you are still very much invited.
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Well, well, this is an exciting moment for me! Just ordered a set of AP armor, and cant wait to get it! This will be my new TK armor, which will be replacing my FX kit. Im going to go sandy with the FX as well. Ive sold my vader gear and sold my BMX bike, and that covered the cost of the AP with a few hundred left to spare! this will be a day long remembered!
COOL!!! Congrats man! I look forward to that day for me!
How do you do invisible shims???
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By "invisible" I'm guessing you mean ones that can't be seen... so yes, they are pretty much the same as "normal" shims.
Since the nature of shims is to bridge a gap between two sides of armor that can't another wise meet (be glued together) they are going to be visible to the degree that the sides don't reach. However, you "hide" them by using the same color plastic (or ABS) for the shim.
I have plastic shims on the backs of my thighs and fabric shims on my calves and while you can see them when you look at pictures of me no one ever "notices" them. I know I never did.
Hope that helps!