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  1. TM or stick with FX?

    in Hard Armor (General Discussion)

    Posted

    YES... TM all the way since you ask.

    Just depends on what you want though.

     

    - height would be good in TM.

     

    - TM is strong stuff. It's ABS. Get it 2mm if you want it like FX. But my 1.4mm is totally amazing and will last a long time I have no doubt!

     

    - TM is a harder build than FX, but you can do it. And if you go TM "all the way" that would include a lid... right? B)

     

    You can't get new FX armour anymore. You know that right? It's AM armor now. But yes, your price point guess is pretty good.

  3. Bluey's TM 1.5mm ESB TK Build[*TM]

    in Build Threads Requireing Maintenance

    Posted

    Well... with my 1mm TM ANH armor, I am pretty much done. ;)

    All that's left is more natural waethering and wear from trooping. The rest I am completely happy with!

    Yes... honestly my joke is going to have to be changed, because I'm completely happy with this set of armor too. It's the first one I've assembled and trooped in and not been thinking the whole time, "I can't wait to get home and fix ___________ to troop again!" It's because I took the time and did it right the first time! B)

  6. Bluey's TM 1.5mm ESB TK Build[*TM]

    in Build Threads Requireing Maintenance

    Posted

    They were a little bit neater on the close up archive pics of the original suits I have, here's some of those:

    [-images here-]

     

    That's why I was bringing this up. Yours seem to have fuzzier outlines, but maybe I'm being picky.

    To each his own, I guess. ;)

    Sweet reference pics! Yes, I see now. I'll probably leave mine as it is for now. They're cleaner than the look in the pics I have on here; they "blur" for some reason... I'll try to post more soon for you so you can feel confident in talking about how awesome my armor is all day while you're out with friends — which I know you want to do. :D haha

     

    Seriously though, I appreciate those pics and the tip!

    Yes, to each his own, but I like being as good as I can be and we measure that "good" through the eyes of our peers as much as our own. B)

     

    Hey Noel...

    really great work on your TM ESB suit :duim:

    Thanks man!

    I'm really excited to finally have an ESB. Now I can do sandtrooper or shiny. Good stuff.

  7. Bluey's TM 1.5mm ESB TK Build[*TM]

    in Build Threads Requireing Maintenance

    Posted

    Here ya go ObiHahn... this pic was before I trimmed the edges to fit better... but you can see the "hand painted" buttons better here. They actually follow the sizes and placement of the sculpted buttons. I could see on the last pictures I uploaded that they looked even more "painted" than I think they are; this pic hopefully helps.

     

    (remember... this is before I trimmed the four button strip down more)

     

    tm_fitting_5.jpg

     

    Edit: hahaha... I just noticed that the above pic was before I DID clean up a couple of the buttons on tge 4 button strip... but still... :P

  17. Keeping Should Bells Up

    in Assembly, Mods, and Painting

    Posted

    I'm guessing you have your biceps connected to your bells which would cause this kind of problem. The real ANH suits just had the biceps connected to the forearms and the shoulder bells just free floated, so no tension was on them really. But, some troopers did tape their bells to the biceps to stop their arms sliding down and Han had special hooks on the inside of his biceps so he could hang his arms from them.

     

    I think you might need to loosen up your straps so there isn't much tension on them which is causing your problem. The top strap of the bell should be very short so that the top of the bell touches the inner shoulder strap. Another thing that might help is that you shorten the inner shoulder strap too. If that is too long then it is allowed to be pulled out more than if it was shorter.

    Yes, that's right. And I already loosened them a lot. I probably just need to do it more. I realize the strap holding the shoulder bell "up" really is just keeping it from flying "outward." It's not really holding it "up"... they stay up anyway, with the bicep pushing up on them too.

     

    I may do nylon as well. Or some really thick elastic.

     

    Of course I'd rather have elastic — it's preferred for Centurion, though fabric works — but I have to be honest with myself that I'm not "accurate" anyway when it comes to strapping, so why worry about one "piece" and pretend it has more significance in being "authentic" than any other I've neglected.

     

    I suppose I want to keep them elastic because 1) they're more comfortable, and 2) they CAN be seen if people look.

     

    Thanks for all the tips everyone!

     

    I'll post if shortening and loosing works...

  19. Keeping Should Bells Up

    in Assembly, Mods, and Painting

    Posted · Edited by gmrhodes13
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    So I've got my TM ESB suit pretty much assembled, but I'm having the darnedest time keeping the shoulder bells from pulling the elastic "down" so you can see it on the edges.

     

    I don't have a picture, but here's a quick drawing...

    ----

     

    Basically the shoulder bell pulls down on the elastic so it peaks out.

    I even added a 2nd snap, which helped, but it's still not staying tucked under.

     

    Do I need to make the elastic straps shorter, so they're 'tighter?'

     

    Or what other tips/tricks do people have for solving this?

  21. ESB E11

    in ESB BlasTech E11

    Posted

    Yes, all sci-fire are urethane/foam.

    I was asking about the one John posted a pic of. B)

     

    Side Note (i.e., derailing): Benji, the word "Its" in your signature image needs an apostrophe. It should be "It's". That is if you want to be correct. B)

  23. ESB E11

    in ESB BlasTech E11

    Posted

    On 5/31/2011 at 11:57 PM, john danter said:

    Yes I knew that was Mr B. Think I mention it above so you'd know where to look.

    Proves I don't actually read any of this. :P hahaha

     

     

    On 6/1/2011 at 12:00 AM, john danter said:

    This is my ESB E11

     

     

     

    Very different to the E11 above...kind of :)

    Very cool E11! What/who's version is this?

    And yes, very different... sort of...

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