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Thanx a million Maxim :-)....I owe my weathering skills to years spent on painting miniatures:-)...

For possible changes take a look at some of the builds in the weapons section, Simpixels and Ossus are antastic builds

Aaaa did not see those pics...there are several things that can be changed..I am convinced it is ok for trooping as is, butfor accuracy there are plenty to tweak/change,.....

It is not a high res picture, but it definately looks the part, eventhough it lacks a number of small details, and the description sounds good. At that price I would say go for it!..you will not be able to build it cheaper yourself:-)..

The result of this days work: New spring (se pics on page 4.). And the magazine "thingy" ( a release button?.).. Thanks to Simpixels for the template for that. Tried making it in aluminium twice, without success, so opted for plastic, a metal tube and two nailheads instead. ..looks decent to me....:-)

Thanks a lot!...:-). Yeah he had loads of fun, just like his father....;-)

Thanks:-)

Nice one:-)....looking forward to seeing your progress and results:-)

Just meassured..the wire thickness on mine is 2.0 mm...close enough I'd say:-)

Great find:-).. And thanks for sharing....:-)

Made a new spring, using the above described method...I think it looks much better now.... Found another small, nearly invisible detail, that I enhanced with my scalpel and black paint....the 100 stamped in the rear sight

Sorry to have mislead you...Try the drycleaners, and then "flame" it. The heat will probaly result in a colour change in the metal......

Sorry to sound like a "know it all":-)... I get a little enthusiastic somtimes...:-)... I think a broomhandle will be good, but try and achieve as tight a fit as possible, it looks better, and a spring dangling around in your tube is just plain annoying to listen to ( and it looks silly as well).;-).... ....hmmm looked on the Ikea site, cannot seem to find it (maybe it's not from Ikea then)... But it looks like this I would try and get a plastic covered one, as the metal will already be oxidised, and not shiny like the wire coathangers you get at the drycleaners.

Hi Derrek:-)Really good to meet you too:-) Yeah I figured it was you, when I saw your profile and the DVH kit....:-).. But didn't want to be too "pushy"..:-)... It was a fantastic event. I will go as support today for the NG, and I have ordered my armour (fully assembled) from Paul....hoping it will be finished early september....:-)...

I just returned from my "workshop", and used one of the coathangers I have, from Ikea ( the one covered with green plastic, use that colour because that plastic will come off a lot easier than the other colours). You need to use almost all of the hanger, except the part that twists into the hooked part. Just now I used one of the legs on a colapsible beach chair like this https://www.google.dk/search?q=collapsible+beach+chair&client=safari&hl=da&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=_yAXUoCVL6OXiAL08ICoCA&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAA&biw=1024&bih=672#biv=i%7C4%3Bd%7CZbn52v10Wc852M%3A It has to be around 15 -16mm i diameter, as the hanger will add the rest, ending up at around 20-21 mm. Wrap it tight, having the coils almost touch eachother, just do it by hand, it is not that hard. Drill a little hole in the tube you wrap the wire around, so as to keep it tight and in place. When finished stretch the spring a little to add enough distance for the coil to fill the entire lenght of the barrel.....ohhhh just thought..your build is a tube build...you need to meassure the inner diameter and then deduct 4-5 mm, that will be the diameter for the thing to wrap the wire around....make any sense?:-).. All the rest still applies to your build...:-)

Thanks David...that is the coathanger spring you see in the pics.....so go for that, it looks very accurate.....especially if you really take your time and wrap it carfully...I will try that again..

I bent an old coathanger around a piece of tubemetal....it works fine, jusr remember to use a tube that is somewhat smaller in diameter, and wrap the coils very tight....but I literally just now aquired a discarded spring from a 84mm Carl Gustav recoilles rifle, it looks more uniform in the coils, but has too many of them.....it will used until something perfect comes along...

Not being a TX, or any other version of a stormtrooper for that matter, ( but I hope I will be within a forthnight or so)I interpret these as being not up to standards, when I compare with the CRL. If I were you I would definately go for a black leather boot and then dye it red using Angelus ( or similar). Try these http://www.amazon.com/Bass-Mens-Amsterdam-Ankle-Black/dp/B002LZT9FO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1377232247&sr=8-1&keywords=chelsea+boots I have no idea how good they are, but They are a cheap pair of boots and I know several others use them, and they are definately up to standards......

Nice:-D

It all comes down to indoctrination ;-), :-D

That is a great build Morten!....hows the pipe coming along?:-)

Thnx a lot:-)

The belt itself is just a strip made from faux leather (PVC), but if you look closely in the movie an old belt with a square simple buckle will do.:-)The ammo pouches are authentic k98 pouches ( which I had) they can often be found for around 3-400 SEK, it is roughly what a set of replicas will cost you on ebay. Additionally the Jawas used old Swedish ( funny eh?) k98 equivalent pouches, as well as old british cavalry bandoliers..I bought the bandolier on ebay from India, but it did not arrive in time to be used...but next time:-)... I am tweaking the costume for next time, LEGO land next year:-) Do you know this page ? http://www.partsofsw.com/ Loads of useful info!....

Those are kind and warming words:-)....Looking forward to seeing yours:-)

I pondered all the way to work as to how to fix it, and went by my friend the mechanics workshop..and remembered that he uses this in his job...et volia! ( as the French say)... It worked fine, but i used the scalpel also:-) Thanks for you suggestion..it looks much better now:-)