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Okeydokey

so I can start glueing today!

 

Next thing is the biceps and shins.

I hope, I won't have problems with too much space there.

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Just some testing in putting the forearm together.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I feel a bit loos inside.

Maye I should trim it down a little more?

Comparing to other troopers it looks ok (and I want to leave some room in case I finally start getting some weight).

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Ok, thank you

 

Next time I'll cut right beneath this line so I won't have this problem.

Currenty cutting the biceps and the inner one is a PAIN!

 

Oh and the liner is secured.

I did this quite inconventional with velcro dots so I can remove it for cleaning or replacing... seems to work.

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How could someone possibly call you an egomaniac? You are my lifesaver!

 

How could I have overread that??

Hmm...

 

So this is how it looks like:

 

 

There are approx. 20mm on the other side so that wi work, but should I cut here? (note: this is how it arrived).

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Last weekend I managed to put the trim on the armor parts.

Not perfect, but ok.

 

 

I also tried to assemble one forearm, but I must have cut the parts wrong.

I am afraid that if I trim it further down, there will be no material for glueing.

 

 

 

 

I know this sounds stupid, but I am extremely afraid of messing the whole thing up.

I've been reading and reading, did my research as I could, but here I am stuggling with my first armor part to glue...

I am sorry.

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Well, that is not good.

I think I need a right one

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No I didn't.

Schould have put my arms up. Tried this some time ago and the gap slightly disappears.

 

Something different:

 

Please tell me I am goofing, but aren't there two left inner thights?

 

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It has been quite quiet lately, so I tried some test-fitting.

Sorry, the photographer must have been drunk

 

 

 

 

 

I think, I am a little bit thin, but I hope it will also work.

And, of course, the chest is too low.

 

Move along...

[JC's ROTJ Build]

Looks amazing!

Another one building a RotJ is sweet

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Looking through some old pictures Mark has posted, I know now how and where the bridges are connected with the velcro (they also look like they were glued and since i am dumb in riveting, I am going to glue them, too. Rivets can ve added later ).

 

Yeah, I almost raged yesterday when I was starting with the butt! Should start with someting easy.

 

Can you give me some advice on a good liner for the helmet?

Mine is, nicely said, garbage.

 

Anyway, more progress soon, only on this cannel

 

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[Original ROTJ Stormtrooper costume]

Found a picture in one of sskunky's assebled suit threads.

PM is out.

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2 this is exactly where I drew the lines, even tough i may not seem so.

 

3. The bridges should be secured for Centurion (I believe so, but secured for sure)

I will add some elastic beneath it.

 

4. The trim is quite stubborn as I saw today there is no way that this will stay secure without glue.

 

Oh and it seems the armour does fit me quite well, as far as I could se in a test fit with tape today.

 

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Did some work yesterday.

 

The Ab-plate is now fully trimmed.

 

 

 

And some other trimmed parts (I think, I did a better job with the shoulder this time ):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But I have a couple of questions now:

 

1) I am not 100% concerned how to trim the sides on the chest.

Is this correct?

 

 

2) There is some trim left on the back and the chest. I am afraid that if I trim it down, it will be too short.

An ideas?

 

 

3) As I know now, the shoulder straps are secured with velcro on the chest (and I suppose they have to be heatbent).

Is this enough to hold the full thorso in place?

 

4) Does the white trim have to be glued or is it enough if I use a hairdryer once it is fitted on the edges?

 

 

Some progress, a lot of questions.

Please do not call the angry mob, I do what I can

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I did not do any

Ok, the handguards. But i kinda messed with that one.

 

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Thank you!

 

Yes exclusive. Has a good and a not-so-good side

 

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[FISD Website Outage]

Oh, so it was not my computer, which was broken? Poor guy, I have to apologize to him

 

What is this suspicious "real life"?

 

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Some updates incoming (warning, a bit heavy of pics)!

 

I tried to cut down the return edge on the handguards.

Not quite satisfying, I will have an eye on that later.

 

 

In addition I trimmed one of the shoulder bells.

(straight lines do not seem to like me)

 

 

 

And here are some other trimmed parts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The chest, the back-plate and the ab-plate are not entirely finished yet.

 

Regards,

Felix

[Build goofs that everyone has made]

I am still building, but when I started, i tried to glue the inside of my helmet with patex.

 

 

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I don't know, where you found these on Amazon, Eric

I just ordered a curved one for 5€, coming here tomorrow.

 

... whoops, I still need a holster and a neckseal... *runs to Darman*

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Oh ok

 

First and last time I used this huge scissors.

Cutting with a sharp knife is a bit tricky but it seems to work.

I am gonna try some medical scissors tomorrow. Maybe they are useful for the lower parts of the body armour.

 

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I hope you had a great Christmas and I wish you a happy new year!

 

I've been a bit lazy (or call it scared from starting), but I have ideed tried to trim some pieces.

 

 

 

I think the right handguard needs some more trimming, but it isn't too bad for a first try, is it?

 

 

But I think I kinda messed up a dropbox.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What do you think?

 

Cheers,

Felix

[Carbon Fiber E-11 Build]

So, let's welcome Bernd (Bone) as a new official member in the AIFC (Aaron's international fan club)

What, there is now a fanclub?

I wanna join!

 

Btw: Awsome Work! Looking forward for more progress!

 

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By looking at Mark's trimming I am now conviced that the upper line is the right one.

I should read more carefully

 

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So I just started to draw some lines for trimming.

Before I start cutting, I would like to ask you for your opinion.

 

 

As you see there are two lines.

I would suggest trimm on the upper one. Do you agree with me?

 

 

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Note to myself. NEVER use Patex on plastic again. Luckyly the plastic on the helmet isn't completely eaten up, but it is very thin on the spot where I placed patex to fix the liner

I am stupid.

Will have to wait until E6000 arrives and place it on the exact spot. Hopefully it does not break through and leave a hole in the helmet

 

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