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  1. On 12/18/2017 at 7:07 PM, Haribon72 said:

    Ah yes!  Another year went by and I haven't even got to the 50% mark.

    Happy Holidays to the FISD community and staff!   See you all in again 2018!!!

     

    Walter

    My new spats are FINALLY on their way.  I should hopefully be done with those and ready for the next phase next month (next year sounds long lol).

    Let me know when you want to team up again. 

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  2. Long time no post.  Ill try to keep it up more frequently, nothing much to really update unless you want to just see "sanding" on every post lol.

     

    Bellow is one of the parts I was stuck in.  there was too much of a gap and it was worse in person than in this first pic:

    Before

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    After sanding the top and bottom sides.  very scary, I practiced on the resin cast that came with the Anovos kit before committing to R2 Dans. (yes missing top plate :D ).

    looks so much closer and I haven't attached the nuts on the inside.

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  3. you wont believe, lol.  I spoke to someone from Mando Mercs, he stated to use a golf ball size putty with pea size hardener and its looking a lot better.

     

    Of course I got to finish sanding with an extra fine sand paper but for now, I can yell Eurika! 

     

    Here's what I got:

    Feels smoother than looks in person.

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    TD, still working on it, gona add a second round, I dont feel it completely smooth on this one. I also need to fill the joining teeth.

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    This is the part I want to add more to, not completely rounded off. 

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    The following look ugly but they are smooth (lol)

     

    Biceps:

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    Forearms:

     

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    Like I said, still have some work to do but for now it's good news. of course i'm going to have some garrison members take a look at it when i'm "done" to see if i'm good to go. 

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  4. Question for TFA FOTK approved troopers

    I know this has been discussed over and over on various talk threads and social media outlets.

    Now that this specific kit has been out on troops for over two years, what paint method worked best for your armor?

     

    1. Having it painted professionally by an automotive body shop?  Was it worth the investment?

    2. Using the right spray paint available at most hardware stores?  Did you have problems or success using spray cans?

     

    Any feedback and guidance would be helpful.    I'm guessing after many troops, some troopers might be able to share some good or maybe even bad stories.

     

    Thank you!

     

     

    I think I might go with the pro-paint option, I may know someone that may let me borrow the gun and maybe place (Novice option?). However I might have someone in the garrison ;)  take a look at my armor before I commit, as you seen, my armor came with what seems like a double coat of gloss. 

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  5. Okay.... after helping so many other people with their builds last year and getting my Biker Scout done earlier this month, coming home from Celebration Orlando, and finishing off the Silicon Valley Comic Con this past weekend . . . .. . 

     

    LET'S FINISH THIS TWO YEAR PROJECT ONCE AND FOR ALL!!!

     

    Tonight, i'll be re-reading the CRL, studying again - UKSWrath's FO build thread, and getting all my armor / parts inventory laid out.

     

    Rick, where you at with your build buddy???

    Waiting for YOU

     

    I gave up for a while.  I added the bondo for the 10th time and it keeps coming up shucksty.  Im afraid that if I keep that going, ill wear out the plastic.

    I'm going to Celebration this weekend, so if you want to plan something for the following, im down.

  6. Ok I gave the putty and sanding another go. I also added the nipples, lol.

    I tried adding the putty to little spaces in the center cavity but I think im going to carve it out and keep trying to completely fill the little hole (top left in blue) with the devcom. everything else seems pretty smooth all around. 

     

    BTW, anyone know of the best way to sand these little resin pieces.  the nipples were a beast to sand, and worried about the forearm pieces.

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    Im going to try and see if I have any friends in the auto repair business. I still dont feel comfident about the spot putty.  I find little pockets and when trying to gently sand into them, I just end up clearing the whole

    thing off. or the edges arent smooth enough to where I completely remove it. I tried taking a break and helping my brother with his Scout armor to prevent me from flipping the table over so I think im going to seek 

    in person advice. 

     

    This side was better off without the putty.

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    This side is ok

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    for the other forearm, I really like the outcome for this side.looks

    like crap to me but felt smooth all the way down.

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    For the left and right ab piece, I honestly think I dont really need the putty.I think I did a good job adding a lot of

    devcom all the way down. except for some pockets, im sure ill end up sanding down all the putty.

     

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    Well thats what I have for now.

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  7. I' still working on this, I swear.  Nothing much to post but me sanding my life away.  I'm going crazy!  When I think i'm done with a piece, I tilt a bit and bamn, I forgot a spot. I sand and then tilt at another angle, and bam  nope keep sanding.  

    and these are tedious pieces.   I threw a fit last month and I kinda sanded it with a heavier grain on my mouse sander and now I see some scratched swirls. 

     

    I feel like Frank Costanza 

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  8. Well I did a few pieces, A while ago Walter and I found that there were some differences in out armor,

    one was that mine was extra glossy,Sort of like my AM armor, and boy is it difficult to sand off.  the chest plate I did a while ago and now I have carpal tunnel  :blink:  (still need to remove bondo)

    I ended up getting a little mouse sander and it does help a lot but have to go over it a few times.

     

    Anyways, here's a little update pic, since I feel my thread is fading away.

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    Ill try to do a better shot of a comparison but here's one 

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  9. Hey guys!

     

    Sorry I haven't done much lately. I started working on a quick costume for Halloween since I didn't meet the deadline.

     

    Putty paste is exactly what I'm thinking. Rick you using bondo?

    Yea i'm using bondo.  So weird, I even bought an extra pack in case the first one was bad (had it for a while)  and same thing happened.

     

    I sanded the areas, washed with dish soap let it dry then applied the bondo. 

     

    I had to wait until next month (next week) in order to buy the poly-flex putty hoping that does the trick.

  10. Hey Everyone, it's been a while.   Lots of family events, birthdays and the kids got over the dog so now he follows me around everywhere (Even to the bathroom, Walter.  Can't work on my armor in there anymore (INSIDE JOKE)).

     

    Anyways, I've ran into a big problem where I've had to re-do the putty on the chest, forearms and left shin.  It fells like every time I put it on, it still feels like it hasn't hardened.  and then 

    I get little holes to where I practically sand everything down just to even it out, needing to start all over.  I think for now im just going to start sanding everything down before I work on the puttying. I feel like i'm getting nowhere. 

     

    Here are some pics so far.

    Sanded left shin and comparison

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    Center chest piece. 

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    AREAS THAT I NEED TO REDO

     

    the wings, although its smooth I have some rough areas that don't go away. 

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    Forearm This piece alone had dented my ego lol.

     

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    These are the little holes I get.  Hope you can see them.

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    I've never had a problem with my daughters Sabine helmet, but that was made from resin. 

     

    Any suggestions?

     

    Thanks.

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  11. I had the same problem. And sadly you can see it, even after putting tape on it (I tested it). :(

    Because of this fact, I used some putty on the tubes edge for simulating the straight look.

    Supposedly I'm getting a replacement from Anovos for it, this one was defective but I messed with it to where I could smooth it out.  If I get it on time, 

    ill see about removing this one some how and replacing it.  otherwise, ill try your method.  Thanks.

     

    Crazy work load so far, it's coming together though! Have you gathered paint supplies? Or is this already finished glossy plastic? 

    Yea, crazy indeed.

    I haven't ordered the paint.  I'm going to check with a couple of local shops for their cost.  I have one in particular where I know the owner through a friend. so crossing

    my fingers he'd give me a good deal.  Otherwise ill need to result to using the cans, not a bad thing but I've seen some bad outcomes from it. and people having to sand down and start over.  

     

    this finished glossy plastic would have been perfect if we didn't have to do all these mods to the armor.  It reminds me of my ANH armor from AM.

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  12. Tadaaa!

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    had a bit of an oopsie.  

     

    1. I Left the magnets inside so I had to make an opening to get then out....lol

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    2. I swore I had this piece leveled out but I think the magnets slipped a bit.  Nothing huge but I hope you cant tell much when putting

    the black tape on it.

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    I also took care of these.

     

    Right thigh holster piece.

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    Reinforced the inside of the yoke shoulders (I hope)

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    Glued the thingamabobs to the Grebles thingie. Just need to glue the female snaps.

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    And I hope I did this right but I put cal glue in the chest plate openings so they wont be so deep... :mellow:

    The return edges are also flattened out to flow through.

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    Lastly, I took a step back and seen what I have accomplished so far. 

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    and the couldn't help but put it on... :D

     

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    So I believe im 1/3rd of the way there  :blink:.   Next up, Puttying (that's a word right?), yet more sanding, the belt

    and adding the metal holster. 

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  13. Haven't been able to do too much, getting close to that end stretch of putting things together and start on adding the putty and fine tuning things.

     

    I believe these ribbed things are called "thingamabobs" but I could be wrong :D, anyway, I fogot to put them on the last time.

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    Started working on the TD,  I figured i'll probobly get that replacement part from Anovos in about a year, so I sanded down that little bad area (will show later)

    I only glued this part though, will work on the rest this week. (everything looks even, although it doesn't look that way in this pic.

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    Glued the pieces on both spats and created the hole for the snaps.  My drill bit was't big enough so I had to improvise.

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    I kinda messed up here but not in a bad way, I wanted to add the cal Glue on the areas that were under the chest plate so I wouldn't have to do the putty

    however I didn't fill it in to all the areas.  You can see the dust settle into the cracks, I will fill it in later.

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    Lastly, I also filled in the little gaps from the biceps as well

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