AnjelRedemption

Nice job Ollie! That turned out great! What did you use for the power cylinders?

Hey everyone, Got some more work done last night... I finished the hand plates! and then i got the arms all strapped up and attached to the torso. and attached.. I tried to get a pic of me wearing it......but I couldn't snap the right shoulder bell w/ the left arm on! I might try and have a friend come by and help take some more pics. I can start to see the light at the end of the tunnel! as always, please let me know if you see anything wrong or funky! Stay tuned!

The doopy doos kit for the hasbro wouldn't work on these blasters... the reason the doopy doos is needed for the hasbro is because it doesn't have the folding stock and some other thing found on the blaster. The Rubies has the correct amount of T tracks, the d-ring, the counter, the folding stock and the scope. the only things that are missing is the power cylinders and the latch to hold the stock on the bottom back of the blaster. I think the rubies is smaller than the hasbro as well and the doopys kit wouldn't fit....

Hey everyone, so i had some more time this weekend to work on the armor. I got the biceps attached to the forearms and the shoulder snaps to attach the biceps.... i might have to lengthen this a little, after the test fit it was a little tight and hard to move at the elbow.... Then i test fitted where the shoulder needed to be straped up... Then i glued the snap plates in place... Finally I got the elastic glued on to the hand plates.. and thats it for now. next i'll post some pics of the completed arms attached to the shoulder straps and see how everything fits together Stay tuned!

I used the CRL on the 501st website as a referance. But to be honest....i just looked at a lot of pics and went from there. I had some spare lamp parts from when i worked at a lighting store, so i;m sure i can make some power cylinders that are close. best advise is to go to a local hardware store (one that sells nuts and bolts and other stuff in small quantities) and try and find things that look close enough to what is on the gun. The Rubies is better than the hasbro, because it has the scope, the butt stock and the T tracks and the counter as well. I'm still working on mine and have a few more ideas on how to mod it. Keep checking by thread every once in awhile for more ideas. Also you did the right thing by posting a build thread. Everyone here will give you great advice and feedback!

Hey John, I'm not a "pro", but I'm good with my hands, and a little creative. you can check out my rubies e-11 thread in my signiture for some ideas. (see below) They don't look to bad, and w/ some mods, they can turn out pretty good. Can't wait for the pics. Good luck!

The brand of Caulk that i used states that it is water proof and will handle high heat as well. Also it is pretty flexible and will handle the stress of trooping. It is something to consider if it does discolor over time, but if anything, it is cheap and easy to apply and easily removed so you can always replace it.

looks good! also, the paint will never be perfect and it shouldn't! If you look at the screen shots of the movie, every TK is different and has it's own quirks....that's what makes it TK! Keep up the good work!

Hey everyone, sorry for the delay in updates.....my apt was broken into last week Luckly they only took a few items....and left the armor alone. but dealing w/ the insurance and police has been difficult.... so i don't have a lot to update.. Here is what I did to fix the gap on the forearms.... I used white caulk, more specifically silicone. You can get it at home dept/lowes for around 4 bucks. Before And after... and some shots of the other side... So thats all i have for now. this weekend i will be attaching the biceps to the forearms w/ elastic straps and then fitting the shoulders. Stay tuned....

Looking good man! I'm using caulk to fill in the gaps on my forearms. stuff comes off pretty easy so it won't be hard to replace. I'm almost done w/ the arms on mine, but i got the whole torso done and strapped up. (check out my thread for ideas) Keep up the good work!!

as far as caulking goes, i'm using some white caulk to fill the gaps in my forearms and biceps. It states on the tube that the stuff is waterproof, and will handle heat. Also it is flexible enough that it won't crack under stress and the color matches fairly well. over time it might discolor but i can always replace it, it seems to come off easily enough. with the ears? I would say to leave them be....

I know it's not perfect, but for the price i couldn't help it. I do plan on making some more mods to it, I will be weathering it w/ some silver drybrushing and eventually add some custom power cylinders. For basic approval....this works for me. Thanks for the feedback!

I'm testing the theory now.....but i'm going to try and use white caulk to fill the gap. It's silicone and would handle the stress/heat and is water proof! I have some drying on a test peice of ABS....i will let you know how it turns out! I'm doing this because of how small my forearms are....i had to trim them down and so the edges of where the two half meet is really rounded and creates a gap (unavoidable). I will post some picks of my findings

Warhammer 40k Owning a variety of guns and going to the gun range. I also own a 1960 chevy - parts can add up really quickly. SCHOOL!!! but i still have time to work on the armor!!

I know, I know.....Rubies it the devil! So please don't tell vader or the emporer (because I don't want to get choked! LOL) But i found this blaster at Target for 12 bucks...(i know i'm cheap) The reason I went w/ this blaster is because to me it was the most accurate looking one....I know....Rubies accurate? It has the counter, the magazine and the scope doesn't look to bad...it even has the correct amount of T-tracks.... so before you crusify me....take a look at the build and then make your own opinion... (THIS IS FOR BASIC APPROVAL ONLY!!!!!) Ok...here we go.. so first i cut out the vents... Then i drilled some holes for the wires coming from the counter.. Then I wrapped some regular black wire around the screw driver.... Then I painted it all satin black... and put it back together! And there you go! agian this is only good enough for basic approval. It's a little on the small side, but it works for me because i'm a too small for a stormtrooper anyways! A appreciate any and all feedback! Thanks!

Hello everyone! I'm done w/ finals and school for the semester! Now all my attention will be on the armor! So i did a lot of work over the weekend.... after I fixed the issue of the chest covering the ab buttons, i trimed and connected the cod and but plate. I used the extra peice to make a snap plate, that way it would fit the curve/shape of the cod perfectly... Then it was back to the forearms! one side done... A slight gap in this one...but i have a though on how to fix it... and here is w/ both cover strips glued... Then on to the biceps... and w/ the finished cover strip.. the last bicep and forearm are finishing up drying...in the mean time I glued the ab buttons on. and then painted them... I also got my blaster in the mail....it was a cheap one from target, only 12 bucks! i'll post a seperate build but wanted to put it here as well.... First i cut out the vents... Than I drilled some holes in the Counter for the wires I will add to it... and the wires i just wrapped around a screw driver! and then painted the whole thing w/ satin black... and put back together! Not to bad if i do say so myself! Well thats all for now, please point out anything wrong or funky! Stay tuned!

I trimed mine to match the angel of the trap. Vocoder looks good to me. don't cut the last one but yes paint the last tooth to a point just after the one you don't cut out. This is a pic of mine before I extende the grey on the frown a little more after the last tooth.

Tesla is the brand i have! and your are right, they don't give you a six pack!

Search compression shirt and pants on amazon. I got a set (shirt/Pants) for 20 bucks! There is all kinds and some without any logos so you don't have to worry about it showing. Zippers seem like a bad idea in general, it may rub against the armor and make noise Wet suit !?!?! Are you diving in your armor?

I think ATA makes a kit in red? you can email him at [email protected] Be aware it does take awhile for him to make and ship the armor. last i heard it was around 6-8 months. hope this helps.

as promised.... here is a comparison of the ab plate adjustment. Before.. after.. What do y'all think? is this ok? I hope to have more pics of the biceps and forearms later in the week. Thanks!

@ Tusken RTT. the back and kidney are not overlapping, i just strapped them really tight together to make them seamless. but i have changed the straps to elastic and now there is a little mobility to the back. I did that because the kidney was to high and bringing up the ab plate (making it tuck up under the chest plate a lot). for basic approval i think it's ok to have a little bit of a gap between the back and kidney, but not a huge one. I also made the chest straps a little longer to bring down the ab plate.(the cod was..um...really cupping...if you know what i mean! ) The reall problem is that i have a short frame! lol. i like the idea of shortining the shoulder part of the chest pate to raise it up, but I think if I do that then the armor would be choking me ( just like vader! ) I don't know how much more i can make the chest go up, but i got it to a point where it doesn't cover the ab buttons. I'll try to post some more pics of the adjustment tomorrow. Thanks!

Hey eveyone, sorry it's been awhile (finals week ) hope to have some more pics up tomorrow. I would love some feed back on the stuff I got completed already to see if i need to make any changes. Thanks!

It took me a whole year of saving and waiting till i finally had enough to buy my armor. This hobbie is not going anywhere...so save when you can and don't worry. Somtimes waiting longer and looking on FISD makes the wait more worth it. I can't tell you how excited i was when in finally got my armor! Hope everything works out for you!

Hey everyone. Sorry it's been awhile.... I had to give the ab plate a bath to get the sides to line up with the kidney, and found a way to cool it quickly to set... So once i got the ab and kidney to line up i installed the snaps and straps using the same method as before. Then it came time to connect the ab to chest and chest to back. I wanted the shoulder straps to be stronger so i decided on two snaps per shoulder And all straped up (except one shoulder) I need to trim up the cod and butt plate. So now it was time for a test fitting..... Back shot and some close ups of the sides.. (sorry for the grainy pics) Please let me know what y'all think (yes i said it, i'm Texan!) hope to have the last shoulder and trimmed up cod/butt plate strapped up this weekend. Stay tuned!