illusionz_09

Ok, so i pretty much cut everything out (just needs sanding), I need some help and guidance from my fellow troopers. Which shoulder bell is left/right. I think i know based on the groove and how it sits on my shoulders, but i just want to make sure I'm not crazy... Also, which way is up and down on the kidney piece? again, based on the groove i think i get it, but before i cut and make any adjustments I want to make sure. Finally, How much do I cut from the butt plate? Am I suppose to cut to the lines? i.e. no return edge, only on top where it hooks up to the kidney plate? Please let me know guys. thanks.

I definitely have to agree. My only concern for you is that if cash is of the essence (which it is for most of us) it would be horrible to spend the money on the ANOVOS to just have to purchase another kit just because it ends up being un-approvable. For now I personally would go with something known then that of unknown. Unless you want to wait for the release and after you see the ANOVOS then pull the trigger. But if not, then MTK or ATA is the way to go for quality and price combo.

lmfao... although, you would have this build done by now; im slacking lol... TIME!!!!! horrible...

Cut a couple more pieces last night...

the weathering looks great. Nice job!

Before you cut off anything from the head opening, make sure you try the bucket on and see if and how much you need to. In most cases you shouldn't have to cut any off, just put the s-trim. as far as the teeth goes, they look a bit "twinkied." I'm not sure if that is what you are going for, but if you are trying to get as accurate as possible, you should try to cut a bit more of the teeth to square them off. By doing this it will also open up the painting area and allow you to clean up the paint lines for the overall frown. And for Yoda's sake, please use the proper grey; it will make you feel so much better about the paint job. I also noticed that on the tears you have the sticker decal. For ANH, i would definitely suggest you hand paint them; not only does it look much nicer, but it will give you less of a headache during legion approval. The ears can be touched up as you know. Just make sure at this point you stop dremeling. Slow and steady; sand by hand little by little. Sorry to attack, just trying to touch all points. Don't be discouraged, were all here to help. You're doing a great job so far...

here for the watch party lol... good luck on the build. Can't wait to see the final build for the the new Disney E-11 blaster.

Today I was in a cutting mood of getting some of the rough cuts made. Again i did the score and snap method. I cut out the ammo pack Also did a rough cut of the shoulder straps Shoulders as well... And did the right thigh. Similar to the arms I am focusing on the return edges first and then I will size the sides later. And i also cut a rough cut of the sniper plate Naturally I have to clean everything up to get the edges where I want them and then do an nice even sanding. But I just wanted to get some stuff out of the way...

nice!

Hmmmm...honestly you see green, but that is not really the biggest issue. If you have contacts on, seeing through the green lens isn't that big of an issue. Its still like seeing through sunglasses in relation to the lens view. as far as range of vision, thats a whole other issue. You really have to move your head around to actually get a full range of motion to look around. But your question here lies with wearing corrected eye wear. Contacts i have stated are good to go, personally that is the way i have to go; but as far as actual glasses those have problems. You can may try to get creative to wear them, but there is not that much space in there to get your head through with the glasses on and then let alone wear them inside the bucket. You shouldn't have any issue as long as you have your contacts on. There are a lot of troopers in your area. Ask you local garrison to see if you can meet with them and try on one of their buckets. Hope this helps.

apparently thats encouragement lmfao... family comes first brotha. Concentrate on your wedding, being a TK will be waiting for you around the corner. Start small. Maybe look into getting/making your blaster to have it ready.

glad to help. yea i was a bit mad at myself for the same reason, but once i taped it up i felt much better. Although hindsight, doing it first would definitely make it easier lol. I'm sure any tape "should" work, its just that masking tape is made for that. Good luck! I'll keep an eye out for your build.

I was working on my forearms first... after i cut it to where i wanted, i did a nice sanding for the edges. then i taped them up so check if they fit as needed. fit them on to see the status. As expected, the left forearm fits nice and snug, whereas the right arm may need some slight foam inserts. Now that I had the forearms, more or less, where i wanted them, i created the strips. In order to do proper modifications, the left arm i made the strip 15 mm and the right arm since its a bit looser and i want to squeeze it a bit, i did it closer to 14 mm. One at a time to assemble though, first i began focusing on the left arm since i know it fits perfect. And now glued (E600) and clamped to leave overnight.

Did you check the Disney Boardwalk. Usually they have some in a store there.

I originally wasn't going to create a thread for my armor build, but since it was really helpful for when I made my bucket, I decided to do one. Please feel free to shime in and critique anything so I don't mess up lol... Well, first using a dremel I did a really rough trim on the large pieces (chest, abdomen, back, kidney, butt) However, it is really messy and really loud (i.e. wifey sleeping while im working on armor at night)....so I decided i should tackle the arms first by using my utility knife and x-acto blade. My main goal first is to work on the inside/return edges first, then i will work on the joining sides to get them the right size. I used the score and snap method...its actually a very good and clean way of doing it. I did it for both biceps and both forearms. I first snapped and then cleaned them up with my x-acto. I still need to do a light sanding to them to give them a clean and smoother finish. Now that my edges are to my liking (more or less, i may have to adjust one i start officially fitting them), next is to make my strips to work on the joining of the pieces

Disney Blaster i meant, its still a Hasbro derivative.

that seems like it would work for basic approval. But definitely would "tweeking" for EIB. and of course, if you want to go centurion, then this blaster will NOT work. So completely up to you. I agree with Scott above, you might as well get the Hasbro Blaster and do the minor conversion. That way you will be good to go for EIB status at least.

lmfao thats hilarious...yea that will be me soon, my wife is due in 2 months. So i'm trying to get it all done before the baby comes. anyway, thanks for the help and support guys.

thank you...they were annoying but im glad you guys pointed it out. They fit much nicer and even look more straight now lol... and naturally makes me feel better that they are on the correct side now

Lmfao...i don't blame you. The ears are a B*tch!!!!!! lol. But feel comfortable that all buckets had gaps in the original trilogy.

Ok guys, i think i was able to salvage the ears and make them work on the correct side of the bucket lol... So i fixed the ears and painted the stripes accordingly. I believe the bucket is officially completed! Now I can concentrate on the Armor lol...

lmfao. i wish i would have known that before lol!!! I'll see if i can make it work...

But of course lmfao

sick! looks great! no complaints here...lol next do one with a Tk battling Predator... (two classic soldiers)

Good Luck! Have fun... I loved building my bucket!