Tusken RTT

The kidney extensions are ready for the ABS paste; got the inner and outer strips all glued in. While scraping glue I put a huge scratch in the kidney plate! Ordered Novus and it vanished like magic- great stuff! Lesson learned on glue scratching- fingernails and toothpics only from now on; and tape off good areas. Will practice first on some scraps before going live with the paste- will give an update tomorrow!

Got the sticker order in from Trooperbay to fix my tube fail; I wanted to re-do the tears and traps but the ones they sent me are blanks! I emailed them to get the ones with stripes so the helmet is still in limbo for a bit. Fixed the stripes and got the padding in. Question; does anyone trim under the vocoder? It feels like it pressing up against my adams apple. Or do I need to play around more with the padding?

Update on things; the build is coming along! Nothing exciting with the biceps and forearms; so far so good! Now moving on to the legs; will finish the calves this weekend and am just beginning the thighs. I am getting down to the last drops of my extra ABS- cant have any mistakes!

Wow- Great suit and pics!

I should get the replacement stickers today or tomorrow for the helmet; wanted to take pics of everything at once, my build thread is weak for sure! I just have to make sure I dont screw up anymore cuts; building the side shims left me with zero room for error in regards to replacement ABS covership material! My undershims will be just some pieces glued for the last few parts!

You are a perfectionist! Cant wait to see this suit in person.

You are seeing the end of the tunnel- looking good! Just now coverstripping the legs for me; arms are done. I finished the kidney extension/shim- going to ABS paste it this weekend and will post a thread.

Looking great!

Looks great- good save!

Looks awesome- great job!

How cool is that- awesome job!

Looking good- you are getting after it!

Got my coverstrips cut; 5/8 and 7/8. Removed the bad sticker jobs and got some more ordered and painted the ear ranks. I am now Mr. No Stripes on the Rt side. Actually clamped a bicep piece and trimmed up here and there on just about everything I could get my hands on! Pretty much just the parts that digged in nothing more than few mm. Living room is a wreck; I have joined the trooper wife is mad at me club. Should be able to glue the kidney extensions and the get to work on the dreaded paste next week.

Beautiful- congrats!

That looks awesome- congrats! Great build!

Good call everyone- yep the tube stripe fail. I even double checked ref pics for the first one and was so proud of myself I got over confident on the rt....... 1st coat only on the ears, but good catch too. Getting the outline and stripe today. Spycee sent me some sticker tips Mark gave him and Mark sent me a video link. 2nd go round should have em looking like a champ- thanks everyone! Looks like a had my first glitch for this mission. It was getting late Andrew, I sure was thinking about hitting you up, appreciate the offer! I woke up early and started on the shims for the kidney and separated the butt plate. So after gluing these, it looks like I abut another ABS to the kidney, then meld the gap with the ABS paste and sand.

Saw Spycee with some good advice about shims for the sides and found some posts on the subject. Looks like we will have some ABS paste to make!

As I was going to bed and putting the mask away I saw I made my first mistake already. #$^@#$^@#%$!#@$ Anyone else notice?

The brown box arrived today! Time to add to the 501 collection with an AP trimmed kit. I had been getting ready with a completed blaster, along with getting trooperbay paint, lens, s trim, mic tips, I painted some shoes, got an amp, neck seal and snaps from some forum members, just got the order in on a vaderdave garter, so it was great to get started! Got the helmet close to being done; no inside padding yet and still need some 2nd layers of paint and the cleanup of the edges. The stickers were a nightmare! I tried a few times but kept getting bubbles and wrinkles. Hand painting all of these areas is the first upgrade on my list. I did a quick dry run on the ab and kidney plate. There is an almost 2 inch gap between them; I would have to lose about 15 lbs to get them to meet. Is this a big deal at all to have this gap? I took a pic of the spacing. It's going to be a fun next couple of months!

I'm 5 10 185 and am getting my AP kit today! I'm worried about the abdomen and kidney plate meeting up. I will shoot you an update tonight!

Great pics- will be looking for you both at the next con!

It looks great so far! Sorry no answers from me just watching and learning. Excited while waiting on my kit to ship!

Just found the pics- you all look great! Is that John in the X wing fighter gear?

Congrats Andrew it looks fantastic! Amazing job.

Thanks again everyone; found some thinner wire, re-sanded, used flat black and did some light weathering. Sprayed some clear coat on the handle, might do another coat or two to shine it up a bit more. Great call by the group; no comparison, the flat looks so much better than that shiny thing I started with!