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Altair

501st Stormtrooper[TK]
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  1. I have had a few people in my Garrison copy this idea so I thought I would post it here for FISD members too :)

     

    Do you have an issue with keeping TK shins in place? More specifically stopping the shin armor from moving up and above your boots? I know I did!

     

    When I had this problem I investigated a few different options, I first tried the hook velcro on boot & loop velcro on inner shin combo, whilst this did help I found that walking up and down stairs a couple of times was enough for it to come apart. So I've improved on this with a "stirrup" setup.. The following setup has been tested with many troops (and stairs!) and I have had no issues with riding or twisting :)

     

    Here is what I did...

    I made stirrups for each leg using a length of 1inch wide high density elastic, this was glued and stitched to a 50mm x 50mm square of hook velcro.

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    Then I glued and stitched a 50mm x 50mm square of loop velcro to a piece of nylon strapping the same size. Then glued this into the front of each shin just above the top of the boot line.

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    When attached it looks like this

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    This way you can have a "stirrup" setup but you can also put your boots on first :)

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    Then attach the velcro before closing your shins as normal

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    The elastic allows for plenty of movement and pulls the shin back into place if it rides up

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    Hope this helps someone

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  2. Looks good Roy! A couple of very minor things I personally would look at..

     

    The Terminal Det - if you are able to re-seat the control panel pad so it faces more upwards?

     

    Although not required, I would add some mesh behind the frown, i think it looks nicer :)

     

    Also slightly adjust the elastic strap on the left shoulder bell (the one that joins to under the shoulder straps) so it is uniform in length with the right side one.

     

    Good work mate

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  3. Clarification from EIB thread:

     

    I had to use 35mm cover strips for the rear in order to close the gap towards the top of the thighs and have enough surface on the cover strip each side for gluing.

     

    mD0RC5z.jpg

     

    Thermal det is approx 185mm in total length

    End caps are 17mm wide (largest I could go to avoid flaring at the ends)

    There is a 13.5mm gap between the control panel and end caps

    Control panel is approx 124mm in length

    Clips are 25mm wide

     

    x3v3XKm.jpg

  4. General Info

    • Name = John Kenyon
    • TK ID = 11157
    • FISD name = Altair
    • Garrison = Redback Garrison

    Body Type

    • Height = 5’10"
    • Weight = 180lbs

    Costume

    • Armor = MTK
    • Helmet = MTK
    • Blaster = DoopyDoos Full Resin kit
    • Boots = TKboots
    • Canvas belt = MammaSith
    • Hand Plates = Trooperbay ANH stunt white rubber
    • Electronics= Aker + iComm + Mp3 player
    • Neck Seal = MammaSith
    • Holster = MammaSith

    Costume build thread: http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/28871-altairs-mtk-anh-stunt-build

    Blaster build thread: http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/29688-altairs-resin-doopydoos-e11-build/

     

    Photos

     

    Full Body

     

    Front - Arms at side

     

    d4wWzXP.jpg

     

    Back - Arms at side

     

    9gDwWAg.jpg

     

    Left - Arm raised

     

    aUek0em.jpg

     

    Right - Arm raised

     

    PAValm0.jpg

     

    Right side detail - Arm raised

     

    wTZQPgv.jpg

     

    Left side detail - Arm raised

     

    utKe2Xb.jpg

     

    Action Shot

     

    Ob0Y1ws.jpg

     

     

    Armor Details

     

    Abdomen Details

     

    Kh1VMKm.jpg

     

     

    Hand Plates

     

    ZJQNIUB.jpg

     

    Shoulder Bridge Back

     

    33ZtHUN.jpg

     

    Shoulder Bride Front

     

    vTDfoPc.jpg

     

    Back/Chest Connection

     

    OYjMpxU.jpg

     

    Thigh Pack Attachment

     

    oiEUvg9.jpg

    o5DDPvG.jpg

     

    Knee Plate

     

    Cogi16H.jpg

    j9pFHqK.jpg

     

    Drop Box Back

     

    X6YT3Ky.jpg

     

    Cod and Butt plate attachment

     

    sWINJKN.jpg

     

    Interior strapping

     

    aac8igS.jpg

     

     

    Kidney Plate Notch

     

    ZcfTbGs.jpg

    hpaW9na.jpg

     

     

    Wrist side of forearms

     

    ToAUapj.jpg

     

    Helmet Details

     

    Front

     

    MFDmfQq.jpg

     

    Sides

     

    NPq2452.jpg

     

    yajUKjP.jpg

     

    Back

     

    BEBBmos.jpg

     

    Hovi Tip Detail

     

    vImVkSa.jpg

     

    Lens Color

     

    U8d78r3.jpg

     

    S-Trim

     

    auXd2aL.jpg

     

    Blaster Details

     

    Blaster - Left

     

    tTNxOGD.jpg

     

    Blaster - Right

     

    W94KryG.jpg

     

     

    Accessory Details

     

    Neck Seal

     

    Zk4Yt5K.jpg

     

    Thermal Detonator - back

     

    6evngyA.jpg

     

    4MGCf5G.jpg

     

    Holster Attachment

     

    13WE1h9.jpg

  5. Woohoo thanks guys!

     

    @Gazmosis - yes I used decals, i only painted up the ears, frown and vocoder on the helmet.

     

    Regarding the 35mm rear covers strips, I have also put an internal cover strip on thighs so Im not sure if I can get a good pic except for a top down pic so you can see the sandwich. I will include this in my centurion app.

     

    I'll also include the TD measurements in my centurion app.

     

     

     

     

    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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  6. General Info

    • Name = John Kenyon
    • TK ID = 11157
    • FISD name = Altair
    • Garrison = Redback Garrison

    Body Type

    • Height = 5’10"
    • Weight = 180lbs

    Costume

    • Armor = MTK
    • Helmet = MTK
    • Blaster = DoopyDoos Full Resin kit
    • Boots = TKboots
    • Canvas belt = MammaSith
    • Hand Plates = Trooperbay ANH stunt white rubber
    • Electronics= Aker + iComm + Mp3 player
    • Neck Seal = MammaSith
    • Holster = MammaSith

    Costume build thread: http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/28871-altairs-mtk-anh-stunt-build

    Blaster build thread: http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/29688-altairs-resin-doopydoos-e11-build/

     

    Photos

     

    Full Body

     

    Front - Arms at side

     

    d4wWzXP.jpg

     

    Back - Arms at side

     

    9gDwWAg.jpg

     

    Left - Arm raised

     

    aUek0em.jpg

     

    Right - Arm raised

     

    PAValm0.jpg

     

    Right side detail - Arm raised

     

    wTZQPgv.jpg

     

    Left side detail - Arm raised

     

    utKe2Xb.jpg

     

     

    Armor Details

     

    Abdomen Details

     

    Kh1VMKm.jpg

     

    Action Shot

     

    Ob0Y1ws.jpg

     

    Cod and Butt plate attachment

     

    sWINJKN.jpg

     

    Interior strapping

     

    aac8igS.jpg

     

     

    Helmet Details

     

    Front

     

    MFDmfQq.jpg

     

    Sides

     

    NPq2452.jpg

     

    yajUKjP.jpg

     

    Back

     

    BEBBmos.jpg

     

    Hovi Tip Detail

     

    vImVkSa.jpg

     

    Lens Color

     

    U8d78r3.jpg

     

     

    Blaster Details

     

    Blaster - Left

     

    tTNxOGD.jpg

     

    Blaster - Right

     

    W94KryG.jpg

     

     

    Accessory Details

     

    Neck Seal

     

    Zk4Yt5K.jpg

     

    Thermal Detonator - back

     

    6evngyA.jpg

     

    4MGCf5G.jpg

     

    Holster Attachment

     

    13WE1h9.jpg

  7. Finally got around to putting the finishing touches on this blaster!

    To continue the inner bolt I cut up some PVC pipe and glued several layers together then sanded to the correct shape

    ehRaRF3.jpg

    Then I cut my shape from the same ABS I used for the inner bolt on the barrel

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    Primed, painted, weathered and sealed in clear coat

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    Glued into place

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    Never received the bayonet lug from Doopys... they said they would send me one but it still hasn't turned up... Anyway Truimphmark came to the rescue with a lug gast off a real sterling :)

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    Oh and I also fixed my counter display so the numbers are the right way up!

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    Well I think I can now put this puppy to bed... time to start on the next project!

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