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why not make up a cannon, and troop with it? I'm in this same decision process with the HWT, and I've opted to make a cannon, and go with that. I'm even going for the video game variant of the pack. lot's of details different from a sandy pack, that's fur sure! hopefully you can resolve this! nice job on the armor...

the weathering sells it! I really like the dents and washes!

you can get a great kit in black from ATA. small size.

Triples? Quad? how about 5? let's see: ANH hero, * done. ANH stunt * done. ESB *done. HWT (pack cannon, pouches on their way) TKC (helmet on it's way, armor soon.) ROTJ- pending! TX * done (clearcoat pending, belt)

if you make the handplates out of raw latex and then paint them, they will chip. but if you mix hobby acrylic white INTO the latex at the time you're pouring into the mould then the paint is completely bonded to the surface. you can apply latex mixed with acrylic paint on top, and they will not chip because the latex bonds to the surface. the mould builder latex has ammonia in it, and the acrylic paint chemically bonds to the latex. ---- if you think using "latex" house paint will work... it does not bond to the latex. these are different kinds of chemical setups, so you have to mix the right two kinds together to get it right. the latex handplates are not glossy either, so the perfect solution is to mix acrylic model paint from hobby lobby, or jo ann's into mould builder latex. you can then lightly paint with a wide brush. making them yourself, allows you to paint them to match, with the right mixture of white, and blue, or white and yellow to match the armor. in the screen used latex sets, they didn't match the armor color, just like the helmets. in the photos above you can see that I've poured/brushed on a thin 3 coats of paint/latex mixture into my own ABS handplates as a mould. then brushed on, filled in with raw latex on the bottom. I could have painted the bottom with latex, and it NEVER CHIPS! best way is to mix the color AS you MOULD them!

you have to mix latex and acrylic paint and apply smoothly. I use mould builder latex.

sweet!

all I ever purchased from them are bubble lenses. really good stuff, for that... but their other stuff... nah...

that works perfectly! nice...

brow trim is very too tall! ugh!@

all those handplates are latex, so there are bending situations making them look different in shape. they are thin, and bend with the hand. also they are not flat, they have a slight curve, and a bevel at the thumb line. karin makes them flat, but with the thumb bevel, in type 1 and type 2 versions. I made my own from my ABS handplates. type 1 with the curve.

Fx/ Am armor PT lid?

I make replica "eagle" counters, since I have an original. PM me and we'll talk. I also make blasters too...

I used clamps and duct tape. yeah... I'm old school!~

hmm... turd. now I guess everyone is going to want their own crystal and maintenance mode. "scotty, more power!" "I'm doin all I can... the crystals are in maintenance mode capn..." but seriously! a hengstler with 14 wires! menus on the screen... only weird part is not actually having the correct eagle... ok... now we need muzzle flash and smoke!

that is him showing the process of his way of making a thermoforming mould by using metal and fibre infused with resin. on top of plasticine clay.

you can always mount a snap to fabric and glue that down. I used leather in my ATA black kit. worked much better than plastic snaps tabs!

those videos actually show him sculpting a new faceplate. and andrew has stated that he modified the cap n back on his battle spec helmets using some CNC machining.

I was looking at that the other day. interesting use of original parts! as usual, when you try to purchase his electronix they are not available? the crystal, and the maintenance mode, moving bolt... all interesting ways of giving his model a stormtrooper cosplay mode.

no... they make them in black. just gloss it up. easy.

ATA cap W and AM

looks like it will fit just fine.

I have had this same problem. the system has missing pages. 404 errors show that. some webmaster in the imperial hub should fix it. even the notify page has missing pages. 404. I even tried the facebook function on mepd, which 'almost' worked. still had to choose a different display name.

don't worry about it... paint will fill.

why make T Track if you don't make it accurate according to the KNOWN shape. I personally would not want you to go to all this trouble, and then not be able to offer a product that is worth your time. why not have the inner arch? also, these need to be made out of a hard material, not a rubbery type. if you go though all this trouble, it's a mistake to "make your own" profile. the inner arch is very important to the way the track sits on the models. glad to see that you're interested in making a product. just wish that you'd "go all the way!" cheers! best wishes!