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Welcome Aaron,
You'll find everyone and everything helpful here and all the help you will need in finishing your armor.
It's a good idea to trawl through threads before asking as most of the answers are already here. If you can't find what you are looking for I'm sure someone here can point you in the right direction.
Good luck in your goal........
Mark.
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Hey Joey,
Sorry it's been a while since I've answered but I didn't realize anyone else posted.
I have a young daughter myself and you soon learn that it's pointless getting too worked up over what kids do. Young kids in particular don't know the difference between wrong and right and I guess they were just being inquisitive. I don't suppose they knew what it was or that it had wet paint all over it when they decided to touch it! I shouldn't have left it out in a communal area.
anyway I stripped it all down to the bare HDPE and started again, then dropped it on the grass and F***** it up all on my own this time!
So waited for it to dry, stripped it down again and started all over again..............Que song.......
I'm now on my fourth attempt at getting this thing right and learning alot of lessons along the way. I look at the bright side of life and just think how lucky I am to have been able to paint 4 TE HDPE lids!
I've just done some glossing and it hasn't come out quite as glossy as I'd like so I guess I'll have to leave it another week and give it another coat and hopefully get it finished soon.
I going for an ESB this time round and will definately be posting some more progress and finished photos soon.
Watch this space peeps..................
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**SOLD**
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Anything to do with Stormtroopers? if so here goes
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Marcel,
Can I have first dibs on the counter if Mark doesn't take it?
Cheers mate,
Mark......
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These lithiums are great and you get a long run time and you only need 3 batteries!
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Thanks for your comment - and no offense taken!
Well, I am just trying to sell this beauty as I will be getting another TX helmet soon and I really do not need two of them...or at least my wife is saying so...! ;P
Cheers
Patrick
No offense intended
mmmmm.... I have 4 here at the moment and another 3 coming! I think my wife will leave soon.... She'll say it's me or them.
I think I'm obsessed? I have 3 vaders in progress too.
Oh and good luck with the sale......
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When did you see Star Wars in the theater for the first time and where?
In 1977 at the Empire Leicester Square London, I was 7 years old , my father took me and my twin brother. I haven't been the same since!
What is your favorite Star Wars movie?
ANH
What is your least favorite Star Wars movie?
Phantom Menace
What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally?
Music, Hair( I'm a hairdresser),STAR WARS my wife and daughter and finding original parts of props.....
What turns you off?
rudeness, arrogance and selfishness.
What is your favorite curse word?
C**T
What Star Wars Character do you love?
Love is a strong word, my wife and daughter come first followed closely by Stormtroopers.
What Star Wars Character do you hate?
Jar Jar Binks
How did you first find out about your home garrison?
I'm not a member but through the internet community.
What Costume other than your own would you like to attempt?
Darth Vader and Boba Fett
What Costume would you not like to do?
Jar Jar Binks!
What would you like to hear George Lucas say when you arrive at the LucasFilm Gates?
Hey Mark hows it hangin'? It's been too long. I have you Trooper gear here, please take it home this time........
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So basically it's a recast of a recast of a recast? I didn't think we condoned this sort of behavior here? This isn't a personal attack at you Patrick it's Still a nice lid.
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Hi,
thanks and no problem. If this helps other troopers out then all the better.
Right, sandpaper. It really depends on what you goal is. If you are removing paint then you will want to start with something more abrasive like a 80-120 grit and work down to a finer grit in stages untill you get to 800 wet and dry. Please remember that when using a rough grit paper the last thing you want to do is a back and forth action with a lot of pressure or you will end up with deep grooves a scratches that will be very hard to remove. A circular action with lighter pressure will be preferable. If you have already got a fairly good surface to work on the you will prime it and wait till dry and sand down with a fine wet and dry of about 600-800 which will take off any roughness and leave a good suface for glossing. Remember to wipe down all surfaces in between each sanding process before painting. If you feel the need to sand the gloss for whatever reason use the finest paper you can get, 1200-2000.
If you are spraying abs then all you will need to do is take the shine off with a fairly fine paper 400-600 just to give the paint something to adhere to.
When you have glossed which should be at least 3 coats, leaving about 15-30 minutes in between each coat and no longer than a few hours. Then you must let the gloss cure/ dry for at least 36 hours before touching it again with any kind of paint or lacquer or it will bubble and crack up. You have been warned!
Patience is the big thing here and I have found out the hard way. Waitng the desired time will in the long run save you days more hard work.
Then you can lacquer. After that you can add the details.
All these products can be got from B&Q or any good hardware store.
Always spray outside unless you have access to a spray booth with extractors.
I hope this helps.
Any more questions please post them here or pm me.
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On hold again!
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When you cut and paste you often get an add on of mailto: then the email address. if you delete mailto it should work? my addy is medwards5@mac.com but if I cut and paste I get mailto:medwards5@mac.com.
Just a thought. try it?
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Ok, I have put the ears on the right way again but the paint had chipped a bit so i will have to sand and respray it when it has cured properly.
I hope it looks better when it's done? I managed to get a great finish on with the ears back to front! This HDPE is a nightmare to get the paint to adhere properly. the slightest knock and it flakes off.
anyway some more pics of the corrected ear position(I think)!
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Looks great. What brand of paint and clear lacquer are you using?
Hi David,
I am using Plasti-cote from B&Q . White primer, appliance white as it seems slightly warmer than most and clear coat lacquer
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ears look weird and vocoder looks almost too sharp... looks good though
The ears look weird because they are on back to front/ wrong sides, I've switched them now and the vocoder is sharp as it is an HDPE lid and you get a much sharper pull than ABS. I don't think you can get too sharp can you?
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You've put the ear caps on the wrong sides
Oh bugger!
I'll switch them back. I took them off when I stripped it down last time and put them back on wrong.
I just hope I don't mess the paint job up? Should I wait till it cures first?
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Oops double post!
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Of it crackled then you more than likely didn't leave the paint to dry for long enough. I had the same problem with this one. In fact this is the third attepmt at painting this! I have learnt that patience is a vitue! You must leave it for 3-5 days after glossing.
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All Glossed up!
Now just waiting to clear lacquer.......
Thanks for looking.......
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Bump....Still available.....
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Back up for sale. Deal fell through:(
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20.00 EUR = 28.6597 USD
0.6597 USD = 0.460365 EUR
..you can pay 0.460365 cents less if you like = 19.539635 EUR
Damn now the international guys pay more lol
19.539635 EUR = 27.994021 USD
...how would you calculate it to make it more fair? I pay 2 EURO more shipping to the USA but didn't want to higher the price. The exchangerate is bad enough.
www.xe.com
No worries,
I just thought you had made a mistake and was doing yourself out of money.
I'm more than happy to pay the €20 option.
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Are these $20 in Europe or €20? It works out cheaper to get the international option the way you have posed it?
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Crikey , that's one hell of a sharp vocoder on that lid.
Great work , it looks great , I love the HDPE helmets .
Thanks for your kind words.
The vocoder is as sharp as I have ever seen before, none of my others have it this sharp!
Hello, let me introduce myself.
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Welcome......