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TFA Tie Pilot isn't in the CRL's is it?

I may be purchasing a completed commander build. We are roughly the same body type, it may work for me! But won't find out till Thursday for a test fit. I am not 100% on their paint work. realistically, if I wanted to re-do the paint work, would you or anyone else know how to re-do paint jobs? Would I have to remove the current paint 1st before applying a fresh coat? Thanks. GREAT work on your build by the way. Commanders are few and far between. Everyone thinks that they look weird, but I love the look!

YOU CAN DO IT!

coming along nicely. Cannot wait to see the outcome.

I wouldn't consider myself an expert, but I am pretty sure this guy (Blaster Master) has come up in the past as a NO BUY and stay away from. Someone who is a TK should correct me if I am wrong.

Thanks again gents. Once again, FISD assists in a potential disaster.

Thanks Pyrates. wow.. Dodged a bullet there.

Wo. That was a crazy response. Any reason besides the obvious on not to use a heat gun??? Does it melt the ABS ? The two pieces are separated with a large gap. What is the best way to get the ears to fit with as little gap as possible.

Fitted the cap with a loose rivet. I like the fit and it's finally looking like a trooper bucket. Question: Would it be okay to use a heat gun at the bottom of the bucket to get a better fit with the ears? Sent from my LG-H810 using Tapatalk

HASBRO! Yes. Thank You. And yes, it would need some Doopy Mods to be considered useful.

As Sith said, DoopyDoo is one of the most flexible build options out there. You can customize, and easily add your own mods to the kit. Hyperfirm is also another route. They are solid props with no moving parts, but great for trooping and durability. Don't forget about the Toy E-11 models out there. Im drawing a blank... but it's one of the larger toy companies that troopers use.

Alright, before I move on, I went ahead and trimmed up the eyes even more and opened up the teeth. I also did a rough cut of the ears and part of the cap of the helmet. Going at a snails pace here. Next Sunday, I will be meeting with an experienced builder and hopefully we can finish up the helmet and/or maybe get some loose fitting done. Happy Easter everyone. Give me some C&C on the work so far. Please.

Oh how right you are Carl! I'm a go for that weekend we discussed!

That is a mighty fine blaster

Better then too little then TOO MUCH. I am glad I started this thread. I wouldn't have done anymore trimming.

UPDATE: Was just informed by my local advisor that I should trim up the eyes more and bring the teeth in closer together...

That was a big help. Thank you. Here we go... I just made a jump into a much larger world. Today, we trimmed the eyes and teeth. There are going to be LOTS of photos. Please, give me some comments and Criticism. This is my very 1st build. We are aiming for Stunt Centurion. Let us begin... FIRST... I jumped and did a rough cut with the exacto knife and dremmel tool. Grinding it down some more... I file, I use sandpaper and use a finer tool to dig into the shape.. It is becoming more clear where to cut it down to.. Next photo shows the difference between a near finished/clean eye versus the rough cut. I repeat the other side.. and behold.. Satisfied with the eyes, we end the day with cutting and smoothing out the teeth.. I used an exacto knife in the front, and a dremmel for the back so it is easier to cut. I think I did okay?

Alright Dan. Your up kid. lol Thanks Brattie.

I am looking through, maybe I am overlooking it. Was your helmet trimmed? Or Did you have to trim it? I have an AP raw bucket and could use some advice for a 1st timer. Coming along nicely for you though

Alright, So tomorrow I plan on officially getting my workstation all set up. I plan on tackling the bucket first. Anyone have any suggestions on how to trim and put together the RAW bucket?

Parts accounted for. I don't know where to begin. Probably helmet...

Thanks ! I will look him up. Awesome. Sent from my LG-H810 using Tapatalk

All of it. But.. I just discovered Trooperbay videos. Those seem like a good resource to follow. Sent from my LG-H810 using Tapatalk

Probably a stupid question.. but how did you know what to trim??? lol

Yeah, since I had to get to work, I won't be able to start on this till later. But, I did want to ask, is there a .pdf document I may be able to download for reference? for Size? Cutting.. etc. Am I serious? Perhaps... lol