lucnak
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The advice I've seen around here is always try your armour on with your under suit on. It will add some tightness and if the piece is too tight, could pull your sleeve in this example up your arm.
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Thanks for the help guys! Trimmed the screws and installed my mic tips.. I sanded the rims to make the white come out. Started painting last night. Will post an update once my painting is further along. Have to wait to get some tube stripe stencils this weekend!
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Looking good!
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Can I ask what you used for padding, etc. in the helmet? Trying to decide what to use in mine.
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I'm working on an ATA right now as well! Lots of trimming in your near future! Have fun!
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Do you guys have recommendations for how to secure the screws for trimming? Take a piece of scrap ABS and drill it into that? I feel like that might not be solid enough.
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Made some progress on my bucket this weekend! Though it was frustrating, I managed to get both ears on! They're far from perfect, but they'll do! I also attached my lens. Managed to make that work, despite my earlier worries.
I cleaned that ear up a bit so it's a bit smoother than in the photo above.
As I approach the completion of my bucket, I have two questions for you guys:
Is the rim of the mic tip black or white? I've seen both.
What's the best way to trim the screws? My toolbox is pretty limited.
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Looking pretty good! I am gonna need to track down one of those bins eventually...still a ways off from that though!
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Thanks for your help, Gary! I have made some progress and am working on the ears now. Botched the left one, so I'll have to use the backup. Right one is almost good to go! Will have to wait till another night to work on it since I don't have the spare time right now.
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Question: Am I missing two screws? Here are the contents of what I got in terms of hardware from ATA:
Shouldn't I have two more screws like in the bottom middle? Two to join mask and cap/back at the ears and two at the base?
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Can I ask to see how the lens is affixed in your helmet? Also, I realized that the eyes are asymmetrical in that the "orbital" under the left eye protrudes less than for the right eye, so that seems to be why the other eye seems totally fine and I can sand it down flush but it's different with the left eye.
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Hi guys, I'm a bit worried that I cut away too much around the eyes. Thoughts? The third photo shows why I'm concerned...to get this flush, I would have to take away most of the ABS under the eye.
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Spray painted the inside of my helmet matte black today. Used a plastic bag to keep the outside untouched. Worked pretty well!
I also dremeled/sanded: biceps, forearms, shoulder straps, chest, and back. Oh and I picked up strapping supplies too.
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Some trimmed armour.
Also to get used to using the dremel and sandpaper, I sanded down a shoulder strap. Small steps!
Was wondering about feedback regarding my wrist side of forearms. Am I good with the no return edge requirement for Centurion? Thanks guys.
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Thanks everyone!
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Thanks guys. I will be starting the bucket soon, just want to spray paint the inside matte black first before I make any cuts. Looks like saturday should be warm enough in the garage to do that at least, and then I can get that going! In the meantime I will continue rough trimming here and there when I get a few minutes!
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Hi all, I just started my build thread here. As I mention there, my mother-in-law arranged for a surprise visit from some members of the Capital City Garrison at my wedding in 2014 and that's what sparked my interest in the 501st! Working on my ANH TK slowly but surely!
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Hi guys,
Some members of the Capital City Garrison (two TKs and a Chewie) surprised me and my wife at our wedding (thanks to my mother-in-law) in 2014 and being part of the 501st has interested me for a while, so here I go trying to join the ranks!
Been reading quite a bit in anticipation and have finally received my ATA armour and have started trimming!
So far I have rough trimmed the biceps (pictured below among a bunch of other junk), forearms, chest, back, and kidney. No photos of those yet.
Fortunately for me, I'm 5'10" and about 165 lbs so most everything should fit decently right out of the box.
Going alright so far, though I've made a few slips of the exacto that I will need to fill in and polish or simply live with. I am limited in what I can do right now because Canadian winter means that it's too cold to glue in the garage and I have a baby so I don't want to be using E6000 indoors right now. I will patiently await Spring! I am hoping to finish my build by the end of the summer and I am shooting for Centurion status...wish me luck!
I am currently rough trimming using the snap and score method and then plan on sanding down with the dremel and then doing the final sanding by hand with either a piece of sandpaper or a sanding sponge.
I still have some supplies to procure but I've got time to get those. They include: boots, gloves with flexible hand plates, neck seal, belt, pipe for TD, and holster (and possibly a garter belt system?). I am planning on going out and buying snaps, nylon, elastic, etc. in the next few weeks. Have already ordered rivets. I also need to buy the paint for the helmet.
I am happy to take everyone's advice throughout my build and I appreciate the community that exists here at FISD! Here's hoping I don't make any critical mistakes.
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Will be following this for sure since I jsut started my ATA Stunt as well! I have biceps and forearms trimmed for now but can't glue till it gets much warmer...damn Canadian winter.
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Great thread as all the others by you that I've seen on here! I have read a lot of threads and not a lot of people specify how they are wearing the thighs. My understanding is a garter system is generally seen as better than attaching to the cod. Do you have photos of assembling that at all? Thank you!
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Found more info on the neck seals/other items I was interested in in the ongoing sales board. Think I will probably order from someone here on the FISD! Thanks for the photos. Very helpful!
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Hey just wanted to say thanks for the really detailed documentation! I am awaiting my ATA armour arriving in a few weeks and I am definitely using this as a resource when putting mine together!
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Thanks for the reply regarding the belt and white Velcro! There is 2" black Velcro (various uses) listed so I was wondering what that's used for and how much I will need. Sorry if that was unclear!<br><br>
Will definitely read up on the double snap system.
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Hi there, I was wondering if I could get people's opinions on the following items from Trooperbay:
https://trooperbay.com/gloves-hand-guards-combo.html
https://trooperbay.com/trooper-neck-seals.html
Thanks in advance!
lucnak's ANH Stunt Build (ATA)
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Is it just me or does this grey look too light? It's definitely Humbrol 5 from the container, but I'm not so sure that it's the right darkness. Could I have bought an old canister of paint? Does this paint get lighter over time? This is my second coat on the frown.