Addertime
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Welcome aboard, Michael!
Study and take notes so you can be ready when the time comes. I'm sure you'll be inspired here and that white plastic is not too far in the future.
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Looks really good! Best of luck on your application!
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Looks really good, Brittany!
The only possible deal breaker I see is that the butt plate overlaps the kidney plate. These should butt together but it looks like you may have remove all the return edge along that seam which will make it difficult.
Two more small points:- The thighs sit a smidge high. They'll look better if they're moved down 3/4" or so.
- If you plan on going for Centurion, and you should your kit looks really good, I'd suggest swapping the screws on the TD. Those are oval head wood screws, note the conical area for countersinking. They should be pan head screws, either machine or tapping.
Best of luck on you application trooper!
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8 hours ago, scottdm62 said:
The one that bothers me the most is the "shot me! I bet you miss" or something about aim.
my main comebacks are:
1. Law of averages say that I'm eventually going to hit something. Are you willing to take the chance that it's you?
2. We were ordered by Lord Vader not to shoot the Rebels on the death Star. Do you know how good of a shot we really had to be to make them think that we were trying to kill them?
3. We missed because it's part of the new empires anti-bullying campaign. If you notice it is the rebels that keep hitting people so who are the true bullies of the Star Wars universe?
Those are my main ones but usually I just talk a lot of trash.
To that one, I reply that ANH was a Rebel propaganda film.
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On 8/25/2017 at 9:40 PM, themaninthesuitcase said:
So long as it's not visible from the outside you are free to add stuff like that on the inside. One of the cooler things I've seen are storage bags in the back plate.
I have all manner of stuff velcroed in my bucket and chest plate but the best storage facility I've found is a wife in an Imperial Officer uniform with belt boxes.
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Welcome Tony. Sweaty. Check. Can barely move. Check. Can't walk up even a single stair. Check. Sounds about right.
The RS product is about as authentic as it gets. That's a plus. It sounds like you bought a fully-built suit. That's a bit of a disadvantage in my opinion, because now as you do your fitting and eventual repairs, you'll be cutting on the finished product without all the lessons learned during the build. You'll need to glue here, trim there and add velcro, elastic or foam to various areas to make it all work. Not to worry, you'll get there, but it will pay off in a lot of ways to peruse the build threads and become familiar with the hows and whys of the construction process. Research and sharing of information is something we do really well around here.
PS... I hope you're profile pic is flipped... other wise you have the legs reversed. The sniper knee goes on the left and the ammo packs on the right.
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Take Shawn up on his offer.
In the interim, research is essential. There are tons of build threads to guide you. The go-to thread is by ukswrath but there are many others that can help you also.Start a build thread and post your progress, we can guide you and answer questions as you go.
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DoopyDoos stuff takes a lot of work. Fortunately, when someone is willing to put a lot of work into it, the finished product is often exceptional.
Your persistence is paying off and this project looks great! Keep up the great work.
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Welcome Ryan!
Beware... those "few little pieces" can be an adventure unto themselves.
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Welcome Mark!
Read the getting started info. Different kits work better for different people.
I'm completely in the self-build camp and second Chris's advice for several reasons. What we do is about fandom and building the kit yourself will really immerse you in that fandom. You'll learn a lot about the original costumes, the films, have a better sense of how to make adjustments and repairs and have more to talk about with your fellow troopers and the people you meet while trooping. -
You're an asset to the community, Tino. Your support helped steer my own blaster build during my similar situation. We're glad to have you aboard.
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Welcome Justin!
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Hey John! Congrats on the BBB!
Forearms are the best place to start. Be sure you use butt joints and cover strips. No overlapping bits. And as you fit your kit, make sure you can insert at least two fingers between your arms/legs and the plastic.As for the helmet, there's a lot of trial and error involved. Mistakes happen but they are usually fixable. We always advise taking off small amounts of plastic when trimming because it comes off easily but it far less easy to add.
It's hard to tell from the angles you posted but it looks pretty good. The ears cover the crazy seams so don't sweat it. Use screws to hold the helmet gother as you work on the ears and don't rivet it until the end or you'll be drilling them out, I promise you.
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9 minutes ago, starsaber25 said:
So ever since the debacle with photobucket I have been using imgur. I wish I made the switch a long time ago because imgur is so much easier.
Anyway, what is the make of the helmet? There are size differences between the helmets. I have a TM and a MTK and my TM is more spacious then my MTK. If you haven't tried putting it on sideways like Glen has mentioned then make sure you do that. It is how most people put these things on. If you have done that and you still can't get it on then post a couple of photos of the bottom of it. Maybe you can trim more away without hurting the integrity of the bottom of it.
Imgur.. hmm... gotta give that a go.
Oh and to the OP... yeah, watch the scene from detention block AA23 in ANH. Luke grabs the front of his helmet and rotates it about 45 degrees to remove it. It's necessary for most people. -
OCD and fandom are a perfect match. It may not matter in the approval process but if it matters to you, spend the time to make it as perfect as you need it to be.
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3 hours ago, Addertime said:
I've encountered this problem recently as well when my new under suit bled into all of the contact edges of the plastic.
I've tried the following:
- Novus #2 - Only takes off the tiniest amount of discoloration.
- Fine sandpaper and Novus #2 - Same result as just the polish alone
- Mineral Spirits - No effect whatsoever
- Household cleaners (Windex, 409 and Cif) - Virtually no effect
My next step is to try a diluted bleach solution but my hopes are not high. I'll report back later today.
Additionally, I just tried:
- Mild Bleach/water solution - No effect, although I didn't let it soak for very long.
- Oxyclean spray - A flash of inspiration sent me to the laundry cupboard. This worked the best of the things I've tried thus far but it didn't entirely remove the stain.
In the end, the acrylic capped front of the plastic is about 30% better than it was but the the dye obviously leached into the plastic along the cut edges and I don't see that it will ever come out. Fortunately, my issue is more minor and less visible than the OP.
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On 8/30/2017 at 10:29 AM, JawaJoe said:
The ears, I feel, were trimmed too much at the factory. Granted, this is my first TK assembly, but after fighting with these ears for days, I still have a real nasty gap on the right ear. There is a radius on this ear which wasn't present on the left ear. I was able to trim the other side to get it to fit quite nicely. The right side though...
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I'm going to complete the helmet with these ears, but I may see if I can order some replacements from one of the other vendors supported by the FISD. This must be done in time to hand out candy on Halloween!
I am using the supplied stickers for the helmet at this point. If I do the ear replacement, I'll probably pull the stickers and paint the details.
A word of warning, I had a thin spot at the bottom of the tube on the face which probably cracked from flexing during assembly. I know it was not there out of the box. The crack will be hidden by the S-trim, so I fixed it with some CA. The helmet shouldn't be subjected to much flexing any more, so hopefully the repair will hold.
They are not trimmed too much, in fact, they are not trimmed nearly enough. As Joseph remarked above, the "screen accurate" helmets were all over the map. But, with regard to the ear gap but the the ear disk is usually trimmed tighter... an 1/8" or just a little more. That change would make your ears fit much better. Try trimming just a tiny bit and see what you think.
It takes a while to get it perfect. I put a lot of hours into mine before I was happy, about 30 on the helmet and the ears took three or four sessions at about 4 hours each. They got trimmed, bolted and re-bolted at least twenty times and even punched a few more holes to make them fit better. Paul (Troopermaster) gave me the tip he uses which is to trim the disk to a consistent height of about an 1/8" or so against a flat surface and then work the rest of it to make it fit. Mine got completely reshaped from my original cuts before I ended up with something I was happy about. I still feel they're too thick on the lower part and I'll probably go back in one day and reshape them again now that's I've done it a few times and am less nervous about it.
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I've encountered this problem recently as well when my new under suit bled into all of the contact edges of the plastic.
I've tried the following:
- Novus #2 - Only takes off the tiniest amount of discoloration.
- Fine sandpaper and Novus #2 - Same result as just the polish alone
- Mineral Spirits - No effect whatsoever
- Household cleaners (Windex, 409 and Cif) - Virtually no effect
My next step is to try a diluted bleach solution but my hopes are not high. I'll report back later today.
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Ha! that's awesome. Best demotion you'll ever get.
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15 hours ago, Bullseye said:
I'm in the process of putting together my first build of both armor and an e-11 blaster. I figured if I couldn't bite off more than I can chew, then what was the point!?
I was in the process of an inferno squad heavy build and started looking into blasters. The more I looked, the more I wanted to build it myself. That's what led me here. The community's build threads and feedback are amazing. So I had to join in.
That's the spirit, Dave! We definitely appreciate that attitude around here!
Welcome!
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Welcome Peter!
So, you're building a Tie Pilot? We handle a little bit of everything the 501st does around here at FISD and people here can likely help with a lot of your questions but there are genre-specific boards as well. You might want to check out the Tie Pilot guys over at the Jolly Roger Squadron page.
And if you're ready to build yourself a Stormtrooper... you are in the right place. The vast wealth of knowledge here on this board in unmatched.
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4 hours ago, ukswrath said:
Have a link?
https://www.facebook.com/pg/TMProps/photos/?tab=album&album_id=2078666942351160
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Hmm... yes, I agree with Locitus. Thicker leather.
Can we see the attachment side?
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How is it attached to your belt? Can you show us a pic?
Need help for UNREPAIRABLE Cracks
in Assembly, Mods, and Painting
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I think the backing material is the key element in this kind of repair. It takes stress off the cracked area.
As an aside, when using cyanoacrylate (superglue)with ABS, add a little baking soda. It not only adds a little viscosity but will improve adhesion. <--Old biker trick.