FarEast

Your welcome brother!!!

James Machin TK19758 FarEast Japanese Garrison Height:188cm (6’3) Weight: 90kg More photos to come More photos to come

Approved! ST19758 Reporting for duty!

So with a final big push I got the Shoretrooper armour finished and submitted for approval! http://501st.com/members/displaymemberdetails.php?userID=28350

So on with the build, I decided the next step would be the greaves - I had to slightly increase the size of these due to having large calves from my days as a cyclist. Next I went to work on Paul Prentice's awesome buckles; cutting out the back and sanding them smooth. } Then I lopped through a section of his straps and bonded in to place. Also due to the support required I went back to using automotive filler rather than wood filler. My local hardware shop had a 30% sale on so not only did I pick up a new batch of Montana Gold Sahara Beige, but also a new paint gun and air compressor! Painting armour is now going to be so much easier! Also my Rebel Art Base shoretrooper trousers arrived - WOOT! Now time for distressing and then weathering! And so did I!

Already a member of the garrison and have been posting this build and also my Shoretrooper build there - its a bit quiet even for the outer rim though.

TK19758 of the Japan Garrison requesting access to FISD page. http://501st.com/members/displaymemberdetails.php?userID=28350

TK19758 Reporting for duty!

First outing will be to the Japanese Premier of SOLO - Yep I know almost a damn month after world premier. Sucks being garrisoned in the outer rim!

Thank you! Just got approved by the GML at the Japan Garrison! WOOT!

My garrison GML has already approved the build and asked for a couple more photos for my legion profile photos!! I will suit up again tomorrow and ballance our the bicep, forearm gap and post those here too.

Well spotted!!! Fortunately the glue hasn’t fully cured so I could remove it without a problem!! Currently cutting a new strip!!!

Ahhh yes! I actually sneaked a bit of tape behind it.

Awesome - I will go the popper route as I have plenty left! So the next question is - what do I do next!

Many thanks - Boy Its a nightmare taking photos on your own, running back and forth to the camera and back checking the armour to makes sure nothing has popped off or misaligned. I think because the elastic from the shoulder bell twas over the bicep they rode up the arm. I can resubmit this photo with the biceps pulled rather down. Also maybe the forearms need to go up a little. I was more focused on the breastplate and sniper knee that wants to swivel round.

I've ordered a pair - actually just put the build up for Pre-approval! Here's a toast to good luck for us both!

I've ordered a pair - actually just put the build up for Pre-approval!

Name: James Machin Future Garrison/Squad/Outpost or local area : Japan or U.K Armor maker: Shepperton Design Studios Helmet maker: Shepperton Design Studios Cloth belt maker: Imperial Issue Neck seal maker: Shepperton Design Studios Boot maker: TK Boots Blaster maker: Shepperton Design Studios Height: 188cm Weight: 84kg TK Type: ANH TK Stunt Helmet: Blaster:

Those were the ones I was looking at and obviously by your profile these meet the EIB and Centurion Status requirements?

Hey guys, Really need a set of TK Stunt latex/silicon hand guards - can anyone recommend a supplier please.

More parts completed today!

Also today I got two LBB (Little Brown Boxes) of softparts! The undershirt is made by Sheev's Emporium and regarded as the most accurate undershirt and neckseal currently available. The shoes are through Katherine Partis in the UK who supplied the originals to the set, so these are the real deal!

The hip armour was built using the templates provided by one of the awesome members seantrooper - many thanks for sharing this with the community! Because I was unable to get a long roll of plasizone I had to get creative and hide the breaks behind the armoured plates. 1mm Plaplate was added on areas that would take the snaps and also accessories as these would prevent damage to the plastizone if they got caught on anything or through general wear and tear. (I will be reprinting the cyclinders as it turns out the body is too long in comparison to the movie armour. Once everything had cured it was time to hit it with more Sahara Beige and then connect it all together! (Please note that the front of the hip armour has been deliberately left open - I'm reprinting the adbominal armour and can't cut and bond to size until I have a finished piece!)

Next up was the hard belt - The thermal detonator and pringle can were up scaled to 108% from Sean's original as they were too small in comparison to the movie props. Again I have to thank Paul Prentice who diligently researched this and with those finished assembly and modifications could begin. The hard belt needed to be shaped to meet the contours of the armour and it turned out that my recycling bins in the kitchen were a perfect match! The thermal detonator was modified using 0.2mm Tamiya PlaSheet and then CA glued into place. The same was done for the strap line on the Pringle can as it would sit too low on the hard belt if done the original way. Also additional detailing was added to the top of the can - apparently there are two types of detailing from reference photos and I opted for this one. Let the painting begin! Next on the list was attaching the ammo boxes from Paul Prentice to Rob Kittel's amazing belt and buckle system.

Sorry for going dark on this build - lots and lots have been happening on it and just didn't have enough time to update it! So the next step was to get the shoulders and strapping to movie accuracy! Que - Paul Prentice who offers the most accurate models on the market! So the first job of the day was to sand back the paint and build a ramp to launch the strapping so it leans over at an angle and also a new mount with raiser for the buckles. This was achieved by making a frame using off cuts of PETG plastic sheet and then filling it with automotive filler. Once cured it was sanded to shape, repainted and the strapping attached at the front with bond. As you can see the angle is perfect and swoops up and over the shoulders and tucks into the slots on the back plate The buckles and foam were then attached to the sides of the armour and weathered.