Revvek

Hmmmm these may look like spatter, but don't think they are... guess I get to sand before my second coat. these are the paints I have decided to go with I think. Paint is the hardest part... I'm still not very good at it after years...

also started looking at assembly of what is called the Visor (sight) unit that sits on top of the Visor - Rail and Visor - Mount in my last post. there is this little "Visor - Detail" (greeble) that hangs off the bottom. the model seems to just want you to glue it on without any mechanical connection at all... I considered using a drop of UV resin to do it, but it seems weak just sticking it on there... so I decided to drill a 1mm hole through it. then sorted out where it should go on the bottom of the "Visor - Body" and extended the hole into that. (not pictured) added a small metal pin though the greeble. and used gorilla superglue to attach in place! that should help keep it from just snapping off easy I hope. Oh. and I opened up the slot on the "Visor - Body" because it was kind of closed up dusting printing and should be an open slot. (the one just above the 2 round indents)

made some progress on the red LED illumination upgrade. printed a newly designed “Visor - Rail” part with an opening to house things behind the lens. the original kit parts still fit perfectly! made a red Acrylic lens to fit over the opening. (still not entirely sure how best to attach it once the time comes)

found a spring. made 6 2mm x 10mm pins. this is the primer I'm using. it's great for getting a sense of the surface after sanding and patching areas, but it's not so thick that it hides any details I want to keep. testing some white on the grip part. this is the Universal White not sure I like this paint... or I just don't know how to use this funny can yet... it sputters when first starting to spray, so you need to start well off the part. there was a hint of layer lines left, and I wasn't sure if this white would hide them or not. it didn't. the yellow cast is the light not the paint.

glued more parts on! I'm going to explore making the red LED bump actually light up. got some parts to play with, like this glowing backlight, I will look at trimming to size and installing behind a red lens.

I made some progress on this blaster! primed the muzzle to check for any more areas needing sanding before paint. sorted out all the tiny bits that need glueing. cleaned up and glued on the bottom rail bars primed that section to find issues. there is an area on the slant that needs more attention to smooth. also got one magnet glued in. however I realized after trying to put the on in the grip, they are not the dimensions I ordered.. they are a bit thicker... so I didn't get the grip side glued up yet... also started to look at ways to make this red LED actually light up. ordered a few things to play with ideas...

I present here, my build log for my first SE-44C, printed for me by the Imperial Factory! again, they are beautiful PRO level SLA prints. Original source files are found here. unfortunately in transport there was a little bit of an issue in a very fragile point on 1 part. it had a crack. so, I used some CA glue, with some paper to add reinforcing in the back, and a bit of baking soda on the front and it's all good now.

yeah, I'm not sure what they did to make theirs... I don't have Rubber as yet. I was thinking of trying to put the seam behind the parts where they are closest to touching. I may be able to minimize it some somehow as well. need to contact GeekyPink about that.

the various glues I have settled on using, depending on WHAT the need is. E6000 Loctite Marine Epoxy Gorilla Super Glue (or maybe others if I need thicker or thiner) Plastruct Bonddene (this one is specific to Styrene and ABS)

oh, and I got my Poly-Flex!

Next up, the shins. (I’m going to move my way up the legs for now.) gmrhodes13 made a great suggestion for fitting the shins, using the boots. So I dug those out, along with the knee gaskets. I believe the seam on these faces the opposite leg once installed? I started to trim things close to the hint lines on the pulled parts to start. and I noticed this one part has a bit of a bubbled out bulge I'll have to figure out how to fix.

I have also stated to put some of the parts together and fill them in prep for paint. Starting with the trigger guard. because I'm working on a new front trigger as well as trying to find a print and decide what to do with the back trigger. either it will become the mod button or something... not sure yet...

As I described in my Anovos blaster build (link in my signature), I started to create some parts to aid making some changes to that kit. like the Knobs. After seeing the ones on the Anovos, and then I seeing the knobs for the 5thhorsman... I was disappointed... so I decided to adjust my knob to fit this Kit as well! and printed some replacements.

one of the recommended items to get for this build was this flashlight to go in the font. so I ordered it fro Amazon. Aimkon iTP N3 25 Lumen Mini Keychain LED Flashlight

Yeah, I need to dig for it. I don't recall seeing it... I know I have the 2 Shin boxes. -- EDIT I just looked at my spread out photo of the kit parts and I believe I see it in there!

It arrived! Hmmmmm... there seems to be another layer below the wedge, that I don’t believe I have...

I was able to buy an unused R2Dan holster (without hardware) from Ryan who ended up needing a different solution for his fiberglass kit. Thanks Ryan! Here is the hardware I'm looking at ordering from McMaster 3mm x 7mm x 3mm Bearing Tamper-Resistant Torx Flat Head Screws - M3 x 0.5 mm Thread, 12 mm Long Tamper-Resistant Torx Flat Head Screws - M5 x 0.8 mm Thread, 16 mm Long

I will have to try and look up Justin Morris. I only see R2Dan listed for holster. I for 1 would gladly pay. I know shipping is nuts right now... this is the list I’m looking at. vendors-list-for-your-fotk-build

hmmmm... Can't ship to the US? I have been shipping my Astromech.net name badges and droid parts around. can't say I've shipped to Germany yet though.

I'm still waiting to hear from R2Dan on the accurate First Order Stormtrooper metal holsters - RUN 13

Ok, I think I need to work on the shins before I take these further.

they are multiplying!

also started to model what I call the Laser block, to make that one easy to add lights in the windows as well.. but haven't finished it yet. Also I included holes in the 3 posts to maybe include red lights or lasers pointers behind them.

didn't get a lot of time to work on the Armor this weekend, but production of my replacement clip greebles is progressing nicely. (I have a bunch of smaller ones on supports I should photo waiting to be cleaned when I get home...) here I show 6 large size and 2 original model size. (that seem to work for the KB small ones perfect) and I bent 2 of them in prep for use on the Spats. these from Rob's model really look very close to the one in the Spat photo Sly11 posted above.

yes, I haven't seen that one before. I have seen the ones from celebration or something, and some movie frame caps. I look forward to seeing MORE