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Wow, when you get down to the end it all just comes together at once. Thursday's shop night was the cherry on the top of this Sunday. I have submitted my pics to the garrison. I have tweaks to make before I even think about Expert Infantryman or Centurion, but I wanted to get done in time to troop at DragonCon this year.
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29 minutes ago, troopermaster said:
It looks like you haven't strapped the forearms and biceps together and the forearms are resting on your hands. If you have, the gap is too big. They should butt up together.
Yep. I wasn't sure if I was going to strap the forearms or add some padding to keep them in place, but I think straps are going to be the better option.
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Massive progress this week. Still some adjustments to be made, but I was able to put the kit on minus the holster (which is in progress of be stained) for a test fitting.
I hope to be able to take app pics by next weekend.
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On 8/9/2017 at 9:09 AM, ukswrath said:
Did the clips come with the TD?
Nope. I had to cut some strips from a steel sheet.
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23 hours ago, ukswrath said:
Hey Dana looking good. If I make a couple suggestions, if shooting for higher levels of accuracy you'll need to move the TD clips around a bit. They should sit just below the control panel and butted up against the end caps. The screws should also be flat head, slotted and painted black as seen here in the reference photo.
As for your waist belt if you plan on shooting for Centurion your drop boxes will need to be positioned so that the are aligned with the outer most edge and just below the ammo belt as seen here. The easiest way to keep them there is to simply glue the connecting strap directly to the cloth belt. Note: The drop box should reside just below the ammo belt despite what the photo shows.
Hope this helps
Thanks Ukswarth! I may take another crack at the clips, but or I will probably end up having to order some better clips for Centurione. I wondered about the belt box placement. They will be glued to the belt now.
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Okay... been a couple weeks without an update, but progress has been made. Went to armor parties that last two Thursdays and was able to to get some much needed help.
Seems my thighs are much larger then the average TK, so shims were needed in the back. Assembly would be done on the legs except for a heat incident that required me to get a replacement thigh ammo boxes. The replacement arrived today (MTK is awesome and was able to ship one before he went on vacation) and I have already trimmed and sanded it. If I had a split rivet tool I'd have it installed already, but it can wait till Thursday when I hope to finish assembly of the upper torso. Still some finishing trimming to do post assembly.
I also finished up the belt and thermal detonator (aka O2 cannister). I was only able to find a 22 gage steel sheet to cut some strips from to make the brackets. I'll need to treat them so they don't rust, but I think they look okay.
Time to get some leather and knock out the holster and also starts assembling the E-11.
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Found your thread when I was finishing up my bucket and you helped push me over the edge to hand paint the finishing touches.
Thanks for a good painting thread.
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Helmet is done, well... the outside anyway. Still need to add some pads and some fans inside. It gets pretty hot here in Georgia and most troops are outside.
Decided on painting the tube stripes. I took the decal that came with my kit and made a template with painters tape. Not the most attractive or clean template, but it gave me something to work with. I used the template to paint the basic layout. Nothing fancy since the template is rough. After removing the template I cleaned up the lines by hand.
Belt came in last week, so I hope to get it and the thermal detonator done this week.
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16 hours ago, rwbowri said:
coming along great there. the handguards look good, love your blaster. can't wait to see the finished helmet.
Since you noticed the blaster, here is a full pic of it. I have aspiration of making a shore trooper one day.
The parts are all 3D printed and there is a PVC core that keeps it all together.
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Thanks for the comments and encouragement!
Traps and tears done! I made a makeshift mask using the decals that came with my kit to make a template, used a micron pen to give a guideline and then hand painted them in. Should have a hand painted look to them anyway, right?
Also installed the lens sheet and neck trim. Down to installing the teeth mesh and the tube strips. I have decals for the tube stripes, but now that I have hand painted everything else I am leaning towards hand painting them too.
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Okay, so I realise now I should have posted this thread in the ANH Build Threads.... but I see so many other build threads in the wrong place so I might as well keep it here unless I can get an admin to move it.
So... on to my update. Outside of getting my hand armor from trooperbay.com and adding them to my gloves the main kit has had little progress this week.
However I have focused on the bucket the last couple days. I re-adjusted the face and back to go more low brow. When we originally put them together I wasn't really sure which type I wanted, but after looking at pics (before starting to paint) I realized I wanted a low brow. So, that meant popping the rivets and making adjustments.
Got the teeth cleanup and painted along with the vocoder earlier in the week. I wanted to get the ear caps in place before I started on the rest of the details. I'm not 100% sure I have the ear caps correct, but I am sure I can tweak them some after I meet up with my TK mentor sometime next week to get his input on them.My kit came with decals for the helmet, but I just don't feel like the decal kind of guys, so after looking at some other threads I decided on hand painting. I thought about getting templates, but decided to just wing it. My painting skills are fairly decent so I feel confident that I'll be okay without them. I do however think I will use the decals on the tube strips. Still thinking that part through.
Tonight I was able to get the black down and 2 coats of gray on the traps, tears and era caps. Hopefully tomorrow I'll have time to paint the strips.
Note: The weapon in the image is an E-22 I printed and built before starting my TK. E-11 is printed, just need to be assembled.
Feeling pretty good about the lines. Needs a little cleanup I think.
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I just noticed the ANH Build Thread sub-forum banner. Was this always there and I am already getting Stormtrooper bad eyesight?
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Didn't have much time this week to work on my kit due to a impromptu trip to the beach (and a shirt I needed to make before next week), but I did get to spend a few hours today with my TK mentor and we made some good progress. Arms are pretty much done except the shoulder straps to attach to the torso. 95% of the sanding is done, so things should come together pretty quick when I can get with him again. I have some homework to do on the bucket, which will probably be mostly what I'll work on this week, time permitting.
Oh... and here is the shirt I made. We have Hawaiian shirt day at work next Wednesday. (Note: All the what parts glow in the dark. )
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Wow, I think the most stressful part has been the trimming of the helmet pieces. The cut lines on the era caps were not very defined, hardly any on the left one. However, all the trimming is done now! Going to garrison members house this week to use his belt sander to knock out the sanding on the edges and maybe start on assembly.
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Today was a good day. Boots arrived from TK Boots. They fit great and look awesome.
Also finished trimming the remaining bits of armor. Moving on to the helmet this weekend and plan to hit a garrison armor party next week to use a belt sander to clean up everything.
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Trimmed the torso large pieces last night. Depending on time tonight I should be able to knock out the remain small parts for the torso.
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More trim progress today (along with painting the spare room
). Trimmed with 7/16 edge on front to take a 7/8 cover plate. I left the backs sides at full length and only trimmed off the lip so I have room to play with when fitting. Again, still needs sanding. Tomorrow it's on to the torso. 
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Arms trimmed. Going with a 5/16 edge on the sides, to accommodate 5/8 cover strips, and a 1/8 lip around edges, except on forearms where there is no edge. Still need to be sanded. Moving on to trimming shins and thighs next.
On a side note: gloves and rubber hand guards came in last week. Neck seal on order from a fellow garrison member. Boots scheduled to arrive this week. Just need to decide if I am going to make my belt or order one.
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Since I have ordered latex hand guards, it was suggested to try cutting on the ones that came with the kit to get a feel for scoring, breaking and trimming.
Not sure if these are supposed to be trimmed without a recess or not, but I am glad I practiced on them first.
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And so it begins....
Received my kit from MTK and it's time to get started!
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TK-56325 reporting for duty!
in Newly Approved Members - Sound Off!
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The garrison here in Georgia is the best. Feeling the love of joining the TK ranks.
Approved just in time to descend on Dragon Con 2017.
Here is the announcement that was given when I submitted my TK for approval...