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Mr V

501st Stormtrooper[TK]
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  1. Are they good in low light? I tried some welding lenses but way too dark. Nice lid interior.
  2. Lid completed. I will upgrade the RS lens material at some stage because i just dont think it will last for trooping. Interesting that this helmet is totally different in shape to my WTF one. I will post some comparison shots soon. I ended up leaving the large dent in the base for two reasons. 1) it is not that noticeable when wearing the helmet and 2) i can ID it to a helmet in a particular scene in ANH. Completion shots this weekend.
  3. Sith Lord picked up on my black insides but a picture speaks a thousand words, exhibit A. I know its a hero but.....
  4. Mic tips completed. i did the edge silver but looking at the screen shots they are possibly white? Mic tips
  5. This is for the hand painted look. if you seek perfect lines you best get some decals. Items required: Humbrol Paint. Tamiya mask tape. 2b pencil (sharpened to a pin) to mark the ABS. Pen to mark the tape. Steady hands. Mask some parallel lines. Press the tape down firm so bleeding does not occur. (This is when the paint seeps under the tape). Tube stripes Using a spacer for marking out Draw the lines in with a 2b lead pencil. First coat completed but will even out some of the lines with the second coat. Time to remove the masking tape (Tamiya). I started by lightly cutting the paint line with a blade but soon realized i did not need it. Just one bleed area on the first stripe so will clean this later. Happy days.
  6. Just fitting in tube stripes before we go away for our anniversary (I know right, priorities). Mask some parallel lines. Tube stripes Using a spacer for marking out Draw the lines in with a 2b lead pencil. First coat completed but will even out some of the lines with the second coat. Time to remove the masking tape (Tamiya). I started by lightly cutting the paint line with a blade but soon realized i did not need it. Just one bleed area on the first stripe so will clean this later. Happy days.
  7. Working my way through the painting at night. I decided to hand paint the helmet details. My secret weapon...the Sharpie (oil based paint pen). Sharpie paint pen The rear trapezoids i estimated dots to join that way the lines kept some sort of uniformity. Pretty happy with the results but i will need to touch up with some extra grey paint. Helmet detailing Its a big leap but i am going to try to paint the tube stripes in daylight. Fingers crossed. Painted helmet
  8. Caravan of courage. My work space, until the next camping trip anyway. Work space
  9. Started cutting the helmet today. Pretty straight forward as you can see the edge lines from the original helmet coming through the mold. Even the screw hole can be clearly seen. You can just make out the interior edge of the eye area here. I have cut the grove so the brow trim sits right to the end of the trapzoid. Ready to paint now
  10. Trying to get some sort of alignment at the front..impossible. Lucky the knee ammo pack will hide the join. With long legs i have tried to maximize the white to show less back at the knee. I Have decide my belt is way too white so have resorted to the oldest forgers trick in the book.... A quick stain of tea. Got my side split pins in. Decided to add some extra strips of ABS for strength. Pressure in this area is anticipated to increase with age.
  11. Diversion from the build-Troop from the weekend.
  12. Ahhhh...the asymmetrical world that is Star Wars. Got some trimming to do here. Right thigh
  13. Time to tackle the thighs. Plenty of excess to trim. Using my long ruler i started with a base line on the edge of the raised area. Then measured 10mm from this to give the cut line. (20mm cover strip for the thigh fronts). TK thighs Double checked the cover strip would be nice and even down the front. The top and bottom edges are not exactly matching so you have to find a happy medium. TK thighs On a side note: Ordered my extra magnets from China 1 month ago-still not arrived! and i have almost finished. erhh!!
  14. Good idea. I might even try to add a washer to increase the surface area against the ABS.
  15. Marking out where the rivets go. Split pins were easier to find than expected (7.5mm diameter).
  16. Interesting to see the original bra hook holes at the rear of the calves. All i can say is the TK extras had small calves. I wont be using the same holes. Original holes next up was to glue the sniper plate aligning the edge (red line) Edge alignment Glued some packing under the straps for extra glue surface area. On the topic of glue i have ended up using E6000 for the front strips and gone for ABS cement (Thin smear, not thick) for the inside strips. Straps Made the canvas belt with frayed edging. TK belt
  17. Well, for a test run i am going to do it this way. 1) Fold four layers. This will provide a stable edge that will not fray. 2) sandwich between two separate pieces (Top left image). 3) Sew together. 4) Fray the edge and trim. TK belt
  18. Started the shins. Not even a close match but i can see why. RS has used the same mold for the left and right sections for each calf (I think). The bra hook holes can clearly be seen at the rear. The top fronts were glued to match. everything else can be trimmed to fit the boots. If its like my FX kit hopefully once the bra hooks are attached they will pull together and line up at the top. I will certainly need to do some trimming at the bottoms once i fit them with boots on. Shins front Shins back
  19. Fair points but unfortunately a trooper lost a couple of hundred dollars recently from what we thought was a secure room. In my books, prevention is better than cure.
  20. Any links to the back plate storage idea please? I cannot find any...
  21. Hi Chad, This kit is so wonky but i love it as i know it is based on an original from the film. I will post another image a bit later with the sections named. I am using this guys build (link Below). Heaps of detail and plenty of images. He has some mods as he is a small size but it is a great build thread. The Centurion applications also have plenty of good close up images of the RS kits also.
  22. Wow, many experiments there! Divorce for me it i put anything in the oven that wasnt food!!
  23. So i thought i would like to try to make my hand guards. I already have most of the materials so might as well try it. What i would like to know is... the CRL states; Hand guards shall be latex or latex-like, painted white, affixed to rubber gloves in lieu of plastic hand guards So... can i do a brush stroke finish on the clay and cast in white latex? This finish will still make it look like it is painted white. Thoughts? This is a start on the clay masters. I will fine tune them later. TK handplates
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