[Darth147s R1 BUILD-Part of the SCG Group Build]

started to put the first coat of white

noticed some cracks that were not  visible with he grey primer 

 

[Darth147s R1 BUILD-Part of the SCG Group Build]

added some fiber glass sheet to repair come cracks on the chest 

made it strong 

might do it to the thighs since there are some soft areas as well

 

[Darth147s R1 BUILD-Part of the SCG Group Build]

Don’t exactly know how thick .. I can measure later when I’m at work 

I also used the spares I had from trooperbay snaps 

Tandy line 24 snaps 

yeah I had issues with putting the snaps on 

Im not that good at snap setting 

some are really good and some I have to really press down on for it to lock 

ukswraths has a strapping system for FO TK that works with the R1 armor as well 

[Darth147s R1 BUILD-Part of the SCG Group Build]

Just used some abs plastic I had and cut them into rectangle pieces and glued to the armor with E6000

 

[Darth147s R1 BUILD-Part of the SCG Group Build]

Thank you 

looking forward to your progress 

good to see a lot more R1 tks getting build

[Darth147s R1 BUILD-Part of the SCG Group Build]

Reinforce some of the armor pieces and the helmet 

painted the inside white and the inside of the helmet black

[14166's Anthology TK Build Thread - Part of the SCG Group Build!]

looks great keep it up

[Darth147s R1 BUILD-Part of the SCG Group Build]

Sanded most of the armor

going to put another coat of primer then ready for paint

need to reinforce the thighs a bit on the weak spots 

just need the chest and back besides the shins that i will do when i glue them together 

still debating what adhesive to use for the shins

other than that good days work

[Michael’s RITK build]

what type of 3d printer do you have 

ever since i saw ppl printing the nico R1 helmet ived been interested in doing the same

look forward to your build 

[TerribleBens R1TK adventure]

i had the same issue

just fill it not all the way and use a file 

[Darth147s R1 BUILD-Part of the SCG Group Build]

just a pic of how the suspenders support the ab/kidney armor

 

put everything on and since my shins arent closed to ready yet i used my ANH STUNT TK shins just to see how everything looks

the blue around my thighs is what i plan to cut since they are too long and wide 

need to cut the bottom of the crotch plate too

 

side view (not wearing my R1 pants)

the top of the under-suit sticks out the back a bit 

will prob have to be taken in a bit more

 

my butt plate looks uneven still

 

cut an inch off the top of  the legs but the first thigh (on left) was rough cut compare to the other one

the red mars is where i need to add more material to make it look (eyeball even)

 

 

put Velcro on the thighs to close 

and added the snaps yesterday so i can wear the thighs with the armor and see how they fit 

 

 

[Darth147s R1 BUILD-Part of the SCG Group Build]

Decided to start my build thread im part of the socal garrison build group 

got a Jimmy flexible fiberglass kit

got the under suit taken in by a lot  might need a bit more

ended up cutting the top of the ab armor since it was way above my chest and dint allow for much movement 

might of gone too much but the chest and back covers everything so it will never be seen 

started doing the strapping 

used a pair of suspenders to hold the ab armor from falling 

the belt is temporary attached with Velcro but will use snaps later on

i like how it turned out 

i just slip the chest and back on 

 

 

 

attached the forearms with Velcro

they fit ok

i sanded off  the back of the cover strip so the Velcro wont stick out so much

 

 

thats it for now hopefully i get to work on it some more this weekend 

[14166's Anthology TK Build Thread - Part of the SCG Group Build!]

No dremel cutoff wheel messed up the BS helmet that way

drill bit works better just need smaller files 

[14166's Anthology TK Build Thread - Part of the SCG Group Build!]

I made my frown holes a tad bigger hopefully I got them right 

have you done the tears and back vents 

and if so what did you use

[11b30b4 Tutorial ROTK Black Series Helmet Mod]

Great build 

going to have to change mine up a lot more 

especially like the extended jaw line 

great job 

[Black series Mod]

did more sanding 

still needs a lil more for those lil spots 

so far im happy 

[Black series Mod]

used a thick gauge wire for the vocoder to simulate the gap 

[Black series Mod]

next i assembled everything together ans used abs paste to seal 

also used a bonding epoxy to make sure everything would be solid

used primer to detect where i needed to sand 

i removed a lot of the interlocks that kept the helmet together by mistake

 

[Black series Mod]

filled the battery pack with plastic wood filler and covered up the speakers and battery cover ans sanded

[Black series Mod]

next i started cutting the vents 

messed them up so i had to fill and try again

did it a few times

used abs paste to fill

[Black series Mod]

[Black series Mod]

step 2 cut the brow off to make it lower 

used a dremel 

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[Black series Mod]

While waiting for my R1 I decided to keep busy and mess around with the black series helmet 

step 1 was to remove all the electronics and pieces I didn’t need

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Art Espinoza

Socal Garrison 

OC Squad

Stormtrooper ANH Stunt

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I’m also OC

Thank you 

look forward to meet you