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very nice steady hand you have there,great job .

If you look at screen shots of the suits extras and heros some troopers are all mixed up two left forarms two of the same shoulder bells etc. the suits i believe were made from a body cast and we as people are far from Symmetrical .I can only speak about my TM and like you say every part differs from left to right ,but it fits like a glove and fels right. So i think the answer is that they were made that way from the body cast on the orig suits.

The size of the plates are not set in stone you can make them as big as you like.the ref pictures i put up are of a plate size 40mm x40mm The ones i use on the arms are cut to fit in the grove detail so are about 20mm x 40mm . The trick is to alow enough plastic past the snap to get a good footprint or bonding area.

sshees good to go as is mate.eyes are spot on and teeth look to be in good shape as well.Like the overall look of the lid.Brow trim looks nice in that position.I would stop any more trimming as you can get carried away,move onto another job. Keep up the great work.

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thats one mile stone,and a great read if your a star wars stick of rock or not.Thanks to everyone that has contributed to make this one of the greatest.

I had a quick google and the most common and readily available plastic weld state side is this fellow,it even has a brush built into the lid. Any hobby shop worth its title should stock it and there is mail order.I found plenty on the web.

Yes i use a soldering iron most of the time ,this way it makes a nice hole and helps the elastic from fraying

lol i just read this and thought i would make a how-to How to make Snaps and tabs

I see this question asked lots so thought i would put a little something to help troopers starting out. Tools.Now these have a funny name they are called Vario Pliers Measure and cut some plastic lets call these Tabs these can be all sizes depending on where you are putting them. see example pictures at the end of the topic . Make the centre of your Tab . For the most part,the male Snap fits into the Tab us the pliers on the Snap and tab then Sqeeeeze its that easy. Finished ready for the glue. As for the Glue i have always used ABS plastic weld .Its a liquid just like water and is applied with a small brush. Plastic weld dissolves a thin layer on each surface to be joined,then it evaporates very quickly foaming a welded join. The weld is as strong as the surounding plastic. For best results hold the two pieces of plastic together and with a small brush apply the plastic weld around the join.Capillary actionwill spread it the length and bredth of the join,foaming a continuous sold weld.It is almost an invisable join. Plastic weld can be used on ABS,STYRENE,BUTYRATE,PERSPEX and also HIPS.Science lesson over now for some more pictures. The female Snap for the most part fits to your webbing ,elastic or fabric To finish a nice example of the shoulder and arm Snap and Tab system. Hope that helps your builds along the way.

dont worry about the ouch mark on the ear mate though i bet your heart sank when it happened.Sand out the mark and finish with wet and dry paper.Then use NOVAS plastic polish on the dull sanded area to buff the shin back,trust me when i say that it will not notice. Best of luck with the build.

A good effort for something that is almost unworkable.I think most folk here would just use one of these on this Rubies kits.

Well done mate,its been a rock sold build and looks 100%.have a great christmas. something for your wall yep its you in there.

set for stun on the TM so it has to be 15/16 but the AP makes it in the club .I see a sub section coming on line to the forum very soon lol.

The six Star Wars films are to be turned into a musical, which will premiere at London's O2 Arena in April. Star Wars: A Musical Journey, which has been put together by George Lucas's company Lucasfilm and composer John Williams, who has "painstakingly rewritten" the music he wrote for the movies, will feature live narrators and a score by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra while excerpts from the films are shown on a screen. David Campbell, chief executive of AEG Europe, which runs the O2, told the BBC website: "Star Wars holds memories for practically everyone. John Williams is the composer of our times, and fans will be thrilled to know that both he and Lucasfilm have contributed fully to this new production. "To have the premiere at the 02 is a real coup for us, and I know there will be a lot of very happy Star Wars fans out there when they hear the news." The show opens on 10 April. Tickets, priced from £30 to £100, will go on sale next Monday. Now that sounds like a troop.

You got to bleed for your art mate.Always have some super glue handy that way theres only a short pit stop then on with the trimming. I bet we all have a story to tell on that score.

Tip tip mate.MAGIX leather spray paint sticks to almost anything.I tryed plastidip and found it just pealed off . I found these to be the best price in the UK MAGIX leather spray dye Covers well and very flexable. Btw really like the hand guards you have my address dont you?

the strips for the arms are sized at about 15mm so they dont overpower the look of the arms as they are a smaller in diameter than the legs.Thats how i see it anyway,there is no set in stone measuement for any of the strips.Its all about proportions. Small diametre small strips ,legs are larger so larger width strips for the legs.I have always used about a 15mm for the arms and 25mm for the legs,any larger and they will look on the heavy side and spoil the overall look in my view.

very nice build Lisa,i have been following your progress and am over the moon to see that its all come together so well. I have one or two more tips for you (take them or leave them ) On the shoulder plastic straps like mine they are very long,what i did was cut the back of the straps off up to the ribbed section.This still gave me ample length and stopped them crashing into my back box. The only other thing i would be asking is,are you going to cut the line sperating the butt and back plate.This is very straight foward and will give you better movement. The only other small thing would be to glue some elastic from the front of your bells to the back.This would hold the bells 100% to your arms. ---------- Hope the pictures show what i mean.As i say ,the build is great without the small changes so up to you.

Blimy Graham,now you have got to be pleased with that,I just looked at your first post date on this project oct 2007.WOW now were did that 12 months go! Nice one and a TK number just around the corner im sure.

Blimy Matt a book at bed time but i might just read all that.

outstanding,hope you have a great day.I dont think you will be the only one taking lots of pictures.Your lad will be the star of the show mate.

Thats a very nice TK look you got there jay. Heres one for your photo album. I think this shows just how good your setup really is mate.

"Help me im melting"

That was one hell of a vac table he had.Theres a full leg and arm set on each sheet.Can anyone tell what thickness the ABS was? I can never get tired of these pics