Ripcode[501st] Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 So the post office says...."we are still trying to locate your package"......sigh How in the heck do they lose a package that big?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Voorhees[501st] Posted March 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 My thoughts exactly ripcode! But at last the arrmor has arrived!! I had to pay $4.15 cuz they say he underpaid...eh..no big deal..maybe thats why the held it..but seriously they should have known where it was as soon as myself or Terrell inquired. The post office is lame! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FIVE[501st] Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 But at last the arrmor has arrived!! So you got it?! And yes... ever since the MiB got Agent K back, the post office is totally lame! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Voorhees[501st] Posted March 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 So you got it?! And yes... ever since the MiB got Agent K back, the post office is totally lame! LOL! Werd! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripcode[501st] Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 My thoughts exactly ripcode! But at last the arrmor has arrived!! I had to pay $4.15 cuz they say he underpaid...eh..no big deal..maybe thats why the held it..but seriously they should have known where it was as soon as myself or Terrell inquired. The post office is lame! Normally you get a notice saying you owe postage. Whatver... <_< Good news is that you have it! Yay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Voorhees[501st] Posted March 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Normally you get a notice saying you owe postage. Whatver... <_< Good news is that you have it! Yay! Yup, and also packages over a certain cubic size are supposed to default to 20lbs. regaurdless of size or weight. So i have no clue what that was all about....but yea, the good news is definately that i have it! So this thread can finally become a build thread. Maybe it should be renamed "the search for DV's armor" and moved to the NCO club and i should start a new build thread LOL! Anyway, i am now home and the armor looks fantastic! The buckets(i got 2, a regualr and a b grade) look amazing! Looking forward to diving into this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctankep Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 (edited) Happy for you man! Now get going and build that armour! Btw, how much does ATA charge for a armour? Edited March 10, 2011 by ctankep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Voorhees[501st] Posted March 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 Happy for you man! Now get going and build that armour! Btw, how much does ATA charge for a armour? Thanks man....i will ASAP! Pm coming your way.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Voorhees[501st] Posted March 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 (edited) Just started a little bit on the kit today. I know its not much but thought id show ...something lol. I decided to start on one of the helmets first. Heres the rough fit of what will be the ANH helmet. I havent trimmed out the ears yet. Its being held together with magnets. But so far, so good. Edited March 13, 2011 by Darth Voorhees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quartermaster[501st] Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 Looking good Lou! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Voorhees[501st] Posted March 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 Thanks John! Heres some more pics of the helmet done. Although this is an ABS kit, i am still going to paint it to give it a more accurate look. I went with the ABS for the durability factor. So here it is: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Voorhees[501st] Posted March 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 Did a little more work tonight. I wet sanded the helmet with 400grit sandpaper to allow the paint to stick better and then sprayed a few coats of gloss white Krylon Fusion for plastic. Pretty much emptied the can. I then hand painted the frown, ear rectangles and traps with testors grey #1138. Tomorrow i will do the black trim on the traps and ears, paint the vocoder, and put the brow back on. Heres what it looks like now.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FIVE[501st] Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 I missed where this turned into an ANH helmet. Looking good though man! Looking... gooooood!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Voorhees[501st] Posted March 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 (edited) Thanks bro! haha Im building a "switchy" So i can wear this suit as ANH or ESB. I got 2 helmets, 2 belt fronts and both ESB and ANH handplates. I decided to build the ANH helmet first cuz i havent ordered the ESB decals from Mike yet. Edited March 15, 2011 by Darth Voorhees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctankep Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 Nice work there mate! Is the frown going to be painted black on top of the gray or are you going for ANH? or am i missing something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctankep Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 Nice work there mate! Is the frown going to be painted black on top of the gray or are you going for ANH? or am i missing something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Voorhees[501st] Posted March 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 Nice work there mate! Is the frown going to be painted black on top of the gray or are you going for ANH? or am i missing something? thanks bro. Actually..you may have missed something lol..see above post im buiding an ANH and ESB with the same set of armor. i have 2 helmets. This is the ANH one. I dont have the decals yet for the ESB one so i did this one first. Ill order them from mike later in the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctankep Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 Ah, now i see! Lol. Well it looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctankep Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 You got more pics? :> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Voorhees[501st] Posted March 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 (edited) haha Thanks bro! Doing the black outlines right now...ill have more pics up soon! Edited March 16, 2011 by Darth Voorhees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locitus[Admin] Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 (edited) Nevermind! Great looking build! Edited March 15, 2011 by Locitus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Voorhees[501st] Posted March 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Thanks Guys! Ok so i finished the ANH bucket..less the tube stripes(which ill order soon) and the neck trim which ATA will send as soon as he has it in stock again. I did the trim with a deco color paint marker. I did the vocoder with black enamel paint with a "filbert" brush. It has a curved top. And here is the helmet... My Cat Diego likes it also! Ill likely start on the ESB helmet this weekend. Stay tuned! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FIVE[501st] Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 (nuff said) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctankep Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 (edited) Really nice. Was it hard to assemble? Does it require a lot of materials? Edited March 16, 2011 by ctankep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctankep Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Thats one sweet looking thing! And the lid looks great too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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