Sarathe Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 Just got the box yesterday! A few pics of the unpacking: Pics My thanks to Tray, he was awesome to work with! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKCHEN Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarathe Posted March 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 Thanks! I'm ready to dig in, but of course All-Con starts in 24 hours, and I'm going to be super busy all weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrooperTim Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 I can drop by next weekend and help you sort things out. Some of those small parts for your helmet will need to be replaced/upgraded. I did a little research and finally understand some history of T/MC armor. What film were you building this to represent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarathe Posted March 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 Going for ANH Hero I'd love for you to come by....um, you aren't afraid of snakes, are you? I ask because I have a lot of them, and there are people who refuse to step foot in my house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarathe Posted March 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 So on Sunday, TrooperTim and Thomas were kind enough to come to my house and instruct me on trimming my kit pieces. My husband was awesome enough to smoke a brisket with a homemade rub, and even cooked all the side dishes for lunch: steamed broccoli, yeast rolls, baked beans, salad, and shrimp cocktail. I don't think anyone went hungry The guys also lent me some tools to use, as well...and brought printed instructions, sandpapers....man, they really took care of me! Tim is a total pro and made it all look so easy. He knocked out the biggest piece in 20 minutes! Thomas is an amazing teacher, and his instructions have really stuck with me. I honestly can't thank either of them enough. I've put some new pics up on my cubeskin site: First piece I completed with no adult supervision Before Marked, taped, ready to cut After Pieces trimmed so far....mostly by Tim! While the guys were here, they noticed my helmet has a weird ridge on it: Helmet Does anyone else have experience with such a thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrooperTim Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Does the image gallery site you use have a url for the pictures? Might I suggest you use the insert image button (or the IMG tags) on your posts to show the image instead of a link. It will make your build thread pretty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarathe Posted March 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Yeah, that's what I wanted to do, but this particular site isn't letting me. I'll switch over to my other image hosting site and re-do that one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarathe Posted March 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 The pile of trimmed pieces grows! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK6294 Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 The pile of trimmed pieces grows! It is looking good Sarah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueboxer[501st] Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 So on Sunday, TrooperTim and Thomas were kind enough to come to my house and instruct me on trimming my kit pieces. My husband was awesome enough to smoke a brisket with a homemade rub, and even cooked all the side dishes for lunch: steamed broccoli, yeast rolls, baked beans, salad, and shrimp cocktail. I don't think anyone went hungry The guys also lent me some tools to use, as well...and brought printed instructions, sandpapers....man, they really took care of me! Tim is a total pro and made it all look so easy. He knocked out the biggest piece in 20 minutes! Thomas is an amazing teacher, and his instructions have really stuck with me. I honestly can't thank either of them enough. I've put some new pics up on my cubeskin site: First piece I completed with no adult supervision Before Marked, taped, ready to cut After Pieces trimmed so far....mostly by Tim! While the guys were here, they noticed my helmet has a weird ridge on it: Helmet Does anyone else have experience with such a thing? Tim and Thomas are great guys! Definitely listen to them. I wish I had that kind of help when I was building my TK... I had to go it alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarathe Posted March 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 Thanks, Jim! I'm nervous about letting Tim see them now, and tell me what I've done wrong, haha. James, you are so right! I would have been terrified of starting this alone. They have really been amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrooperTim Posted April 2, 2011 Report Share Posted April 2, 2011 Much can be said about self-reliance and research; however, most people aren't library hermits as I am. Nervous? I'm probably an elitist armor snob but I don't rub that into everyone's face... very often. You do realize the original suits were sloppily put together, right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarathe Posted July 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2011 Thought I would update with some pics of the finished product! Thank you Tim, Thomas, and Jeff, for all the help. Tim did most of it! I think he's been over here every Sunday and a lot of other days since I got the kit in the mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkrestonva[TK] Posted July 4, 2011 Report Share Posted July 4, 2011 Great job! See you at DragonCon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarathe Posted July 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2011 Thanks, Brian! Yup, is gonna be the best D*C ever for me. So excited about the parade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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