ryates Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 (edited) I have been maintaining a build log on my local garrison academy site, but I thought I'd start one here as well. I have been working on an aluminum, wood and resin R2D2 build for a bit over a year and figured I can never have enough projects, right? I just received my big ol' box of plastic so now is the time to get going. I know most people know what TK armor looks like, but here are some pics of my new ABS: I finally grew the pair of courage to take a drill to the bucket and drill the holes to assemble the face and cap and back. My eyes are trimmed, but I haven't yet cut the teeth since I plan to take it apart when everything is assembled and shoot the inside black. I have started trimming ears, but overdid it a bit with my initial trim on the left side. Good thing ATA ships with spares!!! While I waited for my armor to ship, I have been collecting a few extra pieces: TrooperBay Dave M decals, Hyperfirm E11, Holster from TK2392, canvas belt from TKitell, Boots from TKBoots: Edited March 15, 2013 by ryates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravenwood[TK] Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 Nice work so far. You are on your way to a bright future in the empire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyInWhite[TK] Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 Rock star! Enjoy the process I like the use of the little images, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryates Posted March 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 Thanks for the comments! While taking a break from ear-carving-induced frustration, I decided to work on my thermal detonator. I cut a 2" nominal PVC pipe down to 7.5", tapered the ends a bit with a belt sander, then shot it with Valspart gray primer. I then took some 1" x 1/16" aluminum strip, followed TKLeper's amazing tutorials, and bent up some clips. The shape is a bit off, but I'm pretty happy for my first attempt: Now on to a dilema. I started trimming and fitting the left forearm and am now realizing just how narrow TE-derived armor can be. I trimmed the top part of the forearm to 5/8" so it looks correct, but that left me with 1 1/4" of strip at the back!!! I intentionally left a bit of a return since I'm still in cut-paranoia mode, but the amount of shimming seems extreme. Should I add a slightly larger strip on the top to balance it out? Thanks in advance for any tips or advice! -Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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