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In normal lighting the lines look great! Until I hit it with the camera flash and then it seems like every little imperfection is so glaring.  But I'm committed now.  I found some markings on the RPF that fit pretty good that i am using for stencils for the vertical lines.  So we will see how that goes.  I also touched up the teeth.  Let me know if you see any spots that need attention.

 

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So, my first attempt at making stencils turned out absolutely horrible.  

 

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So i tried cutting the stencil out of painters tape.
 
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This worked out somewhat better.  But I still think it looks bad.  But, then again, most of the screen used buckets looked like crap as well!  So is this passable? Or should I try again?
 
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So I wasn't happy with my markings and like every good craftsman, I blamed my tools.  So I went and bought a new set of brushes and repainted everything.  I know, I know. lol

 

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I need to put the vertical lines back on, but I think the outline is much better now.
 
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I installed my Trooperbay lense, screen accurate padding and S-trim.
 
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Is it normal for the S-trim to pucker a little on the inside?

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Great work the lines are looking a lot better, my S trim does the same so I wouldn't be worried about it.

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Great work the lines are looking a lot better, my S trim does the same so I wouldn't be worried about it.

 

Thanks.  I wrestled with that trim seems like forever to get it so it wouldn't pucker and in the end I gave up.  My main concern was that the outside that was glued down looked good.

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Hey man!  Everything looks good so far.  You've got some of the best troopers on these boards helping you out. 

 

Painting took forever for me as well.  Ally (my wife) painted everything by hand.  She masked the top and bottom of the stripes (on the back traps), then freehanded the lines with a 8-0 liner brush.  The tube stripes were the same way.  Masked the tops and bottoms, then freehanded with a larger brush.  Two strokes per tube stripe, one down, one up to create the bend.  

 

My S-Trim puckers too.  I've not glued anything either.  Holds up fine.

 

The bucket is looking fantastic so far!  Great to see another TK in the TBS!   

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Maybe trim the inside of the eyes a little more.  There seems to be some flashing left on the inside of the eye sockets.  Especially near the bridge of the nose. 

 
Other than that, it looks great.  Nice job with the hand-painting.
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Nice recovery on that rear trap!!! If I was to nit pick, (and I looked through my reference pics before I did) None of the TK helmets that I have seen have the traps painted with such sharp corners at the top. I would knock those down a little. Other than that, nice work on everything!! You nailed those ears!

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Thanks for the pointers. I will address those issues this weekend. I really have had a lot of fun building this and I couldn't have done it without the great support I have received here.

 

The kit I am planning on purchasing for my armor comes with a helmet. So I am considering selling this one to put the money towards my armor.

 

Sent via my R5 unit via TapaTalk4.

 

 

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I got the tube stripes painted (thanks Pandatrooper for the template) as well as hitting the eyes with some sandpaper and fixing the tops of the rear traps to make the corners less sharp.  Thank you to everyone that has been helping me with critiques!  Keep in mind the flash brings out things that are not normally visible! lol

 

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