K@nne[TK] Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Long time a go in galaxy far away......another newbie starts to build his amour That moment when you came home from work and a big brown box is waiting......woohooooooo First I want to give you a short overview on the parts I bought and tools I used for that build Armour: CFO big thx to Mark who made this happened Helmet and inliner: CFO Strapping CFO strapping kit Neckseal and holster: neckseal with veclro in the back and ROTJ 4oz Holster will be ordered from Darman Gloves: CFO Boots: Busse Chelsea boots (have to be painted white) Under suit: Black under suite from a local motorcycle shop Blaster: modifyed DoopyDoo pipe kit with the greeblies of Tie Kai and some parts build from scratch Tools: My bible and a lot of reference pictures ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ My building schedule 1. preparation 2. helmet build 2.1 trimming 2.2 assembling 2.3 painting 3. amour build 3.3 trimming 3.4 painting 4. final assembling 4.1 strapping _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ .......to be continued..... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco[TK] Posted May 19, 2015 Report Share Posted May 19, 2015 Fantastic mate - I am at the same point as yourself - opened my brown box yesterday afternoon and just starting on the helmet - will be great to steal ideas from y- I mean gain insight into your build. best of luck! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyChaos Posted May 19, 2015 Report Share Posted May 19, 2015 wow. very organised. good luck with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaitoTrooper[TK] Posted May 19, 2015 Report Share Posted May 19, 2015 (edited) Do it, do it nooww! I prep the way to membership and you will do a fantastic job on this build, I'm sure BTW: You've got nearly my setup, Darman is a excellent choice! Edited May 19, 2015 by KaitoTrooper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K@nne[TK] Posted May 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2015 Do it, do it nooww! I prep the way to membership and you will do a fantastic job on this build, I'm sure BTW: You've got nearly my setup, Darman is a excellent choice! yeahhh....are you approved? So already started today with the helmet. What do you think? Any comments? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaitoTrooper[TK] Posted May 19, 2015 Report Share Posted May 19, 2015 yeahhh....are you approved? So already started today with the helmet. What do you think? Any comments? No... It looks good to me, but my bucket was built by Mark, so I'm not an expert Sent from the shield generator on Endor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco[TK] Posted May 20, 2015 Report Share Posted May 20, 2015 (edited) Looks great man - I'm on par - Edited May 20, 2015 by Stubacca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco[TK] Posted May 20, 2015 Report Share Posted May 20, 2015 (edited) Looks good mate Edited May 20, 2015 by Stubacca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sly11[Admin] Posted May 20, 2015 Report Share Posted May 20, 2015 Looking good Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K@nne[TK] Posted May 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2015 Hey guys, did some more trimming on the eyes, what do you think? ok? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Disco[TK] Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 That looks good mate - looks like mine so hopefully we're both right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco[TK] Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 Have you glued your two helmet pieces or does it sit like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K@nne[TK] Posted May 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 Have you glued your two helmet pieces or does it sit like that?I clued them together usinf E6000 some magnets and clambs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K@nne[TK] Posted May 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 To the guys who already built the helmet. Which colours Did you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco[TK] Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 How did you go with the front gluing- when I clamp the front the sides are separating. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K@nne[TK] Posted May 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 Good question I clambed the sides first than I put the front together with the magnets, but I did nod use many glue on the front directly (only on the upper part of the front because of the gap which result from the thickness of the brow) If everything fit together I add some glue on the edges on the inside of the helmet. I took a picture of Mark (hope that is ok for you) to show you where I put the glue on (red line) Sry for my english, german would be much easier to explain it Is it clear to you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco[TK] Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 Clear as mud! All good mate - so do you still have a gap at the front under the brow? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K@nne[TK] Posted May 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 Clear as mud! All good mate - so do you still have a gap at the front under the brow? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Yes I have a gap. It was impossible to glue the parts together without a small gap between. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K@nne[TK] Posted May 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 Preparing the teeth for the paint job. Can you please have a look on the area if this will be ok for painting? What color did you use, it is a matt black or a semi gloss black? I have both Humbrol colours available. thx guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K@nne[TK] Posted May 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 (edited) ......in the meantime I tried to trimm the first piece. I am not sure but I think i choose the hardest peace, the chest plate. I am a bit uncertain about the trimming. I compared it with Mark´s trimming guide and some reference pictures, but I am still not sure how to trimm. Can you check if I am on the wrong way. Edited May 30, 2015 by K@nne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaitoTrooper[TK] Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 I'd suggest to leave some more room on the left side. Draw your line a bit more upwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K@nne[TK] Posted May 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 (edited) Ok thx. Any more suggestions also for the painting I asked on the page before ? Edited May 22, 2015 by K@nne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco[TK] Posted May 23, 2015 Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 HI mate - In the CRL for ROTJ it mentions the frown is painted black. I've also attached a link to a forum that shows colours for the rest of the build - http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/8117-helmet-ab-paint-detail-reference-guide/ It may be for a different model but may help. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K@nne[TK] Posted May 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 Thx mate. CRL says frown and Vocoder painted black, so they do not take care if it is painted glossy, matt oder semi gloss black? Compared to Marks suit one starwarshelmet.com it looks like that he used a semi gloss black for Vocoder and frown . What do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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