Clamps[TK] Posted June 29, 2015 Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 Well, the long wait watching the boxes crawl across the continent is finally over. The first two brown boxes have arrived. My work day is now ruined as I will have to wonder what kind of sick mess I got myself into all day long before I can open the boxes. Not sure if I am more excited to see the plastic or catch a buzz off of the Chocolate Floor Matt Toxins!! ok, so here are the required photos of the brown boxes: More to follow as I feel like it. I doubt I will document step by step, but you never know. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barcoder[TK] Posted June 29, 2015 Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 YAY! Another fellow Canadian! Have fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daetrin[Admin] Posted June 29, 2015 Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 Couldn't happen to a nicer bloke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted June 29, 2015 Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 Been a while since I've seen a lot of clamps being used . Good luck with the build 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles[TK] Posted June 30, 2015 Report Share Posted June 30, 2015 Ready and waiting for the cutting/trimming/blister party! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clamps[TK] Posted June 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2015 Ready and waiting for the cutting/trimming/blister party! she says as she decides to go to Montreal instead 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clamps[TK] Posted June 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2015 Alrighty, let's get on with it. Step 1: Open a Beer Step 2: Open Box, inventory parts.... everything seems to be in order, no orange peeling parts, no cracks or overtrims I can see. Drop everything into 50G stanley bin, close and eat dinner. Step 3: walk past bin, work on computer. Step 4: open box and peek in side Step 5: Crack another beer Step 6: open box and label inside of all parts on the inside (in case sticker info gets lost). repack bin Step 7: Procrastinate Step 8: Grab Pencil and trace trim lines on 1/2 the kit. All parts marked except the limbs. Step 9: Pop the TFA Cherry and trim one piece. THE COD! Holy Fudge that plastic was thick. My Lexan scissors struggled immensely. I went for the score and snap with my trusty cutting' blade. If you are expecting fast progress, look elsewhere, this is gonna be slow. The kit will be completed and ready to debut at Fan Expo Canada (Toronto) the weekend of September 3-6. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinionTK[TK] Posted June 30, 2015 Report Share Posted June 30, 2015 Can't wait to see the finished product Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody42[TK] Posted June 30, 2015 Report Share Posted June 30, 2015 Nice start! Step 9: Pop the TFA Cherry and trim one piece. THE COD! Holy Fudge that plastic was thick. My Lexan scissors struggled immensely. I went for the score and snap with my trusty cutting' blade. Had the same Problem. Lexan scissors work good on some parts but not all. I used them mostly for precise trimming after roughly cutting out the pieces. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clamps[TK] Posted July 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2015 Alrighty. No Major news here. But an update none the less: Still taking care of main trimming of all parts. What's left to trim - thighs and shins. What's trimmed - everything else. Not bothering keeping track of man hours. It just doesn't matter to me. All that matters is I hit my date of Sept 3 debut. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted July 2, 2015 Report Share Posted July 2, 2015 Coming along nicely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sly11[Admin] Posted July 2, 2015 Report Share Posted July 2, 2015 Exciting times Clamps, will enjoy watching your build. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clamps[TK] Posted July 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2015 This thread is so boring it hurts... no wait, that is my hand from trying to trim all 68+ pieces of plastic for this crazy kit. GOOD NEWS, the major trimming is complete. time to move to the fine trimming and sanding. I have some experienced helping hands coming by tomorrow, with he goal of having the limbs ready to glue, maybe the torso... Here are my instruments of destruction: Here is the trimmed plastic: Here are the trimmings: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clamps[TK] Posted July 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 Had a great day with the Canadian Garrison Build Crew. We did cleanup sanding and shaping of MOST pieces. Here is what is left to cleanup. Later in the evening I cutout the chocolate floor mats (I mean gaskets) Finally I began deconstructing the Rebels E11. Also seen is the Dollarama toy gun scope I'll use to replace existing. Some cutting and changing and filling and it will be good enough until the EvilBoy Blasters are ready. Next up is washing and gluing limbs and gaskets. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clamps[TK] Posted July 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 Spa day here at Camp Clamps! gaskets and armour gets a wash, rinse and dry. Will be a week of gluing each night after work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles[TK] Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 she says as she decides to go to Montreal instead Heh, busted! ;p I'll be there this weekend though! Also, I'm surprised that ANOVOS is still putting the label stickers on the outside of the armor bits and not the inside. They know we have to sand and paint the outside, right? ;p 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clamps[TK] Posted July 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 Slowly picking away with limited time after work/dinner etc. Spats, shins and thighs are glued. Forearms and biceps glued. Ab/kidney glued Should have everything glued and ready for bondo and sanding beginning next weekend. Now I'm off to camping. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark PWF[Staff] Posted July 11, 2015 Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 Looking good! The more build threads there are going in the next few weeks, the better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJGreen Posted July 11, 2015 Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 I'm watching this one too, Clamps! Awesome work thus far! I can't say that I envy the task. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daetrin[Admin] Posted July 11, 2015 Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 What - not done yet? Sorry, j/k. Keep it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted July 11, 2015 Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 "What no clamps ;)" Looking good 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clamps[TK] Posted July 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 "What no clamps ;)" Looking good yeah, with this build, there has been a lot of hard to reach gluing, so clamps have taken a back seat to the metric-crap.ton of magnets I borrowed from Danny (Mechapumkin). What - not done yet? Sorry, j/k. Keep it up Yeah Yeah, laugh it up fuzzball! Since my target completion was FAR less aggressive than the Alpha's, I am taking my time and trying to keep the work, family and build time balanced so I get to keep all of them. After returning from camping this weekend (and a long nap), I spent a little time gluing the TD and the shoulder bell add-ons: one more Large glue to go, the Back/Yoke combo will get put together soon and then on to gluing the smaller pieces (thigh holster mount box and shin vertical boxes) to get ready for Bondo (or bondo type replacement product) this Saturday when the Build crew pays another visit (in between Weird Al shows). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barcoder[TK] Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Good job on the detonator! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clamps[TK] Posted July 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2015 Well, its been a while since I posted, so I figured Iwoudl provide a status update. I'M ALL FINISHED!!!!!!! JUST KIDDING!I did some shopping Glued the holster support to right thigh: [/url you KNOW I love me some Clamps, and I was called out for my lack of clamps use on this build so, here you go... Clamp-Porn! AB boxes - except the ones near the seams are added Seam filling with "Sure Seal Plastic Surgery "Flexible" (image shown of "Semi-Flex box) What a mess this is gonna be to clean up, we might have over done it a bit... Was once told it was not an armour party without beers... so here is a Canon Canadian Garrison Beer drinking pose by our very own TK Butters (photobomb courtesy of Danny MechaPumpkin) and then sanding, sanding, sanding, sanding Leaves me with this [ 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinionTK[TK] Posted July 21, 2015 Report Share Posted July 21, 2015 Looks great Clamps! Can't wait to see the finished product Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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