TK-Sonic[TK] Posted December 9, 2015 Report Posted December 9, 2015 (edited) Hello Troopers.<br><br> KBARMORY is proud to show FISD members the First Order Version 1 Prototype Baton.<br><br> This Baton is made with 4 Vacuum formed thick ABS plastic Pieces and some internal PVC pieces for structure and support.<br><br> This first version is stationary and does not move. <br><br> We added some LED battery operated lights for a little added effect, Also at this time we are working on some 3d printed parts for grebblie extras.<br><br> So what does everyone think?<br><br> Should the arrows be raised or lowered?<br><br> What color or items would you like to see? (Please keep it realistic)<br><br> After the final Version is made we will open up a sales thread.<br><br> Good day and Best Regards from all of us at KBARMORY Edited December 11, 2015 by TK-Sonic 3 Quote
camprandall Posted December 9, 2015 Report Posted December 9, 2015 (edited) Looks good Rob! Can't believe how fast you whipped this up. So one thing that seems to be the case - and it's hard to tell if it's just the photos - but this seems a little chunkier than the one on screen. Is it just the perspective? Maybe it's just that it should be further extended and that's all. Here is a comparison to see what I'm saying. The ratio of the gaps between the black bars looks bigger compared to the arm thickness compared to yours. Again, hard to tell how much is the perspective though. Edited December 9, 2015 by camprandall 1 Quote
TK-Sonic[TK] Posted December 9, 2015 Author Report Posted December 9, 2015 Thnx camprandall. At first it does seem a bit clunky but after assembly and test battles with the baton. Its actually a pretty good size. We based this off of the toy Baton with some screen shots thrown in. Quote
camprandall Posted December 9, 2015 Report Posted December 9, 2015 Ok thanks. One other thing. (you know, since you asked). There are black stripes on the central rod as well. It seems that it will change it a good bit to add those. I assume this is a version 2 thing? Quote
Bayani[TK] Posted December 9, 2015 Report Posted December 9, 2015 Looks promising. Looking forward to to see how this develops. 1 Quote
TK-Sonic[TK] Posted December 9, 2015 Author Report Posted December 9, 2015 Yep. Working on improvements, we worked hard to get the prototype done in time for the movie.<br> More things will be added in due time.<br> Thanx for the tips, its the stuff were looking for. Quote
camprandall Posted December 9, 2015 Report Posted December 9, 2015 Yep. Working on improvements, we worked hard to get the prototype done in time for the movie.<br> More things will be added in due time.<br> Thanx for the tips, its the stuff were looking for. Totally understand! Just giving feedback. Honestly it's probably a little silly to talk about upgrades at this point with the movie so close. We'll have great shots of the thing in a little over a week. Quote
Daetrin[Admin] Posted December 9, 2015 Report Posted December 9, 2015 I hope so. It's great to see more people doing these - I'm guessing they will become very popular. 1 Quote
mitcheg1[501st] Posted December 9, 2015 Report Posted December 9, 2015 (edited) It's obviously hard to tell from the limited resources available, but I assume the extending portions also pop-out. In the pic above with the baton extended , they are obviously offset from the centerline of the baton. But in the collapsed position, they seem to be compressed and aligned to centerline. I've been contemplating how to mechanize this. I love how it snaps open in the clip that Billhag posted! ----------- Edited July 1, 2022 by gmrhodes13 link removed no longer working Quote
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted December 9, 2015 Report Posted December 9, 2015 (edited) Nice work. I also agree it looks a little bulky in comparison. I went with red in the centre section. Edited March 15, 2021 by Sly11 Edited to restore images Sly11 2021 Quote
ukswrath[Staff] Posted December 15, 2015 Report Posted December 15, 2015 Very nice. BTW please put me on your sales list for one. 1 Quote
Vertex[TK] Posted December 16, 2015 Report Posted December 16, 2015 Agree with others on the proportions. Any chance we could get a pic of this next to a forearm armor? It might help to figure out scale in conjunction with the pic Clint posted. Quote
camprandall Posted December 16, 2015 Report Posted December 16, 2015 I will say that the pics Peter posted on FB with the whole suit and finished kit looked much better proportionally so I'm guessing it's just a trick of the photo/lighting. Maybe Peter can post some of those here. Quote
Vertex[TK] Posted December 16, 2015 Report Posted December 16, 2015 I will say that the pics Peter posted on FB with the whole suit and finished kit looked much better proportionally so I'm guessing it's just a trick of the photo/lighting. Maybe Peter can post some of those here. I'm confused - I though this and the one Peter offered were two different batons. Quote
camprandall Posted December 16, 2015 Report Posted December 16, 2015 I'm confused - I though this and the one Peter offered were two different batons. Sorry, I crossed my wires! Now I'm confused at which one I saw. There are several popping up. Quote
Vertex[TK] Posted December 16, 2015 Report Posted December 16, 2015 (edited) No worries - I easily get confused You're right though Peter's seems to be more proportional. Not knocking on KBA's - after all its a prototype/WIP and as you inferred the pictures (angle) could be skewing the perceived proportions a bit. Edited December 16, 2015 by Vertex Quote
TK-Sonic[TK] Posted December 16, 2015 Author Report Posted December 16, 2015 (edited) Actually I am finishing up V.1 Baton in next few days and will be taking photos.. So stay tuned guys. Edited December 31, 2015 by TK-Sonic Quote
Bayani[TK] Posted December 23, 2015 Report Posted December 23, 2015 Rob, I'm hoping a collapsed version is offered as well. We have two batons already however, KB's approach would make it favorably lighter so that we can holster it. Quote
TK-Sonic[TK] Posted December 23, 2015 Author Report Posted December 23, 2015 We will be working on the revised version soon. Slimmer, longer, more accurate.<br> We are still figuring out the mechanism parts to make it a real fuctional prop. 1 Quote
TK-Sonic[TK] Posted December 23, 2015 Author Report Posted December 23, 2015 Test run over Star Wars movie release wknd. Just finished the first set of KB armor, and have added more strips to Baton since this photo was taken. 5 Quote
DylanHarris99 Posted December 26, 2015 Report Posted December 26, 2015 (edited) It seems a little larger and bulkier than the one used in the movie, but it looks good so far. Edited December 26, 2015 by DylanHarris99 Quote
klmeyer93 Posted December 29, 2015 Report Posted December 29, 2015 I found this in the TFA: The Visual Dictionary . Not sure how accurate this stuff is to the movie, but I thought it could be useful! Very interested in this Quote
Brettafett Posted December 30, 2015 Report Posted December 30, 2015 Hey, not sure if this will be any help but I recently posted a TR-8R reference image thread. If you come across any images that would be good for reference please post them here. Awesome work by the way, very jelous!<br><br> <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=252623'>http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=252623</a> Quote
ukswrath[Staff] Posted January 6, 2016 Report Posted January 6, 2016 Looking forward to the sales thread 1 Quote
virimpact Posted January 6, 2016 Report Posted January 6, 2016 Looking forward to the sales thread Bump!!! Quote
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