Gsaps Posted March 20, 2020 Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 Hi guys (I hope this is the right place to post this) ive recently started a stormtrooper build, not going for screen accuracy, just a nice looking suit for mannequin display Question 1 of no doubt many The kidney plate is a different curvature to the back plate.. probably to allow for to bigger guys. I want it the same as the back plate as that fits well I was thinking hair dryer/gentle heat gun and then eyeball it and then trim to fit Anyone got any better ideas ? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giskard8[Staff] Posted March 20, 2020 Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 Definitely not heat gun unless you are skilled using one, it will be hard to control. Hair dryer will do but very time consuming. The other common practice is a “hot water bath”, but do test it with a piece of scrap plastic first from your kit to see how the plastic will react. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gsaps Posted March 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 thanks for the reply, I had thought about hot water.. might try that first as I definitely wouldn’t say I was skilled with a heat gun :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukswrath[Staff] Posted March 20, 2020 Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Gsaps said: Question 1 of no doubt many The kidney plate is a different curvature to the back plate.. probably to allow for to bigger guys. I want it the same as the back plate as that fits well Once you connect the two sections they generally pull each other in alignment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gsaps Posted March 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 I’m thinking I might try this dont want to wreck it but the mannequin I’m using is a pretty slim dude... might have to fatten him up a little 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gsaps Posted March 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 I’ve been trawling through screenshots from the movie to get an idea of how the parts orient with one another and jeez, upon close inspection, that screen armour was pretty shaky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaskedVengeance[Staff] Posted March 20, 2020 Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 Shaky, cracked, duct taped, misaligned. It’s true. All of it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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