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2 hours ago, TK-42134 said:

Good morning. Getting around to working on my faceplate. I’ve trimmed the teeth and any filing them down. How are they looking so far?

Looking good, some screen references just in case you hadn't seen them

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Working on the helmet. I was putting decals on when disaster struck. Well, not really but...eb5f89961f4d0d707a32a7f974ae869c.jpg
After talking with a fellow trooper I decided to go the hand painted route. Here’s how it looks so far.a64e79a155f0cd3ff6b1e6bf3692f348.jpg
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I’m going to add the grey tomorrow. Then add the stripes later on.


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Round two. Plugging away at the painting. My plan is to tighten up the edges with a toothpick and mineral spirits when I’m done. Stripes for tears and vents up next. I’m going to see if my wife can use her Cricut machine to make a stencil out of the decals I have.


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Made some progress on my helmet last night. As I get ready to work on my ears, I have some concern on some of the gapping I am seeing on the left and right sides where the faceplate meets the dome. e9453e5e570e9bd26fdd52321231d8f0.jpg&key=ec2956e9a169b49802e5c66063a3c42816535a513737fbdca87d3f83a2099ad6

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I’m hoping with some sanding of the ears, they will sit flush where they need to be. It will take some work though.

 

 

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Very common to have gaps there, ears should cover these so nothing to worry about ;) 

 

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Making some headway on my build. I touched up the tears and traps to make the black outline thinner, as recommended by other troopers. I filed some holes for my Ukswrath Speaker Hovi tips, and finally put my ears and S-Trim on.  I still have to add the screws at the bottom. I think I may have to remove the ears and do a little more sanding so they sit more flush. I temporarily attached the lenses with velcro, and will add screws so they are more permanent. I ordered a template for my tube stripes from Trooperbay, and will paint those when they get here. I have some small adjustments to make on the tears and traps, as well as paint the stripes inside them. I think with those being completed, so will my helmet. Pictures to follow. 

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Hello everyone. It has been a while. Crazy things have happened this year and I’ve had to adapt to some life changes. In March, I started working a full time job at a local winery. It was a definite change of pace, as I was a stay at home dad during the day, and worked at the Disney Store some nights and during weekends.  With my daughter starting Kindergarten this last summer, I felt getting a Monday-Friday job was an opportunity I couldn’t miss.  Back to the Disney Store, sadly our store closed in September. I had been there for twelve years, and had worked for the Walt Disney Company almost fifteen. It was a very depressing time for me personally. As I am slowly adapting the store closing, I felt it is time to start focusing on finishing my armor. Today, I started trimming the return edges off of my biceps. I will post up pictures soon to show my progress on that.

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Sorry to hear that, hopefully back at the armor may take your mind off things, looking forwards to seeing your progress.

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Here are some photos of the work I did last night, which was not much. After thinking about it, was it necessary to trim the edges off my biceps?
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I did the top and bottom of both the backs, and only the bottoms of the front. The tops of the front bicep pieces have a tougher edge to trim.


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Really up to the wearer and arm sizing, I left some return edge on because I have skinny arms.

 

A great reference thread on return edges 

 

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Decided to trim the return edge off the bottoms of my bells today.
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Also, I attached @justjoseph63's awesome looking flexible hand guards onto the set of rubber gloves that came with my kit.
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I may have went a little overboard. Instead of using a “Heavy Book” like he tells us to do, I used a table instead. 8a8f665f6d5a7deaad3f733d940c5ff5.jpg


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You can also trim the center raised section too ;) 

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I think that should be sufficient weight :laugh1:

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13 hours ago, TK-42134 said:

I may have went a little overboard. Instead of using a “Heavy Book” like he tells us to do, I used a table instead. 

 

Just a little overkill, lol, but a great idea!  

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Hi everyone. I decided to post up some photos of some progress I’ve been making. I almost have my limbs completed. Just a few more strips on my legs and I will be ready to glue the sniper knee and rivet the packs on. Can’t wait to get home from work and get some more done.


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