Darth_Bethel Posted October 23, 2008 Report Posted October 23, 2008 I'm a relatively new guy who will be applying for 501st membership soon. I've been working on my armor for about a month. I'm attaching a link to my build pics if anyone is interested. I want to thank "Stukatrooper" because most everything I did was based on his TM build guide. Your work is AWESOME. Also, thanks to Darth Nickel who has helped me figure this out since day one. Firebladejedi made me a great belt and of course TE2 for the armor and his kind, quick responses when I needed some extra plastic. I'm getting some professional pics tomorrow and will be posting them so check the link in the near future for finished pics of my armor. http://www.flickr.com/photos/30761804@N04/...7510456/detail/ Quote
SuperTrooper Posted October 23, 2008 Report Posted October 23, 2008 Welcome to the FISD Matt. That's excellent for a first build. Quote
ThayNerd[TK] Posted October 23, 2008 Report Posted October 23, 2008 Welcome aboard Matt. Your armor is looking great! Quote
Darth_Nickel Posted October 23, 2008 Report Posted October 23, 2008 Pretty amazing work Matt. Well done. You did it like a pro!! Quote
langy Posted October 23, 2008 Report Posted October 23, 2008 that's an awesome build matey, excellent job. gonna be using this and stukatroopers as i guide as i'm building mine. Quote
VacTrooper Posted October 24, 2008 Report Posted October 24, 2008 hey matt, your kitchen looks like mine!! NICE ARMOR, SIR! Quote
tk0000[501st] Posted October 24, 2008 Report Posted October 24, 2008 Loved the pics. These will help me in my build as well. Thank you for posting! And welcome to the FISD! Quote
Daetrin[Admin] Posted October 24, 2008 Report Posted October 24, 2008 Awesome! You're build is really good Quote
HPDblues[TK] Posted October 24, 2008 Report Posted October 24, 2008 Matt, You've done a superb job documenting your journey! The armor looks beautiful... T Quote
tkrestonva[TK] Posted October 24, 2008 Report Posted October 24, 2008 Wow, I'd been racking my brain trying to figure out how to keep the thigh pieces together while the glue dried. Magnets - brilliant! I love the shiny paint job! I know a lot of troopers frown on a TK that's too clean, but I like the look. Gotta go polish my armor now, I have a huge troop tomorrow and a bunch of fans to blind with my dazzling white armor. Keep up the good work. Quote
TK8776 jgarrettg Posted October 24, 2008 Report Posted October 24, 2008 Hey Matt, nice work. Welcome to the FISD! Quote
Smitty Posted October 24, 2008 Report Posted October 24, 2008 You doing a great job on the build!!! Quote
FIVE[501st] Posted November 26, 2008 Report Posted November 26, 2008 Sweet build man! Congrats! (and a belated welcome) Quote
ThayNerd[TK] Posted November 26, 2008 Report Posted November 26, 2008 New pics looks great! So does the armor. You should finish up your helmet so you can go hero and stunt! Quote
kiyotei[TK] Posted November 27, 2008 Report Posted November 27, 2008 Truely impressive and its your first armor project. way to go. nice touch with the magnets. I did my thighs alternating between abs glue and super glue. I would put down an inch or so of abs glue and then a half inch of super glue. I would hold it in place until the super glue set which was a matter of seconds. Then i would wait a bit and glue another inch or so with abs glue and then a bit more super glue, let it sit and so on. The super glue would act like clamps for me while the slower abs glue set. Quote
Daetrin[Admin] Posted November 27, 2008 Report Posted November 27, 2008 Truely impressive and its your first armor project. way to go. nice touch with the magnets. I did my thighs alternating between abs glue and super glue. I would put down an inch or so of abs glue and then a half inch of super glue. I would hold it in place until the super glue set which was a matter of seconds. Then i would wait a bit and glue another inch or so with abs glue and then a bit more super glue, let it sit and so on. The super glue would act like clamps for me while the slower abs glue set. That's a smart idea Jim - you should add that as a TIP. Quote
TK-1287 Posted November 28, 2008 Report Posted November 28, 2008 Awesome buildup! You did a great job at trimming the suit! Quote
Del Fargazer Posted November 28, 2008 Report Posted November 28, 2008 Very excellent work !! And great progress photos along the way. Well done Quote
Guest TK-2416 Posted December 13, 2008 Report Posted December 13, 2008 Fantastic build!! And I really love your Jawa costume - spot on!! You have some high armor building skills! Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.