heartstopper85[TK] Posted April 30, 2023 Report Share Posted April 30, 2023 Armor: Old Jim Kit Sanded and Painted Bucket: need to find one Softgoods: Need to source cape, boots, and gloves Paint: Behr No Drama Red Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted May 1, 2023 Report Share Posted May 1, 2023 Looking forward to seeing another Cardinal on the way 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartstopper85[TK] Posted May 2, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2023 Talked with geeky pink was excited to make my cape; I'm basing everything off the Black Series figure for reference. We had some issues on mountain trooper so applying similar logic. If anyone needs to part with a TFA bucket I'm looking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartstopper85[TK] Posted May 3, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2023 Found an ebay Anovos TFA lid, waiting for either Gio to get back with me from Crow props for boots and gloves or I'll just getting Keep Trooping when run orders Still painting away the cracks in the fiberglass from 6 years of use are real, having to fill with a bonder sand like crazy that repaint. Got tip to just remove clear coat and that seems to be working well and the Behr paint is sticking well with no issues. Bright and shinny and I match the other red troopers in my area. Hope to have rest of painting done this weekend, than need to restrap everything as elastic was quite worn out and few other items on my rigging were needing attention even if I kept it white. Hoping this side project helps me get motivated back to finish my DN project 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartstopper85[TK] Posted May 8, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2023 More painting this weekend; talked to crow props about boots and gloves in red and waiting on cape message which is probably gonna be awhile. Assuming this is gonna be a slow build. But learned best way to handle painting an old white jim kit is to use 220 sandpaper to take off the clear coat than I sand with 1000 to smooth everything out. Few coats of red followed by 2k sanding in between and it comes out decent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartstopper85[TK] Posted May 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2023 Got an anvoos lid from ebay; the aertaor and nose piece snapped out fairly easily with gentle force, they really dont use much glue on those things. Decided to just mask off black areas and paint. Have some cure curing to do and some drying than polish with 3k and one more coat. Waiting on gio and geeky pink is facing issues with fires, so this project will probably be tabled for some time. My fault for thinking this was going to be "easy" Tip never say anything is going to be easy. In the mean time I'm going to fix some worn out elastic strapping, replace velcro, and various other maintenance items. Probably go nuts with a good clear coat and polish to make everything super shiny. Need to get my attention back to my DN Kit anyway. I think this project has taught me I love Behr spray paint and I believe I'm going to also paint my DN Kit and bucket so everything matches well and it helps fight yellowing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartstopper85[TK] Posted June 7, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2023 Bucket painted, just have belt boxes to paint and random polish and touch ups. Waiting to aquire soft goods 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartstopper85[TK] Posted June 16, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2023 Is there a good imaging host website anymore? I'm maxed out of adding anything to these posts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted June 16, 2023 Report Share Posted June 16, 2023 13 minutes ago, heartstopper85 said: Is there a good imaging host website anymore? I'm maxed out of adding anything to these posts I'm still using Imgur, there is no guarantee that it may go the way of Photobucket, you can never tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FN1313[TK] Posted July 8, 2023 Report Share Posted July 8, 2023 Is there a good imaging host website anymore? I'm maxed out of adding anything to these postsI still use Imgur, really the best that I know of for now IMHO.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartstopper85[TK] Posted July 25, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2023 Got my boots and gloves in. Still touching up paint; honestly I paused thinking soft goods were gonna be a hot minute. Gonna push to get paint by Thursday, Rigging Friday and troop test on Saturday with my friend's Phasma cape. Did we get any guidance on the cape yet? I was working off the Black series figure, outside of the TFA bucket. The black series has the silver stripe instead of the red. Will need to order from Geeky Pink soon so will need some guidance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted July 25, 2023 Report Share Posted July 25, 2023 5 minutes ago, heartstopper85 said: Got my boots and gloves in. Still touching up paint; honestly I paused thinking soft goods were gonna be a hot minute. Gonna push to get paint by Thursday, Rigging Friday and troop test on Saturday with my friend's Phasma cape. Did we get any guidance on the cape yet? I was working off the Black series figure, outside of the TFA bucket. The black series has the silver stripe instead of the red. Will need to order from Geeky Pink soon so will need some guidance Andrew's @sly11 last post about the cape in June "Follow the colour scheme of the book cover and Black series figure. They both show a black cape and that grayish or Matt silver trim. Impossible to know a fabric type due to the formats we have to go off, but if Phasma is anything to go off with her cape, eve that would only be a rough guide adjusting the colour scheme to suit the references we have." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartstopper85[TK] Posted July 25, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2023 Just now, gmrhodes13 said: Andrew's @sly11 last post about the cape in June "Follow the colour scheme of the book cover and Black series figure. They both show a black cape and that grayish or Matt silver trim. Impossible to know a fabric type due to the formats we have to go off, but if Phasma is anything to go off with her cape, eve that would only be a rough guide adjusting the colour scheme to suit the references we have." Thank you, was just double checking 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartstopper85[TK] Posted July 31, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2023 Did a wear test this weekend with my friend's Phasma cape. Pictures on 1st Order Stormtrooper Facebook group. Have a few adjustments to make on the strapping and rigging but overall think I'm pretty much done. Gonna just focus on my white DN kti while I wait either on Geeky Pink or find someone else to help with cape since soft goods aren't my bag of tee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartstopper85[TK] Posted August 15, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2023 Geeky Pink got with me yesterday; getting measured up for my cape. I'm still thinking I'm going off the black series figure for how cape is worn. The book I guess shows opposite of phasma. Might make a mod for a game and use those as reference pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted August 15, 2023 Report Share Posted August 15, 2023 You will have to provide official images as your reference material for the LMO's not game mods. I would suggest speaking with Andrew and he can discuss with the LMO's if the Black Series is a better reference than the book. Personally I would think the cape would be the same as Phasma just with the different color border as that design she copied from Cardinal, but that's me, the LMO's may decide differently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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