The5thHorseman

Though i look hundred times at this helmet i never noticed that before! Should be no problem then

Looks awesome! Congratulation in advance I'm just not sure if it's allowed to have a different ear bump painted on your left and right ear. I guess we will just have to wait for Locitus to chime in, he's the ear bumps master

Looks good to me. Though i've never built an ATA so maybe someone who have actually built one could confirm that.

In that case maybe they will provide a shortened mag too! Very exciting stuff though

Indeed! You love your ear bumps don't ya?!

It would be good to bring your belt up on the abdominal plate, even though with your cut cod i understand it might not be possible for you. And also fix your elbow gaps, your right one is larger than your left one. I cannot see if you have a strap between your biceps and forearms, but it would be an easy way to address this problem, as it would be better for accuracy. http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/19372-correct-bicep-to-forearm-connection-anhesb-video-and-photo-references/

You can still shave a lot more on the rounded section of that ear, this way you shouldn't need to squeeze them as much: ---------- And of course, work a little at the time and check frequently the back of the ear too

Think about painting white your ear screws too

Ok, cool news as i'm a fan of the Daft Punk, but i just hope the helmets won't be cheap ones!

Those two threads might help you in your process: http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/14216-e-11-model-x/ http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/24149-international-source-for-e11-receiver-body-metal-pipes/ Good luck! That's an interesting project

This is how i would trim to correct that gap: Trimming the rounded section is the key to fix the curve, as not being afraid to tighten the bottom screw very hard

I wouldn't recommand you to use a nail for the front sight. Just wait for your armor and then use a bit of ABS. It's easy to shape to form, it will be more accurate and not really more fragile if glued correctly. For the groove, i can't remember but i guess it goes all the way through. In the end, just give it some depth and once painted the result should be the same.

Good luck on the DVH kit! It requires quite some extra work compared to the Doopy but once it's finished, it looks nice

Yes, keep that in mind but don't get stuck on it! It's very minor

Very minor flaw, it would be better if your screws had an hexagonal pattern on the inside:

Update: As i want to keep this thread the most possible up-to-date with my armor i'm making this post. So last time i wheatered my armor, however the weathering i did for my helmet was a bit to faint for me so i decided to re-do it. Pictures : I also modified the strapping of my left shoulder bell which finally fixed my issue with it. I just shortened the length of the strap to the shoulder bridge. You can see the previous and the new location on the pic below: And i also received and glued my flexible "Alternative" handguards from Karin. Big thank to her! And to finish a little pic of myself next to a rocking Slave Leia look alike You can also see that the belt has been raised on the abdominal plate That's all for now Cheers!

Good luck with this project! Here's a thread from AJCG, who also made a replica of this helmet, which might be helpful for you http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/20687-tantive-iv-tm-hero-helmet/page-2

Yeah, they provide this d-ring since quite some time but it's a really cheap one. As Karin i wouldn't advise you to use it The Doopy also comes with no "magazine clip pin", a tiny piece which goes along the magazine, would be great if they add it in the kit in the future. Oh, and please don't put any "-e" at the end of my first name, it makes it becoming a female name... and a very old-fashioned one

Damn, it took almost 10 minutes to understand that this pic has been taken from the inside! Nice optical trick But keep in mind to always cut away from the lines first and then adapt to your helmet's curves. BTW the ear on top of the pic should be the left ear. And on this pic, this is a left ear (set on the right side).

It's nice to see confirmed that Doopy now has a single piece folding stock. Great improvement for the kit

It would be good to post a clear side picture of the ears on your helmet to sort out if they're or not reversed. Because on the second pic of your post above, the ear looks right, but on the third it looks reversed. Here's a coulpe of pic from Stukatrooper albums on flickr to show how to position the ears:

Your tears black lines look more like claws than actual strips right now. I think you should either narrow the top, or widen the bottom, or a combinaison of both.

I guess if you have enought clamps/magnets i can be glued as it is right now; but if you have a heatgun it can be a good time to use it

I wasn't referring at the Sniper knee plate but at the Ammo knee belt. The thing localized at the bottom of the right thigh. Here's a pic to explain what i was saying:

Jancelot had the same problem during his build. You can look at his build thread about how he handled it: http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/17863-tk-0393-ap-buildap/