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It is basically the E-10 blaster the mudtroopers used in Solo, but without those silly ring sights and replaced with the E-11 scope and Hengsler counter. Looks like they also removed whatever that box was on the side with the rods sticking out. I actually built something like this last year for a Mando build. Made it out of a PVC pipe and 3D designed parts. I was thinking of it like an iteration between the E-10 and E-11. I was so pumped to see something like it on screen. My version isnt exactly accurate, but I would be happy to give you my 3D files I made if you have access to a 3D printer or want to tinker with them to make them more accurate. There are others on Etsy and such that have files of the Solo version for sale (which look pretty sweet) as another option.

So change in direction. I decided to take a shot at just modeling my own abs in Fusion360, and then using Blender to scult in the more organic curvature. This way it will make it a lot easier to make adjustments and corrections to the model as necessary. This makes it easier to split the abs up into printable pieces, where I can build in registration for putting it all together. I can then model the belt, ab boxes, etc straight off the abs to make sure everything works together well. This is the first pass at the model for the abs. Started working on the chest plate as well. Still a work in progress. Question on the belt: How tall is it? In some photos the belt seems larger than others. In trying to figure it out I went so far as to hold up a ruler to the screen and try to measure the belt in comparison to the ab boxes. Using this highly technical process, it seems to be that the height of the belt (not counting teeth) seems to be pretty close to the height of the center ab box. Is that close?

@BigJasoni, Awesome info. I appreciate the detailed look and feedback. I knew that it was severely frowned upon to recast someone’s stuff with the intent of selling the product, but I was not aware it could be the same for personal use. With that in mind, I will make sure I contact the file creator for permission before I proceed with that. I was aware that the abs seemed to be a little short, but I didn’t want to scale it much to make them longer because it would distort the chest boxes. Is there a more accurate file that you are aware of out there I should be looking for? Or is it a situation where no one has quite gotten it right yet? I did see in your build the issues you had with the belt, so I just created my own to replace it. As far as the chest goes, I took a quick pass at trying to make the adjustments you pointed out (I love the drawing by the way). Am I going in the right direction, or causing more harm that good? I dropped the neckline some, pulled the pecs up, and tried to adjust the angles on the pecs to better match the reference. Is there a better file set out there that I need to be looking for? Just a note on the material I planned to use (If given permission from the file creators to cast for personal use). Although it does have a high elasticity, it is still a hard polyurethane plastic with the same shore hardness as a skateboard wheel or golfball. It just doesnt snap if bent. I read somewhere on this forum that the production costumes used on the film were made of an injection molded polyurethane plastic. So my plan was to use a similar material, just not injection molded. I assumed that since may people are using urethane resin rotocast helmets (Like Smooth-Cast or like material), that using a similar material would be allowable. I am wrong in that assumption? On a side note. Thoughts on a "just for fun" Obi Wan series Purge Trooper build? I saw that a few people have made the 3D files for it. I am assuming based on the Black Series action figure.

How dramatic does the bump under the right eye have to be? Is this enough, or does it need to be more pronounced?

Thank you gmrhodes13, I just found the instructions somewhere on the site on posting photos. I will get that fixed.

**** I NEED YOUR HELP **** My plan is to 3D print all armor parts, then make molds of them, and finally to cast the final product in a polyurethane plastic. For some parts (abs, shins, shoulder straps, etc) the polyurethane plastic will have a hardness of 90A (basically the hardness of a skateboard wheel) but has an elasticity of ~80%. So it is much more durable than the 3D printed parts, and should not snap when I try to squeeze it over my chubby belly or stick my ankle through it. While other parts (helmet, shoulder bells, etc.) which do not need to flex and would be less prone to breaking will be made from a polyurethane plastic which has a 65D hardness and only ~10% elasticity. *** Where you come in *** What I need help with is making sure I am on the right track with things like scaling, dimensions, detailing, etc. Because I will be creating molds from the 3D parts, I want to make sure all the details are squared away before I start molding. If there is something that I need to change in the model, I hope to find out before I start molding parts. Most of the armor will not be permanently affixed, as I will be tearing it back apart to create the molds. As an example, the abs are in 3 pieces temporarily held together with styrene and hot glue so that I can break them down into their components. Also things like suspension systems, attachment methods, final paint, etc. wont actually be done until the final parts are created. So any help/feedback you can offer will be greatly appreciated. Don’t mind the big nasty glue seam in the middle. This will be fixed before sanding and priming happens.

850 has a tutorial for assembling the abdomen armor on YT. "2" actually gets split down the middle and makes up the sides. Hard to describe, but makes a lot more sense after watching their video. Just search 850 armorworks on youtube, and you should see their channel. The abdomen video is listed as shore trooper/tanker trooper, but they all work the same.

Got some screen grabs from Episode 4 of the Obi Wan series, also with holsters and no flashlight on the E-11's. I sure hope this becomes an approvable variant. I am not a big fan of the flashlights on the E-11's