TI25674

Thanks! I was thinking abs slurry originally. Time to learn to make that.

Would this work to make it seamless?

Gonna try it

I was able to get a little bit of work in. I have the front, ,back, groin, and butt plates cut out. I ordered some flexible should straps. So while I wait I was able get the torso together. I glued the shims in with e6000, the rear pieces that connect the trauma plate are velcro'd in to help with adjustment. The trauma plate is velcro as well. So lots of room to adjust for thicker or thinner layers. Since I will be painting the kit, I am going to bondo some areas to clean them up I was also able to snag a black series rogue one, I am going to start modding that as well.

Thanks for the input. I read his build but missed the paint

Sweet. I thought about a coat of uv resin inside. So the next question, what paint / color white should I use for the kit?

So updates here: I got the helmet from 850AW, it is resin. I do like the resin helmets. But the top was flat, almost concave. I reached out to them they told me to heat it up and pop it back out. Some advice on the FB page, I left it in my car for about 20 minutes and it fixed itself. That concerns me for trooping outdoors in the summer. I had the side shims glued on with e6000 and some more advice on the FB page (i really wish I had my phone so I could mention the guy, huge help) said I should move the side shims back to create the angled recess since 850 doesn't have that in their mold. So moved it back about 5/8" and glued. Still drying. Come to find out, the back plate doesn't have the raised squares for the shoulder straps. They are there, but its like just an outline. Pretty bummed about that. Not sure what to do with it. I've reached back out to 850 and they are apparently 3d printed. I have to go through those parts again.... So needless to say, this whole suit will need a paint job.

Awesome. Yeah I've built the tanker so it makes sense now. Thanks!

I got a chance to do some rough cuts on the ab and kidney. I figured I would start there and build out. I'm a dad bod kind of guy so that will be the hardest part for me. Im not sure of the return edge, it didn't say anything in the CRLs about it. I know the ANH TK were minimal and from what I read the rotks were injection molded and a bit thicker, I am removing return edge where it will be covered up and leave a little on the places that can be seen. Two questions on this one: 1. Does the black stripe get painted on behind the angled rib? 2. Look s like the vacuum forming process left an odd line, just cut that off to match the angle to remove it? Can I assume the part labeled "2" is for shimming? If so, I will need a shim:

Sweet, thanks!

Hey all I want to document my 850 Armorworks build since I don't see alot of those yet. My goal is to complete it in about 30 days since my neighbors son has a birthday party. Last year I went as Boba Fett repaint. I was offered to go again as Boba again but I offered a TK. So .... Armor - 850 AW. Helmet- 850 AW resin cast - still waiting for it to arrive Undersuit - generic Underarmor until I find a proper one. I believe I can use the generic non- textured for basic approval Boots - Imerpialboots Gloves - nomex flight gloves

I'm starting as a place holder. I will be finally receiving my FOTK armor from KBprops soon (no fault to them, just back log) and hopefully I'll document everything here. I already have my gaskets (Pinkys) and boots. Gloves and neck seal on the way. Looking at other build this is way more complex than OT TK. Any advice is welcome.

And the back

Slowly but surely I'm making progress. I am going to need to shim the sides about 3.5 inches. Shouldn't be a big deal. I know the kidney and butt plate are crooked. I feel like the shoulders are huge but there's no elastic on them yet.

So in regards to the ab armor, how far back does the groin extend? I just don't know how far apart the groin and butt (underneath) are. And for the butt plate, are you all leaving return edge? I read the forum post on return edges saying the butt plate should have some at the top and bottom, I feel like any return in the bottom would bite. Thoughts?

So in regards to the ab armor, how far back does the groin extend? And for the butt plate, are you all leaving return edge? I read the forum post on return edges saying the butt plate should have some at the top and bottom, I feel like any return in the bottom would bite. Thoughts?

A couple of questions: 1. In reference to the ab, any return edge below the chest plate? I am thinking about removing it all to help with a closer fit. 2. I know the kidney and butt are split, how about the groin plate and ab plate? I am thinking about splitting them apart, I believe I've seen that

Hey all! TI25674 here. I recently received my ANH stunt kit from Walt's. I have a decent start I think but I'm getting to a point where I need input outside of Facebook and looking at tutorials (and man there are a lot of them!). Ideally Im going to go sandy with this build, so keeping that in mind. So some details below: Kit - Walts Trooper Factory (bucket too) Boots - Imperial Boots Undersuit - generic 2-piece from Amazon Gloves - Generic nomex for now Blaster - 1992 Hasbro with conversion kit Ill start with the shoulder, bicep, forearm and chest/back which is where I am at. I didn't take a lot of photos before starting this thread. After some feedback on the FB group, my concern is the chest might be slightly too small for my "dad bod". I'm 5'10" at 180 lbs. But most of my weight is on the front. I was told to work the torso parts out then see how it fits before looking into a bigger chest. So here is where i'm at:

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