Rick330's dual TrooperMaster TM build[*TM]

[SW1]

I'm in good company then. All your tips for fitting my armour to my stature have been spot-on so far.

Ohh i thought thats where you were going to hide your speaker

[Rich330[TK]]

Ohh i thought thats where you were going to hide your speaker

 

Damn! Too late now!

[Rich330[TK]]

Right, I'm back in business! This little lot arrived this morning ...

 

 

So, now I have my holster to complete my ESB and get my application for the 501st and of course an EIB thread will follow shortly.

Then I'll be building my new ANH helmet and as soon as I get drop boxes, I'll be submitting for double EIB. Yeeeehaaaaw!

[Locitus[Admin]]

Nice!

 

Congrats!

[SW1]

Nice!

 

Congrats!

Thats just wicked mate , , yes need you EIB Cant wait to see the thread , going doublebubble nice one Rich

[Rich330[TK]]

Well, my 501st application is in. Here are my photos. Some of them will be used for my EIB thread of course. So, if you spot anything, let me know and I can correct any little problems before I post my application ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[SW1]

Well, my 501st application is in. Here are my photos. Some of them will be used for my EIB thread of course. So, if you spot anything, let me know and I can correct any little problems before I post my application ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi Rich theres one thing missing buba fett standing next to you :fett: ,i think you are good to go mate surperb build.

[Rich330[TK]]

Hi Rich theres one thing missing buba fett standing next to you :fett: ,i think you are good to go mate surperb build.

 

 

Thanks, mate!

[Locitus[Admin]]

Beautiful! I keep coming back to your photos as reference for my own build.

[Turrican]

Top!! Fit perfect!

[Rich330[TK]]

Thanks, guys! I'm really enjoying seeing this all put together myself.

[tkrestonva[TK]]

Another well-executed TM build.

[Obievon[501st]]

Questions?

 

What make of Hovies?

What make of E11?

What make is your New ANH helmet?

one more,

 

What kind of paint did you use on your E11......Looks AWESOME!

 

Thanks

[Rich330[TK]]

What make of Hovies?

 

Keith's.

 

 

What make of E11?

 

eBay seller "huracanambulante".

 

 

What make is your New ANH helmet?

 

TM

 

 

What kind of paint did you use on your E11

 

It came ready-painted.

Edited September 3, 2010 by Rick330

[firebladejedi[TK]]

Sweet looking trooper

 

The only thing I noticed is your belt slipping down a tad, I don't remember did you fit snaps in the ab plate to keep it up in place?

[Rich330[TK]]

Sweet looking trooper

 

The only thing I noticed is your belt slipping down a tad, I don't remember did you fit snaps in the ab plate to keep it up in place?

 

Cheers, Mark.

 

Yeah, I do have snaps and they usually keep the front of the belt in place OK. What I did notice this time round is that the missus didn't tighten the belt at the back enough so it's all a little bit loose.

 

Been working on my ANH components this morning ...

[Rich330[TK]]

Nearly ready for ANH. Just need the extra drop boxes which that nice Mr. TM is sorting out for me ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Rich330[TK]]

Surgery time again!

 

I was comparing my build with these publicity shots (I just love the way the shoulders, biceps and forearms fit this trooper) and decided I needed some adjustments ...

 

 

 

 

 

I'll never get it exactly the same because my arms are too short but I thought I'd at least try and get it as close as I can.

 

The most obvious thing I noticed was that I had left my biceps far too loose-fitting (too great in diameter) and was also finding that they would ride up and stay high inside the shoulder bells.

 

The first step was of course to open up the biceps again, cut out a good 2-3 cm and add a little bit more of a taper.

 

 

 

I think I've got a lot closer to that close-fitting, tapered look I'm after.

 

 

 

Whilst the slimmer cut should already help the biceps hang a little looser, I also found that one problem was the wrap-around elastic on the shoulder bells ....

 

... this stuff ...

 

 

... The elastic itself is quite strong and quite tight over the biceps. I also had it connected to snaps inside the bells which were getting caught up on the finishing strips on the biceps.

 

So, I ripped out the snaps and directly glued in (without snaps) some slightly more flimsy elastic.

 

 

 

I'll also add another snap to the elastic connecting the shoulder bells and biceps for a longer connection.

 

Hopefully I'll be able to get closer to that look I'm after. The proof will be in the pudding of the next test fitting I suppose ...

[Rich330[TK]]

The biceps are looking a lot better!

 

 

 

But now those forearms need some attention ...

[Locitus[Admin]]

This photo of me from the weekend caught my eye and prompted me to re-tackle my thighs.

 

 

I'd had a niggling doubt in my mind since I'd put them together that maybe I'd left them a bit too "roomy". This picture made my mind up.

So I took off the finishing strips from the back of the thighs and opened up the seam again. I cut out around 20mm (the width of the finishing strip) on each and put them back together again. It seems to have got rid of the extra gap and my thighs sit nice and snug now.

I also think I'm addicted to buildign armour too. It was so much fun to crack open the plastic weld and E6000 and have something to do again!

 

More photos as soon as I get my holster and suit up for clearance/EIB photos.

 

 

I think I need to do this too, but I can't really make out how much you took off by the later photos. Like this one:

 

 

Do you have any build pics of that surgery?

[Rich330[TK]]

I don't have any pictures of that I'm afraid.

 

In the end I took out 20mm (exactly the width of the finishing strip) from each leg (I cut it all out from behind the back seam). But as you can see, it's all been trial and error with me.

I think the easiest way to do it is to tape the parts with an overlap and try them on. Then keep increasing or decreasing the overlap till you're happy and trim off the excess.

 

I've just finished re-doing the forearms which now means I have built and re-built every single part of my armour!

 

I was just very conservative when I trimmed and glued all the parts first time round. Still, I suppose it's better to build it too big and then trim down rather than cut too much and leave it too tight.

 

It's one of the things about the TM kit which sounds pretty daunting at first when you hear it has no seams or trim lines. In the end though, it makes it the perfect kit to trim to size.

[Locitus[Admin]]

I don't have any pictures of that I'm afraid.

 

In the end I took out 20mm (exactly the width of the finishing strip) from each leg (I cut it all out from behind the back seam). But as you can see, it's all been trial and error with me.

I think the easiest way to do it is to tape the parts with an overlap and try them on. Then keep increasing or decreasing the overlap till you're happy and trim off the excess.

 

I've just finished re-doing the forearms which now means I have built and re-built every single part of my armour!

 

I was just very conservative when I trimmed and glued all the parts first time round. Still, I suppose it's better to build it too big and then trim down rather than cut too much and leave it too tight.

 

It's one of the things about the TM kit which sounds pretty daunting at first when you hear it has no seams or trim lines. In the end though, it makes it the perfect kit to trim to size.

Yeah I did my thighs like that, but stopped where the back of the thighs curve. Had I gone further and trimmed more I'd gotten a "wall" and not the curve, as one part curves upward and the other downward to meet. If that makes any sense.

 

Since I used abs-cement and quite a lot of it on the inner joining strips I imagine it to be a bit of a challenge removing those. But the outer strips are E-6000 so that will be easy.

[Rich330[TK]]

 

 

Since I used abs-cement and quite a lot of it on the inner joining strips I imagine it to be a bit of a challenge removing those.

 

Yeah, I did the same. So each time I trimmed more out, I had to cut out at least the width of the inner strip. Luckily I always needed to remove at least that amount.

 

The outer strips with E6000 come off very easily. I just stuck a flat screwdriver underneath and worked it alng the seam. The excess glues rubs off and leaves no residue.

[Locitus[Admin]]

Yeah, I did the same. So each time I trimmed more out, I had to cut out at least the width of the inner strip. Luckily I always needed to remove at least that amount.

 

The outer strips with E6000 come off very easily. I just stuck a flat screwdriver underneath and worked it alng the seam. The excess glues rubs off and leaves no residue.

 

That was fortunate! Good thing you get so much extra abs with the TM making new inner strips won't be an issue.

 

 

Do you have a picture of the inside of your thigh? It'll help me visualize how much you had removed.

 

I think we are about the same hight and build so this is about as close to how mine should look like as I can find!

[Rich330[TK]]

Do you have a picture of the inside of your thigh? It'll help me visualize how much you had removed.

 

I will take one for you.

 

I think we are about the same hight and build so this is about as close to how mine should look like as I can find!

 

I'm 1.72m / 68kg.