Osothebear's ANH AP build [*AP]

[OsotheBear]

thanks Mark at AP for a great product, fast shipping and excellent communication, he went the extra mile to make sure I was totally satisfied, he was even willing to change a small part that had a small stretch mark no cost added, really cool guy to deal with, cheers man!

Now the adventure begins and I hope I won't screw up since is my first build, good thing the FISD is full of helpful and knowledgeable people cuz I'm gonna need a ton of both!

Edited March 6, 2012 by OsotheBear

[TK bondservnt[501st]]

once again... the Ap!

[TK_LEPER]

Take your time, have fun!

 

J

[OsotheBear]

Right on guys!!! Vern I ordered a Doopy's kit , hopefully will get here no prob , and Jesse those belt clips looks sharp !!

[gazmosis[501st]]

Gotta LOVE the box full of plastic!!!!

Can't wait to see your progress!!!

[xaoslord]

It's a great feeling when that box arrives and the wait is over. Take plenty of pics!

[LadyInWhite[TK]]

OH GOSH I remember the feeling of opening that box... laying out all the parts... thinking... WHAT DID I GET MYSELF INTO!?

[OsotheBear]

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Edited February 29, 2012 by OsotheBear

[Sparrow]

Enjoy! Lots of work and lots of fun! Make sure to read as many build threads as you can to get as many tips as you can

[OsotheBear]

UPDATE , I went ahead an risked cutting the Thermal detonator and the hand plates,Is not the best but at least I didn't mess up, I have a question, how do you approach the cutting , so far I tried both scoring and snapping and the dremel.

[daennika]

To be honest, your approach is far more thought-out than mine. I just winged those handguards! Most of my trimming on the AP was done with the X-acto knife, scoring, snapping, and trimming line by line. Sanding at last when nothing else had to be removed.

 

You want to leave some return edge near your wrists but not too much since your hand has to fit inside the curve.

[Cardiac[TK]]

Fun...

[Jancelot[TK]]

Awesome! Looking forward to your build pics.

 

For scoring your method looks very similar to the one I'm using.

 

I draw a line with a pencil, score with an xacto, and then snap. If it's a long strip I break it up in to 1-2" pieces or around any odd curves/angles.

 

If a piece is an odd shape I'll opt for cutting further away from the line and then trimming with the xacto and sandpaper.

[TK bondservnt[501st]]

score snap and sand@!

you can even use power sanders.

I also use tin snips.

 

your handplates need just a little more trimming!

when you cut them out of the base tree, then you must shape them

along the proper lines.

 

I'll pop up a photo here in a bit.

Edited March 9, 2012 by TK Bondservnt 2392

[OsotheBear]

Thanks everybody, great help, I'm leaning towards scoring and snap!,

[OsotheBear]

Hey Vern I got the blaster resin kit , we should talk about those nice holsters of your and the scope railing! you know better what would I need, maybe even the piece that holds the counter , here are some pics http://forum.whitearmor.net/index.php?showtopic=18850

[OsotheBear]

I got the thermal detonator pieces cut and sanded, for some odd reason the side caps look too small,, weird because I trimmed exactly were they meet the mold were they came from and I barely sanded them!!,

Now I guess I'm going to have to look around for clips.

Also I got the handguards cut, but I think they are too big, and that they are AP, I can't imagine how big the Fx's are, good thing I got my heat sealing iron today, I might try to trim them a bit and give it a try to make the return edge, I'm hesitating a bit about it since I've never use it before.

[NastyNoah[TK]]

Thanks everybody, great help, I'm leaning towards scoring and snap!,

 

I was nervous about trimming parts too, but after I did a few pieces it was no problem.

[OsotheBear]

I also got my gf to wrap me with duct tape for the mannequin ha! , I still have to build the wood frame

[LadyInWhite[TK]]

This is a walk down memory lane!

[OsotheBear]

Hello troopers, After the summer hiatus I am back at it !

Now I trimmed most of the pieces out of the mouldings and Im n the process of fine cutting and sanding and I was wondering how much return edge for the bottom of the shoulderbells should l leave and also ifanyone has any idea which side is the front and the back they seem a bit asymmetrical.

[TrooperTim]

When I built my AP I just followed the mold lines - they will show how much to trim off. Run a pencil in that groove so you can better see where to cut. I kept a small return on mine. If I remember correctly, the shoulder bells are identical so it wouldn't matter which way you put them on. When in doubt, watch the film and look at screenshots. http://www.whitearmo...=20#entry206498

[OsotheBear]

Awesome reference , thanks Tim , it seems also that the forearms don't have any return edge

[TrooperTim]

Correct. Although on my armor, I do have a small return on the top of my forearms. http://www.501st.com/databank/Costuming:FISD_CRL

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

Off to a good start, keep up the good work