Osothebear's ANH AP build [*AP]

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

I like the strapping and especially the double snaps, much safer if one lets go you still have another in its place, I use this on my arms as well

[OsotheBear]

Belt coming along 

[OsotheBear]

Got a holster from Darman, very impressed with the quality , and just what i needed to finish the belt

 

Also the hand plates glued to the gloves

 

Elastic shoulder in place!

 

Also helmet masking for helmet pads

All masked out for the velcro pads

First coat of hammered black

And finally a coat of matte black 

 

 

Now cutting out the eyes and frown vents 

 

 

Ear test 

 

 

I'm having a little gap on the back of the right ear

 

Edited July 22, 2013 by OsotheBear

[Clamps[TK]]

Excellent progress, I cannot wait to see how this all comes together!

[TrooperTim]

Nice work on the ears. The helmet's looking good.

[OsotheBear]

Thanks, yeahh there's a bit of a gap on the back side of the right ear, but I've sen that in the photos of the originals there where some gaps too

[Clamps[TK]]

mine has the right ear rear gap too (both AP buckets I have), probably more gap than yours... i wouldn't sweat it much!

[OsotheBear]

I started to paint the details on the helmet, as an advice, just paint one square and let it dry, I did all 4 at the same time and it was hard not to get paint all over. I'm going to paint the grey that way, one at the time.

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

Looking good, nice work on those ears and teeth trimming, keep up the great work

[OsotheBear]

Some masking and then painting the grey areas

 

 

What do you guys and gals think? is the thickness of the black line ok??

 

 

And now the frown

 

 

and the ears

 

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

Can't wait to see more, looking good

[OsotheBear]

Got to work around the helmet a litle more

[OsotheBear]

A bit of a set back using the masks but came out alright at the end 

[OsotheBear]

A bit more, getting close 

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

Looks like you fixed the bleed through lines nicely, well done

[Clamps[TK]]

Looking great. Nice painting!

[OsotheBear]

Hello troopers , I'm giving the finishing touches to my helmet and I was wondering about the s-trim, which one of these looks ok? the round or flat on the outside? and where is the the joint?do the edges meet in the front or in the back? I've seen helmet with the joint on both the front and back. Thanks!!

Edited September 2, 2013 by OsotheBear

[Clamps[TK]]

I joined my edges under the the front, as that area is black and it helps hide the seam. 

 

I put my S-trim with the flat part on the outside. I cannot confirm which is "correct, but I liked the cleaner-flush look when mounted. 

[OsotheBear]

I wonder if there's an image of the bottom a screen used one ?

[OsotheBear]

Helmet coming along 

[Clamps[TK]]

Nice progress on the bucket... how is the fit with all those mitch pads. I have the same kind and I can only use a couple in the front and back. No sides and top as it sits too high on my noggin. 

[OsotheBear]

they are just a about right , I had to re arrange them a bit but they work fine now, maybe I will try to get the old petal foam one just to see how it compares

[Tolo[TK]]

Is your padding thin? Or I must have a big head, I can barely fit some padding in my AP helmet lolll.

 

 

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[Clamps[TK]]

the only way to make the foam petal work for me is to use the chin strap (i have it installed). I don;t like using the chin strap, so I opted for the mitch pads and they hold nice, easy to remove and wash if needed. 

 

Keep up the great progress!

[OsotheBear]

Ok , a test , I'm almost done,  happy with the results , I think it came out not so bad!