Seeker's/TK412's Intro and RS ANH Trooper Build.

[Seeker[TK]]

HI everyone! After trolling for about a year now, and getting reacquainted with these amazing builds here, I finally decided to start my build thread. I'll keep this short. I've been costuming since the middle of the 1990's, I first bought my very fist Stormtrooper costume in 1995 from a Starlog magazine ad from that Marco Co. I was in cloud nine. Then a few years after that, I heard of the 50st and joined. Been there since the beginning. I never did had the chance to actually wear all white stormtrooper, I always wore a Sandtrooper and I'm really excited to finally build an all white one this time. Ala Death Star hallway look.

 

I sold my Santrooper armor to a great guy in Germany and I really miss wearing my trooper gear. Well that time is now. I need to finish my RS Propmaster ANH trooper armor by Januray 17th. I have an event that day that only require Imperials.

 

Here's a little picture history of my trooping through out the years.

 

Marco trooper armor with Don post original vinyl helmet.

 

 

My very first submission photo to the 501st. Armor was a butcher one with parts from all types of makers.

 

 

Phantom Menace premiere 1999

 

 

2005 a picture before I sold it.

 

 

You could see the rest of the set this Vintage set at my Flickr Gallery on my signature.

 

 

I'm also known for this guy. This is the reason I slacked off wearing my Trooper armor.

 

 

 

2013 Now onto my RS trooper build

 

 

 

These is where I'm at right now.

 

 

You could see the rest of this build set at my Flickr Gallery on my signature.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you all

Seeker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Edited December 24, 2012 by Seeker

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

Very cool armor collection there keep up the good work

Edited January 22, 2013 by gmrhodes13

[Locitus[Admin]]

This is going to be good!

[Ravenwood[TK]]

great work looking forward to following your build

[Dday[501st]]

You even look a little like Jengo, great happenstance that you have a very nice Jengo build as well!

[PGHtrooper21]

Good Luck with your Build! Keep us posted.

 

Andy

 

P.S. You do look like Temuera Morrison A.K.A. Jango Fett.

[Seeker[TK]]

Thanks all! Gonna post some Chelsea leather sole repair tonite.

[Seeker[TK]]

While waiting on glues to dry on the boot repair. Here's a Arsenal at one of many stages of weathering.

 

Real demilled Sterling

Hyperfirm E-11

Hyperfirm SE-14R

 

 

 

 

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

While waiting on glues to dry on the boot repair. Here's a Arsenal at one of many stages of weathering.

 

Real demilled Sterling

Hyperfirm E-11

Hyperfirm SE-14R

 

Very nice indeed

[Minuteman]

pics are looking superb.... probably the weapons AND the camera are top notch

[Seeker[TK]]

Thanks Minute man. My camera is just and old point and shoot Canon. I'm just very particular on taking photos. I like to light it up correctly.

 

Shoe update today.

Edited December 23, 2012 by Seeker

[Seeker[TK]]

I was able to find some Chelsea's that were close, but not exact. Hopefully one day I'll find me one those 1095's.

 

The one I have is a Charles Tyrwitt Chelsea boot. It had a couple of minor details I wanted fix. One, the sole was pretty beat up and I added a new sole. I also wanted replicate the look of the studio shot version. It looks like the sole's are a bit thicker looking and also very leather brown looking. It's a little tight on me, but it will do.

 

This will be a sole fix update. I'll do a painting post later.

 

Here's the look I was going for.

 

The studio look - The original sole - The fixed sole.

 

 

Original boot.

 

 

Original beat up sole.

 

 

1/4 inch Leather hide cut out.

 

 

Sanded down the sole for better gluing

 

 

Making sure it matches.

 

 

 

Adding glue to both parts then waiting ten minutes for it cure. Then firmly press. I added leather Barge glue sold at Tandy Leather Factory.

 

 

 

 

Then cut out the edges.

 

 

Tracing a faux line to replicate a real Goodyear Welted Shoe style.

 

 

 

Carving out the line.

 

 

 

 

Faux stitches.

 

 

 

 

Before the dark dying.

 

 

Added some Neatsfoot oil to protect it from cracking and weather conditions. Then I added the final dye on the edges.

 

 

Final piece

 

 

Edited December 23, 2012 by Seeker

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

Some nice leather work there, well done

[troopermaster]

Good job on those boots Arturo. This is the kind of attention I like to see going on in a build thread

 

My latest pair of original Stuart boots has an extra layer added to the base of the sole and looks very much like your boots. Well done!

[Seeker[TK]]

Thanks guys!

 

Yay! approved by the master.

[Seeker[TK]]

Starting for puts around with the helmet.

 

 

 

[Seeker[TK]]

Got a chance to build my canister today. My Quixotic5894 clips showed up during the weekend. I'm very happy how they turned out. I went with the real canister look of RS's canister. The end clips were not that close to the end caps. I hope I can still apply for Centurion.

 

 

[Quixotic5891]

Looking really great bro glad I could help!

[Locitus[Admin]]

Got a chance to build my canister today. My Quixotic5894 clips showed up during the weekend. I'm very happy how they turned out. I went with the real canister look of RS's canister. The end clips were not that close to the end caps. I hope I can still apply for Centurion.

Yeah, that looks fine to me. The reason I want people to put them at the far edges of the canister is that if I didn't, people would put them way too far towards the middle. My original specification of that requirement didn't mention any measurements, since I think there's room for leeway. But I got complaints about that and had to pick some kind of measurement.

 

The TD and it's clips are looking beautiful btw. Great work from both of you!

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

Looking good

[Seeker[TK]]

Phew! Thanks Locitus!

[Seeker[TK]]

The rest of the canister pics can be found on my flckr trooper page.

[Locitus[Admin]]

I fixed your 501st privileges btw.

[Seeker[TK]]

Ahh thank you.

[svache[501st]]

I think this is going to be one beauty of a Centurion build