My NE Build Thread

[SaturnGypsy[TK]]

Well almost...

 

Kit is on its way. But I'm so excited I'm starting my thread now.

 

My TK boots did arrive today thought! And so the new obsession begins...

 

 

[SaturnGypsy[TK]]

Just checked UPS. Kit will be here Friday!

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

Ahh yes the excitement and the pain of waiting for the big brown box, even worse when you have to wait the weeked too lol

[SaturnGypsy[TK]]

Hopefully it's not late and actually shows up Friday. I'll be home so I won't miss it.

[Obey Wann[501st]]

Awesome! I get my kit on Monday. I'm so glad I get my mail delivered to the UPS store. I never miss a delivery when i'm at work.

[SaturnGypsy[TK]]

Behold! The big brown box!

 

After a UPS snafu that resulted in me meeting the driver at a UPS Store to pick up the box from him. It has arrived...

 

[SaturnGypsy[TK]]

 

Nicely packed.

[SaturnGypsy[TK]]

I'll have to dig into this tomorrow. Between Sharks playoff game 2 and Iron Man 3 tonight I'm swamped!

[SaturnGypsy[TK]]

Unpacked.

 

 

As you can see, I'm very excited.

 

[SaturnGypsy[TK]]

Any suggestions on the first piece to start with? Taking a page from my Iron Man build, I won't start with the helmet.

[GunsDKP]

I'm likewise starting on an NE build, which I just received. Exciting and daunting! I was wondering if you knew -- the extra curved shoulders, with no ridges, and the hexagon pieces... What are these for? I assume another variation but I can't figure out which one. Just curious.

 

Also, am I missing something or is there no thermal detonator back-piece here?

 

As for first piece, a lot of threads suggest biceps for getting the proverbial feet wet, which is what I'm going to do.

[SaturnGypsy[TK]]

Hi Guns,

 

Not sure about the extra pieces yet. I wish it came with an inventory sheet the tells you what each piece is. I guess we will have to figure it out as we go.

 

I may try the biceps today. I also have another build going right now. Red Skull. I hope I'm not biting off too much.

[ZacMuleer[TK]]

The shoulder straps without ridges are an option for some sandtrooper builds, as are the hexagon pieces- those are in place of the sniper plate on the knee.

[SaturnGypsy[TK]]

Held my breath and made my first cut. Hope I did it right.

 

[Echo[TK]]

Remember to exhale, if you haven't passed out yet that is..

 

Congrats on your first cut. Keep it up!

[SaturnGypsy[TK]]

Thanks!

 

Ok first glue applied and clamped.

 

[Slave1138]

Cant wait to see more from ya. I just got my NE box today, now I got to work all weekend then go to Vegas for a week...the pain! At least I got my Droid so I will be watching this and good luck.

[SaturnGypsy[TK]]

Progress so far...

 

Biceps, forearms, right thigh.

 

Still have to do the back on the thigh but I'm letting the glue dry on the ammo box first. That thing was a pain!

[SaturnGypsy[TK]]

Got the left thigh going too.

 

 

[SaturnGypsy[TK]]

Filling a gap in the thigh. Or at least trying to. I'll have to touch it up with some gloss white.

 

How do you fill gaps like this? I just taped the back and filled it with e6000.

 

Ok it won't let me upload the pic. Keeps saying the file is too big.

[Obey Wann[501st]]

I usually host pics on Picaa, flickr or facebook, then post the link to the /jpg using the tags.

 

Good luck, can't wait to see your progress. I'll be working on mine like mad this weekend.

[SaturnGypsy[TK]]

I do almost all of this on my phone using Tapatalk. It's really a pain to do anything else. Does this forum have a limit on pic uploaded?

[SaturnGypsy[TK]]

Edited May 22, 2013 by SaturnGypsy

[SaturnGypsy[TK]]

Edited May 24, 2013 by SaturnGypsy

[SaturnGypsy[TK]]

Sorry about the broken images. Still working this out.