Berbs42[TK] Posted September 15, 2013 Report Posted September 15, 2013 (edited) Ok!! Finally posting up the Build Thread!! My first TK was a set of Pirate Trooper (PT) Armor. Got it before I found the FISD, and before I learned about recasters. Regardless of where you stand on that topic, I made do with what I had. And I trooped in it quite a bit! Being that it was thin HIPS, it eventually started cracking. Eventually I had new cracks at every troop I went to. I reinforced, repaired, and reglued it, but eventually I retired it; no Shiny TK should be so marred. Though I kept the set and knew that one day I would transform it into a Death Trooper. So, slowly but surely, I've started down that process... And I figure it's high time to start documenting the build. I'm basing the look on the GG Bust and Statue, and Marty's Build, and adding a few changes here and there. The PT set was a Glossy white HIPS so I dremeled into everything and sanded the finish down, and then used a Rustoleum Heirloom white as a first coat. Not completely covered, but most of it for sure!! Death Trooper Tree!! Then I used the Death Trooper Color Chart And began laying down some color (to be later sanded down) Good enough for now! More to post later today!! - Berban Edited September 15, 2013 by Berbs42 Quote
HeloTrooper Posted September 15, 2013 Report Posted September 15, 2013 Looking good - a lot of subtlety there. I'm sure this is going to come out awesome! Quote
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted September 15, 2013 Report Posted September 15, 2013 Looks great so far Quote
berzerker[501st] Posted September 16, 2013 Report Posted September 16, 2013 Looks fantastic. There won't be a lot of events to wear a DT but those where you do will be extra special. it gets an amazing response from the public. Quote
Berbs42[TK] Posted September 16, 2013 Author Report Posted September 16, 2013 (edited) My wife helped me sand down the spray-painted coats... Brought out some nice textures in the paint... Handplates... Calves... Right Forearm... Left Shoulder Bell... Right Shoulder Bell... Love the colors there!! ======== I defined the cracks and gashes with a black wash, and she brushed on a few other washes, sponging off the excess... We'll go back and lighten some of the cracks and maybe even take back some of the color. I didn't want to destroy the PT Bucket since it was my first TK (and was still in decent shape), so I found some other rather cheap HIPS pulls from fleabay (figured I could tear these up plenty). But while at another Trooper's house working on this, he realized he had a TM bucket that was had some warping around the right earcap from getting too close to a heat gun. So I think I'll practice on the HIPS and go for it on the ABS TM. Means I'll end up with way more buckets than I anticipated! (Front to back: Fleabay/MTK/PT/Fleabay/TM) More updates soon! LaterDays! - Berbs Edited September 16, 2013 by Berbs42 Quote
Darth Aloha[Admin] Posted September 16, 2013 Report Posted September 16, 2013 I recently made some dumb comment on the legion boards to the effect if "Don't worry about nit picking death trooper approvals, how many of them will there really be?" After I made that faux pas a handful of them came out of the woodwork. Boy am I going to be wrong. Looking good trooper. Can't wait to see the final project. -Eric Quote
SWAMPTHING[TK] Posted September 19, 2013 Report Posted September 19, 2013 looking good, very good! Quote
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted September 19, 2013 Report Posted September 19, 2013 Really coming along nicely Quote
Hyper[TK] Posted September 20, 2013 Report Posted September 20, 2013 Looks fantastic. There won't be a lot of events to wear a DT but those where you do will be extra special. it gets an amazing response from the public. Quote
stormtrooperguy[501st] Posted September 23, 2013 Report Posted September 23, 2013 I love the paint job! I'm coming up on my 3rd anniversary of having the suit. One thing I've found is that you need to be REALLY careful around the heavily chewed up spots. HIPS and ABS alike crack easily when you score through most of the armor I've had to reinforce mine from behind with spare plastic in a bunch of spots, especially where the damage is near the edges. You may want to save yourself future trouble and do the same. Quote
Berbs42[TK] Posted October 30, 2013 Author Report Posted October 30, 2013 (edited) Test Run Photos from the last hour of this past weekend's Con. (Alamo City Comic Con) Still need to weather the belt, create some shims between the Ab and Kidney Plates, and add semi-permanent connections between components (i.e. elastic with snaps instead of velcro...) that's why the right bicep turned around on me. g Edited October 31, 2013 by Berbs42 Quote
Cantina Security[501st] Posted November 21, 2013 Report Posted November 21, 2013 Did you have to reinforce the gouges from the backside? Or are they holding up ok without splitting? Quote
Berbs42[TK] Posted December 6, 2013 Author Report Posted December 6, 2013 So far so good, BUT I'm going to reinforce them anyway... My armor was EXTREMELY fragile when it was shiny already. I know it won't take much to snap it where I've weakened it further. - Berbs Quote
SWAMPTHING[TK] Posted December 6, 2013 Report Posted December 6, 2013 a good inner layer of whit duct tape maybe, it really helped me where I had to glue pieces together Quote
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