Sly's AP ANH Stunt TK Build

[Sly11[Admin]]

Must have spent 4-5 hours trimming the ears and still not happy, but left material behind still so i can tweak later on.

Helmet is about 85% complete now.

 

Not sure if it is normal practice to mask the frown before painting, but thought I would try it out.

 

 

[Snaps[TK]]

See you've got a mini-trooper standing guard lol

[Sly11[Admin]]

Yes, he is Ever Vigilant.

 

 

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[Snaps[TK]]

Just a suggestion....think about painting the inside of your helmet flat black. It helps keep light out and any little kids trying to look up will see darkness. I'm glad I did it. Just a suggestion

[maxsteele[TK]]

From the angles I've seen, your ears look fine.

 

There's no issue with masking off the frown before painting.

[The5thHorseman[501st]]

Yep, a beginner would tend to use masking tape for that . I did it too even though in the end i ended up removing the tape and made touch up everywhere!

 

However i feel like your tubestripes are reversed, the ones which are supposed to be on the left cheek sit on the right one. The one/two firsts tubestripes should slightly lean forward at the top:

[Sly11[Admin]]

Thanks guys.

Will order some new tube stripes

[Snaps[TK]]

You can slowly peel the stripes off and place them on again.

[Sly11[Admin]]

Peel them off and re position!!!, think I will make it worse doing that, don't have the steadiest of hands.

Sent Trooperbay an email to see if they do the Dave M style separately as these came with that decal set, and I can have it fixed in no time at all.

 

 

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[Snaps[TK]]

LOL...yeah, peel them off slowly! Use a sewing needle or something small the get them started. I did it but can understand if you're not comfortable doing it....can you post side pics of your helmet?

[F1guy]

Looks absolutely fantastic. I've got a few helmets I'm waiting on from Mark. I'll be following your process closely.

[I'm Batman[501st]]

You're not going to paint the tube stripes with a vision for future Centurion status? Trooperbay's stencils are jus as easy to work with

[Snaps[TK]]

The tube stripes don't really need to be hand painted. Only the traps and tear drops need to be painted or use Dave M hand painted decals for centurion...

Edited August 25, 2014 by Slangen

[Sly11[Admin]]

I do actually have the stencils at home, in case I worked up the courage to paint the stripes, so I guess that will be my back up plan all else falling.

 

 

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[Sly11[Admin]]

I'm also not happy with the Humbrol paint colour on the frown. Got the code off the paint references sheet on here, but Humbrol number 5 is too dark as you can see on my photo.

For the life of me I have not been able to find the Testors/Model Masters 1138 or 1238 (spray can version), in Brisbane, even the Hobby shops are telling me the paint code must be wrong, but I have seen it online in the US.

 

 

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[Sly11[Admin]]

I'm also not happy with the Humbrol paint colour on the frown. Got the code off the paint references sheet on here, but Humbrol number 5 is too dark as you can see on my photo.

For the life of me I have not been able to find the Testors/Model Masters 1138 or 1238 (spray can version), in Brisbane, even the Hobby shops are telling me the paint code must be wrong, but I have seen it online in the US.

 

 

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[Sly11[Admin]]

I'm so frustrated, I had to post it twice.......

 

 

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[Sly11[Admin]]

Shots of helmet,  need to get a better brush to finish the Vocoder and ears

 

 

 

[Sly11[Admin]]

Can someone offer some insight into the AP Biceps.

 

As you can see they have a curve on the right side.  Is this one for the left arm, or the right arm, or should I say, how do you wear it? , curve to the bicep or curve to the triceps.

 

 

[maxsteele[TK]]

My research says both AP biceps are the same.

 

http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/25442-ap-biceps-left-or-right/?p=320264

Edited August 25, 2014 by maxsteele

[The5thHorseman[501st]]

Shoulder bells, biceps, and forearms are the same for both left and right arms on the AP armor.

[Snaps[TK]]

I just looked at mine side by side and they are the same....the outside pieces are marked L and R on mine..

 

[I'm Batman[501st]]

.. Edit

Edited August 25, 2014 by Sith Lord

[Sly11[Admin]]

Anyone got good suggestions for cleaning off paint bleed please as my frown is really bad.

[maxsteele[TK]]

Use a toothpick dipped in paint thinner.  It'll clean those bleeds right up and not damage the plastic.

 

Here's what my tube stripes looked like before I cleaned them up:

 

 

 

 

And here's the after:

 

Edited August 26, 2014 by maxsteele