One more ROTJ TK for Germany and the Empire :)

[K@nne[TK]]

Long time a go in galaxy far away......another newbie starts to build his amour

That moment when you came home from work and a big brown box is waiting......woohooooooo

 

First I want to give you a short overview on the parts I bought and tools I used for that build

 

Armour:

CFO big thx to Mark who made this happened

 

Helmet and inliner:

CFO

 

Strapping

CFO strapping kit

 

Neckseal and holster:

neckseal with veclro in the back and ROTJ 4oz Holster will be ordered from Darman

 

Gloves:

CFO

 

Boots:

Busse Chelsea boots (have to be painted white)

 

Under suit:

Black under suite from a local motorcycle shop

 

Blaster:

modifyed DoopyDoo pipe kit with the greeblies of Tie Kai and some parts build from scratch

 

Tools:

 

 

 

My bible and a lot of reference pictures

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My building schedule

1. preparation

2. helmet build

2.1 trimming

2.2 assembling

2.3 painting

3. amour build

3.3 trimming

3.4 painting

4. final assembling

4.1 strapping

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.......to be continued.....

 

[Disco]

Fantastic mate - I am at the same point as yourself - opened my brown box yesterday afternoon and just starting on the helmet - will be great to steal ideas from y- I mean gain insight into your build. best of luck!

[JohnnyChaos]

wow. very organised. good luck with it. 

[KaitoTrooper[TK]]

Do it, do it nooww!

 

I prep the way to membership and you will do a fantastic job on this build, I'm sure

 

BTW: You've got nearly my setup, Darman is a excellent choice!

Edited May 19, 2015 by KaitoTrooper

[K@nne[TK]]

Do it, do it nooww!

 

I prep the way to membership and you will do a fantastic job on this build, I'm sure

 

BTW: You've got nearly my setup, Darman is a excellent choice!

 

 

yeahhh....are you approved?

 

 

So already started today with the helmet. What do you think? Any comments?

 

 

 

 

[KaitoTrooper[TK]]

yeahhh....are you approved?

 

 

So already started today with the helmet. What do you think? Any comments?

 

 

 

 

No...

 

It looks good to me, but my bucket was built by Mark, so I'm not an expert

 

Sent from the shield generator on Endor

[Disco]

Looks great man - I'm on par - 

Edited May 20, 2015 by Stubacca

[Disco]

Looks good mate

Edited May 20, 2015 by Stubacca

[Sly11[Admin]]

Looking good

 

 

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[K@nne[TK]]

Hey guys,

did some  more trimming on the eyes, what do you think? ok?

 

 

[K@nne[TK]]

 

[Disco]

That looks good mate - looks like mine so hopefully we're both right!

[Disco]

Have you glued your two helmet pieces or does it sit like that?

[K@nne[TK]]

Have you glued your two helmet pieces or does it sit like that?

I clued them together usinf E6000 some magnets and clambs

 

[K@nne[TK]]

To the guys who already built the helmet. Which colours Did you use?

[Disco]

How did you go with the front gluing- when I clamp the front the sides are separating.

 

 

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[K@nne[TK]]

Good question I clambed the sides first than I put the front together with the magnets, but I did nod use many glue on the front directly (only on the upper part of the front because of the gap which result from the thickness of the brow)

If everything fit together I add some glue on the edges on the inside of the helmet. I took a picture of Mark (hope that is ok for you) to show you where I put the glue on (red line)

 

 

Sry for my english, german would be much easier to explain it Is it clear to you?

[Disco]

Clear as mud! All good mate - so do you still have a gap at the front under the brow?

 

 

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[K@nne[TK]]

Clear as mud! All good mate - so do you still have a gap at the front under the brow?

 

 

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Yes I have a gap. It was impossible to glue the parts together without a small gap between.

[K@nne[TK]]

Preparing the teeth for the paint job. Can you please have a look on the area if this will be ok for painting?

 

 

 

What color did you use, it is a matt black or a semi gloss black? I have both Humbrol colours available.

 

thx guys

[K@nne[TK]]

......in the meantime I tried to trimm the first piece. I am not sure but I think i choose the hardest peace, the chest plate. I am a bit uncertain about the trimming. I compared it with Mark´s trimming guide and some reference pictures, but I am still not sure how to trimm.

Can you check if I am on the wrong way.

 

 

 

Edited May 30, 2015 by K@nne

[KaitoTrooper[TK]]

I'd suggest to leave some more room on the left side.

Draw your line a bit more upwards.

[K@nne[TK]]

Ok thx. Any more suggestions also for the painting I asked on the page before ?

Edited May 22, 2015 by K@nne

[Disco]

HI mate - In the CRL for ROTJ it mentions the frown is painted black. I've also attached a link to a forum that shows colours for the rest of the build - http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/8117-helmet-ab-paint-detail-reference-guide/

 

It may be for a different model but may help.

[K@nne[TK]]

Thx mate.

 

CRL says  frown and Vocoder painted black, so they do not take care if it is painted glossy, matt oder semi gloss black? Compared to Marks suit one starwarshelmet.com it looks like that he used a semi gloss black for Vocoder and frown . What do you think?