FBJ's ANH Hero Build [TM]

[firebladejedi[TK]]

 

I am sitting here at fbj towers with a coffee and a selection of custard creams and am the master of all I survey; my recently semi finished TM armour spread all over the room. I glued the last right kidney elastic in this morning and decided my first plan of natural weathering will do the trick on this fine set of 1.5mm gloss abs plastic. So I have given it a quick clean over with some wet wipes and a little rub with a micro fibre cloth to remove any pencil marks and other general grubbiness and now I am done.

 

I still have plenty to do, I need to build my hero helmet, I have latex hand plates to paint and glue to gloves, I have to replace the thermal detonator clips with my alu strips included in the Big Brown Box. I have an RS Props stunt lid that needs attention, I need to rivet my holster on for clearance Clarence and I need to have a shave.

 

I also need the use of a cameraman or woman to take lots of pics so that I can show you fine people what I have built, any takers? I m free today or tomorrow?

 

In the meantime I can confirm that the one size fits nobody accurate armour assembly fits this eager stormtrooper and I cannot wait to get some pics done..

[firebladejedi[TK]]

 

[The5thHorseman[501st]]

That sniper knee plate is not perfectly aligned... You're done man. You'll never be Centurion!

[firebladejedi[TK]]

 

And the leather holster is now permanently riveted to the belt. Hopefully get some pics uploaded later today :-)

Edited August 28, 2015 by firebladejedi

[firebladejedi[TK]]

 

 

 

Just a few pictures of my RS Props ANH stunt helmet. Not much to say about this as I bought it as is, I guess it was built and decorated by the guys at RS. If I did one thing to this it would be repaint the vocoder as I do not like the matt black paint.

 

 

As you can come to expect from any self respecting peas, the helmet is finished in keeping with the original costume pieces. All hand painted details and the interior in complemented with star shaped foam liner and elastic chin strap and flimsy green acetate lens. Until my TM hero helmet is made this will do very nicely indeed.

[firebladejedi[TK]]

 

 

Original reference material in keeping with this thread..

 

[The5thHorseman[501st]]

Guys at RS have done a fine job with this helmet. And I love how the brow sits. Only low brows right above the eyes for stunt helmets is getting really boring lately.

Edited August 28, 2015 by The5thHorseman

[firebladejedi[TK]]

Ok enough drivel lets see some pictures..

 

 

 

Hands up who wants to see a lid off shot?

[troopermaster]

Awesome work on the build! I love all the quirks that would drive most people nuts.

 

Great job

[firebladejedi[TK]]

Thanks Paul, it means a lot. I still have plenty to do and may need to do some tweaks now that I have finally suited up..

 

What's that? You don't believe its fbj inside the armour there. Ok here we are lids off pictures.. sorry about the poor quality pictures in advance

 

 

[The5thHorseman[501st]]

Nothing to say but stunning work. Looks straight from the set .

[DarSec[TK]]

This is phenomenal.  This was what I needed to get back into my own build.  I am at the strapping and snapping phase.  Having trouble engaging these past few months.  Got my DD kit with mod pack and that's at a standstill as well.  Hope to start posting critique pics soon and get back in the saddle.  Thanks for an awesome build.

[firebladejedi[TK]]

Hey I'm far from done with this build so be sure to stop by soon for more updates. <br><br>

I'm glad to hear that it has enspired you to get cracking again with your build - get those pics up so we can see what your upto :-)

[firebladejedi[TK]]

 

In the interim period before I start work on building my Hero helmet, which I have pencilled in for Wednesday this week when going through the transitional period from earlies to nights.. I thought I would post up a few pics showing my boots and gloves that I used for my stunt ANH trooper..

 

First up the boots. Just like any of the other various peas I went down the route of getting come fine English leather boots and painted them white. Its a good look that's been around since 1977..

 

 

ref pictures

 

 

And the gloves. These are natural latex painted white and glued to rubber gloves. I think mine need to start using Head and Shoulders as they are getting a little flaky..

 

 

Promo trooper says get some latex handplates..

 

[firebladejedi[TK]]

Ok so after putting the fireblade back into firebladejedi at the weekend and for those who have not seen it here it is.. its back on with my build.

 

 

Ok so as its a bank holiday today in the uk my ninja class has been moved to tomorrow and I was going to be having a sci fi night with a mate who has Trigeminal neuralgia and as he suffers quite badly he was not feeling up to it and cancelled, so I started on my hero helmet build.

 

I have trimmed the eyes and teeth and will do a little more work on Wednesday as planned. Updates with pictures soon I promise..

[Airborne Trooper[501st]]

I think your mustache alone is centurion level! 

[firebladejedi[TK]]

 

Ok so what are we on now, day 20?

 

So I wanted to trim my eyes on the hero lid like the efx lid, but that was not turning out as I wanted to I just opened them up fully like this..

 

 

This afternoon I have been painting the black outlines in the taps as I ordered some magnets to help me position the faceplate and back and cap. I always think you need 4 hands to be able to assemble a helmet nicely.. so not to waste any time in finishing this bad boy, er sorry hero off, I got started on the paint.

 

I also touched up the side rivets in my torso by spraying some paint into a plastic container and brushing it on.

 

 

To be continued...

[firebladejedi[TK]]

 

 

Ok so my Stormtrooper ANH stunt has been cleared by the young My Haggis and there was 1 advisory that needs attention and alas I am away on holiday so there will not be any further updates for a while. I will get on with my hero build as soon as I get back.

[Punisher2-2]

Just read this entire end front to back, thanks for putting in the time to do this! I have already bookmarked it, and when I get my armor after my next trip overseas, I'll be sure to re read it a few more times I'm sure. Much appreciated.

[TKZombie[TK]]

Amazing...I'm sold on TM as my next build.

[TKZombie[TK]]

Well I bought the TM, Paul's been great through the ordering process. He's a mountain of information. My Hero TK kit was shipped this week. I'll start a build thread once the BBB arrives.

[Cricket[TK]]

I have loved reading all about what you've been eating.  It has been quite the culinary journey!

Oh, and the build is pretty good, too.  

Seriously, I have bookmarked your build and will be using it when my armor finally arrives.  This post is fab!  The info here is going to be more than useful.  Thank you for taking the time to share with us!

[firebladejedi[TK]]

I'm not finished yet. Spurned on by my recent meeting withe the creme de la creme of peas I have more to do. <br><br>

Here I am in action at SWCE III

[The5thHorseman[501st]]

The cream of the crop. Not doubt about it!

[MadMax]

Are you the dead guy