supernaut11[TK] Posted January 30, 2016 Report Posted January 30, 2016 Good! You beat me to it. Quote
TK 2759[501st] Posted January 30, 2016 Report Posted January 30, 2016 Looking good, no worries about the anxiety or people judging, most if not all, were in the same position at one time or another. Nice work on that notch! 1 Quote
Knockerbot[501st] Posted January 30, 2016 Author Report Posted January 30, 2016 Thank you. <br><br> Yeah I'm going to add another 1.5 ounces of scrap. Should only be an hour of chopping haha 1 Quote
ABS80 Posted January 31, 2016 Report Posted January 31, 2016 Inner forearm parts should have no return edges. Mark (AP) 1 Quote
Pyrates[TK] Posted January 31, 2016 Report Posted January 31, 2016 Inner forearm parts should have no return edges. Mark (AP) Thanks Mark - I was just penciling them in on mine just as you posted lol Quote
Knockerbot[501st] Posted January 31, 2016 Author Report Posted January 31, 2016 Inner forearm parts should have no return edges. Mark (AP) The top of the inner forearm or the bottom? Because that tiny bit on the bottom is because I haven't did a final trim and sand yet but the top I did leave a little but if you're saying it shouldn't be there I'm happy to get rid of it. Quote
Knockerbot[501st] Posted January 31, 2016 Author Report Posted January 31, 2016 I added another finely cut ounce to the ABS paste at 10 or so pm. It went liquid in a few seconds and went to a toothpaste like consistency. In the end I used exactly 2 ounces of Acetone to 4 ounces of finely chopped ABS, so a 1 to 2 ratio. I left it overnight and just used it now at 7:45. It was going solid pretty quick while I was using it and I slipped on the one side (shaky hands yo! lol) so I ended up having to cover the whole shim, that'll suck to sand compared to the other. I went over then both twice. First time pushing a small amount of paste hard into the crack and a second layer almost right away thick enough to sand everything even. After a few minutes it was actually hand pliable so I just pressed around and made sure to get rid of the worst peaks and valleys Phones dead I'll post pictures when I can sometime today. Quote
Knockerbot[501st] Posted January 31, 2016 Author Report Posted January 31, 2016 So this is the better of the two, the next one was a little murdered lol. Should be fine with sanding. So I'll let that sit for the night and then sand tomorrow. Unfortunately I don't have any novus so I'm going to try some Mcguires polish to see if that works. If not it wont hurt anything and I'll finish when I can get some. Next while I'm waiting is the start of the snap plates. I'm going with Billhags diagrams to make them. buttload of 1 inch by 1 inch webbing squares. 1 Quote
Knockerbot[501st] Posted January 31, 2016 Author Report Posted January 31, 2016 After all that cutting I just realized I have a hotknife haha well that's okay... just some extra melting lol Quote
TK 2759[501st] Posted January 31, 2016 Report Posted January 31, 2016 Ab plate is looking good! Quote
Knockerbot[501st] Posted January 31, 2016 Author Report Posted January 31, 2016 After I put it on I actually thought I should have done it thicker and sanded more. I may do that but I kind of want to be building and not modding so I may just leave it. 1 Quote
TK 2759[501st] Posted January 31, 2016 Report Posted January 31, 2016 After I put it on I actually thought I should have done it thicker and sanded more. I may do that but I kind of want to be building and not modding so I may just leave it. Can always return to it later... Quote
Knockerbot[501st] Posted January 31, 2016 Author Report Posted January 31, 2016 I'm up in the air if I'm even going to sand it this week lol. Mark was saying that I should have lined up the bottom and not top of the biceps so I need to tear those apart Quote
TK 2759[501st] Posted January 31, 2016 Report Posted January 31, 2016 I'm up in the air if I'm even going to sand it this week lol. Mark was saying that I should have lined up the bottom and not top of the biceps so I need to tear those apart Sounds like you've got some work planned ahead... Quote
Knockerbot[501st] Posted January 31, 2016 Author Report Posted January 31, 2016 Yeah it happens lol. I think I'll be comparing to the RS suit from now on instead of centurion applications mostly. I think that's the best plan. Quote
Knockerbot[501st] Posted January 31, 2016 Author Report Posted January 31, 2016 Yeah it happens lol. I think I'll be comparing to the RS suit from now on instead of centurion applications mostly. I think that's the best plan. 1 Quote
Sly11[Admin] Posted January 31, 2016 Report Posted January 31, 2016 Great job on those kidney notches, keep up the good work Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote
ABS80 Posted February 1, 2016 Report Posted February 1, 2016 The top of the inner forearm or the bottom? Because that tiny bit on the bottom is because I haven't did a final trim and sand yet but the top I did leave a little but if you're saying it shouldn't be there I'm happy to get rid of it. yes remove completely top and bottom Quote
Knockerbot[501st] Posted February 1, 2016 Author Report Posted February 1, 2016 Thank you Sly and Mark.<br><br> I'll happily take them off Quote
Knockerbot[501st] Posted February 1, 2016 Author Report Posted February 1, 2016 Mark from AP sent me his photobucket to show me the actual way these parts are supposed to go together. Even though the photos are APv1 and we have APv2 now these are still really helpful. Thanks again Mark. I find that I thank him a lot in my posts and emails lol http://s962.photobucket.com/user/authenticprops/library/AP%20Stormtrooper%20armor?sort=6&page=1 4 Quote
Knockerbot[501st] Posted February 1, 2016 Author Report Posted February 1, 2016 I'm not going to lie, I'e been feeling pretty discouraged lately. I'm feeling like I'm doing things wrong (even the things I know are right) which is kind of par for the course for me so I am pushing through it. To be completely honest and I don't think there's any reason not to with you guys I've been battling a mental disorder for a long long time and I tend to get crippled by indecision. It's not something I let be an excuse in my life and I won't let it be here either. I'm pressing forward no matter how working on this is making me feel at the moment. I glued on the ab buttons although I'm not sure if I over trimmed the little ones. I think I may have but it looks okay. I don't have post tape pictures yet. I'm going back in time to share my helmet build. Trim lines for the eyes and I took a lot more out of the teeth using a set of needle files. Also stabbed myself pretty bad in the hand. I drilled a hole and scored along the line then cut out to the line in triangles using curved lexan scissors Over excited first night untrimmed build. I trimmed a whole lot more off the ears, tons more from the eyes and teeth after this Quote
Knockerbot[501st] Posted February 1, 2016 Author Report Posted February 1, 2016 Through the tooth into my finger. Most of the way to the bone I think. DONT PUSH OUT SCORED TEETH WITH THESE FILES lol Quote
Knockerbot[501st] Posted February 2, 2016 Author Report Posted February 2, 2016 Final trim before sanding Quote
Knockerbot[501st] Posted February 2, 2016 Author Report Posted February 2, 2016 Filed and sanded way more off the eyes after the lenses were in, after this picture. Vajs tips going in. Had some cracking issues with the plastic again. They look nice but are very fragile. Again, not the final eyes Quote
Knockerbot[501st] Posted February 2, 2016 Author Report Posted February 2, 2016 I traced the eyes onto paper and added 1cm. I have a curved shield so I taped it down with gorilla tape. Didn't move at all. then scored it with my utility knife. I did the final cut with tin snips. Followed the line real easy. 1 Quote
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