Troopacoola[TK] Posted September 2, 2016 Report Posted September 2, 2016 The ears are the worst part of the build IMHO! Marc Quote
RLH2515[TK] Posted September 3, 2016 Author Report Posted September 3, 2016 done for the night. The helmet is definitely the most painstaking so far. RLH2515 Quote
RLH2515[TK] Posted September 3, 2016 Author Report Posted September 3, 2016 I have to do the detail on the paint but that's enough for tonight. RLH2515 Quote
RLH2515[TK] Posted September 6, 2016 Author Report Posted September 6, 2016 ok so hope this isn't to stupid to ask. But when you cut the kidney plate it is supposed to meet at top and be as vertical as possible. Then the butt plate looks way bigger then most pictures I've seen looking at these pictures can some be cut off or do I just match it to the kidney plate ? RLH2515 Quote
Darth Havoc[TK] Posted September 6, 2016 Report Posted September 6, 2016 (edited) Butt plate and kidney should marry up to one another. You can take some of the return off the bottom of the butt plate as well. Bucket looks well done and the ears are fine. Yes, the ears are the biggest pain for this build. Your hand guards will have to be trimmed down a bunch. They are way to big. Your doing well, keep up the good work Edited September 6, 2016 by Darth Havoc Quote
RLH2515[TK] Posted September 6, 2016 Author Report Posted September 6, 2016 Thanks man I did trim a lot off the hand plates. I traced my fist and cut out accordingly. RLH2515 Quote
RLH2515[TK] Posted September 6, 2016 Author Report Posted September 6, 2016 I never realized I didn't post the pics of my finished hand plates. I'll fix that later. RLH2515 Quote
SheaJeff[TK] Posted September 7, 2016 Report Posted September 7, 2016 I didn't do ANY trimming on the hand plates... I wonder if my kit is different. I received it in May. Quote
RLH2515[TK] Posted September 7, 2016 Author Report Posted September 7, 2016 I didn't do ANY trimming on the hand plates... I wonder if my kit is different. I received it in May. did you do ESB ? If so my friend you got some big fists the rebels will run from lol RLH2515 Quote
RLH2515[TK] Posted September 7, 2016 Author Report Posted September 7, 2016 would anyone agree with this ? RLH2515 Quote
SheaJeff[TK] Posted September 7, 2016 Report Posted September 7, 2016 I did ANH stunt. I followed someone else and he didn't trim either. I zoomed in on a couple of my pictures. Quote
RLH2515[TK] Posted September 8, 2016 Author Report Posted September 8, 2016 one shin completed RLH2515 Quote
RLH2515[TK] Posted September 8, 2016 Author Report Posted September 8, 2016 here are my hand plates RLH2515 Quote
RLH2515[TK] Posted September 8, 2016 Author Report Posted September 8, 2016 So after using a Dremel on the long screws inside the helmet it heated up and warped the plastic where the screw head was. So now I guess I need to make some paste. Luckily it's the screw on the very bottom of the ear. RLH2515 Quote
RLH2515[TK] Posted September 8, 2016 Author Report Posted September 8, 2016 heart breaking RLH2515 Quote
Troopacoola[TK] Posted September 8, 2016 Report Posted September 8, 2016 heart breaking RLH2515 I feel your pain mate. I had an issue on my lid too. Initially I screwed the first ear on the wrong side. Like yours, my issue was with the bottom screw. I was gutted.I had no alternative but to make some paste. I'd never done that before and I was so angry with myself. I thought that I may as well grab the bull by the horns. I drilled a whole in some scrap and the filled it with paste. There was no way I was doing it on my lid with no experience of how it works and what to sand it down with. I found that for me sanding it down and buffing it up with a nail polishing block have me the best result. So I went ahead after several practice attempts and I'm happy with the result. You can only really see the repair if you know it's there. Here's the block I used. You can pick them up for pennies on ebay Marc Quote
RLH2515[TK] Posted September 8, 2016 Author Report Posted September 8, 2016 My wife has crap like that good to know thanks bro. RLH2515 1 Quote
Troopacoola[TK] Posted September 8, 2016 Report Posted September 8, 2016 My wife has crap like that good to know thanks bro. RLH2515 No worries, let me know how it pans out mate Marc My Wips... http://www.ukgarrison.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=61082 http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/index.php?/topic/38021-CTID's-RWA-ANH-Stunt-WIP......-501st-Here-we-go! http://www.ukgarrison.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=60937 http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/index.php?/topic/38731-CTID's-Doopy's-E-11-Build Quote
RLH2515[TK] Posted September 16, 2016 Author Report Posted September 16, 2016 ok so im kinda happy with what I have. In thinking I may need to square off the back plate some more. Any advise out there or keep on trucking RLH2515 Quote
SheaJeff[TK] Posted September 16, 2016 Report Posted September 16, 2016 I left mine the way it was and got basic approval. All the body pieces fit so well and I didn't want to mess anything up. Quote
RLH2515[TK] Posted September 16, 2016 Author Report Posted September 16, 2016 Ok so yours kinda has that overhang on the corners of the back? RLH2515 Quote
SheaJeff[TK] Posted September 16, 2016 Report Posted September 16, 2016 Yeah, the two triangles. I heard it's an AM thing. 1 Quote
RLH2515[TK] Posted September 16, 2016 Author Report Posted September 16, 2016 LoL yeah well that's good to know thanks brother. RLH2515 Quote
SheaJeff[TK] Posted September 16, 2016 Report Posted September 16, 2016 I've heard of people trying to get rid of it, but as soon as I hear "heat iron" I say no thanks. Not until I need to. Quote
sylverbard[TK] Posted September 16, 2016 Report Posted September 16, 2016 Buy a smaller back from someone who needs a wider one. Quote
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