Par_'s R1TK build of insanity.

[Parquette[TK]]

Going insane.....

 

 

So it's about high time I started my own build thread, what with the CRL coming out and all. So here we go...

 

 

 

Real early mock up, seeing it's not painted, but that'll come soon...

Edited October 17, 2017 by Par_

[Parquette[TK]]

Alright so I had a test fit with most of my armor today. 

 

Note: My abdomen is actually an 850 Armor Works Shoretrooper ab. I took For Sale Signs and used those as extensions at the sides so they'd meet. However, I'm concerned about the fact that I used For Sale Sign plastic, which if I recall correctly is Styrene plastic (I thought I heard that somewhere). Since they are the extensions, and my closure at the sides is on a velcro overlap system, should I be worried about the armor breaking on me or being of low quality?

 

 

 

Also, per another member's suggestion, I slimmed down the width of the 2 middle belt boxes, so it better has the look. The belt isn't done yet, but once I get it and the drop boxes painted, along with the rear belt sorted, it should be good.

 

 

[Parquette[TK]]

Update: Recieved my butt and thigh ammo belt from Walt's Trooper Factory. So while I'm trying to figure out what make's certain threads grab a lot of attention xD, here's some pics of the thigh ammo belt on the thigh.

 

A little more trimming obviously, but hopefully it'll work. In the CRL it doesn't say anything about not using rivets, so I might just go that route.

 

[Parquette[TK]]

Update 3: Fixed the 2 middle boxes to be thinner and less fat. Did so by cutting off the middle sides, and replacing with extra plastic so there's more of an opening. Also got the thigh ammo belt trimmed up (unlike in the above photo) and e6000'd to the thigh. Hopefully this should all come together as I  have planned. Not only that, but I revised the overall shape of the thigh at the top and the bottom, so it's less angular and more curved and smooth like the screen used.

 

And here's a quick mock up.

 

 

And here's my thighs. I made them close in the back with velcro for 2 reasons; For accuracy (they close in the back in the film), and so that as I get fitter, I can adjust it. 

 

 

 

Edited October 10, 2017 by Par_

[Parquette[TK]]

So yesterday I decided since I already have the baton, and weathering would hide some mistakes, AND I liked the muddy dirty "sullust" look from Battlefront, I decided to make this trooper the Wobani Labor Camp transport guard. 

 

I hope someone will be able to clarify which detachment will get this trooper. I want to have my mind at ease xD

 

Anyhow, I weathered it using black Acrylic Paint from Joanns (or Hobby Lobby), and used it to create mud smudges and spatters. 

 

 

 

 

 

I also received my mini tactical flashlight for my E-11 from Ukswrath today. Already attached it, but I'm waiting for the paint on my e11 to thoroughly dry (no, I didn't paint the light. I painted the blaster prior to attaching it).

Edited October 17, 2017 by Par_

[Big Deal]

I'm a little torn on weathering. On one hand I like the look of the pure white Stormtrooper that I always had invisioned. But on the other hand the little bit of weathering really seems to make things look more realistic. Especially on the blasters. And if their blasters look a little worn, shouldn't their armour? I also think that a little weathering might help some of the details on the Rogue One TK stand out a little more. The extra edge on the cover strips and stuff like that. 

[Parquette[TK]]

Did another test suit up of the armor, this time with some revisions. Aside from some obvious parts being misaligned, and my left shin being unvelcroed (I don't have the other side of the velcro for it to connect). I could really use some advice and assistance in determining if my suit looks ok. So the revisions and additions include the tops of the thighs are more accurately cut, and I finally added the drop boxes. however in these pics the right drop box popped off (not enough e6000). Got the rear half of the belt made, and tightened the shins to better fit me. 

 

So far, things I need to change are: Lower and trim butt armor (lower to be more visible, trim so it doesn't poke into my crotch area), Adjust the cod piece,

 

 

 

 

And here's comparison shots for the gaps in the back, and the height of the thighs in the front. I know the thighs seem low, but the actual costumes have short thighs. mine might be a fraction lower than they should be, but hopefully it'll do.

 

 

Gaps in the rear.

 

 

The rear of my belt is angled upward because i need it to cover separation. It resembles other belts seen.

 

 

Here's 1 final image showing some of the height differences under the belt and above the thighs. This was amongst the first leaked set images from Rogue One's production. 

 

If you look at the front row on the right, you'll see that that trooper has a decent gap. The drop boxes just graze the top of his thighs, versus going past the top and rests on them.

 

Edited October 22, 2017 by Parquette

[darthcue[TK]]

Your armor looks ok... it is only the crotch that i see seems to be small?


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[Parquette[TK]]

The crotch is going to be slightly lowered. However, if it's regarding the height, that's kind of how it fit me.

[darthcue[TK]]

I agree with you, just slightly lower the crotch and all will be good

[Parquette[TK]]

Attached the thermal detonator this evening. It's scratch built from PVC, and still needs some final things added (interior walls at the ends, and the control panel). 

 

 

Still has yet to be weathered. Also my trooper decided to lounge around last night instead of patrol the area, soooo......... 

 

This build should be more or less finished by next Tuesday, so I'll definately post pics.

[Parquette[TK]]

So my trooper is basically done. A few revisions here, some replacements there, but for the time being it's finally done. I'm officially the 3rd ever R1TK!!!

 

Now after revisement, all that remains is to submit for approval

 

I apologize for the poor lighting, I'll hopefully get some better ones this Saturday at a troop.

 

My handplate accidentally took the fresh velcro off of one of my hands, so it looks a little bare in the below picture.

 

Also in regards to my thigh height, here's an official picture from the visual guide to Rogue One book. The gap between the belt and the thigh's is pretty big in that one, just like mine. Hopefully this mean's I'll be ok.

 

 

 

Also, if you look to the right of the belt, that's my Wobani Labor Camp guard baton and holster. It's pretty accurate, with maybe 2 liberties. I'll post better pics soon.

 

 

The side connection isn't alligned properly in the below pic.

 

 

And Gmrhodes graciously photoshopped my armor in the pic below. It was mirrored because my pauldron was on the wrong side (oops!), so the rest of the armor is on the wrong side! Oh well..... Get's the look across.

 

Mine's the TK closest to the camera.

 

 

List of things to adjust/change:

 

-Make 2 middle belt boxes thinner.

 

-Adjust/trim the knee/thigh area with the knee guard. Due to the non-curvature nature of my thigh armor, my thigh protruded out just enough to where it kept resting on top of it and chipped away at the paint. Have an idea on how to do this. Which leads me to the next thing:

 

-Make thigh's less tight. The screen used assets had the thighs close in the back, and in many scenes of the movie you can see the closure seperating. I'll make a shim in the back closure to allow for the thigh's to go higher on my leg. Because they're low, that's what was causing the previous mentioned problem.

 

-Strap replacement/additional strapping.

 

-In near future, replace full abdomen/kidney armor. The closure to my current armor is at the sides where the slanted black lines are. I assumed in the film that that's the real closure, and figured this would be the best way to close it temporarily, until I work out more and get fitter. Didn't want to permanently e6000 something now, then try and separate and trim down later. So I used shims out of styrene plastic (for sale signs at Ace Hardware), but because of how thin and flimsy they are, I doubled the shim. However, this doesn't stop it from flexing when I slip in and out of the side closure.

 

-Sew velcro for gaskets onto knee areas of pants.

 

-Repaint some of the armor, and add a brown weathering onto the black weathered areas.

 

 

And that's it! This'll all come soon, but in the meantime I'll provide better shots pretty soon. I may make the belt box adjustment before hand.

Edited November 1, 2017 by Parquette

[Parquette[TK]]

11 minutes ago, Parquette said:

Edit. Accidentally quoted one of my posts.

Edited November 1, 2017 by Parquette

[Dragon_a[TK]]

I'd say that its pretty clear from that pic that your thigh armour is the right height.  The thigh should come up to a height that the drop box only overlaps by an inch or so.

[Parquette[TK]]

Whelp, I guess it's time to resurrect this thread. As I'm trying to get this puppy up and kicking for approval, I need to make some changes. This includes, changing the thighs out completely. This is where I begin to run into problems. First off, I'd love to keep the thighs (they're scratch built, all except the ammo belt), but the cheap For Sale Sign plastic chipped in one area, and a split started coming. So I bought some WTF thighs for OTTK's, and plan to modify them to be R1. Thought it won't be perfectly symmetrical or screen accurate, I'm hoping that for basic, this'll get the job done. Would love some tips or so on this, because I can't afford Jimmoroqui armor (not to mention, the horrid shipping costs the country is putting on boxes there). 

 

So here's the thighs. Theo only thing that worries me is the front rectangular shape in the mold, where the cover strips will go. I plan to put the correct ones on, but it won't be so wide that it'll cover that section (because, the strips aren't wide). So that section will stick out like a sore thumb. I plan to weather it, so maybe I could hide it?

 

[yoshix[TK]]

On 12/27/2017 at 9:29 PM, Parquette said:

Would love some tips or so on this, because I can't afford Jimmoroqui armor (not to mention, the horrid shipping costs the country is putting on boxes there). 

 

Amen brother, my wife is about to kill me!

[11b30b4[TK]]

Is it me or are none of the pictures showing up?

[Parquette[TK]]

No, it's not just you. The links are broken because they're copied and pasted. Dargh!