Mr Pauls Shoretrooper Build

[mr paul]

Here are some pictures of my Shoretrooper costume build so far. It is an ongoing project so I will not call it finished yet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Big Deal]

That looks awesome. Great job.

[mr paul]

Here is a paint test on my newly cast pair of medium sized belt boxes. very pleased with the results.

[Dragon_a[TK]]

Who's armour kit is this?

[mr paul]

7 minutes ago, Dragon_a said:

Who's armour kit is this?

This is the Back Stage Props kit

[mgb1016[501st]]

That is stunning!! 

[mr paul]

11 hours ago, mgb1016 said:

That is stunning!! 

Thank you! Appreciate it buddy.

[Sandmann66]

Excellent  job !

[mr paul]

• I have been lucky enough to have met the talented Germain Graziano and together with Stoo Collins and myself we have hopefully created a very nice looking shoulder buckle for the Shoretrooper. This has been a part of the kit that has bugged me since last year and I think I am finally getting closer to seeing an accurate set being produced. Here is a teaser of what we have been working on.

Edited October 24, 2017 by mr paul

[mr paul]

I am still breaking down the kit. Adding and removing grime from here and there. Hopefully it is looking more convincing as it progresses. Regarding the screen used suits it is interesting how the weathering pops in some lighting and looks more washed out in other shots. I am trying to find the right balance with the dirt and marks on the armour. It is a fine balance between heavy handed and not enough however these coastal defender stormtroopers are dirty buggers.

[mr paul]

 

Got a better inner arm shape to my biceps today. The BSP was more like a crescent so its been squared off. I suspect this may give me greater articulation. Bonus.

[mr paul]

The return edge around the arms has now been reduced. The plastazote back and front has been glued into place.

The back armour connects under the arm to the chest with velcro in a similar fashion to the screen used suits.

The ammo pouch hangs in the correct position from the slider buckle fastened to the rear right suspender.

[mr paul]

Hip armour work in progress.

[mr paul]

I think the hip armour is now where it needs to be. Its rigid but soft enough to move in. It has the downward slant to the front. It holds the right shape as it curves around the waist and the greeblies and the oiler pouch have there place on the back albeit the cylinders are a little too high up at the moment (an easy fix of just mounting them a little lower) The rear is held in place by a single popper on the back of the belts slider buckle. I decided against using 2 poppers on the front and opted to use velcro as this holds it closer to the armour on this particular kit. Pleased with it so far. The next step is to add the texture, paint then weather it up to match the rest of it.

 

 

 

[mr paul]

Quick 360 of the shurtzen before I kick the crap out of it.

 

 

 

[mr paul]

Some pictures showing my updated and finished skirt armour. Lightweight, very flexible and functional. I am very happy with the shape of it. It does all the right things as it curves around the waist. Because it flairs off the hip it allows the breeches to puff out at the thigh. The hinge down the front of each side allows for the legs to be lifted to full height and working in unison with my articulated long box there is no restriction to movement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some comparison pictures of my armour skirt against the some screen shots.

 

 

[bradberry00]

This is so good. I thought I had myself talked out of building a full Shoretrooper....but then I look at these and I rethink everything. Also...I need to trade my BSP helmet in for an Anovos....its just so perfect. :/

 

I was thinking of getting a BSP armor kit and converting the applicable pieces into a R1 TK...maybe they will give me a deal on two kits. 

Edited January 13, 2018 by bradberry00

[FarEast[TK]]

Where did you source the soft parts from as I've just started my Shoretrooper build.