Wook's First Build - ANH Stunt TK (AP)

[wook1138[TK]]

I found some pics I don’t think I posted. They are of the vocoder. I have done one coat. It is hard to tell what should actually get painted.

 

Pencil in the outline

 

First coat still wet

 

How is the shape?

 

Again, hard to tell where the black should stop.

 

 

Oh yeah. The left side tube striped after the toothpick treatment.

 

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[wook1138[TK]]

So, just puttered for a few minutes tonight. Got the front cover strips on the shins and test fitted the ammo pack to the right thigh. I know there are standard measurements for where to drill the hole on the thigh. But I test fitted it and mine will be a bit different.

Question is, do I centre the ammo pack to the cover strip or try to have the rivets equally spaced from the back return edge?

Clamped on after quick hot bath.





I think both side are about 12-15 mm from back return edge


Shins

Before


I’ve managed to lose some magnets. I’m tapped out!



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[TheSwede[TK]]

3 hours ago, wook1138 said:

qually spaced from the back return edge?

That would work (RS suit)

[CableGuy[TK]]

Hi Greg,
Vocoder is looking nice (in my opinion). There are quite a few variations on the screen used ones so, if in doubt, take a look at the reference photos to see which style you prefer. I found starwarshelmets.com very helpful for lid painting.

Just out of interest, did you paint or use decals for your tube stripes? I’m not sure if it’s a clearance issue (EIB etc) however I have a sneaking suspicion that your left and right tube stripes might be reversed. :-(



It’s the angle of the stripes nearer the vocoder end that caught my eye.

Hope you don’t mind me mentioning it.


Dan




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[Steaditrooper[TK]]

"Question is, do I centre the ammo pack to the cover strip or try to have the rivets equally spaced from the back return edge?"
 

I put the rivets equally spaced from the back edge. I quite like how it looks. My OCD usually makes me twitch when I see stuff off centre but this doesn't bug me one bit.

[CableGuy[TK]]

Regarding the knee ammo pack, here’s a screen shot. All in this shot are slightly off centre.



I’ve seen other builds with them central (including mine) which have cleared Centurion, so I guess it’s more down to your preference and how your kit is moulded. :-)


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[wook1138[TK]]

5 hours ago, CableGuy said:

Just out of interest, did you paint or use decals for your tube stripes? I’m not sure if it’s a clearance issue (EIB etc) however I have a sneaking suspicion that your left and right tube stripes might be reversed. :-(

I painted... and I flip-flopped on what looked better.  I used stencils from trooperbay - and to me it looked like the stencils were flipped around the wrong way on the template.  But it does look off when compared to the pic you posted.  Now, if you will excuse me, I have to go throw up.

[CableGuy[TK]]

8 minutes ago, wook1138 said:

I painted... and I flip-flopped on what looked better.  I used stencils from trooperbay - and to me it looked like the stencils were flipped around the wrong way on the template.  But it does look off when compared to the pic you posted.  Now, if you will excuse me, I have to go throw up.

 

Ah man, I did the same on my first lid. Spent ages faffing with mine too. It's really not a deal breaker as far as I'm aware. 

 

You're making a great job of your build so far. Keep it going mate. :-)  

[CableGuy[TK]]

1 minute ago, Bud Spaklur said:

CableGuy- are my tube stripes ok???

 

Oh dear - what have i started?.... lol 

 

 

[Frank75139[501st]]

 
Oh dear - what have i started?.... lol 
 
 

I deputize you official tube stripe sheriff




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[Harbinger[IPM]]

I’d see what the DOs make of it. Paging Tony or Andrew?

[wook1138[TK]]

 
Ah man, I did the same on my first lid. Spent ages faffing with mine too. It's really not a deal breaker as far as I'm aware. 
 
You're making a great job of your build so far. Keep it going mate. :-)  

Here are more pics







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[CableGuy[TK]]

In fairness, they’re still really nicely done. (I feel like a plumb for mentioning it now). :-(

As Brien said, perhaps see if Andrew or Tony have any concerns for L2 and L3. :-)


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[TheSwede[TK]]

I think it`s just the angle of the photo (and the chiped end of ref pic) the bottom end of last stripe should "lean" a bit forward so to speak,t looks alot in the pic but as I said I´m almost certain it`s the angle. Most impotant though is that the curve extends backwards.

[wook1138[TK]]

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[wook1138[TK]]

Yep, they are wrong.  In my haste, I misread something in this post:

 

 

[TheSwede[TK]]

4 minutes ago, wook1138 said:

but I think I got it wrong.

Edited 1 minute ago by wook1138

No -  you got it right (or else I got it wrong to..naaa, can`t be it)

 

[TheSwede[TK]]

If you imagine this on the helmet then it`s just how yours are.

[wook1138[TK]]

1 minute ago, TheSwede said:

No -  you got it right (or else I got it wrong to..naaa, can`t be it)

 

Oh, I hope your are right, Daniel.  It is hard to tell.  Some reference pics don't seem so different, and then some look very different than mine.   Anyway, I'm not going to touch them... for now

[CableGuy[TK]]

In that case, I’m very happy to stand corrected. :-)

As you were, Trooper. :-)


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[Frank75139[501st]]

Case closed!


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[TheSwede[TK]]

http://whitearmor.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=14806&view=findpost&p=179529

Link to how he painted his helmet, can`t imagine he got it wrong (could be though) anyways, from the look of it your tube stripes are similar  the angle of the photo can make the difference seem bigger than it really is. I made my 3 helmets using his guide and so far so good.

[TheSwede[TK]]

10 minutes ago, wook1138 said:

Oh, I hope your are right, Daniel.  It is hard to tell.  Some reference pics don't seem so different, and then some look very different than mine.   Anyway, I'm not going to touch them... for now

Well...if I my Eyes deceive me it`s easy enough to fix just the last one 

[wook1138[TK]]

here are the stencils.  You can see how the strip at the bottom (closest to the hovi mics) has a pronounced shape to it.  The uncut stencil is how is arrives from Trooperbay.  For reason's of stupidity, I thought they were reversed.  so I switched them (cut stencil).

 

Here is a comparison.  I would have used the upper stencil for this side.  Based on whatever reference pic I had at the time, this looked more right. 

[wook1138[TK]]

1 minute ago, TheSwede said:

Well...if I my Eyes deceive me it`s easy enough to fix just the last one 

Yes!  Exactly.