TheSwede`s Sandtrooper build [RS]

[TheSwede[TK]]

@CableGuyThe helmet need some more work, the "burn-mark" on the forehead and som other bits and the splash over the pauldron and chest and some touching-ups in general

Edited June 17, 2018 by TheSwede

[ukswrath[Staff]]

18 hours ago, TheSwede said:

@CableGuyThe helmet need some more work, the "burn-mark" on the forehead and som other bits and the splash over the pauldron and chest and some touching-ups in general

Darker color for the darker areas I'm suggesting.

[TheSwede[TK]]

Another suit - another video

 

[Frank75139[501st]]

Yea so my wife told me I can’t read your posts anymore because it makes me want to spend more money. Other then that it looks awesome.


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[TheSwede[TK]]

9 hours ago, Frank75139 said:

Yea so my wife told me I can’t read your posts anymore because it makes me want to spend more money. Other then that it looks awesome.


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 Thanks for the kudos Frank 

[TheSwede[TK]]

The weathering shows better in the video than in the pics but forgot to weather the pouches

[TheSwede[TK]]

The weathering shows better in the video than in the pics but forgot to weather the pouches

[TheSwede[TK]]

Standing by for GML-approval

Okey...I’m moving around a bit

[ukswrath[Staff]]

Looking good Daniel, see you on the other side 

[TheSwede[TK]]

27 minutes ago, ukswrath said:

Looking good Daniel, see you on the other side 

Thank you Sir

[Cricket[TK]]

Wow!  Looks amazing, Daniel!  Really great work.  Congrats! 

[TheSwede[TK]]

16 minutes ago, Cricket said:

Wow!  Looks amazing, Daniel!  Really great work.  Congrats! 

Thanks

 

[Thumpy~[501st]]

Nicely done!

[TheSwede[TK]]

10 hours ago, Thumpy~ said:

Nicely done!

Thanks!

[CableGuy[TK]]

Hi Daniel

Looking awesome, as always!!

Just a quick question - how will this stand up to a wet troop? Are you sealing the weathering with something on top of the hairspray?

Thanks in advance.

[TheSwede[TK]]

3 hours ago, CableGuy said:

Just a quick question - how will this stand up to a wet troop? Are you sealing the weathering with something on top of the hairspray?

Turns out not that great, to my surprise I might ad.....it was raining that day and I took the pics outside and there were "rain-drops" pretty much all over...easy fix by dabbing it with a sponge but weren`t expecting that.....I had an efx helmet that I did the same to and had a hard (well...) time removing the weathering and using warm water alone didn`t cut it so based on that I thought it would hold up better (different hair spray might play a part).....but still not planning on adding a top coat, although I´m not planning on removing the weathering I still want the option. Solution - going heavier with the hairspray and see how that holds up

[TheSwede[TK]]

And...approved

[Cricket[TK]]

Congrats! Soooo.... What's the next project?  

[ukswrath[Staff]]

Awesome, congrats

[wook1138[TK]]

Hey Daniel, I see you used a piece of ABS to help secure the kidney-to-ab straps (upper right of picture).  I've seen this in a number of builds.  What is the benefit of this?  Is it because you used elastic? Thanks.

[CableGuy[TK]]

And...approved

Nice job, sir. :-)

[TheSwede[TK]]

7 hours ago, Cricket said:

Congrats! Soooo.... What's the next project?  

Thanks and still waiting on that FOTK armor and according to earlier statments all back orders should be fullfilled by end of june - so here’s hoping

[TheSwede[TK]]

2 hours ago, wook1138 said:

Hey Daniel, I see you used a piece of ABS to help secure the kidney-to-ab straps (upper right of picture).  I've seen this in a number of builds.  What is the benefit of this?  Is it because you used elastic? Thanks.

On my other suits I noticed after a while that the small washers started to eat through said elastic and this was a way to prevent that and using a full strip instead of tabs makes it more rigid

[MrSnrub[501st]]

Looking awesome, as a fellow sandy how did you attach the shoulder ammo pouch without the backpack straps?

[TheSwede[TK]]

3 minutes ago, MrSnrub said:

Looking awesome, as a fellow sandy how did you attach the shoulder ammo pouch without the backpack straps?

Thanks and I’m waiting on my pack so I just used tape in the meantime