TK-39093 Requesting ESB EIB Status [TM] (APPROVED) 3rd

[giskard8[Staff]]

 

TK-39093 Requesting ESB EIB Status [TM]

 

Trooper Info

• Name: Arthur Wong
• FISD Forum Name: giskard8
• Legion ID: 39093
• Garrison: Hong Kong Garrison
• Legion Profile: https://www.501st.com/members/displaymemberdetails.php?userID=19986
• Height: 5'10"
• Weight: 175 lbs

Costume Information

• Armor Maker: TM (TrooperMaster) / ABS kit
• Helmet Maker: TM (TrooperMaster) / ABS kit
• Neck seal: East Asia Supply
• Belt: East Asia Supply
• Boots: Imperial Boots
• Holster: Imperial Boots (early version)
• Blaster: Blaster-Master E-11 (3D Printed kit)
• Electronics: 2x 12V helmet fans (self installed) / iComm (TK Products, LLC) + chest mounted speaker unit

 

Known Issues

1. Belt : Material is off white too much, thickness is also an issue. Reworked the Belt with an "old found" lighter white canvas belt (10/2).
2. Helmet : Frown painted into the last teeth opening on both side. Attempted to fix (9/28).
3. Helmet : Wrong Tube stripes decal. Replaced with “one-sheet” style (9/28).
4. Hook on the Biceps need to be removed (pending).
5. Belt button covers need to be trimmed (fixed 10/28 / photo pending).
6. Ab buttons repaint (fixed).
7. Helmet Right Ear reposition (fixed 10/28 / photo pending).
8. Helmet Vocoder paint line (fixed 10/28 / photo pending).

 

 

[giskard8[Staff]]

ARMOR FULL SHOT

Front:

 

Left:

 

 

 

Right:

 

Back:

 

[giskard8[Staff]]

HELMET

Front:

Left:

 

Right:

 

Back:

 

Lens:

 

Hovi Mic tip detail:

 

Neck S-trim detail:

 

Interior:

 

 

[giskard8[Staff]]

ACTION POSE

 

 

 

[giskard8[Staff]]

BODY DETAILS & STRAPPING

 

 

 

 

 

 

[giskard8[Staff]]

BELT

 

 

 

[giskard8[Staff]]

THERMAL DETONATOR

 

[giskard8[Staff]]

OTHER DETAILS

 

Hand plate + rubber glove:

 

Return edge removed (forearm):

 

 

Ammo knee blet alignment:

 

 

Sniper knee plate alignment:

 

[giskard8[Staff]]

Neck Seal:

 

 

Boots:

 

 

[giskard8[Staff]]

E-11 BLASTER

 

 

 

 

[TheSwede[TK]]

Looking good - Another EIB is at hand

A few thing regarding the helmet:

- tube stripes appears not to be decals?

- Frown could use some TLC "paint does not leave the teeth area"

 

 

Great looking set of armor and good luck

[giskard8[Staff]]

Thanks Daniel,

 

I will look into the frown area again cf reference photos.

 

The traps / tears and tube strips are decals (by TrooperBay).

[sharkbait[TK]]

Another ESB, yay!!  Very nice job there!  At first the tube stripes look like really nicely applied decals, then I can't see a decal line... then I can... So that would be my question, too (concerning the tears/traps are definitely decals, I'd assume the tubes are too).  Nice painting on the ear rank bars, too, by the wa.  I believe what been mentioned as to the black teeth is the little corners at the bottom- they're not painted, just the teeth themselves.  

 

Otherwise everything lines up sharply and you're looking great!  Good luck!

[giskard8[Staff]]

Thanks Rebecca,

 

I see what you mean, I will work a bit on the frown again this weekend to make it right.

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

Great work, the tube stripes should be a full decal with a white background! You can just make out the white background in these screen used helmet images.

• Traps/tears and tube stripes shall be decals (with the correct ESB details), no hand-painting or decals that replicate hand painted.

 

 

 

Good luck 

[giskard8[Staff]]

Thanks Glen ,

 

I will correct the details this weekend.

[giskard8[Staff]]

Went back home a little early today and worked on it.

 

BEFORE (L) / AFTER (R)

 

 

 

 

New tubes decals applied too (Right picture).

 

 

 

Edited October 2, 2018 by giskard8

[giskard8[Staff]]

Helmet (reworked)

 

 

 

 

 

[TK-40996[TK]]

Awesome work !! Job well done !!

[giskard8[Staff]]

Found an old unused canvas belt in the stash (was to replace my old MTK TK belt, but then went for a different direction so it is unused).

 

Before (Top) / Reworked (Bottom)

 

 

 

Ammo belt replaced with whiter canvas belt.

 

Have to trim the velcro on the belt face off by an inch, I think its a bit too long now.

 

 

 

Edited October 2, 2018 by giskard8

[giskard8[Staff]]

Got some spare time tonight and tried the replacement belt on for some color test (under indoor lighting).

 

 

 

 

Edited October 16, 2018 by giskard8

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

Also appears bicep hooks where no longer in use but I’ll leave that for the DO’s to comment on http://www.starwarshelmets.com/original-ESB-stormtrooper-armor-helmets.htm

[giskard8[Staff]]

2 hours ago, gmrhodes13 said:

Also appears bicep hooks where no longer in use but I’ll leave that for the DO’s to comment on http://www.starwarshelmets.com/original-ESB-stormtrooper-armor-helmets.htm

 

Thanks Glen,

 

I was not aware of the hook (not mentioned in the CRL, like in TKC), but now you mentioned it is one of the detail I missed out.

 

Indeed, no strap across the bells. Not on screen or the promo image.

 

 

 

 

Edited October 23, 2018 by giskard8
pic added

[wook1138[TK]]

This looks great, Arthur!  Nice work!

[ABS80]

Beautiful build!  It doesnt affect approval but I just find your belt cap covers too big,  you can trim down square around circle a bit more.

 

 

Edited October 23, 2018 by ABS80