Geordietrooper ANH build

[Jedimaster1971]

Right hand side 

 

[TheSwede[TK]]

Looking good

I would open up that eye just a little more at the "nose-bridge"

[Jedimaster1971]

Glad it gets a thumbs up.... I'm taking it easy trimming a little at a time, can always cut some off, can't cut some back on

 

[Jedimaster1971]

Left hand side view

 

[TheSwede[TK]]

1 minute ago, Jedimaster1971 said:

Glad it gets a thumbs up.... I'm taking it easy trimming a little at a time, can always cut some off, can't cut some back on

 

Right you are and it’s your helmet

[Jedimaster1971]

2 minutes ago, Bud Spaklur said:

Lol, for a second I was like, “what the heck am I looking at here?” I thought it was a drill bit sticking out of it.


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I was mislead by the ebay listing for the magnets...... thought they were gonna be a lot bigger....... so had to stack em to get a hild between the to parts of the lid!!

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

Or just right click on the image in Imgur, select copy, then paste directly into your post

 

[Jedimaster1971]

Aargh having ear anxiety!!!  

[Jedimaster1971]

20 hours ago, Bud Spaklur said:

Why?


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Gaps, alignment....... and that's just the first ear.......

[Jedimaster1971]

http://imgur.com/gallery/FHHu2L7

 

[TheSwede[TK]]

Here´s some reference and a turtorial for you

 

 

 

[Jedimaster1971]

31 minutes ago, Bud Spaklur said:

Ahh, you’ll be fine. Take small amounts off at a time and be patient. Mine has a decent sized gap on the right ear in the back. The ears had gaps in the movie, so some gaps are ok.


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Pencilled what I think are the "trim to" lines, when I fix it all together the brow line is getting pulled out of shape.....

[Jedimaster1971]

10 minutes ago, TheSwede said:

Here´s some reference and a turtorial for you

 

 

 

Nice one trooper!!

[Jedimaster1971]

My build has stalled..... there's this thing called christmas thats got in the way!!!!

[TheSwede[TK]]

54 minutes ago, Jedimaster1971 said:

My build has stalled..... there's this thing called christmas thats got in the way!!!!

The good thing about building armor is that it’s always ready when you are  Happy holidays

[Jedimaster1971]

OWell it was going so well....... but u have managed to dogs breakfast one of my ears......

 

 

If I can't replace them then it's destined for display ...... it was after all to test my building skills....

[Jedimaster1971]

The lower screw fixings pulled thru the plastic ...... anyobe know if it can be filled and redrilled

[TheSwede[TK]]

Not to worry, you have plenty material left on both ears to get them tha way you want.

Infact, you have alot of excess left

Edited December 24, 2018 by TheSwede

[TheSwede[TK]]

1 minute ago, Jedimaster1971 said:

The lower screw fixings pulled thru the plastic ...... anyobe know if it can be filled and redrilled

Glue some scrap on the inside, abs paste from the outside and your good

[CableGuy[TK]]

Hi Gordon,

Nice progress.

As Daniel said, you have lots of excess on those ears that can come off. I’ve roughly marked on here where the cut lines appear to be on your ears (in red);





You’ll see the green line in that first photo. The screws on the ears usually line up with the trap. Whilst you’re at this stage, you could consider lining up with the trap and drilling new holes.



Keep up the good work, Gordon.

Btw, do you have a UK Garrison build thread running?

Dan

[CableGuy[TK]]

Just spotted another thing, Gordon. Your faceplate is currently quite high. As below, you could consider lowering the face plate to follow the typical ANH stunt look. Note how the eyes are nearly parallel to the green line;



Best wishes
Dan

[Jedimaster1971]

19 minutes ago, CableGuy said:

Hi Gordon,

Nice progress.

As Daniel said, you have lots of excess on those ears that can come off. I’ve roughly marked on here where the cut lines appear to be on your ears (in red);





You’ll see the green line in that first photo. The screws on the ears usually line up with the trap. Whilst you’re at this stage, you could consider lining up with the trap and drilling new holes.



Keep up the good work, Gordon.

Btw, do you have a UK Garrison build thread running?

Dan

Not got a full armour yet so no build thread, this was bought from DA to use as a test of my build skills before taking the plunge on a full kit, so any advice(constructive criticism) is greatly accepted 

[CableGuy[TK]]

Not got a full armour yet so no build thread, this was bought from DA to use as a test of my build skills before taking the plunge on a full kit, so any advice(constructive criticism) is greatly accepted 

Good choice. DA makes some lovely stuff.

You’re doing well so far. Slow and steady wins the race, and all that.

Happy to help along the way. Any questions, just shout. :-)

[CableGuy[TK]]

If it helps, I found these videos by Ross (of RWA Creations) incredibly helpful. Using these, and Starwarshelmets.com for reference, it really made the process a lot less daunting.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt_lWzaSmADNiCC8TkZyfwg

Although it’s a different armour maker, the general principle is similar.

:-)

[Jedimaster1971]

Its never gonna be screen accurate and probably wouldn't clear but Ears redone and got traps outlined in black