LEGOeatPokemon's SDS Hero build

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

Good luck with the event, enjoy 

[Mad Dog 20/20]

On 12/1/2019 at 1:42 PM, LEGOeatPokemon said:

Thighs hopefully done with covering strips

 

Left: It's not a problem, I hope, that the strip will be a bit to the right? :/

 

Right:

 

Both glueing:

 

Can you trim a bit at the back return edge so you can bend your leg a little better?

Hopefully I have done all this correctly and wont need to redo.

 

I know it's a bit different with the shins backside, so you can fasten with velcro etc. How should I do that?

 

By the way, my deadline for completing this armor is the 18th, in time for Ep9 , I had forgot to mention that earlier.

If I can't do it by then, oh well...

What size magnets are you using? They look small. Just wondering as I'm about to start my build.

[LEGOeatPokemon[TK]]

@Von Goodleef I bought two sets of these: https://trooperbay.com/costuming-supplies/hardware/10-pc-5-16-x-1-8-rare-earth-magnets they have bigger, but these work kinda well too

[Mad Dog 20/20]

8 hours ago, LEGOeatPokemon said:

@Von Goodleef I bought two sets of these: https://trooperbay.com/costuming-supplies/hardware/10-pc-5-16-x-1-8-rare-earth-magnets they have bigger, but these work kinda well too

Awesome. Thank you much

[justjoseph63[Staff]]

19 hours ago, LEGOeatPokemon said:

Ok so I won't be posting any updates through the weekend as I am going to a convention in Stockholm. The nordic garrison should be there so maybe I can ask some questions!

 

You may want to see if Daniel @TheSwede will be attending.  He is a wealth of knowledge, and would be happy to answer any questions for you.

[Mad Dog 20/20]

17 minutes ago, Von Goodleef said:

Awesome. Thank you much

I just ordered 2 sets

[justjoseph63[Staff]]

20 minutes ago, Von Goodleef said:

Awesome. Thank you much

The small ones are good, but the larger sizes have more power to give stronger clamping power.  These are the the ones I use:  Magnets  or here:  Magnets

[TheSwede[TK]]

1 hour ago, justjoseph63 said:

You may want to see if Daniel @TheSwede will be attending.  He is a wealth of knowledge, and would be happy to answer any questions for you.

Thanks for that boost Joseph  and I sure will so just hit us up with questions  I will be there on saturday afternoon/evening (Testing out my Boba Fett) and the full day on sunday as a Sandtrooper and as it happens we are going to build a Sandtrooper in our booth for all visitors to see and it’s a lovely set of TM armor, looking forward seeing you there

[LEGOeatPokemon[TK]]

@TheSwede Thanks, I am going to be there around the opening time for the con! Will be there hopfully a couple of hours. Hoppas vi ses!

[LEGOeatPokemon[TK]]

@TheSwede Sorry, but I couldn't stay very long at the con, I had family with me and they wanted to leave after 2 hours. Oh, well... And we're leaving Stockholm tomorrow.  Some other time maybe.

 

Well I got some pictures atleast at the booth: http://imgur.com/a/ezND4X0  (actually the first picture here with my face) and some other photos I took: http://imgur.com/a/jjWCcvZ

[TheSwede[TK]]

3 hours ago, LEGOeatPokemon said:

@TheSwede Sorry, but I couldn't stay very long at the con, I had family with me and they wanted to leave after 2 hours. Oh, well... And we're leaving Stockholm tomorrow.  Some other time maybe.

 

Well I got some pictures atleast at the booth: http://imgur.com/a/ezND4X0  (actually the first picture here with my face) and some other photos I took: http://imgur.com/a/jjWCcvZ

Sorry I missed you but it looks like you had a nice time...I noticed a certain ship along your photos

[LEGOeatPokemon[TK]]

@TheSwede Nice armor! True beskar...? 

 

[TheSwede[TK]]

3 hours ago, LEGOeatPokemon said:

@TheSwede Nice armor! True beskar...? 

 

Of course

[LEGOeatPokemon[TK]]

Ok, so finally home!

Did some work on the armor and glued the sniper plate on!

I hope I took enough glue...

Does the alignment look ok?

 

After that I drilled the holes one the ammo pack:

Next I put it on the thigh:

Now I know why I've seen so many painted the rivets after they were set. THEY GET SCRUFFED UP! (Also I think the colour on them became a bit to yellow.)

Atleast the ends are the same distance from the corners! (I've marked them they are about 1 cm each.)

Unfortunatly I couldn't split the rivet as much as I wanted, I may come back to those.

 

And now, a question:

 

Does these need to be trimmed a bit? Are they a bit wide?

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

Coming along nicely, yes you can trim the shoulder straps some more  

 

[LEGOeatPokemon[TK]]

Today I removed the clamps on the sniper plate:

Looks good?

 

And I made a bit more room behind the knee on the thighs:

And the shins (also added velcro):

 

So, test fit time!

 

 

I think it fits kinda well? I should be able to walk up regular stairs...

 

I think the bracket system is up next!

[justjoseph63[Staff]]

Looking sharp, Jonas!  If I could make a suggestion, it would be to purchase an under suit (compression suit).  Sweatpants are a lot bulkier, which can make it difficult to get accurate fitting, and since you will eventually need one for approval, might as well get it now.  They are available on Amazon or in sporting goods stores, but make sure they are plain black with no letters/symbols.

 

  

[LEGOeatPokemon[TK]]

2 minutes ago, justjoseph63 said:

Looking sharp, Jonas!  If I could make a suggestion, it would be to purchase an under suit (compression suit).  Sweatpants are a lot bulkier, which can make it difficult to get accurate fitting, and since you will eventually need one for approval, might as well get it now.  They are available on Amazon or in sporting goods stores, but make sure they are plain black with no letters/symbols.

 

  

Hello Joseph, I have the undersuit that came with the armor still, I just didn't feel like putting it on at the moment.

[themaninthesuitcase[Admin]]

16 hours ago, LEGOeatPokemon said:

Hello Joseph, I have the undersuit that came with the armor still, I just didn't feel like putting it on at the moment.

The undersuit can affect the fit greatly, especially against some normal trousers. Even a small amount can effect the fit by a lot so by fitting using trousers you may end up with a very loose fit. 

[LEGOeatPokemon[TK]]

Just now, themaninthesuitcase said:

The undersuit can affect the fit greatly, especially against some normal trousers. Even a small amount can effect the fit by a lot so by fitting using trousers you may end up with a very loose fit. 

I know that, I have taken of as much of the return edge as I can, it can't be much more tighter. I have a bit skinny legs so I was already prepared to put in padding if needed. Thank you though.

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

7 hours ago, LEGOeatPokemon said:

I know that, I have taken of as much of the return edge as I can, it can't be much more tighter. I have a bit skinny legs so I was already prepared to put in padding if needed. Thank you though.

I have the same issue and adding a little foam padding helps to keep things in place  

[LEGOeatPokemon[TK]]

Getting ready for the bracket system, reinforcement strips are made since SDS has almost no return edge at all.

 

Should I glue them on or should I just have them pinched between the screws and brackets?

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

Some glue will definitely help give you a little extra strength  

[LEGOeatPokemon[TK]]

So now I have started on the bracket system. I have made the holes, altough I don't particually like that there was almost no return edge to drill on.

 

I also made the holes for the side rivets!

 

I could only glue a couple of the reinforcement strips as I don't have that many clamps.

 

I have more time tomorrow, should I continue glueing the strips or just screw them on with the brackets? (Just trying to hurry to EP9 premiere!)

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

If you find that it causes an excessive amount of cracking you could still keep the brackets without elastic and then add some inner snaps and elastic, would look accurate but keep it from cracking