ANH Stormtrooper 3d printed

[Kuroi_Sabato]

Hi everyone!
I am new on the forum and hopefully a future Swiss Garrison Member.
I work with 3d printing and for that reason, wish to print my own armor.

So, my question is: is there any modeller (member or not) who sells an approved model?
Found one at the do3d website, and they claimed to be 501st approved... but, as I don't really know how to "define" an accurate armor... so here I am asking for help!
I saw , here in the forum, some comments about the quality of the do3d models, but no comment about the accuracy...

I don't know if I can post the link, so, i'll just leave a picture...

thank you for any help!

Edited October 21, 2019 by Kuroi_Sabato

[Rob .T .[TK]]

A new hopearmor is under 2 mm thick in most places . A 3 d print isnt going to be strong enough .

your best bet is to buy armour from a reccomended supplier , and use the 3d printer to print the gun , there are plenty accurate patterns on thingiverse 

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

I have seen some working on 3D printed files but none that I know of have been 501st approved, just because someone says can be doesn't mean it will be so be careful.

 

Armor can take a lot of stress when bending and moving I think you will find 3D print will break under this stress. 

[Kuroi_Sabato]

16 hours ago, Rob .T . said:

A new hopearmor is under 2 mm thick in most places . A 3 d print isnt going to be strong enough .

your best bet is to buy armour from a reccomended supplier , and use the 3d printer to print the gun , there are plenty accurate patterns on thingiverse 

Does  it has to be around 2mm to be approved? Because I have the shoretrooper model from "shoretrooper fam", and it is thicker than that.

[Kuroi_Sabato]

14 hours ago, gmrhodes13 said:

I have seen some working on 3D printed files but none that I know of have been 501st approved, just because someone says can be doesn't mean it will be so be careful.

 

Armor can take a lot of stress when bending and moving I think you will find 3D print will break under this stress. 

Thank you for the reply .

You are right, that's why I'm asking for the "specialists" ;-) who can define an accurate armour. 

About the stress, it depends on the material and the post print.

Vaporized acetone on abs, makes the print stronger. Add to that resin on the back side of the printed part, and you have a piece strong enough.

I work with prosthetics production, and abs, petg or nylon are the choice for sturdy pieces. (Myself, would print in nylon... but sadly,  can't be painted or glued...)

 

So, the question remains: by the image I've posted, is it possible to say the accuracy?

 

Thanks

[Sly11[Admin]]

Although it is hard to tell from this image as it does not enlarge well, The helmet looks off, almost too symmetrical and long in the face. FX helmets were grandfathered due to their inaccuracy vs what is now available. Because there are so many good manufacturers around these days, you would totally stand out in a line up so I think the helmet is the first component that would hold you up from getting 501st approval.

As to the rest of the parts, until something is printed out and can be seen in 3 dimensions rather than a poor render image that pixelates when enlarged, no further true assessment can be made.

With this type of costume, certain parts of the armour need a degree of flex, the shin enclosures are the perfect example of that and I highly doubt reinforced ABS or PLA will take the punishment that 1.5 to 2mm pulled ABS can in the flex department.

Remember if you intend to troop in it, you need something that is reasonably comfortable, allows the degree of motion required to actually move around and walk, plus you don't want it too heavy or difficult to pack and transport and it must be durable enough to deal with the rigors of trooping, so you see there are many factors that need to be considered.

[Kuroi_Sabato]

Ok, understood. 

If the helmet is off, I won't bother buying the set.

Will also take in consideration the weight and flexibility factor, and leave 3d printing for the shoretrooper, that uses less plastic pieces.

Thank you!