Darth147s R1 BUILD-Part of the SCG Group Build

[Darth147[TK]]

Decided to start my build thread im part of the socal garrison build group 

got a Jimmy flexible fiberglass kit

got the under suit taken in by a lot  might need a bit more

ended up cutting the top of the ab armor since it was way above my chest and dint allow for much movement 

might of gone too much but the chest and back covers everything so it will never be seen 

started doing the strapping 

used a pair of suspenders to hold the ab armor from falling 

the belt is temporary attached with Velcro but will use snaps later on

i like how it turned out 

i just slip the chest and back on 

 

 

 

attached the forearms with Velcro

they fit ok

i sanded off  the back of the cover strip so the Velcro wont stick out so much

 

 

thats it for now hopefully i get to work on it some more this weekend 

Edited December 14, 2019 by Darth147

[justjoseph63[Staff]]

Nice job, Art!  If there is one thing I could suggest, it would be to raise the cod.  As of now, it is sitting a bit low.  In looking at the reference pics note that the bottom of the cod sits above the inside thigh openings.  Well above them in some cases.  Looking forward to seeing the rest of your build!!  

 

 

 

                   

[TKSpartan[Staff]]

Nice Build mate, Enjoy!  

[TK 14166[TK]]

Awesome work my friend.

[Darth147[TK]]

just a pic of how the suspenders support the ab/kidney armor

 

put everything on and since my shins arent closed to ready yet i used my ANH STUNT TK shins just to see how everything looks

the blue around my thighs is what i plan to cut since they are too long and wide 

need to cut the bottom of the crotch plate too

 

side view (not wearing my R1 pants)

the top of the under-suit sticks out the back a bit 

will prob have to be taken in a bit more

 

my butt plate looks uneven still

 

cut an inch off the top of  the legs but the first thigh (on left) was rough cut compare to the other one

the red mars is where i need to add more material to make it look (eyeball even)

 

 

put Velcro on the thighs to close 

and added the snaps yesterday so i can wear the thighs with the armor and see how they fit 

 

 

[Darth147[TK]]

Sanded most of the armor

going to put another coat of primer then ready for paint

need to reinforce the thighs a bit on the weak spots 

just need the chest and back besides the shins that i will do when i glue them together 

still debating what adhesive to use for the shins

other than that good days work

[Darth147[TK]]

Reinforce some of the armor pieces and the helmet 

painted the inside white and the inside of the helmet black

[DarthBiscuit[TK]]

Looking good! Thanks for the great pics of your strapping!! So many people go from pieces to finished and don't show how they put it together. I'll be referencing your build when I'm figuring out my straps!

[Darth147[TK]]

Thank you 

looking forward to your progress 

good to see a lot more R1 tks getting build

[DarthBiscuit[TK]]

What did you attach the snaps to? I'm looking at the little rectangular pieces that the snaps are punched through, and I assume those are then adhered to the fiberglass. I don't want to drill into the fiberglass to punch snaps, so your method looks like my plan. I thought about some nylon/polypropylene webbing, but I don't know if that'll be too thick for 5/8" snaps.

[Darth147[TK]]

Just used some abs plastic I had and cut them into rectangle pieces and glued to the armor with E6000

 

[DarthBiscuit[TK]]

Easy enough! Do you know how thick those ABS sheets were? What size snaps did you use and did you have any problems punching through and snapping?

[Darth147[TK]]

Don’t exactly know how thick .. I can measure later when I’m at work 

I also used the spares I had from trooperbay snaps 

Tandy line 24 snaps 

yeah I had issues with putting the snaps on 

Im not that good at snap setting 

some are really good and some I have to really press down on for it to lock 

ukswraths has a strapping system for FO TK that works with the R1 armor as well 

[Darth147[TK]]

added some fiber glass sheet to repair come cracks on the chest 

made it strong 

might do it to the thighs since there are some soft areas as well

 

[Darth147[TK]]

started to put the first coat of white

noticed some cracks that were not  visible with he grey primer 

 

[Darth147[TK]]

need to cover a lot of pinholes on the thighs 

fill sand prime and repeat until its good

[Darth147[TK]]

the sanding never ends

 

[TK 14166[TK]]

It really doesn’t, that was the one thing I definitely did the most of to my suit.
But trust me, it’s so worth it.

[Darth147[TK]]

use some fiberglass sheet to make the thighs stronger where there where soft spots

i would be able to push though it with my fingers after this no more 

 

 

 

Edited June 10, 2020 by Darth147
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[Darth147[TK]]

wet sanded all the imperfections of round 2

prime again and find some more imperfections

got fill in a lot of scratches and minor pinholes

Edited June 10, 2020 by Darth147

[Darth147[TK]]

 

got to paint some parts 

the clear coat kinda messed it up a bit leaving some drop marks nothing too noticeable 

not perfect but i am not going to beat myself up about it too much

 

 

Edited June 10, 2020 by Darth147

[Darth147[TK]]

wet sanded the parts i had put bondo putty on

 

my lil helper accidently dropped one of the ammo boxes and a good chunk broke off 

 

 

used some JB weld to fill and repair works pretty good for cracks as well

used it to repair the cracks i had on the chest and back

just a bit 

it sands off with some elbow grease

you can see on the bottom middle section of the chest a crack that has been filled and repaired 

 

 

[DarthBiscuit[TK]]

That's upsetting. Glad you could take care of it! It's great when they're interested in helping...ish.

[Darth147[TK]]

sanded off the jb weld and a good chunk of it fell off 

used resin and fiber glass sheet to repair 

will sand off tomorrow 

[Darth147[TK]]

painted a few more parts

had some runs 

 

looks good from a far