ABS80 Posted September 7, 2020 Report Posted September 7, 2020 Mark, again thank you for your patience hope it was worth the wait, for the inner drop boxes just apply some E6000 glues all around top edge of inner boxes and insert in outer boxes, trust me once glue set they will be secure thats how I build mine Mark (AP) Quote
MightyAtom[TK] Posted September 7, 2020 Author Report Posted September 7, 2020 Mark, again thank you for your patience hope it was worth the wait, for the inner drop boxes just apply some E6000 glues all around top edge of inner boxes and insert in outer boxes, trust me once glue set they will be secure thats how I build mine Mark (AP)Mark! Of course you'd be in this forum Ok, thanks for the advice. I'll trim them up and start assembly shortly. Sent from my Pixel 4 XL using Tapatalk Quote
husky68[TK] Posted September 7, 2020 Report Posted September 7, 2020 Ok, phew. Thanks for the advice. Sent from my Pixel 4 XL using TapatalkYeah, that’s my belt!! If you have any questions just let me know. My build thread is a bit messy but might have some info there for you. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
MightyAtom[TK] Posted September 7, 2020 Author Report Posted September 7, 2020 Yeah, that’s my belt!! If you have any questions just let me know. My build thread is a bit messy but might have some info there for you. Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkOk, will do. Thanks again. Sent from my Pixel 4 XL using Tapatalk 1 Quote
MightyAtom[TK] Posted September 7, 2020 Author Report Posted September 7, 2020 (edited) Alrighty, I've adjusted the vocoder and it's looking better now - might need to thin the second strip. I attempted to clean up the teeth, but I think the paint needs to cure a little more. I'll work on this again tomorrow, then apply another coat of paint once everything is cleaned up and meets CRL. Edited September 7, 2020 by markgambino 4 Quote
anthonyt81 Posted September 8, 2020 Report Posted September 8, 2020 Hi Mark, I’m new to the 501st, and I am looking to purchase a TFA costume. Is this the best email to contact you? authenticprops@hotmail.com Quote
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted September 8, 2020 Report Posted September 8, 2020 1 hour ago, anthonyt81 said: Hi Mark, I’m new to the 501st, and I am looking to purchase a TFA costume. Is this the best email to contact you? authenticprops@hotmail.com AP don't make TFA armor. You may want to look in the FOBG (first order battle group) https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/forum/218-first-order-battle-group/ This thread should be of interest https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/49132-vendors-list-for-your-fotk-build/ 2 Quote
ABS80 Posted September 8, 2020 Report Posted September 8, 2020 3 hours ago, anthonyt81 said: Hi Mark, I’m new to the 501st, and I am looking to purchase a TFA costume. Is this the best email to contact you? authenticprops@hotmail.com Yes but I only offer the classic ANH troopers 1 Quote
MightyAtom[TK] Posted September 9, 2020 Author Report Posted September 9, 2020 I've done some tidying up to the vocoder and given it a second coat of paint. How does this look to folks? 4 Quote
MightyAtom[TK] Posted September 10, 2020 Author Report Posted September 10, 2020 Moving onto the ab plate buttons. Here's my (potentially) final coat of paint and clean-up. I've noticed the strip of four buttons looks a little short, but I trimmed this according to the space on the actual ab plate and that was what it came in as. Will that button close to the edge be an issue? I could always reduce the size of that button or even add a little ABS to the end and sand down. Pedantic much??? Quote
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted September 10, 2020 Report Posted September 10, 2020 I would remove a little of they paint as they do look a little large, notice the paint stops just short of the base of the buttons in the reference, may also help the look of your small ab plate. 2 Quote
MightyAtom[TK] Posted September 10, 2020 Author Report Posted September 10, 2020 I would remove a little of they paint as they do look a little large, notice the paint stops just short of the base of the buttons in the reference, may also help the look of your small ab plate. Ah, many thanks. I hadn't seen this reference yet. I can easily reduce the size of them all. Sent from my Pixel 4 XL using Tapatalk 2 Quote
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted September 10, 2020 Report Posted September 10, 2020 Many people miss the Gallery sections but it's a great resource when building Quote
MightyAtom[TK] Posted September 10, 2020 Author Report Posted September 10, 2020 Many people miss the Gallery sections but it's a great resource when building Yeah, feeling a little embarrassed here!Sent from my Pixel 4 XL using Tapatalk 1 Quote
tarok[TK] Posted September 10, 2020 Report Posted September 10, 2020 Ah, many thanks. I hadn't seen this reference yet. I can easily reduce the size of them all. Sent from my Pixel 4 XL using TapatalkLolRemember that link I posted on KFG? Quote
MightyAtom[TK] Posted September 10, 2020 Author Report Posted September 10, 2020 I clearly need more sleep... Thank you for your patience!Sent from my Pixel 4 XL using Tapatalk 2 Quote
CableGuy[Admin] Posted September 10, 2020 Report Posted September 10, 2020 I've done some tidying up to the vocoder and given it a second coat of paint. How does this look to folks? Looks awesome!! :-) 3 Quote
MightyAtom[TK] Posted September 10, 2020 Author Report Posted September 10, 2020 Looks awesome!! :-) Phew! Thanks!Sent from my Pixel 4 XL using Tapatalk 1 Quote
MightyAtom[TK] Posted September 11, 2020 Author Report Posted September 11, 2020 Spent some time today cleaning up the ab plate buttons. They look MUCH better and even have an imperfection, just like the OT TK suits! I might just scuff them up a bit once the suit is put together. Thanks to everyone for their feedback. Now on to the ears! 1 Quote
MightyAtom[TK] Posted September 11, 2020 Author Report Posted September 11, 2020 (edited) Busy day. Here are the ears. Two coats of paint plus clean-ups. Phew - time for a Bespin Fizz! Edited September 11, 2020 by markgambino 4 Quote
MightyAtom[TK] Posted September 15, 2020 Author Report Posted September 15, 2020 Painting! I decided that I'm going to hand paint everything, although I cheated a little with the tube stripes and made a vinyl template from an old sticker. I penciled the stripes onto the back of the sticker using some decals (Trooperbay?) as a guide, cut out the template then stuck them on and painted (white, then the French Blue). I'm waiting for the paint to cure before removing the templates. I'll post a pic with the result. I expect there will be a little cleaning up to do. I then masked off the rear trap vents with painters tape and followed a similar process. Again, I expect some cleanup here once the tape is removed. Now, onto the tears, which will be all freehand. This is certainly an exercise in Zen Master patience! 2 Quote
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted September 15, 2020 Report Posted September 15, 2020 Nice work, really helps painting white first to fill any bleed areas 1 Quote
MightyAtom[TK] Posted September 15, 2020 Author Report Posted September 15, 2020 Nice work, really helps painting white first to fill any bleed areas Thank you! Yes, I researched a lot to make sure I didn't create more work for myself.Sent from my Pixel 4 XL using Tapatalk 2 Quote
tarok[TK] Posted September 15, 2020 Report Posted September 15, 2020 Looking forward to seeing your results. Saving/stealing the white first trick 1 Quote
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