Funkster’s 3D printed TLJ

[funkster[TK]]

Reposting this in the right section now.

 

Back in 2019 I was building a FOTS and was waiting for a backpack model.

 

I noticed the same designer had a TLJ set of files so decided to build two costumes at once.

 

Fast forward to today and I’m on the final stages of flatting and polishing the armour.

 

The pictures below will be slightly out of sequence but I’ll try and comment on certain parts

 

Armour - Akira-Yuming on CG Trader

Printed on my CR-10S

 

Lid - Tried building the 3D files but it’s proving very tricky. Bought a WTF which is going together better but not perfectly

 

Gaskets - Geeky Pink but I do have a set of Anovos rubber as well

 

Pouches / Pauldron - Trooper Bay

 

Gloves / Boots - IB

 

Belt - Belts of the First Order

[funkster[TK]]

All the parts were small prints and then glued together


Back / Yolk - 6 pieces
Shoulders - 2 pieces
Thighs - 2 pieces
Biceps - 2 pieces
Chest - 6 pieces
Butt - 4 pieces
Spats - 2 pieces
Belt boxes - 2 pieces
Abs - 8 pieces
Knees - 2 pieces
TD - 1 piece
Back plate - 1 piece

Calves and forearms printed as one

Details all printed in pieces

[funkster[TK]]

TD needed work to get it to TLJ

Cut off the end, designed a small cylinder in Tinkercad Printed and added to the end

[TKSpartan[Staff]]

looks great Mark.

Just for curiosity,  do you have an estimated cost of the armor printing process  at this stage? 

[funkster[TK]]

looks great Mark.
Just for curiosity,  do you have an estimated cost of the armor printing process  at this stage? 

I think I went through about 7-8 rolls of filament, so about £150

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Cod needed a bit of as couldn’t get the right shape, but a bit of cut and shut of two versions and it’s pretty close

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This was the last suit up (with wrong cod) before the final painting started

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Very quick gasket check

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Couple of test fits

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Onto the WTF lid

Lots of excess be cut / sanded before you even get started.

Then some parts needed work to be able to fit as there was over lap.

Even after that I’m struggling to get the face/tears/lip to all line up

Have messaged Walt who suggested more sanding of the inside

However, when the tears are in the right place, the lip of the face wants to go under the brow.
Line up the brow and the rest leaves gaps.

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Paint wise I’m lucky to have access to a spray booth so have been using 2k automotive paint.

White primer
Traffic white RAL 9016
Clear coat
Flattened and the machine polished








This should provide a hard wearing surface as well as ability to polish up

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Blaster wise I’m using the files from 5th Horseman

Already a Heavy F-11, so am doing both the normal sized F-11 and the pistol







Again all printed onto CR-10 with a few resin parts done by a buddy

2k white again
2k matt black which is coming up with a bit of a satin finish

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Back to the lid.

Walt’s is a little smaller than my ABS TFA Anovos but, other than my giraffe neck, looks ok proportion wise (chest isn’t finished or attached)

Lid on the left is the 3D printed version

[TKSpartan[Staff]]

Amazing and excellent work Mark ! Congratulations.  

 

Just noticed , If you're planning to use the same armor for TFA and TLJ Stormtrooper,  the forearms between them are slightly different. 

 

                                                               Reference image

 

 

[funkster[TK]]

Yeah I know the design has changed.

Annoyingly the designer changed the files a while after I printed/painted mine

Currently the TFA shape is allowable under the CRL but it will be something I upgrade in the future.

I’ve been following the CRL discussion thread for TLJ/RoS and noted a lot of the changes

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[tat2trooper[TK]]

Wow looks great. Wish my prints came out this good. What material did you print with?

[funkster[TK]]

Wow looks great. Wish my prints came out this good. What material did you print with?

It’s just PLA+



However, I do A LOT of post processing.

Sanding, 2K filler primer, sanding, filler primer, sanding….

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

That's an impressive amount of printing and prep, nice work

[Sly11[Admin]]

what a huge effort, and its looking pretty good too.

I may have missed it but who is the resin helmet maker?

[funkster[TK]]

what a huge effort, and its looking pretty good too.
i may have missed it but who is the resin helmet maker?

Walt

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Just to show how a bit of flatting and polishing works miracles





Worked on some of the details

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Random stuff done today