TomG

Aha, thanks. I don´t see nothing welded from inside of this part. I will test it next time.

Does anybody know, how to disassemble this front cover of main barel? I have removed these two front screws, then front sight, main barrel and I don´t know how to get it out. If it is possible without destroying it.

Interesting. Can you make more photos of this counter, please? Btw, I had in my hands deactivated sterling and this folding stock mechanism is cool

Why not, but you will have glue it, when it hardens. Because these material don´t bond together too much.

You have few options. 1/ Buy from somewhere replacement parts that are thicker 2/ Reinforce them with fiberglass

And it was and still is cheaper than "screen accurate stuff".

My 2 cents. I think as said above, that Sandtrooper are regular Stormtroopers with a little modified armor to be ready for more hostile climate and more dangerous planets. They have for it heavy weapons, backpack to survive long time outside of base. They are placed on distant planets with limited supply routes, with longer patrols they don´t have time to wash armor or get new from supply. They replace it only when armor is really damaged. May be these soldiers are more skilled to survive in hostile environment, something like basic commando training. I believe, that on imperial planetes or ISD they have supply with replacement armor and for sure some place, where you can put armor to wash it chemically not by hand like todays soldiers need clean own boots Why sandtroopers these black lines on greay areas on helmets? To have less holes in helmet and prevent from dust get inside of bucket. As for Endor I think, when Emperor said, he sent here the best troops, he didn´t lie. He was crazy but not stupid. But probably in chain of command somebody made mistake or it was rebel scum, who changed few details about designation. Instead of sending here elite troops, he sent rookies. I would expect on Endor some elite jungletroopers with camo on armor Not white stormies, that can be harmed with small stones and little bears

Some progress on sanding. I´m thinking to leave it that way, to be dirty trooper

Some more progress, here are more parts of armor with final painting and scratches. Include new version of pauldron. Thanks Rolf for advice about this pauldron. It is not final version, but we are on right way I think.

It is great, when you can paint with colors. I wasn´t patient enough for it, then I used pencils or black ink and then went to 3D

Here is part a bit more weathered. Who had to know, that this red dust will be that visible O_O. We have here really dusty planet. But don´t worry it is not final stage, it will be sanded again.

Some progress on armor. I did as I said. All armor parts have this graygreen color HPDE like, to have scratches on whole armor. Not only helmet. Photo before weathering.

Yeah. I noticed that after posting message.

Very cool. Trooper VPier just converted again to daddy status. I hope you will be great dad again. My son is just now 14 moths old. I only hope he doesn´t want small armor when he grows up a bit.

Hmm why I have feeling, that you can make conversion of some available custom MG-34 for airsoft and much cheaper. One member from our Outpost thought about airsoft version of E-11. It was first thing, that he was interested, when it was decided, we try make this E-11 later with some modern technology to look like real idealized blaster weapon.

Repast from another topic. It was too much tempting for me to don´t make it

Sorry, too much tempting

Thanks Rolf. Ah I forgot another update. Custom made neckseal V1. You need cotton black L size shirt, piece of foam and piece of velcro. It is not perfect, but it is better than typical neckseal on ebay. Yeah thanks to my mother for this

Then we have here right thight. Again riveted together from both sides. Here is visible this covering plastic belt with bremeled holes. On next photo is thigh from inside with velcro belt to attach it to straping system and glued a bit hard foam. And it is visible here glued back covering plastic belt. Dimensions of these belts are taken from Mike´s (TK-1536) TD build.

What will be next? Yeah right promissed legs. Here is new photo of left calf for sniper knee plate. Whole part is riveted together and it is covered with plastic belt. You can see some filler on it. I put here too much glue and it damaged this plastic. Later will be seen detail of this belt with dremeled holes to cover rivets. Next one is photo from inside to show how much are rivets dremeled from inside. They will be covered with foam.

I see guys, you have here fun. Lets continue. Black leather boots from box (price something about 55$) and then I replaced this black rubber on sides. Next one will be painting with white color for leather. I will use paintbrush. I have it tested. But I need to buy this paint first How did I replaced this rubber. Manualy, using knife, scissors, needle, nylon yarn etc. Really nasty work. But my XO will try ask tailor to do it for him.

Every rivet is sanded via something like dremel tool. You need only make some break between sanding, because these rivets are hot and they can melt plastic. Rivets that can cut underarmor cloth will be covered with foam. I didn´t say there is a hate. Some hardcore "screen accurate" guys just don´t like FX style armor May be you didn´t noticed it . But I sanded out this return edge on upper side or ab armor. It only hurts, when it is here and actually it isn´t visible under chest armor.