Move a long replica suit

[Rolf]

Hi there brothers and sisters in arms, i will try to make a topic here whit my newest suit build. Its a RS Sandtrooper, and a replica of the ANH move a long suit.

I have study the move a long sandtrooper over the last 17 years, and build too many suits along the way trying to reach my goal.

I will try to put some of my knowledge on this suit in this topic here along the way. I hope you will enjoy the ride... Ok lets go

[Rolf]

First up a few screen shots of the move a long trooper.

We see it in up to three versions.

Here as version one:

the ww2 german Wien stolla LFL replica hip pouches left and right, and whit no crack in the HDPE right side helmet tube.

Plus we see the hand plates are wrong, the fit right hand glove - left hand plate, and left hand glove - left hand plate:

 

 

Then there comes a break, and they change the Wien stolla right side hip to a the ww2 spanish pounch.

Plus now we see the HDPE crack on the right side tube

Plus now we see the hand plates are right now, so they fit right hand glove - right hand plate, and left hand glove - left hand plate:

Version two:

 

Version three, is like version two. Just whit a black gaffa tape on the right side shoulder:

 

 

[Rolf]

Looking at the helmet whit the HDPE crack vs. the helmet whit no crack in the tube... i´m all most 99% sure its not the same helmet.

Look at the back tube, look at the grey paintet area above the bow rubber trim, look at where the bow is cut etc:

 

Also look at the right hand glove on the MG-15 private trooper in back of him, its the same glove/hand plate/weathering job on it.

So again here i´m 99% sure they took of the glove and gave it to the private trooper, and then gave the move a long trooper the right hand glove whit the right hand plate on:

[Rolf]

Here you see my first weathering job, i have done a new job on many of the parts:

 

I´m working on a new back pack, when its done and it will real soon... i hope, then i will take some new all suit up pics.

These pictures are just taken of my mannequin:

 

 

[Rolf]

Here a few weathering job details:

 

Chest center:

 

Lines in the chest box:

 

 

The two white/more clean areas right side...

I call the upper one the "cat" :

 

 

[Rolf]

Belt have a square pattern clean sharp area, and a half moon in room three:

Normal are the dots on the belt add in the center in the end of the belt, but on move a long they are add in the end:

 

 

 

 

 

[Rolf]

Left shoulder back dirt spot:

 

 

Right shoulder back dirt job:

 

 

[Strider]

...and subscribed:) Very interesting pointers, bro!

[Rolf]

Left leg dirt job back area, and right leg oil drop job:

 

 

 

[Rolf]

Shin dirt job:

 

 

[Rolf]

Right and left arm dirt areas in the rooms:

 

Right:

 

 

Left:

 

[Rolf]

Pauldron circle/dirt job:

 

 

 

 

[Airborne Trooper]

Amazing work! I love the "cat" weathering spot lol. 

[Rolf]

Now the helmet:

Left side tear drop paintet so it fall down a bit and not following the size and shape, plus the black out line are not all the way around the grey area:

 

 

Right side tear drop line up perfect and out line the whole way around the grey:

 

 

Vocoder go up hight left side and turnes in:

 

 

Back side of the helmet, left grey painted area goes out down right side and the out lines follows the grey curve out:

 

 

Back side of the helmet, left grey painted area  the black out line do not end up down left corner:

 

 

Eye trim:

Right eye has a leave line down, left have a bow curve up line:

 

Right side ear cap trim air to the tube:

Mouth paintet as the move a long mouth:

 

The move a long helmet are not assemblet so the face plate are add in the center.

We see the right side turned back:

 

 

 

[spOOL68]

Looks awesome! Love "the cat"" too! 

[Rolf]

Out side part right side leg are not lining up but higher then the inner part leg:

 

[Rolf]

Right side eye don´t follow the line all the way but have a flat line in the curve:

[Rolf]

Right ammo belt are add so you can see the assemble of the two parts:

[Rolf]

The belt area are clean under the belt:

 

[Rolf]

Inside of the suit are assmeblet as the screen used ones:

[Rolf]

The right arm do not line up. The out side part are higher vs. the inside:

[Rolf]

Left side edge on the chest are trimmed fat 50% and up to the end:

[Rolf]

UK Keith lovely mic tips here. Painted black on the inside as the move a long:

 

 

[Rolf]

The back:

[LoveMonkey]

You're making tons of progress, really looking awesome!