Crookknight's Sandtrooper Armor and Pack Build Thread

[CrookKnight 46]

Well, I figured it was about time that I officially become a part of MEPD.  I have always wanted to be a Sandtrooper and since I now have the packs down, I think I am ready to go for it.  

 

I am going to post my progress on here so people can review and let me know how I am doing.  While I have built over 75 packs in 1 year, I have only done a few armor sets.  Of course, I will have to build as if I am going for SWAT, so accuracy and detail are going to be very important to me.  This will not be a rushed build.  I figured since many build threads have been lost, I could make this one very informative so it could possibly assists others with their first builds.

 

I just received my armor today from Jason Hill.  He makes excellent armor and he also provides many of the pieces for the packs that I build.

Armor: Jason Hill

Pack: Crookknight's Imperial Trooper Packs

Boots: Crow Props - Giovanni Rodriguez

Pouches - Crow Props - Giovanni Rodriguez

Pauldron - Crow Props - Giovanni Rodriguez

Replica Sonic 75 Radio - SandieComms - Ian Havenhand

DLT-19 - Hyperfirm

T-21 - Custom Build (not by me)

 

Here is the package I received today:

[Hausi 44]

Nice mate go for it and have fun!

[henselmonster 76]

Awesome! And welcome to the dirty side

[dutchy 188]

...and now your journey to the dirty side officially has begun

Looking forward to your build bro'!

[CrookKnight 46]

Well, I guess you could say that I am the dirties of the clean TK's (being an HWT).  But nothing like a Sandtrooper. 

 

Looking forward to being part of the MEPD.  At least I know I can build the pack right. 

[DarthStevius 76]

It does seem about time that you did this  

The skills must be fully honed by now so you should be able to knock this out the park... no pressure!

Good luck. I'm looking forward to following this closely.

[dutchy 188]

16 hours ago, CrookKnight said:

Well, I guess you could say that I am the dirties of the clean TK's (being an HWT).  But nothing like a Sandtrooper. 

Looking forward to being part of the MEPD.  At least I know I can build the pack right. 

All in all, it's just great that you've started with this process.....and we'll make sure that you'll end up into a mighty fine TD!

[Airborne Trooper 176]

On 10/3/2017 at 11:07 AM, CrookKnight said:

Well, I guess you could say that I am the dirties of the clean TK's (being an HWT).  But nothing like a Sandtrooper. 

 

Looking forward to being part of the MEPD.  At least I know I can build the pack right. 

You get points taken away if I see another canteen facing the wrong direction!

[CrookKnight 46]

1 hour ago, Airborne Trooper said:

You get points taken away if I see another canteen facing the wrong direction!

Haha.....I think i have finally learned my lesson....

[CrookKnight 46]

SHIN AND THIGH ARMOR

I decided to build the shin and thigh armor first.  As with any armor, there is a good amount to trim.  However, there is an easy way to do this.  Instead of using a knife or scissors, I use a sanding table.  With this thing, you can trim all of your pieces to the size you need with ease.

 

This is the sanding table that I use for everything (especially building my packs).  It only costs about $75 USD and is worth its weight in gold.

Here is the shin piece before I start. 

Sanded down all corners and pieces within about 15 minutes.  By turning the sander vertical, you can match all of the angles of the armor easily by using the end.

 

Initial trimming of the piece is all done.  Next, I will trim the other 3 pieces to this state.  Once completed, I will then size to my shins, which will involve additional trimming.