tk6316 Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Good day team, This is my build for the Sergeant Sandtrooper from Docking Bay 94 scene which is this trooper below Here is my application Name: Daniel Wong Legion ID: TD-6316 https://www.501st.com/members/displaymember.php?userID=13767&costumeID=2 Forum name: tk6316 Garrison: Malaysia Garrison Armor: AP Helmet: AP Pauldron: Clive (BurkBench Designs) Neck seal: Tailored Gloves: Trooperbay Pouches: 1) Stolla Wein = Anthony Bailey 2) Small Spanish-Chilean Mauser = Trooperbay E11: Imperial Warfighters Field Pack: 1) Seed trays – RWA 2) Syphon – RWA 3) Frame - Vintage Karrimor Tot'em 4) Sonix Victory 75 radio – Crashmann 5) Tool box – Scratch built 6) Mushroom caps – Crookknight 7) Bottles – Shampoo bottle & Soap dispenser bottle 8) Radar dish – Vintage Tupperware 5” (ebay) 9) Bee stinger – Giostyle canteen 10) Mortar tube – Local hardware store 11) Control panel & end caps – Crookknight 12) Filter box – Scratch built (PVC sheet + paper straws) 13) Lab pipe – Scratch built (Local hardware store) Photos WITH backpack Helmet off Front Left Right Back Photos WITHOUT backpack Front Left Right Back Armor details Shoulder strap Canvas belt with pouches Ab buttons Rubber gloves & latex handguard Snaps, screws & buttons Helmet details Backpack Weapons Action pose 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hausi Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Hi Daniel, First of all welcome and thank you for your interest in joining the MEPD´s finest and becoming a deployed officer. Thank you for providing such a tidy application, your armor fits and suits you well, you look great and your pack is really nice, I have followed your build and the details are great, you have done an amazing job in building your pack yourself! (I am not completely sure if the Sonix shouldn´t be sitting in the box as it is with most other shots of this pack where it has already come apart, but I see your point in doubting this). Although this isn´t SWAT yet, I like it that you have already chosen a trooper to emulate and your chosen trooper is immediately recognizable. Okay, enough of the small talk and pleasantries, let´s get your review going. Application Review: Part 1 Name: Daniel Wong Legion ID: TD-6316 Forum Name: tk6316 Garrison: Malaysia Garrison Helmet a. Green lenses: check b. Paint color of traps / tears: check c. Correct number of teeth: check d. Mic tips: check e. Vocoder color: check f. Tube stripes: check g. Rank bar on ears: check h. Brow: check i. Side screws (ears): see comments j. Weathering: check k. no mesh behind teeth: check *additional comments* Nice helmet, I like the weathering and the fact that you have added the paint chips showing the olive HDPE underneath. Brow´s a little low for my liking but that of course is personal preference (should you later on decide to really go all the way for SWAT, it would have to be a little higher).However, the screws should be painted white. I think yours have been previously painted white but as it seems, too much of that paint has come off, so please repaint them and give them another wash with weathering. (The same actually goes for the split rivets on the abdomen and the cod piece too, I think as these aren´t too prominent, it´s a pass) RESULT ON HELMET pending Armor details a. elastic straps shoulders: see comments b. neck seal: check c. black undersuit: see comments d. shoulder bells: check e. biceps: check f. forearms: check g. pauldron: check h. chest / back plate: check i. kidney / butt plate: check j. ab plate / side rivets / cod: check k. strapping system: check l. thighs: see comments m. shins / calves: check n. sniper plate: check o. boots: check p. gloves: check q. hand plates / guards: check r. ammo belt (waist): check s. ammo belt (right knee): check t. canvas belt: check u. pouches: check v. weathering: see comments *additional comments* As I have said before, your armor really suits you well but there are some points to address: Personally I think you look a little too clean. On the other hand you have provided the pics of your chosen trooper on screen and this guy is rather clean too, so that´s okay. Shoulder straps: I appreciate that you have already updated your picture showing the snaps and you have added the correct sew-on snaps, but now the elastic shoulder straps look too clean and brand new and should be more in line with your canvas ammo belt, so add some dirt/weathering. Thighs: I can´t really tell for sure from the pictures but does the AP armor use the but-joint-and-coverstrip-method to close the thighs at the back or is it the overlap-method? Are they actually closed at the back?NewAfter studying your present pics a little closer, I can most definitely tell that the AP armor uses the overlap method at the back of both, the tighs and the shins.You have added coverstrips at the front which is fine but please shorten/cut down the front coverstrip for your left thigh, bigwam has already shown how it should look like in his post below. For the back of the thighs and shins, you will also have to add the coverstrips which should be an easy enough job. While doing so, please also try to allign the bottom of the left thigh. While it´s not really important for the top of the thigh to line up perfectly, the bottom should line up. Undersuit: you are of a rather slim build and your undersuit looks slightly too wrinkled, especially at the back of the knees, is it possible to get a smaller undersuit? RESULT ON ARMOR pending Backpack a. details: check b. weathering: check *additional comments* As stated above, great build and kudos for building your own pack. RESULT ON BACKPACK Checked & Cleared Weapon: E-11 a. details: check b. weathering: check *additional comments* Good to see that you are sporting a Bapty E-11 and a nice one too. RESULT ON WEAPON Checked & Cleared Daniel, this was your first review! Your gear looks great and you will be a worthy addition to the ranks of the MEPD´s finest. So please provide some detailed pics/close-ups of the thighs, all the rest are easy fixes, so go for it! I am looking forward to seeing some new pics of your improved gear soon. Cheers mate! Hausi - MEPD Deployment Officer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tk6316 Posted August 31, 2021 Author Share Posted August 31, 2021 Appreciate the feedback @Hausi and thanks for the first review. Will work on the changes right away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwam Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 Please make sure that the cover stripes should end here: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hausi Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 Daniel, I have added a section on your overlap-construction thighs and shins in my previous/earlier review, it´s written in italics so you can easily identify the new part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tk6316 Posted September 26, 2021 Author Share Posted September 26, 2021 Hi Hausi & Bigwam, Thank you for the feedback and I would like to apologies for the delay in the update of my application. I needed some time to source ABS strips to rework the thighs. With regards to the comments in italic, it was rather difficult and would look totally off if I were to bring the inner left thigh down to align the outward edge. Instead I heat gun it to bend it down as the pic below as if I were to bring the inner thigh downwards, the front would be very off As you can see, the bottom has shrunk slightly from the heat gun so I plan to cover it up with either bondo or epoxy and touch it up afterwards. I would like to know is do you think its more 'aligned' now or I should press it some more. The shins also have been done and is waiting to be weathered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hausi Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 Hi Daniel, you have already started making the changes, that´s great. For the back of the thighs I would suggest the following: try to emulate the shape seen on this thigh: Make some sludge by mixing some small snipplets of white ABS that you might still have lying around from trimming and drain them in Acetone to create the sludge, this will bond way better to the ABS of your thighs (provided that your thighs are made of ABS in the first place) and will definitely be easier to work with than bondo as you will not have to paint it. You use it to recreate this shape: Another piece of advice: the coverstrips should be cut at an angle like this: So if it´s still possible, try to follow these instructions. Keep up the great work Daniel, I am looking forward to seeing your progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tk6316 Posted October 23, 2021 Author Share Posted October 23, 2021 Hi @Hausi& @bigwam, First of all sorry haven't update on my progress. Past few weeks been pretty busy with work and studies. So I finally got the time to try the Acetone+ABS mix and took me some time to get it right. Please have a look at the reworked back of the thighs and do let me know if its good. Will redo the weathering later on. https://imgur.com/a/fXZor8f <blockquote class="imgur-embed-pub" lang="en" data-id="a/fXZor8f" data-context="false" ><a href="//imgur.com/a/fXZor8f"></a></blockquote><script async src="//s.imgur.com/min/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hausi Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 Hey Daniel, no worries, I've been having a very busy time too. You have done a good job and the bottoms will be good to go. What I have noticed is that on your right thigh, the back coverstrip is quite off-centered to the left. But that might be not as noticeable as soon as you put it all on again, so please add some new pics of yourself in your revised gear. Cheers mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tk6316 Posted November 20, 2021 Author Share Posted November 20, 2021 Good day @Hausi & @bigwam I have made the changes as requested. Please let me know if there are more changes to be made. Redone the thighs and shins Weathered the shoulder straps Rivets and screws Thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hausi Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 Hi Daniel, thank you for providing the pics of your updated armor, you have done a great job, so let´s get the next review started. Application Review: Part 2 Name: Daniel Wong Legion ID: TD-6316 Forum Name: tk6316 Garrison: Malaysia Garrison Helmet a. Green lenses: check b. Paint color of traps / tears: check c. Correct number of teeth: check d. Mic tips: check e. Vocoder color: check f. Tube stripes: check g. Rank bar on ears: check h. Brow: check i. Side screws (ears): check j. Weathering: check k. no mesh behind teeth: check *additional comments* BTW, the low-brow-look is growing on me, I am starting to like it! RESULT ON HELMET Checked & Cleared Armor details a. elastic straps shoulders: check b. neck seal: check c. black undersuit: check d. shoulder bells: check e. biceps: check f. forearms: check g. pauldron: check h. chest / back plate: check i. kidney / butt plate: check j. ab plate / side rivets / cod: check k. strapping system: check l. thighs: check m. shins / calves: check n. sniper plate: check o. boots: check p. gloves: check q. hand plates / guards: check r. ammo belt (waist): check s. ammo belt (right knee): check t. canvas belt: check u. pouches: check v. weathering: check *additional comments* You have really done a good job adjusting the shape of the backside bottom of your thighs and blending in the sludge. The coverstrips are still not completely centered but this is definitely okay and a go from me. Weathering on the shoulder elastics looks great and very realistic, I can still remember my own first try… and it was horrible. RESULT ON ARMOR Checked & Cleared Backpack a. details: check b. weathering: check *additional comments* RESULT ON BACKPACK Checked & Cleared Weapon: E-11 a. details: check b. weathering: check *additional comments* RESULT ON WEAPON Checked & Cleared Daniel, this was your second and final review, your gear looks great and you are a worthy addition to the ranks of the MEPD´s finest. Be proud of yourself! You have successfully followed the guidelines in regards to the MEPD CRL and have met all requirements. Please send the pic you want to use to Luis (Sandman Tigui) and we'll get you squared away. I will have your updated information uploaded into the MEPD system asap. Congratulations on becoming a Deployed Officer of the MEPD! Cheers mate! Hausi - MEPD Deployment Officer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwam Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 Congratulation ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tk6316 Posted November 23, 2021 Author Share Posted November 23, 2021 GREAT! Thanks @Hausi& @bigwam and I appreciate your time reviewing my application. Will now try and see if my kit is good enough for SWAT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omaha Joe Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 Congratulations, Daniel!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tk6316 Posted November 25, 2021 Author Share Posted November 25, 2021 Thanks @Omaha Joe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthStevius Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Nice work Daniel, Congratulations and Welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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