chefhawk Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 Great progress mate...keep up the good work and of course the amazing pics cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tk2230 Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 Does the TE2 armor qualify as the most faithful re-creation of screen used ANH Sandtrooper armor or is it another case of personal preference? Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK7036 Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Hey Rolf as usual very speedy work there! Are the strips in 20mm for the legs and 15mm for the arms? As for painting is it necessary to sand the whole suit? Will you be using primer? It will be great if you could document the painting process in detail. Enough playing with your nose and get back to work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD-5766 Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Can't wait to see it complete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted May 19, 2008 Author Share Posted May 19, 2008 Does the TE2 armor qualify as the most faithful re-creation of screen used ANH Sandtrooper armor or is it another case of personal preference? Jason Helmet recast of a ANH helmet. Body recast of a ROTJ modify to ANH... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted May 19, 2008 Author Share Posted May 19, 2008 Hey Rolf as usual very speedy work there! Are the strips in 20mm for the legs and 15mm for the arms? As for painting is it necessary to sand the whole suit? Will you be using primer? It will be great if you could document the painting process in detail. Enough playing with your nose and get back to work! Copy that. I use 2 cm for the legs and skin bone. 1,5 cm for the bicep. 1 cm for the arms. In denmark we got many different spray cans. Mostly the matt german BELTON, and the glossy spanish MONTANA. The montana have a better white base in it, and you can´t get it off again. They got about 4 different whites, over the more milky white. I go for the glossy pure white, because when the weathering and hair spray comes on. It will be more yellow looking any way, so spray it whit a too yellow white will be too much. Yeah but the weekend is over and i work full time. But i will take care of him when i get home. Move a long.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchy Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Hmmm, I did take a few more mm's for the strips, otherwise it wouldn't fit nice and snugly So I hope that in the accuracy part, that it doesn't matter that much... I did use for the bicep approximately 23/ 25 mm and for the forearm about 15/ 18 mm wide strips.. But when you put it on you don't see a thing about it.. Grinding, glue-ing and assembling all the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted May 19, 2008 Author Share Posted May 19, 2008 Hmmm, I did take a few more mm's for the strips, otherwise it wouldn't fit nice and snugly So I hope that in the accuracy part, that it doesn't matter that much... I did use for the bicep approximately 23/ 25 mm and for the forearm about 15/ 18 mm wide strips.. But when you put it on you don't see a thing about it.. Grinding, glue-ing and assembling all the way Copy that, as long you go about 1 cm on the thinest part. And up to about 2 cm, for the bigger ones. It will all look good there . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
td7603 Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 question. why you gonna paint it white? itsn it already white? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted May 19, 2008 Author Share Posted May 19, 2008 question. why you gonna paint it white? itsn it already white? Its made out of matt hips plastic, you have to spray paint it to get it glossy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted May 22, 2008 Author Share Posted May 22, 2008 Latest picture. All parts trim down, so they fit perfect. And sand paper the trim cut one extra time, so all the parts feels very smooth. **** i´m slow in the working days, but its soon weekend. I hope to paint and glue it there. Then humbrol brush hand paint the helmet next week, and he´s there. Here you go: Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daetrin Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 You may think you're slow, but it seems to go fast from this chair. Well done Rolf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootch Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Wow Buddy! You are jammin'! Love the pics Man you'll be wearing that thing in no time! Ha ha! Excellent progress / work ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted May 23, 2008 Author Share Posted May 23, 2008 You may think you're slow, but it seems to go fast from this chair. Well done Rolf Thanks bro, i even get tired home after work every day. And have a wife, and a small cat to take care off. But now its weekend . My plan is to paint, and glue, add the rubber bands it this weekend. Then i only need to hand paint the helmet, and weather it all. Then its patrol time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted May 23, 2008 Author Share Posted May 23, 2008 Wow Buddy! You are jammin'! Love the pics Man you'll be wearing that thing in no time! Ha ha! Excellent progress / work ! Thanks my man. The monster will be all done in a few days. One thing there might gonna slow me down... I have check out 3 types of spray paint, and test them on the extra trim off plastic. Brands like: Belton, Montana and quick. None of them was 100% nice, if you take your nail down on it hard. The paint comes off. I have just called a hobby shop up. They got some spray cans, made for plastic only. High in price, but real strong surface Move a long... clik.. clik.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted May 24, 2008 Author Share Posted May 24, 2008 Small up date. I have glue the bicep, arms, legs, skin bone together. I have buy these bad ***** today, i will spray him tomorrow. And assemble the helmet tonight . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphoid Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 Looking great, Rolf! Watching this thread really makes me itch for some armor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted May 24, 2008 Author Share Posted May 24, 2008 Looking great, Rolf! Watching this thread really makes me itch for some armor. Thanks bro, i really hope you get one asap too. Not to have a armor , is like a street walk naked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootch Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 Yeah Rolf your armor is looking good! I can't wait to see the next update! Have fun painting bro! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted May 24, 2008 Author Share Posted May 24, 2008 Yeah Rolf your armor is looking good! I can't wait to see the next update! Have fun painting bro! Ha ha and you all ready got it today bro. I have all ready assemble the helmet, here to night. Here you go . Here you got a zoom of the earlier pictures too. I will spray paint the suit tomorrow. I have now test 4 spray can brands, and the montana is the best one. New pictures up asap. Have a nice weekend out there {SMILIES_PATH}/salute.gif . Rolf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootch Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 Wow! The helmet is awesome! You da man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted May 26, 2008 Author Share Posted May 26, 2008 Wow! The helmet is awesome! You da man! Thanks bro, i try to do my best here too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuneSoldat Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 Rolf, this looks awesome! This is a great thread, and like many have said already, makes me want to get some more armor! Keep with the great work,....and the pace!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted May 26, 2008 Author Share Posted May 26, 2008 Rolf, this looks awesome! This is a great thread, and like many have said already, makes me want to get some more armor! Keep with the great work,....and the pace!! Thanks for the kind words bro. If every thing is going as plan, i will spray paint him today. And hand paint the helmet from there. Stay tuned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted May 27, 2008 Author Share Posted May 27, 2008 Small up date. The suit is now all sprayed white I have buy some woodland items. They only got a few colours in there. So i have mix them up a bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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