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Alight while I waited for my radar dish to show up i went ahead and did an initial weathering of the pack using acrylic paints, unbleached titanium and a little burnt umber mixed with water.

Yep working now

taken care of I think

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I made two changes to the kit, The first one is didn't use the supplied sling mount instead i drilled a hole in the stock where it goes and threaded this metal harness mount and then added some glue to really lock it in. The second change I made was I used the resin oil brush lid from the previous resin kit I had because the this kit had just a regular cylinder peg Other than that the kit is assembled and next is to sand and fill most the layer lines by using a mix off 2 parts plastic wood filler and 1 part acetone, brush the mix onto the areas that i dont want layer lines. After that then sand with 220 grit and spray with ultra high build sandable primer.

So here is the progress so far, I picked up the two wooden dowel rods at home depot and then got to work on putting it together, some parts did need to be sanded a little with 220 grit to have the fit together cause they were to tight of a fit. I will say a quick tip would be to run the sand paper down the wooden dowels to smooth them out so they can slide through the holes in the parts easier otherwise you'll end up like me having to use a rubber mallet. For assembly i used some CA glue with zip kicker.

its not listed on his page right now cause he doesn't have it already printed so you have to message him and request it, he also makes the other sand trooper weapons https://www.etsy.com/shop/Galactic3DEmpire?ref=yr_purchases

That's pretty bloody cool Where do you get these?

Hi - i got a TK-Talkie Setup running. I am really pleased with it. Inside the helmet there is glued in a little wireless mic, that is powered by an USB-Battery inside the helmet. The battery also provides power to the fans, that are clearing the fog of the lenses. The TK-Talkie itself is connected to an AKER Speaker behind the chestplate. The Receiver of the mic goes into the TK-Talkie. Also everything powered by a second USB-Battery. The TK-Talkie comes with different button options. Mine has one Push-button, that is going from the chestplate through the arm to the inside of the glove. The TK-Talkie has pre-installed Trooper-Setup. But it could also be loaded with own sounds. The system is controlled via an app on the mobile phone. The whole system works great, when everything is setup correctly. The Voice is changed to a radio-characteristic and it also gives the Radio-in and out sounds. Also the TK-Talkie provides random bits here and there, like background radio chatter. Pretty cool in my opinion. I can get off the helmet and release everything, cause there is no cable needed between helmet and chestplate. If more information needed, I can pinpoint some of the products and give some photos. Best

Heres a closer looks at the pieces one good thing is the print lines on the barrel will give the barrel that machined look some people replicate with nylon string. heres a pic of two of the pages of the instructions As you can see this kit utilizes some 3d printed dowel/pigs, but you will need to still buy 2 wood dowels.

Hello Sandies Here is an improved progress/build thread for my armor and just showing a how I endured blood, sweat, tears and loss of sanity, even the most little things can dive someone mad. I also wanted to make at least put everything that I have worked on in this post and then you'll see more of my armor progression whenever I get the chance since I have a summer break: Jan 3rd 2024: I received my kit (Option B)from Dave's Darkside Depot and I was energetic and thrilled to begin construction….how gullible I was. Note: I want to display a diagram of certain lengths to trim the RE provided by Bigwam which I cant thank enough but take at this at your own will. Plus if you want it flexible here’s the diagram. Also this is all what I can remembered since it has been a while. Jan 19 or 26th 2024: I had a member from the Dune Sea Garrison start helping me size a shin but barely got through 1 and didn’t trim the RE(L). Feb 9th 2024: The DSG member came back and started to help me assemble my bucket and got though some progress but it was something. Feb 23rd 2024: The DSG member lend me his dremel and some enamel paint so I could trim my entire armor and make it flexible than stiff which is helpful Feb 27th 2024: After trimming the front and back piece I have done a test fit and I made very small straps which was about 10mm. I am planning to keep the snaps on the front plate and glue some longer straps on the back what you think? Early March: I trimmed so much of my armor I felt like I lost track of time. Mar 20th 2024: I made the round dome on the cod piece with the top line shown here. Mar 23rd 2024: My Garrison had an Armor Party that I attended with haste and I got to trim my butt and form my back piece with Trooperbay's strapping kit. Mar 28th and 29th 2024: I got to work on the ear pieces and boiled the coroners of my back piece since before it didn’t budge in with the kidney plate so problem solved. Also my bucket was complete and very shiny for now. April 4th – 8th 2024: I have made a weathering pattern that I recommend everyone at least follow and avoid. First on the top is the horrible “Clayface” design which was done with putting paint in a brush and tapping it on a napkin to get some thin coloration and scatter it like a kid using crayons to make an abstract painting on a white wall. After some honest feedback by Bigwam and a club member that I will be using my costume for I remove that design with a wet paper towel and a scour side. The bottom images are my new “Home” deign which I made by following Pandatrooper and Mikelbrierly’s (links down below). Reason why I call it “Home” is my state has gone through some turmoil, picture my home being a combination of the planet Mapuzo from the Obi-Wan show and the Mountains of Tatooine where R2 got captured by Jawas in ANH, but with history of unexpected fires, overgrazing causing eroded soil, water loss and invasive plants. If you want to know the colors they will be listed below, there all Vallejo paints BTW: Clay color: Sand color: Chocolate brown Iraqi sand Mahogany Brown Dark sand Saddle brown Apr 5th 2024: The DSG member came over to help me assemble my front piece of my armor to bring it to life. Apr 11th 2024: The DSG member came over for the second to last time to help bring my belt to life and also did some sizing with my bicep’s pieces. April 20th 2024: I put in an elastic strap to hold my bucket together, installed a padding and the green visor completing everything that is needed for my bucket. April 26th 2024: The DSG member came over 1 last time to attempt to size everything into my body but with a lack of an under suit(which I have) made things difficult and there was an estimated 4% progress, the biceps are ready to be assembled but everything else excluding the thighs is indecisive. 2 Days ago: I got the buttons for the belt on the ammo pack of the belt, patching the front shins and drilled 2 holes for my butt plate. Whats next: I will be trimming the front part of the thighs, adding the cover strips for the front thigh’s biceps and shins, and trimming some of the forearms to make it line up. I will post whenever I can and show much of my armor if I am ever going to be a PO in the future, more content coming soon.

Amazing work ! You did great 👍

capacitors done and everything assembled just need to weather everything, I'm also waiting for the radar dish to show up. Keep in mind this isnt very accurate and built it more for trooping rather than to be movie prop accurate

I replaced the abs back pack horizontal supports with aluminum since the weight was making the seed boxes jiggle and sag. also replaced the black hose i was using for the stinger for a pvc one since I had extra from making the capacitors, i will be using Octoarm's idea of filling the pvc capacitors (1/2inch pvc cut into 5 2inch pieces) with tin foil and then hot glue. Also keep in mind I'm not going for complete movie prop accuracy

Welcome Ashley!

So originally 5 years ago I was working on a kit from spOOL68 here on the forum that consisted of resin parts, I downloaded a T21 template and began building the wooden stock /main body and barrel made of a PVC pipe and a plastic cup, well I never fully finished it and put the kit away, fast forward to now and I noticed how hefty or cumbersome this weapon can be not bad if you want something that feels substantial, but with the advances in 3d printing I figured I'd give it a shot and have a lighter rifle I wouldn't mind trooping with. So I order a kit from a shop on Etsy called Galactic3DEmpire, Gaven does some amazing work and does various weapons from Starwars or any other series you can think of , he shipped my order out quickly since this was the last one he had in stock (if its not in stock you can always message him and request it, but may take a little bit longer) he also does commissions. https://www.etsy.com/shop/Galactic3DEmpire?ref=yr_purchases attached is the previous kit which is awesome if you want something with alittle more weight to it and the last set of photos are the new 3d kit from Gaven Here is the 3D printed kit, it has a sturdy feel and doesn't feel frail like some 3d printing stuff.

Hi y’all, Ashley TD-10834 of the Carolina Garrison reporting for duty

So I was originally a TK then switched to a TD and was approved at the basic level that was years ago but since I'm in the military I've been out of it for awhile and now that i have my time back I want to get back to trooping but I moved and am no longer in Colorado (Mountain Garrison) and now live in Oklahoma, I've tried contacting both to see about a transfer or reactivation cause my TD profile on the 501st website is no longer listed under members but nobody has gotten back to me.

I think this is the one : 501st MEPD Sandtrooper Social Group 501st MEPD Sandtrooper Social Group | Facebook

Thank you! it was amazing for me too, first time as well. I hope to be in some more in the future Also, cool! I like that picture so much, that Iguana is so cool!

Some more painting of the black parts, also this is a Crashman kit and I'm using a different Braxton box but it hands off the seed tray and don't know if maybe the seed trays are too small or if the Braxton box is off.

Having this issue in 2024 trying to access it through tapatalk

Looks good!!

Alright it's been years and finally with more free time opened up as well as inspiration, I started working on my pack again. I started with repainting the seed trays+bottles, it was mentioned by someone on here that they were too blue and glossy, these are now matte gray and black parts are matte black( need to paint Braxton box still) The gray kinda looks glossy cause the light (weathering will knock it down more)

Yep still waiting for mine too, sent it via message and email.