Purplehaze
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Thanks Vince. I might go by the local one tomorrow and enquire.Now available at toy world in Australia
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Hey Vince, what stores have them ?$45 here in australia
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Congratulations on your deployment Felix, an excellent build.
Andrew.
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Hi everyone,
Here are some more shots of the chest & ab section I was able to do over the weekend. I also added more to the legs to match. i will get more shots up as i progress.
Thanks again for the advice.
Andrew.
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Ok, thanks for the feedback. I will add more dirt as suggested.
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Looks great Graig. Good luck with deyployment.
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Hi Everyone,
Well I have finally gotten around to starting the weathering on my armor. Although i am not even 501st accreditted yet, I figured I would do my weathering to a SWAT trooper, in particular the "Cantina Sargent". I know that this particular trooper is hard to get screen shots of & have been involved in discussions on the MEPD forums before so i have attached some photos of the trooper that has been presumed to be the cantina trooper. in the photo of the troopes in front of the Dewback the trooper second from left has the white ear on the helmet, no shoulder pouch & is relitively clean (Pauldron & armor). in the street shot the trooper has a grey ear & pouch, but the dirt patterns on the legs, chest & ad plates match in both photos. so given that he is hard to find am I headed down the right path with my weathering of a difficult to find trooper. Anyway i hope you like it & by the way I am using Pandatroopers "Dirty Oily" method on the armor.
Thanks Andrew.
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Can you send her over to sort my wife out.
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Happy Birthday Rolf. Better late than never !
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Pete, will trimming for better movement effect SWAT if the armor doesn't match the chosen trooper?Inside the elbows & knees get the biggest bites. Don't be afraid to shape and trim until you have decent range of motion. Pad with foam and weather stripping to keep the plastic off the skin.
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Congratulations gents. Looking forward to the newsletter.
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Brad,
Excellent report. looks like a FAT time was had by everyone. Just wish Australia wasn't so bloody far away from it all!
Andrew.
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Luis, Looks Great !!! This blaster has really earned it's stripes.
Andrew.
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Hi Chris,
I have just completed mine & am about to weather it. You will find some photos of my armor in the NE Armor thread & my Almost Finished thread here on the forums. I actually found the legs to be easier to start with a the forearms are a bit of a mongrel to get right. As everyone else has said measure twice & cut once, you will get plenty of help here when you need it.
Andrew.
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it's coming Rick!! I promise.Where's the dirt bro?!?!? Take that bad boy to the beach and ask the ladies to get you dirty
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Justus, I made the T21 myself using Pandatroopers tutorial.Great looking set you got there, now get that bad boy dirty!!!
By the way...is the T21 by any chance made by Mitch? I think it looks so awesome!!!
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Vince, I am going to use Pandatroopers weathering tutorial.Cool good to hear bro I had to get a new bucket for 501st approval and although there not cheap ther fun to make
Good luck with deployment brother
How are you gunna weather?
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Vince, it is an eFX that has been modified to police officer requirements. It is acceptable for police officer but not SWAT. I confirmed this with the bosses before I modified it.Lookin good my man but is that aROTJ bucket? Might have to change it?!
Anyone???
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Thanks Brad, I will try the Velcro & washing liquid. No neck seal yet, my mother is a dress maker & has promised by the end of the month!!!Looking good mate.
Do you own a neck seal? I ask only because you can clearly see your neck in the pics.
As for the lenses, I know a few people have this issue. Some will suggest putting fans inside the helmet to increase air flow, however, my tried and tested way is simply put a thin layer of washing up liquid on the insides of the lenses. These methods will help but just be aware that indoors the lenses can fog up quickly.
For the pauldron, try putting Velcro under the black padded part where it meets you chest armour
Good start mate. Well done.
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Hi Guys,
Well after 12 months of reading, researching, ordering & constructing, I finally got to put on the whole outfit for the first time & for a first timmer I am pretty happy with the outcome so far. Couple of things though, how do you all stop the fog issue in your helmets because I can't see S*%# after a minute & also the pauldron is trying to choke me !!. I havent put the clips on the armor for the belt yet so i didn't put on the ammo pouches as they were pulling the belt down. The helmet is an eFX which has be modified to Police officer requirements & the armor is the NE armor (same as the ones I put up in the NE thread) Dutchy started. The pack was built by John "Quatermaster" Hopper. Anyway hope you like it so far & I welcome any advice.
Thanks Andrew.
P.S. Sorry it is so clean the weathering is next!!!!!!!!!
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Guys,
I did not mould or sculpt this suit, only purchased an NE kit. the photos were only for you to look at regarding the recast issue.
Andrew.
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Hi Ruggero, I have only just learned how to fly photobucket & create links, so sorry I haven't taken a lot of photos of the build process.Sorry Andrew but I still can't see much of the WIP
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just the photos Brad. At the time of the photos the thighs were sitting on the shins.Have you got straps down the back of the thighs or is it just the picture?
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Sorry Guys, Don't know what happened to the photos. so here is the link.
http://s1303.photobucket.com/user/andrew_hayes3/slideshow/Armor%20Photos
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Looks great so far Dave.