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    TD Lid - From Road Block to Desert Captain Lid

    in Sandtrooper Armor

    Posted

    So after more deliberation, Ive just kind of gone off the Road Block Captain...The high brow is not great and just doesnt look as good after more and more viewing of ref material....

    I prefer the lower brow like that of the Captain in the Desert 'someone was in the pod, the tracks go off in this direction'....it just looks meaner and more fierce. Ive noticed alot of lids with about an inch or just under of ABS between the brow and the eyes and that looks great too ( like my avatar)

    so am changing direction for this .....

    cheers for now

    Jay

    TD Lid - From Road Block to Desert Captain Lid

    in Sandtrooper Armor

    Posted

    Thanks Paul, I dont have these so thats very useful.

    I did actually visit starwarshelmets.com and download a ton of Road Block Captain and printed a sheet up to reference, I will do the same for these

    Ruggero and I sat down at work and studied the images, the helmet is so different on the left and right side its amazing!!! One site appears to be further forward than the other. Im really taking my time to get this right. Im not rushing by any means. Im just doing a small piece a day -then study study study...marking areas, double check, then trim & study again

    anyways a small update....better images this time. Just marked out the teeth and also a small bit of flashing to trim off the top again as I noticed it was still a bit curved...

    With regard to the brow or face plate being further forward, Im actually undecided whether to run with the higher browed look, I always felt these guys looked good with a middling to lower brow like my Avatar or the images Paul has posted...

    thoughts???

    cheers for the feedback...

    Jay

    TD_08_Lo_zps26172cc6.jpg

    TD_07_Lo_zps0aaa6ace.jpg

    TD Lid - From Road Block to Desert Captain Lid

    in Sandtrooper Armor

    Posted

    Hey guys

    So yesterday I received my lid kit from Trooper Master!!! its awsome....thanks for getting it to me in good time Paul!!

    It was like holding my daughter for the first time when she was a baby nearly 17 years ago :)

    So here it is out of the box. Spent some time with Ruggero at work yesterday going through things (thanks dude if you are reading this), and Im really stoked at getting this done.

    I'm looking at doing the road block captain and have been getting a lot of reference together so I can get as close as I can to the 'look'

    Once this is finished then I will get onto ordering my armor.

    Ive already started cutting off the edges and flashes on the rear of the bucket, and will post some more tomorrow once Ive done the front and sanded the edges down from the cut....

    for now and moving along....best to you all

    Jay

    heres the bad boy out of the box....

    TD_01_Lo_zps80460bd4.jpg

    E11.....

    in E-11 and Bapty Blasters

    Posted

    some more updates....

    Ive started drilling out the hole in the stock at the front, just need to sharpen the edges back now on that but Im pleased with the progress so far.....

    The scope rail was interesting to do.....especially the 'L' for the front hole, I've bent it back on itself for more tension,,,feels solid....and removes nice and easy as well, ready to paint....

    I've currently run out of epoxy resin glue so thats on the cards this week as wll as proper screws with a flat base for the scope to keep that tidy, for now, I have temp screws in there at the moment.

    Jay

    http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c328/JayEdwards_DesertRat/DSC04616_zps21edd17b.jpg

    http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c328/JayEdwards_DesertRat/DSC04617_zpsa6005106.jpg

    http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c328/JayEdwards_DesertRat/DSC04621_zps3debfc97.jpg

    http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c328/JayEdwards_DesertRat/DSC04620_zps08d66aba.jpg

    TD_Screen Refs

    in Sandtrooper Armor

    Posted

    Hi

    I hope this is okay to post here, Iet me know if its in the wrong place....

    I thought I would add some screens of the Troops on Tatooine. Most likely there have been posts before but I just wanted to add my 10 pence to the cause, I have sharpened the images in Photoshop and contrast corrected as well without too much over kill....

    anyway heres a link to the album, please feel free to grab what you can...

    Jay

    http://s30.photobucket.com/user/JayEdwards_DesertRat/library/SandTrooper_Ref?sort=3&page=1

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