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  1. Hi,

    Does anyone have any suggestions on where to get good quality parts for the backpack? I've managed to source a few originals and also some nice printed parts but some didn't come out so well :(

    The pieces I am missing are those inside the green line in this pic.

    I might have a line on a Sonix kit but any more options are welcome.

    Thx

    AW

    needed-parts.jpg

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  2. I need one more measurement. The box in the top left (not the tube circled in the image). Does anyone know the size of it? Better yet, if you have a 3D file for it then I can get one printed up :)

    Thx

    On 1/2/2020 at 1:43 PM, 5573 said:

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  3. 11 hours ago, Hausi said:

    What reference pictures are you referring to? Could you share? 

    I'm not quite sure if I understood you correctly about those angles but to me the shape at  the bottom of your aluminium frame looks about right. 

    It was this reference that I think shows all the angles being 90 degrees:
    pack-comparison.jpg

    At the bottom of each pack (admittedly you can only see one side on each), you can see that it is a right-angle.

    The two frames I have are both plastic so not sure which one you thought looked better but here is my interpretation.

     

    angles.jpg

    I know the homemade frame has no bend in the upright pipe. I'll do that later :)

    I'd love to hear what you guys think.

    Thx

    AW

  4. Due to our good friend Mr Corona, not much has been happening with my kit but I am now trying to get back in action.

     

    The backpack frame that I bought off the web was all wrong :(  But the good thing is that it's encouraged me to try and build my own. I looked at the Scootch guide and it's great but when I followed his measurements, things got a little weird. The sizes I used were 438mm (17-1/4"), 254mm (10") and 89mm (3-1/2"). I cut the pieces and roughly put them together...

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    But when I placed my seed trays (bought from Trooperbay) inside the frame (just to get a rough idea), it looked wrong...

    49981238757_32d581e782_k.jpg

    It feels like the whole thing is a just a bit too wide. It might be because my corners are not as sharp as Scootch's...

    49980986441_4cc9a3f56f_k.jpg

    So, the question is, how wide should the whole backpack frame be?

    This is the one I bought of the web. I think it's a better width...

    49980986636_a2270a2fdc_k.jpg

    What do you guys think?

    While I'm asking questions, the angle for teh bend in teh frame should bea round 30 degrees, right?

    Thx

     

  5. I couldn't find any direct comparisons of the different types of backgrounds so I decided to make this image. It's been useful for me so maybe it'll help some of you too :)

    As far as I can see from teh CRL, thes are the only approvable variants. If anyone knows of more, fore up a pic and I'll add them

    Cheers

    AW

     

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  6. There seem to be two main groups when it comes to weathering. There’s the people who use fuller’s earth and then there’s the paint and clean off brigade. 
     

    I don’t want a bunch if ”this way is right” answers but what are the advantages and disadvantages of the two?

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  7. I’m building a Troopermaster kit and I’m sure I’ll have a bunch of stupid questions. Maybe others will find some of the answers useful too...

    These are in no special order, just as they come to me while watching tutorials and/or when I’m actually building  

    So, here we go with question one. 

    There are a bunch of snaps, rivets etc that end up visible (on the helmet ears, under the codpiece, the sides of the torso pieces and son on). Do all of them get painted white in the end or are some left the way they are or even painted some other colour? And should the white be gloss or matt?

    Thx

    Andrew

  8. Can someone help me with a few measurements:

    1. The length of the tube hanging on the right hand side of some of the backpacks

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    2. Dimensions of the 3-line trays

    3. Dimensions of the 5-line trays

    4. Dimensions of the Sonix radio box

    Is there a description somewhere of each of the pack types?

    Thx :)

     

  9. Hi folks,

    I've got a pair of Kylo Ren boots from Imperial Boots. I'm super happy with them so I figured that I'd just go with them again for my upcoming sandie. But their shop is currently closed and money is burning a hole in my pocket.

    Are there any boot suppliers that are better than IB or shall I just try to be patient and wait for IB to reopen in Jan?

     

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    Thx
    AW

     

     

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