bigwam Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 I wrote it in my introduction, my son and i will built two sandtrooper. Our first costumes are Tusken - so, we like it dirty. I will show you the steps from our bulding. I hope, we do it right and feel free for say your opinion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwam Posted August 9, 2016 Author Share Posted August 9, 2016 We ordered our Armors from Paul (TM), the Pauldrons from trooper1 and the E-11 from Doopydos´s. The DLT-19 for me, i ordered it by a spanish member of the 501st. All this things are orderd and i hope - they come soon ... But, to shorten the waiting time, we will start small ... For the shoulder, we bought two MP40-pouches and colored them black: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwam Posted August 9, 2016 Author Share Posted August 9, 2016 It looks grey, but the colour is really black. The wweathering is following. The next step where the boots. We bought it black and colored them white, like the boots in ANH: Like the Tusken Costume, we try it first on my things and then on the things from my son .... So, the frisrt try on my boots: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwam Posted August 9, 2016 Author Share Posted August 9, 2016 The Try was succesful - so the next by my son: Ready ... the weathering, later .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airborne Trooper Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Off to a great start. Will be following your progress! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveMonkey Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Good luck on your build and let us know how we can help. I'm definitely going to follow this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwam Posted August 9, 2016 Author Share Posted August 9, 2016 Thanks! We think, we need your help ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwam Posted August 10, 2016 Author Share Posted August 10, 2016 The last bought ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felice Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Great pouches dude! Try to make so many pictures as you can...we LOVE PICTURES:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwam Posted August 11, 2016 Author Share Posted August 11, 2016 We will do so! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airborne Trooper Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Nice weathering on the small pouches. Looks very natural Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwam Posted August 11, 2016 Author Share Posted August 11, 2016 It is natural !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwam Posted August 13, 2016 Author Share Posted August 13, 2016 Our Fleamarket find from today - some "Tupperparts" for the backpack and Hengstlers for the E11-build. For my "Filter BackPack": - 2 Pudding Cups, Mod. 754 - cover from Pitcher, Mod. 874 - Stow-n-Go Box, mod. 767 Für Martins "Move-along Pack" - 2 Pudding Cups, Mod. 754 - cover from Pitcher, Mod. 874 The Hengstlers are faulty - so i adjust them with our 501st-ID´s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveMonkey Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Awesome finds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconoclasta_88 Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 WOW! Great start!! The boots look great! What kind of paint is that? I have a pair of vintage chelsea boots waiting for me to paint them white. But have not decided how to do it yet. And, are you saying you found the counters on a flea marker? Thats lucky. All I can find in a flea market is garbage and old kitchen utensils. I did find a WC syphon on a WC tank on the streets of London, but that was just luck! Keep it coming and post more pictures. Saludos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwam Posted August 16, 2016 Author Share Posted August 16, 2016 Hi, this is the paint, i used for the boots: http://www.ebay.de/itm/281930122314 Yes, the counters and the tupperware is from the last fleamarket. This is one of the best and biggest fleamarket in bavaria (look the pictures): http://www.bayerischer-flohmarkt.de/index_nn.html This fleamarket is over three days. The bought of the counters was pure coincidence. There was a stand with used electrical itmes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD42115 Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Welcome, Great start so far.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwam Posted August 22, 2016 Author Share Posted August 22, 2016 The first kit is arrived - thank you Paul!! Now the first question. I´m a little "bigger" than other people (94kg). The gap between the AB Plate and the Kidneyplate is ca. 6.5 cm. Is it possible to close this gap with a elastic band in white? I have seen this by another TD, but i don´t find the pic. First the original: Here a sketch as i imagine it. I sketch the elastic band yellow. - What do you think?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airborne Trooper Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 You will need to make a shim or order an ab and kidney from AP as his are much longer. If you make a shim, you'll need to fill any seems so it looks like the armor came that way. You need an account at Whitearmor.net to see it: http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/38294-ap-new-larger-ab-kidney-plates-fits-up-40-waist/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwam Posted August 22, 2016 Author Share Posted August 22, 2016 OK, no elastic band allowed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconoclasta_88 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 No bro... unfortunately white elastic to close the seams is not approvable, not for PO or SWAT at least. Not 100% on basic entrance level, that would be up to your GML . But, I would not recommend it. One possible way is as suggested, to get the kidney plate from AM armor, and use the ab plate you already have. TM armor is way more accurate than AM, but the kidney is a smallish detail to have un-accurate compared to the rest of the parts... The other, as said too, is to shim it. This might be a bit more difficult and slower than just changing the part. But, it is a popular alternative if you want to keep your original part. Either way, if done correctly, should be no prob for level 2 and 3 clearance. Saludos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kman Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Yes, you'll want to shim that gap, not use elastic. It's actually pretty simple. Get some scrap material. Ideally, ask TrooperMaster to sell you some extra plastic so the color match is perfect, but depending on how much weathering you do, it may not need to be a perfect match if it's covered up a lot. Cut a plate for each side, roughly the size of the yellow rectangle you drew in the image above. (Note: The top of the kidney plate should align with the top of the ab plate. Any extra extends below.) Remove the return edge at the side, so the new plate can lie flat in line with the kidney plate. Tape it in place (temporarily) to see how it looks from the outside. Now, instead of tape, just take another piece of scrap material (perhaps 4cm wide, almost as long as the whole shim edge) and glue it to the kidney and the shim from behind, to hold it in place permanently. For higher level approvals you'll need to use ABS paste to fill the joint where the shim and kidney meet, and sand it smooth to "erase" that seam. That's it, good to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwam Posted August 22, 2016 Author Share Posted August 22, 2016 Ok, thanks for your answers. I contacted Paul and ordered some ABS-plates. I will do like in your answers. The quality of the parts from Paul are so good, i will work with them. I think, it is no problem, to work like your instructions. Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwam Posted August 29, 2016 Author Share Posted August 29, 2016 Ok, we are waiting for the second Kit, meanwhile - we start to built the E-11 Blasters from doopy. I think everyone know them, so i show some pics from the built. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwam Posted August 29, 2016 Author Share Posted August 29, 2016 The Number on the Hengstlers is our 501st ID-Number Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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