TheSwede Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Well..let`s do this! And hey everyone BBB-day #4(never stops giving me "the Little boy at christmas feeling" Had a hard time deciding which Kit to get, previous builds include Anovos Shadowtrooper and 2 TM suits (Hero and Stunt) but couldn`t resist the lineage that RS has so RS it is...if someone had trouble in figure that out And...also think it lends itself perfectly for a Sandtrooper build and the helmet in particular with the little lumps and bumps. And here it is in all of it`s glory and I´m super-happy except for one thing, I´m missing the little RS labels on the peices that I have seen on other builds..oh well....after showering the pieces to get rid of the debri of plastic crumbs I marked the parts with a sharpie just so I don`t get confused when sitting in glue fumes nothing to it when you already did a few builds but for a beginner it would be a good thing ta have the parts labeled and on the other hand the detective work in finding out is good research to have to And as the title says: I´m gonna try to build for SWAT emulating this guy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansVader Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Love my RS kit! Excited to watch your build! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwede Posted April 6, 2018 Author Share Posted April 6, 2018 Well...time to start cutting - again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwede Posted April 6, 2018 Author Share Posted April 6, 2018 My game-plan was to rough trim everything before any assambly work...that worked out great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airborne Trooper Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Love Davin Felth! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwede Posted April 6, 2018 Author Share Posted April 6, 2018 Everything including helmet is rough trimmed as I managed to stay on target after a little detour those shoulder bells seem to be able to help with any eventual gap at chest/back plate...they are huuuge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwede Posted April 6, 2018 Author Share Posted April 6, 2018 47 minutes ago, Airborne Trooper said: Love Davin Felth! Hoping I can do him justice almost got the brow trim right by accident when I just put the helmet down Almost.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henselmonster Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Excited to watch this build unfold! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duden15 Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Looks really nice! Excited to see the rest of your build 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwede Posted April 22, 2018 Author Share Posted April 22, 2018 After some R&R (man-flu) I’m back at it again, not at a massive speed but picking away and enjoying the build rather than in a hurry to get it done, the other day I trimmed the torso and drilled a few holes and put some elastic in Yesterday I painted the screws and side rivets And cut some coverstrips for the legs, already know how wide they need to be and in my case they are around 21-22 depending on how accurate I measure And by having them I could start cutting the front of the thighs as I´m using the strips as a guide on how much to trim and I marked them so I know which goes were...here they are Todays mission was shoulder bells...used my TM:s as a guide and well not much to it, draw a line, cut, sand and glue som elastic and you’re done And that’s it untill next time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveMonkey Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Nice, it's coming along great 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwede Posted April 29, 2018 Author Share Posted April 29, 2018 Today I finished the shins (using the hook and elastics closure) and here is were I deviate from RS as I´m not a fan of the two left pairs one gets with the kit, so I bought some TM Shins. Sniperplate is RS though so one can safely say the plastics match Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wook1138 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Looking sharp, Daniel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwede Posted April 30, 2018 Author Share Posted April 30, 2018 17 hours ago, Wook1138 said: Looking sharp, Daniel! Thanks Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GilFran007 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Is it weird that I can see how much taller you are than I am by the height of your shin armour? LOL Looks great so far. Please be sure to capture your weathering adventures. I feel like Indiana Jones needing to take that leap of faith from the lions head......but within a perpetual pause..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwede Posted April 30, 2018 Author Share Posted April 30, 2018 2 hours ago, GilFran007 said: Is it weird that I can see how much taller you are than I am by the height of your shin armour? Might be the perspective of the photo they are standard size and I’m not that tall but as it happens right att the TK ”sweet spot” of 5’10 3 hours ago, GilFran007 said: Looks great so far. Please be sure to capture your weathering adventures. I feel like Indiana Jones needing to take that leap of faith from the lions head......but within a perpetual pause..... And thanks and will do, though not yet decided if I will start weathering when the armor is complete or start on the helmet...leaning towards a combination with a start on the helmet with some weathering in between Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GilFran007 Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 You still beat me by about 3" in height..... Which is about how much taller your shin armour is Keep up the great work 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwede Posted May 1, 2018 Author Share Posted May 1, 2018 17 hours ago, GilFran007 said: You still beat me by about 3" in height..... Which is about how much taller your shin armour is Keep up the great work Then one can say you are at the Luke Skywalker ”sweet-spot” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwede Posted May 10, 2018 Author Share Posted May 10, 2018 Spending a day of work with working on the Kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwede Posted May 10, 2018 Author Share Posted May 10, 2018 Progress of the day was to complete the thighs namely adding the ammobelt, elastic and sand it smooth also did a fit-check, pretty happy with the look and that I could manage stairs quite easily this time so that was good And I coulden`t resist taping it up for a full body - I have a good feeling about this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwede Posted May 21, 2018 Author Share Posted May 21, 2018 Happenen to glance att the milage when I set of to work on the suit and here’s were it landed when I arrived - I have a good feeling about this (it’s my TK-ID) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwede Posted May 21, 2018 Author Share Posted May 21, 2018 And...my team won yet another important game (1-0) derby against the team in the lead of the league an hour ago (my team is second - early in the season but still) so that’s also a plus here’s were I am right now - torso is complete and going to start working on the arms I think the belt is a pretty good match for ”my” Trooper And this how far I managed today (tape is just there for checking fit) and left bicep needs coverstrips but didn’t have time for that - but there’s always tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwede Posted May 22, 2018 Author Share Posted May 22, 2018 And tomorrow has arrived - arms done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwede Posted May 27, 2018 Author Share Posted May 27, 2018 Received my pouches from Blaster 8266 and did a full suit-up, the helmet isn`t ready but I still put it on 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hausi Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Looks really good!! You might pull down the chest a little bit, so it doesn't slip up and might even end up slipping behind the abdomen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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