nick.black Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Guys and Gals, That time has come now where my armour is finally complete, weathered and strapped and all just about ready to troop in I feel. Hence I am going to be putting my clearance pics in to my Garrison very soon. In the meantime I wanted to share with you some pictures of the full thing and ask that anyone who wants to pass me any constructive criticism on the armour, especially where it will fail either 501st or MEPD deployed acceptance. Armour and helmet is ATA. Lets start with the helmet. Full left side shot Right side From the Back From the front All decals are hand painted Ear screws right Ear screws left Mic Tips Interior And finally the Green lenses. I have a spreadsheet of the CRL requirements to make sure I dont miss anything, and I think everything should be covered here, please let me know if Ive missed anything. Also I thought everyone would like to see pictures (I know I do), as I'm quite proud of this, my first ever armour build. Thanks for looking Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FIVE Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Looks awesome so far!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyBoy Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Awesome Nick! Great attention to detail /) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordonator Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Helmet is OK to go for sure. Lets see the armour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quartermaster Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Looks great Nick! Keep the pics coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick.black Posted January 27, 2012 Author Share Posted January 27, 2012 Thank you so much for the kind words it is really nice to hear. Anyway on with the display and a few of my ancillaries now. Rubber gloves with Karin's rubber hand plates. TKBoots My first E-11 which is full Resin Doopydoos, slightly weathered with a counter and power cylinders. My second E-11 is BBC pipe build with Doopydoos resin parts, no counter, and Blastech rubber T-Tracks. My T-21 which was scratch built following pandatrooper's tutorial and features the correct 2 tone sling. Backpack, again built using tutorials on this site, some parts scratch built and some from boba at UKG. If you're wondering what the tape on the back is for, its to stop the paint rubbing on my armour. Pouches Next, later today I hope to be able to don my armour and get my clearance photos done. Thanks Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyBoy Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Another great set of work man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FIVE Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Dude... you've got it so far!!! This stuff is awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick.black Posted January 27, 2012 Author Share Posted January 27, 2012 OK so I spent a bit of time this afternoon getting dolled up and here are the results. Some of these shots I have put forward as my clearance shots. Here is me with just the armour on no pauldron or pack. With everythign on And me as the "Stop that Ship" Captain. Couple with the weapons And finally lid off to reveal the real me. Hope you like. Fingers crossed for me that I get cleared. Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick.black Posted January 27, 2012 Author Share Posted January 27, 2012 Here are a few pics of some of the details on the armour that will be required for my MEPD deployment. Thighs and the suspenders holding them on my belt Curved cut on knee ammo pack and closed rivet on side. Torso Snaps under cod piece Right side snap Left side 6 brads Correctly cut belt Canvas shoulder straps and showing my Icomm and Amp setup. Correct placement of Sniper knee-pad Velcro closing on back of shins Weathered shoulderpauldrons.com pauldron with sticker ring mark. Hopefully that should be everything, thanks for looking. Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgrace Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 awsome job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyBoy Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Awesome!!! Should be set to go man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCRIBBLER Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Excellent work and very nice details, Brother! Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FIVE Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Very good work man!! Weathering is awesome, and assembly looks fantastic! Should be an easy pass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastic Fury Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Nice work and great attention to detail, you'll have no trouble passing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconoclasta_88 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 This is probably the best first attempt I have ever seen. All your gear looks awesome, and so does your armor and all the detailing you did on it. You should get your TD designation and 501st membership without a single problem... And everything looks in place for deployment as Police Officer. It even looks like you have most of the stuff needed for SWAT, although that is a whole other story, so I would not feel comfortable to give you a full review just now. Need to study in depth the pictures and references... One thing I can see... your weathering does have the right kind of patterns, but I am not 100% sure about the texture. Weathering on 76 had several layers, and a very important one is the base layer in some parts, specially on the chest plate. Most TDs on ANH had a very thin extended base layer all over the chest plate, but that is not easily noticed from the distance. This layer also is present in other parts, depending on the TD. That you might be missing, can't be sure cause of picture and lens effects... the other thing I am not sure and need to check my references, is the painted or brushed patterns you have in some places. But don't worry much. Get your TD designation, then deployment and then (or right away over the Hurt Locker if you want to) we can go over every inch of your gear . But you have walked most of the pad already! Impressive! Saludos Juan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick.black Posted February 3, 2012 Author Share Posted February 3, 2012 This is probably the best first attempt I have ever seen. It even looks like you have most of the stuff needed for SWAT, although that is a whole other story, so I would not feel comfortable to give you a full review just now. Need to study in depth the pictures and references... One thing I can see... your weathering does have the right kind of patterns, but I am not 100% sure about the texture. Weathering on 76 had several layers, and a very important one is the base layer in some parts, specially on the chest plate. Most TDs on ANH had a very thin extended base layer all over the chest plate, but that is not easily noticed from the distance. This layer also is present in other parts, depending on the TD. That you might be missing, can't be sure cause of picture and lens effects... the other thing I am not sure and need to check my references, is the painted or brushed patterns you have in some places. Juan, Thank you ever so much for your kind words, I will respond by saying that the level of detail and accuracy I have tried to build into this armour is only down to the level of support and help I have recieved and the lengths that others on this forum have gone to to create tutorials or show their build progress. MEPD is the place to be, it is one of the best online communities I have ever been involved in, with such friendly people who are only too willing to help. I couldnt have got this far without all of you my sandy brothers. With regard to the weathering. I followed Terry (pandatrooper)'s tutorial for application of a single coat which is multi coloured, i.e the paint isnt fully mixed so there are light and dark spots within. Applied it with a sponge and wiped off with a scrunched up rag using a screwing motion to pick the paint off. Whilst I was doing that I realised that, if this was real and my armour was dirty I would be wiping and scrubbing to get the dirt off, so the pattern I came out with is resembling that. No brushes were used at any point so the brush patterns may be just from wiping excess paint away. I fully intended to try an oily based layer over the top once I go for SWAT. Thanks for the kind comments again Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgrace Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Very nice sandy all the way Nick, you got some very nice/accurate items from top to toe going on there. Good work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick.black Posted February 3, 2012 Author Share Posted February 3, 2012 Just got the email that the UKG GML has cleared my costume. Just gotta wait for the 501st to give me my ID now. Well excited, this has been 3 years in the making and is so worth it. Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconoclasta_88 Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Just got the email that the UKG GML has cleared my costume. Just gotta wait for the 501st to give me my ID now. Well excited, this has been 3 years in the making and is so worth it. Nick Congrats bro! Let us know when you have your TD id so we can update your forum status to Sandtrooper. Saludos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caomhanach Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Congrats Nick... Set up looks awesome... Great job!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick.black Posted February 4, 2012 Author Share Posted February 4, 2012 Got my 501st ID today. TD 5884. Came through really quickly. I'll update my details when I get the chance. Thanks again guys. Nick (null) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconoclasta_88 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Great! I just gave you the TD status. There should be new forums you can now see. Saludosl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir david Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 well done nick ! great build,and awesome weathering ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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