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The lenses are usually cut out of green welding shield. Pyramex Safety Full Face Shield Eye & Head Protection (Headgear Not Included), Dark Green Polyethylene - ANSI Z87 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00YA27DRC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_7QW6MEVKA1CVQCY8G8ZF?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

I would reach out to Tom Campbell. He has the best files.

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Congratulations!!! Lookin good trooper.

You should considered fiberglass? I’ve been making fiberglass kits since R1 released. Easier to finish than ABS or 3D prints and super durable. Fiberglass produces a lot crisper details than ABS. While a little more expensive as a kit, it’s a better value long term especially if you value your own time.

You definitely want Tom’s files. I would definitely not use PLA. While it prints well, it’s melting point is too low and I’ve seen lots of PLA prints warped/melted after being left in a hot car or trunk. It’s also very hard to sand for the same reason. Use either ABS printed in an enclosed printer or PETG.

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I would look for the files from Tom Campbell. His were the ones used for the CRL. They were also used by us to make the molds for our fiberglass armor.

I would be glad to help you out. We carry the armor and most of the hard parts needed. Best way to reach me is via Facebook messenger. Plasticarmsdealer.com

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I used 2 different paints for our helmets plus a high gloss polyurethane clear. I like Rustoleum Camo colors flat black. It’s a good deep black.. after priming, I paint the whole helmet with this first as a base For the silver areas I like a graphite wheel paint put out by Duplicolor It’s available at most auto parts stores. It a dark silver looks more ominous and realistic that silver paint There are lots of arguments over the actual paint scheme. Truth is, from my production experience some of what people are seeing is reflections in the black gloss and also “dust” was probably sprayed into areas on set to keep the helmets from picking up the cameras in the shots. The alternating paint scheme some people use looks odd in real life Some of the areas the are painting with a metallic black I think are just a mat black which looks dark gray on camera. Anyway after painting everything mat black, we mask off the areas that should remain mat and then clear everything else. Let the clear cure for at least 48 hours then mask the silver areas and paint them.

Can we make these two specifications for level 2. A lot of people are only using one size of strap and and buckles of the right size but not serrated. This doesn't really effect the look and if we are going to make the interior bike/skate helmet level 2 then I would like to see this as level 2 as well. Its great the Darren was able to find the exact buckles but how easy are these to get from multiple sources. I think we need to be clear on the color throughout. I think this is the best wording and we should be consistent. I know Darren commented on the "Mandarin Style collar" but this is an actual term used by seamstresses and is know in that industry. If you talk to any of these people to have a jacket made, this is the term you need to use so they know what you are talking about. We might modify this though to be "a high Mandarin Style collar" so that its not confused with the shorter style used in shirts. (This was advice from my cloth guy.)

These look like what they used for inspiration, which are Halcyon WWII RAF goggles. They used flat glass in them because if was cheaper and easier to make at that time. https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/pspages/halcyanGoggles.php?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIs_-Ahb_u3QIV1FuGCh1jJQWuEAQYBSABEgLYl_D_BwE

My son was admitted into the hospital a few days ago after he almost stopped breathing from a complication of his bone marrow transplant a year ago so until now I have only had a few minutes to glance at the discussions the past few days until tonight. I'm back in a flight or fight mental state ready for a phone call from my wife and I'm back at the hospital but going over all this has helped me take my mind off things for a while. Darren's last post of the helmet and goggles looks pretty complete. Nothing I would really add. I'm good with it and ready to move to the next section. I do think having specific buckles isn't needed for a level 1. The buckles and clips should look similar though in material and basic shape. There is going to come a time here soon where those Yugoslavian bags are going to become hard to come by. The same is true of the hex mesh inside the mask. There should be mesh, but I think using square mesh would be fine for level one since its not really visible from a few feet away. Here are my thoughts on how the variations should be handled. The CRL should be for a basic trooper. Get this part done and complete. This should be what people should have to pass muster for approval. Then we add in option of what gear can be added, taken off, or colored differently at the end. The variations of how all this basic gear gets worn is part of what I think makes the Mud Troopers cool and different from the rest of the Empires characters but I kind of feel everyone should have full gear and not missing a left shin etc. If your on a troop and you want to leave off the helmet and cloak and say your Han, great. But if your with fellow Mud Trooper, you've got the basic gear.

Helmet add Helmet has a styrofoam inner lining consistent with a basic skate or bike helmet. Goggles lens is not curved, it’s made up of four flat lenses

The only change I suggest is the color. It’s Olive Green not Olive Grey. The jacket is Olive Grey but the armor is Olive Green.

I’m good with the slant. We’ve already changed our molds to reflect that. This shape though may be a big problem for vacuum formed kits With the slant there is a bad catch point behind the square. So they are either going to have the slant or a bad angle on the back of the square. We had to go to silicon instead of stronger fiberglass molds. Though I visually get the “pill shape” reference, I think this should be described better. There are lots of pill shapes. In CAD programs this shape is called a slot. For those not into CAD, a rectangle with rounded ends The lower loop looks like it could be leather. Do we have any information on its color? I’ve combed through the movie and the only shots are covered in mud.

Chris If you decide to go with Plastic Arms Dealer, we have a different set of molds for over 6’3” which will fit you better. One of my Squad mates who I built a suit for is 6’5”. Our fiberglass kits design is cast from Tom Campbell’s files which is what was used for the CRL. We are now one version 2 of our armor which has a lot of improvements both for accuracy as well as durability when trooping. PM me directly if you have any questions Andrew

I've got two fiberglass painted finished kits available.

Ok so based on the new reference photos. - There is an isosceles trapezoidal shaped piece of material that hangs down in a loop off of the back that the belt buckles go through. Darren do you have any shots that can confirm the partial circle on the back?

Good stuff Darren!

Darren, I wasn't able to get into the ficker album with the link you posted.

JAFA do you have any of those production stills that show the back that you can share? I particularly interested in the "drop down" loop you describe and specifically what the connections for the hoses look like. So the webbing for the respirator attaches to the armor?

"Chest Armor matches visual references and extends downward to the top of the stomach at about the height of the bend in the elbo. " (This is a shorter version of the snowy armor basic shape and doesn't extend as far downward. There are dimensions out there for the snowy, but these don't apply here at all. ) "Each recess has different and specific set of boxes inside to match Rogue One Shoretrooper backplates." "There is a emergency air supply box on the back that has two large cut out recesses with vent details and greeblies inside." "Half circle indent detail beneath the backpack section must be present."- Is there any evidence that this half circle is in this armor? We don't have any actual film shots of the back that isn't covered by the cloak, but this half circle is not present in the big figure toy. It is present in the big fig toy I have of a Death trooper so I would assume that the toy makers would have put it in if it were there. We know there are two holes at the top of the back box where the breathing tubes go into. We don't know how these are actually connected though.