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I threw my wallet at the screen... ...then I picked it back up, defeated, knowing that its not coming for another year

https://imgur.com/a/OM8JmYq full album link

I compiled dozens and dozens of reference images if you wanted to take a look at the gallary for comparison.

"The dead speak!" Hello all, its been a while in a half. Since I've last visited, I have created a completed model of the Darktrooper Droid that shows up in StarWars Rebels: As well as a few other things, but that's not what I'm here to show. After all, you cant costume as this thing! Behold! Originally my plans was to wait until the HotToy's replica figure came out, but that doesn't come for another year! https://www.sideshow.com/collectibles/star-wars-dark-trooper-hot-toys-907625 I don't want to wait that long, so I decided to tackle the project myself. As well, I maaaaybe got some possible behind the scene model stuff that I'll be using to help with the references. Yesterday, I spent all day compiling almost every picture and frame I could find of them. Concept art, screenshots from Mando, HotToys promo pics, etc. Hope you enjoy! Feel free to voice your opinion is something looks off, and I'll be down to see if I can fix it. Previous Darktrooper thread:

Right. Of course, sorry.

Here's what the hand plates looked like on my model if it helps. Would these be clam shell?

I'm unsure what you are referencing. The model has been completed since March 12, 2020. Are you confusing me for the creator of the Darktrooper you posted? That's Degginal Nox, whom I was talking about earlier. That guy has an inflated ego.

I'm trying to find someone who will print it out for me. So far, all of my contacts have fallen through. They'll pick up the project and drop out because of the sheer size of everything that's gonna go into it. Intimidation. Of course, I'm paying for such a thing, so it's not like its free work. I'd go with Shapeways Printing, but I've seen some pretty bad models that have came out of their store. Aswell, they charge a 100 dollar fee just for them to tell you if your model can be printed. Sorry for my lack of activity here, my mind gets distracted easily, as well I had a family medical emergency that prevented me from getting back sooner. COVID kinda crushed 501st activity, I haven't had the drive to even finish up my R1 TK. Ideally, I'd like to get the suit printed, and make it into kits. Its funny to see the BF2 fan made interpretation of the BF Classic Darktrooper PH0 get posted here. I and that mod developer had some very strong words between eachother on who's is more accurate. He marketed his model being that it is THE representation of what Phase 0s looked like. We don't talk anymore. I see there's been many talks about finishing up the CRL. Could my model be of any assistance, considering during the creation you all gave much needed input to be more accurate? Such examples of the major changes I made to match the accuracy better being the helmet, straps, Vocoder, aswell as the chestplate and arms.

This looks really amazing, cant wait to see it in a troop

I only have 3 years of experience with Blender. Started in late 2018, though I started learning it for importing models into VR games. The Darktrooper I ported not to long after I made the armor, aswell. I started creating my own assets towards mid 2018, such as props. From props moved on to weapons, then mechanical objects, clothing, hair, characters.... fast forward and we're here. I do this all as a hobby. My jobs have never included 3d, as they were retail worker types, the most recent being a factory worker. Ideally, I'd like to have a career out of 3d, something is very satisfying about creating these models from nothing. I'd be more than willing to supply you the model if you wanted to print it. The only thing is, I don't know what's needed on the technical side of things to make that work. Does it have to be higher poly than it is, should backfaces be merged, how do I work with merged armor plates that don't have backfaces, ect. Perhaps printing it as a mini would be a good first step? 6 inches and below.

Glad to see you received your product in the end! Even though it may have been a bumpy road, you got what you wanted in the end. Do you have schematics for the backpack or are you going to use your figureine as reference with the CRL?

I'd say we're at the final day for now! I finished painting everything. I don't have a 3d printer, so I don't know the fixes I'd have to make to make it 3d print ready. Some people have been asking for me to mod this into Battlefront 2 2017, so I may do that. But not now! This was an entire month long grind to get here today, and I'm very appreciative of the tips and fixes you all left. Finally, I can relax in my chair, instead of hunching over like a shrimp working on tiny detail things. If you use twitter, you can see here. I wouldn't want to post future renders of this model, in non-showcase wise here, as this is for building real models, not posing fake ones :).

Oh boy, time to crash the forums somehow by posting images! Basic helmet uncolored, then helmet color / ID map created. (Think paint masking) Then, which you've seen before, is the Blender placeholder visual materials, which, are inaccurate actually! Which is why the final paintjob looks much different! All work completed in Blender! Imported to Substance Painter. Early image of the painting process. Having my dual monitors finally set up really helps. Image dated at 11PM Viewport of Substance Painter, in the painting workflow scene. Final image renders dated at 7AM so, I spent 9 hours in Substance Painter, including the time it took to reboot it when it crashed on me 3 times. I shouldn't have stayed up so late, as I have things to do but..... Guilty pleasure! Hope you enjoy the eye candy! (None of this would really ever effect the model if it was printed, as you can't print textures). I feel the weathering is a bit heavy, when compared to the shiny, spotless 2004 model / costumes you all have. It just fits the trooper so well though! These clones aren't fresh from Kamino, they've been through years of warfare, slowly losing what makes them physically human. The Grand Republic that they fought for, no longer in existance, only the Imperial, Galactic Empire. An Empire that dragged these veteran clones back from their medical bays and barracks, only to press them back into service. No, was not an option. Peak performance was the only thing accepted, and that meant at any means necessary. Organs, bones and limbs replaced with Cybernetics, the same technology used on Lord Vader. New weapons, equipment, and a body the new Darktrooper's themselves, couldn't recognize. They were forced into becoming something they would have battled against under the banner of the Confederacy of Independent systems and the Droid Armies... This is why I feel the heavy weathering fits. These clone troopers, in the ex-canon, were forcibly transformed into cyborg enforcers of the Galactic Empire. Elite Tactical units who are more metal than man, fighting against the Rebel Alliances. Clones Troopers, who in some cases, the last parts left of their old body, was their mind. There was no honor, there was no Patriotism. Why polish armor for parades you won't be in, there's no order to anyways, only kill. There was only service of war, a constant cycle enough to break a man's mind. The Phase 0 Darktrooper's warped, twisted sanity of an existence being either taken from this world on the battlefield, or by the Trooper himself, with his own blaster.

its quite the difference isn't it! Proportions aren't 1 to 1 to the original BF Pandemic model, but that's due to changes like the armor layering and armor fitting to a proportional person, ect. ?