DoggyDoc

Those are the exact products that I used. ‘This is the mask that I use for everything from sanding to painting. It is from Home Depot Canada but you can likely find a similar one on Amazon https://www.homedepot.ca/product/workhorse-dual-cartridge-half-mask-p94-organic-vapour-filter-respirator/1001105368

Sorry. Didn’t catch the original post. That is the one I bought for my death trooper E-11D and it is great. Just had to paint out the writing on it, which was really easy

Good luck.

@MKE-Trooper. Glad it was helpful

For sure the leg cramp and the neck and shoulder strain for me trying to reach my foot to get the boots on with the thighs and calf pieces already on is real. The issue with keeping them in 2 pieces will be the seam at the front as you mentioned.

I actually had to reshape mine using a hot water bath to get them to sit right.

It is not removing the section, but instead removing the padding from the section to “deflate” the boot some to make it smaller. I am not sure if it was there and / or the tongue section that Chaos “unstuffed”. if you need some help with technique for making the shins bigger, I can walk you through the process I used. It is pretty well outlined on my build page though. One other thing To be careful with I thought of while reading your posts is that when you put your shins on, be very careful not to open them too wide or they will crack down the front. I did this the first time I did a test fit. When I put them on, I do so before the boots and point my toe to get my heel and ankle as narrow as possible, then slide it through with the shin rotated 90 degrees as it is wider to accommodate my heal that way. Once on, I pull them up above my ankle to allow me to get the boots on, then drop them down over the boot and close them.

I think we all get that goofy kid grin as we see our costume taking form when we start to put it on. I ran around the house arresting family members when I first put on my stormtrooper costume

Looks great

Sorry this happened but definitely better now than after it was already painted. I have not pieced together 3D prints but have used CA glue and plastic bond to glue parts on blasters

If you look at the screen shots, the ribbed piece is a lot narrower and the armour pieces do connect at the bottom.

I think the silver looks ok. Will tone down the metalicity (I made that word up) when you weather it.

Wow. That is a lot of fine detail to carve out you did a good job but there may be a bit too much roughness at the base of the grooves. Not sure how hard it would be to try and sand it smoother . @Chaos has a better idea of if it would pass for level 2. I suspect it would get basic approval still

I suspect you would be okay with those paints. Maybe do a test run ona small piece of plastic that primed to make sure the paints don’t cause issues with each other. ‘Not sure about the holes in the back but yes, just putting a piece of matte black ABS likely would do the trick.

I used automotive door edge trim rubber. Here is the one I used.

I sprayed mine with plastidip and then applied peel and stick neoprene to line the inside. To get the fit right I used helmet pads from amazon https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07V6HRLV5/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B08YX68K96/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

I would worry that putting a piece of ABS plastic would be tough to get to lay down evenly. Printing a new piece like you show would fit better. Another alternative would be build up the top part with some kind of filler and then taper it into the thigh armour itself. Once it has been flattened, the. You could demolish a groove into area that needs it. It may be tough to get a straight and even groove this way though.

Hey Philip. There are a few things that I can see that may be an issue with both basic and level 2 approval. With respect to the thermal detonator, for level 2, the CRL states; There are two small notches on the outer ⅕ of each side of the canister approximately 3/4" (20mm) from the inner edge of the end caps and spaced approximately 1" to 1.25" (25-30mm) apart on the lower edge of each horizontal grooves. Refer to reference photos for specific details. These appear to be missing on your print and should be in the area marked with the arrows ‘With respect to the thighs, the basic approval for the CRL reads; Both thighs shall have a diagonal raised detailing to the front running from the outer ribbed panel to the raise cover strip. This detailing continues from the cover strip to the base of the thigh armor as a recessed groove rather than a raised strip. On your thighs, the groove is actually a raised area as shown with the arrows. This may block you from basic approval but it will be up to your GML ultimately.

Glad you were able to save some of the pieces.

Hope it is a bit better for you tomorrow

So sorry you had such a bad setback. can you not sand the Bondo down ? I tend to use the Bondo glazing and spot putty that comes in the tube. No mixing needed and sands easily.

I did my strapping similar to my stormtrooper costume with snap plates. I know @Chaos has his very differently strapped which seems to allow for more mobility. i have not printed a full set of armour, but some of the smaller parts such as buckles and D rings did snap and I reprinted with some flexible resin combined with normal resin. As far as filament goes, I would suspect the full armour pieces will be fairly strong. Hopefully someone with printed armour will comment as well .

I use the same primer on all parts resin, fibreglass and filament. It then will give the same base for the paint layer that way.

I like the Duplicolor Primer and Filler. It goes on well and fills small defects. I have used the trembles and rustoleum primer fillers and they were okay but not as good as the duplicolor one

I can get you the strap and buckle files I used, just pm me and I will send them. Maybe you can get someone that has a filament printer to print the straps in TPU for you. Woth respect to the boots, I also have a size 13 foot and have bought 4 pairs of boots from them and have been happy every time.