DoggyDoc

Hi Marc. congratulations on your upcoming death trooper build. I went with Marc McLean’s blaster files and found them to be excellent. I am not familiar with the premier props ones however. here is the link to Martin’s files https://cults3d.com/en/search?q=Mcm_design

It makes sense that it would help increase the protection just like a car finish. Not sure how well it will hold up to scratches as it will be a pretty thin layer.

I always put my undersuit on when doing fitting to ensure everything is sitting where it will be when done. Latex exam gloves would be a good idea for your hands. Otherwise a long sleeve and long pants compression suit base layer would likely work.

I did the Plastidip first but regretted it afterward as it adds a bunch of work to sand it off. If I were to do it again, I would likely do all of the strapping on the body parts before doing the Plastidip. the only parts that I would Plastidip first would be the forearms and shins with the areas to be glued masked off as this parts have no strapping.

Those look pretty close to the ones I have. Nice find

Congratulations. Great job. You can wear it with pride.

My helmet (Jimiroquai) fits my head well. I know that some others have had to go to bigger helmets though. Can’t remember the name of the armourer but the one from Russia apparently fits large.

Not sure how to get around this. Mine were ok for length. Without cutting. There was still a fair bit of room at the wrist and elbow if it had to be a bit longer. Maybe different armorors products may fit different?

Nice job on the sewing. are you going to fill them with something rigid to give them more form?

I put a piece of Velcro on the very corner of the cover and then matched it with another piece on the boot to lock it down.

Looking good. The end is so close

Very exciting. Make sure to share unboxing photos.

Nice looking kit. Waiting for the Big Brown Box is one of the toughest parts of the process, but so sweet once it arrives.

Looking forward to this one.

I got mine from Jim Tripon.

So after 3 troops, I have noticed that the D rings are not holding up well. I bumped a shoulder one with my blaster and snapped it off, and the side straps also came off as the glue did not hold. I am reprinting the buckles with a 1:3 Siraya Tech Fast:Tenacious resin mix the tenacious resin is flexible, so it should still be fairly firm but at least have a bit of flex if it gets pushed against. ‘For the side straps, I dremelled out pockets in the underside and embedded Chicago Screws using plastic weld. Then I drilled holes into the chest piece to secure them. I also am in the process of moving the hole in the neuro-Saav as it is in the incorrect location. Original location new location

Here are the dimensions of the d rings as promised. The shoulder ones are 48.6 mm wide by 45.6 mm long The side ones are 66.4mm wide by 60.6mm long

I haven’t got much experience working with metal but maybe you can figure out how to polish it if it isn’t too diffivult and avoid buying a new set. Maybe they will just refund you without-t sending it back and you can order the new set as an alternative.

Here are a couple photos of the pieces that I didn’t use. I just found out tonight that the neurosav that Jim does has the light for the LED in the wrong spot. it is however fixable. The hole just needs to be moved. Not shown in the photos were the armour plates for the belt pouches and the belt boxes. I was not happy with the quality of Jim’s and 3D printed them they were accurate with respect to looks but every time I sanded them, I got new pin holes. I will need to measure my buckles for you tomorrow as my kit is currently packed away for a weekend troop.

@Mal86 do you want me to post pictures tonight when I get home if the accessories that come with Jim’s kit?

@Lt. Dan I was speaking about Jim’s straps not being approvable, I didn’t have any knowledge of Mr. Paul’s and hoped that someone that did would chime in which you did. I think my wording may have been confusing because Paul was asking about Paul’s straps. Kind of like Who’s on first. LOL

Jim’s shoulder straps are not flexible, nor are they curved. I printed mine using TPU filament and they turned out very well. I don’t know much about Mr. Paul’s straps and buckles. Jim’s buckles were ok but I snapped one. I reprinted in resin but found it brittle as well. I finally went with tenacious resin which gives some flexibility to the piece, so it won’t break.

I have bought 3 pairs of boots from crow props for my costumes and have been very happy with them. I think keep trooping May be a bit better quality but they don’t have boots big enough for me.

I used a bit of Bondo on bigger spots and gaps on seams but most of the pin holes were filled with the UV resin

Congratulations