Magma Trooper ATA (WIP)

[lchute1158]

Oh... Yea I'll get a side pic when I can.... Happy Halloween all!

[toddo[TX]]

Haha I thought that was because the photo was taken in the mirror.

[Master Tej]

Happy Halloween!

 

- Master Tej -

[lchute1158]

ok so been a little slow on the progress...some small items...

 

[lchute1158]

ok the belt is coming along today...

 

[toddo[TX]]

belt looks great.

[Master Tej]

Nice 'n glossy.

 

- Master Tej -

[lchute1158]

thanks, i used some turtle wax on it! seemed to work ok..

[lchute1158]

ok did a little ore today...worked on the abs...(need to work on mine!!)....and fixed the tube strips and painted the ears...oh and hand guards...

[toddo[TX]]

Moving right along. Much better on the tube stripes.

[lchute1158]

thanks...didn't want a happy trooper running afoul of the emperor.

[Scubacat[TX]]

Looking great! Keep up the great work!

[lchute1158]

I am working on the shoulder straps..but one side has more plastic then the other if i cut along the preformed lines...do most people try to shave that one side down to make them even? its ATA if that makes any difference.

[lchute1158]

Ok some more work today...shoulder straps...knee ammo belt and a right forearm..i think it is a right....

 

[lchute1158]

think I got the forearm done....ok silly question...with ata which is the right and left?

 

[lchute1158]

ok other forearm done as well...

 

[lchute1158]

does anyone know which bicep is left and right?

 

some more progress today...

 

[Craigorski[TX]]

ok other forearm done as well...

 

 

looking at the pic I believe the bulby one on the right is the left arm and the more straight one(on the left of the pic) is the right arm

[THE TROOPER[501st]]

Lance, when you put your fore arms together, did you use velcro openings ? If you did, when you put the right one on, the grid section should be facing outward, and the line that you glued should be facing up, so the line goes with the length of your arm. The velcro shut should be facing downward. The half cutout should be on the inside bend of your arm. So when you bend your arm, it works in concert with the bi-cep. The right bicep has the dot laying on your muscle, and the cut out faces upward.

The left is just the opposite. Hope this helps bubba .

[lchute1158]

cool, thanks! yes....helps!

[lchute1158]

so do i have the biceps matched up ok? finished up the bells...

 

[xanthis02[501st]]

elastic should be black on the bells i may be wrong but i used black on mine

[lchute1158]

yeah i am sure your right...i like the idea of it blending in with the biceps so ill try to get it approved and if not change it..

[DizzyStormtrooper[501st]]

I thought they got rid of the elastic? Maybe the crl hasn't been updated. The white is more specific than black or red versions. But I don't use it around the biceps like that anyway

[lchute1158]

yea i think red or black will be more lenient...i doubt the programmers or artists drew elastic in the rendering. i do think the photo in the crl shows black elastic though.