Kedg195's Shadow build

[kedg195]

Greetings everyone, I wanted to showoff (or just show) my latest build pics for my Shadowtrooper I have been working on. I am roughly 80-85 % done with it! I can't wait to join the ranks as a Spec Ops trooper, as I already troop for the Empire in my TIE Pilot Let me know what you guys think! Comments are always appreciated and trooper tips are even better, so fire away!

 

[Master Tej]

It's looking good! I especially love the weathering on that blaster! Oh, and what make of helmet is that?

 

- Master Tej -

[Fivezero[TX]]

Looking good! Glad to see more Spec Ops around!

[THE TROOPER[501st]]

Ooooooo, nice and shiny. I like the first selfie pic. It almost looks like the vocoder stripes are blue, but i know its only a reflection of the phone, or possibly a shadow........

Looks great Kevin.

[kedg195]

Hey guys, thanks for the kudos and I will try to post more pics soon ....Tej, I believe it's a ATA helmet as is the kit...it has a krylon ultimate automobile finish on the whole suit...it was nice and flat blackish when I got the kit...no polish or finish at all...now look at the turn out

[kedg195]

Also, Tej it's actually a Rubies E-11 that I painted & weathered ...thanks for the props on it

[toddo[TX]]

Welcome! Wonderful paint job.

[mr0072003[501st]]

Welcome and looking good!

[kedg195]

Just posting a before pic to show you guys what's been done over the last few months

[toddo[TX]]

Sleeping?

[kedg195]

lol nope just wanted to show a before pic of what the suit looked like...the after pics are posted at the beginning of this topic

[kedg195]

Well, I'm having technical difficulties with posting more photos to my topic...any suggestions would be highly appreciated but I'm in the process of snapping and strapping the clamshell assembly now (chest, abdominal, back, kidney, and butt plates)...will show progress as soon as I figure out the photo uploader on here

[toddo[TX]]

I suggest getting a Photobucket account. Then after you upload a photo there, copy the IMG tag from a photo and paste it in your thread. Simple.

[kedg195]

http://s285.photobuc...12.jpg.html?o=7http://s285.photobuc...52.jpg.html?o=7 So this is where I am with my build...just worked on the upper torso the last few days...I have to say a soldering iron does wonders to nylon webbing, that is all I will upload more as I progress... Stay tuned

[Scubacat[TX]]

Looks awesome!

[izzi[TX]]

Great work! Can't wait to see the finished products.

[kedg195]

http://My playground the other evening...still trying to piece the puzzle together

[kedg195]

This is the first test pic and fitting of my newly painted and nearly complete torso assembly... I know there are still a lot of adjustments to be done to it, just wanted to post where I'm at considering the work I've done "]http://[/url]

[kedg195]

This is the upper torso, with arm parts on my trusty mannequin...(they come in handy ya know!) http://

[kedg195]

Also had a minor setback with the completion of the suit... the boots I purchased are not approvable. I couldn't see the stitching in the sale pic so I assumed they were legit...http://

[kedg195]

So, heres an update on my Shadowtrooper build...took some test pics last night for the first time with the shoulder bells and arm armor in place....yeah, I know that the canvas belt isn't complete yet, I just needed something to keep together what I have Anyways, on with the pics..... http://http://http://

[kedg195]

I also wanted to note that the crotch area hasn't been strapped yet ...oops LOL

[kedg195]

This is my cover strip I salvaged last night after being told that the older ones were too wide... I made them wide and the gap wider because of simple fact that I need to be able to put my legs in them...the proper sized thigh will not accommodate this, so I left some excess on both sides of the seam "]http://[/url]

[kedg195]

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[kedg195]

I salvaged what I could due to the fact that it will be difficult to get the strips painted again...