000 progress

[IcyTrooper[CMD-DL]]

Haha so many different ways to get the job done!

[Allan1313[MBO-CMD]]

Not really build related but I made this to put on my storage bin.

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[IcyTrooper[CMD-DL]]

That is awesome! How long that take to print? Looks great.

[Allan1313[MBO-CMD]]

That is awesome! How long that take to print? Looks great.

That's a quick one. About 7 hours with a filament change for color about halfway through.

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[Allan1313[MBO-CMD]]

While I try and find some time to do some more sanding I figured I would share this. I had a batch of these made in anticipation of finishing. Its a real motivator as I don't want to fail now haha

 

I am hoping to have a few parts with primer on them by next weekend. Also looking to finish with the epoxy on all the large parts. Just have the right legs and arms to epoxy before sanding. 

[IcyTrooper[CMD-DL]]

The coin is sickkkkkkk! About how far out do you think you are? Gonna be awesome when you get to suit up for the first time  

[Blackwatch[CMD-DCA]]

Too cool to fail.

[Allan1313[MBO-CMD]]

The coin is sickkkkkkk! About how far out do you think you are? Gonna be awesome when you get to suit up for the first time [emoji4] 

Just depends on the time I can get to sand and prep for painting. There are just so many parts haha. With things like the fingers, all the little arm greeblies, etc. I am hoping for about 2.5-3 months. I am going to put some primer down on a few parts this weekend and see what issues are still there. I also plan to put epoxy on the rest of the large parts this weekend. At that point only small parts will remain for epoxy and I can really concentrate on all the sanding and prep.

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[IcyTrooper[CMD-DL]]

Sounds good! Going to be so great to be done. 

[Allan1313[MBO-CMD]]

So yesterday I did a little test fit on the helmet. I had never worn it with the eyes and stuff hooked up. It was pretty good, I am just going to have to put some padding on the front half so that my eyes line up in the right spot to see through the pin holes of eyes haha

I am going to eventually repaint the front half as there is some orange peel that I want to get rid of.

Today I got adventurous and laid down layer of black on the chest and back. 

 

There are definitely some problem areas which I expected there would be some, and few drips here and there. I am about 70% happy with it. I knew the first shot wouldn't be perfect. I am going to fix the issues and do another coat. I want to get a coat on all the parts first and then fix what needs it and then do 2-3 light coats after that. 

Some progress which is always fun. Next weekend I plan to put epoxy on all the large parts that still need it and start sanding the lower half.

[IcyTrooper[CMD-DL]]

How does that mask feel overall? I'm not claustrophobic but I feel like I might be in that one.

Good job on the black paint! That seems to be the hardest for me when it comes to getting right.

[Allan1313[MBO-CMD]]

How does that mask feel overall? I'm not claustrophobic but I feel like I might be in that one.
Good job on the black paint! That seems to be the hardest for me when it comes to getting right.

It's definitely the most claustrophobic helmet I have been in. What makes it even worse is the very tiny field of view. I am not bad with stuff like that so it's not a big deal, but I know this could turn a lot of people off. There is very little space between my eyes and the backside of the eye lenses. Once I get the padding right and it doesn't shift it will be golden.

Yeah you can't hide anything with black paint, it shows every little blemish. I feel it's the hardest to paint with as well. Once I do some clean up on this coat and lay down 2-3 more light coats I think it will look nice.

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[Allan1313[MBO-CMD]]

So I wanted to see how the legs would fit together. Did a little test run. The left shin was just taped together as I don't have the hinges glued in yet. The right shin fell apart from the tape before I could get walking (good help is hard to find haha). Wanted to make sure it was all in proportion. 

000 Test

 

It went ok, once I get the hinges installed and the shin doesn't fall off it will be good to go. I did have 1 issue when I was putting some the stuff on. 1 of the shoes covers broke

I will just have to print another and re-enforce where you have to pull it "open"

 

 

[IcyTrooper[CMD-DL]]

Damn, don't even have to pretend to walk like a droid ? Good thing you had a lil helper there!

That is a bummer about the shoe cover. How long does that take to print?

[Allan1313[MBO-CMD]]

Damn, don't even have to pretend to walk like a droid [emoji1787] Good thing you had a lil helper there!
That is a bummer about the shoe cover. How long does that take to print?

Haha yeah. I see why Anthony Daniels walked like that.

My helper is always super excited to play along haha

That shoe cover took about 30 hours to print.

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[Blackwatch[CMD-DCA]]

WOW

 

so in the video you are in jeans, will you be in spandex under the actual suit when you wear it? 

[Allan1313[MBO-CMD]]

WOW
 
so in the video you are in jeans, will you be in spandex under the actual suit when you wear it? 

No I am in my TX under suit. It may look like jeans because the 000 "shorts" were in a sanded phase and wasn't as black looking as the legs that didn't have much post processing done since being printed.

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[Allan1313[MBO-CMD]]

Been awhile since I updated this. real life has gotten in the way big time. Haven't had a ton of time to work on it. But recently things have eased up a bit. First thing is one of my buddies picked me up the Bandai 000 model at Celebration. It is super detailed and was a fun little build.

I did some more sanding and prep and resprayed the chest and back. They are not perfect but they came out pretty good. Up close you can see some imperfections but a few feet away it looks real nice haha.

 

Next I laid down a layer of primer on the arms, shoulders, legs, feet, and shorts. This shows me where any problem areas are and can get to sanding

[IcyTrooper[CMD-DL]]

Nice shine on the chest and back! I like that mini figure you have.

Still trucking along which is great!

[Allan1313[MBO-CMD]]

Ok so I have been a bit slacking on updating this post. I have completed my 000. Here are some pics of the finished pieces. Don't mind my messy kids toy room

 

While trying it on completely for the first time I had a bit of a setback. My daughter was helping suit me up and let go of the back piece. It fell and broke.

[IcyTrooper[CMD-DL]]

That looks so good! A bummer that a piece was dropped and broke though... 

[Allan1313[MBO-CMD]]

I fixed up the busted back piece and tried suiting up again. Pretty pleased with how it came out.

 

Picture with my 000 coin

 

Just waiting to hear back from the GML now.

 

[Allan1313[MBO-CMD]]

4 minutes ago, IcyTrooper said:

That looks so good! A bummer that a piece was dropped and broke though... 

Just another bump in the road. All good now.

[IcyTrooper[CMD-DL]]

1 minute ago, Allan1313 said:

Just another bump in the road. All good now.

That's good! Can't wait to see the full suit-up pics.

[Allan1313[MBO-CMD]]

1 minute ago, IcyTrooper said:

That's good! Can't wait to see the full suit-up pics.

A few posts up...Already fixed and suited up.