Mr Fett[501st] Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 The black door trim does fit nicely with the look of the helmet. I love the ironing picture as well. Too cool ! Link to comment
Darth Agnon[TX] Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 Nice work Mr. Fishman Trooper!! Love the ironing pic! Link to comment
Tachyon[501st] Posted May 30, 2011 Author Share Posted May 30, 2011 Hehe, cheers guys. A trooper has to do housework some time. @Darth Emphatic; We make a disposable mould of the cardboard/sculpted templates out of plaster, then coat the plaster with a layer of shellac to seal it and several layers of PVA act as a release agent. The plaster moulds are destroyed once the fiberglass has set, but we will be remaking the moulds in silicone (I believe) once we have nice smooth and shiny fiberglass prototype parts. That or the fiberglass parts we are making now will be reinforced to become vacforming bucks. Still to finally decide what our final reproduced pieces will be. Oh, and sorry, I think I misread your question. The original cardboard templates are lined with sticky tape and Vaseline applied to the tape. Link to comment
Darth Emphatic[CMD-DWM] Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 No worries, great answer nonetheless! Link to comment
Tachyon[501st] Posted June 5, 2011 Author Share Posted June 5, 2011 More Progress We got the backpack and belt pieces demoulded yesterday and the shoulder bells were fiber glassed. Also got started sanding the belt pieces, so they are almost ready for a primer coat. Just a few more defects to fix. It was like a giant kids dinosaur dig kit We didn't quite get the holes in the backpack drilled though, so I haven't been able to start sanding and filling the backpack yet. Link to comment
Tachyon[501st] Posted June 6, 2011 Author Share Posted June 6, 2011 With my armour In the production queue Link to comment
Darth Emphatic[CMD-DWM] Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 and a few 90's! Link to comment
Tachyon[501st] Posted June 8, 2011 Author Share Posted June 8, 2011 100% means waiting for paint, but when I have all the parts together, it'll take less than a day to do that. And some parts will be being painted before others too. I want to get that belt completed ASAP!!!! Link to comment
izzi[TX] Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 So... where's the izzi's Seatrooper progess bars in your Sig? (Seriously, that's some awesome armor you have going there.) -iz Link to comment
Tachyon[501st] Posted June 19, 2011 Author Share Posted June 19, 2011 Finished sanding the drop boxes and belt buckle today, got the boxes painted, but the buckle broke a little bit, so I need to fix that before painting it. Also got the shoulder bells demoulded and the backpack ready for sanding and filling. I think that's about it for now. I do have a quick question that I'd like some opinions on. Does anyone else thing that with a few little tweaks, the clone biceps and elbow pieces would suit the seatrooper? Anyway, without further ado, photos from today Link to comment
izzi[TX] Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 When I get home I'll take a look at references. That is such sweet armor -iz (mine?) Link to comment
Rotccole Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 Ok, I've decided...I don't want the helmet...I want the entire armor!! Nice work! Link to comment
Darth Emphatic[CMD-DWM] Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 Those backpack pieces are a sweet! Link to comment
Tachyon[501st] Posted July 3, 2011 Author Share Posted July 3, 2011 That's it! I've had enough of this damned cardboard torso piece!!! So we pulled a fiberglass frame of it to bog over And also managed to get some bog down on the backpack and the shoulder bells are almost ready for painting Slowly but surely getting there Also, I'm still interested to hear what people think about the possibility of clone arms for the arms of the seatrooper. Link to comment
dartoftruth[501st] Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 I love the sharpie. Hahaha Link to comment
Darth Agnon[TX] Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Clone arms look fine and you might take a look at the animated clone abdomen pieces for the abs. Link to comment
Tachyon[501st] Posted July 4, 2011 Author Share Posted July 4, 2011 Minor update with some pics of the completed belt. Oh and I finally got around to painting the grill on the helmet sensor. Edit: Oh wait, I'm missing the buckles on the front part of the webbing to the drop boxes. D'oh! It'll look alot more fleshed out when I put the cummerbund on underneath it, but I cut my 2inch belt webbing a bit short for that. Double D'oh! Link to comment
Mr Fett[501st] Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Always liking seeing new pics! Link to comment
Darth Emphatic[CMD-DWM] Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Looks like everything really sits nicely, great job! Link to comment
Tachyon[501st] Posted July 10, 2011 Author Share Posted July 10, 2011 Bells are sanded, chest is getting the filler treatment, and the backpack has been filled and in the process of being sanded. No photos from today, because it is a long arduous process of, fill, sand, repeat... But progress is being made. 3 months till my deadline! Link to comment
Darth Emphatic[CMD-DWM] Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Looks like you are right on schedule. Nice job many, I love seeing this take shape. Link to comment
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