DoggyDoc’s Jimmiroquai Imperial Death Trooper Build Thread

[Dexas]

That would be amazing! Thanks man. 

I finally figured out a fool-proof process for sanding and filling, so I've moved onto painting this week. Up until now I've been using the British version of Rust-oleum filler primer, but have now moved onto Mr Hobby. Mr. Finishing Surfacer 1500 Primer. When combined with Mr Hobby Levelling thinner it can be sanded with super-fine grit paper (1000+) and ends up with a glass like finish...

... Though I'm weathering my armour ... 🤔

Anyway, that would be my recommendation for priming!

 

On 5/13/2023 at 10:46 PM, DoggyDoc said:

Hey Alex. 
 

I designed and 3D printed brackets to hold the thermal detonator in place. I used threaded heat sunk nuts and bolts to attach them to the back plate and used CM glue to attach the thermal detonator on the other side. 
 

I can send you the files for the brackets but I am away on vacation for the next week, so it will have to wait a bit. 
 

 

 

 

[Hillmansm72]

On 5/15/2023 at 6:41 AM, DoggyDoc said:

@Hillmansm72  One piece of advice with coating the inside of the armour, which I am not sure that I mentioned in the thread is to make sure to sand it off in the areas where you are gluing, applying Velcro or bonding pieces together 

Thanks!  I was suspecting as much.

[Hillmansm72]

@DoggyDoc  Reading through your posts, it sounds like you ordered the snaps from somewhere.  Is that right?  I didn't notice it in the list of suppliers you mentioned.  Also, what did you do for the snaps on the rubber straps?

Thx!

[DoggyDoc[CMD-DCA]]

7 hours ago, Dexas said:

Mr. Finishing Surfacer 1500 Primer. When combined with Mr Hobby Levelling thinner it can be sanded with super-fine grit paper (1000+) and ends up with a glass like finish.

Awesome. Thanks for the tip. I have been putting that off until I have everything else done but will need to start soon. 

[DoggyDoc[CMD-DCA]]

1 hour ago, Hillmansm72 said:

Reading through your posts, it sounds like you ordered the snaps from somewhere.  Is that right?  I didn't notice it in the list of suppliers you mentioned.  Also, what did you do for the snaps on the rubber straps?

Thx!

I purchased the snaps directly from Tandy Leather. They are line 24 snaps and I buy them in packages of 100. Originally I bought them through Amazon but last I checked they were not available.  
I assume you are referring to the rubber straps on the left fore arm?  Since my forearms are fully closed, I will likely glue them on.  
 

For the male snaps, I used 2” nylon to mount the snaps and then glued them with E6000

[DoggyDoc[CMD-DCA]]

I finally have some time this week to get back to building my costume. 
 

worked on the belt today. I followed the Legion 42 guide for the basic build style  

First step was to glue the nylon belt to the rubber one using E6000. 
one clip is outside of the rubber edge and one is inside. 
 

 

The next step was to put the upper body armour on (with undersuit) and set the belt length. Once this was done, you can figure out how much overlap you will have with the rubber section and where the seam will be.  This is where you want to put your canvas pouch that sits on the back right side. Also mark the front centre point and the 2 points between the hip and butt pieces where the square belt boxes will go.

I marked the up side with an arrow on the back to make sure I always knew which way was up.  This actually helped a fair bit  

Overlap of rubber belt shown when the buckle is done up.

Inside of the belt marked to show where the rubber belt overlap seam is.

I next placed 2 holes through the belt along that line to put Chicago screws in to hold the nylon and rubber pieces together to prevent them from pulling apart in the glued area.

Next I covered the screws with the loop part of the velcro (I wanted to make sure that only the soft sides are facing the armour to prevent scratches)

Now that this is done, I placed the first of the 3 canvas pouches with the middle of the pouch over where the seam of the rubber belt will sit, with the hook side of the Velcro attached on the inside of the strap on the back of the pouch.

 

Next, 2 more Chicago screws were placed on the other side of the belt using the same process.  On this side, the extra nylon strapping that folds back, covers up the screws.

 

Next mount the buckle at the centre point of the belt. And put the 2 front canvas pouches, the leather pouch and the holster into their appropriate locations.

Now mount the square boxes.  A trick for figuring out where to put the holes for the screws for these boxes is to place the screws in the boxes and cover them with white paint.  Then carefully press the box onto the belt where it needs to be mounted and the paint will mark the hole locations.

 

 

Finally, I covered up any screws on the back with the soft Velcro to protect the armour.  

 

Completed belt 

 

 

 

 

[Chaos[CMD-DCA]]

Outstanding! 

[DoggyDoc[CMD-DCA]]

More progress over the past 2 days. 
I decided to tackle the shin pieces as they were the most daunting part of my build because I had to make them bigger.  The challenge was working with fibreglass as it was new to me.  All in all I think everything turned out well.  Just a bit itchy from sanding fibreglass .  LOL.

 

I used plastic weld to attach the fibreglass cast moulds that I made a while back. the edges of the armour where the backing mould meets was sanded to a taper to allow for the fibreglass transition.
I started with the outer half as it did not have the cover strip or the raised lower portion.

 

 

Next I prepared the fibreglass cloth.  I used 7 layers and made each layer slightly wider to run up onto the original armour piece.  The first piece was the same width as the white backing portion.
 

I used West epoxy resin.  Easy to get the mix right with their pump system.

 

The basic technique is lay down resin, then put the cloth on top, lay down resin to wet the cloth completely,  repeat for all layers.  The end result is show below.

I may have used a bit too much resin and had lots of runs, but they sanded out easily.

After letting the resin cure overnight, it was time to trim and sand.

With a bit more confidence working with fibreglass, I next did the inner pieces.  First I trimmed off the cover strip portion.

For the raised ridge at the bottom,I laid down extra pieces of fibreglass to build it up.  The first one didn’t turn out so well, so I built it up afterwards with UV Resin.  All in all, I am happy with the results.

 

All pieces sanded and a coat of UV resin used to smooth and fill. 

Did a test fit and everything lines up well.  Just need to get the cover strips back on and they are good to go.

 

 

[DoggyDoc[CMD-DCA]]

Quick Question.

 

Does this placement for the neurosav look correct?

[TookBreaker[TX]]

6 minutes ago, DoggyDoc said:

Quick Question.

 

Does this placement for the neurosav look correct?

Looks correct to me. Did you use magnets? Or permanently glued?

[DoggyDoc[CMD-DCA]]

10 minutes ago, TookBreaker said:

Looks correct to me

Magnets. I have not glued the ones in the helmet yet, until I am certain the placement is correct. 

[Chaos[CMD-DCA]]

It's a little low. I've got a few pictures of the screen suits, let me get to them later today and I'll post them.

[DoggyDoc[CMD-DCA]]

Did a bit more work on the shin pieces.  Cleaned up the raised area on the bottom of the one that was done in UV resin as it was a bit uneven.  Replaced the cover strips and now all I need to do is bond the 2 halves together and put the greeblies and sniper knee plate on. 
 

 

 

 

 

[DoggyDoc[CMD-DCA]]

Can someone show me a photo of what this is describing in the CRL for Level 2 shins;

“There is an indented groove approximately 1/2" (12mm) wide that runs along the inside bottom of both shins from the rear center to the beginning of the front boot arc. This detail is partially covered by the triangular closure flap.”

[Chaos[CMD-DCA]]

5 hours ago, DoggyDoc said:

Can someone show me a photo of what this is describing in the CRL for Level 2 shins;

“There is an indented groove approximately 1/2" (12mm) wide that runs along the inside bottom of both shins from the rear center to the beginning of the front boot arc. This detail is partially covered by the triangular closure flap.”

screen suit

My Jimmi suit modification

[Chaos[CMD-DCA]]

23 hours ago, DoggyDoc said:

Quick Question.

 

Does this placement for the neurosav look correct?

 

 

Here are a couple of photos for reference:

If you are using MCM's NSM design, there is a piece on the black that fits into the Anovos and most other helmet's side trap's indentation.

so when it is worn with an Anovos helmet (My set up is this way) it sits slightly higher

The Anovos "Specialist" helmet NSM sits about where you have yours

Promo shot has it somewhere between mine and the Anovos photo

Both the screen used suit at Celebrations and Victor's suit have the front top rectangle detail above the brow's matte black/rubber stripe.

Basically any of these locations are acceptable.

[DoggyDoc[CMD-DCA]]

Thanks again @Chaos for the quick and thorough response.

 

[DoggyDoc[CMD-DCA]]

Finished the modifications on the shin pieces.  I had to extend the raised ridge on the outer aspect of the shin to meet up with the rear cover strip and modified the raised inner portion on the ankle area to line up with the strip on the other side to get it up to Level 2 standard.

 

Just need to put the Level 2 groove in at the bottom of the ankle. 
 

 

 

[DoggyDoc[CMD-DCA]]

Thighs are resized with a few extra inches of fibreglass now.  I used the same technique as I did with the shins to form fibreglass cast material on the inside of the thigh piece before cutting it, then secured it in place with plastic weld, then later down the fibreglass over top.

I made the cut in a spot where the groove in the armor came straight across, so that it  would be easy to recreate the groove in the armour 

Fibreglass cast backing secured in place

Ready for fibrglass to be applied.

Trimmed and sanded  just need to do a bit of filling with UV resin.

 

 

[DoggyDoc[CMD-DCA]]

Quick question.

For the sniper knee plate, there is a raised ridge at the bottom of the thigh where the front cover strip ends, and then a lower area below it.  Does the top of the sniper plate sit on the raised area at all, or does it just butt up to the lower edge of it and stay below that area?

[Lt. Dan[501st]]

4 hours ago, DoggyDoc said:

.....or does it just butt up to the lower edge of it and stay below that area?

 

[Chaos[CMD-DCA]]

Dan is spot on. 

[TookBreaker[TX]]

Same here: 

[DoggyDoc[CMD-DCA]]

Managed to get a lot of stuff completed this weekend. I attached the shoulder straps using the female portion of 2 Chicago screws embedded into the underside of the buckle and a bolt to secure it to the chest piece. On the back portion I used Velcro similar to @TookBreaker.

 

 

I now have all of the pieces finished and ready for paint.  If you could please let me know if there is anything that you can spot that needs to be corrected before painting.

In the photos, the belt still needs to be secured to the abdomen, the shins need to have closures put in place and the undersuit needs to be tweaked a bit for a better fit.

 

 

[Lt. Dan[501st]]

Don´t forget the side buckles on the chest piece, Gerald☝️

Otherwise I think you are good to go for painting, beside the things you mentioned👍