Paul's Death Trooper Build

[DoggyDoc[CMD-DCA]]

21 hours ago, Mal86 said:

Are there any other options other than Ople Props (or an Anovos helmet) for the the level 2 bubbled lenses?

I only found Ople Props when I was doing mine.  Not sure if there are others out there. 

[Mal86]

I've been out for a little bit working on a different costume.  My daughter wanted to be a Jawa in a parade August 30, which was the reason I set the goal of having my DT done by then.  

However, I learned a few months ago that I could not be her handler in a bucket (which makes sense).  They told me I could be her handler out of costume, but what is the fun in that?  So, I quickly started working on a Generic Jedi (something else I want to make anyway) and set aside the DT.  

The Jedi is not done for RL approval yet, but it was good enough to fit in in the parade.  Hopefully, I'll be picking the DT back up and finishing working on the Jedi soon.  It'll probably be October before I'm back to any of it due to work and personal commitments.

In the meantime, my bubbled lens from Ople has shipped.

[Mal86]

This took a lot longer than it probably needed to since I chose to make this a fully functional pouch with no visible stitching.  It is completed and I am one step closer to finishing the build.

 

 

 

[Mal86]

It’s been a while…

I went to an armor party today and got some guidance on some of my hang up areas. 
 

i did a little bondo work, got the hard hat liner set in the helmet (though it bumps my nose). 

Did anyone else run in to the helmet hitting the nose problem? If so, how did you address? One person suggest grinding some of that area out. 

[Chaos[CMD-DCA]]

I just put a nose pad where my Anovos presses down on my nose. It still sits on my nose but is less painful. Even with the helmet liner, you can put a pad in the top to raise it up slightly as well.

[Mal86]

3 hours ago, Chaos said:

I just put a nose pad where my Anovos presses down on my nose. It still sits on my nose but is less painful. Even with the helmet liner, you can put a pad in the top to raise it up slightly as well.

Thank you! It’s not bad on the nose and a little padding might be the easiest solution. 

[Mal86]

For the TD:

Is this positioning (from top to bottom) good?

 

Is there anything wrong with a single connection method in the center like this? (I'll widen and reprint as a single piece):

 

When centering the TD, do you center from between the to raised edges or all the way across?  Center the red line or the blue line?

 

 

 

 

 

[Chaos[CMD-DCA]]

1st, positioning looks good.

2nd, a single connection is OK, you might want to widen the connector, I'm just thinking with a narrow single point you have a fulcrum point and any pressure on any of the ends could cause a structual failure at the connection point.

3rd, center based upon the blue line.

[Mal86]

I modified the TD Connections so that that have a slight angle on the part that connects to the back plate.  I think these will work well.  They are printed in PETG.

 

 

My plan is to:

- Add heat set inserts in to the 3D printed holders

- Drill screw holes in to the back plate for connection points

- JB Weld the TD to the connector

- Prime and paint with rest of kit, when I get to that stage

 

Is JB Weld the best option for connecting the PETG to the TD?