Death Trooper v1: WIP (1st build)

[Rudik]

Greetings.

I'm brand new to cosplaying, but I've always wanted to build some Star Wars outfit. I naively decided to make a Death Trooper outfit. It's just black right? 😝

I bought some STLs for the helmet, armour and a E-11D Stormtrooper Blaster from GA and started printing.

I'm printing the parts on a Voron 2.4 350 using ABS and a layer height of 0,12mm, so that I can reduce the layer lines a bit.

So far, I've printed the top of 1/2 of the helmet and the mandible and I'm busy printing the sides and the back. 

I saw an interesting technique called vapour smoothing, which I want to try,  but I'm willing to "Learn to Love Sanding™.

Any tips, tricks or other advice will be much appreciated.

[TooTall]

The blaster for death troopers is actually an E11-D. It’s a different build than the standard e11 the storm troopers have. 
 

not all of the DT is just regular black. The CRL has a paint guide and it’s all listed as gloss black with metallic black TS-40 and flat black on the helmet with weathered silver. The rest of the armor is gloss black 

[Chaos[CMD-DCA]]

Rudi,

Welcome to the Darker Side of the Darkside! You have chosen one of the more intricate kits to build. The DT is impressive when completed and is one of the few kits that has a lot of minor details which are required for basic approval.

I recommend that as you build each section of your kit that you refer to other Trooper's build threads. Any questions that you may have about your build have already probably been addressed by others and how they solved an issue. It is also good to consult the CRL when building and painting. Yes the armor for the DT is gloss black, however there are some paint schemes that are highlighted in the text of each piece along with a Paint Scheme Guide link in the CRL.

If you have any questions or need something clarified, do not hesitate to ask here in your build thread.

Best of luck with your build and we look forward to seeing your progress.

[DoggyDoc[CMD-DCA]]

Welcome Rudi. 
you have picked a great costume. Take your time and ask lots of questions.  
for vapour smoothing, It looks like a neat technique but from what I have seen, you will still need to sand some.  I have recently seen people using Bondo/Acetone wash that is painted onto the armour.  It appears to do a great job smoothing out the print lines but will affect fine detailed areas.  Thankfully, the death trooper does not have a lot of fine details except for around the muzzle.  
I recently purchased an electric foot sander from Amazon.  It is a small circular sanding disc and it makes sanding so much easier for larger areas.  
 

I look forward to following your build. 

[Rudik]

6 hours ago, TooTall said:

The blaster for death troopers is actually an E11-D. It’s a different build than the standard e11 the storm troopers have. 
 

not all of the DT is just regular black. The CRL has a paint guide and it’s all listed as gloss black with metallic black TS-40 and flat black on the helmet with weathered silver. The rest of the armor is gloss black 

Thanks, I missed out the E+D, but luckily I bought the correct STL.  I thought it was all going to be shiny black when I purchased the STLs, but then saw it was more than just glossy black, so that comment was more tongue in cheek. 

[Rudik]

lol, I'm busy watching M.M.'s Prop shop, and she just mentioned her foot sander. I'm going to try the ABS slurry post-processing first and if that fails, go through the multi-stage sanding steps.

Here are the side and back pieces of the helmet. 

 

 

[PiotrRasputin[TX]]

You may find this guys' 3D printed Death Trooper build videos helpful. He used the MCM Designs files for his kit. It helped my build a lot: