Notlewis
Active Hunter
I think i will go the decal route... I´m not that good at painting.
And yes, I will also add some brown and grey tones/weathering.
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I think i will go the decal route... I´m not that good at painting.
And yes, I will also add some brown and grey tones/weathering.
Fett 4 Real
Sr Hunter
Use the stencils to make a mask using frisket...you can do it!
Mandalorian2112
Jr Hunter
I am working on getting my armour 501st approved and the effort you put into building and documenting this is a HUGE help! Great work!
Notlewis
Active Hunter
I installed white elastic band into the knee armor. They are just glued in with gel super glue. After that I weathered them with brown and black acryl paint.
...and managed to do some progress on the shoulder armor.
In reality the knee and right shoulder armor are more orange, than shown in the pictures.
...and managed to do some progress on the shoulder armor.
In reality the knee and right shoulder armor are more orange, than shown in the pictures.
Notlewis
Active Hunter
Some pics of the test fit... it´s coming together... step by step.
Next will be installing the magnets to the armor and rework the velcro on the vest.
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Thanks Major! It´s just the pics... the left shoulder is yellow.
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Thank you, jbdubz! I hope so!
Next will be installing the magnets to the armor and rework the velcro on the vest.
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Thanks Major! It´s just the pics... the left shoulder is yellow.
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Thank you, jbdubz! I hope so!
Notlewis
Active Hunter
Notlewis
Active Hunter
Just a little, little, little update: I installed the 2 switches to the right gauntlet and did some test with the gauntlet hose connection to the jumpsuit.
I haven´t been lazy... only some side-projects going on...
https://www.facebook.com/frank.lexi...12390077006.1073741839.100001847553841&type=1
I haven´t been lazy... only some side-projects going on...
https://www.facebook.com/frank.lexi...12390077006.1073741839.100001847553841&type=1
Notlewis
Active Hunter
Guess what it is...
Correct! The inside of my vest, starting to find the right positions of the magnets. I´m using N52 neodym 10x10x2mm magnets. The relation is 1 glued to the armor : 3 on the inside of the vest. So at the moment it´s 111 magnets only for the 4 chest pieces.
First of all I tried 1:1, but that was too loose and easy to pull apart.
1:2 was strong, but not strong enough (for me).
1:3 is perfect, the magnet area on the inside is still flat enough and you have to pull really hard on the armor before you can take it off the vest.
Before glueing (I´m still thinking about the best way to fix them on the vest material) I´ll have to cut out the area, where the chest display will sit, to hide the electronics and cable.
Correct! The inside of my vest, starting to find the right positions of the magnets. I´m using N52 neodym 10x10x2mm magnets. The relation is 1 glued to the armor : 3 on the inside of the vest. So at the moment it´s 111 magnets only for the 4 chest pieces.
First of all I tried 1:1, but that was too loose and easy to pull apart.
1:2 was strong, but not strong enough (for me).
1:3 is perfect, the magnet area on the inside is still flat enough and you have to pull really hard on the armor before you can take it off the vest.
Before glueing (I´m still thinking about the best way to fix them on the vest material) I´ll have to cut out the area, where the chest display will sit, to hide the electronics and cable.
How did you get the shoulder plates to stay on the mannequin? I'm new and looking to display something similar to that until I do a full build.Some pics of the test fit... it´s coming together... step by step.
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Next will be installing the magnets to the armor and rework the velcro on the vest.
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Thanks Major! It´s just the pics... the left shoulder is yellow.
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Thank you, jbdubz! I hope so!
Notlewis
Active Hunter
Thank you so much!
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At the moment, they are held in place by velcro. But I´ll change this in the next days, using magnets.
Notlewis
Active Hunter
The magnet-installation... was a succes!
I used hotglue to fix the magnets on the inside of the vest. From now on, it will be only hand-washing possible. It took me several hours, because each time before gluing the magnets, I checked the right position of the armor.
The edge of the armor sits now very flat on the vest, no space or gaps visible. It looks like a unit. I´m very happy with the result.
Now the time has come to take care of the chest electronics:
As cover for the lights behind the slots I use matt black car window foil. To attach it to the inside of the armor, strong tape is really helpful and in case I have to chabge something, I can just pull it apart. At the moment the cable shows on the front of the vest. To hide it, I´ll cut a small hole into the vest and put it through to the inside, where also the battery will be placed in a small pocket.
I used hotglue to fix the magnets on the inside of the vest. From now on, it will be only hand-washing possible.
It took me several hours, because each time before gluing the magnets, I checked the right position of the armor. The edge of the armor sits now very flat on the vest, no space or gaps visible. It looks like a unit. I´m very happy with the result.
Now the time has come to take care of the chest electronics:
As cover for the lights behind the slots I use matt black car window foil. To attach it to the inside of the armor, strong tape is really helpful and in case I have to chabge something, I can just pull it apart. At the moment the cable shows on the front of the vest. To hide it, I´ll cut a small hole into the vest and put it through to the inside, where also the battery will be placed in a small pocket.
