Darktrooper Progress Thread 8MAR2011: Getting back to it

[Squirrel]

Looking Great Tubachris!!!

 

[Billhag]

Chris
Congratulations on all your brilliant work to date.
Best of luck in your new job and I really hope that one day you'll manage to find
the time and funds to return to this fantastic project.

 

[tubachris85x]

Thanks billhag and Squirrel!

I'm going to be getting back on the helmet sculpt sometime this weeked or next week..Have alot of stuff to do, so I gotta knock out somethings that I was unable to do during the break.

Also..I may be looking for someone I can commission to mold the helmet when it is finished..If anyone is experienced enough and is willing to arrange something, please LMK. Thanks

-TC

 

[Jangojedi]

Looks good Chris! Here's me in my RC gear with a Pepakura DT on my head.

 

[tubachris85x]

Looks good Chris! Here's me in my RC gear with a Pepakura DT on my head.

LOL That's awesome bro! Your the only other person that I know that has put one together!

So look what I found searching through some Battefront 3 pics, the darktrooper!!!

Thats really going to help me out once the game is available!

As for my current armor...I am thinking of possibly making a new set of torso armor, I am starting to think what I made is just too big, but I can't say yet. On top of this, I will not as of now plan to be molding these pieces. I am going to use the method that the halo costumers have been using. I'll be fiberglassing the inside, brush resin on the outside, sand, bondo, sand, repeat. I am thinking about pouring casting resin on the inside of it after fiberglassing to make it stronger as well.

I may be doing this method for the thighs and shins, so I can save some money..whatever money I do have at least..

 

[Jangojedi]

Hey Chris,

Make it big trim down later. The DT are suppose to be large. If you need files of photos, 360 all the way around, let me know. I sent you a PM.

EDIT** You know that is my BOSS gear, from Republic Commandos (PA stuff). I was at a Troop, and a friend from CT.net brought up a pepakura DARK TROOPER to give to me so I put it on. It is really large, but everyone loved it. The face is 15 inches tall, the length is 18 inches long. It is 13 + inches wide.

-Rick

My Grunt white RC

See the size difference, remember the shoulders on the DT are going to be floating upwards and large.

 

[tubachris85x]

I saw your thread on CT.net, Great work so far on the face sculpt! As for the size, yes, they are big lol, but I may reduce it just for more comfortability factor, but I may keep it as is.

As for the helmet, I'm going to finnish fiberglassing it again today, and then get back to sculpting with the clay. I'll be able to finnish sculpting it, but I don't know how long after that I'll be able to mold it (I'm poor!!!!!)

 

[Jangojedi]

Just focus on your 1st model. Take it one step at a time. The $$ will come.

 

[tubachris85x]

Nice pics LT!

lol I sent ya a PM, but I have the actual 3D model of the DT from battlefront 2, so if you have 3DS max, I can send it to you. It's litterally the ultimate reference for it. I found things on it that I didn't realize using regular screen shots

 

[Lath Toth]

lol I sent ya a PM, but I have the actual 3D model of the DT from battlefront 2, so if you have 3DS max, I can send it to you. It's litterally the ultimate reference for it. I found things on it that I didn't realize using regular screen shots

LOL. Is this response to me or JangoJedi?

 

[tubachris85x]

LOL. Is this response to me or JangoJedi?

lol either one, but the link you provided shows the phase 3 original darktrooper from dark forces...different from what I'm making. You want the model too?

 

[Jangojedi]

No please send it to me, my email is Jangojedi@yahoo.com. If you were talking to LT, send to me as well, thanks Chris. Let's get it done - DT that is.

 

[Lath Toth]

Sure Chris. That would be great! PM with my email sent. Thanks!

 

[tubachris85x]

Sure Chris. That would be great! PM with my email sent. Thanks!

Boom

No please send it to me, my email is Jangojedi@yahoo.com. If you were talking to LT, send to me as well, thanks Chris. Let's get it done - DT that is.

Boom

I went ahead and fiberglassed that parts thats needed reinforcement, so I'll have to wait until it all cures and is ready to go again.

On top of that, I began fiberglassing the chest piece I made. I got the upper portion FG'ed, and I am going to wait until that section is cured, so that i can continue the rest so that I will not have any warping. Getting on it!

-TC

 

[Jangojedi]

Sounds good, can't wait to see the progress. I know you have been working on this for a long time.

 

[tubachris85x]

Well, I'm not posting any pics, but I've gotten back to the helmet sculpt. I have started the right side of the face, mainly the ear section. I still need to re-inforce the inside a bit more...just frustrating that the added fiberglass did nothing. I guess other then the structural integrity of the base, the hardest part now is making the right ear identical and symetrical as the other.

 

[Jangojedi]

Couldn't you just shave off the ears, and cast them as a seperate peices? Then you could also hide your mold break under the earpiece as well??

 

[tubachris85x]

Couldn't you just shave off the ears, and cast them as a seperate peices? Then you could also hide your mold break under the earpiece as well??

I've thought about that, but I feel that it'd be easier for construction if it was already attached. I know for the TK's, that the gaps between the ears are "cannon," but since this is not a tk, perse, I'd like to avoid that problem. It's just me though.

 

[tubachris85x]

Got some more work done on the arm vac-form bucks. I'm going to try and get these ready so I can get them sent out to be formed in ABS. I finished shaping the bottom forearm piece, so I may just go back over with some sanding sealer and primer. I also went and drilled the air holes in the upper forearm buck, and tested it out with my vaccum, and I feel it will work fairly well. On top of that, I went back, and wet-sanded the sides, from where I had used the Durham's putty. I noticed that on my first decent pull of the forearms, that I had achieved the high detail of the un-eveness of the sides. I did that with both.

Added bondo to the bicep bucks too, one of them is about 90% done, about 99% after I sand it all down. So thats the current status as of now. I'm throwing in a pic of the chest piece..still need to finish fiberglassing though, just so messy!!

-TC

 

[askywalker98]

Looks like some progress to me bro. Nice work!