kiel814

Looking good! It looks like you are based on the same file that I used (not the one in my profile picture). It seems strange that you had to enlarge some parts. Mine actually looks huge to me.

Totally gonna follow this. I'm also building mine from pepakura. Really interested in any pics, tips or whatever you have to share.

Diving masks have to be airtight for obvious reasons. All divers I've met just spit on their masks and then rub a finger on it. I know hockey players do the same with their visors. But if you want to spend money on someone else's saliva inside a nice packaging that's okay

Time for an update: Over the last weekends I applied several layers of resin on the outside and the inside. I was already happy with the result I was getting and I decided to apply a layer of fiberglass. I must say I'm impressed with the result. It's super hard and resistent. It is also very light. Now that it is quite rigid, I removed the bottom part that prevented me from wearing it. Unfortunately it feels a little too big for my taste, but it may be just me being picky. Next steps: - Finish the fiberglass layer - Remove visor placeholder - Sanding - Polyester putty - A lot more stuff that I don't want to think about so I don't get discouraged... Pic:

Last weekend was my first attempt with the resin. It didn't go very well. Apparently I used too much catalyst so the resin turned into jelly after only a couple of strokes with the brush. I could not finish a single layer. But at least I didn't screw up the model. So today was my second attempt. It went much better, I used about half the dose I had used last time. I was worried because I was told that too little catalyst would never dry well and it will stay gooey, but apparently I got the ratio right this time. It's been about 6 hours now, and it's looking good. Some parts are pretty dry already, others are a little sticky but I'm confident they will completely dry overnight. I could not finish the layer completely but only because I don't have a confortable and vented place to work, so there were some unreachable areas (the neck) with the helmet resting on a low table on the balcony. If I have time tomorrow I will finish the outside layer. Picture time!!!

Totally agree with Chef. The same rules apply in every industry. It is not that difficult to keep your clients happy. Even if there are delays during production, all you have to do is let them know as soon as possible. They will eventually find out and get angrier. Just update a web page with order number, status and estimated delivery date. Is it really that hard?

EVA was a no-go for me. I tried several times and with different strategies, I never liked the form I was getting. So I decided to follow the steps that used the guy who sent me the second pepakura model: Fiberglass. He's German so it took me a while to understand all steps. He's done a number of helmets, so apparently he knows what he's doing. Yesterday I finally finished the paper helmet using heavy paper (180g/m2). It's actually pretty tough. Today it's going to be my first experience with polyester resin.

Does anyone know what the heck is a micro-cord?

Just realized it is referring to the standard snowtrooper armor, which does include a kama.

Looks great, man! I've got zero experience with guns (real or props). But it looks a bit too big to me. In the second picture it appears that you can barely reach the trigger. Or maybe it's just the angle of the picture. The questions I would ask are: How does it feel? Is it comfortable? Can you manipulate it easily?

Thanks for the input. I edited the first post. Added the blaster model, and completely removed the line: If they are normally assigned to patrol and recon missions, it is understandable that they see combat less often than TKs. But I don't think that "rarely" applies considering the amount of appearances that the same wiki entry mentions. And as for calling reinforcements, probably what any unit is instructed to do when encountering a large opposing force. So it's kind of stating the obvious.

I was reading the Wookieepedia entry for Scout Troopers and tried to put together a spec of the scouts. However I run into a lot of inconsistencies, mainly related to their equipment. Please feel free to take a look at what I have so far and post your feedback. Why am I doing this? No idea. Too much spare time probably. ARMOR: - Light armor allowing better movement and flexibility than other soldier types. - Helmet equipped with enhanced macrobinocular viewplates for target acquisition. TRAINING: - Reconnaissance/patrol. - Long-range combat. - Infiltration. - Sabotage. - Assassination. - Survival. Usually stationed far from Imperial resupply. - Swift and lethal hit-and-run attacks. OPERATION: - Advance ahead of infantry divisions. - Provide rear-guard cover with their sniper rifles. - Self-reliance. Ability to operate alone or in small squads. ATTITUDE: - Fierce sense of camaraderie with each other. - Treating everyone else of equal or lower rank as inferiors. - Belligerent and insufferable. - Difficulty integrating with other types of soldiers. - Officers were forced to segregate them from the rest of their military units, mainly out of fear for the scouts' safety. EQUIPMENT: WEAPONS - SoroSuub Q-2s5 MOA Holdout Blaster Pistol - E-11s sniper rifle. Collapsible. Long-range. Equipped with scope and targeting computer. - E-11 blaster rifle. - Baradium-core code key thermal detonator. Difference with stormtroopers'? - Thermal detonators. Additional to the above mentioned? - Fragmentation grenades. Which type? How many? - Missile launcher. Model? SURVIVAL - Personal survival kit. Including? - Portable power unit. - Food supplies (stormtrooper rations). - Camouflage tent. - Heat packs. - Water purifier. - Flares. OTHER - Micro-cord. What is this? - Grappling hook. - Comlink. - R-4 recon droid. - R-1 recon droid? - Autoturret. Model? Type? References? - 74-Z speeder bike. - Specialized gear for local environment. Such as? COLD WEATHER ARMOR (SNOW SCOUTS): - Variant of the standard snowtrooper armor. - Slightly modified scout trooper helmet with polarized snow goggles. - Extra joint armor. - Backpack modified to be plugged to the speeder bike's heating systems. - Heat-insulated white snow pants instead of the full black body suit. - No kama.

Looks awesome! BTW, love your t-shirt. "Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!!!" lol

Looks awesome! Now I really wish I had a 3D printer

See below, for what I think spackle means. The stormtrooper helmet in a previous post has a lot of detailing with spackle, and we have been manipulating it a lot for quite some time now. In any case, although an important layer, it is only an intermediate one. After that it will need a school glue layer, and then the paint. I have never worked with fiberglass before. I tried investigating it a bit, but I still don't feel confident to try it. If I want to make EVA more rigid, I've been told to use "cartapesta" with toilet paper (couldn't find a translation, but it's a similar technique to papier-mache). BTW, I have no idea what Rondo is. According to Google: A player of the Celtics. And I'm not entirely sure about Bondo. I understand it's a body-filler for cars, but since I live in Argentina, similar products here may be different.

You are probably right. Since the first one is so close to the line where the two halves of the helmet meet, it probably got covered or trimmed. Thanks for input! BTW, the first picture is supposed to be a screen-used helmet.

Quick question about the helmet's "indents" in the back (I don't know how to call them). If you look at the helmet from behind, on the left side you can see a decal containing 17 vertical stripes, and on the right side there are a series of "valleys" or "depressions". The question is: How many of these valleys are there? In most replicas I can count 9. However on the original helmet, it looks like there are only 8, or maybe it's the weathering that doesn't let me count right... Here it looks like there are 8 but the first one looks wider than the others: This one *looks* like there are 8 and they are all equal... Although I'm not sure if there is one more at the beginning, way thinner than the others... Lone Wolf's helmet. Clearly 9: Don Post's. 7? And a weird decal on the left. EFX. 8?

Ok, a new round of pictures. EVA is 100% done now. It does have some major flaws that I'm going to try to fix with spackle. Expect more pictures as soon as there is something to show...

Interesting. I'll keep it in mind. Thanks!

During the week I found a much more accurate pepakura model, so I threw the previous one overboard and started again. EVA is almost done. And although there is A LOT to correct in the next phase, I think it's looking good already:

If it comes down to it, rest assured I will post about my progress and final result.

Thanks for all the advice! I've found a store selling worker overalls for about US$ 25. Now I just have to make the time to go there, since their working hours kinda match with mine. We'll see. I'll try to avoid making it from scratch myself, but I already have some patterns ready just in case. As for craigslist and similar sites. I haven't found many jumpsuits and flightsuits and I really don't like buying it online, since I want it to have the right fit if I'm going to pay for it.

So I've read. Unfortunately, delivery to my corner of the galaxy is going to cost me way more than the flight suit itself. For the past 5 years or so, local customs has made everything possible to stop people from buying outside the country.

I wanted to take a break from the helmet and started to look at the flight suit. So I went to a camping/military store and found a couple of flight suits... The only one that fitted me was military green but I though I could dye it. But then I asked for the price and it was AR$ 1500 (which is about US$ 150). So I'm still googling other stores. I can probably find a worker coverall for about a fifth of that. But I'm also thinking... How hard can it be to make it myself? Has anyone done it? Do you have patterns? Googling for patterns now...

Yeah, mostly for the fun of it. I have no experience whatsoever so I don't expect it to be good for 501st. Actually I'm not even sure that EVA armor is acceptable for approval... In any case, I'll just do my best and see how far I can get. Would love to see that Spartan armor.