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Attention: New Vanguard Approved ST-26300
mgabriel74 replied to BikerScout007's topic in Announcements
Congrats Mike. Your work and atention to details are remarkable. Well deserved!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk -
Ufff!! Wish me luck then. I might tie them to my car and beat them out!! LOL Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Joe, What you used to weather your boots, sandpaper? Also, the boot color have different shades of brown. My approval is subject to weather the pants (I read some use "baby powder"?) and the boots. I'm kinda running out of time because SuperCon started Today (Jul-12-24) but I'm going on Saturday, trooping for the 1st time. I hope there is not much work into it, so I can do it Friday night
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Hello All, Quick update. Thanks to @Kilika Chris, who remind me about the hand plates. I noticed after his message that I had the old version; So, I printed them yesterday night, sand and painted them today and, now I should be ready to submit. Small detail, BUT it gets you a bit closer to the CRL. Planning to take my pictures set tomorrow morning.
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Hi @KOtrooper, Thanks for your message. I was able to find a fabric with very similar characteristics in JOANNS. Thanks to @Minimo, I modified the undershirt as shown below. so the ribs are in a vertical direction in the upper chest area only. And this is the most recent picture with everything weathered. Can't wait to receive the pants from DarkSide Closet, to submit my build. SuperCon (Miami) is around the corner and I'm hoping I'll be able to troop with my Son, as I promised him!.
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Hello all, Here is my build journey. Just to recap, I'm from South FL looking forward to be part of the 501st Everglades Squad. I started my build in January-2024 (except for the helmet and Blaster, which I printed in 2023). It took approx. 10 kg of PLA filament. I used 3 Artillery Sidewinder X2 and 1 Creality Ender 3 V2 on this project. Along the way, I had to re-print some parts to ease wearing them, but overall was a straight process. I hope this post can motivate others to do their own build and join this AWESOME community. I have to thank Joe @Minimo and @KOtrooperfor all their kind support and motivation!. Is important to note that these files at 100% were modeled for a 5'06" 165 lbs person, which I'm not. I'm 6'00" 190 lbs, so I had to increase the scale to 115% (just as a reference). I strongly recommend to use "Armorsmith" to save time and money printing your build to your actual dimensions. I still have some work to do, weathering the hips and hand plates. the EVA Foam front & back covers on the chest piece, and attaching the M54 Pouch to the Abdomen piece using snap buttons. Helmet was a single print. The visor was printed separately. I initially printed the chest V1 (old version), but the realized a V2 (shown below) was available, so I printed. The Back part including all the required details per CRL is in Thingiverse. Do not print the one in the folder to save you time and money, plus to have the correct version. Image below with my son at an Armor Party (Apr-2024) with the Everglades Squad. Shout out to Eric Elg for his kindness and help!. For the undershirt, I found this fabric at JOANNS and saw it myself (for the 1st ever sewing) so, don't kill me! LOL. There is certainly room for improvement, but I'll have fixed/cleaned soon. I "tried" to follow some weathering techniques, and here are some of the results. Again, will do my best to improve it as we go along... I added two 5v fans using the 2000mAH Lipo Batteries, a small on/off switch and step-up boards. The parts shown below are hold with neodymium magnets, to ease the assembly and storage of the costume. I Just as a reference, I used BEHR "Dark Truffle" Flat spray paint on the entire build as the base color. The use a mannequin helps a LOT to properly align things and adjusting here and there. Highly recommended! I This is picture BEFORE weathering my bucket! I ordered my pants with Darkside Closet on facebook. They should arrive by the end of this month (HOPEFULLY). My goal is to wear it in July and submit my build for approval. Thanks!
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Sithping Shoretrooper Captain build(Imperial Surplus)
mgabriel74 replied to Sithping's topic in Shoretrooper WIP
Uffff... Nice Display and setup... -
Megtooth Sith's WIP for: Rogue One Shoretrooper Captain
mgabriel74 replied to megtooth sith's topic in Shoretrooper WIP
@megtooth sith, Great post. I also bough mine from RTG Parts, but is SUPER dirty. Can you please let me know what product / process you used to clean it up?; Thanks in advance -
Thanks, will do! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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I understand. Thanks anyway. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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@Gree23 Hope you are dong well/. I'm doing my ST build too (targeting for Level 1), and I was wondering if you were able to complete the ST shirt? If so, can you please share the fabric you ordered?
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Megtooth Sith's WIP for: Rogue One Shoretrooper Captain
mgabriel74 replied to megtooth sith's topic in Shoretrooper WIP
Hi @megtooth sith, where I can find that hip armor pattern??, that's the only part I have not been able to find online.