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Hello all,

 

I finally found a few hours to start on my build. I have all the hard armor (SC) and the soft armor and boots are on the way.

 

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Decided to start with the thermal detonator.

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On to the belt next.

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Thanks Jasmine. I might take you up on that offer.

 

Tonight I got all the armor corners rounded and sanded. I got the belt and bicep glued and set. Tomorrow I will start on getting the rivets into the belt and straps cut and placed.

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Thanks for the photos Jasmine. They helped a lot.

Didn't get a whole lot of time to work on it over the past week but I got a few things done.

 

I was able to glue on the back straps:

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And cut in clean the side pieces:

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Now I just need need to secure the back buckle and cut the straps to length and place the rivets:

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Tonight I will be working on the front straps.

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Ok, rivets in the belt are complete.

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As I get my sewing machine up and running, I started working on the back armor.

But I have a question. I have seen some pictures that has one rivet to secure and one to put through the Tank Topper. Others it looks like the rivet though the Tank Topper is the only one.

 

On the SC back, it only has a small bumb to attach the hump.

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To get the Tank Topper to have the rivet also secure the Back Hump, it has to be pushed way back:

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But most pictures show the Tank Topper like this:

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Any input you guys have would be great. Thanks all.

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I had the tank topper pushed all the way forward so I could do the one rivet through the plastic. A lot of people extend the back bump with a piece of ABS plastic to make it easier. Check Pandatrooper's build thread to see this.

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Thanks for the tips. I decided to push the topper in close because I liked the look of it better.

 

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I have not put on the rank bars yet because I didn't know which ones to use in the SC pack. It came with two sets of bars. Anyone know which one is used on the back?

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I also did a little work on the bend of the belt to fit me a little better as well.

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Transfer technique worked great!

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Did a quick fitting on the full belt before I start cutting a sewing the straps. How does the lengths and positions look?

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Thanks Enigma. I won't be doing any final lengths until my cummerbund arrives.

 

I did find some time to start working on the helmet. I got the eyes cut out and a better dry-fit with super magnets.

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So I need a little input from anyone willing to jump in. I woke up this morning and looked at the mask and the cut I made...it felt "off". I followed the lines from SC exactly. So I did a little measuring and it looks like it is not symmetrical at all.

 

This is the cut as it stands now:

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Just to show how off it is, here are mirrored versions of the left and right side:

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As you can see in the original, I drew in a few lines by eye in an attempt to make it look more even. I then took it into photoshop and did a little work to see what really needed to be fixed.

 

Here is my suggested fix (red is what would be cut):

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And this is what it would look like with the lens in:

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Am I over-thinking this? Does this fix still keep it "on model"?

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In the end, it ought to look right to you. That said...the originals had plenty of defects and weren't really symmetrical. You'll probably be fine either way....it's just a choice between having it more movie-like or more pleasing to the eye.

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Hello all,

 

I finally found a few more free days to continue on my build.

 

Boots are almost done, just need to add the holster! Thanks xpxrobbie!

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The suit is coming along. Thanks ucblack!

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Also found a few minutes to work on my son's 3D printed lightsaber. Still have a few more things to paint to finish it up.

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This week is all about getting this thing done. Wish me luck!

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Did some dry-fitting on the chest pieces before I start cutting the straps.

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I think it might be riding a little high...but the spacing for the pouches seems right.

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My wife reminded me that I can't properly line things up unless I am wearing the flight suit. She was right of course.

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I take back what I said about the chest piece being to high. Seeing with the black it feels better.

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