Batphobic New Rogue One Shoretrooper

[batphobic]

Got my beautiful Shoretrooper kit (850 Armor) and excited to get started! I have a TD that I built in 2014 (td20290.com) and now building a second kit. I want it to pass basic legion inspection but it will be used by my 15-yr-old (who's taller than me) -- so, Galactic Academy -- when we attend troops together as father and son. 

Will post frequently, probably, with questions to make sure I'm doing this right before I make any cuts! Thanks in advance for your support and guidance!

 

[Aradun]

Hey Benjamin! Welcome to the PFD! You’ll be in good hands with our Shore Trooper armorers, @KOTrooper and @Minimo . Be sure to reach out if you have any questions!

[Minimo]

Hey Ben!! Welcome to the Pathfinders!!! Ask away, we are here if ya need us!!! Have fun!

 

 

[KOtrooper]

Looking forward to your build! Happy to help when you need it.

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[batphobic]

Anyone have a reliable (if not official) length/height of the vertical tube on the back of the belt? (talking about the one in this photo)

[MikeRadness]

On 2/26/2024 at 3:16 PM, batphobic said:

Anyone have a reliable (if not official) length/height of the vertical tube on the back of the belt? (talking about the one in this photo)

Hi @batphobic! Apologies for the delayed response. I personally am not aware of an "official" measurement length. Other members might be able to chime in on that. But here is mine. It's 5.5 inches (14cm). Hope that helps!

[KOtrooper]

I'd go with Mike says - proportions look good!

[batphobic]

Makin' a little progress! But up against my next question:

Overall I'm pleased with the vacuum formed kit. But the plates over the front of the greaves, as well as both knee pieces aren't crisp enough for me. 

Any ideas on sources for *just those parts*? 

I'm not certain the Sean Fields files are accurate enough? I contacted Mr Paul and he doesn't sell/provide the 3D files for just those parts.

[KOtrooper]

Have you already weathered them? You can really change up the look after weathering.

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[batphobic]

Thanks Melody that's a good point. Maybe I do an "alpha" version now with the parts I have and "beta" version later if/when I get crisper parts just to keep making progress.
(And no... haven't begun painting yet... going slower than I had hoped)

[batphobic]

I bought Havana-colored Orca Bay boots. They look really light. Did I get the wrong color? 
Looks like @MikeRadness says in his Vanguard request that he got Havana... but his boots look a lot darker than this.

[MikeRadness]

22 hours ago, batphobic said:

I bought Havana-colored Orca Bay boots. They look really light. Did I get the wrong color? 
Looks like @MikeRadness says in his Vanguard request that he got Havana... but his boots look a lot darker than this.

Hey @batphobic! Yes, I did get Havana. Then with a combination of Saddle Soap and Black shoe polish, I was able to get them darker and richer. My goal was to get them close to matching my ammo pouch. Here’s what I ended up with.

[batphobic]

Progress Post!
I've not been good about posting updates. This kit is taking way longer than my TD did, both because it's more work and because I have less time. 

Here goes:

Slow progress on the E22. Lots of filler and sanding in my future.

My Endor Finders gloves.

 

[batphobic]

An assortment of parts. Bondo'd, sanded. On the one shoulder bell I scored a line too high so I had to bondo that line and sand it. On this particular kit the shoulder bells do not have return edges (I didn't cut them off).

The back.

[batphobic]

With this kit the collar pieces don't "snap" or "embed" into the chest. They sit above it. Reference photo here.

So I wanted to see if I could alter that.

So I extended the collar pieces with some excess ABS and bondo (so they could fit into new slots I would cut in the chest).

Here are the new slots I made in the chest in order to make room for the collar piece to sit snuggly in it. (I don't have a photo of the original chest piece without the cuts -- but there are 4 new holes in this for this mod)

 

Here's a photo of sloppy covers I made on the back of the new holes on the chest piece so that if there was any kind of gap (see next photo) you wouldn't see thru to the shirt.

And here's what it looks like when put together. Not perfect. Not as clean as some other kits. But I like it more than having the collar pieces just sitting on top of the chest with a gap. Open to thoughts on other tweaks I could make.

[Sian TIse]

Have you trimmed your shins yet? Mine are too tall from 850 and looking for pictures of how others have made them fit

[MikeRadness]

Have you trimmed your shins yet? Mine are too tall from 850 and looking for pictures of how others have made them fit

@sian TIse, here is an 850 shin pre trimmed (1st pic). I took this pic a while back, so do not trim like the line I have drawn on here.


You’re going to want to measure to fit your shin/calf length and then trim a more rounded bottom. Like in the second pic: the left is an 850 and the Right is a Mr Paul.


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[Sian TIse]

1 minute ago, MikeRadness said:

@sian TIse, here is an 850 shin pre trimmed. I took this pic a while back, so do not trim like the line I have drawn on here.


You’re going to want to measure to fit your shin/calf length and then trim a more rounded bottom. Like here: the left is an 850 and the Right is a Mr Paul.


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Thanks for the advise!