MrPoopie Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 I've finally decided to give this armor a go now that I have a bit of time between projects. There's not much to show at the moment but I'll be printing my own 3D files for the armor and using @troygordon2 spectacular Mountain Trooper helmet. I'll update the section as I finish items. Helmet: Luna Armor Works @troygordon2 Armor: MrPoopie 3D files (Link) Shirt: TBD probably make it myself Trousers: Unknown maker (received from another Trooper) Tassets: Haus of Poopie (myself) Pouches: Haus of Poopie (myself) Gloves: Endor Finders, Rogue One Trooper Gloves (Link) Gaiters: Will make myself Boots: From Amazon (Link), will be painting white Blaster: MrPoopie 3D files Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPoopie Posted March 1 Author Share Posted March 1 Printed the forearms and working on resin coating them with UV resin. I'll cure this sand then cure a another layer until it's smooth. The initial print is pretty smooth to begin with and was printed on a fairly small layer height 0.16mm with 5 walls and 15% infill. Most of the smaller parts will probably be printed with these settings as they work fairly well and don't too long to print for the quality that I get. I may go to a higher layer height for the chest and back just because they're so large and will take forever on 0.16mm. I'll comment with the print settings on other parts as I go through them. I have some forearm greebles that I previously printed on my resin printer and will be using those. The forearms are from the FOTK so the details will match what they used for the armor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPoopie Posted March 1 Author Share Posted March 1 Some pics of the helmet. I still need to give it a clear gloss coat and add some internal pads, but otherwise it's good to go and looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPoopie Posted March 1 Author Share Posted March 1 The shots in the CRL are of my blaster and I'll be using that one. I may build an E-22 at some point but we'll see how I feel later. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreeHuggerMatt Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 Amazing stuff. Checked out @troygordon2 Etsy store. Shame he only ships those buckets within the US Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troygordon2 Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 3 hours ago, TreeHuggerMatt said: Amazing stuff. Checked out @troygordon2 Etsy store. Shame he only ships those buckets within the US I'll PM you. Etsy is horribly difficult to work with lately. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPoopie Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 A couple of updates. I got my trousers in a few weeks back from another helpful Trooper. They were originally made for a Tanker but they're the same for the Mountain Trooper. The trousers were little large around the waist for me so I added a couple of pleats and a set of belt loops. My plan is to have the Tassets and Pouches attached to the belt using snap tape so that I can get some of the weight on my hips instead of everything on my shoulders. The pleats will be hidden by the Tassets so I'm not worried about the them showing. Trousers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPoopie Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 I was also able to finish my Tassets today. They have snap tape on the reverse sides to attach to the belt on the trousers. There is also more snap tape on the front where the Pouches will attach. Snap tape is very strong but also allows things to be removed for cleaning. I have an aversion to velcro and try to only use it where it's absolutely necessary. Tassets For each Tasset I cut out 2 pieces of white canvas duck cloth. I had to extend the pattern out about 2.5" since my original pattern was cut too short. I also cut to 2 layers of medium weight batting to fill out the tassets as well as help with the top detail stitching which comes later. I pinned everything together on the sides in preparation for sewing. Remember that everything is sewn inside out so that it can be flipped and the seams and selvage will be on the inside. I almost forgot to sew the snap tape on before sewing the Tassets together. The longer snap tape sections will attach to the belt. The short snap tape is for the Pouches. After sewing the edges you need to cut away as much of the extra batting as possible without cutting into the stitches. This will help a lot when you turn everything inside out so that there isn't a load of bunched up material on the seam. You should also clip your corners. This also helps to create sharper corners when flipped inside out. I now needed to add the detail stitching. The horizontally placed pins help me line up a ruler when sewing to keep as straight a line as possible. It can be a little tricky to get this right. You can see that this is the front of the Tassets because of the short snap tape. Finished detail work. Left side Front. Left side back. There will be more pics once I get them attached to the belt and get the Pouches finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreeHuggerMatt Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 Mate , as usual that’s astonishing! you got the skills 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPoopie Posted April 15 Author Share Posted April 15 Got some more work done this weekend. Pouches The Pouches are complete and I was also able to get the snap tape added to the trousers belt. The trouser belt will be hidden underneath the armor belt. I was originally hoping that these pouches would be the same size as the ROTJ Scout pouches but alas these pouches were 8.5"H x 7"W x 2"D. These pouches were a bit of a headache to figure out how to make the small side triangle work properly. It seems easy but in reality remembering which flap connects to what and also which side the velcro strips need to go on is a lot to figure out at first. When you build pouches you build them inside out and then flip everything so that the seams and selvage are not visible afterwards. This can be a bit confusing when building something for the first time. At least it's done now. Pattern for main pouch body. Pattern for pouch front flap. Pattern for pouch back attachment flap. Attachment flap with snap tape to connect to the Tassets. Attachment flap and front flap pinned to the main body of the pouch ready to be sewn together. Another picture of the arrangement before sewing. After sewing the 3 parts together as well as a closer detail of the side triangle piece on the front flap. And the backside with the snap tape. It can be difficult to see what's going on here. The finished pouches. Now a couple of pictures of the completed snap tape on the trouser belt where the Tassets will connect to. Test fitting after the Tassets, Pouches and trouser belt were completed. The pouches still need some foam or filler to give them some body but that's an easy fix for later. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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