Cyra Marrus Posted November 13 Share Posted November 13 Well hello there! I'm Paul/Cyra, ID-76884. I'm a member of the Midwest Garrison and also a member of the Mandalorian Mercs with a post-imperial custom Mandalorian kit. I've always loved the Shoretrooper armor design, so I've decided to start building my own! Very early stages here, obviously, but I'll be using Sean Fields' files. From what I can gather, they'll get me level 1 approval - which I'm totally fine with. It looks like I'll need to update the greeblies in the back plate as well as do some trimming of the back...but honestly I'm still trying to figure that out. For now, I've started work on the helmet. Anyone out there have experience getting approved using Sean's files? Anything I should know? Looking forward to joining the ranks! Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ST79211 Posted November 13 Share Posted November 13 Hi I would recommend getting Nico's file for the helmet, it costs a bucks but it's the most screen accurate you will get 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarok Posted November 13 Share Posted November 13 Google Stoo’s shoretrooper shack. I believe he’s got a few fixes for the Sean Fields ST files.Nico’s helmet used to be the most accurate. Not sure if it still is.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikerScout007 Posted November 14 Share Posted November 14 On 11/12/2024 at 7:27 PM, Cyra Marrus said: Well hello there! I'm Paul/Cyra, ID-76884. I'm a member of the Midwest Garrison and also a member of the Mandalorian Mercs with a post-imperial custom Mandalorian kit. I've always loved the Shoretrooper armor design, so I've decided to start building my own! Very early stages here, obviously, but I'll be using Sean Fields' files. From what I can gather, they'll get me level 1 approval - which I'm totally fine with. It looks like I'll need to update the greeblies in the back plate as well as do some trimming of the back...but honestly I'm still trying to figure that out. For now, I've started work on the helmet. Anyone out there have experience getting approved using Sean's files? Anything I should know? Looking forward to joining the ranks! Paul Hi Paul, welcome to the Pathfinders forum Plenty of trooper have been approved with Sean's files, and he has been updating them ever since he first released them. @Tarok is right though, check out Stoo's Shoretrooper Shack for the latest info on available 3D files. He has done a really good job curating them https://shoretrooper.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyra Marrus Posted November 14 Author Share Posted November 14 Hi everyone! Thanks for the responses and suggestions. @BikerScout007, really glad to hear that folks have been approved with Sean's files and that he's been updating them. I hadn't seen any super recent intel on that front, so that's good to know. Just got my first can of Sahara Beige in the mail today...and have some of the helmet printed with more underway (just upgraded my old Anycubic Mega X to a Bambulabs A1 and whooo boy is it night and day), so I'll share here when I make some progress on that. Appreciate you all! Paul 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyra Marrus Posted November 15 Author Share Posted November 15 Got my first coats of paint down this morning! Hitting some of the helmet parts with the dark brown base coat before moving to the Sahara Beige. Not sure if I should do some masking at this point or just weather it with some sandpaper once the beige is down. More to come! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeRadness Posted November 23 Share Posted November 23 Hey @Cyra Marrus! I also do not have experience with Sean’s files personally. Buy mirror the others here that say many have been approved with them. Building my Shoretrooper was the most fun I’ve had in the hobby. Glad you’re joining us!  I can share a little bit about my personal weathering process which seems to produce decent results. In this thread I made, even though it is a “conversion” thread, it talks about many parts of my build technique. Hope you find some of it helpful. The entries that cover weathering specifically are on Oct 28th (Chipping) and Nov 9th (scuffing and grime): Happy Building! Pathfinders lead the way! Mike  2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyra Marrus Posted Thursday at 01:50 PM Author Share Posted Thursday at 01:50 PM Thank you all for weighing in. I'm excited about this build! Have some updates to share. I got down a bunch of Sahara Beige and have the top of the helmet put together. I consider myself a decent spray painter, but WOW is the Montana Gold tough to deal with! Spitting everywhere and just very finicky. I've tried all the tricks - shaking it for an eternity, warm water, the whole thing. Just going to require a little more finesse than I'm used to for spray painting. But, not insurmountable! Otherwise, I really like how the dark brown chipping has come out. I'll black/brown wash the whole thing later. The rest of the helmet is finally in a good place and is ready for paint. So, that'll be my next update. Happy Thanksgiving! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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