Awesomekrennic’s dive into JFO scout (ultra slow build)

[awesomekrennic]

Hi! Awesome Krennic here from Thailand. I lurked here for a while and saw your impressive builds that put me on the path of building one myself.
 

This is going to be a really slow build but I assure you that I will post the progress until I finish this project! 
 

Side note : This build might frustrate some of the ROTJ scouts due to me altering and trying to idealized a few armor parts to match what I seen in game (and to make it what I imagined scout would look like in a modern Star Wars media too) 

 

My plan

1. Armor and helmet : @ChrisThePropGuy’s kit. I bought like 2 years ago and just have time to build it 😂

2. JFO accessories : will buy @MrPoopie’s file once I finished assembling the armor 

3. Gloves : crowboots endorfinders or keeptrooping. Not really sure which one to buy yet. I might have to check the shipping cost before buying. But that would probably be the last part of the build

4. Boots : Local shoemaker 

5. Soft parts : Local seamstress 

 

I already trimmed most of the parts already and will post pics this weekend. But first, I want to show you the back part.
 

In game image shows that the tank was molded into the back plate without having any gap so I went with that route instead of a traditional ROTJ scout fashion. I use ABS slurry to weld the tank to the back plate and fill the gaps. I might have to wait like a week for that to dry completely, then bondo and sand it later.

To actually make it true to game model, I have to cut the upper rectangle the protrudes from the top of the tank and make it flush. I *might* do that later when I am brave enough to cut a big chunk of my armor 

Sorry if I offended ROTJ scouts here. I just want this to be an accurate representation of what I saw in game.

I don’t think that having no seam on the back plate should prevent me from passing the criteria since it was not mentioned in the CRL nor does it contradict what I saw in game.

 

 

 

[MrPoopie]

Sounds like a fun build. Be careful which photos you use for reference. The in-game character model is not the same as the promo and info model. The image you have above is from the menu system in the game ( I forget exactly where but it's something like a wiki page). Those menu systems models were not used for the in-game characters and differ with many of the details. It's totally your preference as this build seems like it's just for your own enjoyment as some of the details will not met the CRL requirements.

[awesomekrennic]

4 minutes ago, MrPoopie said:

Sounds like a fun build. Be careful which photos you use for reference. The in-game character model is not the same as the promo and info model. The image you have above is from the menu system in the game ( I forget exactly where but it's something like a wiki page). Those menu systems models were not used for the in-game characters and differ with many of the details. It's totally your preference as this build seems like it's just for your own enjoyment as some of the details will not met the CRL requirements.

Thank you for the kind words 😁 I will definitely dig deeper into getting the references correctly as I want this to be my fist 501st approved costume.

 

From what I seen so far (game assets, concept arts, my own gameplay, clips of gameplay on YT), I haven’t seen a gap or tank attachment method like ROTJ scout. I think this might be due to them wanting to “idealized” the armor or they just decided it’s easier to make the model like this.

 

But just to be sure, I will have to recheck all the references I have.

 

By the way, I was too excited to post this build and posted it in the wrong section. Terribly sorry for such rookie mistake. 😔

[awesomekrennic]

First of all, thank you so much for your invaluable contribution to the community. I really appreciate it!
 

I just checked your reference image link and found this ;

-seam;  it seems to not exist. (Pun intended 🤣) 

-rectangle protrusion above the tank; It actually is there. I will have to take my words back on that one. Guess I don’t have to worry about cutting up the armor. Yay!

[MrPoopie]

1 minute ago, awesomekrennic said:

By the way, I was too excited to post this build and posted it in the wrong section. Terribly sorry for such rookie mistake. 😔

No worries, we can move the post.

 

We're currently working on an update to the JFO Scout CRL to make Lvl. 1 easier but a new Lvl. 2 would retain the more accurate details. Not sure when that will drop but soonish.