Buccaneerbrawler Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Well the armor bug has finally bitten and bitten hard. The next project will be a snowtrooper. I’m hoping to get the boots done by the end of the weekend. My pants have been ordered and hopefully, by the time this gets attention, the beginning phases of the duster will be underway. I will say this about the boots, they are probably the most comfortable pair I own now and those liners are wicked cozy! I kind of want another pair just for winter hikes and snow removal. I’m feeling a little more confident on the armor build side after doing the gunner (even though it was just the helmet) and hopefully things will go well. 2 Link to comment
Buccaneerbrawler Posted January 30 Author Share Posted January 30 I ran out of material right before I could do the last strap, but overall, I think it looks pretty okay. 1 Link to comment
Wildcardz Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 On 1/29/2024 at 7:31 PM, Buccaneerbrawler said: I ran out of material right before I could do the last strap, but overall, I think it looks pretty okay. It should be fine as long as you dirty the straps a bit. "Well the armor bug has finally bitten and bitten hard." Yeah it doesn't go way, even with antibiotics. 1 Andy Tam TI / CC / TD - 33333 PW / PH-33333: Professional Wrangler / Handler Link to comment
Buccaneerbrawler Posted February 8 Author Share Posted February 8 8 hours ago, Wildcardz said: It should be fine as long as you dirty the straps a bit. "Well the armor bug has finally bitten and bitten hard." Yeah it doesn't go way, even with antibiotics. I remade the straps with a different material and they definitely look better than these 1 Link to comment
Alay Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Hey do you need the little belt greeblie? I made some in cold cast and spray painted off or an original. I'd be happy to send it your way in exchange for pictures of it on your belt. 1 Garrison Web Master | First Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment Leader Emeritus ANH Stunt Stormtrooper - Centurion | ESB Line Officer - Imperator |Dengar - Approved Heavy Weapon Trooper - Centurion| ESB Stormtrooper- Approved | Admiral Daala - Approved| Jodo Kast - Approved Link to comment
Buccaneerbrawler Posted February 8 Author Share Posted February 8 1 hour ago, Alay said: Hey do you need the little belt greeblie? I made some in cold cast and spray painted off or an original. I'd be happy to send it your way in exchange for pictures of it on your belt. Deal! Do you also have the red greeblies for the chest armor? I can compensate you accordingly 1 Link to comment
jimsprenkle Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 You should get most of that with your kit when it comes, however upgrading it or replacing the supplied parts is totally up to you 1 TS commander 12614 TB-12614 I have a pet Wookiee too ROTJ vader C1-1OP owner Link to comment
Buccaneerbrawler Posted February 8 Author Share Posted February 8 9 minutes ago, jimsprenkle said: You should get most of that with your kit when it comes, however upgrading it or replacing the supplied parts is totally up to you I didn’t get anything with my gunner, so I’m just erring on the side of caution 1 Link to comment
Alay Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 3 hours ago, Buccaneerbrawler said: Deal! Do you also have the red greeblies for the chest armor? I can compensate you accordingly The little metal plate? Yeah absolutely I can send both along. And don't sweat compensating 😛 1 1 Garrison Web Master | First Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment Leader Emeritus ANH Stunt Stormtrooper - Centurion | ESB Line Officer - Imperator |Dengar - Approved Heavy Weapon Trooper - Centurion| ESB Stormtrooper- Approved | Admiral Daala - Approved| Jodo Kast - Approved Link to comment
jimsprenkle Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 33 minutes ago, Buccaneerbrawler said: I didn’t get anything with my gunner, so I’m just erring on the side of caution Don’t blame you 1 TS commander 12614 TB-12614 I have a pet Wookiee too ROTJ vader C1-1OP owner Link to comment
Buccaneerbrawler Posted February 9 Author Share Posted February 9 After many attempts, hopefully these pants are dirty enough. As Jim had said and I’m agreeing with him, no one realizes how dirty a snowtrooper actually is. These pants have been sprayed with a tea and coffee mixture, smacked on the driveway, covered in dirt and silt from work, have had said silt and dirt rubbed into the materials with my nasty work hands, AND for good measure I used them to wipe the excess dirt off the trunk of my car. Here are the before and after shots. I may need to do a bit more, but we’ll cross that bridge when we get to it. Link to comment
Alay Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 Looks great! I used brown spraypaint diffused when I dirtied up my Jodo Kast, just for a more permanent stick Garrison Web Master | First Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment Leader Emeritus ANH Stunt Stormtrooper - Centurion | ESB Line Officer - Imperator |Dengar - Approved Heavy Weapon Trooper - Centurion| ESB Stormtrooper- Approved | Admiral Daala - Approved| Jodo Kast - Approved Link to comment
Buccaneerbrawler Posted February 10 Author Share Posted February 10 I added some literal dirt to the straps and it definitely added some grime. At the time of posting this, were expecting snow in the next few days, so I may take them out for a walk Link to comment
Buccaneerbrawler Posted February 25 Author Share Posted February 25 Photo dump of some work done in the last few days. 1 Link to comment
Buccaneerbrawler Posted March 12 Author Share Posted March 12 Glued on an ready for the next step Link to comment
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