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Re: The bucket has arrived!
Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 9:47 pm
by DTR1
Re: The bucket has arrived!
Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 11:10 pm
by the dark knight
woot! woot! good job bro!
Re: The bucket has arrived!
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 7:13 am
by TK-4484
A second Woot Woot for ya
Re: The bucket has arrived!
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 7:59 am
by madog5154
Looking very good !!!
Re: The bucket has arrived!
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 8:53 pm
by DTR1
More progress forward on the clone armour. I have completed the fusion of the two thigh plates for the left and right leg.
I'm getting it all put together and then I will trim it up and get it in bondo.
My original plan was " NOT " to cut out the calf's in my shin armour. However that did not go as planed. I realized that after I put on the shin armour that I could not pull it up high enough to get to the snaps on my shoes. So the calf's had to go. I removed the spoons and did the calf conversion.
First I had to cut the calf out of my spares that I bought.
You have to cut them big so they can be attached in behind your armour your going to use.
Then above I cut two pieces that will be used as a tongue and groove sort of speak and glued them together.
After cutting everything out this is what was left of my spare calf armour.
Then I moved on to the assembled shin armour that I will be wearing. This was kind of nerve wracking because I did not want to mess it up. In the end it was fine. So I cut out the spoons just on the curve and removed the throw away part.
After removal.
The two pieces that you will use in the end to make the conversion.
Last but not least, what they look like put together. I have not installed the tongue and groove piece in the armour yet so there is a gap at the top.
It will fit snug when they get installed. I will post more so you can see how they go together. I could use rare earth mags. on the bottom edges but I think I am going to use velcro instead to hold them in tight. I will also be making a mod. to my clone shoes in order to keep the shin and calf armour from rubbing threw my shoes. I will post that here as well when it is complete.
Thanks, more to come and good trooping to you all.
Re: The bucket has arrived!
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 7:29 pm
by DTR1
I got back to the main build today. I was able to get the ab plate assembled today. The but and spine assembly cut out and sanded. I constructed the snap brackets that are used to connect the butt and cod plate together. Along with trimming up the edges of the belt to clean it up for assembly.
Re: The bucket has arrived!
Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 1:10 pm
by DTR1
Ab plate together, just needs trimming up.
Cod, Butt and spine trimmed out and all the parts are ready to be put together.
Re: The bucket has arrived!
Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 5:44 pm
by DTR1
Some progress not much.
I'm going to guess late Jan. or earl Feb. for completion.
DTR1
2011/ updated progress on my clone build
Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 3:11 pm
by DTR1
First of the new year updated build information. Started to test fit the clone armor today. It's not easy to do by yourself. It fits ok for now. I am going to need to trim up the ab plate across the top and along the bottom. the cod was riding a bit low in the photo here.
Still a long way off from being done.
Re: The bucket has arrived!
Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 6:06 pm
by cblackthorne
Thats coming along nicely.
Good job!
Re: The bucket has arrived!
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 5:50 pm
by DTR1
Well looks like I'm going to be home resting for a while. Back from the specialists office today. Diagnosis? Possible dislocated patella, torn meniscus along with a torn MCL and ACL. Not Good, Clone Down People!
Re: The bucket has arrived!
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 5:52 pm
by DTR1
Anyway here are some pre-injury photos from Tuesdays build progress.
Back plate
Cod and butt plate
Thanks and good trooping to you all.
DTR1
Re: The bucket has arrived!
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 8:48 pm
by judge_hellfast
Lookn awesome, bro! Sorry to hear about your injury. Hopefully you'll get back on track and get back to this awesome build. I really need to bust my kit out and start working on it. Unfortunately there's only soo much time and so many projects that one can do at once.
I've got a project I'm currently immersed in and must get it finished up.
Re: The bucket has arrived!
Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 4:07 pm
by DTR1
Thanks all. I am having my surgery on the 19th and then it's 4 months of recovery. It's not going to be easy so I will be living threw everyone else for some man cave time. Post some photos of any builds you may have to keep my morale up. Mr. Haze you may get your clone done before me at the speed I'm going.
My down time on the clone will give me time to order some soft parts for a Vader. Yep I said it, a Vader. It is a requirement for the 501st to have two builds.
I think that's the story I will tell my wife.
Re: The bucket has arrived!
Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 6:35 pm
by TK-4484
thats you by the time this is over...... Mwahahahahahahahahaha