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 Alex Fett's Armor!

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Re: Armor.
« Reply #25 on: Oct 23, 2014, 08:13 PM »
Thought's on the new collar, back plate, and knees?!






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Re: Armor.
« Reply #26 on: Oct 24, 2014, 06:19 AM »
The back palte still looks similar to the shrubbyswan one I'm guessing for your new plate you traced similarly to what they made but that's in part, where the issue lied. You'd be much better printing off a boba or jango template and trimming it to fit that back plate,

the collar looks good but can't really tel without the rest  of the pltes, looks a bit rough at the bottom edge but could easily be passed of as damage,

and with the knees it looks like you've came into the same issue as shrubbyswan, you're puting single bends in the corners, what you need it a gradual bend over the centre of the knee and leave the sides flat. what I did was heat up the main knee plate, leaving the side tabs cold, I then curved it round a 2 litlre bottle of coke. it gave the centre of the knees the needed curve, but left the outsides nice and flat, and the transition from knee plate to sides was gradual instead of a sharp curve,

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Re: Armor.
« Reply #27 on: Oct 24, 2014, 07:01 AM »
Hey Buddy,

We need to See it on You to judge it further. Just Throw everything on With duct tape and make some App Style pics.

Important Thing on the Backplate is that it's close to your Body. So No Gaps where it Touches your Shoulder. It should hug your bodyshape.

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Re: Armor.
« Reply #28 on: Oct 24, 2014, 03:41 PM »
The back palte still looks similar to the shrubbyswan one I'm guessing for your new plate you traced similarly to what they made but that's in part, where the issue lied. You'd be much better printing off a boba or jango template and trimming it to fit that back plate,

the collar looks good but can't really tel without the rest  of the pltes, looks a bit rough at the bottom edge but could easily be passed of as damage,

and with the knees it looks like you've came into the same issue as shrubbyswan, you're puting single bends in the corners, what you need it a gradual bend over the centre of the knee and leave the sides flat. what I did was heat up the main knee plate, leaving the side tabs cold, I then curved it round a 2 litlre bottle of coke. it gave the centre of the knees the needed curve, but left the outsides nice and flat, and the transition from knee plate to sides was gradual instead of a sharp curve,

The back plate I actually just re-formed trying to save myself money for the sintra, but i guess that didn't work... The collar i can make smoother of weathered I just took pictures once I was done trimming and molding. as for the knee's I'm not really getting what your tryign to tell me here..

All the parts I just trimmed from the old peices or re-molded to see what I could do without spending MORE money.

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Re: Armor.
« Reply #29 on: Oct 29, 2014, 07:06 PM »
I know it's hard to get that curve on the bottom of the Knees. Kiffren gave you some excellent advice here. In addition i tell you: everything can be made look good and smooth with Bondo.

The curves are no Must do!!!  ...but when you do them your all over look will benefit. See these are tiny Details. I am always telling my Clanmates tiny details make a good kit great. Sure it will need some extra ellbow grease and probably a new set of skills buuuut in the end your kits look will benefit and hey....You improved yourself with some new crafting skills....isnt that great at all? ;)

Keep going as of yet you're looking great!

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Re: Alex Fett's Armor!
« Reply #30 on: Feb 16, 2015, 03:59 PM »
Bump updated check at the first page!!!

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Re: Alex Fett's Armor!
« Reply #31 on: Feb 17, 2015, 12:38 PM »
Some of the plates will still need a fair bit of work to get approvable (namely the knees and shins) I'll save my opinion on the chest plates till I've seen how they look on you. Though they don't look a bad as shubby plates usually do so I'm guessing you've worked on them a bit

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Re: Alex Fett's Armor!
« Reply #32 on: Feb 18, 2015, 12:48 AM »
Knees look a bit boxy vod. Need to be a bit...rounder I imagine.

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Re: Alex Fett's Armor!
« Reply #33 on: Feb 18, 2015, 05:35 PM »
Knees look a bit boxy vod. Need to be a bit...rounder I imagine.
Some of the plates will still need a fair bit of work to get approvable (namely the knees and shins) I'll save my opinion on the chest plates till I've seen how they look on you. Though they don't look a bad as shubby plates usually do so I'm guessing you've worked on them a bit

I agree on both of them, but I'm only 15 and cant get approved for a few more years. once I finished the snaps for this kit I'm done with it and will make a new one for approval.

Re: Alex Fett's Armor!
« Reply #34 on: Feb 18, 2015, 06:30 PM »
Oh. Guess you have plenty of time to work on the knees then, neh? Better hope you don't hit a growth spurt before you can apply.

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Re: Alex Fett's Armor!
« Reply #35 on: Feb 19, 2015, 12:47 PM »
Oh. Guess you have plenty of time to work on the knees then, neh? Better hope you don't hit a growth spurt before you can apply.

xD yeah, Well I'm already 5'10" and 150lbs so I'd have to get a pretty large gut and I'm a little to active for that.

 


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