Author Topic: Shoretrooper Squad Leader WIP  (Read 4963 times)

Offline Lidocaine

Shoretrooper Squad Leader WIP
« on: January 07, 2017, 04:48:11 PM »
Armor *finally* arrived Wednesday, so I figured it's time to get crackin' on a WIP! Marc and I pooled resources on getting some parts for the squad leader so you'll see some similar gear between us.

So, where did I get my neat-o stuff? Here we go:

Helmet: Inception Studios (The Rocketeer on The RPF) - A nice helmet, but seems on the larger side.
Armor:  Inception Studios (The Rocketeer on The RPF) - Resin armor and details. The casts are really nice, but the resin is a bit stiff, we'll see how getting it together goes! Little worried about cracks and such, Boba/Rex/TK are all ABS/PVC so it'll be an adjustment.
Boots: Orca Bay Bretons - Super comfy, I'll feel bad weathering them..
Pants: Made by Cole Brant off the Spec Ops forums. His Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/brantspants
Shirt/Neckseal: Jim Tripon (He offers armor and helmets also)
Belt: Two pieces of 1.5" webbing zigzagged stitched by my top secret tailor (Hi Dad).
Kama: Marc had a good source on these, so bug him... :P
Gloves: Endor finders.
Blaster: E-22 by 850 Armor. Tons of cleanup needed and it's all resin. Beefy but probably only for short troops.

I've had the helmet for two months, and had it painted in the lighter rustoleum color. Grabbed some of the Sahara beige and repainted it last week. Need to re-weather and get the visor in.


James came over today and helped get all the armor trimmed up. Resin makes a mess... First forearm is being glued with E-6000, I'll glue another tomorrow.


Finally, a quick mock up with copious amounts of tape to see how things fit/don't fit.


Hoping to get everything done by Evergreen, but we'll see...
« Last Edit: January 07, 2017, 05:02:50 PM by Lidocaine »
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Offline Mosi

Re: Shoretrooper Squad Leader WIP
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2017, 06:07:33 PM »
laaaaame



LOL! Looks great so far!
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Offline shwarzwald

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Re: Shoretrooper Squad Leader WIP
« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2017, 07:29:27 PM »
Looks like its coming along nicely.
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Offline bpresson

Re: Shoretrooper Squad Leader WIP
« Reply #3 on: January 09, 2017, 07:18:08 AM »
That's so cool!
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Offline Lidocaine

Re: Shoretrooper Squad Leader WIP
« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2017, 09:34:12 AM »
Good news/bad news!  :tongue:

I'm rushing to get this done by tomorrow so I can get pictures in for approval to troop Evergreen, so I haven't taken much in the way of pictures.

I'm out of Sahara Beige, but once i get some more in I'll probably move the yellow symbol up a little on the armor.

I took a quick pic of the chest before weathering it last night.


Strapping is tonight, and I need to install a new visor tomorrow before pictures. The one provided you can see my eyes really easily... 
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Offline Lidocaine

Re: Shoretrooper Squad Leader WIP
« Reply #5 on: January 25, 2017, 10:50:00 PM »
Getting the chest and back to sit right is proving to be a pain, but I have the bottom half pretty much done!

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Offline CadBane3

Re: Shoretrooper Squad Leader WIP
« Reply #6 on: January 26, 2017, 06:33:05 AM »
Looks awesome, Luke! Well done!
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Re: Shoretrooper Squad Leader WIP
« Reply #7 on: January 26, 2017, 08:46:48 AM »
Snazzy!
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Offline jj49

Re: Shoretrooper Squad Leader WIP
« Reply #8 on: January 26, 2017, 10:10:42 AM »
love the weathering!
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Re: Shoretrooper Squad Leader WIP
« Reply #9 on: January 26, 2017, 11:56:13 AM »
Gonna be awesome once this is all done!  :grin:
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Offline nukem25rs

Re: Shoretrooper Squad Leader WIP
« Reply #10 on: January 26, 2017, 05:38:59 PM »
Looks good Luke!!
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Offline Lidocaine

Re: Shoretrooper Squad Leader WIP
« Reply #11 on: January 26, 2017, 09:37:01 PM »
Well, I might just pull this off!

Still some tweaks to make it more wearable to do tonight and tomorrow so I can run around the uh, beaches of Evergreen on Saturday?

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Offline Mosi

Re: Shoretrooper Squad Leader WIP
« Reply #12 on: January 26, 2017, 10:23:24 PM »
NOICE!
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Offline nukem25rs

Re: Shoretrooper Squad Leader WIP
« Reply #13 on: January 27, 2017, 06:27:46 AM »
dang.... now i want one... LOL :lol:
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Offline daryldoak

Re: Shoretrooper Squad Leader WIP
« Reply #14 on: January 27, 2017, 07:31:56 AM »
Looks great! Can't wait to see it in person on Saturday!
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