Daryl's AT-AT Driver build [WTF]

[Beckett]

Ugh! Daryl....reading that last post reminded me of every second of my Chewie build. Crap! Back to the Crap, I forgot this, crap, ugh!

No idea how I finished it. Well, got it approved....it'll never be finished.

[daryldoak]

Worked a lot on prepping greeblies for the helmet and chestbox.  Trimming, sanding, painting, etc.

Was able to make some good progress on the chestbox.

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It's missing a couple of greeblies.  I still need to make the "pencil" and I lost my orange greeblie and had to order another from Black Knight on ACD.  The other black one for the top will wait until I get the orange one.

[daryldoak]

Accomplished quite a bit the last few days:

1. Flightsuit: Added snaps for shoulder bells, and stirrup elastics at bottom
2. Greeblies: All trimmed, sanded, painted
3. Helmet: clear-coated
4. Chestbox: complete
5. Armor strapping: complete
6. Gloves: attached commpad

Steps left to complete:

1. Attach greeblies, canisters, pill box to helmet and put decals on
2. Add snap/velcro and size ejection harness
3. Add magnets and trim hoses to proper size
4. Add hard-hat suspension
5. Submit approval pics

Build includes all basic, level 2 and level 3 requirements.

Post-approval steps:
1. Finalize and add LED system to chestbox
2. Add fan system

[daryldoak]

Today's progress.

Installed tusks, forehead cylinder, forehead squares, clock gears, and bubble lenses:

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Installed pill box and canisters:

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Finished chest/chestbox:

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Hard hat ready for installation, this will be last since I need access to the inside for bolts:

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Also, I found a plumbing fitting to use to mount the magnet on the end of the hoses.

Tomorrow will be siphon hangers/tubes/tube retainers, clock arms, hard hat install, and hopefully decals on the helmet.  Possibly finish the hoses and size the ejection harness. 

I think I figured out why my USB battery won't power my Arduino LED system.  Some USB batteries have an auto-shutdown if no power is being consumed.  Mine is one of them. Since the Arduino draws very little power, the battery won't stay on.  I ordered a AA battery pack and PCB to make my LED system install-ready.

[Pixelito]

It just keeps getting more and more awesome! 

[Yesac]

Why didn't this trooper get more screen time!?! It's so detailed.

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[Rat]

Why didn't this trooper get more screen time!?! It's so detailed.

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I always wondered that as well. So much went into them and so little is seen.

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[daryldoak]

Helmet is complete:

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Just need to add hard-hat and fan system inside.

Approval pics coming soon.

[Rat]

Looks awesome!

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[Yesac]

What are the 2 pieces on the sides of the trident for? Looks like lense wipers attach to them when it rains.

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[daryldoak]

What are the 2 pieces on the sides of the trident for? Looks like lense wipers attach to them when it rains.

The greeblie is called the "clock arm and gear". 

From the ACD Greeblie Database: "All we know is it is Rotary Multi-pole switch, the Key arm would originally have been used as a mounting bracket or support, on either side of the switch. The second arm on each switch has been cut off and the remains of it can be seen folded back on a 90deg angle."

[daryldoak]

I submitted my approval pics this afternoon, and I just found out I'm approved!  TA-11371

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[Darth Mel]

Congrats on the approval Daryl!  I appreciate the details you provided for this build, and your driver looks amazing!

[Yesac]

Well that was quick for approval! Congratulations!! Such a well made detailed costume.

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[Jabbasdead]

Great job, with such a detailed build, you made it easy for the judges!