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Re: Daryl's AT-AT Driver build [WTF]
« Reply #150 on: August 30, 2018, 10:04:34 AM »
Got the new clock arms and gears in from Blockade Runner Supply, printed by Shapeways:

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Got them painted:

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And installed:

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Also installed the rear canisters and pillbox:

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Re: Daryl's AT-AT Driver build [WTF]
« Reply #151 on: September 06, 2018, 02:07:56 PM »
Helmet is finished:

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Re: Daryl's AT-AT Driver build [WTF]
« Reply #152 on: September 06, 2018, 02:29:41 PM »
Wow! Very well done!
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Re: Daryl's AT-AT Driver build [WTF]
« Reply #153 on: September 06, 2018, 07:31:49 PM »
Awesome job Daryl.

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Re: Daryl's AT-AT Driver build [WTF]
« Reply #154 on: September 13, 2018, 09:13:26 AM »
This is the final update, I have finished the repaint/rebuild of the AT-AT Driver.

I added the thread to the back armor and the shoulder bells.

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Untitled by daryl doak, on Flickr

I rebuilt the back armor circuit board.  The old one had a cracked corner.  I bought a new piece of frosted plexiglass and new sticker from cueloopz@ACD. 

Bottom left: old board. top: new sticker. bottom right: new plexiglass.

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I cut out the plexiglass, applied the sticker, riveted it to the back armor, and then added the bug box and center greeblie.

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Last thing on the agenda was shaping the hoses.  I went to home depot and bought a wire plant support and some pipe insulation.  I put the wire inside the pipe insulation and then inserted it into the hoses.  Then I began the frustrating process of shaping the hoses.

When I started I knew the hoses were way too long, but I wasn't sure by how much.  I always felt my previous hoses were a bit too short, so I couldn't use them as a guide. So for my first attempt I tried to start at the helmet end of the hose.  This proved to the harder way to do this since it means doing all of the bends without knowing exactly how long the hoses need to be.  So I switched gears and started at the chestbox end.  This helped a lot since the trimming was on the helmet end of the hoses, which remain fairly straight anyway.

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Untitled by daryl doak, on Flickr

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Untitled by daryl doak, on Flickr

I'm pretty happy with the results.  I'm sure I'll need to fine-tune them after wearing the costume.

I'll post some full body pictures after my first troop.
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Re: Daryl's AT-AT Driver build [WTF]
« Reply #155 on: September 13, 2018, 09:16:05 AM »
Looks great Daryl.

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Re: Daryl's AT-AT Driver build [WTF]
« Reply #156 on: September 18, 2018, 12:17:21 PM »
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Re: Daryl's AT-AT Driver build [WTF]
« Reply #157 on: September 18, 2018, 02:21:24 PM »
Amazing work Daryl.

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Re: Daryl's AT-AT Driver build [WTF]
« Reply #158 on: March 16, 2019, 12:32:39 PM »
To prepare for an upcoming costume, I need to change how my shoulder bells are attached to the flight suit.

At the time I built the AT-AT Driver I didn't plan to multi-purpose my flight suit, so I sewed snap plates directly to the flight suit:







And I glued snap plates into the shoulder bells:



So I removed the snap plates from the flight suit:



And from the shoulder bells:



I was glad that I didn't cause any damage to the suit or the paint job on the shoulder bells, though on the flight suit there are some light pencil marks that I wasn't able to erase fully.

There are also some paint overspray dots on the front of my flight suit from when I was painting my Dengar armor last summer. (Note to self: Don't have a gray flight suit hanging behind the armor you are painting brown) These are mostly covered by the AT-AT Driver armor, but won't be covered with the new costume.  Oh well.



The next step will be to add magnets to the shoulder bells and flight suit.
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Re: Daryl's AT-AT Driver build [WTF]
« Reply #159 on: March 16, 2019, 04:39:59 PM »
So are ya downsizing to AT-ST pilot?
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Re: Daryl's AT-AT Driver build [WTF]
« Reply #160 on: March 16, 2019, 04:52:52 PM »
So are ya downsizing to AT-ST pilot?
That is sort of what it sounds like to me Lee.

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Re: Daryl's AT-AT Driver build [WTF]
« Reply #161 on: March 16, 2019, 05:08:25 PM »
So are ya downsizing to AT-ST pilot?

That is sort of what it sounds like to me Lee.

Not really downsizing, I’m just expanding my driving skills to include forest terrain.
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Re: Daryl's AT-AT Driver build [WTF]
« Reply #162 on: March 16, 2019, 05:19:35 PM »
So are ya downsizing to AT-ST pilot?

That is sort of what it sounds like to me Lee.

Not really downsizing, I’m just expanding my driving skills to include forest terrain.
Hahahaha!

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Re: Daryl's AT-AT Driver build [WTF]
« Reply #163 on: March 17, 2019, 04:10:15 PM »
I want to have this ready to AT-AT Driver troop on Tuesday, so I glued the magnets onto the shoulder bells today.




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Re: Daryl's AT-AT Driver build [WTF]
« Reply #164 on: March 18, 2019, 10:17:35 AM »
I'm really happy with how these turned out.  I'm not sure why I didn't use magnets in the first place, much easier than snaps.





Ready for tomorrow's troop.
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