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Re: Rome's Sandtrooper Build

Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 7:48 pm
by tk1440
Keep up the good work :thumbs: the towel rack should come in handy one day :lol:

Rich.

Re: Rome's Sandtrooper Build

Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 11:56 pm
by Crimson
Debuted the Sandie at today's double-header. Need to do:

- Apply the hand-plates and knee detail (thanks, Terrell!)
- Cut out more of the back of the legs
- Rework the helmet fan system

Re: Rome's Sandtrooper Build

Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 2:34 pm
by Ducktrooper
Don't forget new straps for the pack!

Re: Rome's Sandtrooper Build

Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 4:49 pm
by Crimson
Yeah, definitely that!

Re: Rome's Sandtrooper Build

Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 1:41 pm
by DarkTrooper013
Great job Rome. :thumbs:

Re: Rome's Sandtrooper Build

Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 2:55 pm
by Ripcode
Looks great! :D

Your back pack looks like a mobile communications station!

Re: Rome's Sandtrooper Build

Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 1:21 pm
by Crimson
It kinda' feels like one!

Progress: trimmed and attached knee plate, trimmed hand-plates.

To do: add additional belt details, rework helmet fan.

Re: Rome's Sandtrooper Build

Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 11:21 am
by Crimson
TD approved at Legion level, but now I need to rebuild the backpack and some of its bells-n-whistles. The T-bit on top is just too flimsy, and is already falling apart (cheap, dollar store bats), so I've got more PVC to rebuild a new frame. Half the order is in my car because I bought the bits from Lowe's, and the other half is arriving today from flexpvc.com for parts that aren't sold at Lowe's, like the 4-way 90° side-out elbows, a 1" × 1¼" elbow, flat caps, etc.

I'm planning to make one angled spotlight over the right shoulder and make a radar dish over the left shoulder. The disc will be from the back of an eMac that I'm tossing into the recycle pile. Rather handy that I dropped on last week and saw how the back of it came off :P

My coworkers saw me drop and break an old computer. I saw me harvesting costuming parts....! :D

Re: Rome's Sandtrooper Build

Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:53 pm
by Kal
ROME, SMASH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![/

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Re: Rome's Sandtrooper Build

Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 4:17 pm
by Ducktrooper
Rome will be our Communications Up link trooper! "Planetary patrol alpha calling Executor. Planetary patrol alpha calling Executor. we have a visual on the Sand crawler that the droid tracks were leading to....."

or as seen from a person attending an event " Hey how many channels do get on that dish?)

Re: Rome's Sandtrooper Build

Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 5:56 pm
by Crimson
151. All reality shows.

Re: Rome's Sandtrooper Build

Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 6:55 pm
by Medve
Ducktrooper wrote:Rome will be our Communications Up link trooper! "Planetary patrol alpha calling Executor. Planetary patrol alpha calling Executor. we have a visual on the Sand crawler that the droid tracks were leading to....."

or as seen from a person attending an event " Hey how many channels do get on that dish?)
do you have any idea the number of troopers and fans that have tried to order pizza with the phone on my (or now Thumper's) backpack!?

Re: Rome's Sandtrooper Build

Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:19 pm
by Jaster
I know I've made a few prank calls on it, lol.

Re: Rome's Sandtrooper Build

Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:31 pm
by Kal
Jaster wrote:I know I've made a few prank calls on it, lol.

Ya, to Sharon Peters :lol:

Re: Rome's Sandtrooper Build

Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:35 pm
by Crimson
Humper wrote:
Ducktrooper wrote:Rome will be our Communications Up link trooper! "Planetary patrol alpha calling Executor. Planetary patrol alpha calling Executor. we have a visual on the Sand crawler that the droid tracks were leading to....."

or as seen from a person attending an event " Hey how many channels do get on that dish?)
do you have any idea the number of troopers and fans that have tried to order pizza with the phone on my (or now Thumper's) backpack!?
I have done no such thing!


(I tried to order Chinese)

Re: Rome's Sandtrooper Build

Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 11:17 pm
by provadan
...can you order one of those giant fish-bowl cocktails to go??? :drunk:

Re: Rome's Sandtrooper Build

Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 2:00 am
by Wags
I could eat.... :blink: Rome.. cant wait to see it... :drunk:

Re: Rome's Sandtrooper Build

Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 1:02 pm
by Qui-Gon32
It was way cool when I got to see it! :thumbs:

Re: Rome's Sandtrooper Build

Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 3:32 pm
by tk1440
what the roaming charges on that unit you just built :blink:

Rich.

Re: Rome's Sandtrooper Build

Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 7:40 am
by Crimson
Within the network, it's unlimited. It's those intra-galactic charges that'll kill ya.

No pics yet but the frame is assembled and painting is almost done. Lights to be installed after all the painting is done, and then assembly can be completed.