Rome's Sandtrooper Build

[tk1440]

Keep up the good work the towel rack should come in handy one day

Rich.

[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

[Ducktrooper]

Don't forget new straps for the pack!

[Crimson]

Yeah, definitely that!

[DarkTrooper013]

Great job Rome.

[Ripcode]

Looks great!

Your back pack looks like a mobile communications station!

[Crimson]

It kinda' feels like one!

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

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

[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

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

[Kal]

ROME, SMASH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![/

[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?)

[Crimson]

151. All reality shows.

[Medve]

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!?

[Jaster]

I know I've made a few prank calls on it, lol.

[Kal]

I know I've made a few prank calls on it, lol.

Ya, to Sharon Peters

[Crimson]

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)

[provadan]

...can you order one of those giant fish-bowl cocktails to go???

[Wags]

I could eat.... Rome.. cant wait to see it...

[Qui-Gon32]

It was way cool when I got to see it!

[tk1440]

what the roaming charges on that unit you just built

Rich.

[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.