tubachris85x
Master Member
Good news, the helmets used mesh
TFA *** First Order Snowtrooper
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BobasDent1138
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WOW what a shot! Now, is that mesh over a lens or just mesh? Where would one find mesh that tight?
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tubachris85x
Master Member
Honestly, I'm 100% positive it's just straight mesh. There's no reflection or shimmering. Plus, it just wouldn't make sense to use a lens when you're using mesh-it's redundant. Mesh removes the whole fogging problem. Disney did this for select character costumes for their disney parks.
The other thing is that the eye slot is so narrow that even on film, you wouldn't see anything but black anyway
BobasDent1138
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True, fair points. I'll do a search for this mesh. I'll also post pics of my boot soon
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BobasDent1138
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Alright here are some pics! This is one all-around coat of Flex Seal after 48 hours. After 24 the bottom was still slightly sticky, but now it's all good! Honestly, for a $12 can of paint, it came out pretty well, especially for one coat. When it first went on, it looked very thick and like it was going to coat over all of the detail. Clearly it preserved most detail! See for yourself!
Now, as you can see the only peeling is from the tips of the bottom grips, as they scratch against the ground. But as long as you don't pick at it it won't peel up the boot. I'm going to see how long a single coat lasts on these , then if they peel or wear out I'll peel it all off and do two coats. So far so good!
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Now, as you can see the only peeling is from the tips of the bottom grips, as they scratch against the ground. But as long as you don't pick at it it won't peel up the boot. I'm going to see how long a single coat lasts on these , then if they peel or wear out I'll peel it all off and do two coats. So far so good!
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watsonstudios
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Ok, so that's 2 hours I'll never get back! After seeing these new photos that were released I just had to see how close I was with my 3d snow trooper helmet. I tried to duplicate the straight-on shot as best I could to get a comparison. I hate doing this because it makes me want to go back and tweak some more but I already started printing the top part or "dome" of the helmet so that part I will leave as is. I hate being so picky!
Photo on the left, my rendering on the right.
Photo on the left, my rendering on the right.
tubachris85x
Master Member
Ok, so that's 2 hours I'll never get back! After seeing these new photos that were released I just had to see how close I was with my 3d snow trooper helmet. I tried to duplicate the straight-on shot as best I could to get a comparison. I hate doing this because it makes me want to go back and tweak some more but I already started printing the top part or "dome" of the helmet so that part I will leave as is. I hate being so picky!
Photo on the left, my rendering on the right.
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Looks really good! The biggest critiques I am noticing is that your aerators/tube connectors are missing some details and maybe the black line above the eye-slit could be a little thinner, but pretty spot on otherwise
watsonstudios
Active Member
Yes, the little "mics" are not finished and are missing the little square pieces. The black line issue will just be a matter of how it's painted. Even the studio helmet has some less than perfect paint details. The flame trooper detail lines are a great example of that.
tubachris85x
Master Member
Yes, the little "mics" are not finished and are missing the little square pieces. The black line issue will just be a matter of how it's painted. Even the studio helmet has some less than perfect paint details. The flame trooper detail lines are a great example of that.
All good! Did you get my PM by chance?
BobasDent1138
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Before I paint my second boot, any thoughts on my first based on those pics? If it doesn't look too great I'll try something else.
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tubachris85x
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It looks good to me to be honest. I own a pair of the white and black versions too
BobasDent1138
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Awesome thanks! I didn't want 2 bad boots xP haha so I guess total I've spend $92 on both boots, $80 on the boots and $12 on the paint. Better than buying a $250 pair of rare white Canucks haha
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BobasDent1138
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I just got some, I think it's what Watson has, but I need to compare it again. If it looks right I'll send you which one I got. From Joannes as well
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Bigturc
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What happened to this thread?!? It was an awesome step by step and show off thread of Wasili's build which was way worth being subscribed to ...
Now, people are writing about what size of boots they bought and Wasili's gone silent!
Is he just more polite than me?
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Now, people are writing about what size of boots they bought and Wasili's gone silent!
Is he just more polite than me?
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BobasDent1138
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Well, this isn't just a build thread, it's a general TFA Snowtrooper thread, so really everything gets shared and discussed. I'm sure wasili and the other guys building stuff will start separate threads on their own
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tubachris85x
Master Member
There's a hell of a lot of research being done currently, I'll give you that much
deserthunter
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Not much sharing though.
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Try this fabric. Left is interface that was used, the right is 100% polyester. You cant really tell the difference in texture
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Try this fabric. Left is interface that was used, the right is 100% polyester. You cant really tell the difference in texture
watsonstudios
Active Member
What am I looking at here? It looks like the same top layer, just something more opaque under on the right side. Is it just interfacing on top of 2 materials? It doesn't look like 2 different materials, whatever is on top seems to be all one fabric. Please explain.
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