Re: Thorssoli's Episode VII Builds (Finished TIE Pilots P12)
Okay, I'm way overdue for an update. I just wrapped up a big project and gave myself a brief vacation to go attend my girlfriend's graduation from veterinary school, so now I'm back to work in the shop. Among other things, I've dusted off the Flametrooper parts and started assembling things. For various reasons, I started with the thighs:
After they were smoothed out and painted with a nice glossy topcoat, my friend Matt buffed them to their final shine:
Then I set them up for molding:
Here's the molds all bolted together and ready to go:
Soon I'll actually lay up a pair of them.
First, I think I'll focus on finishing up the prototypes for the shins and ankles:
The chest too:
I still couldn't resist the urge to do a test-fitting:
At this point, I'm thinking I may remake the helmet. The flamethrower may end up getting some more attention first though:
Here's how the chest looks right now:
The back is nearly done too:
I've also dusted off the Phasma build. Here's the state of my parts right now:
It's closer to finished than it probably looks. I just need to go ahead and sculpt out the last two little plates. Then I can finish my snowtrooper and polish up a set of TIE pilot parts for myself and so on...
Stay tuned...