Stormtrooper Customs/Kits

[piecemaker]

Just found out the Tarzan head will work with the helmet too.

[img]http://piecemaker.smugmug.com/photos/i-7t6MKPG/1/L/red%20st%20015-L.jpg[/img]

[piecemaker]

Telly even likes it.

[img]http://piecemaker.smugmug.com/photos/i-5wgNgNX/0/XL/red%20st%20016-XL.jpg[/img]

[piecemaker]

As far as price that will vary depending on how much work you want to do yourself.The "bare bones" kit where you do everything from deflashing,dremeling,sanding,fitting,drilling and painting will be the cheapest route.There is ALOT of work involved in making one of these.The arm/leg mods add to the difficulty.I will be posting a pictorial soon explaining the whole process from start to finish including everything you might need ,depending.

[Bronxboykev]

Great cant wait to see it. Gotta know what works with it so you know what you would need to get and how readily it is available. Looking forward to it.

[rche]

Tarzan makes for an awesome trooper. Sort of sweaty and no nonsense.

[SeattleEd]

Red and black!! All over those!

Red and black for me.

[Timothy2251]

Going for the classic White myself.

[piecemaker]

Here's a pic of all 33 cast resin parts as they came out of the molds.I'm going to guesstimate at the very least 8 hours to remove flashing,sand and clean up all parts.Its probably more like 10 to 12 hours but i just do a little bit here and there,when i have the time so i dont have the exact amount of time.More to come later.

[img]http://piecemaker.smugmug.com/photos/i-PZpzSfw/1/XL/red%20st%20019-XL.jpg[/img]

[piecemaker]

Here's some of the tools,etc i used to remove flashing/prep these parts.^^^ More to come later.

[img]http://piecemaker.smugmug.com/photos/i-5LVsVFN/1/XL/red%20st%20024-XL.jpg[/img]

[rche]

Full on garage kit goodness!

[JMC]

I'm so in for this

[Ben]

I would like one...Thanks

[Saroyan]

I don't know if I could finish one- but I would at least try! Have you set a price yet?

[piecemaker]

• I don't know if I could finish one- but I would at least try! Have you set a price yet?

  From the wisdom of Yoda: "Do or do not....there is no try."

I'm still working out some pricing options,but i'm thinking the basic do Everything yourself kit is going to be around 40.00 plus shipping.I think everyone should be able to do most of it fairly easily.It takes some time and with any model kit,you get out of it,what you put into it.Some of it requires special tools that maybe everyone dont have or maybe you are not the best painter.I'll help with any parts of this someone cant or dont want to do.Thats why i'm doing the pictorial to explain everything that it takes to complete and each individual can decide.I want everyone that gets one to be able to complete it and enjoy it.

I have two "early birds" i'm finishing up today and they will be headed off to their new home Monday.I have to order more resin today as i will be using the last of it finishing these.So sometime next week i will be finishing some more.I will be heading down the 'list' of people that specifically said they were interested in a kit from the original Finished Customs thread first and then to people in this thread.

And if for whatever reason you decide you dont want one now thats Ok too.These take some time,But i will be knocking on everyones door eventually.

I never posted a pic of the back of the latest version,so here's a pic of that.

[img]http://piecemaker.smugmug.com/photos/i-hCt7n45/0/XL/stormtrooperv2%20013-XL.jpg[/img]

[piecemaker]

Zica Body Mod

You will need a Zica body.I wish i would have bought more when i had the chance but i only have a few so this is something you must supply yourself.

You will also need a drill of some sort either electric or you can get by with one like the little hand drill pictured,a 2mm drill bit,2mm styrene rod,some Super Glue and a little later a bowl with some boiling hot water in it.

Get the arm/leg body mod parts together.There are 24 pieces you have to work with.
2-Upper arm pieces
2-Lower arm pieces
2-Arm/Elbow pins
2-Hand pins
2-Hands
2-Wrist/arm joint pieces
2-Upper leg pieces
2-Lower leg pieces
2-Knee joint pieces
2-Leg pins
2-Foot pins
2-Boots

[img]http://piecemaker.smugmug.com/photos/i-hdw8Pgs/0/XL/stp%20001-XL.jpg[/img]

I only have about half the parts pictured here.The parts for one arm,one leg,minus the Knee joint piece,i forgot but it will be shown later.