ID 93342 - building my Praetorian Guard

[Action Jackson]

Hi there,
I never planed to do a built thread, however I did some documentation. So the following pictures just show in between stages of my built.
I made all three versions of the Guard.

hard parts: Jimmiroquai
boots & gloves: Imperial Boots
tunica: Steinbrecher Designs
skirt: one-off production
weapons: 3D Print based on files by Empire3D
















Video of how my magnetic strapping works:

http://www.moplasique.de/501st/TR-PG/VI ... 40_614.mp4





































...and finally, me last sunday



If you got any questions or remarks, please let me know.

[Crimson8]

Wow this is some genuine advanced building skills on display. Your thread will hopefully help other guards.

[Shikkakku]

Hey Action Jackson, can you pass along details on how you modified the back of your bucket? I might do the same with mine during my repaint this summer....
Thanks!

[Action Jackson]

@CrimsonGuard
Thank you so much.

@Shikkakku
My main reference for the modification of the jimmi helmet was this short sequence.



First, I glued a 0,5 mm polystyrene strip inside the helmet.
I marked the lip, which stands out 4,5 mm and the circle. Diameter is that of a 5 €-Cent coin (21 mm). It's placed in the center under the lowest oval detail.
The gap in the middle is 24 mm wide. The edges are a bit bevelled inwards.
I then trimmed it back and reinforced it with fiberglass and resin.

[Shikkakku]

Excellent, thank you! Definitely putting this on the to-do list during my summer repairs.

[Darth Corndog]

Awesome work! Thank you for sharing all the pictures.

I was wondering. What type of mesh did you use to wrap the handle of the sword?

[Action Jackson]

@Darth Corndog

Thank you!
I tried a lot of different mesh types for the sword handle. In the end I used a frying pan splash guard.

[gallahart]

Nice work, I'll keep an eye on this topic to see how it evolves.

[seelenkrieger]

nice guide. will take some of your stuff for mine

Just a question, did you (or someone else) received the abdome part also with that split?
is that normal, cause never saw that in any building guides?

[Shikkakku]

nice guide. will take some of your stuff for mine

Just a question, did you (or someone else) received the abdome part also with that split?
is that normal, cause never saw that in any building guides?

Oh no! I got mine intact and afaik so did everyone else, so by the ragged edges I think yours got damaged during shipping and just split

You did get the flexible fiberglass abdomen right? I suggest talking to Jim to see if he has any advice on repairs or possibly a replacement.