Marvin Clone Chronicles: My Armor Build

Post by **Jodo** » Sun Feb 15, 2009 12:42 pm

Good because you can do mine next

Then mine.

Marvinrobot wrote:99.8% complete:

That looks absoutly fantastic.

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TheKid · Post by **TheKid** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:08 am

BEAUTIFUL ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL

Post by **Marvinrobot** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 1:18 am

So every trooper needs a weapon and this trooper is on a budget so I made my own. This is not fully put togther. I took the photo to get an idea of where I was and what I did not like. I'm going to change a few things but I welcome any suggestions/comments. It's built more in the style of the CW show. (at least it's supposed to look that way)

Post by **Sands** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 5:21 am

Marvinrobot wrote:So every trooper needs a weapon and this trooper is on a budget so I made my own. This is not fully put togther. I took the photo to get an idea of where I was and what I did not like. I'm going to change a few things but I welcome any suggestions/comments. It's built more in the style of the CW show. (at least it's supposed to look that way)

I like big guns!!! Will this be as big as my DLT-19? I don't care what people say, to me bigger is better!

Post by **Sands** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 5:22 am

Marvinrobot wrote:So every trooper needs a weapon and this trooper is on a budget so I made my own. This is not fully put togther. I took the photo to get an idea of where I was and what I did not like. I'm going to change a few things but I welcome any suggestions/comments. It's built more in the style of the CW show. (at least it's supposed to look that way)

I like big guns!!! Will this be as big as my DLT-19? I don't care what people say, to me bigger is better!

Post by **Marvinrobot** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 8:53 am

Jason Sands wrote:

I like big guns!!! Will this be as big as my DLT-19? I don't care what people say, to me bigger is better!

Oh yeah...it's definitely a BFG. I think it weighs like 20lbs. Not a parade rifle. I'll actually weigh it when I'm finished. The barrel alone is 30 inches, and no I am not over compensating for something else...

Post by **Sands** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 9:30 am

TheKid wrote:BEAUTIFUL ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL

And Wally has a BIG GUN!

Post by **Targ** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 2:22 pm

Nicely Done MTR!

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Post by **SHortTrooper** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 9:50 pm

All I can say is .....WOW!!!!!!!!!!

ShortTRooper (Diana)

Post by **Marvinrobot** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 1:53 am

So I worked some more on the CW DC-15 Rifle and here is the final build. It's long enough that I could actually use it as a crutch (I'm 5'10")All I have left to do is weather it and clear coat tomorrow night and I'll be ready for Saturday morning troop!!!
(I'm helping the 70th out with the same type event we are hosting down here on the 7th)

Post by **Sands** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 4:07 am

Marvinrobot wrote:So I worked some more on the CW DC-15 Rifle and here is the final build. It's long enough that I could actually use it as a crutch (I'm 5'10")All I have left to do is weather it and clear coat tomorrow night and I'll be ready for Saturday morning troop!!!
(I'm helping the 70th out with the same type event we are hosting down here on the 7th)

God I want one bad. You know me Wally. Bigger is better! Now the bucket and you will be done.

Post by **Jodo** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 8:24 pm

Hey Marvin, you don't have any tips or pics. as you did your Hasbro helmet, do you? Or did you use any specific tutorial to help you along the way? I couldn't resist picking a helmet up today.

Post by **Marvinrobot** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 11:52 pm

Jodo wrote:Hey Marvin, you don't have any tips or pics. as you did your Hasbro helmet, do you? Or did you use any specific tutorial to help you along the way? I couldn't resist picking a helmet up today.

Jodo,

First you need to take the bucket apart gut it of the electronics, the buttons, and the goggle portion. Keep the as much together as you can of the face and then use this template.

I got it off the clonetroopers.net site. I guy somewhere overseas shared it. You do have to trim it down appropriately. I used a for sale sign. I cut/trimmed to my liking and then glue it onto the face plate.

I then used mighty putty to build up the back so there wouldn't be such an obvious gap between the new portion and the lenses. I also used it on the cheek ridge under the eye to give it a better look.

I put the helmet together again and bondod the seams, sanded it, primed it, painted it, weathered it.

Post by **Jodo** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 9:36 am

Hey, you made that look easy!

Thanks a ton!

Post by **Marvinrobot** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 9:56 am

Jodo,

You may want to square the eyes a bit more

Post by **Jodo** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 10:33 pm

Ya, I see I'll proboly need to do that a little bit more next time...I couldn't stand not knowing what it might look like though.

Paper and painters tape FTW.

Post by **Marvinrobot** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 10:53 pm

See what a difference it make...it's simply stark. I myself will probably redo just that section.