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Slow — Proceed with Caution!!!!

July 9, 2011 by wwoodruff

Taking a break

As the title state its time to slow down. Take a day or two off and enjoy some entertainment. Working on this project as fun as it is can be a bit stressful when you get to a point where any modification you now make can have bad consequences if you make a mistake. This is why we slow down and take a breath. it’s so easy to get excited and work swiftly to try and complete the project but the instructions are clear “Slow Down” so that what i am doing now. I am at a point where every modification i make counts and is visible so i have to move slow and take my time.

So every second Wednesday of the month Jacksonville host the Art Walk downtown ( link provided below). The 501st always shows up down there to entertain the fan and meet new folks and spread the word. So i decided to head on down with Lyndon (the 4 year old) and Kat ( the step daughter)

Kat with a Trooper

to take in the the sights and sounds of the Jacksonville Art Walk. One thing for sure is there is not a lack of things to see both in the Art and the people walking the streets. its a strange feeling when you are walking down the street and you hear rap music on one corner and progressive on the other. you then round the corner and see other types of music being played. the air is just filled with worldly music and when you least expected you see Darth Vader and a troop of Storm Troopers escorting him down the street. how awesome is that, what a sight and all the other star wars costume that walk along side Vader. Lyndon was aw struck and wanted to shake all their hands. crowds of people start to line up for photos when the Troop comes to a stop. smiles and giggles abound, small kids to grown adults all taking in the sight and enjoying the evening.

Lyndon as IronMan

So we walked around and ended night eating some Viva Mexican food, yum and fun. Now i will take a few more day away from the project and hit it refreshed and ready to roll.

http://downtownjacksonville.org/Marketing/First_Wednesday_Artwalk.aspx

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One more step closer to completion

July 1, 2011 by wwoodruff

TK-Kilroy

One piece at a time and tonight its the AB plate and belt. I have been working on it slowly the past few day and tonight I put the finial touches on it. now I will start working on the front and back chest pieces over the next few days. Things are coming together real nice and I am excited for what to come. so here are some images of what I completed tonight.

AB Plate Front

AB Back Plate

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Belting out a little more work tonight

June 28, 2011 by wwoodruff

TK-Kilroy

Tonight I worked on putting the belt together and mounting it to the abdomen plate. This was a pretty easy part of the project. I just had to make some measurements, do a little paint work, hot glue and a few drilled holes and I was ready to attach all the parts together. this was rather relaxing and fun compared to the stress of putting together the Helmet.  Tomorrow I plan to complete the belt and trim out the Abdomen plate and then move on to the chest and back plates. No picture tonight maybe tomorrow.

TK-Kilroy

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The Bucket (helmet) is Complete.

June 27, 2011 by wwoodruff

The Bucket is Complete

It’s June 26th one day after my 45 birthday and the bucket is complete. Wow I can’t believe that its done as it seemed that it was going to take forever. it’s a helmet right? how hard could it be. Well to do it right it’s slow going and a challenge that is worth all the work. being able to dawn the bucket after all that labor of love is worth every moment of the time spent.

I did have to enlist some help at one point as i got stuck for a solution for a problem and after 3 failed attempts i stopped and called for that help.

after a few min of head banging the problem was solved and we applied the solution and we were on our way. I was able to get going on my own and finish up today or really tonight. I am very happy with the results and I am excited to start the next phase and move ever so closer to completing the project. so here are a couple of photos of the bucket completed both static and dawned by me.

Now back to work…

The Dawning of my hard work the Bucket

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Putting a lid on it…

June 19, 2011 by wwoodruff

Trooper Lid almost complete

Well tonight I put the front on and I also put headgear back in the helmet. I also got the sides ready for mounting the ears guards on and glued the eyes lenses in place. it was a productive night and it looks good, not perfect but really good. I hope to complete the whole helmet by the end of the weekend but we shall see. Here is a current photo from what I have completed so far.

Putting the helmet together has been a challenge and required me to put aside the excitment of building this costume quick so i could wear it and has made take my time, lots of time but well  worth the time. I mean I am just now getting my helmet done and I have a whole body yet to put together.

so here I go working on more I will post  more later.

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Back on the Hat

June 17, 2011 by wwoodruff

So tonight I jump in head first. Tonight I will glue the back of the helmet to the top of the helmet.  Now this will be the first time I use a large amount of the glue. this is scary for me because its way to easy to make a mistake or make a mess of things. So as instructed I marked, measured and marked and measured and I did it one more time just to make sure I got it right. I stood there looking at the glue and the helmet pieces and steadied my hands then took a deep breath and off i went. I set pieces in place so when I apply the glue its a quick pickup and then set in place and hold tight for the duration of time it takes to dry.  below are some image of how it turned out. look OK to me so far.

Glued the back to the Hat

Back of the Hat image 2

Back of the Hat

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Head to toes – work in progress

June 14, 2011 by wwoodruff

Well I have been working slowly on my project and its moving along piece by piece. One of the pieces i have completed was putting the gear in the top of the helmet or the Lid as i have heard it called.

installed the gear in the Lid

I also have gotten my boots and they fit perfect and they look great.

These Boots are made for Trooping

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Aerators/Hovi

May 29, 2011 by wwoodruff

I have completed the assemble and mounting of the Aerators/Hovi

Aerators/Hovi Assembled and Mounted

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New Recruit – TK-KILROY

May 15, 2011 by wwoodruff

The New Recruit,

I am working towards becoming a member of the 501st Legion as a Stormtrooper.  I have  purchased  my Stormtrooper armor and that is the first step to becoming a Trooper. Now I have to put it all together and submit my application for review.

I have put together this site to document the build of the costume and the process of getting accepted into the 501st (hoping  I make it). After that is all completed i will also post images and news of any Troops i go on with the 501st and any other interesting information about the life of a Stormtrooper. so check back from time to time and see how this Trooper is doing.

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