Imperial Stormtrooper from BanDai

[Jaitea]

Hey, this kit arrived on Monday from HLJ.....just over £20,....money well spent

As Wolf Star has already said in his thread, this is another very cleverly engineered kit

It is a joy,....even just to look at.....and drool

The box art is first class:


...and inside....the parts!



The Armour:

Look at how crisp & sharp the detail is,....and glossy



The black sprue with body glove parts, guns & hands


...even parts of hands wrapped around the grip of the guns!!!!


...again Decals or stickers


The joints sprue [left of pic] are made of a rubbery material .....and the stand on the other sprue:


Fantastic illustrations & artwork





and how the hands grip the weapons:


I'll post images tonight about a wee mod to the helmet that was suggested in Starship Modeller

J

 

[Wolf Star]

Very cool, it is a lot of fun to mess with. ;D

 

[Jaitea]

Thanks Wolf Star, apparently the R2 & TIE are available to pre-order now from HLJ


As I mentioned in my post earlier I read a post by Rogue Leader on Starship modeller site:
http://www.starshipmodeler.net/talk/viewtopic.php?p=1597973#1597973


...in it he had done a bit of photoshop to illustrate the modifications he was going to do to the kit:


Quote from: Rogue Leader
To give myself an idea of what the Storm/Sandtrooper will look like after a bit of plastic surgery I took a couple of the Gunjap images into photoshop.




For the front view I modified a few things. The top of the helmet has been raised so that there is a gap between the eyes and the mono-brow as most troopers appeared that way. The right thickness of plasticard will achieve that. I changed the shape of the eyes slightly and added more teeth, though I'm not sure how easy it will be to add them on the actual model. I also lowered the shoulder armour as that appears to contribute to the "low helmet" look. Lastly, I tightened his belt. Given how simple it is, it shouldn't be too hard to mod or scratch that if I decide to put in the effort.


Side comparison:




For the side view I just raised the top of the helmet and tightened his belt, but I think it brings the figure closer to how I prefer the troopers to look.


The first part in construction is the helmet,....so I'll have a go at modifying the brow trim.....just a bit.....heres a look of some of the Stormtrooper helmets in the movies:


Hero helmet.....only 7 made for SW....designed for close ups....eg on the Rebel Blockade Runner....Han & Luke's costumes etc,.....these were more expensive,....they had moulded lenses & finer details


The brow trim looks to be a rubber piece so it moves up and down from shot to shot:

Im gonna try and make mine with a hint of a white line between the eyes & the brow by putting a thin bit of styrene in as Rogue Leader suggests


J

 

[arohk]

that is very cool looking

 

[Jaitea]

Well I added a bit of styrene which created a few gaps :'(......so I used some Squadron white filler....Its ended up creamy coloured,.....I might touch it up with paint









Thats it at the minute

Thanks for looking

John

 

[arohk]

I would say judging by how shiny the white is unless you wanted to weather him painting is not needed

 

[Ozzman78]

The wife got me one of these amazing kits for my birthday yesterday. So I will following along with great interest.

 

[Jaitea]

Some more progress

With neck:

The body components:

Trooper body assembled

....and pretty adjustable




I've done a good bit more,....I'll post more pics later

I love this kit & BanDai's style,.....I've ordered the R2 & R5 kit.......can't wait

Thanks for looking
John

 

[Quaralane]

Looks like it goes together very nicely

 

[JohnSimmons]

Your rocking this J

 

[Grendels]

I got mine this week and I have not had time to open the box. Thanks for the post, I don't think I will be disappointed with it.

 

[Jaitea]

Thanks very much Q, John & G

Its definitely a fun build

OK......he's built

Still needs some painting on the helmet etc





Thats me at the minute, very enjoyablr so-fare!!

John

 

[JohnSimmons]

Looks more articulated than in the movies! Great job mate 8)

 

[Quaralane]

Looks like a nicely done figure

 

[Senorjacob]

Nice!

 

[Wolf Star]

Looks great! So far, I think my favorite part of the kit is the weapons, the detailing on them is so crisp.

 

[peza]

Eh up buddy,top job on this one dude....can't wait for the speederbike rider to come out...
cheers j....peza ;D

 

[Solander]

Nice job on this one!

 

[Boxster]

I really like how this is heading. Very good and a much cheaper alternative to the Sideshow 1/6 figure.

Very good job on this kit!

 

[Jaitea]

OK.....rather than start another thread,....I'll post the Sandtrooper here









J