Hello from the Austin, TX area!
Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2016 4:05 pm
Hello all!
A number of years ago, I contacted the Tyrannus legion in Virginia to start work on a Clone Trooper. I was set up with a kit from
believe) R2Lass, and quickly found out that I'm "a bit short for a Clone Trooper". Most of the armor kits out there are set up for the 5'8" - 6'2" + ranges, and it looks like I'd have to do a LOT of work to get a TC set down to 5'6". It also doesn't help that I pretty much already messed one of the calves or spoons up already. Work situations changed, I got married, had kids, and the kit collected dust in a box.
So where does that leave me? Well I got my kit back out, but I'm still 5'6", so the Galactic Marine build seems to be less reliant on height in terms of armor scale. I'm aware that it uses some pieces from the CT kit, however I'm tempted to do a ground-up GM whenever I can afford it and use the existing TC kit for a non-Canon midget ARC type build or something closer to Galac-Tac.
My budget right now is basically zero thanks to 2x kids in daycare, but I want to start researching and planning things out now. It seems like I could use the existing arm parts minus the right shoulder bell, but with so few parts transferring over might as well just get a new kit.
It also made sense that I was a Marine, so why troop anything but a GM?
A number of years ago, I contacted the Tyrannus legion in Virginia to start work on a Clone Trooper. I was set up with a kit from
believe) R2Lass, and quickly found out that I'm "a bit short for a Clone Trooper". Most of the armor kits out there are set up for the 5'8" - 6'2" + ranges, and it looks like I'd have to do a LOT of work to get a TC set down to 5'6". It also doesn't help that I pretty much already messed one of the calves or spoons up already. Work situations changed, I got married, had kids, and the kit collected dust in a box.So where does that leave me? Well I got my kit back out, but I'm still 5'6", so the Galactic Marine build seems to be less reliant on height in terms of armor scale. I'm aware that it uses some pieces from the CT kit, however I'm tempted to do a ground-up GM whenever I can afford it and use the existing TC kit for a non-Canon midget ARC type build or something closer to Galac-Tac.
My budget right now is basically zero thanks to 2x kids in daycare, but I want to start researching and planning things out now. It seems like I could use the existing arm parts minus the right shoulder bell, but with so few parts transferring over might as well just get a new kit.
It also made sense that I was a Marine, so why troop anything but a GM?
