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    <title><![CDATA[Snowtrooper - Part 13]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2013 09:02:27 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[This time, let's have a look at the detonator. Another very special story for itself... The detonator that came with the kit was as inaccurate as it could be, also parts were missing, the parts that were included had the wrong size... and so on... It... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Clone Training Fatigues - 501st Approved]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2013 08:17:34 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Today I got the mail, that my Clone Training Fatigues were approved for the 501st, therefore I can now troop also in these. Here are some detail photos. ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Snowtrooper - Part 12]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2013 08:30:15 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[One of the problems with the chest armor was the indented box in the center. As with all the other parts the edges and corners were rather soft and also the box was not deep enough for all the things that will be painted and glued into it... Therefore... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Snowtrooper - Part 11]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 23 Jun 2013 21:02:41 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[And another day with the snowtrooper... The gauntlets didn't have the wrist band that are needed. The complete front area is missing with the gauntlets. Therefore I had to construct these parts and did that with paper...
Then I started applying fibreglass... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Snowtrooper - Part 10]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 23 Jun 2013 17:46:01 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Okay, I have to apologize. It has been a while since a last posted on here. The problem was that Overblog wouldn't just let me log into my account. Problem solved. Now there should be plenty of updates in the next few days as I worked a lot on the costumes... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Snowtrooper - Part 9]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:42:53 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Over the last couple of days I have also made some progress with my snowtrooper - though I killed the backpack. The reason for this is, that in one of the side parts the epoxy just didn't harden. I have no clue why that was, as I did it the same way I... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Ori Soldier 3.0 - Part 4]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:27:06 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[While I am still waiting for the new leather strap, that will go over the left shoulder of the armor to arrive, I keep on creating the left shoulder armor parts. With all the details that is quite a lot of work, especially for the top armor plate. While... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Ori Soldier 3.0 - Part 3]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:03:52 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[After not having so much time over the last few weeks, I took some hours today and sat down to get my Ori Soldier up-to-date. Only a few weeks to go to Chevron 8.0!!! I made a huge progress with the shoulder parts. They all have the right size and form... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Starkiller - Part 6]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:25:41 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Okay, now here is the final product - well, concerning the armor parts. More updates on the Starkiller soon! ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Snowtrooper - Part 8]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2013 09:55:16 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The biggest challenge of my snowtrooper kit are the missing details. Edges are smooth where they should be rather sharp. This also lead to the problem with the backpack. The sides of the backpack have such round edges, that there is simply no space to... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Snowtrooper - Part 7]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:15:34 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Okay, here we go: the knees. The knees have been a challenge from the start: thin material, hardly any detail, different length and no rim. So I started with trimming, that they are about the same size. After that I cut two stripps of PVC and heat-formed... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Snowtrooper - Part 6]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 03 Mar 2013 17:20:26 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Making huge progress with my Snowie! Working on the parts whenever I can, but mix it all up. So I can work on one while the other has to dry or harden. To keep it all a bit more clear on here I will post the progress on the parts over a few posts, each... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Starkiller - Part 5]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 03 Mar 2013 17:15:41 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Also nothing too stunning. But I did finish the Starkiller armor - at least I'm done with filling and sanding. Now I have to wait for the glue to harden on one of the parts, start sanding again, before I can do the first layer of primer. ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Starkiller - Part 4]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 09:38:09 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Not too much of a news, but over the weekend I had the chance to continue my upgrade of the Starkiller outfit - about time! ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Snowtrooper - Part 5]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2013 21:00:42 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[While the Snowie build is getting more and more nasty (parts being not detailed enough or completely different.y as they should be), at least some parts are moving forward. I could make a lot of progress with the hands and the abs. The hands were differently... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Republic Commando - Part 7]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2013 17:10:09 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Today I show you the process of making the abs. I thought the abs were going to be one of the most difficult parts of the armor, but as I've said before, some of the big parts are much easier to do than the trickier small parts. For the abs I started... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Republic Commando - Part 6]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 10:21:09 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The chest wouldn't be complete without the back. The back is a real challenge, at least when I will start doing the real stuff about it, because it has to hold the backpack. I could have done the back without having all the details, as the backpack covers... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Republic Commando - Part 5]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 09:58:31 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Some more Republic Commando photos! This time I will show you one of the bigger parts of the armor. The big parts aren't really the problem you might think of. As those parts are constructed rather simple and don't have lots of curves and round edges,... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Snowtrooper - Part 4]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 09:47:06 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Today I post some photos of one sanded arm part. As I mentioned before, some details of the armor are not really great and rather round and flowing instead of sharp and edgie. As it has been from the beginning my intention to strengthen these armor parts... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Snowtrooper - Part 3]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 10:00:29 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The cod piece is a real problem, as the details are in different places. Therefore I had to cut off the two boxes! I did this after I heated the codpiece and fitted it closer to my body, as it was really loose around the hips.
Then I used fibreglass to... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Snowtrooper - Part 2]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2013 08:26:56 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[As I have already said, there are many things that I will have to change on the armor. I took an hour or so and started marking the rims I have to cut off, the edges that I have to sharpen and some other things.
The arms are two of the thinest parts of... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Starkiller Upgrade - Part 3]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 16:11:36 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Only a small thing yet, that I have changed so far. Did two layers of fibreglass, will do another layer from the other side plus a gel coat to tidy it up. To be continued...of course... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Republic Commando - Part 4]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:36:06 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The shoulders were quite a challenge due to the very round shape. It took me a while to find out on how I could start. The first try went right to the bin. Finally I started getting an idea of how I could do the shoulders and this has a lot to do with... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Ori Soldier 3.0 - Part 2]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:27:13 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Apart from the leg armor it is my intention to redo the left shoulder. Up to now those three armor parts consisted of fibreglas and are to a certain degree hollow. That gives them a light weight, but it is also quite a challenge to keep them where they... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Time for some Snowie photos!]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:00:42 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[In the last days of 2012 I found a great deal on the internet. So I could buy a really inexpensive Snowtrooper armor and from someone else the complete package of soft parts for this costume. The soft parts are great, the armor...a bit less... It's a... ]]></description>
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