Sandtrooper, 1:16, Julius Perdana design

snake7

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Hello everyone,

I’m taking a short break from the armor section again ;)

As usual, this is my “rest” model — and this time also a test build in terms of paper and print. It’s the first time in quite a while that I’ve printed model templates at home.

I printed everything on a Canon printer using Canon Photo Paper Matte (170 gsm).
After printing, I coated all the pages with Americana varnish to protect the surface.

For this project, I chose a relatively simple free model of a Sandtrooper from the Star Wars universe — my second favorite subject after WWII armor :)

Julius Perdana from Paper Replika has designed some excellent models in this theme.
I’ve already built his Scout Trooper on a 74-Z Speeder Bike in 1:12 scale.

This model was originally in 1:6 scale, so I downscaled it to 1:16 to match my collection.

This particular Sandtrooper (also known as a Desert Stormtrooper) is a squad leader, identified by the orange shoulder pauldron. He is equipped with an SD-48 survival backpack and a T-21 light repeating blaster.

By downscaling, I slightly increased the difficulty, but so far everything has been manageable in terms of part size and paper thickness.

If you’re interested, you can read more about this trooper here: here

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Originally, the model consists of 12 template pages. I managed to fit two pages onto a single A4 sheet, so in total I ended up with 6 pages.

The instructions are very simple and are provided only as images on the Paper Replika website.

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I started with the shoes and the base.
The base was laminated on 1.5 mm cardboard for added strength.

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