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Mine took 3 and a half weeks to build and send primed from his homeland to uk so don't stress too much mate.... Any day now and you will be the Cheshire cat mate...

Just get as fine as you can mate... Pop into your local car or DIY store.

I have grade P1000 but i reckon that you should maybe go higher... All you want it to do is give a good key for the gloss to go on.

I have been told to give it a light wet sand over to take any residue dust off it. Also I received my mlc the other day and the inside was already painted black. Just to save you the inconvenience should you want it to be that way. And I've been advised once after wet sanding to go over the Helmet with White primer anyway. Just the way ukscout has..

Smoooooooooothhhh!!!!!

Look forward to this build. If all goes to plan I may be on the list for one too. Excellent work John. I dont hate you though Andy but hope to see you in it soon..

Murdock.'I love your idea on the bridge coverings. I currently isethe t shape elStic with a band of White slStic going over it with a slit for the black elastic to stick through for the shoulder bell but I know that's now lanced status so I will be using that with your permission please. Just need a little bit more webbing now. Thanks for sharing though...

I'm hoping the decals he had Rob were not like the ones he tookthe screenshot from so didnt question whether they were all the same length.. They were from the lid that was preserved if I'm correct and a couple had just worn away??

Congratulations.....

So the stripes on your decals are all the same length? Cool... Just get that grey detail on then and you're good to go..

I dont know what reference the black fish hook one has to be honest mate but the one to be used is the grey decal. That's the one used in the films and in all costuming organisations. It won't be cleared without it mate. Best take it off and apply the grey one. Also, the stripes You have there on those decals should all be the same length. Is that a picture of the decals you got or is is from a screenshot from the net?

Hey buddy. Send Doozer a pm on the ukg boards. He has a good idea. Or you can get him here under the same username. I believe he uses elastic fed through the strap with a popper on the other side of the lid. Hope this helps.

His aerator?? Guess I'd better get one from moncal if the mlcv3 one isn't up to scratch. I'll wait and see and when they it gets here I'll put it up for y'all to compare.... Simples. ;o)

Haha, sorry there.. I'll bear that in mind. I have a Don Jarr one from when I was modding my first choice of TB lid.. The good old Rubies. So I still have one.. Was just wondering if it was as good if not better than the others out there....

Fantastic mate... Thats great news... All the best with your build bud.

How do they fare against the DJ snout that is available over here in blighty? Is anyone aware of his work at all?

One of the girls in the ukg used to own the top concept carbine. It was a beautiful piece of kit. If I ever make one it'll be that one. Looks so right with the scout.

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Hi Juan, The don post/rubies helmet needs alot of work for it to be cleared. The main problem with it is warping. You need to spend alot of time and effort supporting the inside of the lid to make it hold it's correct shape. Then you have to cut out the ears, replace the lens, replace the snout. After that you will need to remove all of the decals and repaint the whole lid and apply new correct decals to the lid. Guys please remind me if I've forgotten anything. As for the eBay shop you mentioned I would recommend you get in touch with blue cyclone here and he can fill you in correctly with regards to makers and the budget you have... Just dont rush into anything mate...

I think I waited for about 1-2 weeks mate for mine...

Thats cool... I know theres no official way of doing it but the tutuorial is the only way to get to lancer level. Cheers guys... I followed the boot tutorial myself but must have not seen the bit about sewing the Velcro on to the vinyl.. Guess I'll have to pull them Apart And redo them... Whoopsy!!!!! Will put some pics up on a separate thread go show you guys. All the best with the rest of your build dude...

Shaun, just saw your thread.. Nice boots and has helpedme alot with mine as I'm after Lancer status at some point too.. Did you get status approved as I'm curious about the sewing to hold the velcro on your boots? Did you have a ref pic for this at all..?? And did you go any deeper at the back of the soles with a tool of some description and more to the point. Do you have any recent pics...?? Cheers..

Nice one luis... Hard to copy and paste on an iphone.

I though so as that's what he mentioned in my communication with him this week. Send him a message and he may sort you out..