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And it fits her very well, I might add. SC is easily a great choice.

So we'll wait until they're almost done, then the chinese factory that's making them will flood and then they'll have to start all over again 3 years later. If I wasn't so optimistic I'd be done with these guys already...

I just hot glued some blocks of foam where I needed it. It can take some trial and error to get a good fit.

Luc, you won't go wrong with SC.

Great work! So... any chance you're planning on giving BS.N Armourers a sweet deal on some new armour? *wink, wink*

Yet another scout! Lemme know if you have any questions!

I always tell my scouts to paint the black bit so that the edge is halfway across the front of the snout edge, much like the above photos. The paint should really not stop at the inside edge of the snout.

I use my snout for ventilation. I got a hollow snout from MonCal that comes with some mesh. Drilled through that and my helmet's faceplate. I installed a ducted (squirrel) fan to blow up towards my lens. Never had a problem except when walking behind smelly people (then the fan gets turned off, ha!). I'd strongly advise against making any holes that aren't supposed to be there. Armour ain't cheap and finding out the hard way that it's not approvable after doing mods sucks.

Groovy! Congrats!

Before you go stitching that on, be sure that it's far out enough on your thigh (the front edge should be at the middle front of your thighs). You can cheat a bit by splitting the legs on the pants down the outside seam, and then stitch the riding patches down. Afterwards, just re-stitch the outer seam and you're good to go.

Looks good so far!

That looks about right. Depending on how big around your thighs are, you'll need at least 2, maybe 3 (1 of those will be the mudflap). If it was me, I'd rather get more than less and have extra just in case.

Call me crazy, but it actually just looks like a Kenner blaster that's either been painted or is just super clean, without the stickers.

My 'bund is sewn to my vest. No problems there. I also have a velcro tab that sticks to the inside of the chest armour.

They don't need to go that far around. Just to the inside back of the thigh. Sit on a stool and see where your thigh hits at the back. Make it that deep.

Agreed. I'd knock off an inch from the bottom of the 'bund and trim the bottom of the shoulder bells then reshape the corners. Ideally, you want those bicep bits above the elbow, maybe at least 2 cm/ 1 inch higher than where you have them now. Also, and this is more a dressing point, You can roll those shoulder bells to the front a bit more. The tops are sitting where they should, just need a bit of fine tuning. Keep it up, scout!

Fitted is good, just not really fitted. The legs should really fit like a pair of slighly loose fitting jeans. The elastic strap on the thigh should be stitched with a bit of tension in the elastic so that when worn, it actually gathers what little slack there is on the thigh.

That's a horrible knockoff of a KS holster. Lots of trimming to get anything holster-like for that thing.

#2 is much better. The black line is more or less where you want the riding patch. Also, lift those straps up and as you're stitching them in, give a bit of a tug so they're not loose while you're wearing them. Here's a quick 'n' dirty version based off your photo:

Great work on the belt. I never gave much thought to those hip boxes being so angled like that, but the photos speak for themselves! Looking forward to seeing more!

Glue that sucker down!

Welcome to BS.N, Ingeli! I hope you have fun assembling your Scout. It sounds like you've got most things covered already. Be sure to post up your progress so we can see how your build goes. As usual, if you have any questions that you can't find answers for, fire away!

Welcome to Bikerscout.net! My best suggestion is to take an hour or 3 and read through as much of this site as you can stand. Lots of info, so be sure to ask questions if you have any. In therms of UK based armour, I'm sure Chef will pipe up here. Good luck with your journey!

Hello Teo, If you're going to add battle damage to your armour, take a look at the gallery and see how it was done for the movie: http://forum.bikerscout.net/index.php?app=gallery&album=136

If you add velcro to your jumpsuit, you can get away with slightly looser straps because they won't be the main fastening method. Plus, the armour won't move around on you.