Holdfast

Hey Luke, have you seen this? http://www.imperialsurplus.com/ac.html I am pretty sure they do the boots too. I enquired about the normal clone at one stage and they said that the can hook you up with the clone shoes. I imagine they still do. Hope that helps you.

Review has been cross posted on the TAG site. I am going to be doing it alone, well here in Australia at least for the moment! Just till I am operational and then others will hopefully want one too! I am happy with the helmet, I reckon it will do well.

Can't built armor in prison! This will be my build thread.

Mr Bungle has asked me to do a review of the armor kit he has produced as I am the first to recieve it. First thing I am going to say is this is not a kit for those new to building armor. It will be a challange. The kit comes in the basic white of HIPS and is mostly trimmed up. You will need to do the finer detail youself which is pretty standard. All the parts are well cast with a few exceptions. I found some of the indented lines on the boot armor didn't come through to clearly, but then again, people will not be just looking at your boots. They can be dremeled out after being trimmed up. The chest and back plate were roughly test fitted without trimming and fit really well. A bit tight for me but I am not exactly a little guy (I have broard shoulders and a big ribcage) but they fitted none the less. The calf pieces fitted well and are well cast. There will be a need to trim some of the sides off for a more snug fit and you may need a heat gun to bend them for a better fit and alignment. The tank is well designed to fit through the back plate and the tank topper will fit when the top recessed part is removed and trimmed up. The shoulder bells are fantastic as are the bicept pieces and the forearms. The cod piece is well done however the only fault I can find with it is I feel it needs more of a curveature to it where it joins the vest but it is nothing a heat gun will not fix. I can imagine everyone has a different body shape and it is something that is hard to factor in. The knees are well done also with the straps included. I have to admit, it was something I had worried about, but the straps are good and look durable. The shoulder straps (if you could call them that) are great, although I wouldn't reccommend you use them to join the front and back plates with. Straps under the armor would do the job well and you can run the shoulder bell straps down from them too. The left bicept strap is well done too. The belt is well done, however it will need to be painted a lighter shade of grey as per the CRL (suggestion - cast the belt in that color as paint flakes easily?). Resin greeblies are included for the tank topper, both the left and right bicepts, and for the strapping on the calf pieces. They are all well done with the exception of a few air bubbles. Again, nothing that cannot be fixed with model putty (tamiya). I also purchased Mr Bungles KST Bucket / Helmet / Lid. Another fantastic piece of work. The helmet is well crafted and suprisingly light, especially compared to my MLC V3 TB bucket. It is well crafted and with the proper attention and care will come up a treat. Overall I am going to have to give the kit a 8.5 out of 10. The only thing that I would add is a basic instruction sheet or maybe a disc with a tutorial. I am sure Mr Bungle will add this at a later date, once he has finished his own armor. I spent about 4 hours today just sitting there looking at the armor to figure out how I am going to put it togeather and have pretty much figured whats best for me. I personally take more delight in building armor more than actually wearing it, but thats just me. I am really looking forward to this build and am planning to start today. Keep an eye on my build thread, although I am planning to take about 3 months to do it. Again, not for a noob, but for anyone else I reccommend it. If only Mr Bungle did the full GM kit I would be the happiest trooper in the entire Legion. Well done to Mr B!

I did my nut at the guy at the post office when I picked it up. He dumped the box on the floor when he gave it to me. If I posted what I said to the tool I can imagine a lifetime ban coming my way! Fragile for fraks sake + a heap more!!!

I got my armor in the mail today from MR B. The time has come. The construction shall begin. And how do I feel? A big thanks to Mr B for the armor. Fantastic job buddy. I think you get the point.

Clear as mud! No worries, thanks for that. I was planning to give the whole lot a light sand to give the paint something to stick to instead of a perfectly smooth surface.

Now that I can get! For the joins I assume? Also, which glue do you reccommend to join the HIPS? The only other armor I have had never had any parts to glue togeather.

Yeah, I liked the first set but the main problem is the base glove. The gloves in the first pic are material and not leather, and the padding I cut out of the top was smaller. The second pair are leather, but the padding on the back was big and entirely the wrong shape to just colour. I had to cut it out and cover it with the silicone pad that I poured. I am going back to look for a better base glove and to redo the padding on the back of the hand. Thanks for the input. Any reccomendations where I can get a better glove feel free to tell me.

Exactly, it may be fine for you guys in the US but troopers in other parts of the world don't have ready access to all paints and other stuff. For example I had to ask Mr B what bondo is. We don't have that here is Australia. Hell, we only got electricity last week! Lee way is good. As long as it is as close as we can possably within reason get to a Master KST.

Good stuff Mr B. The trouble is there is too much conflicting referance. I was looking at one pic that looked like there was no wash at all. I like it.

Thanks Angelo. I really like the pics from SWW. I checked out the footage from previous SWW on youtube. I am definately coming out for that next year.

Thanks for the feedback. I will work on it before approval.

Well Guys, I have finished my gloves to a point where I am happy with them at the moment. I based them off Angelo's gloves, I hope you don't mind buddy, as I am looking at your trooper for guidance. Any and all feedback welcome.

Awesome Mr Bungle, you are a dead set legend! A First For Australia! Top job again. Now I should be trooping again in about 8 weeks.