BikerScout007

How funny would that be if we found out that actually this guy is just not wearing pants? Great work so far, man! Can't wait to see the end result

You'll be fine for basic. I definitely wouldn't go for L2 with that though.

It looks short because your TD housing is really big. Here is a screen used one (the greeblies have long since fallen off of it) Yours also is symmetrical, whereas the originals are wider on one side than the other. That's because the long greeblie goes on the left side, and the round greeblie goes on the right.

Heck yeah they are approvable! Not only are they the most popular prop glove out there, they are pretty dang accurate too. Enjoy!

I'll quote the CRL "The undersuit is a one or two-piece black textile suit, such as military flightsuits, motorcycle racing suits, industrial work clothing (Red Kap/Dickies), or similar suits modified appropriately."

We do coveralls because they used flight suits in the film. Coveralls are cheaper, in particular the Red Kaps, as I stated in the other thread. You can do a two-piece. A lot of ladies do two-pieces because it makes it easier if a bathroom break is required. It just has to have the appearance of a one-piece suit, as in the film. The garments you posted seem to have a lot of pockets to remove. And it would still require the making of a mandarin collar flap.

Congrats Scout!!! Sent from my LG-H872 using Tapatalk

I'm all ears!

Agree 100%. Which is why I posted that pic!

Looks like everyone's favorite prop maker has gotten into the Patrol game If they had the same access to this lid as they did to all their others, this tells us that the Patrol helmet has a similar recess detail above the eyes as the Shoretrooper Sent from my LG-H872 using Tapatalk

If you do, please let us see how it turns out. We are all for options around here. Just remember that any extraneous pockets or zippers that may show must be removed.

Hey Kurt! Yeah they are pretty heavy. The reason they are so popular is because they are cheap and easily available. I bought a different brand of coveralls for my son to make a Scout for him and it was more of a lightweight cotton. Problem is the thing only seems to be in stock 6 months out of the year! https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BK8QQFG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Seems to be in stock right now if you want to grab one up. Your suit does not need to be a Red Kap, just want to make that clear. As long as you can make the mods in this thread to it, you are a-okay.

No. One side is wider than the other. The long greeblie goes on the wider side, the circle goes on the shorter side. Look at the pic of the TD on the MotM Scout and you'll see what I mean

Here is another flipped image from the film. If it were facing the right way, the circle would be on the right. Here's another one And if you look at the MotM Scout, the greeblies have long since fallen off but you can tell by the position of the TD that the circle would be on the right. One more

Always follow the CRL! You can find one or two references where the greebs are reversed and I can find 100 where it is as described in the CRL.

You should be fine then. Humidity will probably be more an issue than heat

I live in a pretty warm part of the world and I've never felt the need for fans. Like Dart said, the earholes and the channel that connects them in the back of the helmet provides a lot of airflow. They knew what they were doing when they designed this helmet! Plus if you ever need a gasp of air, you can always lift up your faceplate

I know he would probably not want me doing this, but I'm going to anyway. Today Marcel (@4505Marcel) let us know that he is hanging up his Scout and retiring from the Legion. For those of you who weren't around, Marcel was our longest-serving Detachment Leader. It might be hard to believe now, but back in the day, the Scout was considered an easy way to get into the Legion. It had fairly low requirements and wasn't held to the standard of scrutiny it is today. Marcel laid the foundation for the high level of accuracy we are currently enjoying with the Biker Scout. Flak vest? Butt patch? Thigh patches? You can credit (or blame!) Marcel for getting those added to basic. And taking a costume that was considered entry level to one of the best looking rigs in the Legion! We have continued his work as we drive our speeder bikes toward the future. All good things must come to an end though, and we wish Marcel the best in his future endeavors. Tip of the Lance!

I've never heard anything more concrete than "Avirex flight suit." You're blazing a trail my man. Maybe Gino would know.

There is a list of available numbers and you pick your top 5. You get this info when you go through the approval process. That is handled by your garrison. We are just here to help you with your build! Here are the list of available numbers: https://www.501st.com/members/search_avail_ids.php

Absolutely!

We can try to squeeze in a photo of all members, costume or not, but we may be pressed for time as there are other Detachments before and after us waiting for their photo shoot.

Most of us just sew the thigh strap down right under the outer edges of the thigh patches. The comments were that you can see the strap's outline UNDER the thigh patches. There is nothing in the original to suggest this.

Here's some thoughts We can't ban armor as a Detachment. We can only advise the LMOs and GMLs and hope they play along. We just don't have that authority. All of us play in the gray area of LFL's IP and none of us really have the right to enforce their copyrights. We can prevent Vendors from selling on our forums, but recasters don't come here to sell anyway. Whereas the real armor makers out there (like Cal) are out in the open and easy to find (as well as listed on our approved Vendors list), the recasters take a bit more work. You have to scout Ebay or etsy to find these scoundrels. I fear putting them out in the open is going to make it easier for less scrupulous folks to buy from them. Real talk.... the vast majority of the folks that come onto this forum are from English speaking countries or members that have really good working knowledge of English. I don't see a lot of recast armor pop up on the WIPs or the trooping logs of our active members. But do we have that kind of influence in say.... South America? Eastern Europe? The Middle East? I'd like to think so, but my guess is most of these recasters are selling to folks outside of the Detachment's area of influence. So people buying this stuff aren't coming here for advice anyway. All we would be doing is letting the people that do come here know there are cheaper alternatives out there, as long as they swallow their ethics. We found out about the folks that recast Cal's armor, because someone came on the boards and asked if it was approvable. This is a tough question. The answer, unfortunately, is yes. The armor met the requirements for basic as stipulated in the CRL. But we let the OP know it was recast and other options were available. Did that person pick someone else or go with the recaster? We have no idea and will probably never know. How many more people found out this recaster existed because of that post? How many more sales did they get? Again... we don't know. I'll make inquiries and see how other DLs handle this sort of thing. But my instinct is to give recasters no advertising at all -- even negative advertising.

I use an older version of this: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Arrow-Fastener-Economy-Rivet-Tool-RT100M/304679378 1/8 rivets are the size you need.