BikerScout007

Glad to see you over here, James! We are having issues with the site right now and aren't able to upgrade accounts at this time. If you are looking for the shirt run, it is also posted on the 501st page!

Hello to all Pathfinders and prospective Pathfinders! Today is the first day of the new term. I want to thank you for entrusting me with leading this Detachment for the next year. I will do my best to continue making this the best Detachment in the Legion. To get down to brass tacks, in case you didn't know, we lost our dear XO and webmaster, Jim Griffin, this past January. It was a stunning blow to say the least. I had chatted with him only days before and just found it hard to believe that someone could be taken so quickly when everything seemed fine. Jim was in the middle of site maintenance at the time of his passing and unfortunately, certain privileges were temporarily taken away from us that we have not yet been able to restore. Nor have we been able to access Jim's computer so far. Marcel, our long-time Detachment Leader and our Webmaster Cheyenne have been working with Jim's family to try to resolve this situation on that end. Steve Leahy, former Spec Ops DL, has been working with the server company to get us access. Why Steve? Because Jim was webmaster for both us and Spec Ops and we share a server with them. While strides have been made, we do not yet have full access to either this forum or the Facebook page. So if you are wondering, "why haven't I been made a full Pathfinder?", "why haven't I received my trooping award?" or "why hasn't my account been verified yet?" this is why. You'll notice I don't have the Detachment Leader tag yet. It's all part of the same issue, one which we are diligently working on and hope to have resolved soon. In the meantime, we are open for business and will continue to offer help to any and all who managed to slip in the door before we lost the ability to verify accounts. For you folks still waiting to be verified, I ask for your patience while we work through this, and please feel free to read through our forums even if you can't post just yet. Though I can't assign him his badge at this time, Andry Bobyk ("Dart") is now our Detachment XO. Feel free to reach out to either one of us if you have any further questions. Scout or Die Mickey PS: It's not all doom and gloom. We got a great merch run coming up, so stay tuned!

that is a thing of beauty

The CRL is a living, breathing document and has always been updated when new discoveries are made. The blasters are a bit trickier because there are so few suppliers of them, but with 3d printing it's been easier to make new ones than ever.

I've got another source for you: https://www.facebook.com/TK1389Props/

Yeah I suspect they used some sort of gray/beige cord and didn't bother painting it

Any 16 gauge extension cord should do. Maybe find one in white so it's easier to paint? https://www.amazon.com/GE-12-Feet-Indoor-Extension-51954/dp/B00178HJ6C/ref=sr_1_4?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1519743873&sr=1-4&keywords=white+extension+cord

I agree with this. There was most likely a blaster made for closeups. I doubt many blasters were made for the film at all, since we hardly see any scouts using them. And if Lucas thought he could save $76.43 by only having 2 blasters made, it wouldn't surprise me at all.

Just offhand I'd say your pouches are too big and the codpiece is much too narrow. You want to go 6x5 on the pouches. The codpiece and pouch dimensions should look more like this: Your armor set up looks fine, though I'd say the KS chest piece is probably a little too big for you. Nothing that would hold up approval though. Do you have a pic of the back?

imgur is good. I've been using posting.org and dropbox.

From what I can tell looking at both screenshots and Gino's scout, the strip is just a piece of elastic, about 1/2 inch in width. And it's not a loop. It just covers the top and edges. But for now the CRL calls for white cotton webbing so just do that. Folks should have plenty left over after doing the drop boxes and chest straps!

I used buckram in my codpiece instead of foam. But I suppose any fabric stabilizer will do. It's like the material found in hat brims and is allegedly what was used in the film. But overall it looks like the codpiece is pulling too tight. This is something I see often. The codpieces were very loose in the film. I would make the cod strap longer so it doesn't pull so tight.

Yes, for the most part, folks do a cover roughly in the shape of a square. So 1.5 x 1.5. But an exact measurement is not specified in the CRL. Honestly, the strip in the film looks only a half inch wide, but I'll cross that bridge some other time

Check with your Garrison on whether any alternate rifles can be used. If they say stick to the CRL then only the ones that are listed can be used.

Like Stasz said, we used t-straps in the past because we didn't have complete info on the Scout and just assumed whatever the TK used, the TB did as well. Turns out there are quite a few differences. You can get a view of how I did mine in this thread http://forum.bikerscout.net/index.php?showtopic=18015&st=20 But a t-strap is totally fine for approval. My issue is that your white bridge is much too long. It should be about half that length

Hey buddy, this is where the fun begins. The most thorough thread on the SC kit was done a few years ago by Terry "Pandatrooper": http://forum.bikerscout.net/index.php?showtopic=9781 This is pretty much a step-by-step how-to. There may be some slight variations though, as SC has made some minor changes in their kit since this was first put up (ie, a one piece belt as opposed to three). But the main idea is there. The kit from SC is pretty much a "scout in a box". Almost everything you need is in the kit as well as detailed instructions. Plus there is very little, if any, trimming to do. You'll be fine! Just go slow. You'll be very happy with your Altmann lid, not much to do there. It may help to reach out to folks in your Garrison and see if you have any local Scouts to help! Good luck, we are here for you.

Scout Team Six had a gathering at Long Beach Comic Expo this past Saturday. Here's the official con photo

Unfortunately the balaclava is not optional, even for a basic scout. Maybe you can take some supplemental photos showing that you have it and work it out with your Garrison. But that really depends on your GML. I would get in touch with them first and see if they want you to do anything different.

Velcro is a life saver! Well done

That is completely sufficient. I got the 12.99 bin from Target. https://www.target.com/p/sterilite-174-108-qt-industrial-utility-storage-tote-black-with-red-latch/-/A-15066067#lnk=sametab No wheels, but the Scout is so lightweight that I usually just carry it. Which is helpful when troopers get tied up on an escalator! I bought a separate dolly for the rare times when I actually need wheels. Yours looks great though!

KS and WTF also have larger size armor. But to be honest, SC is one of the bigger ones. It may help to post up a pic so we can see what you mean. Maybe we can give you some pointers on adjusting it

You don't need to overdo it like I did. Like the guys said, tab of Velcro is fine. I wanted to make mine adjustable so i used parachute clips. The screen scouts had straps that connected to a slider attached to the vest Sent from my LG-H872 using Tapatalk

Mine is attached to the bottom of my vest, like so:

Hey buddy! You posted up in the wrong forum for helmets. And I answered you in that thread. Not sure what you mean by 3D plans. if you are talking Scout armor, there doesn't really exist a good set right now

PM Spike. He is the man behind Altmann! http://forum.bikerscout.net/index.php?showuser=78390