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I second this. Once I got up the courage to do my own sewing I found it was so much better to do it yourself. I remade my cod and shortened the sleeves on my vest. My machine was a small investment but it made a big difference. Folks like MJ and Chef are great tutors and give you the confidence that you can do it yourself.

Looking at the pics it doesn't look straight/level. Maybe take a look through some of the helmet compare threads and even Strider's Lancer build. You should find some references there. I'll take a look through my costume book and see if I can find something.

Welcome to the Pathfinders Andrew!

Welcome to the Pathfinders!

It's looking great. Recommend getting as close as you can to the edge of the tube. The end caps will cover the edges and it will look much better. Great choice on the blaster I have a DVH too and I love it.

Congratulations Lancer!

That looks great. Nice work! If you need the grey bolts I have an extra 3M set I can spare. Shoot me a PM.

Congratulations Lancer!

It looks suede enough to me. Mine isn't real fuzzy either so that looks fine. Gotta watch that seam ripper especially when it comes to your fingers! That's an easy fix so I wouldn't worry too much about it. Those pockets are toughies so take your time so you don't give yourself any additional repair work.

What I did was trim off the plastic threads just above the square base and then drilled a shallow hole in the square where the threads were. Don't go all the way through! The hole I drilled was a bit smaller than the diameter of the replacement threads I was using. I removed the bolts from my Altmann's and removed the threads. I heated the threads up on my stove (please be safe doing this!) and gently pushed them into the hole I drilled out. Go slow so you keep the thread straight and square. Let them cool. Now comes the slightly scary part. Push the bolt through your visor/helmet and using the square base as a pattern mark your helmet visor and trim it out using a hobby knife. The bolt should now sit flush. Take a lock washer and a nut and assemble you visor back together. Remember to not overtighten! Your lid should be good to go. I didn't use the remaining pieces in the kit just the covers.

Here's the tutorial from Chef: http://www.chefscreations.co.uk/building-a-scout-helmet/ I'm building a Chef helmet for my Shadow Scout and I'm building a WTF lid for my son and they are both similar so this tutorial should do the trick. If you're building a shadow I would recommend moving it over to SpecOps as that will be your Detachment for this costume. Here's the link: http://forum.501stspecopsdet.net/index.php?/forum/16-shadow-scouts/ I got one ongoing over there under my callsign so look me up there. We got a good crew both here and over there.

There are a few Scouts here working with the leather but nothing definitive as of yet in regards to type. I'd stick with the vinyl for now and proceed on with your build. You can always upgrade to the leather at a later date once the details have been worked through.

The ARC/BARC troopers reach across two detachments. The Kashyyyk Scout here in the Pathfinders utilizes a two piece suit based on a British desert pattern. The Clone ARC uses a one or two piece undersuit much like a Stormtrooper. The Bikerscout undersuit is unique to to this costume. The Redkap is the easiest to modify from the start which is why it's the most used suit. The WW is a good suit but it's better suited to a TIE Pilot, TIE Reserve, or Imperial Crewmember.

Awesome. Be sure to take it slow and repeat the words measure twice then trim. Chopper has a point about the snout greeblie. I would change that out and I would replace the decals with a set from Trooperbay. There are several vendors that you can get the snout from so if you need any help there let us know. Looking forward to seeing your bucket come together!

Very cool! Looking forward to seeing how this turns out.

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Here's a review I wrote regarding that particular blaster. Hope it helps. http://forum.bikerscout.net/index.php?showtopic=15585

I would go for a DVH. The HfX are nice but the scope stand-off is too wide. It also comes with a built in rare earth magnet to secure it in your boot holster. He has few available and it's worth a look. I also have a HfX e11 as well as a Relby rifle but I went with DVH from an accuracy stand point. Great thread Chopper!

Yes. With Wampa gloves you want to go one size up from what the sizing chart says.

Sound great Walt! We're looking forward to seeing it!

Nice work so far and kudos to you for shooting for Lancer. The only thing I see from your photos is that your bund closure is off center from your back but that might be a fitment issue. Strider is a Lancer and he has a Lancer level build thread going in the armory that has a ton of great information. Check it out if you already haven't and keep up the great work!

Now that a maker has engaged with the armor I'm going to shoot Chef and Grif a message and restate our intent to move forward officially with the creation of the CRL.

Might be a result of the photobucket-apocalypse that hit last month. I was able to see the pics on the web version though. Try the links on a web browser and me know if you're still having problems and we'll figure something out to get you the info you need.

No, they are shorter in the back. Check out the posts and feel free to let me know if you have additional questions. Sent from my VS985 4G using Tapatalk

I hear you brother and I do to and so does Stasz. Looks like WTF is moving forward and I have a request in to get some more info. My thought is that we should be far enough into the season where we can start fleshing out the CRL. We should also touch base with the new DL and XO since we started this under the previous staff. Here's another pic of the face from WTF: