Retrofire

Congratulations!

Nice work! I've been puzzling that out for my blaster. Hope you don't mind if I use your idea.

Well said! I sent Jeff a note of thanks for all the good things he's doing especially with the new knees. That goes for all our vendors. This "hobby" would be hard without them.

They do:) Nothing like a worn in bund!

I asked the armourers and they recommended a medium grey color for the TD. I would use some fine sandpaper to scuff it up and the wash it with soap and water before you paint it to get any residue off.

Disregard that earlier post I misunderstood what you were asking:) I'd be happy to help you but I'm in Arizona. Maybe shoot Griffin-X or Forest Ranger a PM they're both in the FW area I think and they could point you to a Scout that may help you. Post up on the Star Garrison forum too. If you can't find a body then PM me and I'll help you build them.

Drop by the trade forum and give Chrisx909x a shout. He helped me with my boot build. He does top notch work and I love my boots. Hope that helps!

Well you could always give it a shot but it would probably be better if it was pulled that way. Doing a return is much different than doing that recess. To make it clean you would have to create a die of the shape then heat the ABS till it's soft enough to mold into the die and the hold it till it cools. I can't tell you how much hot plastic burns:). It's something I did think about but it was a bit past my level so I just trimmed and relocated the strap locations and did the returns as Panda did.

Panda also has a couple of videos that are good to watch as well.

It's a sealing iron used for RC aircraft. I used Pandatroopers method on my armor and it works best. The problem with a standard iron is that it's too heavy and clunky. You really need to be close to the work to direct the heat in order to make a clean edge. You can find sealing irons on Amazon.

It's probably harder to animate the pouches and folds of the bund especially when they're riding so maybe they nixed it to save time and therefore $$. Makes sense...good eye!

I'm sorry to hear this and the restocking fee is nonsense IMO but the has to be a time when you say enoughs enough and move on. I would highly recommend Gabe Sci-Fi creations (the link is on the first page of this thread). He did my flight suit and vest. His work is excellent and he has great communication to his buyers. There are several Pathfinders that also take commissions for boots and soft armor that you can find on the Trade forum. I'm sorry you had issues and it's good that you posted up so others don't end up in the same boat.

Welcome John. It's great to have you aboard!

Congratulations Pathfinder!!

That's what we're here for my friend! Another good resource would be to reach out to your local garrison. You can find them via the 501.org site...look on the right side and use the map to enter your location and it should give you the garrison weblink. Head over there and register and get to know your future garrison mates. Some also have meet and greets and even armor parties where you can get help with your build.

Welcome to the BS.N forest Bryce! We're here for you so head on out and start looking around. You'll need five posts to see the trade forum so post up any questions. A good place to start is in the armory to get familiar with the various pieces that make up the scout. The CRL is also a good read since those are the requirements we all have to meet for basic approval. As I said we're here for you so let us know how we can help you become one of us:)

I would recommend heading over to the armory and start looking through the threads regarding soft armor. You can sew them yourself like many pathfinder have done with the information found there if you would like. If you're looking to get them off the "rack" you'll need five posts to access the trade forum where you can find folks that you can commission your soft armor from. Take a look around and we're right behind you to help when you need.

After reading the forums there are quite a few folks that are upset. Enough that the COGs are starting to weigh in. My concern is that I haven't seen response from our command staff but Spec Ops has weighed in. Folks are bashing BSN pretty hard. Steve has been really backing BSN and we need to take up his and SpecOps backs and show some unity with grace and understanding. We're scouts but we're all legionnaires first and always need to remember why we started doing this in the first place.

One step at a time brother. Go slow and be methodical. I know it's hard but you'll reap dividends from it when you get to the end.

Ahhh yes the days of building armor when you look at the clock and then say "I'll just work on this piece a little then hit the hay" and then you look over and the sun's coming up.....It's looking great keep it up!

Ditto Shada and he's a Lancer:)

Yeah just watch the necroposting. The webteam Pathfinders take a dim view on beefing up post numbers with nonsense posts:)

You can also check out Spike in the Trade Forum. His lids are really nice. There is also a great helmet thread in the armory that talks about the various makers.

Congrats Pathfinder!

I also snag a pair of new knees while you're at it. Those older knees just don't look as nice as the new one SC has.