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I had folks like you as examples Stasz! I couldn't have done it without the support of this amazing community of Scouts. This is indeed the best Detachment in the 501st!

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Welcome to BS.N! It's great to have you with us! This is a great place full of top notch folks. If there is anyway we can be of help please don't hesitate to ask someone. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

You can't go wrong with the SC armor. I'm three inches taller than you and some of the mods I had to do was to cut the shoulder bells back about 1.5" or so, trim the shoulder tabs back and relocate the side tabs on the front and rear armor. I'm wearing an Altmann's lid and it works great for me but I would defer to Mickey on the lids as he has way more experience than I in that department. The LW lid is super duper rare and your chances of finding one of those gems is akin to Han giving the Falcon back to Lando for nothing . Remember too that your neck/chin will be covered with your flight suit neck closure and balaclava so as long as your chin doesn't stick out too far you should be good.

Well git r' done and suit up Scout! Ya'll got Ewoks to rustle

I sewed elastic to both side of my cotton webbing straps to give the front and back pieces a bit of "flex". You can only see the cotton between the plates but there's elastic where it attaches to the armor. The bund and cod look great!

I am continually amazed at the variety of techniques I have encountered here to build armor. Really nice work Cheyenne I'm excited to see it coming together for you!

Thank you all.

Approved! TB-91005 reporting to Endor as ordered. Many thanks to the many Pathfinders who helped me achieve this honor!

Thanks that will help me a lot since I'm going for Lancer. I'll need to commission a new bund for sure.

I think that's one of the items that Chex mentioned the command staff was going to address this year. Anyway, I've been told to use the requirements here on BS.N by the Lancers and not the 501st version. It takes longer to get that one updated as it has to go through the Legion offices and not the detachment. The outboard rivet should be painted white. I used Testor's white.

Thanks Christina! Get that armor finished Scout!

Thanks for the clarification Mickey. It seems to me that the bund almost sits on top of the belt rather than underneath it with the belt over top of it. Some good food for thought.

Hmmm am I missing something here? I added Velcro to my vest and bund to ensure it sat high and my belt is at my hip and belly button line so the bottom of the belt sits at the bottom of my bund. Looking at my rear shot I can see that the belt is at a slight angle so it comes above the bund line. I guess I'm not seeing what you experienced guys are seeing. I want it to be right for sure. I'm fine trooping in it but I do agree that the cod is a bit narrow so I'll looking for a replacement in the future.

You're right Tim the SC does come with decals well more like stickers really. I highly recommend getting a set of biker scout decals from Trooperbay. I used those for my tank striping and for my helmet. They are much more robust than the ones that come with the kit.

Really good explanation on the bund. I was trying to be really conscious about where the belt was sitting (on my hips over the belly button) so I spent some time adjusting and readjusting the bund to make sure it sat at the belt line. I totally get what you mean about the width of the cod which is why I'm going to get a new one before I submit Lancer. I'm also going to have to replace my vest, which is a bummer because Gabe did a really nice job on it, as this one is a tad too tight over my flight suit which makes movement a little tough. I'll be hitting you up for advice for sure before I replace my current bund.

Thanks Pac! Thanks Cheyenne! You're next! Get that armor finished Scout!

Thanks Philip! Thanks Mickey! Yeah I've been kinda fighting the bund through this build. It is fine for basic but I'm going to commission another one before I submit my Lancer application. I've worked to bring as much as much of my armor as I can up to Lancer standards but I'm afraid the bund will have to replaced. I think I'll hit up Marcel. Thanks Jim! You right. That's my chin (DOH!) I usually have my balaclava up and over my face but I dorked it this time. You're right about the boots too. I'm still learning how to adjust various parts when in armor. It's a lot harder than I thought it would be. I make sure that doesn't happen when I trooping. Gotta represent! Thanks for all the help you gave to get me to this point!

Greetings Pathfinders. I've finally achieved a point where I'm ready to submit for approval. Here are my pics. I would appreciate your feedback. Thank you very much! Front Port Starboard Aft

It looks like there is mesh in the "ears". Typically we go without right Mickey?

Thanks Jim that means a lot coming from you. I'm tinkering with the lid a bit to make it mine. Adding a DVH snout, liner and redoing some of the decals with ones from Trooperbay especially the traps as I want those to be accurate. Stay tuned for the pre-approval pics coming soon.

There are a few lids on the Trade Forum and there will probably be more once the RS lid folks start clearing out their lid collections

Alright! We'll both graduate in the May class of Pathfinders I'm looking forward to it!

Thanks Cheyenne! It couldn't have come on a better day. I finally got my lid I'm going to sit down with my younglings and watch Lego Yoda Chronicles and work on my helmet upgrades. Hopefully going for submission by Friday.

Just got the best Star Wars Day present EVER! Helmet #365 arrived today. Many thanks Spike I love it! Of course my future scouts had to try it on too!