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It´s got the logo pressed in the heel, it probably won´t be accepted. Have you found any Miltec boots? They are not expensive and they already have a great looking arch in the middle(that you can work on with the dremel and get get and even better look).

Hi! Question time, I got two fabrics today and I need help, let me know if these would be approvable: For the cod piece(take into consideration that I´m going to spray it with Tan Krylon and then use the same paints as in the hard plates for the camo): Without Flash: With Flash: Now the second fabric, it is a kind of velvet in light tan(ish) color, I´m considering it for the patch, what do you say? Pic with flash: Pic without flash: Side by side with the other fabric without flash:

Second layer on the bucket, chest and backplate: First layer on a lot of new parts:

Started isolating some of the plates/bucket: With Krylon(Fusion) the first coat is also primer so using this is pretty straight forward:

It´s looking good bro!

Got some more painting done yesterday: I think I found the right stuff to put inside the helmet is soft, but not too much and it can be painted black:

I used a hair dryer to do the same to my boot plates as they were too wide. I was real careful to avoid issues and urge you to really take your time doing that.

Hi, Got the knee pads to fill in the shoulder armor and look more buff: Also gave the first coat of black on the inside of some parts + some greebs(looks lighter than it is because of the flash):

Yeah, check some of the DYI here and most of the guys will have used Tan boots(combat boots or otherwise)..

I may have to extend a little, but I really need to check it again later...

Hi! Another update from my "secret underground lair": Got the boot plates adjusting just the way I wanted: Got some more work done on my Buy'Ce next up is painting black on the inside and the first layer of Tan on the outside: Begun joining the chest and back plates: ...but ran out of glue... Also, it seems I may have cut too much the side of the front plat, easily corrected if it turns out to be true, but time consuming...

They have to be there!!! So trimm carefully, ok? This is a pic of mine:

It´s not to be shaved/cut off. It´s not in the CRL anymore.

So your game plan is to make the helmet open like some of the Scout Trooper versions? Thats a great idea! Post up your projects as you go please as I my want to do this in the future. Cheers!

Thanks bro I´m loving every moment of the build! Question time: So, when walking the tip of the boot armor plate moves, and I want it to give a little (but not much) and return to the appropriate position when I stop moving. I´m think rare earth magnets. Will they stay glued to the boot if I use Epoxy glue? Nural or something strong like that?

Didn't feel like going down to the garage/man cave today so I just made a mess of my study... Filled up the pouches with foam(used high density upholstery foam leftovers from work) here is a final result while test fitting on the cummerbund. (i'm so small i have to cram the pouches together) Question time: 1 - The lower part of the cummerbund seems too small to fully sew on the belt, think it wil hold up well with just the top part attached? 2 - Think that some spray from black krylon will work to make the recesses black in the belt? Or will another type of paint have to do? If so, which type?

I'm still not finished with those, as soon as I get the back of the armor done I´m gonna test fit everything(still need to trim the front and back plates and put snaps), including the boot plates. If I´m happy with the final results then I´ll start the paintjob, and of course I´ll be posting everyhting here for the next generation of clones

Some more work done today! Its tiresome but it has to be done, and when finished I´ll be starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel IMO:

Forgot to add that the boot plates are too wide(not to mention overall too big) for us small hobbits from Europe :dt: so after trimming considerably I still had to bend it with the help of a heat source in order to make it fit the boot better:

So, another day another update(please let me hear your thoughts on this controversial part of the build): In it´s original state: With a snap: Modded boot and first test fit:

Some more work done, started on the elastic straps for the knee and elbow pads: But what really made smile was getting the reinforcement of the back armor/tank(next step is to smooth it out):

...good points. Perhaps a cloth slightly "wet" with nivea cream? (...used to work for army boots)

Yah its real leather, but its a little stiff, anyone know how to make the leather more malleable?

I hope to get something similar to the bucket on the left:

I´m gonna go with Games Workshop´s Citadel Paints for Green and Brown (Castellan Green and Baneblade Brown) over a base of Krylon Tan, If I can find it I´ll also apply Tamyia Weathering Powder: