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I started with the coveralls because it served as the base of the whole costume. The relatively simple modifications you have to do for it also makes it a good place to begin. Then I would suggest putting together the chest/back plates and the belt. Once you see where these bits of armor rest on your body, you can figure out the measurements for the cummerbund (which, in my opinion, was the most annoying part of the costume to deal with). Then I'd go ahead and put together the rest of the armor bits!

Hey Chunk sorry for the super late reply. I didn't prewash the material (completely didn't even cross my mind) and that's exactly why I've been afraid to wash it until recently. I'm also pretty sure the jumpsuit wasn't prewashed either and that's what's causing a lot of the black dye transfer to the bund. I think im going to take woolite to it like you suggested. Putting it in the washing machine on cold and gentle cycle got rid of some sweat but the black dye is still there. Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk

Sorry about posting this in the wrong section, guys! I'm doing this all on my phone and I must have pushed something by accident. Could this please be moved to soft parts? Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk

Hello scouts, I've put a few miles on my scout trooper costume with the amount of trooping I've done and it's starting to show. This is especially true when it comes to my cummerbund. I seem to have sweat through my jumpsuit in the summer heat and now some of the black has been transferred on my bund. I'd like to wash it to get it back in order, but I'm really unsure on exactly how to do it. I made the bund out of duck cloth with 80% cotton / 20% polyester quilt batting inside. Anyone have experience washing a bund similar to mind or is anyone an expert on washing fabrics? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk

You mean a mic tip that acts as a speaker? Give this thread a look: http://forum.bikerscout.net/index.php?showtopic=15254

Hey Tarrif! I, too, am a taller scout. I'm 6'3" and can confirm that SC armor will fit you well for your height. As far as for your head goes... SC's bucket might not fit you very well. People with smaller heads than I have had trouble fitting into it, and I think our heads are similar sizes. I definitely recommend looking at spike's "barn find" helmet thread in the trade sub-forum. He is selling Altmann helmets and it fits my large head great with lots of room to spare. I couldn't recommend it enough!

Thanks Nigel! I guess I am super impatient because it felt like it was taking an eternity to complete this. I've never done something this ambitious so maybe that's why. I hope my speed can be an inspiration for all future scouts lol Taking it a bit slower might have been a good idea just to work out some of the kinks before completing it, though (mainly in that damn cummerbund). Still, feels super good to have it officially completed and approved!

Thanks Ted! It's got a few noticeable issues, but man does it feel great to have this done.

Hey Everyone! It's been a long time since I updated this, but I have a pretty major update and wanted to share it. The build is by all means, done! I had a bit of trouble for a while with the sewing, but I finally managed to make my pouches and finish the details of the cummerbund in time. It also took me about three weeks because of my lack-of-time, but I finally finished cutting out the notch details in the boots. (I have the calluses on my fingers to prove it!) ------------------------------ Please be warned, this is by no means a perfect build and there are quite a few things that will need to be fixed/upgraded as time goes on. It's mainly the cummerbund that needs some touching up to do. First of all, that camel toe effect is... yikes. Not a huge fan of that. It also needs to be tapered in the back to stop the sides from flaring out of the bottom chest armor. The pouches also seem a bit too low for where they probably should be. An inch higher and it'll be good! Finally, I swear I've sewn on the seven lines needed in the front of the bund, but they really didn't come out that prominent. I don't know how that happened, but they're there when you look at it up close! Yes, some things look a bit sloppy, but nothing that can't be fixed in the long run! I'm surprised I even got it done at all, and probably wouldn't have without the help of my friends and the NER! Overall, I'm super happy with it and can't wait to start trooping in this thing. Here are some pics of the whole thing together: WARNING! ULTRA SLOPPY BACK PICTURE. TOTALLY BUMPED INTO SOMETHING BEFORE THIS WAS TAKEN!

Hey all, I'm finally on my last part of my build which are the pouches. I know one of the requirements for the pouches is that there are no visible stitches, but I'm new to sewing and I'm confused on how to do that with the flaps. I'm using a pattern that calls for tabs on all the sides of pouch, including the flaps. I assume these are there to fold and stitch in order to give a nice, clean edge. Though I can't see a way to do that without the stitches showing on the outside the flap. Anyone have any tips for hiding stitches on the flaps? Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk

Soooooo. Very. Clooooose. This update is mainly about the cummerbund and the thigh suede patches. The cummerbund... boy oh boy. It sure took a while to get going but it's finally done. Well, I say that but in reality this will be Cummerbund 1.0. It has a couple issues that I think can't be completely fixed so I think a new cummerbund will be in order soon. This one doesn't look too bad when it's all on. It just isn't perfect. Here it is: It looks pretty wrinkly and the lighting makes the lines hard to see in this picture but I've sewn 7 lines into the front of the bund when I think I should have stuck with 6. Also, the major issue is that I made the bund too short so I added material to the back end so I can close it nice and tight. I haven't taken a picture of it, but I think it's mostly covered in the back by the overlapping side. It's just unfortunate that I didn't add those extra couple inches at first so it could have been avoided. The codpiece also does that "camel toe" thing, especially when it's too tight. I've seen pandatrooper's fix for this, but I think that is more worth doing for Cummerbund 2.0. In the meantime, I'll try and come up with a jury-rigged version that wont make it look... well like a camel toe. Speaking of that, here is the pinned version of my suede thigh patches: I had no help at all pinning these so they probably aren't completely perfect , but they look pretty good to me. It's been suggested to me that I take this to a tailor because these can be a real pain in the butt for a novice sewer. If anyone sees anything insanely wrong, please let me know! ------------------ Hopefully this will be one of the last updates. After I craft these pouches, it should be approval pictures time. If only work didn't get in the way this would be gone by the end of the week!

Alright, time for another update! My job has it where the only chance I get to work on my scout is the weekend so that's why updates have been slow. I'm really happy to say that the build is finally almost done! Here is a picture of the entire costume so far (sorry about the terrible quality and the fact that it was hastily put on). To me it looks like it's nearing completion: The only two things missing from my costume now are the dreaded cummerbund and the just-as-dreaded suede patch. I'm deciding to bring my flight suit and suede to a tailor to get sewn on professionally. As far as I've read on here, those patches are just too much trouble. I'm going to attempt the beginnings of the cummerbund with my girlfriend this weekend and we'll see what happens. If it's a complete disaster, I'll be looking out for one on here! So here's what I got done since my past post: ----------------------------------------------- Boots: The boots are now pretty much 99.5% complete. They came out amazing and I really need to thanks Navajo Bro for how great they look. The only thing left to do now is to cut out the details on the bottom wheat part of the boots. We followed the boot tutorial on here and it worked like a charm. I'm just thankful my feet stopped growing at a size 13 US. Otherwise finding the base boots might have been much harder. Vest: The next thing we (my girlfriend, mostly) did was put together the vest. We just followed the vest tutorial on here and it worked out wonderfully and saved a ton of money doing it. These were two black 2XL heavy cotton t-shirts and some batting in the sleeves. Take a look at the results: If you look at the first full ensemble picture I posted, you can see the vest flares out from the bottom of the shoulders bells like it does in the scout trooper crl. I really recommend going a t-shirt size larger than that you normally wear for this reason. Everything, to me at least, seems perfectly sized and at the right lengths. Helmet Padding: I was super concerned about using a hot glue gun with my helmet due to potential plastic warping and I wasn't much of a fan of how the 1" yellow project foam looked when I test-taped it into my bucket so I decided on a different approach. A member on the NER forum suggested I take a look at Condor helmet padding like he had in his scout bucket. These helmet pads felt way better than I imagined! Not only that, but they keep my helmet incredibly secure on my head. I thought that the sheer size of my massive planet-like head would rip the side-cheek pads right off each time I put on the helmet, but they hold on strong each time. I must have put on the helmet 10 times now without any issues. Here is what it looks like inside my Alt: Thermal Detonator: And here's a quick picture update to my messed-up TD. It has since been fixed and here's what it looks like now: - I'm really excited with the progress we've made with this costume and I'm even more excited to be so close in finally joining the 501st with it. So far I've had a blast hanging out/making my armor with them and can't wait to finally be a trooper Just a little more and I'll trooping out there!

Thanks for the kind words Retrofire! You can't go wrong with the SC kit. Jeff was super speedy with the delivery and was quick to awnser any questions I had. You'll love it and it's really easy to put together! Haha the backwards TD greeblies were something I was going to address in my next update! Those are pretty embarrassing because I was trying to be super careful about the placement while doing it. I was looking at Pandatrooper's build and the picture he had put the rank badge turned 180 degrees, so that's what I did with mine. No worries, though! It has since been fixed, the hose painted the proper shade of grey, and has been re-assembled to (hopeful) perfection. Good eye, Peter! I bet you'll have yours done error free once you get it!

Here with another major check off the build item list. My Altmann helmet came in from Australia and I am absolutely ecstatic! I wanted to show off some of the pics because it's a helmet absolutely worth showing off. I also know a lot of people consider this helmet when looking for their first, so maybe this can be a decision making tool as well. Here it is, the Altmann scout helmet: If anyone is interested in the rest of my build it is nearing it's completion. I'll have pictures of the parts I've been working on hopefully by next week. The boots are pretty much complete, the vest is pretty much put together, and and besides that the hard parts have been put together. The final beast in the way is the cummerbund and, with the help of my girlfriend and tons of reference photos, it will be conquered.

I don't know if the helmet bag on Trooperbay is wildly overpriced as far as bags go, but that's what I have and it fits my Atlmann scout helmet just fine.