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The weave seems fine for the pouches. My only hesitation would be the little brown flecks in the fabric. If you're planning on tea dying them and weathering your armor, then it may not be so obvious. Might be worth dying a test swatch if you want to go that way.

Holster looks good. As for the grass -- nothing a little wet sanding can't fix.

I'd bring it down a tiny smidge vertically, but yeah, looks about right. From the CRL:

Can you post a photo of the boots you would like to use? The sole is the crucial part when considering boots. These boots ar very popular for boot builds and have the right sole color. KINGSHOW Men's 1366 Water Resistant Premium Work Boots (11 D(M) US Men's, Wheat 1366) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B017THAXTO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_483bDbX5E1JBX

What's the maker of that armor, WTF? As MIckey said, you can trim it much closer. Just be careful not to trim is so close that there's not enough to support the center slat.

Great work Loïc! Chapeau.

Hey Alistair, I think I know the video you're talking about. Unfortunately, there aren't any how to dress videos made recently. Are you wondering how all the parts, both hard armor and soft parts, are supposed to fit together? I do have a thread on rigging your gear up so it all stays together -- that might be helpful? http://forum.501stpathfinders.com/index.php?/topic/18894-some-tips-for-keeping-your-scout-costume-together-while-trooping/

Samantha, in addition, you might also want to PM two female scouts that both did sc armor builds. I believe @jen0farc did a SC build a few years ago. Also, @TK-Teri did the Lancer build I referenced earlier. She has the new SC armor. They might be good additional resources for specific questions related to fit and sizing.

And in other news, look what arrived from Wampa Wear!!!! The new version of their Kashyyyk gloves!

Thanks for taking a look, Luis. Yeah, that item sorta bit me in the butt a bit. Wasn't expecting that to happen. I had used excess jacket pocket fabric to make the thigh pouches. You couldn't see the ripstop pattern on the trousers at all until I dyed them. Actually I didn't even know it was there until after they dried. I'd be concerned that I wouldn't get the dye to match on a different set of pockets, and then that's a whole different can of worms. Which is worse right? Different dye shade, or differing fabric?

Dyed my shirt, trousers, and pockets last night. Followed the guidance folks have been using on here -- dark brown RIT dye with a splash of black. There are some darker splotch areas on the shirt. Fortunately, they'll all be underneath the bund, so it doesn't really matter. Looks like none of the thread dyed. Guess it must primarily be nylon thread, as opposed to cotton. Thoughts? Should I give it another dip in dark brown? Compared to what's seen on screen:

No problem at all dude. We here to help no matter what. Just wanted to make sure you were aware of some of the other resources that were out there.

What you've done is fine for basic clearance, but keep in mind that the SC instructions likely haven't been updated in quite some time. What's listed may not always be the most current construction methods. Your choice, but I do encourage you to at least take a look at Strider's Lancer Build Tutorial:

That shade looks correct to me, Kurt.

Hey dude! Kropserkel is at the lower end in terms of accurate scout armor, so i'd encourage you to take a look at the other vendors out there (see link below) before making your purchase. Their helmet is ok, but that's about it. If you go that way, I"d also encourage you to not order the helmet assembled, since they use 3M tape instead of glue, which isn't the most effective method to keep it all together. Assembling scout armor isn't that bad and, in addition to the help we can offer here, being that you're in texas, you can also reach out to members of star garrison for assistance. You can do it! A number of vendors offer pre trimmed armor in the US -- studio creations and mon cal/far away creations are two of them. Both offer excellent armor kits.

Hey there, in addition to what Frank said about posting photos, which maker's scout kit are you currently building? Is it a one piece belt? You should not need to cut and re-glue the belt boxes, but once you get some photos up, we're happy to take a look.

Congrats Lancer!

Yeah man, that looks good. Great work on the adjustment.

Hey there trooper, before you go splitting the helmet into pieces, keep in mind that the gap isn't likely to be all that visible behind the front return edge, especially if you center it so there's only a small gap on each side. Don't use 3M tape for finali assembly of the helmet, that's not going to hold. E6000 will work, but it takes a long time to cure, so you'll really need to anchor everything in place. Most people use clamps, tape, and rare earth magnets to assist with assembly and gluing. Even then, if the gaps are really egregious, you can fil it with abs paste. Before even going that far, are you able to do some slight heat moulding to get it to fit in place better? You can slightly (and I do emphasize slightly, you don't want to melt it!) heat it with a heat gun on the low setting, or with some boiling water.

Update, RS was kind enough to take my feeback on the bicep armor into account and I recently received the replacement parts. Really outstanding work and service on their part and I'm extremely grateful that they went the extra mile on this. The updated biceps looks absolutely dead-on correct.

The RS props armor also has the same sort of kink at the bend points. It will not cause any issues for level 2 approval and it certainly shouldn't at level 1 either. You can see it on the screen used armor below as well.

Congrats Jason. Great work!

Thanks @ferra appreciate you taking a look.

So, this may not be the best news, but, given that your armor is built from thin hips, you're constantly going to be fighting cracking and breakage. Even if you reinforce the cracked portions with fiberglass, it's likely going to just crack in the adjacent non-reinforced places. Most scout vendors use ABS plastic, of varying thicknesses. Having seen a number of the armors out there, I'd say that Studio Creations, Mon Cal, and RS Props have the most durable armor.

Ah ok. CucBlack's armor is made with very thin HIPS, which, as Dart said, cracks easily.