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Thanks all, for the feedback so far. Spent this weekend trimming parts and dry fitting prior to any gluing. I'm going to start with the ab and chest/back armor sections first. Ended up doing some reinforcement work on the lower back connectors of the back armor. The ABS is super thin around the ridge, so I beefed it up with a bit of heat moulded styrene to fit. Shouldn't be noticeable on the inside, plus it'll be painted black along with everything else. I also punched out the lower "disk drive" slot entirely and made a new mount out of styrene.. On a down note, I realized that I'm missing two pieces from my kit. 1) Small back greebs circled in green from Mickey's build thread. 2) Shin armor mounting plates (not my photo). Not sure what happened there, as I've looked through everything I have and they're definitely not in the box. I bought my kit untrimmed from a fellow legion member, but he didn't have them either. I reached out to KW about the back greebs and bought a replacement set, but I don't know what's up with the mounting plates. Maybe KW started using those after my kit was pulled? Hmmmm

Approximately 4 hours of weathering later...this is the result. The lighting always washes out some of the more subtle effects, so here's some close ups. I had to take the original Anovos lining out, which unfortunately didn't come out easily. Thinking about maybe coating it in black plastidip, as I don't relish the idea of having raw fiberglass on my face. Other ideas are welcome.

Do you mean this part?

Thank you Whiskey. Is that a one-piece cod/bund combo?

Ok folks, so the American Apparel bag linked here finally arrived. Here's some photos to show you all what I'm working with. Not bad for $15. It's got a nice sheen to it, similar to the film. Cylindrical in shape. Shot with my legs for scale. Size looks about right. I will need to do some mods -- specifically stitch ripping the straps off, removing the label, and adding 1" black cotton webbing. Need to also add a square, black-painted metal tri-glide on each strap, like this one: https://www.amazon.com/Bobeey-Adjuster-Sliders-Triglide-Leathercraft/dp/B075LHT9D9/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=flat%2Btriglide&qid=1578781245&sr=8-1&th=1

The scout is actually primarily a soft parts kit, so, with only a few exceptions, there's a lot of latitude in terms of fit to various body types. In my personal opinion, it's not usually worth the money to get the scout armor fully assembled. If you're not a good match bodywise for the assembly, you'll end up ripping a lot of it apart and then re-assembling it. The armor itself really only needs a few parts for assembly. Mostly rivets, velcro, elastic, and adhesive. My advice -- get your armor fully trimmed and ready for assembly from SC, which I believe is one of the options. Do the final assembly yourself. It's not that bad and we're here to help. You can do it!

Thanks dude! I'm stoked to work on this kit! For the circle symbol I have the Montana Gold Red-Orange. From what I've read, that's supposed to be pretty close?

Unfortunately, no. Level 1 of the CRL specifically says "rivets", so chicago screws would be a no-go. "Attached to the outside of the right boot with rivets."

Most folks use bare aluminum 1/8" diameter rivets with either 1/8" pull, or 1/4" pull. DOn't get steel rivet. While steel is sturdier, it's a BEAST if you need to ever drill it out and replace the rivet. Make sure to pick up some aluminum 1/8" backing plates as well, else you may crack the rivet holes in the plastic.

Hey everyone, so I decided to join the Shoretrooper club and started working on a Captain build. Armor: KW Designs with Mr. Paul belt boxes Skirt: Mr. Paul Helmet Anovos with Mr. Paul lens I haven't started my armor build yet. Mostly I've been working on the helmet. I've got it repainted with a base coat of Rustoleum Dark Walnut and a topcoat of Montana Gold Sahara Beige. Major thanks to Mr. Paul for the helmet paint tutorial. To my eyes, I think the helmet is ready for weathering, once I paint the circle decal. Anyone see anything else I should address before beating it up? Images linked to hi-res below. I'll probably have a lot of armor fit questions, so I'll keep this updated as I progress.Thanks!

Hello and welcome! To get you started on the various armor vendors, check here: http://forum.501stpathfinders.com/index.php?/topic/17774-the-ultimate-armor-comparison-thread/&tab=comments#comment-159857 You can check also check out the vendor forums, here: http://forum.501stpathfinders.com/index.php?/forum/156-vendor-sales/ Again, welcome and let us know if you have any questions!

Small details, but when I get back home, I can always take a look at the images I have of different screen used scout helmets and see which variety is more common.

Yep, its been done both ways. After all, what prop maker in 82 would have thought people would be scrutinizing hi def images of their paint jobs? Thanks Whiskey for the photos.

Was SA the German vendor I was remembering?

Steph Mortimer makes them using the t-shirt method and is in the US. Otherwise, not a whole lot of US-based options. https://m.facebook.com/groups/1517600621664236?group_view_referrer=profile_browser While not in the US, there's KriptonTop on Etsy. He makes really nice flak vests. Just make absolutely sure to select FedEx shipping. https://www.etsy.com/listing/251067728/star-wars-biker-scout-trooper-vest-flak?ref=shop_home_active_1&crt=1

Happy to do it, bud. Everything turned out great!

Aside from those two, there aren't a lot of additional vendors out there for the gloves. I recall there was another scout glove maker in Germany but the name escapes me at the moment. The Wampa gloves are pretty close to the original esprit gloves. Are you looking for something different in particular?

Great work dude! You can request pathfinder access here: http://forum.501stpathfinders.com/index.php?/forum/162-access-requests/

Great work! Congrats!

Less accurate on the armor? It's cast from a screen used set, so it's pretty much the standard for scout armor.

That's definitely a mould seam line. Nice attention to detail in your research though.

Check with @sskunky CFO/Cast From Original for the Strider holster.

Gotcha. I see what you're talking about. To me that looks like part of the tri-glide, but I'm open to other options! 😁

Hmm, is there? I see the tri-glide in the photos above. Can you pick out where you think there's a d-ring? I linked the images, so you should be able to click to get the higher res.

Here are the ref photos I have: Bag is cylinder in shape. The material is shiny and black in color, but it's hard to tell if it's leather or nylon. The straps do not go all the way around the bag, only sewn onto the top quarters. Straps are made from webbing and have a tri-glide slider on each strap.