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SO i have 2 different helmets I started with a beautiful Altman helmet, but later i bought an RS props red label, they both have been painted white. The RS props is my 'go-to" costuming helmet, because it fits my tiny head best, soits been seeing a lot of sunlight, the other one however stands on display, not in direct sun, but it's a year older. The RS props however is still spanking white after 50+ troops in it, whilst the other one has yellowed quite a bit waiting in the dark. Is this normal with RS helmets, or is some other force at work? Howcome it hasn't yellowed out yet? are there special white paints that prevent yellowing out? While you're here, do you have any other tricks to prevent our nice white armour to stay white for a long time?

when you drill out a rivet, check a tutorial on youtube/etc. Metal on metal drilling heats up pretty fast, that's not only bad for the drill, it may heat up the plastic around the holes, don't want that stuff melting ever. put a bowl of icecold water nearby and put the drilltip in it to cool down for a few seconds, whenever you feel it may get too hot.

They do look nice though. Do you think it could be possible to adjust the length yourself? the stitching on the backside would be the biggest problem i think

The one used in the (pinned) Boots tutorial is the Kingshow Men's 1366 Water Resistant Premium Work Boots, Which is available on the USA side of Amazon

Greetings Pathfinders! Let's talk homemade boots! There are quite a few armorers now that sell completely finished Scout Boots, but if you like to make your own, there's a task ahead, for it is difficult to find the right kind of soles, ESPECIALLY if you want a proper 1 colour sole! Sometimes i scour the internets for those proper soles, (the boots i have now are not good enough for lancers) and at some point i reached the end of the internet, which bummed me out. So if you happen to run into proper boots, maybe note it down. One example on the boards here is the water resistant Kingshow boots which can be worked with but those do not ship to Europe, so shipping causes problems for some scouts and each region probably has different options. In some cases it's cheaper to buy finished scout boots, than a timberland that has to ship across the globe. So... if you find boots and think maybe these could be used for pathfinders, post some info here. a picture, or link, or just where to buy them, maybe if you can tell which region they are available would be great. Even if you are not sure wether they are ok, post it here, others could check it out and leave a review. Edit: - Dart suggested Crowprops, they sell the whole boot, but also the shoe with a proper sole. Finishing that by yourself might cut the price by a $100 - Onkelpaschulke suggests Kappa Boots from Europe. good colour sole and cheap

I have tried to find the right soles for a long time, but ended up with 2coloured soles in the end. The good ones that i found were either heavy on import or not imported to the Netherlands at all. These are some boots i considered, maybe they send it to your country: -- Men's 1366 Water Resistant Premium Work Boots -- Dickies Fa9001 Donegal Boot

No idea if your plans are going to work, but I want to say your stuff on facebook looks pretty dang promising! Good luck!

I think it was Cheesewhoopy or Pandatrooper that showed in a tutorial he used the lace-ties like these, so I wanted to use those too. Weeks passed by and I didn't find them in stores as i was looking in all the wrong places, until suddenly I found them on the rainjackets I was wearing all along xD (I walk in the rain alot) It's a lot easier than having to tie the laces inside a boot. I hardly ever use them though. The shoes fit just fine anyway. So if you want to use normal laces and zip em shut with these things, just check your old rainjacket and/or certain winterjackets. They will be there.

Sure, the screen used versions may have yellowed over time, but if so, why has the depicted helmet not yellowed in equal fashion? But keep in mind what info you have here. An auction site that gets paid to sell the helmet has posted pictures of it, note that even though it's the same manufacturing company, the depicted helmet is not the same as what they used in the movies. but yes screen accurate colours are a problem in SW due to lighting. Did you know screenused R2D2's were off white? try submitting an off-white R2 to the droidbuilders

The connection between the dome top and the dome backside. the originals were connected by joining two side halves together, filling it and then painted. SC and some others (kropserkel too?) are different as they are connected top and bottom instead, easier to complete because the seam is barely visible and doesn't need filling per say... This means that many SC users haven't had to paint anything so far. Finding the right kind of pain and colour and applying it in even layers is one of the reasons people could have gone for the SC bucket in the first place.

Maybe... the knees might not be a mistake Remember how they first had basic stormtroopers trying to ride the speeder in the 80ies? It looks as if they might have turned the knees around on purpose, because it now ligns up comfortly with the speeder he's riding. Also, the helmet is not properly closed, the knees only have the bottom strap... or should I say top strap? In the concept art the cumberbund was also missing, but the codpiece did extend all the way up, here they are not visible, the cumberbund is there, it just sagged down as if it is too large for the wearer... Maybe the wearer is not the original wearer.

Doesn't Altmann make complete kits now? With all the stories about AUS shipping costs i would think it's cheaper to order it from AUS based guys... (Not saying SC is bad, i have a one-piece SC belt myself) I'd love to see a picture of a belt with those pieces stuck together with E6000 . Is the rivet in the softbelt behind the Thermal Det? if so you could just leave it, otherwise... well stitch it or relocate it.

argh! I was looking all over for this post, now here i am and the pictures are gone! Any chance you could put some of these pictures back up Seven?

Yeah don't worry about it. I found that trooping in cold weather makes my cumberbund look alot more white/blueish, while being warm it looks more white/beige.

Very cool review! The det tubing is an interesting move, the "cabled" tube we use right now is so heavy it keeps me from properly finishing that bit. I am just using the vacuumcleaner hose. It's still not there yet, but dang is it a good set i would say so! That holster and those hipboxes are now on my wishlist Santa if you're reading this you know where i live.