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  1. Tarok
    Thanks @BikerScout007 ! Looking forward to representing the detachment this weekend!
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    Thanks @Aradun , much appreciated! The WTF differences over the SC kit caused a small debate with the GML, but we got there [emoji4]
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    Thanks! And thanks again for all your advice!
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    Thanks! lol no that’s actually the Kalahari Desert, in Southern Africa - where I grew up. [emoji4]
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    I’m pleased to share, I’ve been approved! [emoji4] Thanks for all your advice and support, folks! Greatly appreciated!!! Forgive my terrible PhotoShop. [emoji23]
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    Congrats!!
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    Awesome, thanks for checking [emoji1317]
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    Thanks @BikerScout007 [emoji4] Really appreciate that! Btw, if there anyway to find out whether there are any other approved Mando Scouts in Australia?
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    I submitted my approval photos last night. TBH I wasn't too happy with them (a few late nights for the missus and I) - may retake them over the weekend. A few personal observations, which I consider dressing issues: The biceps need either to be velcro'ed into position or padded to prevent slipping Ditto the knees Remember to pull balaclava over chin pull yer gut in! 🤣
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    Belt: The final part of the puzzle
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    Boots: I antagonised long and hard over this, but after being convinced that making scout boots is not particularly difficult by @M.J and @Dragon_a, I thought I'd give it a go. @cheesewhoopy's Biker Scout Boots Tutorial is amazing, and should be everyone's go to if they're considering making their own boots. I think the photos are somewhat self-explanatory, but ask if there are questions. The donor boots were just a cheap pair of work boots from Big-W (an Aussie K-Mart style store). Sewing vinyl is somewhat daunting. Against the advice of the local haberdashery place, we (my patient partner) elected to use the standard machine needle, although we used a heavy duty cotton thread. We also chose not to go out a splash a fortune on a special "foot". One of the challenges we (and by "we" I mean "she", as I was just there to provide moral support, coffee and snacks) had, was that the vinyl would pull strangely when sewing. I had created a few different sized template for the "dog bone" strap, and eventually settled on scaling it to 150%. I added some velcro to where the holster would be fitted to provide extra holding power. This was set about an inch (25mm) in from the edge of the holster and is not visible in the slightest once the holster was fitted. (@Dragon_a and I are letting my partner think it was her idea, but we both know where the suggestion originated ) The various parts were glued together using Shoe-goo, and then dry-brushed with artist oils. The boots aren't perfect, but I feel they're good enough.
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    Neck Seal: Another one for completeness. I wear this neck seal with my ANH TK, and bought it from Darmann's props a good few years ago. It'll do though.
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    Balaclava Just adding this one for completeness and OCD "It's just a balaclava. We've all seen one".
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    Tote Bag Using tutorials on these fine forums, I followed the tried and tested tea bag/coffee method of weathering the tote bag. I felt the weathering wasn't as dark as I hoped, despite several attempts, but I wasn't unhappy with it. Next up was a drybrushing using the trusty artist oils.
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    Holster The holster probably seems a bit lonely without the boots The curved bit of the holster was slotted into the holster backplate (SC provide a pre-cut slot) and then riveted into position. The 4 (3.2mm or 1/8") corner holes were drilled about 12.5mm (1/2") from the respective edges. Part was weather per above. Edit 2023/11/15:
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    Cummerbund, Codpiece and Pouches Moving onto soft parts and drybrushed artist oil weathering for a change of pace The photos seem to have washed out a bit, and don't represent the extent of weathering. A picture of belt hard part is included against the bund for contrast.
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    Congratulations! That’s awesome! I’ve got the 3D Props NL files, which are available for purchase from his website. That said, I believe a member here may have released an updated version of Seans files. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Yes sir, it does indeedy have the hump [emoji4] I used E6000 to fix the tank to the hump. Unfortunately it was at the bottom that the tank moved overnight. I only removed that glue, and CA’ed the bottom and sides of the tank. I also drilled a hole through the hump to run the rivet through the greeblie, tank and back.
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    I think about copying your magnet idea, but then just went with gluing it [emoji4] if the glue fails, I’ll definitely revisit magnets [emoji1303]
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    Back Armour: Might as well keep at it while the weather holds I found the back somewhat tricky to put together. Mostly trying to get the tank to sit somewhat well. My first attempt involved trying to E6000 both top and bottom of the tank to the back plate. Unfortunately I had some movement at the bottom overnight, which resulted in me removing the dried glue from the end. After leaving it for a week, just to ensure that any remaining residue had dried, I CA glued the bottom of the tank into place, and ran a bead down the sides. The greeblie was CA'd into place, and riveted (3.2mm aluminium rivet, FWIW) a day or so later. And then onto painting today The greeblie red strip was painted using a Vallejo red (I forget which one).
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    Chest Armour And chest armour is done. Well, almost. I just have the side strapping to sort, which is a next weekend job. The chest and hip box recessed rectangles were painted (a couple of months ago) with a Rust-Oleum Granite Grey, after being thoroughly masked to avoid over-spray. Fast forward to today, and the oil paints were applied.
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    Thanks Eri. I'm sure I'll be re-gluing with E6000, but I've got velcro in the chest area.
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    Shoulder Armour SC's shoulder armour needed nothing more that a cursory rub with a sanding pad to dull the trimmed edges. Whilst I hot glued the 25mm ribbed elastic into place, I suspect strongly I'll redo that in the future with my favoured E6000. I've elected to install snaps to connect the shoulders to the chest/back, so fitted a double-snapped snap plate to the top of each shoulder. And then only painting It was pretty much what's the standard process now, although after stippling with the sea foam, I decided to try a further round of stippling with a clean, dry brush. I was really happy with the outcome - I think this will become my new approach 👍
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    Thanks Dennis
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    Helmet Painting the helmet is perhaps one of the more daunting tasks of this build. I started off by masking the visor and snout, and disassembling the helmet into its 2 main parts. Then it was pretty much the same technique as before And a fully assembled video (follow the link as I can't embed a mp4 ), featuring the 3M bolts kindly gifted by my good friend @Dragon_a. The bolts still need weathering, which I'll do during the next painting session. https://imgur.com/feliGlP 2023/10/29: Updated ear screw photo:
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