mickeymark34

Made a little progress last night. My friend came over with his sewing machine and helped me sew some straps for my Knee Guards, Forearm and Bicep armor. Time was spent to glue the hook side of the Velcro to the inside of the armor. The T-Bit greeblies were glued onto the Bicep armor as well. We also managed to trim the holes in the belt for the webbing, and thermal detonator. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yes. Thanks Chopper.

Would one of you Scouts be kind enough to post up a photo of where your webbing enter the front of your belt for my reference? Thanks in advance for the help.

Good morning Scouts. I’m finally getting around to picking up my suede for the riding patch at a Tandy Leather Shop. They have the soft version of the pigskin. Will this work? Thanks in advance for the help.

Thanks Mickey.

In preparation of making my knee guards a question came up. Is there a left and right knee guard? To my eyes it appears they are the same. Thanks in advance for the help.

I’m trying to switch gears a bit and take a break from the helmet. I will be cutting the holes in my knee guards to attach the elastic, so I can start work on my boots. For some reason our local Lowe’s and Home Depot does not have the Rivets used for this build. They have them, but with White Heads instead of the aluminum. It was recommended to sand the color off. Instead, I finally found the right ones on Amazon and ordered a pack along with some washers. I also ordered 3/4 inch. elastic for the knee guards. Hopefully everything will be here just before Christmas, that way I can get other things rolling.

I’m making some progress on the construction of my helmet. I have CA glued the dome and back together. Next I will be drilling holes to attach the faceplate and visor to the helmet. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I just sprayed a first coat of Plastidip inside the helmet. I will let it dry 15 minutes, and add another coat. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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I finished my ear holes last night. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I borrowed a friends microfiles and have been trying to shape the earholes using the picture Chopper gave me. I’m wondering if I can call them good. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That is a sweet looking helmet. Depending on how my SC helmet looks when I am done, I may sell it and use the money towards an Altman helmet.

Also he helped me make a new cummerbund. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Some progress today. My friend helped me sew on the Mandarin Collar. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I peeled the tape off the mic. I’m pleased with how it looks, besides that little blemish. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I noticed there was a spot that was not smooth above the vents. I added a second coat, and it made it worse. Anyone have any recommendations to fix this? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The paint came in and I was finally able to paint my Greeble. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I got this one out to the edges of my pencil line. Now I’m going to sand it down to fine tune it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I am also building an SC in hopes of going Lancer. We do need to fill the seam. There is a product called Devcon Plastic Welder in a Cream color that has been recommended to fill the seam. We have to sand and fill it until it is smooth, and then paint the helmet white afterwards. On my snout I used Flat Black. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Good morning. I purchased a can of Plastidip to spray on the inside of my helmet. Do I spray it on the inside of the back the helmet or does the whole inside of the helmet get it, including the dome and faceplate? Thanks in advance for the help.

I have ordered a can of Model Master “Navy Aggressor” Spray Paint, by recommendation of other Scouts, to paint my Snout Greeblie. It should be here in the coming days. In the meantime I have taped off the only portion of it that will remain black. Once this is painted, I feel I am ready to move on to the final stages of my helmet assembly. Since I am aiming for Lancer, I will be ordering some Devcon plastic welder so I can fill the seam that will be visible at the point where the dome and back of the helmet connect. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks Chopper. I will use a pencil and try to emulate what you’ve done in the pictures.