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Nes, just a note for when you’re trooping. Don’t wear the balaclava over your mouth and nose. You’ll fog up the inside of your lenses super fast that way.

For the flight suit, figure how much you want to take the legs in, turn it inside out and run a stitch down the outside of the leg that tapers from the waste down to the opening at your foot. Turn it right side in and you’re done.

Excellent choice! I do like my EF gloves waaay better than my Wompas. Nice work!

Modifying the helmet to include voice and ventilation is tough with this helmet as designed. The ear holes are not open whereas traditional Scout helmets have open ears which allows for plenty of circulation, so much so, that most of us don’t need internal ventilation like fans. You would need to install fans in the bucket but there wouldn’t be much room because the walls of the helmet are much thicker, and so circulation would likely be limited. As to voice mods, the easiest way to go would be a Bluetooth speaker with headset. You could wear the headset and tuck the speaker in your pouches. The benefit of the Bluetooth headset is that you avoid having to run wires from the headset to the speaker. But again a bulky headset may prove to be a challenging fit due to the structure of the bucket. Hope that helps. Perhaps some can chime in on options for fans that have smaller profiles.

Congrats Scott! Well done Pathfinder - a Superb build!

Looking good Conor. It looks like all that Advanced Recon you put in has paid off. You’ll have no issue with glove flare for those Wampa gloves. No one has ever had to adjust them for basic or lancer. You good in that regard. As to the snout piece and Ukswrath. He should have provided you with the aerator piece. All you’ll need is a new backing plate as the RS one is all one piece construction. To make a new backing plate grab a sheet/piece of ABS and use the RS plate to trace out a new plate. Drill a hole for the mic wire, attach the aerator piece with the mic. Paint it gray and then remount it to the faceplate of the helmet with some outdoor double face 3M mounting tape. That’s it. Pretty easy. Let us know if you have any other questions. We’re here to help!

Patterns for the pouches along with a tutorial can be found d here: https://forum.501stpathfinders.com/topic/19200-pouch-dimensions-and-patterns/ Removable or attached is a matter of preference. Either way will work.

A DIY boot build will likely be your best bet, but the challenge will be finding boots with a solid wheat colored sole as opposed to a two tone sole. They’re becoming scarce. Your major boot brands are likely to have wide options, but if you’re a EE then that’s adding another layer to the challenge. These Cat’s are available in a wide. They’re pricey, but still under what you’d pay for a pair made by CrowProps. The vinyl will run about $25 and the E6000 maybe $10. https://www.amazon.com/Caterpillar-Mens-Shift-Plain-Honey/dp/B000AMUPFS?ref_=ast_sto_dp&th=1&psc=1 If those don’t work because you need an EE, then you may need to find something that fits with an acceptable sole and then paint the sole wheat colored. We can help with that, as scouts have done that before. The tutorial to make your own boots is here:

Welcome Toby! Make sure to do your homework if you’re planning to print your armor. Not all vendors sell files that are approvable. If you have any questions or want to run anything by the armory team prior to purchasing where here for you.

Looking forward to watching your journey to approval unfold. Let us know if you have any questions along the way. We’re here to help you get across the finish line!

Wickedly cool! Love it!

@Chopper do you this info. My kit is packed away at the moment. Won’t be trooping until April.

Correct. The straps should be in between. But use the marks indicated by Chopper even though you raised the knee armor slightly. In other words, you don’t need to raise the straps higher because you adjusted the knee armor higher. Chopper’s placement is the ideal spot.

Even with you raising your knee armor slightly, you should still move the thigh straps to where Chopper indicated in the photo above.

I used E6000 and have had no issues with the bond. Not sure if that’s available in China or what the equivalent would be if it isn’t. I don’t think CA glue would hold over time.