DukeOfNachos

Ok home from Haus of Maus and back at it. How’s this look @Chopper? I’m not starting any crazy filing till I get some weighing in 🧐. My lines are actually a little more on the left I figured its about 8mm from around the outside of the earhole so the left looks a little more than the right but you get the idea, I'd rather start it small and progress to a correct size, then to have gone too big too fast, and not being able to repair it y'know. ->Left ->Right

Ok, I’ll see how much larger I can go, I just get skiddish of taking too much off. Snout greeb is drying right now, and tomorrow is tailor day for my suit to get suede installed.

Tweaked out the beans abit more, drilled pilots into the bucket. Any glaring issues that stand out? ->Bucket

Cameras can see sink lines better than me apparently, how’s this look. -> Left -> Right

@Chopper how are the beans? ( I could be old but i just can barely see the sink lines) -> Left -> Right

HAH yeah what i cut out was so tiny... the included lens is getting photocopied and stuck away for later

So SC’s lens is green… and my Hobart is black… but it’s pre shaped so it is my golden template now . Seriously this was the worst part of the hard parts sofar. -> Looks worse then it is -> Insert nervous Tina sounds from Bobs Burgers here -> Best Friend Pumpkin Carver Dremel (3 Packs of Batteries so far this build) -> SC (Green) lens looks decent behind... it'll make a nice template for all the other lenses... (it wasn't centered...)

Looking great there! I’ve yet to do the top strap on my knees, it’s a bear to figure straping especially the elastic when it stretches, I wish there was a hard and fast formula for figuring them out.

Lunch time , anxiety took the wheel when I e6000’d this guy, I swore I had bigger magnets but I guess I don’t, I can still see a bit of gap in the front, which should go buh’bye when the bolts are installed. -> TB Magnet Wreath (Front) -> TB Magnet Wreath (Rear) I noticed SC included a little red line in the visor area, gotta stay in the line when I cut… -> Future Lens Template

So I’m currently stuck unless I want to go work on softgoods while I’m trying to compartmentalize all the armor. TD just got finished , using the nice sink hack from @nateopotato. Belt Clip placement on the TD, I counted 7 ribs from each end and then drilled between those ribs with a 1/8” bit, then used a 1/8”-3/8” rivet to make sure I had enough meat on the tube interior to grab the washer. So for armor wise it’s either finish the belt (I was going to wait for more webbing to get here to figure the drop boxes ), or tackle the helmet, and I’m kinda worried about the helmet… all four parts of it , also while I’m on the helmet, is there a template floating around for the lens? -> 1-1/2” sink throat piece getting installed -> Completed TD (Front) -> Completed TD (Rear)

Those things work awesome... those cut sink sleeves aren't going anywhere once you manhandle them in the tube

Started getting the TD done, after an acrobatic mishap while I was attempting to hang the TD to dry (thank god neither Greeb flew off) heres what I have. I'm printing a TD Connector like the 1.5" plastic sink tailpiece @nateopotato brought to life earlier, should know in 6 hours how it turns out . So as it stands, top armor should be all done, have the greebs on the Elbow armor (circles facing up right?). Main belt is assembled ordered some 1.5" cotton strapping, while SC supplied some I didn't realize that it's also for the chest strapping for Lancer as well. Ordered 1" strapping (shoulder bridges). If everything works all hard armor should be completed with the exception of the bucket by this weekend to at least clear basic level (i'll have to adjust the shoulder bridge/chest straps for lancer, but that's minor)

Rear belt is right over left right? Mocked up, the clip looks like it’s more over the belt/ bit I mean it’s just about where the top of the dropbox hits. Pardon the teenagers room 😐

Belts not fully completed yet, I was waiting on strapping to be figured out to assemble everything as it stands I have about parachute clip distance (1”) between belt/box

Putting some work in on the belt today, when figuring out strapping for the front I cut off about 17” for the front chevron if you will at the parachute clips really that close to the belt/box?

Had some time after work the last few days to do some minor bloodletting while trimming my armor. Got the slots cut, all armor pieces are strapped with the exception of shoulder bells, and top knee strap. Next task this week will be the belt and getting the shoulder bells strapped and adjusted. Helmet hasn't been touched yet because, well, I'm a coward, that'll be last If I can I'm gonna look at also getting my flight suit riding patches/mudflap done this week. Also, the SC v2 armor is nice in that it has the hump setup for the Tank to be riveted... is there a total science to getting the center to attach it?

@Chopperugh I feel dumb, said strapping was the elastic for the chest piece 🙄😑

The side strapping is that 1.5” elastic, piece in general is about calf diameter. On an off note, what’s the sop for over cuts? When I was widening my chest strap cut my blade slipped roughly 1/4” but it’s still in the groove area. https://imgur.com/a/UtjDPuh[/img]

The side strapping is that 1.5” elastic, piece in general is about calf diameter. On an off note, what’s the sop for over cuts? When I was widening my chest strap cut my blade slipped roughly 1/4” but it’s still in the groove area. https://imgur.com/a/UtjDPuh[/img]

Ok adjusted cuts to fit all the straps, now I have one semi odd question, SC sends a long white 1.5” elastic, and one not quite as stretchy elastic strip, I’m guessing this is the backing strip?

Ok, so I finally put on my big boy pants and cut the holes for the strapping on my armor.. this is the worst part right... Attached (first pass) photos of most parts, I used a diamond cutting wheel and at the end, an endmill bit for the Dremel (if it could REALLY be called that...) https://imgur.com/a/fzDM78b

My dye experience is from scruffy desert dwellers... but trashcan and some RIT worked great for those guys.

Yessir I’ve started pouring over your build thread, the kolossus jumpsuit looks to be reinforced on both inner and outer parts of the leg. Just the sort of thing to get the anxiety going.

Awesome, just wanted to make sure that a specific strapping wasn't left out of the CRL for Lancer and then I had to redo something.

CRL on the flight suit says Elastic OR Webbing, with Lancer requiring it to be 2" . I just want to make sure as I have 2" Webbing from making Flare Harnesses that should do the trick right? (Webbing is pic is 2 sewed together for said Flare Harness)