nateopotato

Congrats Trooper!

Thank you very much, I'm happy to be here and can't wait to troop!

Thank you! It's 10639

Thank you. Yeay! I just saw this now and I have the email 😁

Best of luck to you!

This morning I received my approval notification! 😁 Thank you everyone for your help, feedback, notes and support. I really appreciate you all during this process 🙏.

Ok...I finished my build over the weekend and last night submitted all my pics to my GML's requesting basic approval. Wish me luck. Below is a comparison of me on the left with the CRL header pic on the right. I think I'll be ok for basic approval.

Helmet: working on final trimming of the visor. How high does the visor/face flip up? is it a full 90 degrees? is any of it supposed to rub against the helmet top or do the bolts help keep it from falling back down?

Boot Dog Bone: I have the "concave curve along the bottom edge" and the "ends above the toe strip on both sides" (my toe strip is 1/2 inch as well), but before I glue it, I'm looking for feedback if it looks ok/correct. I appreciate it.

Thank you, I appreciate the additional eyes. That "curve affect" has been messing with me when looking at Scoutopedia and other pics.

Holster: Slowly trimming down the Holster to fit my EC-17 from Polymer Armory. Working on the pencil line for the humps, how does this line look? The Holster back sides/edges will get trimmed smaller to fit the boot, just wanted to get front part done first. The side with the vents/slits will get closer to the boot side of the Holster when I trim some more.

Yes, sorry, I just noticed you're in the UK. Thank you.

Thanks, can you tell if it's sewn or glued in? And about how big is the loop part exposed on the outside?

The Boots; at the top-back of the calf, they have the "thumb tab/loop" (not sure what the forums call it). I want to add this to mine. It's not noted in the CRL that this is a requirement, but it is seen in the CRL picture (Scoutopedia pic is below for reference with the "thumb tab/loop" in red). Is there an intended/recommended size (top-down and left-right measurements) for this tab? It looks like 1 inch by 1 inch. How have others attached this "thumb tab/loop" to the calf? It doesn't look like it's part of the Velcro vertical stitching. Is it just glued to the inside?

WIP update: Doing the tank decals now. I've taped the rank bars and top line for now with pics below (will tweak the side lines once top is set). I know all kits are different, so trying to eyeball the placement based on CRL pics and the Scoutopedia. Looks like it should be halfway and the rank bars are close to the top line. Looking for feedback on this please.