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First, big thank you for your support guys, really appreciate! This week I worked on the helmet, sanding, patching, re-sanding and so on. I decided to print a new set of 3m bolt head that will be glued on top of the original ones, to make them look like different parts. I think it would be better at the end, rather that those molded in fake caps. I just over resin coat them, and all the details were gone in the process. I 3d modeled the new ones according to spec (22mm). Good call on the corner sanding Chopper! It made the difference. I filled the nose section, sand down as much of the original screw caps as possible, and I tried to remodel the surrounding area to get the small depression around the bolts. I also made the missing piece for the lower nose section. Primmer coat done, ready for wet sanding. Work has been done on the new 3d printed gun. BIG THANK's to MrPoopie! Without your superb 3d models, all this would not have been possible. (I'm not just talking about the gun here but also the entire armour set) I should receive my helmet stickers set and balaclava from UA next week. One step at a time...

Yes there is an indent: I'm not sure about the aerator. I just don't take chances any more ... and used MrPoopie files, just in case.

Ho and the back vents on the helmet need to be stickers, not 3d.

I just start to round those corners, Glad to see there is some sanding leeway! I made 2 other mods on this helmet: Added a front piece to the front head. I was able to see inside the helmet with the visor closed! And add a piece of styren to the nose to get that smooth inside curve. And replace the original aerator model with MrPoopie model. Way more accurate. Hope it helps

Hey Chopper! Thank's for the info. Both indents will be fixed. I was waiting for comments to be sure of the above the nose section. And the bottom one misses a piece under the aerator. For the top curve of the visor, it's more complicated. I'll do my best to smooth it out, but there isn't much plastic to remove. And for the stickers, there were shipped today by Trooperbay.

Yes, I manage to sew the patch without opening the legs. Since the suit ajdustements were already made (leg taper, etc), I was not so eager to redo all of this, but it works. Thank's M.J. My patch was already hand sewed to the suit, I guess it helps a lot. The first hand stitch still needs to be removed. I have also redone the vest version 3.0. Way more comfy and perfect fit for me. And a bit of work on the helmet as well. Almost ready to paint! After almost a month in Xmas vacation, I was able to pull out a lot of work for this project. Now back to our regular schedule....😐

Thank you for the information, you guys are so helpful. It's really appreciated.

Is there supposed to be a visible seam at the end of the flack vest sleeves? And how did you sew the leather patch onto the flight suit? I did it by hand and it's not a good end result. Can it be done with a sewing machine?

Yes, and thank you for the reminder. I already have the 1-1/2'' natural white strapping and I'm waiting for the 2''. I thought the belt strapping also needed to match?

Here are some pictures of some soft parts. As I mentioned in the introduction, I'm going to redo the vest from scratch. The fabric is too strong and the armpit is a bit tight. Ok, back to sanding...

Should be good now? Sorry about this, last try before I move everithing to dropbox....😊

I think I managed to remove the included pictures files and replace them with high-resolution links. Let me know if it's working for you.

Thank's Aradun for this great information. Fun fact: I just received MrPoopie files for the blaster, and I was going to ask witch canon I should use the solid one or the hollowed one. You guys are fast! There is also a long and a short version of the cannon, I was going to print the short one? I was confused cause there seems to have both versions in the the scoutpedia: the auction version and the Hero one. I'll stick with your advice for lancer level 2.

So here it begins. I started in early November and this is my progress so far. Most of my soft parts are mostly done in version 1.0... I will redo the flak vest, because the fabric I used for the back and front pieces is way too hard, this thing could probably block real life laser blast. This causes the vest to be very uncomfortable. The underarm area is also a bit too tight. The new fabric is on the way. For the armor, everything is printed and at different post-processing stages. Glove: Endor Finders Dickie: Amazon Armour Kit: MrPoopie models (3D Printed) Gun: Thingverse (3D Printed) Helmet: Galactic Armoury (3D Printed) with mouth piece and forehead mods. Flight Suit: Red Kap Other Soft Parts: Home made 3D Printing Process: Rough sanding: 120 sanding Resin/baby powder coating: 3 coats. The secret sauce! This makes sanding easier and provides a more rounded shape to 3D prints' natural hard edges. Getting the final piece closer to the thermo formed appearance. Sanding: 120 grits, then a light 220 Primer: 3 coats Wet sanding: 800 grits Paint: 3 coats (light / med / wet coat) Gloss: 2 coats (med and wet coat) Done Those parts are ready for wet sanding: Let me know if you have questions or if you want to know more. Comments are more than welcome, of course!