askernas Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Hello! As my MC armour is on its way, it is high time for me to start a build thread here and post what I have so far, before I dig into the box of plastic due to arrive within the next week! While waiting, I have been gathering soft parts, and even though I know I will need to pick up more canvas, straps, snap fasteners, rivets (and a rivet tool), I think I am on pretty good grounds to begin with! First off: The Blaster! I ordered a Rubber Resin Blaster from Niko, my number is #76. I've sanded and assembled the blaster and primed it in grey. I'll need to paint it in black, obviously, but I will also put a few layers of silver underneath the black as suggested. Gloves: I purchased a pair of Biker Scout gloves from Sitharmor off ebay, they look great! Boots: My boots was ordered from 4505Marcel. I don't think I could have made such good boots at the same price. Cummerbund Also made by Marcel. Even though I sent measurements, I think this may be too long, check out the pictures later. I have since gotten a sewing machine, so I can fix things like this myself now! The pockets... The undersuit: I bought this off swprops. He has an ebay shop as well. It is tailored to fit me, with the flak vest added on. However, I think I need to add the top back part of the vest to the undersuit (with the velcro in the back) in order to be fully compliant with the rules. Especially if I would be going for lancer at some point. Not that I normally post crotch photos , but here are the riding patches, that is not really visible in the pic above.. Putting it together: This is what I have so far... I am aware that what I have so far is mostly purchased and not little actually made by me, but I've been busy building my R2 droid. Also, I did not have a sewing machine at the time, but that has been fixed, so any little fixes I need to make to what I have, I can fix myself! If you have any input on what I need to fix, please let me know =) My goal is to have both my R2 and my TB finished by December 1st =) cheers, Micke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mariellejaworski Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 looking good! I still have to do the ridingpatches, so thanks for posting the photo it helps a lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimei Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 looking good. the undersuit/vest built in has no back closure? that is the strangest thing i've ever heard! i'm then assuming that it's really just the sleeve part that's built in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
askernas Posted September 19, 2012 Author Share Posted September 19, 2012 looking good. the undersuit/vest built in has no back closure? that is the strangest thing i've ever heard! i'm then assuming that it's really just the sleeve part that's built in? Yes, considering the builder is/was? a member here, I was surprised that there was no closure on the back. However, it is a relatively simple task in making a back closure with a 2 inch velcro to hold it together... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chex Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 If you want to go for Lancer, you will need a vest that is separate from the suit. I myself have one of his suits, and I cut the sleeves off lol. But I do know that he will not incorporate the vest sleeves if you request it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4505Marcel Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Looking good so far mate, seems like you know where your going with it all Look forward to more pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
askernas Posted September 20, 2012 Author Share Posted September 20, 2012 If you want to go for Lancer, you will need a vest that is separate from the suit. I myself have one of his suits, and I cut the sleeves off lol. But I do know that he will not incorporate the vest sleeves if you request it. Thanks for clearing that up! Now that I have a sewing machine, it is not unfeasable, and most of the hard work is done =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjsavage7 Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Lookin good bro! Now you are at the hardest part...waiting for the armor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
askernas Posted September 20, 2012 Author Share Posted September 20, 2012 Lookin good bro! Now you are at the hardest part...waiting for the armor. Well, That I've been doing for 9 months... My armor is on the way.. It left San Francisco yesterday according to the tracking number! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjsavage7 Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Awesome! I hope you get it soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
askernas Posted September 24, 2012 Author Share Posted September 24, 2012 Good news! My package containing all the MC goodness is now in Sweden and has just passed through customs! Tentative delivery date is *drumroll* ... TOMORROW! Why do I all of a sudden feel like I was 10 years old and it is the night before Christmas all of a sudden... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
askernas Posted October 1, 2012 Author Share Posted October 1, 2012 Today, a 9 month wait was at its end! A slightly beat up package arrived at my door step. 9 months in the making, 7 days to travel across the US and to Sweden, and finally 8 days to make the loooong journey from Malmö to Stockholm... The contents of this bag is not R2-D2 related, but belongs in the same universe.. It is my Biker Scout armor, hand made, and now it is time for me to take these ABS plastic pieces and try and piece them together to form a proper Biker Scout armor! I had arranged to have my helmet painted and assembled.. even though the mesh in the front of the snout and the smoked glass had fallen out during shipping.. Tiny things like that, that I need to glue back in place.. To officially start this build, I decided to bring in two bottle caps and glue to the ends of the thermal detonators so I've at least accomplished something.. If you think they look grungy, it is because I gave them a good sanding first in order to give the CA glue something to grip on.. Once glued, I realized the potential for comedy straight away... A short trip to the store to pick up a riveting tool.. .. and I was ready to start doing some damage. New tools needs to be tested, so I took a good look at some reference pictures, and decided to fasten the holster to my boots... The blaster is still not painted black, but it looks nice in the holster. I will probably need to add velcro on the inside of the boot and on my undersuit leg if I want the boot to maintain its shape with the blaster in it, though.. Can't wait to get started properly. I've spent the night cleaning the apartment and when done, looking at reference photos and planning how to make this armour in the best possible way... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest xphiledgex Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Nice you finally can get started Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
askernas Posted October 16, 2012 Author Share Posted October 16, 2012 While my R2 is properly letting the paint dry, and it IS not very fun watching it, I decided to work a bit on my Biker Scout! There's a big Sci-Fi exhibition in December, and me and my R2 will be there, and the idea is to sport my new Biker Scout armour as well! Anyway, here is the progress made for today!: I started with the belt. I know there will be snaps and other things on the straps for the side pockets, but I'm just checking the length for now. Second: How much do I need to trim off the torso pieces? Should the whole chest piece come down or is it good where it is? I also wonder if my cummerbund is too high up, I may need to shorten it somewhat... Finally, Just wanted to show off that I got the proper greeblies for my TD!: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
askernas Posted October 19, 2012 Author Share Posted October 19, 2012 So, today I've been working a little more on my biker scout, breaking two needles on the sewing machine, and putting it all together! I still have to mount the Thermal Detonator, and the greeblies on the arms are not painted or mounted. The chest piece and back piece are held together with tape, and the shoulder armour is just held in place by double stick tape! =) So, a little more sewing to do, but this is just a costume check! =) I did finalize my belt though, and after playing around with the torso, I have extended it since last, and I think it sits a little better now! Enough talking, let's get to the pics already! =) I still need to shorten that cumberbund.. The biceps armor had slid down on this post... I need to tighten the straps and add a bit of velcro to my undersuit to keep them in place. Same thing with the knee pads that had slid down a bit... I think the belt and torso looks a lot better now. The pockets have only been tucked inside the armor and has not been fastened at all in this picture, so they are off center.. Not sure if I look happy or scared in this pic.. Provided it all looks good, I will continue sewing the last pieces together and finalize the armor this weekend! =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin-X Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Looks really good Micke, nice work on this setup and build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
askernas Posted October 21, 2012 Author Share Posted October 21, 2012 While waiting for some time to paint my R2 properly, I'm still doing a lot of wok on my biker scout! Here's a summary of what's been done today! For all my loose armour pieces, I've sewed on elastic bands according to the Lancer standards, and used self-adhesive velcro inside the pieces and sewed on velcro on one of the sides of the elastics. This should enable me to tighten the pieces up somewhat if I should need to. I've also added velcro inside the pieces, and added velcro on the corresponding pieces on my jumpsuit, and sewed that on. Let's have a look! The shoulder bells, complete with velcro for fastening on to the torso, and also 35mm elastic around the arm in place! Biceps pieces, complete with elastic inside, and also velcro around the top edge to match the velcro sewn on to my under suit! Arm pieces. The elastic is like the others, sewn on one end, and velcroed in on the other end. These also have long strips of white velcro going all along the bottom, that will attach to the under suit to not make them slip. Knee pads, elastic bands in place, bot the big one that will go into the knee joint, and the top thinner one, that is required for Lancer approval, should I want to go for that some day. I have also velcroed in place my cummerbund pockets, although I feel they maybe should be a little more spread apart. I'll see to that later on! =) All this velcro makes the suit a little harder to get in, but at least it makes the pieces stick where they should be! It is a little easier once they were sewn in properly, instead of just put in place with self-adhesive velcro... Not in pictures: I've worked on the placement of the back hump, and once I find a proper screw, I will do a small "wedge" in styrene in order to help this sit more straight and not move about at all. Looking good so far. Also, I've removed the rib stitching on my vest/undersuit that was visible in the shoulder area, and there's only rib stitches on the arms of the vest now. Next step is the scary bit: Cutting up the armour! Last thing needed to sew, is to shorten the cummerbund a few cm, and tightening the groin area elastic... not too much though! *ouch* ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4505Marcel Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 My personal way of attaching the shoulder bells is to hang them much like a TK shoulder bell on a 1" piece of webbing from the armour bridge, velcro is fine, but quite often if the vest is loose then you will end up with a flared bell look like a american footballer. I also use poppers on the bell tops, as velcro ofetn cant take the strain there, see how you get on with it mate, but worth a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
askernas Posted October 21, 2012 Author Share Posted October 21, 2012 Thanks, Marcel! The shoulder bells will indeed be hanging from a 1" piece .. of black elastic, stuck to the webbing crossing the front and back armor piece. I've placed velcro on the vest and on the holder from the webbing loop.. as well as around the arm, so hopefully it should be fine! The only reason why I haven't used poppers, is that I don't have a tool for them, and buying this tool (which is fairly pricey over here) for using it possibly 6 times in total, is something I'll try to avoid. I checked in with a fellow TB over here, but he didn't have one either, so for the moment, self adhesive velcro it is! At least, this is something that can quite easily be upgraded in the future, if it should need to! =) Thanks for the feedback, though! One more thing to do, I realized, is dyeing the pouches... and make an insert for them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southscout Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 check out the poppers that Clas Olsson has. it comes with a small tool and buttons to last you a lifetime. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
askernas Posted October 22, 2012 Author Share Posted October 22, 2012 I checked CO. However, I only found one thing that comes with a small tool and 10 buttons, not any more buttons than that.. However, Might be good enough ... 10 should last the TB build at least =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southscout Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 It works fine with the buttons supplied by MC. I hammered mine on a concrete floor but they turned out nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
askernas Posted November 7, 2012 Author Share Posted November 7, 2012 Hey All! Just wanted to share the pics I took earlier... Pics of the suit just prior to applying for approval... Biker Scout Ready? Hey All! Just a quick note with some pics displaying my finished Biker Scout! Ready for submission for entry into the 501st! - Vader's Fist! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
askernas Posted November 7, 2012 Author Share Posted November 7, 2012 One comment I got from the Membership Liason officer up here, is that the pouches are too big. Now, these pouches were made by our glorious Detachment Leader, 4505Marcel, so what do you guys think? Should I make them smaller or not? =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin-X Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Looks really good. Make sure to slip your forearm parts down lower and extend a bit on the glove ends. The pouches look a bit big on your size, but not enough to matter, IMO. I have seen a lot worse, both in size and firmness. They are the right height and dont go past your belt. In the end, it comes down to your GML and what they approve. Maybe remove a bit of the filler/padding in them. Nice work all in all and great looking scout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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