scout.trooper Posted February 16, 2014 Posted February 16, 2014 I just looked at a bunch of posts regarding the elastic straps for the arms and knee armor, but my question is: If I'm not going for Lancer status right now, is there a range of acceptabe elastic strap widths for regular scouts? My kit came with 2" elastic and 3/4" elastc straps. Now I see that the shoulder and bicep (for Lancer) is 1 3/8" elastic, the forearm is 1" elastic, and the knees have 1" on top and 1/2" elastic on the bottom! Do I need to go shopping or are the 2" an 3/4" elastic straps acceptable for a non-Lancer? Quote
Chex Posted February 16, 2014 Posted February 16, 2014 They're acceptable. But if you can, might as well shoot for accuracy right from the start. Quote
Dart Posted February 16, 2014 Posted February 16, 2014 And just to clarify, on the knees, the wider strap (1") goes on the bottom, and the smaller strap gets riveted to the top. Quote
Chef Posted February 16, 2014 Posted February 16, 2014 Sure does Andry... But as Chex says, it's far simpler (and doesn't cost all that much), to get the correct strapping and do it right from the start. At least that way, when you do decide to upgrade, you don't need to go taking bits off and risk potentially damaging your armour in the process. Quote
Pandatrooper Posted February 16, 2014 Posted February 16, 2014 Agreed, go Lancer spec from the get go. It will save you headaches later on. 2 Quote
scout.trooper Posted February 17, 2014 Author Posted February 17, 2014 Thanks for the advice, everyone! Makes sense... might as well go all out from the start! The 1 3/8" elastic is made from suspenders, right? 1 Quote
batninja Posted February 18, 2014 Posted February 18, 2014 It's funny you mention that, as I was just searching for 1 3/8" (35mm) black elastic. And of course, the only thing that came up in my search was suspenders. Quote
scout.trooper Posted February 20, 2014 Author Posted February 20, 2014 I was looking through all kinds of suspenders online; I guess pink and blue zebra print suspenders wouldn't get approved...? (A girl can dream!) 2 Quote
Dart Posted February 20, 2014 Posted February 20, 2014 I was looking through all kinds of suspenders online; I guess pink and blue zebra print suspenders wouldn't get approved...? (A girl can dream!) Sure, but since all the strapping has to match, you'd have to have pink and blue zebra print straps all over. Quote
scout.trooper Posted February 20, 2014 Author Posted February 20, 2014 Haha... yes yes! I can see it now... "Which scout is you in the picture?" "The one with zebra print elasic straps!" 2 Quote
scout.trooper Posted March 11, 2014 Author Posted March 11, 2014 So I went on a shopping quest and found this pair of suspenders: It seems a bit shy of the 1 3/8" mark but very very close. That same day, I also found this elastic woman's belt: It seems to hit the 1 3/8" right on the button. Will either of these work, or just the belt (second pic)? Quote
Chef Posted March 11, 2014 Posted March 11, 2014 Good find. If you've found one that's spot on the money, then really I'd just get that one. If you were really struggling, I'd have said I doubt people will pull you apart for 2mm undersize. 1 Quote
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