Man Cave Turned SC Armory

[Bobik96]

Thanks Dylan. I've been having a headache with Velcro inside the boxes. The good thing is that you can hide a sloppy mess in them and nobody knows.

 

Last night I broke my borrowed sewing machine. My project is on hold while I take it in for service.

[EnigmaEngine]

Ouch. I....I rednecked the heck out of my boxes. Secured them to the webbing with....wait for it....white duck tape.

[Southscout]

Ouch. I....I rednecked the heck out of my boxes. Secured them to the webbing with....wait for it....white duck tape.

Hey, you just followed the duct tape flow chart:

 

Does it move?

• Yes
  
  • Should it?
    
    • Yes
      
      • No problem
        

      [*]No

      • Duct tape
        

  [*]No

  • Should it?
    
    • Yes
      
      • WD 40
        

      [*]No

      • No problem
        

 

[Fistful of Energon]

this thread is very helpful to me with my current state of build, thank you

[Bobik96]

Josh im glad that you liked it. I mostly followed pandatrooper's build. But as I was preplanning my build ,and even my purchases, I studied as many posts as I could. I especially thought that the ones with alot of close up pictures helped.

[Fistful of Energon]

Josh im glad that you liked it. I mostly followed pandatrooper's build. But as I was preplanning my build ,and even my purchases, I studied as many posts as I could. I especially thought that the ones with alot of close up pictures helped.

 

when did you order soft parts from CB? have they shipped yet?

 

I was told 5-7 days to make everything then 2-3 weeks shipping. ordered 4/14, as of 4/26 he's still working on it. Have gotten used to the waiting game in this hobby, still sucks though.

[Bobik96]

I sent him my measurements the same day that you did. I have had communication with him since. I am also anxious to get my costume completed but I am not worried. I ordered a helmet from him a day later so I expect they will ship together pushing my order back a little. It could be worse. I ordered a base pair of boots on ebay and after I paid he told me they were on 4 week backorder from China. Who knows when they will arrive.

[Fettski]

You are an amazingly patient person bobik96

[Pandatrooper]

Nice work so far.

[Bobik96]

Thanks. My belt is finished but assembly did not go as smooth as the rest of the build. I folded the straps over and sewed them on the front side of the belt. Closes in the back with Velcro.This is where I had an error. The snaps blocked my TD clips.R Rather than moving the snaps I added a small strap to the back to clip the TD to. The clips are SC that came with the kit. I used spray paint to paint them black. I really didn't need to do this because they are covered anyway.

[Bobik96]

[Bobik96]

I used the good advice of jyjellyfish77 to cut the liner and foam out of my SA gloves by slicing the edge with a razor. I do not plan to install another lining. I don't mind the feel of the leather. They are pretty comfortable.

[Bobik96]

Can someone advise on this shoulder webbing? It's cotton 1.5 inches. I think it conforms to the CRL but the pics that I have seen are not the best quality.

[Heavy]

That´s how I made my shoulder bridges too - and I got approved

[Soundwave]

I had to end up doing ye ole' hair dryer on the TD routine, and it worked like a charm. I had my doubts... But it worked.

 

Also, I love your idea on the TD and belt... I may look into using my riveter to attach my TD to the back of the belt webbing now...

[Gato]

Any suggestions on removing e6000?

 

Use nail polish remover. The acetone takes it off quickly. I hot glued my helmet lense in wrong and used this method.

[Soundwave]

Just don't use the fingernail polish removed on the bed while watching TV... Because I totally did. And I also totally accidentally knocked it over, and you CAN NOT get that smell out of a matress. Just sayin'.