youcantbesidious Posted April 13, 2015 Posted April 13, 2015 Bits List: Helmet: MLCv3 - received Decals: TrooperBay- received Boots, cumberbund, pouches: Marcel- received Armor: SC - ordered 13th of April, 2015 Flight Suit: RedKap - Commissioned to Chunk - received Vest: Chunk- received Gloves: Wampa Wear- received Scout Blaster: DVH- received Snout Detail: DVH- received Lens: DVH- received TD Clips: Chef - received and painted black I have a baby on the way, so I am also building furniture, painting his room, rehearsing with my band and playing live, working a full-time job, and trooping as a wookiee and TK, so this may take a little while. My apologies in advance. Photos of bits so far: 1 Quote
stasz Posted April 13, 2015 Posted April 13, 2015 Man, the V3 is sharp! Did you get it assembled? Quote
youcantbesidious Posted April 13, 2015 Author Posted April 13, 2015 Not yet. May do so this Saturday. There's a "unfortunate souls who are not going to Celebration" build party happening. 1 Quote
Chex Posted April 13, 2015 Posted April 13, 2015 SC includes all of the strapping you'll need for your belt and black elastic for everything else. Always good to have extra tho. Quote
youcantbesidious Posted April 13, 2015 Author Posted April 13, 2015 Thanks Chex! I had some of it already from my TK build (elastic). Some of the other stuff I went a head and purchased just to make sure it was the right size and sort. - My TK kit was AM, so I am used to abandoning all the straps that come with a kit, minus a few. Maybe I over-prepared? Really looking forward to getting the rest done. 1 Quote
Griffin-X Posted April 16, 2015 Posted April 16, 2015 Let me know if you need anything Steve. I'm in Hurst. These helmets are very cool. This is my MLCv3 lid. Before: After: Quote
youcantbesidious Posted April 16, 2015 Author Posted April 16, 2015 Wow! That looks perfect Jim! I will have mine to work on at the armor party this Saturday with Cory and Shannah. 1 Quote
youcantbesidious Posted April 19, 2015 Author Posted April 19, 2015 Did a bit of work on the bucket this weekend. 1 Quote
youcantbesidious Posted April 21, 2015 Author Posted April 21, 2015 Thanks brother! Armor arrives Thursday. Hope to be finishing that up soon! Quote
youcantbesidious Posted April 23, 2015 Author Posted April 23, 2015 Armor arrived yesterday, so that was happy brown box day. I was too tired to do much more than open and check it out. I just got back from a video shoot in Big Bend, TX, which required about 3 hours of sleep over 2 days. Quote
youcantbesidious Posted April 27, 2015 Author Posted April 27, 2015 Some photos of a little bit of progress... Curving the shoulder bells Tank topper - stickers added - rivet placed in center - will fill other hole and paint later Tank stripes added Marked inside for Pandatrooper style bent ABS for rivet Always have the CRLs and photos open for reference Quote
Griffin-X Posted April 27, 2015 Posted April 27, 2015 Rivethead video shoot?! Love what you did with the shoulders. Nice idea Steve and great work. You're going to be an awesome scout. Quote
youcantbesidious Posted April 27, 2015 Author Posted April 27, 2015 Thank you sir! - it would be great to have a music video full of TBs and TKs... We might get in a bit of trouble, but we do have troops on stage with us from time to time... https://youtu.be/qjHhpK092ps Quote
youcantbesidious Posted April 29, 2015 Author Posted April 29, 2015 A little bit more progress. I am using E6000 to glue in the straps. Clamping them while they dry. If they don't fit perfect on my flight suit, I can heat up the glue, remove the straps, and reposition them. That even applies to the knee straps (not pictured here, yet). I am gluing them to test fit, before popping the rivet in the top bit, although I have already measured, marked, and drilled out the hole for the rivets. Here's the shoulder white cotton webbing. Quote
youcantbesidious Posted May 1, 2015 Author Posted May 1, 2015 Oh, the distractions... I am working on my kit after band rehearsals and after cleaning the house (cousin is coming in from England) and painting our new baby room (due August)... First Order! New jacket! Testing the elastic on the armor over the flight suit. Biceps were a bit too loose. Otherwise, everything fit well. Don't mind the twisted flight suit. I put it all on quick, so it bunched up and twisted. Will be much better in approval photos. Knee elastic was perfect, so I popped in the rivets and then painted them white. I needed to shorten the bicep elastic, so it's reattached and gluing here. Hey, look: It's another bucket comparison: MLC v3 on left (I still need to fix my lines - will do soon). CB on right: 1 Quote
Griffin-X Posted May 1, 2015 Posted May 1, 2015 Everything is coming along nicely Steve. You're going to be an easy approval! I must have missed the announcement on your bundle of joy, congrats my friend! Quote
rasman06 Posted May 2, 2015 Posted May 2, 2015 Looking good man!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
youcantbesidious Posted May 2, 2015 Author Posted May 2, 2015 Thanks guys! I'm trying to take my time, and check to make sure I do it right. Thanks Jim! Our son is due in August. We are very excited! Quote
youcantbesidious Posted May 4, 2015 Author Posted May 4, 2015 Not much to add. Trooped Madness Comics in Plano, TX in my wookiee. Got to meet Ray Park. What a cool guy!!! I did make the holes to add the zip tie to the TD. ... and cut the slots for the straps. Quote
youcantbesidious Posted May 4, 2015 Author Posted May 4, 2015 A little promo video for May the Fourth The rest are here: One more added from 6:15PM news yesterday: http://www.wfaa.com/videos/entertainment/2015/05/04/26897811/ 1 Quote
youcantbesidious Posted May 6, 2015 Author Posted May 6, 2015 More distractions... New guitar arrived yesterday! Will get back to the build ASAP... - after a couple of nights of rehearsals and a big gig this Friday night at Trees in Dallas. Quote
youcantbesidious Posted May 6, 2015 Author Posted May 6, 2015 Thanks brother! Very pretty! This was one of our old stage photos: 1 Quote
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