Lunchbox76755 Posted September 6, 2015 Posted September 6, 2015 Hey everyone...I had two junk pouches and I was wondering if that same fabric cpuld be used to wrap my shoulders? Also if it will be acceptable, how many times do I wrap it around? Does it have to be really tight? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk
Chunk Posted September 7, 2015 Posted September 7, 2015 I used the same fabric as my pouches. I put velcro on opposite ends & wrapped it around like an "e". 1
Lunchbox76755 Posted September 7, 2015 Author Posted September 7, 2015 I was actually just reading something about this...is it still Lancer spec to have an elastic band coming from the shoulder to the shoulder bell? I didn't think it was but I like the look of it.. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk
Stroker Posted September 7, 2015 Posted September 7, 2015 I was actually just reading something about this...is it still Lancer spec to have an elastic band coming from the shoulder to the shoulder bell? I didn't think it was but I like the look of it.. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk Nope. Cotton webbing for Lancer. As far as attaching the bells to bridge of the shoulders I use half inch black elastic as do most.
Lunchbox76755 Posted September 7, 2015 Author Posted September 7, 2015 I know it said cotton webbing but that just looks way too thick...oh well Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk
TreeDodger72 Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 Can someone post a pic of their shoulders? I am having trouble visualizing the cotton webbing wrap. Thanks, Juli
Lunchbox76755 Posted September 18, 2015 Author Posted September 18, 2015 Everytime I go in and ask for cotton webbing they give me something that resembles the belt and there is no way that's correct. I found some cotton fabric that looks like everyone else's I've ever seen and I'm just using that since I can't seem to find anything that says it's wrong. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk
Griffin-X Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 The best place, imo, is www.jontay.com. They have a WIDE selection of cotton and nylon webbing at a great price. 1
Lunchbox76755 Posted September 18, 2015 Author Posted September 18, 2015 As long as they make it wide enough to cover my shoulders. I have about 4-5" to cover Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk
Griffin-X Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 As long as they make it wide enough to cover my shoulders. I have about 4-5" to cover Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk If you mean 4-5" between the chest front and back, that gap is TOO wide. It'll never pass. Ultimately, it should not be anymore than a 1.5" to 2" gap.
Lunchbox76755 Posted September 18, 2015 Author Posted September 18, 2015 It's impossible...I can't shrink my rib cage Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk
Guest Forrest Patrol Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 If you mean 4-5" between the chest front and back, that gap is TOO wide. It'll never pass. Ultimately, it should not be anymore than a 1.5" to 2" gap. How much gap is allowed between the lower underarm connection of chest and back?
Griffin-X Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 It's impossible...I can't shrink my rib cage Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk What armor did you purchase? The SC armor has plenty of room for the join, even for bigger scouts. I had to cut at least 4" from my KS kit too. And, with that, I still have a 1.5" gap on mine. I may not be understanding your issue 100%. Do you have a pic?
Lunchbox76755 Posted September 18, 2015 Author Posted September 18, 2015 It's SC I didn't trim it at all...the gap isn't 4-5" but to cover the gap and still cover some of the front and back plates it would need to be closer to 4" Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk
Griffin-X Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 How much gap is allowed between the lower underarm connection of chest and back? It all comes down to the "look and feel" of the join and overall costume. A scout with a 4-5" gap is going to look really odd, since the plastic should never have been cut back that much. In the pic above, the gap is 1.5-2" (top and bottom). I run a piece of cotton webbing on the underside with Velcro to "secure" them, and then use a "T" based cotton webbing piece to wrap and join the parts. Again, anything wider than say 2" will look weird. Similar technique with my SC shadow scout:
Lunchbox76755 Posted September 18, 2015 Author Posted September 18, 2015 I'll post up a pic later. I didn't trim any of my armor which I thought was weird... Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk
Griffin-X Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 It's SC I didn't trim it at all...the gap isn't 4-5" but to cover the gap and still cover some of the front and back plates it would need to be closer to 4" Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk Gotcha. If you line up the chest and back on your person, the gap is naturally that large due to your build. Would like to see a pic, maybe we can guide you. It could be that the kit was "pre-trimmed" or something. My SC kit had about 2" or plastic on the chest and 2" on the back. So I actually removed 4" from my SC kit. This is the stuff I used: http://store.jontay....ral_retail.aspx
Lunchbox76755 Posted September 20, 2015 Author Posted September 20, 2015 Just tried to order webbing from jontay.com but they do not ship to my area apparently. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk
Lunchbox76755 Posted October 1, 2015 Author Posted October 1, 2015 I got it all figured out I had to readjust my entire setup...it's snug but I can get that 2" gap... Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk 1
Griffin-X Posted October 1, 2015 Posted October 1, 2015 I got it all figured out I had to readjust my entire setup...it's snug but I can get that 2" gap... Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk Good to hear Paul!
Lunchbox76755 Posted October 1, 2015 Author Posted October 1, 2015 Yeah...originally we glued the elastic in...I tore it all out weeks ago and replaced with velcro. Now everything is adjustable and works much better. Now to finish this suede and get ready for approval. Finally. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk
vonzipper Posted October 5, 2015 Posted October 5, 2015 What color webbing should I buy, the natural or the white? I'm assuming the natural could be used without having to dye the white to an off-white color. But I've been wrong before....once or twice!
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