Home made drop boxes?

[Erik R]

Hey everyone,

 

I'm sorta piecing together my kit from 2nd hand sources, so I'm wondering if it'd be acceptable to make my own drop boxes. They seem fairly simple and straightforward to build, all straight planes.

 

If someone with accurate drop boxes wouldn't mind posting dimensions (pics with a ruler against edges) that'd be a great help to building a set! I've looked around and I can't seem to find a "blueprint" of the boxes.

[stasz]

I can't take a pic right at the moment, but this is from SC's website:

 

 

The Thigh Boxes

The thigh boxes are approximately 11.5 cm deep, 17.8 cm wide in the front and 19 cm wide in the back along it's base. The front wall is 5 cm tall and the back wall is 9 cm tall. The top surface is 14.5 cm wide in the front, 16.5 cm wide in the back and 7.6 cm deep.

 

[stasz]

Not sure why the text doesn't jive with the picture

I'll double check my actual SC boxes this evening...

[Erik R]

That's perfect! A little bit of a wonky picture, but it gets the message across.

I agree, a little odd that the description and picture don't match up. Hmm...

[Erik R]

Woah I did not even think to look at the links SC has on the right side of their site. This is a goldmine!

[stasz]

Jeff is the man. That site is a great resource.

 

I can't get a good picture of my measuring tape on the box by myself. Can't hold everything and take the pic :/

 

But eyeballing it, everything seems to be at least 2-3cm bigger than his biggest measurements in the drawing.

 

Might have redone his bucks after this drawing was made? It's ballpark though for sure.

[Erik R]

Alrighty, thanks! There's an armor party coming up and there was a person with a scout kit last time, so hopefully they'll be there again and I'll get to take a few measurements.