Dauitsch Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Hi fellow Pathfinders! I might need feedback, help and support of you in regrads to a full set I was offered. Actually I am about to order my helemt and armor at Altmann´s and therefor went already in touch with spike (I am sure that I will defo get a kit from him). However, I was offered a full and more or less complete Biker set by a guy from Germany for a fairly nice price as an all in one package. When I checked the received pictures of the set, I directly saw several things that will not go inline with the CRL. Since I really want to have my Biker costume as optimized as possible I wonder if you could review the pictures and tell me if this set is worth buying it or not. I think I could modify some things well on my own so that they will fit but to make a final call on this I am still lacking some actual experience. You know, I dont want to waste money or end up trapped since such will only block my progress as you can imagine See the gallery here for the pictures of the set... https://postimg.org/gallery/33kknq0uw/ any kind of feedback, comment and/or help would be very much appreciated! Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugz Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Not really a fan of the scortch marks/weathering, maybe with some bondo/sanding you could clean it up.... What's he selling it for? Cuz that could also make a huge difference as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stasz Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Pass. It's tough to really get an idea being on a mannequin and in poor lighting, but a few things jump out right away. 1. The helmet looks misshapen. Maybe a Don Post/Rubies mod that hasn't held it's shape? It's got that characteristic short hash mark on the back left. 2. The back armor and tank look like they're one piece. That style of construction is not approvable. 3. The bicep armor is pretty bad, and the t-bit detail piece has no detail. 4. Thermal det box looks small, and the det tube is definitely too short. 5. Pretty tall heel on the boots. Some of these issues aren't even fixable. Unless it was dirt cheap and you were just going to have fun with it I'd look elsewhere. Sent from my SM-G900P using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stasz Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 At a minimum, as I buyer I would ask for waaaaay better pictures, laid out off the mannequin in much better lighting. But I don't think it's going too look much better. Sent from my SM-G900P using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stasz Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Drop box straps look too thin, can't see enough of the belt to really make a call on it, and can't see enough of the flightsuit to tell if it has the riding patches, thigh bands and so on. Looking at it some more, the boots look alright but the stripes on the front of the holster would have to go... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikerScout007 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Those soft goods are also trash-worthy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauitsch Posted January 7, 2017 Author Share Posted January 7, 2017 Hey guys, thank you so much for your first feedbacks!!! To be honest such is exactly I wanted to hearbecause as said most of my personal evaluation would be more or less based on guessing and comparing to what I have learned so far whilst your judgement is based on real knowledge and experience. The price he is asking for the whole chunk is 850 EUR (895 USD), however from the first moment on I had a bad feeling. Let me list my thoughts on the kit... Helmet: - Declas on the back side have this blck framing which I did never see before, especially not in the CRL - lower back on the helmet (middle) seem to be worked not correctly Armor: - Backplate and tank are indeed made of one piece as mentioned by stasz - Backplate and tank are completely missing black framing and decals - Belt looks too narrow - Webbing of Drop Boxes and so the buckles are too narrow - Detonator pack just looks strange (tube is way to short, not fixed with cable strip in the middle - Biceps pieces look very cheap Boots: - I really liked the idea of having real leather boots rather than selfmade cat boots, though I am sure I could make them way more screen acurate on my own following the known tutorials - The whole holster construction isn´t satisying to me - Having fresh soles of cat boots would be a way better source for the screen acurate carving imho Gloves: - Not Esprit, not Wampawear and not MovieFX (I have a pait from MovieFX and they a way better with no difference to Wampawear ones) Soft parts: - Flight siut has NO suede attachments or any attachments (no mudlap, no riding patches) - Cant tell anything further about the siut at all which is strange to me - Flak vest looks like being made of some poly or plastic material, also I have never seen the stitching being made in squares across the arms, I think they should rather be in lines ? - Cumberbund has no stitching at all in the belly area, Stichtings of lower cumberund seem wrong - The pouches... well the pouches, as someone with a proffesional education in saddlery and upholstery, i could make them better without even having a pattern. As mentioned in my introduction, I strongly aim for 501st. aproval as well as the most optimized kit I can get. I think I will stay away from this offer and follow my initiall plan to make the whole Biker from scratch following state of the art knowledge Thanks though, you guys simply underlined my first impression and made my decision quite easy!!! I think the set is not even qualified to be a spare part source. Though, those boots... those boots would have bloody attracted me : D 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stasz Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 It's always better to ask a question than make an expensive mistake! And it sounds like you've got a good eye for the costume already. You mentioned you were looking at some Altmann's gear. You'll be in good hands there. If you have any more questions, don't hesitate to ask! Sent from my SM-G900P using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauitsch Posted January 7, 2017 Author Share Posted January 7, 2017 cheers again Yes I am already talking to spike and currently prep my order... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Hey Boris, if you are on Facebook look up 'Wolfpack Advance Recon team'. It's the German Pathfinder outpost. Cheers 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauitsch Posted January 7, 2017 Author Share Posted January 7, 2017 Hey Constantin, thank you!!!! This is exactly the next step I was looking for I am already online in the german garrison forum but dont have any Scout contacs so far. I did just send a request to join the group on Facebook Dank dir und bis gleich 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikerScout007 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Our Advance Recon Teams are the best! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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