PBS TB build

[Paulbeer78]

Now that I have everything I need it's time to get the build started, so far I've trimmed down the armour and added some only the elastic, I've started to put the lid together and line things up.

 

Couple of things gnat have me stumped ( yes I have read the tutorial😊)

 

How do I attach the front to the back in order to still get it on ?

 

How do you strap the belt and how to the detonator clips fix to the detonator.

 

Here are a few pics of progress so farðŸ‘ðŸ»

 

 

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[Paulbeer78]

 

Helmet assembled and painted, does it look ok ?

 

Are there any tutorials on weathering? I can see to find any.

 

Are there particular colour paints needed to paint the chest,nose and backpack?

 

Thanks

 

 

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[Chef]

Hi Paul, I've answered this for the most part over on the UKG forum on your WIP thread.

 

For the tank...

 

There are a couple of methods.

 

Firstly, you can make up an L-shaped bracket from the spare plastic in the kit and glue/rivet this to the back plate at the correct height so it sits under the top edge of the tank.

 

Place the tank in the right place (with the greeblie already attached) and then drill down through the faux rivet on the greeblie through into the L-shaped bracket.

Rivet it in place.

 

The bottom can simply be riveted through from the outside onto the back plate. Be careful with this one as the rivet doesn't need to be boosted up until it pops as this may stress the plastic on the bottom of the tank.

Just squeeze it up until it's grabbed and then snip off the rest of the rivet shank.

 

This will produce a nice flush fitting tank.

 

 

OR...

 

You can use the screen used method which was to attach the tank using some elastic.

12mm elastic gets riveted to the top of the tank under the greeblie again and this then goes over the top of the backplate and is secured on the inside somewhere.

 

Jeff has a great reference picture on his site here.

 

http://www.studiocreations.com/howto/bikerscout/images/washko_023_scout_backpack01.jpg

 

The bottom one attaches to the inside of the tank and then goes either around the bottom of the back plate and then is secured on the inside of the back plate.

 

http://www.studiocreations.com/howto/bikerscout/images/washko_051_mvc-329f.jpg

 

 

This will allow the tank to float about a bit and whilst screen accurate, might lead to a few questions from the public upon close inspection.

 

So there you go...