circuitBurn Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 I meant to start a WIP thread but was so busy building that I hardly stopped to take photos! So I'll start a thread now and add what pictures I did take. Starting with Big Brown Box day and first troop! I received a BSP kit in January and was approved by the end of March. The helmet and E-22 are Sean Field's design printed and built by me. Had a blast building this kit, it was worth the effort! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikerScout007 Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 That looks great! I've bumped you up to full Pathfinder status 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circuitBurn Posted June 10, 2019 Author Share Posted June 10, 2019 Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circuitBurn Posted June 10, 2019 Author Share Posted June 10, 2019 Everything laid out...looked daunting at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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circuitBurn Posted June 10, 2019 Author Share Posted June 10, 2019 One of the hardest parts was fitting the torso together with the belt. I spent ages measuring and trying it on while it was held together with gaffer's tape. These are Mr. Paul's faulds armour which I highly recommend! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circuitBurn Posted June 10, 2019 Author Share Posted June 10, 2019 Great day when the boots arrived from the UK 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circuitBurn Posted June 10, 2019 Author Share Posted June 10, 2019 Trying stuff on for fit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circuitBurn Posted June 10, 2019 Author Share Posted June 10, 2019 The painting pit...espresso brown, black, then sahara beige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circuitBurn Posted June 10, 2019 Author Share Posted June 10, 2019 The "thermal detonator"...I needed a few of these after trying to keep that thing together while the glue held. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circuitBurn Posted June 10, 2019 Author Share Posted June 10, 2019 And the gang's all here...I fixed the shin plates being on the wrong shins (see the buckles) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circuitBurn Posted June 10, 2019 Author Share Posted June 10, 2019 Some strapping...want to redo a lot of this to use the elastic method. I added foam to the bottom of the shoulder bell (not pictured) to keep it from scratching the biceps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circuitBurn Posted June 10, 2019 Author Share Posted June 10, 2019 Trying it on! Pre-weathering. Really hard to do by yourself but I can get about 95% of it on without needing a handler. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circuitBurn Posted June 10, 2019 Author Share Posted June 10, 2019 Weathering...didn't get enough photos of the process but oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circuitBurn Posted June 10, 2019 Author Share Posted June 10, 2019 And ta-da...some shots my friend took. The pants are not black, I swear! I got a friend to make some for my basic approval and in these photos they came out a lot darker than they actually are. The blaster received more love later and some things were tightened up and others were dirtied up. So much more I want to improve but I guess that's something we all struggle with. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScaryGuy Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Congrats! How is the diagonal strip connected that joins the ab and kidney sections together? The BSP kit had an extra step there that needs to be removed. Did they fix that yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circuitBurn Posted June 10, 2019 Author Share Posted June 10, 2019 No, unfortunately BSP is still wrong. I trimmed the back return edge off so it would be almost flush with the abs and bondo/sanded it smooth. It uses the ridge in the middle of the ab connector at the step. You can see it in this shot: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circuitBurn Posted June 10, 2019 Author Share Posted June 10, 2019 New pants from the Darkside Closet: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOtrooper Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 On 6/10/2019 at 7:51 AM, ScaryGuy said: Congrats! How is the diagonal strip connected that joins the ab and kidney sections together? The BSP kit had an extra step there that needs to be removed. Did they fix that yet? I read on BSP's FB page that they won't fix the double stripe because it can be trimmed off. I am guessing it is too costly to make a new mold. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScaryGuy Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 8 minutes ago, KOtrooper said: I read on BSP's FB page that they won't fix the double stripe because it can be trimmed off. I am guessing it is too costly to make a new mold. I guess so. They use metal CNC moulds and interest is probably not big enough anymore to recover the costs for a new mould. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circuitBurn Posted June 20, 2019 Author Share Posted June 20, 2019 Some people trim it off but from what I've seen to do that properly you have to be really thin to join the ab sections together or you need to extend them somehow. Others have just filled in the step with bondo but the proportions look off to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombero19145 Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOtrooper Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 On 6/20/2019 at 10:47 AM, circuitBurn said: Some people trim it off but from what I've seen to do that properly you have to be really thin to join the ab sections together or you need to extend them somehow. Others have just filled in the step with bondo but the proportions look off to me. I trimmed mine off and then shimmed it at the same time to make up for the lost width. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueHigh501 Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Looking good!!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circuitBurn Posted August 21, 2019 Author Share Posted August 21, 2019 Thanks!Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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