Deathbyemu Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 TK-22471 here, and my mini-me, we decided to try our hands at some Rebels TB’s.... While we wait for Walt and Steph’s BBBs to arrive, I thought I’d start our thread and work on the boots! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathbyemu Posted August 30, 2019 Author Share Posted August 30, 2019 Starting with hers ... better to learn on the ones that won’t have a GML eyeballing them hahaSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScaryGuy Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Welcome! Good to see more love for the Rebels Scout! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 I look forward to this........WOW!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathbyemu Posted August 31, 2019 Author Share Posted August 31, 2019 Welcome! Good to see more love for the Rebels Scout!Yea, she loved Rebels. I just hope the WTF kid-size isnt too too big for her. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikerScout007 Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Welcome to the Pathfinders Forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.J Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 Welcome to Pathfinders Pat...looking forward to watching your build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathbyemu Posted September 3, 2019 Author Share Posted September 3, 2019 Thanks guys! Pretty jammed up to try this. The flip side of getting to work with a six-year old on her armor is that she tends to be hands-on when she’s working on it with me... that means I have to sneak-repair some of her work when she’s not around Anyway, got the front of the boots done, minus the little strip at the sole. Waiting on her grandma to have time to measure and sew the seams and sew velcro into back-flaps. Still awaiting my BBB with the hard stuff. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathbyemu Posted September 3, 2019 Author Share Posted September 3, 2019 Oh yea, some advice on these old motorcycle gloves that I had laying around... if I cut off the strap and buckle, are they good enough for approval? Theres some scrunches (?) on the inner wrist too. But nothing major. They were fairly expensive gloves, but I gave up my Triumph riding a few years ago, haven’t worn them since. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScaryGuy Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 35 minutes ago, Deathbyemu said: Oh yea, some advice on these old motorcycle gloves that I had laying around... if I cut off the strap and buckle, are they good enough for approval? Theres some scrunches (?) on the inner wrist too. But nothing major. They were fairly expensive gloves, but I gave up my Triumph riding a few years ago, haven’t worn them since. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk In the first picture the gauntlet looks textured which it shouldn’t be, but in the second picture it looks the same as the rest of the glove. So If the latter is the case these should be good for approval (without the straps). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathbyemu Posted September 4, 2019 Author Share Posted September 4, 2019 In the first picture the gauntlet looks textured which it shouldn’t be, but in the second picture it looks the same as the rest of the glove. So If the latter is the case these should be good for approval (without the straps).Cool thanks.Its not textured, but above the wrist is softer and more wrinkly. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathbyemu Posted September 8, 2019 Author Share Posted September 8, 2019 One day, after a hundred-plus go-arounds, my brain will finally accept how much harder it is to make something than the 5-minute You Tube makes me think it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScaryGuy Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 The strap that covers the bridge of the foot is different from the ROTJ version, it’s rectangular instead of a dog bone shape. The CRL allows both, but if you want you can be the first to go with the rectangular ones 😉. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathbyemu Posted October 12, 2019 Author Share Posted October 12, 2019 The strap that covers the bridge of the foot is different from the ROTJ version, it’s rectangular instead of a dog bone shape. The CRL allows both, but if you want you can be the first to go with the rectangular ones . Maybe I will try it depending on how even I get the front and back sections!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathbyemu Posted October 12, 2019 Author Share Posted October 12, 2019 STILL waiting on my BBB, been pretty busy too. I have done some work on the kid boots. Tougher than I thought, but I learned a few do’s and dont’s for when I get to mine. One of those little things is not to use ball-point pens to mark the cut or sew lines (even on the back side) or the contact cement will magically make the ink bleed all over the place haha. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScaryGuy Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 14 hours ago, Deathbyemu said: STILL waiting on my BBB, been pretty busy too. I have done some work on the kid boots. Tougher than I thought, but I learned a few do’s and dont’s for when I get to mine. One of those little things is not to use ball-point pens to mark the cut or sew lines (even on the back side) or the contact cement will magically make the ink bleed all over the place haha. I had a similar experience, I bought my boots from a vendor here on the forums. He used a purple marker to draw out the dog bones. That started bleeding on my first troop where it was quite hot and my boots were getting moist ☹️. Still planning to make a new pair myself. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathbyemu Posted October 24, 2019 Author Share Posted October 24, 2019 BBB Day...Game on!My granddaughter is jammed up to trick or treat troop in her’s, so I plan on slapping her’s together quick hopefully for the weekend, then settle in and work on mine/ modify hers.I paid extra to have the helmets assembled, mostly for fear of screwing those up, but also for speed. Its ok, I got a bonus pink TK thrown in to keep me busy with the helmet building hahaSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathbyemu Posted October 29, 2019 Author Share Posted October 29, 2019 Ok trimmed her pieces quick, and just Velcro’d her chest/back/shoulder bells... just slammed it together for her to do a Halloween troop last night.At this point, I’m not even doing her biceps because the shoulder bells go all the way to her elbows hahaNeed to work on snugging knee pads. Also need to get gloves, she used her FN gloves last night. Need to convert shoulder straps to snaps not Velcro.Possibly foam strips around inside of helmet lens to cut down on fogging?Boots seemed great. Belt. Still a long way to go on her belt.... including pouches.I ordered the adult belt from Steph’s... waiting for it to arrive so I can reverse-engineer it, and try to make this kid’s one. Regardless, she LOVED it, even half done. Good times. Happy Halloween everyone!Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathbyemu Posted October 29, 2019 Author Share Posted October 29, 2019 couple pics from trial fittingSent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScaryGuy Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 The shoulder bells were also a bit too large for me, so I trimmed them near the chest. I think I cut 10 mm or so. I also put foam on the inside of the shoulder bells to push them out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathbyemu Posted November 3, 2019 Author Share Posted November 3, 2019 The shoulder bells were also a bit too large for me, so I trimmed them near the chest. I think I cut 10 mm or so. I also put foam on the inside of the shoulder bells to push them out.I started trimming my kit and yea the bells seem big, but the chest/back seem small. Going to be interesting sizing them up the next week or so.Plus, thanks to steroids for respiratory issues and a fair amount of Oktoberfest... somebody is a bit too big for the cummerbund Steph made me going off of 3-month’s ago measurements hahahahaSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScaryGuy Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 Does the width and the chest back match? Some room (showing the undershirt) between the shoulder bells and the chest/back wouldn’t be a big issue. I find the knee pieces also small. When I bend my knees they flex a lot, so although it looks like a flexible costume I don’t like to squat down etc. Good luck exercising 😉! When you get into costuming you really have to choose a weight and stick with it 😃. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathbyemu Posted November 21, 2019 Author Share Posted November 21, 2019 I’m still mostly tinkering with the little kit. Everything is still SO big on her, I’m trying to make it fit as good as I can and still have it be fairly temporary for future adjustments. Again, it’s been fun learning and experimenting on one that won’t need rigid approval.For instance, I decided to make her belt from straight up Velcro. I put 1/2” mat foam in the back of the belt boxes to make them flush and glued Velcro to them. Now I can just slap them on and adjust as she grows.I bought some pouches on Amazon to try for her. Just temporary until I can get better, but they fit great... they even came with one strap on the side.Her knees, I sewed Velcro into a set of soccer knee pads. The strap we originally tried left them sagging and floating too much on her little knobby knees hahaSent from my iPad using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathbyemu Posted November 23, 2019 Author Share Posted November 23, 2019 Finished the belt for her and dressed up the elbows/knees. she flat out refused to wear smaller gloves...Haha everything is still so huge on her, but that means it will last a long time. Might go try it out at a hockey game troop tonight!Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathbyemu Posted November 26, 2019 Author Share Posted November 26, 2019 She got to drop the opening puck hahaWe had a great turnout from our galactic academy kids.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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