Firejedi Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 I am starting this to get my motivation going. I have had armor for about 20 years, but no helmet or time (I had kids though.) Ive made a couple attempts at some soft parts, but never completed them. I recently moved to PA and have a nice space in a basement to begin. I acquired a helmet from WTF. I have a 3D printer that is running great. Printer a blaster already. Now its time to get going. I'll try to post some pics soon. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikerScout007 Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Best of luck! We're here if you have questions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakeputt Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 I am starting this to get my motivation going. I have had armor for about 20 years, but no helmet or time (I had kids though.) Ive made a couple attempts at some soft parts, but never completed them. I recently moved to PA and have a nice space in a basement to begin. I acquired a helmet from WTF. I have a 3D printer that is running great. Printer a blaster already. Now its time to get going. I'll try to post some pics soon.If you nees help with the soft stuff let us know. I have actually sewn all the parts except for the creation of the flight suite. I did sew the riding patch to my suite though.Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kacrut Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Good luck!... Can't wait to see your Working in Progress.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firejedi Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 On 1/21/2020 at 2:49 PM, Jakeputt said: If you nees help with the soft stuff let us know. I have actually sewn all the parts except for the creation of the flight suite. I did sew the riding patch to my suite though. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A using Tapatalk Thanks. I am thinking hard about the soft parts. Its gets really expensive when you try to buy everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakeputt Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Thanks. I am thinking hard about the soft parts. Its gets really expensive when you try to buy everything.I learned how to sew with my biker scout kit, it looks daunting, but its really easy. I can talk you through the process or show you through vid chat.Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firejedi Posted February 4, 2020 Author Share Posted February 4, 2020 On 1/24/2020 at 9:04 PM, Jakeputt said: I learned how to sew with my biker scout kit, it looks daunting, but its really easy. I can talk you through the process or show you through vid chat. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A using Tapatalk Thanks. I'm trying t get organized at the moment. Find fabric, etc. I'm also still trying to finalize my workspace. I'm hauling some furniture down to my son in a week or so which wi ll help with that process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firejedi Posted February 19, 2020 Author Share Posted February 19, 2020 Well. I've run into a bit of a snag right at the start. I was able to meet up with a local scout and it turns out that my armor is not going to work. I bought this armor a long time ago, maybe even before there was a CRL for it. Many parts are too large, and some are the wrong shape entirely. So I am re-thinking what I am going to do. Having to buy armor in addition to all the soft parts is not what I had planned. I may consider switching to a Tie Pilot, or something with a little less cost and time investment. I might give some thought to 3D printing my armor. Can 3d printed armor meet the CRL? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakeputt Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 15 minutes ago, Firejedi said: Well. I've run into a bit of a snag right at the start. I was able to meet up with a local scout and it turns out that my armor is not going to work. I bought this armor a long time ago, maybe even before there was a CRL for it. Many parts are too large, and some are the wrong shape entirely. So I am re-thinking what I am going to do. Having to buy armor in addition to all the soft parts is not what I had planned. I may consider switching to a Tie Pilot, or something with a little less cost and time investment. I might give some thought to 3D printing my armor. Can 3d printed armor meet the CRL? Upload pics, interested to see how the pieces have changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firejedi Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share Posted February 25, 2020 On 2/19/2020 at 1:17 PM, Jakeputt said: Upload pics, interested to see how the pieces have changed. I'll try to do that as soon as I can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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