WIP New Biker scout recruit.

[Kevatron 089]

WIP Biker scout. https://imgur.com/gallery/xO4KsLR

[Lucasfan7]

Looks like you are coming along pretty good. Your padding in your bucket looks Interesting.

[Kevatron 089]

6 hours ago, Lucasfan7 said:

Looks like you are coming along pretty good. Your padding in your bucket looks Interesting.

Thanks. For now it's just a strip of Foam until I get the actual tactical pads.

[Lucasfan7]

5 hours ago, Kevatron 089 said:

Thanks. For now it's just a strip of Foam until I get the actual tactical pads.

Ok cool, I wasn’t sure if it was some new cool way of doing it. Some times accidental rigging up of stuff produces awesome new ways to do things.

[Chopper]

Hey Kevin and welcome to the Pathfinders.

I took a look at the photos in your link. Great progress on the assembly so far!

I wanted to point out a few items from your photos that, if you're looking for 501st approval, should get addressed for approval. I highlighted the items I noticed in green. Remember -- always check what you're doing against the CRL

https://databank.501st.com/databank/Costuming:TB_Scout_trooper

On the snout, I think you could easily clean up some of those jagged edges with a toothpick dipped in 90% rubbing alcohol.

With the sides of the helmet, you ideally want the upper visor to align with the lower face plate. I think part of the issue is that you haven't cut enough on the top part of the visor, which prevents it from sliding back further. I've marked an approximate trim line, but take it SLOW and only cut a little at a time. With some adjustments, you should be able to get the upper and lower faceplate to align better.

It also looks like you still have the black stickers on the helmet ears? Those will need to get cut out, as per the CRL. That said, if you trace around the sticker in pencil, that should give you a pretty good idea of where to cut. You can verify how it looks with us first, but once you're ready you can use a small drill bit to make holes around the inside edge of where you want to cut. Then you can punch the plastic out and smooth the edges with a dremel/file.

The trapezoid at the center of your tank is far too big. It should be approximately the same height as the rank stripe, just trapezoidal in shape.

For your tank topper -- don't forget to paint the circular divot white.

On your knee armor, the rivets look to be too high on the sides. I've marked in orange about where they should go. If you saved your armor trimmings, you can make something called abs paste (also called abs slurry), which you can use to fill in any errant holes in the armor. You can read more about it here: https://www.matterhackers.com/news/how-to-make-abs-juice-glue-and-slurry

I noticed that you used some white zip ties on your detonator tubing. You can remove them as they're not called for in the CRL.

For your belt, it looks like you used two rivets on each side to secure the webbing portion. You'll need to drill those out and replace them with a single rivet on each side. If you can get a 1/8" cobalt drill bit and you used aluminum rivets, then you should be able to drill them out pretty easy. If you used steel rivets, you can still get them out, but you'll need to go slower, as the steel can heat up and melt the plastic.

Once you get the rivets out, you can use the abs slurry to fill in the holes, then sand the surface smooth.

I know this probably seems like a lot, but it's all achievable with some elbow grease. We've all been where you are when we started, so please reach out if you need any help.

And remember -- when in doubt, check the CRL!

[Kevatron 089]

Over veiw of changes/ fixes.     http://imgur.com/gallery/8rpGsyi

[Kevatron 089]

3 hours ago, Chopper said:

Hey Kevin and welcome to the Pathfinders.

I took a look at the photos in your link. Great progress on the assembly so far!

I wanted to point out a few items from your photos that, if you're looking for 501st approval, should get addressed for approval. I highlighted the items I noticed in green. Remember -- always check what you're doing against the CRL

https://databank.501st.com/databank/Costuming:TB_Scout_trooper

On the snout, I think you could easily clean up some of those jagged edges with a toothpick dipped in 90% rubbing alcohol.

With the sides of the helmet, you ideally want the upper visor to align with the lower face plate. I think part of the issue is that you haven't cut enough on the top part of the visor, which prevents it from sliding back further. I've marked an approximate trim line, but take it SLOW and only cut a little at a time. With some adjustments, you should be able to get the upper and lower faceplate to align better.

It also looks like you still have the black stickers on the helmet ears? Those will need to get cut out, as per the CRL. That said, if you trace around the sticker in pencil, that should give you a pretty good idea of where to cut. You can verify how it looks with us first, but once you're ready you can use a small drill bit to make holes around the inside edge of where you want to cut. Then you can punch the plastic out and smooth the edges with a dremel/file.

The trapezoid at the center of your tank is far too big. It should be approximately the same height as the rank stripe, just trapezoidal in shape.

For your tank topper -- don't forget to paint the circular divot white.

On your knee armor, the rivets look to be too high on the sides. I've marked in orange about where they should go. If you saved your armor trimmings, you can make something called abs paste (also called abs slurry), which you can use to fill in any errant holes in the armor. You can read more about it here: https://www.matterhackers.com/news/how-to-make-abs-juice-glue-and-slurry

I noticed that you used some white zip ties on your detonator tubing. You can remove them as they're not called for in the CRL.

For your belt, it looks like you used two rivets on each side to secure the webbing portion. You'll need to drill those out and replace them with a single rivet on each side. If you can get a 1/8" cobalt drill bit and you used aluminum rivets, then you should be able to drill them out pretty easy. If you used steel rivets, you can still get them out, but you'll need to go slower, as the steel can heat up and melt the plastic.

Once you get the rivets out, you can use the abs slurry to fill in the holes, then sand the surface smooth.

I know this probably seems like a lot, but it's all achievable with some elbow grease. We've all been where you are when we started, so please reach out if you need any help.

And remember -- when in doubt, check the CRL!

I appreciate the feedback and I'll work on those areas. Thank you chopper.