[woobiee] 1st and New build! (Lancer probably)

[woobiee]

Took a hiatus with all things 501st while in wedding planning mode -- getting married in a few months!

But I'm back at it!

After doing a few personal troops I found out some of the rivets that mounted the holsters didn't have the rear washer. Not sure why I omitted some of those washers. Will be remounting the holster properly this time.

Besides the new T-bit circle detail that was recently discovered, the only thing left I think I need to modify to go on to Lancer is the Thermal Det end caps being concave. But here is the rub: I'm not really comfortable redoing them without destroying the ones from RS. I recently saw the construction of said thermal det from RS and there is a lot of surface area where the end caps bond to the tube (I thought the tube was hollow at first, making it easier to remove the caps).

Unfortunately, I honestly may be okay to forgo attempting Level 2 because of it. I'm going to attempt a hail mary and see if I can order a new tube/caps unassembled from RS.

[Chopper]

The RS caps should be slightly concave, yes? I recall that Harbinger's were for his Level 2 app, and he used a RS kit as well.

[woobiee]

10 minutes ago, Chopper said:

The RS caps should be slightly concave, yes? I recall that Harbinger's were for his Level 2 app, and he used a RS kit as well.

Thanks for the heads up. I've seen other's endcaps and they were really obviously concave. Mine looks flat in comparison but it does look similar to Harbinger's lvl2 app photo.

[Chopper]

I'd just leave it for now. 

[Aradun]

Glad to see you back at it Andy and congrats on your upcoming wedding!

BTW, that’s how my RS end caps looked as well, and I will tell you that the CA glue they use is formidable to remove, but like Chopper said, leave it be for your Lancer app, and if it needs any work there’s a couple of options we can toss at you if needed.