TK-0380 Posted June 18, 2022 Posted June 18, 2022 It's BBB day! I'll keep the progress here. So far I have: Gloves-Wampawear Flight Suit-Wampawear Armor-Studio Creations Boots-Crowprops (Shipped. Arriving soon.) Neck Seal-TK 409 Hood-Black Nomex firefighting hood. 6 Quote
Aradun Posted June 18, 2022 Posted June 18, 2022 BBB Day is the best! The wait is finally over and now the real fun begins. We’re here to help you succeed, so be sure to hit the armorers up with any questions as you get your build underway. Quote
TK-0380 Posted June 24, 2022 Author Posted June 24, 2022 I've acquired some 3/4'' and 1'' ribbed elastic. The CRL says both are acceptable but is there one that is preferred or more commonly used? ABS cement and E6000 on standby. Additional hardware as well. With any luck this will become a proper build thread by this weekend. Quote
TK-0380 Posted June 25, 2022 Author Posted June 25, 2022 Starting on the bucket. First thing was to line up the cap with the sides and mark it then glue in place with ABS cement. SC sent along an email after my order shipped with PDFs with instructions. Between that and the build threads here I should be ok most of the way. The snout greeblie is black resin and the ears are metal so we're going to have to hit those with some grey. Not a problem. Got a late start today so not much to show off just yet. Quote
TK-0380 Posted June 25, 2022 Author Posted June 25, 2022 More helmet progress. Took far too long for me to figure out why I couldn't get the face to line up center with the visor and the helmet even though I was (supposedly) using the pilot hole spots. Seems the face was about half an inch longer on the wearers right side than on the left so the face was rotating left of center. Shaved that off. Reshaped the face to fit behind the visor and test fitted everything using screen accurate paper clips ;). 1 1 Quote
TK-0380 Posted June 28, 2022 Author Posted June 28, 2022 Wondering if the eyes are big enough? Finding a happy place between the mold lines and the reference pics. Quote
Chopper Posted June 28, 2022 Posted June 28, 2022 The SC eyeslot is somewhat undersized. I'd go bigger. You can trace a larger outline around it with a soft pencil to get a sense of how it looked when it's opened up a bit more. Quote
Harbinger Posted June 28, 2022 Posted June 28, 2022 Yeah, I agree, you can push it further and sharpen those corners a tad. Plenty of build threads on here of people doing the same. Quote
TK-0380 Posted July 2, 2022 Author Posted July 2, 2022 Basic assembly and decals done. Padding, lenses and chin strap to go. Weathering soon. 2 Quote
TK-0380 Posted July 12, 2022 Author Posted July 12, 2022 Progress has been slow but steady as I collect more parts and do assembly. Also, can't seem to upload pictures anymore. All my files are too big no matter how I try to resize them. Quote
Harbinger Posted July 12, 2022 Posted July 12, 2022 You need to use a third party hosting site like imgur/flickr etc., you probably ran out of room on your forum account. Quote
Chopper Posted July 12, 2022 Posted July 12, 2022 On 7/12/2022 at 7:48 PM, TK-0380 said: Progress has been slow but steady as I collect more parts and do assembly. Also, can't seem to upload pictures anymore. All my files are too big no matter how I try to resize them. Expand Check this post for adding photos via dropbox: http://forum.501stpathfinders.com/index.php?/topic/22990-sharing-photos-with-dropbox/#comment-215704 Quote
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