Nachos - WIP Build Thread

[DukeOfNachos]

Lunch time , anxiety took the wheel when I e6000’d this guy, I swore I had bigger magnets but I guess I don’t, I can still see a bit of gap in the front, which should go buh’bye when the bolts are installed.

-> TB Magnet Wreath (Front)

-> TB Magnet Wreath (Rear)

I noticed SC included a little red line in the visor area, gotta stay in the line when I cut…

-> Future Lens Template

[Aradun]

I noticed SC included a little red line in the visor area, gotta stay in the line when I cut…
-> Future Lens Template

If you plan to use it as a template, just keep in mind that your actual lens needs to be larger than the piece you cut out so that it can be properly glued into place.

[DukeOfNachos]

So SC’s lens is green… and my Hobart is black… but it’s pre shaped so it is my golden template now .

 

Seriously this was the worst part of the hard parts sofar.

 -> Looks worse then it is

-> Insert nervous Tina sounds from Bobs Burgers here

-> Best Friend Pumpkin Carver Dremel (3 Packs of Batteries so far this build)

-> SC (Green) lens looks decent behind... it'll make a nice template for all the other lenses... (it wasn't centered...)

[DukeOfNachos]

4 hours ago, Aradun said:

 

If you plan to use it as a template, just keep in mind that your actual lens needs to be larger than the piece you cut out so that it can be properly glued into place.

 

HAH yeah what i cut out was so tiny... the included lens is getting photocopied and stuck away for later

[DukeOfNachos]

@Chopper how are the beans? ( I could be old but i just can barely see the sink lines)

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[DukeOfNachos]

Cameras can see sink lines better than me apparently, how’s this look.

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[DukeOfNachos]

Tweaked out the beans abit more, drilled pilots into the bucket. Any glaring issues that stand out?

->Bucket

[Chopper]

Kevin, good progress, but I think your ear holes are still too small.

Look at how large they are on the screen scout helmet, below. Try to open them up a bit more.

[DukeOfNachos]

Ok, I’ll see how much larger I can go, I just get skiddish of taking too much off. Snout greeb is drying right now, and tomorrow is tailor day for my suit to get suede installed.

[DukeOfNachos]

Ok home from Haus of Maus and back at it. How’s this look @Chopper? I’m not starting any crazy filing till I get some weighing in 🧐. My lines are actually a little more on the left I figured its about 8mm from around the outside of the earhole so the left looks a little more than the right  but you get the idea, I'd rather start it small and progress to a correct size, then to have gone too big too fast, and not being able to repair it y'know.
 

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[Chopper]

The outline in the second image, the wearer's left ear, looks good.

I'd cut a little bit more on the wearer's right side to match, as indicated in the attached photo.

[DukeOfNachos]

Ok, snout greeb orange peeled on the top/bottom flats… 😑 however beans seem to have come out pretty nice I think. 
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[DukeOfNachos]

So for anyone that needs a template, since SC sent a green lens I made a template out of it  

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gD9BSV0kkbjeExi233KCfMGVZuEUrh99/view?usp=drivesdk

So besides trimming the beans and taking the suit in. I bought boots and vinyl to tackle that issue, and Tamiya paint to do the snout and the greeble after I sand it.

[Chopper]

I would smooth this area out a little bit more with a nail file or emory board, but otherwise you should be good.

[DukeOfNachos]

Plastidipped the rear helmet yesterday and before I went to bed started to enlarge the pilot holes with the 9/16 bit, needless to say some damage has occurred, but my local garrison guys reassure me that’s it’s fixable with ABS slurry so with that, I’m switching gears to soft goods while I work up the nerve to fix my helmet.

[DukeOfNachos]

So donned everything I have (except knees and the drop boxes), put on the TIE flightsuit and got the future vest pattern. Question here.

On the vest, how far past the chest armor does it go? 2-3” which is then covered by the cumberbund which is covered about 1” by the armor as well as 1” or so by the belt? I’m figuring edge of sleeves will be ~3.5” from current edge of these sleeves.

-> Sleeves

-> Vest

[Aradun]

So think crop top for the flak vest. I believe my vest comes down about 3 inches below the armor which allows enough room to add Velcro to secure the bund and cod piece.

The belt does not sit over the bund. The bund rests on top of the belt. Most bunds are about 8” high, so that would mean 2” of the bund tests under the chest and back armor.

As for the sleeves, they should optimally extend beyond the shoulder bells no more than 1.5”, but that measurement is a Lancer spec.

[DukeOfNachos]

34 minutes ago, Aradun said:

So think crop top for the flak vest. I believe my vest comes down about 3 inches below the armor which allows enough room to add Velcro to secure the bund and cod piece.

The belt does not sit over the bund. The bund rests on top of the belt. Most bunds are about 8” high, so that would mean 2” of the bund tests under the chest and back armor.

As for the sleeves, they should optimally extend beyond the shoulder bells no more than 1.5”, but that measurement is a Lancer spec.

Ok, this is exactly what I was trying to figure out, so I had to bump my belt down when trying to figure things out since I was trying to do the math in my head on where it should hit . 

So Vest I should remove ~14" from the shirt for the pattern, and about ~2-2.5" off the sleeves.

Cumberbund would just be torso width ~20" high when unfolded allowing for 1" Seam allowance on either side.

[Chopper]

Your belt should be positioned just below your belly button/navel.

20" seems like a lot for bund height. In general, most bunds measure 8"-9" in height. Have you looked at this post yet? http://forum.501stpathfinders.com/index.php?/topic/19967-soft-parts-best-practices/

Trying to get the bund/belt proportions is key. Here's an image, which may help:

[DukeOfNachos]

@Chopperi think you caught me right in the edit, 20” unfolded  (I had it down as folded originally) it hasn’t been my day build wise 😐

[Chopper]

Oh okay, good. No worries.

[DukeOfNachos]

So  lets see, things since last post. I mangled my helmet when drilling the visor holes,  but I've been told by enough garrison mates that its fixable, yay!*  So after freaking out at 11pm and polling my local scouts if it would be fixed and reaching out to SC I got some ABS to fix it, but my last build was a TIE, and my helmet was made already so I've never had to do this. So do I CA glue the ABS that Kurt sent me over to the inside and then CA the broke part down to the ABS and then seal it with ABS Slurry? 

-> My poor baby https://imgur.com/a/Qu3FTFr

During the time for the rescue package to get here I figured I'd start working on the vest. Using a Raglan shirt I cut up the pattern and I think when I pinned it, it came out wonky... and I'm wondering if I shouldn't shore up the front and back and then connect the pattern for the sleeves to make sure every things right.

-> Vest Pattern https://imgur.com/a/5DJbt2m

 

* This is me being glad I don't have to buy a new helmet, but I'm also super intimidated on how I need to fix it. 

 

[Retrofire]

9 hours ago, DukeOfNachos said:

So  lets see, things since last post. I mangled my helmet when drilling the visor holes,  but I've been told by enough garrison mates that its fixable, yay!*  So after freaking out at 11pm and polling my local scouts if it would be fixed and reaching out to SC I got some ABS to fix it, but my last build was a TIE, and my helmet was made already so I've never had to do this. So do I CA glue the ABS that Kurt sent me over to the inside and then CA the broke part down to the ABS and then seal it with ABS Slurry? 

-> My poor baby https://imgur.com/a/Qu3FTFr

Oof! Yeah you should be able to repair that. Since that area takes some stress I would recommend using a plastic epoxy rather than CA glue. specially if you plan to open your visor. You can get some at most hardware stores. It's indeed fixable though so don't fret too much. @Chopper is the master of ABS slurry so I'll defer to him on the best way to use that concoction.

[troygordon2]

Random thought from the Peanut Gallery:  Put down the dremmel.  It's tempting to think of it as the best tool, but ABS sheets are thin, will warp just from heat, and once that dremmel gets away, it causes all sorts of problems.  I had a much easier time and required a lot less repair work by using an Xacto knife.  Whittle away slivers at a time along your trace lines and then use some 120 grit or finer sand paper to smooth things out.  Those ear holes are a pain in the butt, and I have to use a dremmel and oscillating saw when i finished the resin Scout helmets that I make and sell, but i've been doing it for a while now and (for the most part) have my technique well rehearsed.  Even then, I can patch resin easier than ABS.  Use power tools sparingly and you'll save yourself a ton of time on repairs.  Remember, SLOW IS SMOOTH, SMOOTH IS FAST.

 

[DukeOfNachos]

Oh yeah, the dremel wasn’t used on the ear holes at all, used a drill to make an initial opening and then it was all xacto blade and files. Which after this yeah, it coulda gone much worse.