TreeHuggerMatt Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 Was just seeing it better way to get boots on for myself then not only has the pull tab come off the right boot but somehow the lower left corner of the holster has cracked off so now I need a new one of them seems this life ain’t meant for me. Everything just keeps getting worse. Dont wanna quit but it seems every time I get ahead something breaks again All I did was stand up and put the boot on 😭😭😭😭 Thqts said I have the small section that cracked off , I have superglue and activator , CA glue and the amber gorilla glue. I have putty to fill a crack and white gloss paint and black to redo the base plus lacquer plus weathering Is it possible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopper Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 Those areas are a known stress point, so it helps to have a large washer behind it to distribute the flex load. If you email Chef you can likely purchase a replacement holster. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreeHuggerMatt Posted June 6 Author Share Posted June 6 It’s gone around the rivet so until I hear back from chef I’ve used t shirt to back it and provide a mesh then glued each piece one by one and used activator. Then a tiny dab of modelling putty to fill it then will sand to show rivet and then paint and lacquer. Worth a try Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreeHuggerMatt Posted June 6 Author Share Posted June 6 I forgot to say On the outside there was about the same 3mm Gap around the rivet so it seems not to have failed where you’d expect and more of a I might have compressed the holster when I was sat on the bed trying to pull the boot on. There’s a 20mm section inside the boot of abs and a washer to hold the weight off and it’s not that that’s failed. I’ve asked him for the cost of a new holster so will see what he comes back with but it seems secure and will check after the 25 cure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retrofire Posted June 9 Share Posted June 9 @Chopper is right on. I can't tell you how many stress cracks I've had in my holster as well as my chest armor attachment. It's the nature of the armor and you're not doing anything wrong nor are you alone. You got a whole det of folks that deal with dings and cracks every troop. It's the nature of the hobby😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreeHuggerMatt Posted June 9 Author Share Posted June 9 Just now, Retrofire said: @Chopper is right on. I can't tell you how many stress cracks I've had in my holster as well as my chest armor attachment. It's the nature of the armor and you're not doing anything wrong nor are you alone. You got a whole det of folks that deal with dings and cracks every troop. It's the nature of the hobby😁 Yeah. That flippin rabbit hole lol ive managed to fix it using a combination of superglue , activator, tiny scrap of abs and. Tshirt plus a large dollop of anxiety. Luckily when it cracked it left a good radius around the rivet so that’s rock solid Using the above I’ve fixed it all back together. Then added a tiny bit of model putty to hide the line. Thats been sanded down , painted gloss white and then a tiny spray of black weather to hide it and even shaking it around the the blaster it seems fine now That said I’ve ordered a spare holster from chef anyway as well as some spare lenses. So that was another drama mate lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retrofire Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 Well all have it mate! Last troop a kid dumped a grape snow cone on my bund and smoked it😂 Yeah no getting that out in the wash so I had to go for a new one! Thankfully my pouches were spared so I can keep those. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreeHuggerMatt Posted June 10 Author Share Posted June 10 Bloody hell that’s a fairly expensive one then Feek bad now moaning about a £10 holster now 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retrofire Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 It's all good mate! It's the joy of bringing smiles and making folks feel like a kid again! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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