Chopper Posted October 20 Share Posted October 20 Ah oils. Ok. If you want to be conservative, I'd give it maybe 5-7 days to fully dry. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKE-Trooper Posted October 20 Author Share Posted October 20 3 minutes ago, Chopper said: Ah oils. Ok. If you want to be conservative, I'd give it maybe 5-7 days to fully dry. Thanks @Chopper! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKE-Trooper Posted October 21 Author Share Posted October 21 99% done with weathering the hard parts! Just need to do some touch ups over the next few days and then onto dying the soft parts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKE-Trooper Posted October 22 Author Share Posted October 22 Well, I learned a very important lesson tonight, weathering the soft parts (Cummerbund, Codpiece and Pouches) is NOTHING like weathering the hard plastic armor. Just the smallest amount of oil paint on the brush goes a long way. Luckily I tested on an area that does not show, getting oil paint out of fabric does not work very well 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopper Posted October 22 Share Posted October 22 Glad you tested it first. Good thinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKE-Trooper Posted October 22 Author Share Posted October 22 Has anyone removed the lining in the Wampa Wear Gloves? While the quality of the gloves are amazing, they are also VERY warm. I don't plan on trooping in 20 degree weather. Wondering if anyone else has done this and if so, are they comfortable without the lining and did it help with making them not so warm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKE-Trooper Posted October 22 Author Share Posted October 22 1 hour ago, MKE-Trooper said: Has anyone removed the lining in the Wampa Wear Gloves? While the quality of the gloves are amazing, they are also VERY warm. I don't plan on trooping in 20 degree weather. Wondering if anyone else has done this and if so, are they comfortable without the lining and did it help with making them not so warm. I just found this thread in the "ROTJ Biker Scout Soft Parts" forum. I will give this a shot and see how it goes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKE-Trooper Posted October 22 Author Share Posted October 22 13 minutes ago, MKE-Trooper said: I just found this thread in the "ROTJ Biker Scout Soft Parts" forum. I will give this a shot and see how it goes. Well that was super easy! First I turned the glove inside out, then I made a small cut along the seam all the way around the opening of the glove. From the there the lining pulled right off! Fits much better now and much cooler. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retrofire Posted October 22 Share Posted October 22 Great work trooper! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKE-Trooper Posted October 23 Author Share Posted October 23 Soft parts (Cummerbund, Codpiece and Pouches) weathered and a majority of the hard parts are done. Now I just need to weather the boots and attach the holster. I have spent way more time on weathering than I would like to admin but I am SO happy with how everything is coming together. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopper Posted October 23 Share Posted October 23 Looks solid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarok Posted October 23 Share Posted October 23 Great job on the weathering!Thanks for the notes about removing the glove liner. I’ve been contemplating removing mine.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKE-Trooper Posted October 25 Author Share Posted October 25 And the boots are done! Now I wait for everything to dry. The weathering on the armor seems to be drying in 2-3 days, but the boots seem like they are going to take 7-10 days. Once everything is dry I will glue down the dogbones on the boots and add the straps back onto the armor. I am beyond happy with how everything turned out. The weathering is more of a reddish brown (I used Raw Umber on everything), but it is not showing that way in the photos. I will have to figure out how to capture the color better when I suit up for pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopper Posted October 25 Share Posted October 25 Just a question, but did you use chicago screws to attach your holster? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKE-Trooper Posted October 25 Author Share Posted October 25 6 minutes ago, Chopper said: Just a question, but did you use chicago screws to attach your holster? I did, I saw in another post that chicago screws were approved and added to the CRL. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKE-Trooper Posted October 26 Author Share Posted October 26 Question for the group. I did a partial suit up today so I could measure where to attach the velco on the flight suit for the Codpiece strap in back. Looking at others suit up pictures I feel like the Cummerbund is to tall. On others the pouches come down to the bottom of the Cummerbund, where mine has a good two inches below. I measured the pouches and they are exactly 6x5x2 inches. So my question is, how tall should the Cummerbund be? Mine is 11". I am sure it will look better once I add the belt but I want to make sure this isn't going to be a problem for approval. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKE-Trooper Posted October 26 Author Share Posted October 26 4 hours ago, MKE-Trooper said: Question for the group. I did a partial suit up today so I could measure where to attach the velco on the flight suit for the Codpiece strap in back. Looking at others suit up pictures I feel like the Cummerbund is to tall. On others the pouches come down to the bottom of the Cummerbund, where mine has a good two inches below. I measured the pouches and they are exactly 6x5x2 inches. So my question is, how tall should the Cummerbund be? Mine is 11". I am sure it will look better once I add the belt but I want to make sure this isn't going to be a problem for approval. I did some testing with the belt and I think it looks much better shortened. Hopefully I can talk my wife into doing some sewing. Left is untouched and Right is with it pinned up 1 3/4 inches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopper Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 Most bunds are between 8-9 inches in height. I agree that the photo on the right looks better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKE-Trooper Posted October 26 Author Share Posted October 26 7 minutes ago, Chopper said: Most bunds are between 8-9 inches in height. I agree that the photo on the right looks better. Thank you very much @Chopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKE-Trooper Posted Sunday at 08:37 PM Author Share Posted Sunday at 08:37 PM Per the 501st how to join page for existing members, I reached out to my local Garrison Membership Liaison (GML) requesting approval to add additional costumes to my Legion profile Wish me luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopper Posted Sunday at 08:42 PM Share Posted Sunday at 08:42 PM Good luck with your approval! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKE-Trooper Posted Monday at 01:36 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 01:36 PM I just got the approval email!! TB-80504 reporting in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopper Posted Monday at 01:46 PM Share Posted Monday at 01:46 PM Congrats on your approval. Don't forget to request Pathfinder access: https://forum.501stpathfinders.com/forum/162-access-requests/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKE-Trooper Posted Monday at 01:52 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 01:52 PM 6 minutes ago, Chopper said: Congrats on your approval. Don't forget to request Pathfinder access: https://forum.501stpathfinders.com/forum/162-access-requests/ Thanks @Chopper I will do that right now before I forget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aradun Posted Monday at 11:07 PM Share Posted Monday at 11:07 PM Congrats! Well done! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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