chadD Posted November 15, 2009 Posted November 15, 2009 I started with the armor first. I got a pretty decent start this weekend. I cheated and used black primer. Question: am I supposed to cut a rectangular hole in the top of the visor?
mrbungle Posted November 15, 2009 Posted November 15, 2009 hey chad, looking good!! do not cut out the rectangles on the helmet. just paint right over them. keep up the good work!!
chadD Posted November 15, 2009 Author Posted November 15, 2009 Thanks boss! I was wondering about those rectangles too. I was referring to the very top of the visor where it looks like one rectangular hole on the top of the visor. I can't tell if it's an indent or if it goes all the way through.
mrbungle Posted November 15, 2009 Posted November 15, 2009 the viser hole goes all the way through. i think it is a half inch by 3 inches. I THINK! my helmet is at work , so tommorow i will post the measurement.
chadD Posted November 17, 2009 Author Posted November 17, 2009 I didn't get a chance to cut the hole today. Was thinking about using an Exacto knife saw blade. It's like a mini hand saw.
Heatshock Posted November 17, 2009 Posted November 17, 2009 exacto knife should work - but I was just gonna dremel mine out looking god Chad
mrbungle Posted November 18, 2009 Posted November 18, 2009 the hole in the viser on my helmet measures 3 inches long by 3/4 of an inch wide. hope that helps. i would buy a dremal tool to cut it out.
chadD Posted November 18, 2009 Author Posted November 18, 2009 And we now have a Sun Roof! I used a drill, exacto saw, dremel, and a flat file. Thanks for the measurement, Mrbungle.
mrbungle Posted November 18, 2009 Posted November 18, 2009 looks good. keep up the good work. the hard part is the paint job.
chadD Posted November 22, 2009 Author Posted November 22, 2009 Painting is the fun part! I've been working on this for about six hours now. Time for a break. I got a little excited and forgot to cut the slots for the shin straps before I painted. I'll have to do that before I camo those up.
mrbungle Posted November 22, 2009 Posted November 22, 2009 looking pretty (cussword) sweet!!! you are killing this build!! keep it up. once you have all the camo done. come back and mist black and tan spray paint in areas to make it look dirty!!!
Lonescout Posted November 23, 2009 Posted November 23, 2009 Most Impressive! Great painting! I really like the base color is this what MB used!
Grumpy Posted November 23, 2009 Posted November 23, 2009 That look pretty darn good Chad!! Keep it up!! Looks like one more KST in the near future.
chadD Posted November 23, 2009 Author Posted November 23, 2009 Thanks guys. The base color is Spectramaster Code YS317 (an automotive paint that I sprayed on). It's pretty close to what MB uses. I have everything painted except the shins now. I should have bought my soft parts while I was waiting for the armor so I can be closer to finished by now!
chadD Posted November 23, 2009 Author Posted November 23, 2009 That look pretty darn good Chad!! Keep it up!! Looks like one more KST in the near future. Matt, what did you make your pouches out of?
mrbungle Posted November 23, 2009 Posted November 23, 2009 speaking of soft parts, i have your cumberbund and i will ship it this week. i think matts were vacformed.
tk 7261 Posted November 25, 2009 Posted November 25, 2009 that looks great chad. do you mind taking a pic of the dremmel and drill bits you used to cut out the rectanle
VA SCOUT Posted November 25, 2009 Posted November 25, 2009 im loving this setup more & more...looks FN awesome bro!
chadD Posted November 25, 2009 Author Posted November 25, 2009 More progress! These are the tools I used to cut the "sunroof" out. And some detail shots of the weathering.
Guest motokokusanagi86 Posted November 25, 2009 Posted November 25, 2009 That paint job looks great, as does the weathering!
tk 7261 Posted November 25, 2009 Posted November 25, 2009 thanks for postin the pics for me man. and the paint look soooooooo good!!!! what colors did you use for the brown and green camo.
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