Guest Joker Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 Hey everyone, I am looking for advice on scout armor. Initially I wanted to do stormtrooper but I am 5'4 and 140Ibs, very small build. I haven't really made up my mind yet but it is between the 2. I am wondering what you think I should do? I do not want to pay all that money for armor and look silly. What armor is there available, and helmets? I am not a fan of the don post/rubies. Is it possible to get the soft parts tailor made? Thanks very much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rapstertee Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 all the soft parts can be tailor made. in the UKG i know 2 people who could do it. Bucket wise, I went for an ABS one, because I don't like the idea of rubies either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witness Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 PM sent with information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feliscout Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Hey there! We're about the same size! I'm 5'4" and 141lbs! I found scout armor by using the power of Google. Jedi Jennie has a great tutorial on fitting armor to a small frame and helped me alot. The boots I made using a tutorial here and same with the cumberbund. Someone was nice enough to send me a pattern, and I sewed it myself. I just finished a much better one a few months ago (when you think you're down, you're never done). I also just finished my new ABS bucket (my original one was Rubie's. PM me if you need any help! Sarah TB 2748 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Joker Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 PM sent I got some prices regarding armor and was wondering how this sounds. KS armor and helmet? Is there any real huge difference between KS and MC? I think I may need to trim quite a bit off of the armor anyhow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witness Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 The KS chest and backplate are VERY wide. If you trim, you will end up having to remove way too much material and it will not maintain it's appearance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Joker Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 The KS chest and backplate are VERY wide. If you trim, you will end up having to remove way too much material and it will not maintain it's appearance. Is it possible to mix and match? MC chest/back with the rest being KS? Is SC much lower quality than the both above? Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witness Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 You are free to mix/match anything you want, but you will likely find that your costs will be more if you mix and match parts. The KS parts are not as accurate as either the MC or SC. The MC is more than likely the most accurate (sorry Jeff). In terms of quality of the parts, MS and SC are similar, it's just that they are slightly different. MC's knees and shoulder bells are more accurate. MCs backplate and tank have cleaner lines. I find the SC armor to be more than adequate. You will find contact with SC to be easy and shipment will be quicker than MC. I would suggest you avoid the KS body armor. They make an excellent helmet (when it's assembled properly), but their body armor is not accurate. Being a smaller person, you are going to need to work on trimming down a lot of the armor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch27 Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 I would suggest you avoid the KS body armor. They make an excellent helmet (when it's assembled properly), but their body armor is not accurate. I'll pipe in and say that from what I've seen the "when it's assembled properly" part is spot on. It seems that your chance of getting a flawless item is difficult. I've read a lot of posts complaining about various aspects from warped pieces to bad seams - even on the fully assembled helms. If you can afford it, go for the MLC helmet/MC armor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Joker Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 Its just a cryin' shame that I'm going to trim a lot of it away, though I should still look like an "almost" screen accurate (what I want to do) scout trooper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsondagobah Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 I'm 5'4" too and I bought the SC kit. I really didn't need to trim too much, mainly the shoulder bells (just too big all around), but that's an easy trim. As for the rest, only a little trim here and there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yodaawilson Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 welcome to the scouts Sarah. Scotland is awesome!!!! I have visited that beautiful place twice now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MikeC23 Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 http://jedijennie.com/bikerscout/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Joker Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 welcome to the scouts Sarah. Scotland is awesome!!!! I have visited that beautiful place twice now. Cheers, yeah it is a beautiful country indeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StudioCreations Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 The one concern I have about the SC armor and height challenged females, is the width of the chest plate. The female rib cage generally is slimmer than the male rib cage and a few women in the past have mentioned that they had to trim a lot of the SC chest and back on the sides of the armor, to get it to not be flared out so much. I believe Jedijennie went with the Glover/Casters Armor because of this, correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lady K Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 I'm 5'3" and looking for Scout Armor. The Glover/Caster armor was recommended to me, but I haven't been able to find any contact information to reach him to place an order. I'm really wanting to have the armor in time for CV. Does anyone know how to reach him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrotherHalo Posted July 3, 2010 Share Posted July 3, 2010 If you're looking at that style of armor, you can also contact Atin out of the Florida Garrison, I believe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Joker Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 I decided to go for MC armor i hear its smaller made and the most screen accurate. Gloves are ordered, doing the boot tutorial. Anyone know where i can get a flightsuit? I'm looking for one for a 5'3 person that is small framed. I dunno if a youth XL would fit me? I dont want it to be baggy but not skin tight either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sierra Trees Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 I am only 5'2" and also female. I opted for the custom made racing suits recommended here: http://forum.bikerscout.net/index.php?showtopic=943 It fits like a dream. I decided to go for MC armor i hear its smaller made and the most screen accurate. Gloves are ordered, doing the boot tutorial. Anyone know where i can get a flightsuit? I'm looking for one for a 5'3 person that is small framed. I dunno if a youth XL would fit me? I dont want it to be baggy but not skin tight either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Joker Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 I got my coveralls today but they're baggy in the legs, can the arms be a little bit baggy? I'd like to take the legs in a little bit, do you have a pattern to do this for sewing? I'd like to add the suede part as well and remove the back pocket and tab on the leg. It looks navy but dont worry they're black lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsondagobah Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 Once you put the armor on, it should look fine. All of the elastic will hold everything in. As for the back pocket, if you're going to put the back flap on you may not need to remove it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Joker Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 No worries My gloves came today, size small. So chuffed with them Just need to get the cotton drill for my diaper/pouches and make the coveralls alterations and we're on a roll! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Joker Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 Can you please delete this thread as I have created a proper WIP thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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