Shyrax Posted January 6, 2011 Author Posted January 6, 2011 Marine vinyl and 2" and 1.5" natural cotton webbing ordered.
Shyrax Posted January 8, 2011 Author Posted January 8, 2011 Vinyl came in today. Will try to get restarted on the boots tomorrow. May be Sunday though.
Shyrax Posted January 15, 2011 Author Posted January 15, 2011 Webbing and the new snout came in. Started on my boots. Reworked the basic template on the pinned how-to to match my boot, calf circumference, and calf length. Started the stretching of the vinyl. Here it is before gluing. And then after gluing and with the finishing strip. Now off to JoAnn to check out sewing machines. Should have bought one when I built my TK, but my wife talked me out of it. This time I am just going to come home with it. You know what they say... It's easier to ask for forgiveness than permission.
Shyrax Posted January 17, 2011 Author Posted January 17, 2011 Cut the calf vinyl and flaps. Sewed the upper edge and velcro. Riveted and glued to boots. Will add the flaps tomorrow. Gonna have to quit using my phone as a camera. Everything is looking blurry.
Shyrax Posted January 20, 2011 Author Posted January 20, 2011 Here are the finished boots. Do they look OK?
Ducman82 Posted January 21, 2011 Posted January 21, 2011 better work then what i could do..................
Ducman82 Posted January 21, 2011 Posted January 21, 2011 better work then what i could do..................
Shyrax Posted January 28, 2011 Author Posted January 28, 2011 Greeblies for the TD came in today. If SC keeps on the schedule that we discussed earlier, my armor should be shipping out next week. Fingers crossed.
Shyrax Posted February 10, 2011 Author Posted February 10, 2011 Just got an email from SC that my armor shipped out today. WOOHOO!
Shyrax Posted February 15, 2011 Author Posted February 15, 2011 Had a box waiting for me at the house when I go home from work. Some SC goodness. Great Valentine's Day present to myself. Was going through the stuff I had pre-purchased to get ready for this and realized that I forgot to get the duck cloth for the shoulder chest/back join. Ran by JoAnn and Hancock and neither has it in white. They did have every other color you could imagine including natural. Since I am going with the natural pouches and webbing, can I use natural up top? Is natural lancer approved?
Shyrax Posted February 15, 2011 Author Posted February 15, 2011 Found white duck cloth at Hobby Lobby. Should get started tonite on the build.
ArtFrane Posted February 15, 2011 Posted February 15, 2011 Found white duck cloth at Hobby Lobby. Should get started tonite on the build. Great build thread, Jason! I'm adding this to my collection of resources for when I'm ready to start my TB build. Looking forward to seeing the finished product!
TB4097 Posted February 18, 2011 Posted February 18, 2011 Great boots Jason. I just finished my my SC kit and you will love it. Keep up the good work.
TMC Posted February 18, 2011 Posted February 18, 2011 I know the feeling....Just finished my SC kit ...gonna do the first troop in it this weekend. The build is very easy and straight forward....FYI don't use the drop box webbing in the kit if you ever wanna go lancer, get some new cotton for those. Ck my build thread to see how I did mine. TMC
Shyrax Posted February 18, 2011 Author Posted February 18, 2011 Great boots Jason. Thanks. Will get the holster on them tomorrow. May have to adjust the height of them since I didn't have my armor when I made them. They may be too tall. We'll see. I know the feeling....Just finished my SC kit ...gonna do the first troop in it this weekend. The build is very easy and straight forward....FYI don't use the drop box webbing in the kit if you ever wanna go lancer, get some new cotton for those. Ck my build thread to see how I did mine. TMC Your thread is actually one of the ones I have saved to refer to. I appreciate the help that your thread will be providing. As far as the webbing, I purchased some 2" and 1.5" natural cotton webbing to take the place of what came with the kit. For an update: I have the main part of the belt riveted and the ends marked for attaching the webbing. All holes that need to be cut for the other webbing are marked. Will be cutting the holes tonite and doing all the sewing either tonite or tomorrow. Will post pics when I get home of what I have so far and more after the cutting and sewing.
Wickedfluxx Posted February 18, 2011 Posted February 18, 2011 Looking good, keep up the progress! Brings back memories of when I got my SC kit .
Shyrax Posted February 19, 2011 Author Posted February 19, 2011 Surprise came in the mail today at work. Thought it had got lost in the mail. The shipping ticket was created on 12/30. The paint was still sticky in a couple spots. Have had it sitting in front of a fan since about noon. So far: Belt riveted and webbing holes marked on belt and thigh boxes. Belt and thigh boxes cut. Still need a little cleaning up. Webbing cut to length. Hoping to get all the sewing on the webbing done tomorrow and be able to put the armor on tomorrow night.
c0wboi Posted February 19, 2011 Posted February 19, 2011 Great work!! I'm about to order SC myself, and I've been watching this with interest. Plan on using this for guidance. Keep us posted!
Shyrax Posted February 21, 2011 Author Posted February 21, 2011 Due to unexpected work this weekend, was not able to do as much as I hoped. Did get all the strapping sewn, the shoulder gap covers made, and test fitted the armor. The boots are too tall though. They are touching my knees. Will have to drop them a little bit. Still need to attach the hump, shorten the boots, attach the holster, add pin stripes, and a couple other odds and ends. Should be done tomorrow then it is just waiting until the soft parts and helmet come in. Quick question though... The instructions that came with the armor have me using white elastic to make the connection between chest and back on the sides. Since I used natural webbing on the belt, should I also be using it for this? Pics later.
Shyrax Posted February 22, 2011 Author Posted February 22, 2011 Got the hump with topper attached. Shortened the boots and added the holster. Pics later. Questions: 1) Should I change out the white elastic on the chest/back sides with the natural webbing to match the belt? 2) In what order do the TD greeblies go on? There are 4 pieces... 1 smooth rectangle, 2 rectangles with little rectangular things on them, and a circle. Is there any certain order they should go in? Pretty sure the circle goes to the far right. NEVERMIND, FOUND THE ANSWER. 3) The gray rectangle on the chest. Is that just painted gray or should I have gotten a sticker for this? Is there any detail to it other than just being a gray rectangle? FROM WHAT I AM READING IT IS JUST PAINTED A DARK GRAY. Thanks in advance for your help. Now off to try to find some pics to see how exactly the pin striping should go.
loosetoon Posted February 22, 2011 Posted February 22, 2011 Questions: 1) Should I change out the white elastic on the chest/back sides with the natural webbing to match the belt? Yes, if you have natural webbing and straps everywhere else, then yes to the side elastic.
Shyrax Posted February 26, 2011 Author Posted February 26, 2011 From what I read, It seems there is no real consensus on whether there are 2 or 3 rectangular greeblies on the TD. Below are the 2 options I have decided on for the Cucblack greeblies on my SC TD. The top pic is with alot of sanding. This seems to be the norm. The bottom pic is without all the sanding. It is a much quicker/easier since no sanding will be involved other than on the round piece. Is this bottom pic acceptable when trying for Lancer or should I stick with the top pic? Thanks again for everyone's help.
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