Blackwatch

if its actually armor something thin like Sintra would handle it Ok. mine are mounted with elastic on the inside so there is some give when I walk.

1. GREAT find on that slate blue. I love that color. Ill grab a can of this weekend JUST BECAUSE its a great color. 2. agree with the knees, I dont see any issues with the text, but I really dont get how the conical parts would blend into the undersuit. Does that mean its mounted to the suit? or, APPEAR to be mounted to the undersuit, using a flange hidden underneat the knee armor? 3: On the boots, if Gio wants a stab at it, ok, but being a armor maker that mounts sintra on top of boots, my reational would be to prototype them out in cardboard, then build it up in 3mm black sintra. I built my Mk41 battle armor boots this way, withthe boot mounted on a big thick floor foam pad. This was how i prototyped them, and the hinge at the toe had to work so I could walk. Just an idea, but its how i tend to handle parts like this.

were working out the blue grey color. it will be a lot easier in spray can, i love to use model paints and spray cans are available, its just if we can get what we agree on. Alex has info on some of the paints he used, some were custom mixes too. We'll get it across the line, push pull or drag. Theres amazing work going into this.

i just re read it, and i know that was a bear to write.

at 12mm a Tandy line 20 snap will work, i just measured one with my caliper and a Tandy line 24 snap is .57 inch, so it will work.

yes it does and you are on track. Shane was originally going to source the stuff for this and do it. The only issue may be having the correct matching fabric for the arm pockets. I have in the past cut the leg bottoms off my pants, sewed a piece of fabric back on so they can tuck back in, and made pockets with that fabric. You dont even "NEED" working pockets. a strip the size of the one seen on regular crewmans uniforms, suitably folded/ tucked under and stitched, looks like a pocket. Ive done it, I just cant use it as a pocket. you may be able to make two pockets out of a single pants leg cuff that way. Maybe. The rest is either readily sourced or in these modern times, printed.

would magnets be preferred to mount the detonator?

I am bumping this topic. Currently we do not have the officer version of the Imperial Army trooper established. The CRL is a guide, but we need someone to be the first to build it.

yes, and there is a yellow text question in there asking if something is supposed to be L2.

Neal has the Crooknights 3d printed pack. I made mine entirely by sintra 3mm and 6mm. You can see it in both our builds. he waited for his to be printed them had to fix all the lines, I just made mine out of Sintra in a few days using cardboard patterns.

on the goggles strap color, i see OD in most of the photos, but I would accept black at L1. I would suggest black strap for L1 and an olive / green tone strap for L2 approval. On the belt, I feel we can use the regular green pistol belts for L1 , and as I said above, if the builder can find a belt with no grommets, that should be allowed for L2 but not made mandatory, which is why I said that the belt MAY feature grommets at L2. I have another proposal to make, just so everone is on the same page. These pouches are pretty simple with no real features other than the snap. Pouches with zippers shall have the zippers covered or concealed either with a matching fabric or tight weave webbing. Zipper pulls are either removed or hidden from view. No velcro shall be visible.

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dude, serious, that was a super helfpul tutorial.

man congratulations on approval!!! yes this is intended to be a fast and easy / low dollar unit, and you will have fun wearing it. Trust me, throw those goggles on per the comics with the hat flapped around andyou WILL get comments! Now go dig a ditch1

raIsed surface features? raised boxes? if you need a wide material that will bend I have made fabric hinges with three layers of fabric stitched at the edges, and I have also used 4" wide elastic. it is sold as mil spec elastic, but its just really wide elastic, and comes in colors like black and white

in the real world we drill off rivets and plug/fill the holes (with a new rivet) but you can fill it with putty or ABS paste, and touch up the area. Ive had to fill and plug holes in helmets that I totallly screwed up and drilled the wrong spot.

On the belt, I feel we can keep the grommets. The images between the Trooper, Engineer and Sapper vary. Most dont show it. some do. To me thats the same reason the artist didnt draw the text into the sapper tab over the IA patch. We have been approving all three types with the standard military style grommets as Specialistis. I support keeping this standard belt, unless we rephotograph all the CRL model images to preclude betlt grommets. We can change the wording so that the L2 text may or may not feature grommets. Or we can put that into the L1 text. Such as Belt may feature grommets that run along both the top and bottom of its length. On the goggles, all straps are black. The sizes vary, but anything in the 1" (25mm) range or wider should be fine. This is what we have proposed for the Engineer and Sapper Pouches with zippers shall have the zippers covered or concealed either with a matching fabric or tight weave webbing. Zipper pulls are either removed or hidden from view.

for me im just not picking up the gold tone, im getting more of a metallic grey feel rather than gold, but that can be monitor differences too. Its a hard read. We are going to need a lot of detailed gallery images on this from all angles.

I think we need to add this to all the Army trooper variants.

Wanna throw out a minor change to the belt pouches. Since none are visible , its been discussued that zippers and zipper pulls should not be visible. This is not covered in the CRL. So, with a line, we can remove any zippers. They can easily be covered with a layer of fabric tape *light tight weave military webbing* or the pouch could be flipped upside down. The pulls shall be removed or completely hidden. Proposal , new text in orange BELT POUCHES Belt pouches are olive green in color and should be made of nylon or similar material. A minimum of 4 small pouches are required, which may consist of any combination of double handcuff, small utility pouches, magazine pouches or other molle style pouches of similar size. Two pouches should be placed in front - One on each side of the belt buckle where the harness meets the belt. The remaining pouches may be placed anywhere on the sides or back of the belt. Any additional OD green MOLLE style pouches are encouraged to fill out the belt, but are not required. Pouches with zippers shall have the zippers covered or concealed either with a matching fabric or tight weave webbing. Zipper pulls are either removed or hidden from view.

Jill you can hit a hobby shop and get a bottle of FS35237 grey blue. its literally my favorite color, and its the color our aircraft cockpits are painted. DIfferent makers make it. https://www.ebay.com/itm/264232162034

The final text is set. Now we need armor and suit photos. If we hvae the suit phtoos, and any components, I think it would be a good time to get those photographed and cropped.

Thank you again for your unflagging support!!!

I just checked and these are still in stock at Endor Finders

topic checked again. There is a link in the boots section taking you to the incredible research Kessel has done, in providing us with acceptable boots that will meet the intent of Level 1 of the CRL. Always check with your GML, and if in doubt, ask us in the WIP if we will accept them for L2 specialist approval.