Blackwatch

I love progress photos!

I got home just after dark because I wanted to get back outside, get some more work done, and get my helmet fixed up . REALLY want to get my IAT done. Ive got one pressing project thats a time eater but that will be over soon.

Serious Grats on getting this approved, and being the "first". That is a great feeling! This was a tough build, a long haul, but in the end its worth it!

Todd were you able to pick one up? today I got a notification on my FB feed that I had posted my first, sloppy shot of my Engineer one year ago. I was drowning in that thing!

stuff like this makes me wish I could fit a TK kit but that aint gonna happen. I love this! Ill give it a good lookover. Theres a lot of work here and a lot to take in. it helps that the chestbox is identical (except the additional square and square colors) to a TIE box, pulled in white plstic with grey trim colors. Easy to source. Ill see if I can work up a new description for the backpack depening on how busy I get tomorrow.

i ordered a custom holster for my E11 through Carl Luhman in Star Garrison and its great. Actually fits my hasbro mod E11. The commercially produced holsters wont fit mine at all.

it certainly has the grime for it. This is well executed weathering and looks -to my eye- good overall.

other than rebuilding it three times for the CRL and redoing all the photos, its actually a very easy build.

mine are about half an inche, semi domed, from the hardware store Hillman bins. They are push nut covers.

Todd Ill put you in the list here for wasnting to purchase. Youll need to get ahold of WTF on his website/ FB page, Sebastion was handling them originally. @Tomtrooper did you get your patches? @jenmcnitt what is your order status? @Evilshadow Whats is your order status? @Roydh Whats your order status?

This looks good. I havent had a chance to try my Angelus paint yet. did you thin with water, or alcohol? I got lucky with my snap covers and found some at the hardware store that looked appropriate.

@Toda Todd its a gas mask pouch, with all the velcro taken off and added two snaps painted black. Its held on with black zipties. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Condor-Modular-Gas-Mask-Pouch-Black-MA11-002-MOLLE-PALS/331581643684?epid=9013992227&hash=item4d33ce5ba4:g:WRgAAOSwcUBYL3yM:sc:USPSFirstClass!70706!US!-1:rk:3:pf:0

i really love well illustrated WIP topics. Well done. Your magnet solution is exactly what we are thinking of doing to Royal Manticoran Marine skinsuit armor backplates.

OK everyone, sorry but I got sent TDY to Chicago for a week again, with zero notice, AGAIN, and this looks like it will be the new reality of keeping our jobs. getting to the topic at hand, we have the Greeblie , which may just be artist interpretation, and not supported by the other two supporting illustrations. The Straps are smooth in all three source art pieces. This is a point that needs to be nailed out and confirmed with the LMO. The color of the squares is up for debate as well. The Greeblie shown on Veers is cool and all, but Im not necesarily for making it a requirement since its only seen on one art. @wrendevu have you had any updates? @Raider thoughts or input on what the three topics at hand are?

Ok--back from Chicago again. This back and forth zero-notice-go-home-and-pack-for-a-week carp is getting old. But now Im back---but Im washing all my clothes and repacking my GO bag in case I get sent out again this week. I would like to change the title of this discussion to "sapper" going forward. I am anxious to see how the pack looks as well. Im continuing to do events in my Engineer as Im able.

Theres several makers including MonCal, Tambo and we made our own mold for laying up fiberglass. I THINK either Pilotbay Gary Howe or DH-P F/ X makes them.

Once I started to add more pouches like the started to add more pouches like the triple magazine passes for the combat engineer, my straps moved all over. The weight really helps.

Do you plan on using the bottom explosive charge? I like my back porch but wonder if the bottom back pouch will collide with the bottom explosive.

Awesome!! Sorry I have not been around to comment lately. I got sent on a no-notice road trip to work on 3 airplanes in Chicago and I just got back yesterday at noon. Working 16 hour shifts takes it out of ya!

I got the pads cleaned off of one glove. On to the next!

When tbe Army trooper CRL was written it was not written as part of the CRL. The LMOvhad signed off on tge verbiage after reviewing the photos. I thought i remembered seeing snap features like that. My Enginee used that loop material with a snap added and stitched into place. However. Since..its not in the CRL at present, it may be warranted as an addition. A Sabre radio pouch will give you the same appearance. When Shane built the first IAT trooper he used off tge shelf unmodified pouches, so it was not written in.

You're right, I was thinking about the Engineer CRL

I just cleaned my boots in alcohol to paint them with the Angelus leather paint.

I got the gloves Neal recommended...they are better gloves and the pad on the back is square band stitched on..

I didnt sand it enough so I need to do some gap filling but thats fine.