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off topic, but I really like that purple(? purple/blue? R2 blue?) on those Fett buckets...

that's looking great!

Sunday I finally put it all together, and got some photos. I'm feeling pretty ready to submit an application... could probably stand to add some more mud... especially on the boots...

Whoops... used the image links, not the direct links... photos for easy access.

welp! ... Sad to say, but it took me 9 months to get around to mounting up the shin guards... BUT! now that the Shins are mounted up, I got some mud and muck thrown on it! I think, I might be just about ready to submit for approval... Clean https://imgur.com/Kv5CgzO Muddy! https://imgur.com/yHV4ZbL https://imgur.com/NrZM58e

done enough for a company Halloween party still need to finish rigging the shins, and I think I prefer having the ammo pouch slung across the hip... but overall I think it went together really well... a bit more mud and distressing, rigging the shins and I think I'm almost ready for approval...

I think the TPU is a winner. it just kinda works. I just CA'd it down to the back, it has enough flex to let the chest plate mate with the back, and then you just bend the tips of the collar up till they pop into the holes on the chest plate. I am also planing on fiberglassing the inside of the armor, just cause I'm feeling a little paranoid about some of it being a tad fragile... might be overkill, but I'm feeling like I'd rather be safe than sorry.

Thanks Kal! I really appreciate the feedback! also, I did some more mocking up while I wait for the rest of the new (IE:scaled correctly) chest plate to print, I *think* at this point, TPU with like 3 walls and 30% infill (almost solid) is the way to make the Sean Fields Collar work without modifying the collar. it looks really really promising. I'll post more pictures once I have more of the chest printed and the collar mounted up. sadly, that will be at least 2 weeks, since my real job sent me to MA for 2 weeks... at least the weather is nice.

also, just finished printing the TPU collar, so far it looks promising. it feels like it will have the flexibility to mate up with the chest as designed.

oh yea! I finished that too

TPU just arrived, I'm going to give it a shot, see what happens. in other news, I decided to throw together an unofficial small med kit. (unofficial cause its seems really had to actually get the military surplus case shipped to the US. and also cause its a pretty big hefty case... not something I really want to be carrying around.) I'm planning on adding some shoulder straps to make it a little easier to carry. just a fun side project to keep my busy while waiting for the new chest and back armor to print... ?

nice! that looks great! I ended up pulling the trigger on the aluminum case I found... I'm planning on adding a shoulder strap and a generous amount of mud... ?

I wonder if I could get away with printing in a TPU or something... that might be interesting...

soooo, I taped it together to decide if I should glue it or not... and discovered I had been a tad generous with my scaling. back to the printer ?...

I need some advice... so the collar... I can't seem to get it to slot into the chest plate without snapping the tips off... tips? tricks? also, I feel like I'd be able to fit into chest rig if I glue the front and the back together... from people who have trooped more than me (ie. trooped at all) if I can get into it, is there a reason I shouldn't do that? in other news... MEDIC!!

quick update. finished major assembly on the backpack/collar https://i.imgur.com/2tfIXuc.jpg https://i.imgur.com/jarKxTQ.jpg https://i.imgur.com/ffewn2T.jpg and started on the medic bicep paint job https://i.imgur.com/J7tuhU0.jpg https://i.imgur.com/TN2g4wl.jpg just need to add the yellow stripes and weather it, and I should be done with that. I also started looking into making a medic kit, possibly also a smaller "unofficial" medic kit... not 100% sure yet. in soft parts news, my pants and tunic should be arriving from Jim mid next week, I've got the USSR officer's boots at the cobbler adding gussets and rubber soles/heels. I think I might actually I think I'm only a couple of weeks away from completing this...

has anyone found any lightweight/unofficial alternatives to the big Med Kit? did a little digging today thoughts on something like this? 17"x12"x9" seems like it would be about the right size for a o2 mask/canister, a few other bits and things appropriate for a medic... thoughts?

picked up a cap from Imperial boots, along with the belt... couldn't help myself, I had to muck it up a bit.... before After...

Thanks! re the buckle, good to know, I think I'll continue with the buckle I've got for the moment, it looks like swapping it out if it's a problem should be kinda trivial... and printing a new one should also be pretty trivial... also, re the medic bicep... challenge accepted.

quick update on the Plash, just took it out of the bath, it looks pretty good it's been soaking since Sunday (probably overkill) but it looks good. its a little faded in places, but should be perfect after a bit of mud and grime.

finally found some time for an update. (really annoying how work/life gets in the way of a good build) printed/sanded and painted shins straps, chin cup, and patches came in. printed off a buckle for goggles. (its the one from the FB group, it's not the right one is it?...) anyone know the original part for the mettle toothed buckle for the goggles? and my code discs came in! I through bolted the discs on, and put a pair of magnets on the inside of the bucket to hold the yugo buckles of the mask (I can't remember where I read about that idea with the magnets, it was either here of the FB group...) it seems to work kinda well...

Thanks for the confirmation on the helmet scaling. Re: the Plash... we'll see... I tried using the washing machine method... got mixed results, it came out kinda brown. so then I tried some fabric spray paint, still so so results. so I picked up 3 more die packs and went with the tub method, and left it in the tub for a few days ( truth be told, it's still in the die bath. I haven't had time to process it, and I figured the longer is soaks in the bath, the better.) so I should have some results to report this weekend.

quick question... did anyone have to scale up their goggles from Sean's files (more than the helmet)? I didn't scale the helmet up at all, and I just put the liner in the helmet, and the helmet feels like it's in a good spot, but it feels like the goggles are to small. am I crazy? on a side note, Remember safety first!

quicky update, helmet liner arrived today, along with the dye for the plash!

Thanks Ryan! I think the weathering is my favorite part of the whole process. it just pulls it all together.