SirCalcium

Whats this? Am no deid! Clearly I'm not, and neither is this build. Basically I've been spending the last months trying (and failing) to get that indent done. The original plan was to just use a rotary tool and carve the indent out, and to skip the unneccesary baggage of the attempt, it didn't work well enough Note the rather crunchy looking result. Anyways, fill it in and try again. This time after asking some friends in the garrison I went for using an older soldering iron to burn the indent in, but also using half a large washer as a guide. Hot glue the wsher down, heat the iron up, then draw the indent on. Easy right? Yeah, this took multiple attempts, I kept filling it in, regluing the washer down, re-burning the grove, prime, sand, and repeat the process. Eventually I got it to this level which I think looks "acceptable. I can see some imperfections on it which I may be able to fix with sandpaper and some more filler applied with a toothpick Honestly this was hard, but does show it can be done, but better just to have the indent on the piece from the start. Other things to mention just without pictures. I got a 3D printed kit for an E-10 that I've also been slowly chipping away at, and I ordered the soft parts from Jim Tripon. Photo's of that caming soon.

I know there is a vendor on Etsy that sold them, called Spatcave. https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1430704966/imperial-army-trooper-web-harness Listing says sold out, but might be worth a go message him?

It would have to be the CRL version. Honestly it's not hard to make. You need a length of 2 inch (or 55mm) wide olive green nylon webbing, some adjustment slides, and at least 2 hooks from the front. The back can attach to the belt from loops made from the vertical webbing

Been off working, and simply priming the parts before painting, however I'd rather get the semi circle carved in before I make that step with the backplate. After doing some measuring, and taking note of given advice, here's what I've sketched Heres hopefully I've got that looking right before I go carving

FB link https://www.facebook.com/Herotecxgermany Etsy shop, they don't sell the flightsuits from there, however you could use it to message them https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/HeroTecX Best of luck, and don't hesitate to ask/pester if you've got any further questions

Good to hear the holes will work, my only concern is during the filling, painting and other repairs they may need cleaning out, again I can use a rotary tool for that. Other thing to ask, is the suggested size and location for the semi circle indent also suitable? Other than those, I've been chipping away at the belt boxes (usual finishing work for 3D prints)

They operate primarily from Facebook, and I know they have an etsy, also I did cabbage the name slightly, Herotec X

Herotek X make ready to go coveralls. Other than that you'd either have to modify an olive green coverall into the required design, or make it from scratch.

A quick update this time. I've been steadily working on the armour pieces, plenty of print lines to be filled in, and I'm waiting till I've got the parts primed and ready for painting before I show them off here. As for the missing detail on the backplate, I bought a compass and marked out where the indent could be. I followed the guide @minimo suggested being 5-5.5cm wide, and 2 - 2.5 cm high. Looking at my backplate and comparing it to the CRL model, would I need to redo the holes that I circled? If yes I'm sure I could achieve that effect with a rotary tool and a cylindrical or spherical sanding bit Side note trying the remove the print lines on the walls of the indents, and the grids is hard!

Finally got something to report. My search for off the shelf paints that matched the pantone colours proved futile, so I went and bought the paints online, however before I can get to painting I've got some clean up on the parts. First, when I bought the armour one of the shin pieces needed fixing Along with that noticeable bit of damage there's plenty of cracks, whilst that would be some interesting battle damage, I know it won't fly, meaning I've got to fill it. It gave me a good opportunity to try a Upol glazing and Spot putty I've heard of. I'm impressed with this filler putty, even though I'm not a fan of the 2 compound versions. Would prefer if it could come pre mixed Not perfect yet, but it's getting there and I will update when it's ready to paint Bicep armour, not much to talk about, I've just been trying to fill the gaps. Will post an update when they too are good to go Now onto a (potentially) bigger issue, whilst rereading the CRL I noticed this line for the back plate "Half circle indent detail beneath the backpack section must be present." And I looked at mine Oh no! I'm guessing the first owner (aka the one who printed it) didn't realise that detail was missing, but given it's a mandatory requirement I've got to put that detail in. My thought to do this was to just carve or mill out the indent with a rotary tool, however I don't know the dimensions of the indent (how wide, high and deep it must be) Just for additional safety, is there an other missing/incorrect details on my back plate? Bit of a lengthy update, but I do appreciate any feedback

Bit of an update. I went to my local Halfords to find said paint, and I'm note sure when but they seem to have changed their paints because they don't stock Vauxhall Leaf Green. Whilst in store, I was advised of a local business that mixes spray paints, but to RAL classic codes. I did ask if they did used Pantone codes, they don't. I've done some looking and I know Pantone can be converted to RAL classic, but would it work? I took these screenshots from a site that did conversions

Another update (small one). Speaking with a fellow member of my Garrison who was printing a Muddy/ICAT armour himself kindly gave me a collar piece. After a collar transplant surgery (aka rip the old one off, and glue the new one on) we now have a better backplate Image montage I also did a test fit to make sure the new collar fits the frontplate Just in case I'm asked how did I bond the collar. I used standard superglue for the first bond, followed by gorilla glue after the first glue had set, and as an added security I even placed some epoxy putty to ensure maximum bond! Next step is filling in the print lines, and my method of choice is to use Motip spray putty Basically this is very thick filler paint, apply a coat, wet sand, repeat until perfect surface. When it came to soft parts, I haven't made any purchases, until I know I have the cash to spare (still have to pay the bills). What I've also been doing is researching for the correct paints (ideally for Specialist clearance), and I've set myself the probably impossible goal of finding off the shelf paints available in the UK. I've even went as far as converting the pantone codes into RAL to widen the search. To ask the daft question, do I need the paints to be pantone specific for Specialist?

Following since I am the ISG's armourer for Imperial Army costumes. Good to see you've got a list assembled Also remember you will need to post a finished WIP on your local forum since that's where you get approved. Good luck cadet

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Ok, I got the alternative collar piece and compared it to the current collar, and it's not going to work As can be seen, the alternative is considerably bigger than the standard, that said it was meant for the Mimban Officer armour. Second problem, it's too thick. Bit of a shame because I like this method connecting the collar to the chest more. For the time being I may just ask around my garrison i anyone's able to print another collar, but I'd also need to find the same model that my armour uses. In some other news I got some boots too, but another issue, they fit my big feet, but don't fit around my calves, so thats something else I've got to figure out. The next thing to figure out would be the soft parts, and where to get them from.