New Shadow Scout incoming

[neoakaj[TX]]

Hello all, I wasnt sure where to introduce myself so I will here as well as post progress on my TX

 

I am Jason, and I am sharing this forum profile with my fiance Val. Both of us have been getting involved with our local squad in the Mountain Garrison. As of now, we have just been working as handlers for big events. We both are working on completing our costumes for full membership though. I am well into my TX biker scout, and she is thinking about doing Juno Eclipse.

 

Some background in our costuming. Both of us model for local photographers in cosplay. We have done some steampunk, Alice in Wonderland, and Mad Max styles. We also attend out local conventions in costume. Some major ones that we have built are a lady Loki out of scale-maille, Zelda and Link, Quorra and Rinzler that light up with EL-tape, and Iron Man.

 

I hope to learn a lot and thank you for being here!

 

 

As for the progress on my TX, I have most of the soft armor complete.

I have my undersuit/flightsuit. Its a redkap that has had the pockets removed, and a flap added to the neck to seal it. I have a balaclava that has no markings. I have obtained a set of gloves, I believe SA. And I have finished my boots by use of the Biker Scout boot tutorial.

My next step is going to be locating the hard armor parts and start fitting them to me. Finishing up by ordering a helmet and building the cummerbund and flak jacket. I am sure I am missing some stuff, but I keep a print out of the CRL in my workshop and check it for updates weekly.

 

Thank you!

[neoakaj[TX]]

Here are some pictures of my gloves

 

 

 

And here are WIP pics of my boots. Ill get pics of the completed ones later today

 

[Griffin-X[501st]]

Welcome to the Spec Ops forum! It looks like you are off to a great start on your scout!

[Chef[501st]]

Yup, looking neat.

 

If you need any help, just give us a shout.

[neoakaj[TX]]

I am sure ill have some questions and be of need of opinions when I get the hard armor.

 

As for the elastic for the knees, shoulders, etc. Is it hard to source out the specific widths needed for specialist? I know finding the 1 inch Velcro for the boots was a pain.

 

I am planning to build this to the specialist status as I am going, as it seems best to do so. The only thing I will not have at that level when I submit for my 501st membership will be the tread on the boots.

[Griffin-X[501st]]

The only elastic that will be tough to find in the US is the 35mm elastic. For that, you can use 35mm elastic from a pair of suspenders. I grabbed a pair off the web and cut it up for my scout. Plus, it's much more durable and "stretchy" than common elastic.

 

You can see my WIP here: http://forum.specops501st.com/index.php?/topic/2137-shadow-scout-wip/page__fromsearch__1

[Chef[501st]]

It shouldn't be hard to source the elastic. Just look on eBay. I get all mine from there and have never had an issue.

 

You're going about it the right way by aiming to do it from the start. It's not actually much in the way of extra work when you do it as you go along. But it is a pain to do it when you've completed the costume.

 

The detailing on the boot soles is actually a pretty easy thing to do. Shouldn't take you more than an hour.

[neoakaj[TX]]

It shouldn't be hard to source the elastic. Just look on eBay. I get all mine from there and have never had an issue.

 

You're going about it the right way by aiming to do it from the start. It's not actually much in the way of extra work when you do it as you go along. But it is a pain to do it when you've completed the costume.

 

The detailing on the boot soles is actually a pretty easy thing to do. Shouldn't take you more than an hour.

 

I am sure I can do it, just I am worried my hands arnt up to the job. I am going to see a fellow member of my squad's boots sometime this week. Might ease my mind.

 

As for the eleastic, ebay or amazon was what I was thinking about.

 

Thanks again

[toddo[TX]]

welcome to Special Ops! I'm going to be eagerly watching your progress as it looks promising so far. Please feel free to ask us for help should you need it. Chef is right about the treads. It's not bad.

[Master Tej]

Welcome to Spec Ops! Best of luck on your build, just be sure to read lots and ask questions if you got 'em!

 

- Master Tej -

[xanthis02[501st]]

welcome to spec ops good looking build

[venom]

welcome to the spec ops

[neoakaj[TX]]

welcome to the spec ops

welcome to spec ops good looking build

Welcome to Spec Ops! Best of luck on your build, just be sure to read lots and ask questions if you got 'em!

 

- Master Tej -

welcome to Special Ops! I'm going to be eagerly watching your progress as it looks promising so far. Please feel free to ask us for help should you need it. Chef is right about the treads. It's not bad.

 

Thank you everyone for the warm welcome. I have some time off of work tomorrow, so I might get a picture of what all I have done so far. See how it all looks on me

[neoakaj[TX]]

Here is what I have so far.

 

Any advice? Or is everything looking good?

 

[THE TROOPER[501st]]

Yes the balclava makes you look fat, and, omg...is that a mustang in one of your first pics...nice. But lookin really good so far bro. and welcome

[neoakaj[TX]]

Thanks. Yes it's a 65 Mustang. Only things not original is the wheels, rocker panel guards, and the front disk breaks.

[Griffin-X[501st]]

Looking good...!

[neoakaj[TX]]

I am getting the itch to work on this even more. I will have the suede patch, elastic, and flap done by Sunday. Any other thoughts or ideas on what I should do next?

[Griffin-X[501st]]

If I were you, I'd get the jumpsuit slightly altered. It's a bit baggy, but other than that you are off and running.

 

Have you ordered the armor yet?

[neoakaj[TX]]

If I were you, I'd get the jumpsuit slightly altered. It's a bit baggy, but other than that you are off and running.

 

Have you ordered the armor yet?

 

I am taking in the legs when I finish the patch.

 

Armor has not been ordered, but I have the money for it. Going to place the order on the 1st

[Griffin-X[501st]]

Cool, let us know if you need any help.

[Darth Emphatic[CMD-DWM]]

Looking good. Jim steered you right on the jumpsuit and it looks like you are already on top of it.

[neoakaj[TX]]

I found a set of black KS armor with helmet for a decent price. Is this worth looking into? I haven't found much info on KS's armor other than the helmet, even on BSN. I really only saw some comparison shots of KS vs SC, and some discussion on the sizes.

 

Let me know,

Thanks

 

Also, not sure if I said yet, but I have a SC helmet coming my way now

[Griffin-X[501st]]

It depends, on a lot of things. Pre-assembled or a kit? KS has not made any black kits in some time. I also troop as a classic Biker Scout and have KS armor for that setup. I have modified a lot of things to get it closer to the movie scouts. But, I just finished my Shadow Scout and have a total SC setup...much better. So, IMO, I'd go with SC.

 

 

 

 

[neoakaj[TX]]

A fellow Legion member is my POC with the seller, so I am not sure if it's a kit or not. I am going to assume that it is.

 

I am going to contact SC and see how long it would delay my helmet if I added the armor onto the order. But I am still up in the air about both.