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The bund thing is fine.

 

The movie trilogy original scout bund has 5 vertical ribs, this is a fairly recent discovery in the grand scheme of things. It was originally thought it had six.

 

The Specs for that, which the specialist ones mirror, stated originally that either 5 or 6 would be acceptable. That has since been reviewed down to simply just 5. So the vertical lines on your bund are correct.

 

 

However, the chevron on the cod section does ideally need to be more curved than pointed.

 

And remember when placing your pouches, the diagonal edge to the flaps goes on the outside.

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The bund thing is fine.

 

The movie trilogy original scout bund has 5 vertical ribs, this is a fairly recent discovery in the grand scheme of things. It was originally thought it had six.

 

The Specs for that, which the specialist ones mirror, stated originally that either 5 or 6 would be acceptable. That has since been reviewed down to simply just 5. So the vertical lines on your bund are correct.

 

 

However, the chevron on the cod section does ideally need to be more curved than pointed.

 

And remember when placing your pouches, the diagonal edge to the flaps goes on the outside.

Thank you for the feedback sir! I will make the necessary adjustments to the cummerbund.

 

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Well while I redo the chevron on the cummerbund this is the gray paint I found that matches the cummerbund the closest for the knee armor. The green strip is the color that closest matches the vinyl with the boots that will be the rest of the armor. Thoughts on the color? Thanks!f09c612a238380f96f4e8a46a7a2310c.jpg

 

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Cummerbund update:

-Fixed the stitching. Looks much better.

Flight suit mailed out today and boots are ongoing. Will post pictures soon.

 

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Finally the armor is set to arrive momentarily. The sanding and painting is set to begin. Still no word on the flight suit that was mailed 14 days ago from Bolivia. Who knows the ETA for that. But patience is a virtue!

 

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All but 4 pieces to be sanded and primed. Started out with 800 grit sandpaper to get the primer to stick. Next we will move to 1000 for the green followed by 2000 for the clear gloss.

 

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Ok so here we go! The primer dries almost instantly. I put some green on. Sinse it is dark here I took a few with the flash but the the darker green without the flash is really the color of the paint that I had tested in the beginning. 9a7803c54521c633fc8bd2023342e0bf.jpg

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Having an armor party in 2 weeks so hopefully I can get some extra hands on the assembly!

 

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Test fit #1. Coming along. Still waiting for flight suit to arrive. Boots are close to completion as well.

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Biceps and the shoulders take those 35mm black elastic which nobody has(for level 2)! I had to order from online. Didnt want to have to redo straps lol

 

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I do have a question about the CRL though. For the helmet (level 2) it says the snout is supposed to be black? All pictures ive seen the whole thing is grey with a black backing. If anybody could clarify that would be awesome!

 

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Biceps and the shoulders take those 35mm black elastic which nobody has(for level 2)! I had to order from online. Didnt want to have to redo straps lol

 

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One word...suspenders. You can get black elastic suspenders just about anywhere in 35mm. Interesting fact. :)

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One word...suspenders. You can get black elastic suspenders just about anywhere in 35mm. Interesting fact. :)

Lol seriously? Well geeze. Thats good to know for the future at least. I just got done putting those dang 35mm straps in too for the biceps and the shoulders haha

 

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Helmet is put together (roughly). Making some adjustments as I type. But here are the most recent pics. ead73bda6060403bbdd4b4e83d3dc3c8.jpg3e838d83ab4bd05f633c96efb6fae099.jpg984b0745ec5f8b584b740af8454169a1.jpgdd92c3a8eab4f7df096aea07084ad63d.jpg

 

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