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Meant to post this a little while ago, sorry for the delay Chris:

Tried out a few different things for the shoot gun shells including various sizes of plumbing pipe but nothing looked like the right diameter, eventually I came across some metal pipe in my shed that looked like it might work. From the pictures I have seen of the originals they look to me to be some kind of electrical components, fuses or capacitors maybe. To achieve this look I wrapped electrical tape around each end of the pipe then filled with car body filler and sanded the ends smooth . After that I constructed a bracket from some scraps of abs plastic and build a box to make a silicone mould. When the silicone mould was cured I started to cast copies in black polyurethane resin, I also made a jig to hold a machine screw in place while the resin cured. I cut a support plate from 2mm black plasticard and bolted the shells throught the plate and seed trays adding an interior brace also, everything is very strong and sturdy and the shells do not move once the bolts are tightened. I latter drilled a hole in each shell and glued in small pieces of wire then painted the wire black. They may not be completely accurate but I think they look ok for now. Sent from my SM-A310F using Tapatalk

I have been a little busy but am working on the changes required for Armor issues, I have updated the sewn strap, changed belt pouches to leather & updated gloves. I have received the screws to emulate the original strapping and will do these next. That should wrap up armor fixes just leaving me with the backpack leather wrap on radio to do. - i miss the screws, that imitate the original strapping - the snap on the shoulder strap must be sewn - pouches on the belt must be made of leather. no canvas is allowed - gloves must be made complete of rubber