Baron

Great job Trooper! Welcome to the MEPD!

Looks great dude! See ya in the sand soon!!!

Kit looks pretty good. Aside from what the fellas above mentioned, you'll need to change the tube stripes from the decals that are on it and hand paint them on. And you will need a back pack for P.O. And I don't think the Hasbro conversions are allowed anymore either. Good luck man!!!!!

Looking good man

Actually, that was not the Ab rivet I was referring to, but you need that one to. And it is a male snap that you need there. I am referring to the little Ab rivet in the middle of you Ab plate. there is a little rivet head that goes in the bottom left corner of the middle box on you Ab plate. Photobucket is currently down or I would post a pic.

Hey dude, kit looks great! Couple of things I see though. Your belt is a bit high and a little of center. While the off center is really kind of a asthetic thing, you cant see the ab rivet that you appear to be missing and I am pretty sure it is a requirement. Easy fix though A closer look at your helmet lens to make sure they are green. Shine a flash light in it, And a shot of your kidney plate left side to see the other 3 rivets. Digging the weathering to, great job!!! Almost there man!

Great looking kit man!!!

Dude, your kit looks pretty good! I am also a SCG guy, I am in Long Beach. A couple of things I see: 1. Your left shin looks odd, almost warped? Perhaps it is just the way you have it on in these pictures? 2. As Airborne said, I would close the gap between the back plate and kidney, but honestly, with your pack on, it wont matter. And you will need to submit pics with your pack on. Click on the link Airborne provided above to see all the pics that required for submittal. there is quite a few! 3. Some the CRL's changed a bit last year. Go here http://forum.mepd.net/index.php?/forum/54-crl-updates/ to see the changes as you will need to make them before submitting. Looking good dude! Good luck!

Congrats dude! Welcome to the sandbox!!!

Looking good man!

First, your kit looks great, really digging the weathering. It is true, for P.O. you need a pack, but you do not need the cheese grater hand guards. And pretty sure you'll need a blaster for approval to. There is a couple of guys that make pack kits here that are awesome. Or you can build it yourself which is fun. And I NEVER troop without my pack And definitely flip your pictures! Good luck!!!!

Dude, totally digging the weathering! Looks awesome!! Couple of things I see: 1. Your gonna need to paint the rivets white as was mentioned before, and I am gonna assume you need to paint the rives on the ammo belt on the thigh to, easy fix 2. Your pack looks awesome! But your thermal det. plate is too long. You will likely need to shorten it. Depending on how it is attached, should also be a easy fix. Also, I think the tube should be attached to look more perpendicular to your person. But that could be subjective 3. Your belt seems a bit low to. You may need to move your snaps, but it will look much better if it sat higher in the front right at the bottom of the center ab square you'd be golden Only small stuff I see. Your kit looks great man! Good luck!!!!!

Aside from the missing pack the kit looks great! Are the tube stripes painted or decals?

I am not a fan of fullers earth, but have seen great results from people using it. I used acrylic paint and I think it looks great. I initlaly read this tutorial here to get me started: http://forum.mepd.net/index.php?showtopic=4973

Dude, looks really good, only a few things I see. Your pack does need to come up. Great job on that! Need to paint those rivets white and weather them up a bit. same with the non-functional screws. Also, your belt is way too low! Need to bring that up also. And yea, I would replace the 4 buttons with the 3 button, though I don't think it is a requirement. Great job man, almost there!!!!!

Post your pics here as Strider said. You will definitely need a back pack to. Also, I noticed your Ab is missing the rivet head, at least I can see it. Good luck dude!!!!! Check out the many build threads here to get more info on what ya need

Thigh ammo looks good now. Just need to paint that rivet head white and dirty it up a little. Almost there dude!!!!

I just noticed your ammo belt on your thigh is upside down! Totally digging the weathering man, great job!!!

Looking good dude!!!!

While mine is ABS, you should be able to go straight with acrylic paint. Unless it is super dull white, I would not waste the time painting it just to dirty it up. And I highly recommend acrylic paint over fullers earth.

Dude, your kit looks pretty good and looks like it fits you pretty well. Nice weathering. But the pack kinda jumped out. It actually has a number of issues, though does not look bad. Like Gordon said, most people would not know the difference. But for PO, would not pass for sure. Why not build one your self? The pieces are relatively easy to get now. Anyway, good luck dude. Baron

I am gonna link my weathering thread here: http://forum.mepd.net/index.php?showtopic=13001 I first read this thread to get me started: http://forum.mepd.net/index.php?showtopic=4973 I also used acrylic paint, about 4 colors. No need to wait very long for it to dry, it dries pretty quick anyway. I started with the lightest color, dabbed a few spots with a dry paper towel, then with a wet rag, I kinda smashed and rolled the paint around the area to spread it out. This started giving me the "dusty" look I wanted. I then added the darker colors the same way, dry paper towel dabbing, then wet rag spreading it around to put it and move it where I wanted it. the whole process only took me a few hours to do the entire suit. Helmet I did separately. It gave me results such as this: And the colors I used: Good luck man!!!! Baron

Looks great man! Welcome to the dunes!!!

What is a good donation amount and should we pay with Friends and Family? Baron

I am in the LA area. Not sure of my schedule though beginning of March though. I will keep an eye out here....