Hausi Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Hey mate, that pack looks pretty good already, seems like RS have seriously improved their packs. I really like that they have even added the red canvas back support straps.. with the white shoelaces, what a nice addition! Is that frame made of aluminium? The bottom bend in the frame looks about right, I am afraid you will have to get used to the bottle scratching your butt same on my pack with a real Karrimor. I am still not completely happy with that colour though... seems a wee bit too bluish. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnkelPaschulke Posted September 12, 2020 Author Share Posted September 12, 2020 5 minutes ago, Hausi said: Hey mate, that pack looks pretty good already, seems like RS have seriously improved their packs. I really like that they have even added the red canvas back support straps.. with the white shoelaces, what a nice addition! Is that frame made of aluminium? The bottom bend in the frame looks about right, I am afraid you will have to get used to the bottle scratching your butt same on my pack with a real Karrimor. I am still not completely happy with that colour though... seems a wee bit too bluish. Oh yeah! I was hoping for the backpack guru to respond! No, the frame is made of some kind of plastic. Ok, seems like I need to get used to it... But anyway I'll disassamble it and rebuild the lower bottle. Just bought a bottle of dashboard whipes #nocommercial and a rattle can of RAL 7031 in a satin finish. So I'll have to respray all grey parts anyways. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hausi Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Arne, I would have to talk to Thomas and see what he thinks about the RS greyish blue colour. I think it's acceptable. As always this is dependent on lighting conditions. So no need to repaint everything right now. Still goodbto have the RAL 7031, might come in handy, if your stuff needs repainting after troops. Then you can still repaint all those parts. But if you are planning to change the lower bottle anyway, you may repaint the other parts to have them colour-matching. Cheers mate, you're doing a great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnkelPaschulke Posted September 13, 2020 Author Share Posted September 13, 2020 This is the way! Especially because I noticed how fast the weathering is tearing of just because of walking around for taking the pictures... Thanks for the encouraging words! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnkelPaschulke Posted September 15, 2020 Author Share Posted September 15, 2020 Just adding some pictures of my E11 blaster. It's the one which came with the commission. I just removed the wires on the power cylinders and added the weathering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hausi Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Wow, that's some heavy weathering. Is there a crust of salt on it? Personally I think it's a little too much. Doesn't RS also offer the Tunisian Bapty version with their commissions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnkelPaschulke Posted September 16, 2020 Author Share Posted September 16, 2020 As father as I know they don‘t... but I have to admit I didn‘t ask.Sure it‘s a crust of Salt because of the hot summers in Hesse I want to build my own babty but haven‘t really looked for a kit and doopydooes kit. Just noticed that their website is not uptodate.Gesendet von iPhone mit Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnkelPaschulke Posted September 20, 2020 Author Share Posted September 20, 2020 I disassambled the pack. So if you're interested of which part the RS pack consits, here you are... The main issue I have with the pack is that the lower bottle doesn't really stays in place. The bottomcap of the syphon is glued in so I'll try to heat the glue with a heat gun and get the cap out and fix the threaded rod into position. While disassambled I'll give the sypon a little buff with sandpaper. I've already sprayed to upper bottle, the canteen and the new bottom bottle with RAL 7031. The tray is next. I'm thinking about spraying the frame with aluminum paint and than mask some parts with masking fluid to give it more of a used look. But it is just a plan at the moment. Because of my job I don't have that much time for the next two weeks so more progress will be made in october. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwam Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Is the frame metal or plastic?If metal gets its scratches over time --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnkelPaschulke Posted September 20, 2020 Author Share Posted September 20, 2020 It‘s made of PVC pipes.Gesendet von iPhone mit Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwam Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Wow, looks like a real Karrimor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hausi Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Quite interesting to see how those RS parts look from up close. Frame looks great, very accurate to the original. If you are already improving a lot of it, consider adding some feet to the radio as well, just as the original Sonix has them. On the original Karrimor frames, those red support straps are mounted the other way around, meaning that the actual strap is facing the carrier's back. You're doing a great job, the pack will look amazing when you have finished working on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnkelPaschulke Posted September 21, 2020 Author Share Posted September 21, 2020 The paint dried over night and I think the color is much better now. RS color on the left and the one I sprayed in the right. Maybe I‘ll put a thin coat of a matt varnish in top. Gesendet von iPhone mit Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwam Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 looks good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnkelPaschulke Posted September 24, 2020 Author Share Posted September 24, 2020 Just recieved the message that I've got approved. TD 30729 is reporting for duty! Next step: PO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hausi Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Great! Congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwam Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Congratulation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnkelPaschulke Posted September 24, 2020 Author Share Posted September 24, 2020 Thanks mates! Gesendet von iPhone mit Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnkelPaschulke Posted October 11, 2020 Author Share Posted October 11, 2020 Good morning everyone. I resprayed every part of the backpack and the parts are drying right now. In the meantime I added some details to the radio. I bought some 3.5mm mic jacks for the side. I drilled two holes before realizing that the material is to thick to put the jacks through. So I hat to cut the main part away and "just" fit the thread and a washed underneath the leatherette wrap. It was a pain in the a**... They still need to be positioned correctly. Furthermore I added some 5mm foam underneath and put some 1.2mm washers on the bottom to simulate the stands. At the back I put the cap of a snap. I sprayed the frame in a aluminum color and added some masking fluid to get some "colorchips" and than I sprayed satin black again. I will make some pictures of the finished parts tomorrow and than I guess I'll be ready to put it back together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hausi Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Wow, great work. I especially like the idea of spraypainting the frame in an aluminium colour and adding those paintchips. Go for authenticity mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnkelPaschulke Posted October 12, 2020 Author Share Posted October 12, 2020 Thanks @Hausi I'm almost finished the backpack. Alright, just the bottom bottle is missing. I messed up the nut holding the bottle to the threaded rod with glue... so i had to do another one and it's not dry yet. Reassembling was quite easy, in theory... I put the bottom part of the upper seed tray the wrong side arround on the frame and as a result the rods didn't fit into to holes... After a lot of cursing and screaming I noticed my mistake and turned it arround and it fitted immediately... Ok, so here is what I did: - sprayed the PVC frame in an aluminum color, added masking fluid and sprayed it black again (I hope it looks a little natural) - mounted the red support straps the right way arround - sprayed every gray part with RAL 7031 - sprayed every black part (except the mortar tube) with black - gave the mortar tube a buff with steel wool - smoothed the seamlines of the syphon and fixed the rod holding the bottom bottle - rebuild the bottom bottle - added some details to the radio (stands and mic / headphone jacks) What still needs to be done: - weathering the whole thing - concealing the colormistakes (i guess to much varnish) at left bottom of the radio by weathering or putting some black on it - putting another round of clear varnish on everything Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hausi Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Yeah, I know what you are talking about, stuff like that has happened to me as well. Sometimes one is just too much into a project and doesn't realize that there might me a simple solution to a problem. Your pack looks great. I am a little confused about the way RS has attached the plate holding the shotgun shells. One piece of advice: consider using EVA foam as a padding to protect the butt piece of your armor. I have done this with my packs and it worked very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hausi Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 You can find it at the end of this build thread: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnkelPaschulke Posted October 18, 2020 Author Share Posted October 18, 2020 Ok, I think I'm "finished" with the pack. The bottom bottle is still causing problems because some color came of and I'm still not satisfied with it so I'll have to redo it again. But it'll be finished before trying to go for PO. I'll add some foam as @Hausi recommended and I drawed a part in tinkercad to hold the "rod" on the opposite side of the mortar tube. By the way, how is it called?! The printed part will hopefuly here next weekend. And I ordered caps for the frame because the ones I use are a little bit to small. Some more small things to do before going for PO... Still need to change the snap at the bottom with two new ones. But I'll think I close... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnkelPaschulke Posted January 21, 2021 Author Share Posted January 21, 2021 Beeing inspired by @Omaha Joe mannequin I added some arms to mine this weekend... Next project will be a dewback prod. My brother in law works in a company with access to a lathe machine (is this the correct translation?!) and he'll try to build the pieces based on bigwam drawings. More to come! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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