TD-1535 Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 As most of you will not know I have had a rather tragic xmas/new years with the unexpected passing of my mum . After dealing with that and having a refreshing TAG/VIC new years and Armour party (thanx to all and nice to see Stu n Miko again ) I wandered into NSW and spent 8 days with TK-J and his family Whilst there, with the deft hands of Jason (armour builder-extraordinaire) we pulled my suit apart and made some significant upgrades to it The smaller AP chest was removed and fitted with press studs as was the FX chest swapped with me months ago for my AP bells and biceps My thighs were hot glued together at the back and new webbing fitted for easy on/off and more comfortable fitting to hidden belt My forearms have been fitted with elastic to fill the gap,happens when ya build abit of muscle, and is a short term fix until new FX forearms arrive (APs r now to small for me) My Cod, Belt and Ab plate were all kept together with trusty gaffa tape (eh it worked) and gave me some flexibility to bend and sit, all tape was removed and Ab & Cod were joined with strip of elastic which actually gives me even more flexibility,,,,and the ability to pee if required My calves were shimmed so they now actually do join and fit, with the aid of velcro, although the sniper plate side,,as always,,does move around to face 'in' (APs dont fit the left leg very well ) Once everything that needed to be modified was,,,erm,,,modified, a more accurate weathering has been bugging me for some time, as Sandtroopers ARE predominately white n drirty, not dirty with a bit of white, so every part was rubbed back and everything was coated in British Paints "Pure Earth" a water based interior house paint. Once it had been left over night, I started to rub it off simply using a green/yellow kitchen sponge/scourer combo,,,we all have one somewhere The "Pure Earth" not only left the desired weathering i wanted, it also removed scratches and old colour, leaving the bucket and majority of the suit a "bone dried in arid sun" type of finish. without jasons help i honestly wouldnt have known where to start and dont worry to much about the boots as theyre just a fill in for the CAboots that I didnt have with me at the time..would also like to upgrade my deployment pics, whom do i send to??here or thru TAG?..the new pack is in another topic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD-1536 Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Rockin', I dig it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 lookin' good bro!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Dirty Trooper Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Great work bro ! Grtz RAY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FIVE Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 That looks really good man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theGreatSot Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 Looking good bro! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD-4455 Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 look nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 This is one of many reasons i like sandtrooper so much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchy Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Sahweeeet looking armor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootch Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Man that looks cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD-7620 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Looking REALLY good there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9971 Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Love the look of this weathering job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD-1535 Posted March 28, 2009 Author Share Posted March 28, 2009 i do it to everything .. paint it on,,,EVERYWHERE...and rub most of it off. gives a better impression of dirt than painting it on in spots, plus it feathers the edges really well heres another example Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Looks sweet. i do it to everything .. paint it on,,,EVERYWHERE...and rub most of it off. gives a better impression of dirt than painting it on in spots, plus it feathers the edges really well heres another example Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Law Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Trying to contact Major TK6918. Can you contact me? I need your help about a voice mic. johnny_law_68@msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gustavo Adolfo Santizo Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 great job, like me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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