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my last thing to do was finish my T21. Got a couple things to touch up but she's pretty much done. Enjoy, Tim http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x144/trixie05_2007/L3.jpg http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x144/trixie05_2007/L2.jpg http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x144/trixie05_2007/L1.jpg http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x144/trixie05_2007/L4.jpg http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x144/trixie05_2007/L5.jpg

Did they paint the lewis black in Star wars or are the bodies still silvery?

My weighs 10 lbs even. quote name='Gordonator' date='27 March 2010 - 01:14 AM' timestamp='1269674076' post='78140'] Mine weighs 3kg.

I used the "harbor blue" and am quite happy with it and yes the light makes a big difference. Tim http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x144/trixie05_2007/P1.jpg

Finally finished my backpack, hope you like. The only thing I'll probably add later is the new radio faceplate and small knobs when they become available. Thanks to all the great tutorials and posts. Now it's off to do my Lewis! Tim http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x144/trixie05_2007/P1.jpg http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x144/trixie05_2007/P10.jpg http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x144/trixie05_2007/P2.jpg http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x144/trixie05_2007/P4.jpg http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x144/trixie05_2007/P3.jpg http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x144/trixie05_2007/P5.jpg http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x144/trixie05_2007/P7.jpg http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x144/trixie05_2007/P6.jpg http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x144/trixie05_2007/P9.jpg http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x144/trixie05_2007/P11.jpg http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x144/trixie05_2007/IMG_5284.jpg http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x144/trixie05_2007/P12.jpg http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x144/trixie05_2007/P13.jpg http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x144/trixie05_2007/P14.jpg

"Shoulder straps, details on the ab section." Are you not making this suit into a Sandtrooper? Tim

Plastic weld, thats the other plastic welder brand, Its just like the Proweld and Tenax I mentioned. Any of those will do. Make sure you clamp your pieces and run this stuff along the seam, It'll get sucked between the two pieces your trying to "weld" that way, It's called "capillary" action. http://www.hoslotcarracing.com/image/Chemistry/PlastructPlasticWeld.jpg http://www.woodcraft.com/Images/products/843546.jpg http://www.nscalesupply.com/TEN/TEN.html

Proweld is a styrene/ABS glue that you brush on the seam of 2 joints and because its the consistency of water it gets sucked into the joint, fusing the 2 pieces together. I would avoid superglues cause they don't actually bond the plastic together. There are other brands. Tenax is one. Most good hobby shops should have it. Use your own judgement for the sandpaper grade, nothing too course. Plus use a block of wood with the sandpaper wrapped around it to sand straight. Take your time and if your losing patience, walk away and do it another time. Believe me its better to take longer on this stuff than rush through and mess it all up. Good luck, Tim

I used a dremil with a cutoff wheel to trim my AP down to about 1/16 away from where I needed to eventually be then sanded. Use blue painters tape to keep track of where your cutting / sanding to. I used proweld to join the abs where the strips attach and E6000 for heavier gluing like when you mount the snaps for the strapping. Tim

Here's another MEPD recruitment poster. Tim http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x144/trixie05_2007/newposterweb.jpg

Heres some pics of my pack in the process of getting weathered. I worked on the radio today. Using the reference pics of the Sonix radio I fabricated and cast the big knob. It doesn't have the serrations on the sloped part but a thought it came out pretty good. Tim http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x144/trixie05_2007/DIRTYPACK3.jpg http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x144/trixie05_2007/DIRTYPACK4.jpg http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x144/trixie05_2007/DIRTYPACK1.jpg http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x144/trixie05_2007/DIRTYPACK4.jpg http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x144/trixie05_2007/exaust2.jpg

Awesome, thats great!

While I'm ever so close to finishing my Backpack and BFG I took some time to have some fun in Photoshop to make a recruitment poster. Hope ya like, Tim http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x144/trixie05_2007/trooperposter.jpg

Howdy all, This has probably been talked about before but I can't for the life of me find it in a search. I got a new mic for my helmet and it now picks up the whining of my 2 fans. Any tips would be great. Thanks, Tim

Hey, Charlie are you thinking of adding Thermalite to reduce the weight not to mention cut down on the amount of resin you need. Tim

Oh, and dirty her up,,, duh.

Need to finish the radio, bee stinger and get straps. Hope ye like. Tim http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x144/trixie05_2007/pack1C.jpg http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x144/trixie05_2007/pack1Dweb.jpg

Awesome, I like the weathering!

Yeah, they don't carry them in sunny socal. If you can part with it let me know how much you would like for it thanks, Tim

Los Angeles

Howdy folks! Anybody have a spare faucet cover, I messed mine up. Thanks in advance, Tim

Ok, I added the links.

Right, right, It's been a while, thanks.

I'm trying to figure out how to add the photos.

I found a washer hose today at Lowes that looks pretty good for the exhaust thingy. The end is a little tapered but I think it's close. Tim http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x144/trixie05_2007/exhaust22.jpg http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x144/trixie05_2007/exhaust11.jpg