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Billhag

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  1. Lee One day mate, ONE DAY! it's been....you do know that we all have lives outside the costuming community and we are not all sitting at our keyboards just waiting for someone to submit a costume clearance request. I know that you're eager to get passed off and out there trooping, but come on fella, give us a bloody chance. Patience mate, all good things come to those who wait
  2. Lee, the UKG decal should have been removed by Nick when he sold it to you. Please post an updated picture of both your bells back and front in your WIP / Pre-Clearance thread on the UKG as proof that this as been done. The GML team will then review your submission.
  3. I find it truly amazing that the Command Staff (and some members) of this once great detachment let this guy openly promote his recast TM armour without bantering a eyelid. Gone are the days when the prop and costuming World stod up for each other and policed themselfs to protect the work and good name of an important outstanding artist who is without doubt one of the most influential and knowledgable people that we've had the good fortune to have within our community. Sad times indeed
  4. On both the silicone and latex guards I've got the best results using flexy CA glue (rubberised super glue) I know others recommend this or that but I've done 30-40 sets for UKG guys and never had a problem...and they stay put! http://www.ebay.co.u...g-/230840110553 http://www.ebay.co.u...=item337ecde65d Here's a little guide that may help
  5. Really?, that's strange, 'coz your submission isn't listed in the GML clearance section and I check it every day. Plus your 'last seen' record on the UKG says Thu Feb 21, 2013 so I'm not sure how you could be waiting for me or Mark to review it. Look forward to seeing it when it finally come through mate
  6. Oh dear,....watch out folks, this could all get RATHER messy
  7. Dutchy, you better bring plenty of cash with you. 'coz I'm DEFINITELY going to be there all weekend and the both of us have a truck load of ice cold Heinies to get through and a lot of catching up to do me old mate
  8. Daz Great job on the pack so far mate, loving it You may want to revist those strap brackets/holders on the radio mate, they're far too chunky Here's the real thing mate for reference Loving the syphon mate, I did a similar thing years ago where every time I went into one of older offices (the bank had about 20 odd at the time) I'd lift the lid on the cistern and see if it was like the originals Finally found one and tapped up the security guard and went back one weekend and changed it out for a new one,....sad I know Keep up the great work matey
  9. ....could the 'Old Gang' be getting back together again?,......surely not!! (starts rummaging through boxes and boxes of plastic to find his OLD unfinshed sandie armour and pack ) Good to have you back in the 'Zone' my old friend. We may not be able to recapture what we had, but we can kick some a$$ showing them what we’ve still got. Band Of Brothers – Now and Always
  10. .....Unless you have a pair of the 'Real Deal' 1095's that is
  11. Congratulans, well done matey All your hard work and determination as been rewarded and I'm really pleased fou ya because I know just how much it means to you You never know, one day I might stop building other peoples armour and finally get 'round to rolling my TD out
  12. I use a combination of both (Humbrol & Testors) because I find some are more manageable then others. Here's a guide/conversion table that I made up a good while back for TK helmets but as you know its the same for TD's, you just get to save on the paint for all those pesky stipes in the traps and the Ab detailing Hope it helps
  13. Nick Take your time and do it right and it should be a piece of cake. When we built the ‘TK-In-A-Day’ over on the UKG, we built it up to EIB standards straight out of the box, no compromise, do it right from the start. Centurion / SWAT is the same principal, just make sure you cover off all the requirements as you go and you should sail through mate. Good luck, and if you need anything then just holler
  14. Guys Be careful, a friend of mine got his hands on one of these a while back and they are TINY compared to the Sonix Victory 75 (around 5 inches high)
  15. Oi Dutchy No body likes a smart a$$ <_< .....but I couldn't agree with you more
  16. I haven’t posted for far too long, but hopefully that’s all gonna change from now on. I used to have my ROM set up with LaunchPads speakers in my Hovis and a fixed stem Mic and it was all nicely contained in my lid. Which was OK for inside and non crowded environments but just not loud enough when I was outside or getting busy amongst Joe Public at conventions and such. I really didn’t want to put a speaker on my belt and I definitely didn’t want to have a million and one wires running from my helmet to my armour so that the simple act of taking my lid off didn’t turn in to something resembling a SWAT team member trying to defuse a bomb (red or green?,… red or green?,… red or green?,… ) So I came up with this Its really simple. I’ve placed everything is in my chest and its all fixed with Velcro so I can pull it in and out for transit so it doesn’t get damaged. I’ve put the ROM in a little pouch I made and push fit an old laptop ‘plug-in’ speaker that I beefed up with some trusty ol’ Nokia internals which makes it nice and loud. The power comes from a rechargeable 9V that gives me roughly 6-7 hours but I always change it out when we stop for lunch or a ‘Lids off’ break. Now we come to the Mic. Which is absolutely brilliant. Its a wire frame, light weight head set as used by fitness trainers. The pick up is fantastic and crystal clear and this Bad Boy sits nice and neat under a balaclava as if you wasn’t wearing it. I must have tried at least 5 or 6 different types of Mics and this one is by far the best I’ve ever used. And I’m not the only one who thinks so because there must be at least 20 others guys in the UKG who are now using them. I’m still playing around with going over to 12V and I have a few ideas to keep it nice and neat whilst keeping it as simple as possible I hope this helps or at least gives a few ideas of at least one way to skin a cat
  17. Rolf Awww Man!!, if I didn't love you so much I'd bloody hate ya Every suit you do you NAIL IT , Sir I am in awe of you Beautiful mate, just BEEE-EWWW-TEE-FULLL
  18. Eric I started off with 600 grit wet 'n' dry, then some 1200 and 2000. Once all the parts were wet sanded I then polished every thing up. Its hard bloody work but I'm happy with the result. It reminds me of an old AP, not super shiney more like a dull gloss. Here's the polish that I use, either one works just fine T-Cut Color Fast Scratch Remover - White Farecla Scratch Remover Paste Hope this helps mate
  19. .....or you could try wet 'n' dry sanding it to a nice smooooth finish and polish that baby up Works like a charm for me and I know thet our very own Rolf TD-252 is on his 2nd set of TE2 and he's done the same for both of them Hope this helps
  20. Braks WOW!,nice find mate :o Looking at the picture closer it looks like it as a similar set up as the E11 with a counter and curly wires. The wires look like they're going into something on the side or possibly the top. It'd be great if there was a clearer photo so that you could see what those greeblies are on the front and side Thanks for sharing this mate
  21. That's what I thought as well, but then TK6237 over on the FISD mentioned that its been given the designate of RT-97C. Which made me remember that I read something about it somewhere http://forum.mepd.net/index.php?showtopic=4434&hl ....a rose by any other name is still a rose......
  22. Rolf Give me 5 minutes with him and I'll do a little bit of 'RE-EDUCATING' on his sorry *** I really feel for you Bro, such a beautiful creation destroyed by a bunch of w*nkers
  23. Rob Give Smitty a shout over on the FISD for your T-Track he as plenty mate ....and its cheap
  24. Jason Happy that it finally arrived mate......let the fun begin If you haven't checked it out already, may I suggest you take a look at Peter's (stukatrooper) fantastic tutorials which are totally invaluable to anyone wishing to build a sweet set of armour Here's the link;- http://www.flickr.com/photos/stukatrooper/sets/ Keep us posted on your prgress won't you
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