Airborne Trooper
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My bad, it's my work firewall blocking them.
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Wow, this is impressive work.
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*HIDES* I didn't know you were on vacation! Enjoy, relax, and I'll get it when I get it.
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We meet again!
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Almost been 2 weeks since the 11th. Did shipping get pushed back?
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Hey, that's me on the left! Now you just need to make it official and get it on your 501st page.
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I saw ukswrath take some of the excess folded portion of the belt that's sewn down out and use that as makeshift patches for the chicago screw holes.
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The links to your pictures are broken. Can't see any of them.
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Yeah there's a group that has made a HD version using all current resources to remaster the original trilogy. It's online if you look hard enough.
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You very well might be! Not sure if there is a way to find that out definitively but still newsletter worthy. You will definitely be a great asset to upcoming TDs with Anovos kits.
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I am getting close to submit my PO requests, I am interested in being the armorer for Garrison Excelsior.
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I think mine is a little over 1/2". I didn't do a backing on mine.
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Too easy. I'll play with it this week and get it mounted.
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I just need to install my original strapping screws and I can submit for PO, just haven't had as much free time. Felice will help square you away though. Best of luck!
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Radio, cistern, bottom seed tray stick out the most. Those bottles look too big as well, even bigger than wet ones bottles. Replace those with 750cc vitamin bottles.
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Thanks! I plan on mounting it sometime this week when work/family permits.
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Using one of P3laton3 Canteens to make the bee stinger for the pack can be done several ways. This is the method that I decided to use.
The Gio style canteen has a texture that we are unsure of was present in the movie or not. To be safe and after reviewing a few other builds, I decided to remove as much texture as possible. The first step is to remove the straps then use a flat head screwdriver or any shimming device to pop off the grey tops and bottoms. This is fairly easy to do just take your time.
Next, you'll want to use a hacksaw or dremel to cut off the spout or opening of the canteen as flush to the top as you can.
Using the cap as a template, trace an outline and use a sanding drum to hallow out the center. You can also sand the cap's ridges off to make it more circular. The cap will need to be able to sit in this opening and will house the hose.
The next step will be sanding the top/bottom pieces and body of the canteen down. Alternatively, you could using filler and smooth it out.
On these canteens there is a channel for the straps along the side. Using spare ABS a little less than 2mm wide and just long enough to go past the edges are used. I rounded off the edges using the sanding drum and heated them up in boiling water. This allowed me to bend the ends to contour the original shape as much as possible.
I drilled a 3/4" hole on the cap to fit my hose into and glued the cap to the inside of the top plastic piece of the canteen.
I painted the top/bottom and hose a satin black and the body with Rust-oleum satin slate blue then assembled the components. Make sure your cap fits into the opening snug and allows the top plastic piece sit flush how it is suppose to be.
My paint job is no where near perfect but I believe it gets the job done. Any slight imperfections can be easily covered with weathering. I can adjust the length of the hosing by inserting more of the hose inside the canteen.
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Make sure you properly size before cutting. As far as some of the return edge, especially the wrist side on the forearms, they can be easily removed with a sanding drum on a dremel. The wrist side needs to be completely removed.
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If I remember I can measure mine tonight. I bought mine from here though and it's the Gio style canteen. I have the old faucet cover that you can have if you want.
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I bought 3/4" hose from Lowes. They only sell it by the foot but it wasn't hard to cut it to size. It looks like the hose that connects a sink spray wand. I just eye balled it from source photos. I made it where I have extra inside my canteen so I can always adjust it if need be. I plan on posting a tutorial for how I did my Gio canteen here as soon as I am done.
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I just read that this plans on getting done again. Did any of the 501st guys bring their kits or was it just Disney?
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Got my stickers today. Thanks for the bonus gift too! I'm starting to get a nice collection!
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Congratulations!
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Congratulations!
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