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I've been through all of the forums and find references to the radio being 2.5" in depth and 3" in depth. Can anyone reference the actual dimensions of the found Victory 75 radio? From looking at tutorials and references pictures, it looks like the radio may be 2.5" deep and the tool box may be 3" deep. Image should be attached to post... Thanks

Thanks for the advice from both of you... I'm building the backpack now and hope to be trooping in a few months once I get everything built and approved.

Ok, so the T-21 is pretty much complete using Pandatrooper's tutorial... So, now that its complete, I can tell that a several hour troop may be a bit cumbersome. So what tips do you guys have for lugging this thing around and not getting exhausted in the process and avoiding bashing people with it as you troop? Do you use the strap and sling it over your shoulder when not in use? What tips and tricks do you have?

@Trooper 1 - thanks for the suggestion. I took the easy way out... I'm using black 1/4" inside diameter 1/2" Outside diameter fuel line from Lowes. It was on the plumbing aisle. The writing on the site came right off with a little acetone - no sanding required. Its a satin black and I'll glue the ends together using 1/4" dowel rods cut into short sections.

I did some research yesterday and then tried Krylon Fusion which bonds with plastics and rigid vinyl (no claim to bond on flexible vinyl) - It didn't work either. I even tried cleaning the tubing with alcohol and it still didn't work. You can dye the tubing with Rit dye but it's not as dark as I need it...

Thanks - the bondo is going well. For the ribs on the barrel, I used 1/4" rubber tubing. The primer isn't curing and is still tacky after a week. Any suggestions on what primer is good for rubber tubing?

I've searched these forums and Google but have a quick question on a T-21 build. I'm in the final stretch on a Pandatrooper T-21 and I need to start adding bondo to the side between the PVC pipe with the ejector port and the styrene parts of the receiver. I've used some screws and e6000 to bind the PCV pipe to the wood body and e6000 for hold the Styrene to the wood. Do I need to sand and remove the e6000 that sits in this gap between these parts before I add bondo? Will the bondo stick to the e6000 residue that is on the wood parts of the body? Thanks

I think you are right that it's 1.5" PVC based on the above pics from his tutorial...

Can anyone verify the diameter of the PVC pipe that is to be used on the receiver (from the cooling fins back to the stock). I've read the tutorials and it says that its 2" PVC but the pictures I see in Pandatrooper's images looks like it may be 1" or 1.5" PVC.

This may double post - if so, my apologies... What did you use for the ribbing on the barrel? 1/4" Irrigation line? If so, did you just glue each ring and leave the seam on the bottom of the barrel?