Bonded Hawk Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 I have an older pack (i believe dirty boy's) that has served me well. but now I want to update it. I'm printing a canteen atm. I also plan to replace the bottles. im getting tired of repainting them. are the bottles on this pack still considered correct in size? I have looked but can't find any measurements. I also plan to use battleship grey if thats correct. What else should I change, update? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwam Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 I would rework more ... - battleship grey - new Radar dish (to big) - radio - change the cups on the bottles (to small) - don't glue the ribs direct on the Trays... and so on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonded Hawk Posted July 23, 2021 Author Share Posted July 23, 2021 the dish is an actual pitcher lid. are the bottles an ok size? repaint and sticker radio or whole new radio? Also I'm a little confused about the radio tilt and tape on 4. in the pictures for black pauldron the radio is straight and no tape. i I am not after swat, just plan on upgrading to officer. but i would like to get the pack right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hausi Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 Please don't use those old pictures anylonger, they weren't screenaccurate, that's why we have replaced them with new and updated pictures: http://www.mepd.net/?page_id=908/ http://www.mepd.net/?page_id=908/# First and foremost, you should always use screencaps as your reference material. Have fun with your build / upgrade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwam Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 Stephen, the pictures are examples of which trooper carried which pack. Especially the old pictures are no longer up to date. Ultimately, how you build it is up to you. If you are not aiming for a PO or SWAT, then it just has to be enough for you, but we all strive to make it as accurate as possible. Therefore, study film images, study WIPs of the individual packs here in the forum, and so on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonded Hawk Posted July 23, 2021 Author Share Posted July 23, 2021 Thanks for the replies and clarification. I have basic approval as a sandy and want to raise myself to PO. I honestly haven't been on here with any regulatory in a long time. I had gotten confused with the older pics because I didn't see were they were not valid anymore and was just thinking that the canted radio was just another variant to the #4 pack as seen in the pics under the black pauldron area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonded Hawk Posted July 24, 2021 Author Share Posted July 24, 2021 printed canteen. Waiting on more filiment then I will print new cups and bottles and pack siphon. When I did the pack I was unaware that there was 2 different size Tupperware lids. I will be on ebay shortly looking for the smaller one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonded Hawk Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 printed out the 1st cup and bottle and enlarged it 110% per the designer's directions. does this look about the right size? I think it does, but I am not very good at this type of thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwam Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 It's bad to say, you habe to see it as a whole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonded Hawk Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share Posted July 28, 2021 no problem. Unfortunately it will be a few days before I can start my next print. Thanks for the reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonded Hawk Posted August 5, 2021 Author Share Posted August 5, 2021 not much of an update. spraypaint ordered krylon battleship grey. more plastic for the printer ordered. started siphon printing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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