Darth Voorhees Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Well i recieved my TE2 armor and bucket yesterday and i couldnt be happer with it! TD-6908 coming soon! Keep your eyes on this thread...Pics will be up soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6170 Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Looking fwrd to seeing your gear, good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FIVE Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Great news man! Glad you're going TD with it too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caomhanach Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Nice armor you got there... Looking fwd to seeing it built up!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconoclasta_88 Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Its so cool to see a new kit come to life. Always makes me want to get a new one and build another armor! Ill keep an eye on this thread. Saludos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Voorhees Posted March 7, 2010 Author Share Posted March 7, 2010 Great news man! Glad you're going TD with it too! Yea man..i ALWAYS wanted a TD! I love my TK, TB and Fett, but this will be one of my Faves for sure when im done with it! heres a couple of teaser pics.. Armor Heres my other stuff...you can see the trooper1 pauldron, i started building the frame for the field pack, theres one of the wet ones bottles, some parts from Crashman, seed trays, hamburger stackers and under the pauldron are ammo pouches and the boots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FIVE Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 I've got a trooper1 pauldron... love it! Great build thread already. And yes... I loved my TD so much I sold my TK! haha (though I will probably do another one) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hpdblues Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 I've got a trooper1 pauldron... love it! Great build thread already. And yes... I loved my TD so much I sold my TK! haha (though I will probably do another one) TESB I bet... T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Voorhees Posted March 7, 2010 Author Share Posted March 7, 2010 @ Nol..Heh yea, i like my TK..its an AP kit...i think im going to replace the helmet with a TE2 though ......oh and im building the TD for deployment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trooper Peter Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 I'll be watching this thread of yours with great interest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastic Fury Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 I've got a trooper1 pauldron... love it! Agreed, I love mine as well. Great armor, definitely jealous, wish I could fit into that for sure. Good luck on it and it will be fun to watch your progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Voorhees Posted March 12, 2010 Author Share Posted March 12, 2010 Got some trimming done the last couple of days. Buuuut...I wont bore you with pics of me with goggles and a dremel though lol. Once they are all trimmed, ill get some more pics up, and document my strapping system. It will be mostly the same as my AP set up, with some improvements ive learned from trooping the AP for a while. =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 Good catch bro. The TE2 suit are among the best suit out there. Enjoy the assemble of the this great monster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Voorhees Posted April 27, 2010 Author Share Posted April 27, 2010 hang tight troops! gonna try n get some pics up this weekend of my build so far. the calves, forearms and biceps are together. 1 thigh is together..mostly, and everything else is trimmed out. Ive attached the butt plate to the kidney plate as well. Ive also started adding my snaps for the strapping system, which is a little different, more on that once i post up the pics! So stay tuned troops! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Voorhees Posted May 7, 2010 Author Share Posted May 7, 2010 Ok, since ive decided to sell my bikerscout instead of my TE2 sandy...heres some pics of where im at: here is part of my strapping system. My system consists of mostly snaps and plastic clips, with very little industrial strength Velcro. Basically what ive done, is i placed the plastic side of industrial strength velcro where i wanted snaps. I then attached the snaps to a piece of nylon webbing, (basically like when you use a strip of ABS to attach the snap, to make a "snapstrip")and glued that to the previously applied plastic side of the velcro. This does 2 things. 1- It allows the snap to conform to the curve of the armor, unlike a strip of ABS would. 2- Although its difficult, the strip CAN be removed if need be. I also attached the plastic clips by looping the elstic or webbing through and adding a snap. This way the clip can be replaced if it breaks. The strips on the chest armor are nylon webbing glued directly to the industrial velcro as ive learned if i use snaps they sometimes pop off. Ive used this system on my TK for 2 years and havent had a problem with clips breaking or anything coming undone. So i stick by this method religiously Here is how i did my "suspenders". the snap attachments are done the same as before. The "Suspenders" are 1.5" wide elastic that criss cross in the front. Why the front? Well, this prevents any of the "suspenders" showing in the "neckcut" of the back armor. You tend to see this when wearing them crossed in the back. Although its hard to see,heres a shot of me from the front without the chest armor. You can see the "ab-to-chest" straps hanging forward for easy attaching when the chest is on. Right now the clips are held on with safety pins. I will sew them into place, but i first need to adjust the length of them till its perfect, then i can sew them in place. You can also see the "suspenders" crossing in the front. I also have them snap together in the front to keep them lined up. Here you can see the shoulder attachment with white elastic and snaps. My TK has the shoulder bells with a loop of webbing with snaps on them that the shoulder elastic would slip through and then snap on. I cant use this method here as the webbing wouldhave to be white, so im going to try attaching the shoulder bells vis the bottom of the elastic shoulder straps with snaps. Here you can see how i extened the tops of the chest and back armor to lessen the gap between them. I have 42" chest so theres a little bit of a gap. I attach the kidney to the ab plate via a side plate glued to the kidney plate, and velcro on the ab plate and front of that side plate. and together.. I put it on a bit crooked, but you get the idea..the ab plate should be straight up and down lined up with the seam of the kidney plate/side plate. This also makes it adjustable by a few inches incase i lose or gain weight. So i have this so far... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Voorhees Posted May 29, 2010 Author Share Posted May 29, 2010 Im working non-stop on this armor today! im hoping to get most of it done today! the ab, chest, back and forearms are donr, weathered and all..im painting the rest of the parts now. the pack still needs the side tube (i added the shells a couple of days ago) and weathering. Im stayin up late tonight to try and get this done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FIVE Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 TESB I bet... T Haha... yes, somehow you know this information to be true. Im working non-stop on this armor today! im hoping to get most of it done today! the ab, chest, back and forearms are donr, weathered and all..im painting the rest of the parts now. the pack still needs the side tube (i added the shells a couple of days ago) and weathering. Im stayin up late tonight to try and get this done!YOU CAN DO IT!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Voorhees Posted May 30, 2010 Author Share Posted May 30, 2010 Haha... yes, somehow you know this information to be true. YOU CAN DO IT!!!! haha! didnt happen, but im darn near close...working on it some more today! I'll be doing the straps for the thighs and shoulders/bi-ceps...then i believe the armor is done! I trimmed the helmet last night. So as soon as im done with the strapping, ill be working on the helmet, which is the best part! Then all thats left is attaching the mortar tube to the backpack,and adding straps to it, and finishing off the T-21..and im done! BTW, an ECG'er has transfered to your neck of the woods. You'll be trooping with Skutch! He's awesome and super fun to troop with, he's already missed here, but im sure will be a great additon to your garrison! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FIVE Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 haha! didnt happen, but im darn near close...working on it some more today! I'll be doing the straps for the thighs and shoulders/bi-ceps...then i believe the armor is done! I trimmed the helmet last night. So as soon as im done with the strapping, ill be working on the helmet, which is the best part! Then all thats left is attaching the mortar tube to the backpack,and adding straps to it, and finishing off the T-21..and im done! BTW, an ECG'er has transfered to your neck of the woods. You'll be trooping with Skutch! He's awesome and super fun to troop with, he's already missed here, but im sure will be a great additon to your garrison! Awesome news on your build man! (even though you didn't make it through the night ) And yes... I've known Skutch is coming here for a while and am very excited to have him in our garrison and to troop with him / meet him!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Voorhees Posted June 2, 2010 Author Share Posted June 2, 2010 Heh, i dunno why i didnt think that you already knew he was joing you...eh..brain fart perhaps LOL! anyways.... ...Armor is just about done...just need to make a few adjustments , add the lenses to the helmet, ..waiting for the tube stripes from tk-4510....and it should be good to go. Field pack is also done, just need to add the straps. here's a couple of teaser pics... So i just need to finish up the T-21 and i can submit my TD! woot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconoclasta_88 Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 Very cool armor! Looks great! And cool looking weathering!! Good job Lou! Saludos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quartermaster Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 Ditto That! (But you already knew that!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Voorhees Posted June 2, 2010 Author Share Posted June 2, 2010 thank you gentlemen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Voorhees Posted June 6, 2010 Author Share Posted June 6, 2010 ok...im just about finished with everything! ... straps added to fieldpack, CHECK! T-21 built, CHECK! Lenses and padding added to bucket, CHECK! ...hoping to have some suited up pics up in the next few days! Heres pics of the T-21.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Voorhees Posted June 6, 2010 Author Share Posted June 6, 2010 So i was reading the deployed status criteria, and noticed its not mentioned that i have to have an ammo pouch on the hip. Just making sure, as i only have one usuable ammo pouch right now which is going on my shoulder. I have one for my hip, but i need to modify it to get it to go onto my belt. If i dont need it to obtain deployed status, then ill be applying sooner rather than later...just need the sling for my T-21 and im set! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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