Opfor Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 NAME: Mike Greene 501ST ID: TD-4451 MEPD NAME: OPFOR GARRISON: Southeast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FIVE Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Awesome! Is this going to be the first deployment of 2011?!?! A couple of things... first off, you'll have to remove the "got droids" patch from the pack and do pictures without it on there as you can't be deployed with it. And you need to do pictures with the pauldron on top of the pack-strap... not the strap on top of the pauldron. Of course Juan has the final say in this... but other than those two things I'm not seeing anything holding you back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opfor Posted February 4, 2011 Author Share Posted February 4, 2011 I definitely should have caught the strap :o. My first troop is tomorrow night so I will work on getting photos of those two areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandatrooper Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Looking good trooper! My bits of feedback (not to say these would prevent you from getting deployed, but just in terms of simple accuracy and detail that you can fix in 5 minutes): - your hand plates are on the wrong hands (switch left for right). - I would trim about 1.5" off the side of the chest armor, and about 2.5 to 3" off the sides of the back armor - is your butt plate cut / detached from the kidney plate? - trim the corners of your belt armor at a 45 degree angle like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FIVE Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 - your hand plates are on the wrong hands (switch left for right).Good eye Terry!! And good suggestions too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opfor Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 Definitely doesn't pay to do this in a hurry and rush through this as I did today, missing some pretty simple and basic things here. Did not know about the 45 degree trim on the belt corners, thanks for the photo. Would you say this is about a 1/2" trim? Yes, butt plate and kidney are two separate pieces, I have industrial strength velcro holding the two together. So by trimming the front chest and rear back is the goal to create an open gap between the two pieces? Thanks for the tips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quebectrooper Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Hi Mike. Yeah the first thing i noticed was the handgurds haha. Nice armor. How'd you do the weathering? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opfor Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 Hey Pat, Did you say..."Well would you just look at that, Just LOOK AT IT? , great video btw. I used a small amount of the burnt umber (acrylic) in the seams and recessed area. The rest, 85% is fullers earth. I can't believe how clean this looks in photos, I was worried the entire time that I had used too much and now I'm thinking I look almost a bit too clean...go figure. You can see on the close up helmet photos that it is heavier than what it appears. It's all a learning experience for me...good thing about the weathering is I can always add more if I feel led or take it all off and do again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quebectrooper Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Indeed ''i looked'' at that video many times haha. Yeah i'm getting ready to weather my suit so i gotta study this. Yours looks good. I thought about spraying my suit with glue then rolling into sand but right now there's only snow here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opfor Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 Lol, that would probably work. The great thing to me about the fullers earth is that it looks and feels just like sand once applied. I sprayed hairspray to the armor I was about to work on first and then lightly tap a small paint brush with the FE from above so that it sprinkled onto the armor. There is a good video in the weathering section of a guy doing this in his back yard. Let it dry 20 or 30 minutes and then I would push and rub some of the excess up into the corners trying to give it more of a built up look. I hear FE comes off easily if caught in the rain so once I'm 100% happy with my weathering I'm going to come back and clear coat this in a matte finish. Is the look at this guy really a friend of yours? I think I read that didn't I? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FIVE Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Hey... don't feel bad about the hand plates... you know I've done worse. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opfor Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 Love it....yeah that's my excuse too, I'm so use to looking in the mirror. You almost have this sound of a plea in your voice as if to say... you don't understand, you can't let this get out cause I'm their leader Thanks for sending! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FIVE Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 I like that. Thanks for sending! Hey... if we can't laugh at ourselves then what will we do when we're trapped in a horrible Kessel spice mine accident? That was last year around this time. And still that horrible little shoulder pouch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opfor Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 How much do I need to take off the 4 belt corners...1/2"...less? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quebectrooper Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 ed bassmaster is not a friend just someone i admire. Mike next week i'm gonna aply for EIB with my TK suit on the FISD forum and will put my handguards backwards like you hahaha. It'l get a laugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opfor Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 ed bassmaster is not a friend just someone i admire. Mike next week i'm gonna aply for EIB with my TK suit on the FISD forum and will put my handguards backwards like you hahaha. It'l get a laugh. Promise. Please send me the link when you do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandatrooper Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 How much do I need to take off the 4 belt corners...1/2"...less? Click the link I sent you. The pictures before and after the photo in the link shows the measurements. I think its 12mm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD-4510 Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Lookin' GOOD Hollywood! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quartermaster Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Great job Mike! I know you can't have the "got droids" patch on your pack for your deployment photos, but it looks cool nonetheless. Other than some of the suggestions from Panda, and of course that handguard thing, everything looks great. Although that pack could use some work. Jeez, who put that thing together, a couple of drunk Jawas? Good luck with your deployment and congrats my friend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quartermaster Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Just a quick observation. Not sure if this matters or not, but with your setup, it looks like you are going with either the "Road block" or "Cantina" version of the Captain. Both of these have a 3 slot ammo pouch on both the right and left hip. You only have one on your right side. Hopefully it's not something that will stop you from getting deployed. If it is and you need one, let me know, I have an extra and I will send it to ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandatrooper Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 His current pouches should work for deployment. Should he want to go for "expert" or swat later on, he can replicate a specific trooper and upgrade his pouches at that point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FIVE Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Just a quick observation. Not sure if this matters or not, but with your setup, it looks like you are going with either the "Road block" or "Cantina" version of the Captain. Both of these have a 3 slot ammo pouch on both the right and left hip. You only have one on your right side. Hopefully it's not something that will stop you from getting deployed. If it is and you need one, let me know, I have an extra and I will send it to ya.No... it's not. It's just something he might want to do later to beef up his screen accuracy... or to mimik one of those troopers specifically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconoclasta_88 Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Hey Mike. That looks awesome!!! You should follow the suggestions you have already got and just take new pictures without the patch on the pack and with the strap correctly positioned. Also, terry's suggestions are good. Hopefully you will do it. Although it won't affect your deployment, I strongly suggest to do the trimming on chest, back and belt. It will give you a better look and feel. Finally, you just need two specific pouches for deployment. So your configuration is fine. If you chose to go further into a more accurate portrayal, then you could add another pouch depending on how you want to look. But this is a choice beyond deployment. I am reviewing this from my iPhone, tomorrow I will use my computer to view your pictures in a bigger size. If I find something else, I'll let you know. You have done a great job. You have a very cool looking td! Good job bro. Will be looking forward to see the new Picts and your deployment!!! Saludos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD6187 Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 great Work Mike! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smally Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Great work there Mike! Just those small points picked up by Panda and youre good to go. Smally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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