Double Dee

Sorry misunderstood. Thought you meant attaching the canvas belt to the front ammo box ABS belt.

Nice. Used model engine parts?

You know what I did for my canvas belt...I'll tell yah . Painters grade drop clothes (Home Depot...Lowes). Cut it to length and folded it about 3-4 times and bleached it. Came out nice and white. Just have to sew the seams and I'm done. As for gluing it, why not use the snap system? Just a thought... Cheers... DD.

Did it last night. Glued the fronts down and let the backs just lie there. They sit perfectly flat without any need for velco. Thanks all for the input. DD.

I was actually thinking about the same thing a few days ago. To have some type of mic system setup to pickup outside noise. But then I thought that it would be picked up by my mic I use for speaking. Anyway, good idea to ponder. As for the frown. That's cool. Did you put screening in it, or just left the slots? I'm always thinking about what the technology was meant for and how to make it more technologically accurate (more so than movie accurate). Good job! DD.

So ultimately, there isn't a /right/ way of putting them on (ie affect elite status if I did it wrong). Just paranoid, what it to look good and movie correct. Thanks for the replies! DD.

True enough. Had a look, got a pretty good idea, just wanted to hear it from the horses mouth Will continue it tonight...

I got the snap & nylon straps on the underside of my chest and back plates done last night watching hockey (good game!). Anyway. I was about to attach the shoulder straps, but decided I should ask and see where they should go exactly. I'm thinking that the front shouldn't be push to far forward, but want to be certain. I will be welding the front on and using velco on the back, so I want to make sure I get this right the first time around. If anyone can post a picture of their's so I can have a look...?? thanks! DD.

Style man...style. No, from what I understand its because some lens will still show the eyes when photos are taken. So with a darken inside it should prevent some of that. Personally, I have darker lens and a black interior.

Looks good. You used the Krylon Gloss White? Do you have FX armour? If so, can you put the two together and see what the colour match is like. I'm thinking that the Satin WHite might be a better match. Painting mine this weekend once I figure out which paint to use. DD.

I've got the Trik Toys static burst module. You'll need a separate amp for it and a powered mic. PM me and I'll send you links to what I used. I'm at work and I don't have the brands. Played with it last night and works like a charm. There are three settings, and all work as advertised. Nice compact board and runs off a 9v. I'm going to post pics once I have my sound system setup, still working on my helmet (paint). I would have prefered a click sound, but the static burst sounds good as well. My 2 cents. DD.

I'm just in the process of painting the inside of my bucket and then on to priming the outside. However, after looking at some pics of TKs going for their ELITE status with MRCE lids, I'm wondering about colour matching. I'm obviously going to be painting mine. Originally I was going to go with a Krylon Gloss White, however now I'm thinking that maybe I should go with the Satin White. If the cap is any indication of the dried colour, I think the Satin may be a more accurrate match with my FX. The Satin seems more of a cream colour, similar to how my armour looks (in my opinion). Because it sure isn't a pure white as the Gloss seems to be. So I have a question for everyone. Has anyone used the Krylon Satin White and how does it match with your current armour? Any other paint products out there which might serve better? I'll ultimately find out this weekend when I paint it. And if it doesn't match I'll try something else. Thanks.. DD.

What's the placement? Just below the middle knuckle? Can someone post a picture to give me an idea? This is how I have it. The gloves I've got has an inch and a half band, I've placed the plate just at that point. Does it really matter so long as its comfortable for me??? Thanks.. DD.

Thanks. I'm going to try this plastics place around me and get the Novus kit. Hopefully it works, was a little ticked at myself for rushing into sanding the one edge (wrong edge) before re-checking it. Goes to show....check 3 times, glue once. Doh. Thanks again. DD.

Did my calf pieces and got some glue on the top ridge. What can I use to clean it up? Also, how good is the Novus heavy scratch remover at removing sandpaper scratches? Accidently sanded the wrong side and have some scratches, not too deep, but its scuffed up. Will the HD Novus polish clean this up? Thanks... DD.

Used this method..BRILLANT! Used three and it kept the creases down and tight! DD.

Was thinking about changing out the ears as well. Just finished using bondo on them (ear cap seams). Letting it dry now, so tomorrow I'll sand and see how it turns out. I'll post some pics in my thread when I've done that. Damn, bondo really stinks!

Instead of riveting it, would using Plastic weld be enough for the ABS stoppers? Otherwise, looks good. Might just do this mod! DD.

Answered my question. Gloss white it is. Looks real nice..good job! Now I just need to finish mine off. DD.

Okay. Did the brow trim mod. I did it with the lid still attached, wasn't too difficult, just need a nice sharp blade and a steel ruler to fit under the lid so as to not score the plastic beneath. I taped it off with painters tape. I thought it would be easier to apply and reapply to get the line how I liked it. Then scored it and then applied more pressure (with ruler underneath) until the blade went clean through. Sanded the edges and put the brow back on to test fit. Looks good I think. A nice sand of the whole bucket and I think I'll be ready for primer. Question. What colour of white is everyone using? I know that Krylon Fusion has two whites - gloss white and satin. Which would match the FX armour more? Mine seems to be a bit dull..that's my only dilemma. Don't know if you can tell, but I have drilled out and filed the fourth tooth. Just need to widen it a bit and I'm done that. Look pretty good I think... DD.

I keep thinking I'll trim the brow, but I don't know now. I think it looks meaner and I was watching ESB yesterday with the kids and I saw a couple TKs with the Hero brow (I think I did anyway). So I may just leave it. EDIT: Okay, I lied. I cut it. Wasn't that hard, just took my time and used a metal ruler underneathe so that I wouldn't score the plastic behind. I might have to cut a little more in the middle section, but otherwise looks okay.

You cut the brow without taking it apart? How did you find that, difficult? What did you use? I don't want to completely take it a part if I can avoid it, so if you were able to cut the brow without much trouble maybe I'll tackle that this weekend. Cheers. DD.

How do you find the MMD? Is it difficult to sand? The epoxy I'm using is a bit of a b#tch to sand down. Sands smooth, but a little tough. Looking good. DD.

I'm in the process of finishing my mods for the MR CE (see my thread----------. Isn't that difficult, just time consuming. The ear mod (making them smaller) is not too difficult other than taking them off. You just have to take your time and be patient. Once I did it, I like the results. Not perfect, but by far much better. I drilled out the fourth hole in the frown last night and filed it a bit. I need a finer file to complete that part of the mod. The next step is priming and respraying. I'm waiting on my FX armour to come in (this week some time) and trying to colour match them. If not, I'll just respray my FX armour. Its well worth the investment because its MUCH better than the FX helmet and a less expensive alternative to the TE2, AP or RT-Mod buckets. My two cents anyway. DD.

Dude. Envy you. I'm still a few days out before my box comes (left Cali and is at the US/Can border - yah, I'm constantly checking!). Feel like a kid waiting for christmas to come. Once I have it in my hands I can check another one off my bucket list! DD.