capttripps

The flight that crashed was in 1999 not the email scam he received.

I'm shocked that people still try, and use that scam. That's so CompuServe. LOL

I think Ill just pic it up if he still has it and strip off the paint and see whats what. Worse case I have an example of what not to buy best case a second M38. The owner says he pulled it off a Sherman that was being dropped as an artificial reef. Although Turrican coulds be right about it being part of an AA Gun since you do not see a lot of gray painted scopes in the Army LOL.

Well I agree that it is a real Sherman scope. The issue is from when? it looks like a M38A2 that is modified. I guess the next question would be has anyone dealt with this kind of mod, and how much of PITA it would be to make original? I am guessing that the person will have sold it by the time I can gather enough info to make an educated purchase, but some one else in the future can benefit from any info gathered here.

A Shot and a beer will dull the pain

I got word today from TKBoots.com that they will be getting boots in about ten days, and at that will start filling the back orders. They also said that they do not have enough coming in on this shipment to fill all the back orders so we will still be waiting for boots

OK I found a scope for sale, and when I asked for pictures this is what I got. Now to me it looks very close. The only thing that truly gives my pause is the front lens shroud looks way too long. Everything else seems to line up. What do you guys think? Legit and just a variation or total BS?

When I get a back up pair of boots I am going to airbrush them. These results you got are simply awesome. Besides I need an excuse to buy an airbrush set!

I was for 4 years. Most of the NCOs were assigned to training bases a few months after our last trip to the sand box. So here I sit. That's why I can go to school full time LOL

I would paint them like you suggested, but my hands are not that steady! I would have to get someone to do it for me. As it stands once they get scuffed up some from trooping it wont be noticeable at all. I will take more care masking my back up pair. I was thinking of a liquid masking tape that I can paint on the soles. It would get a much cleaner edge and no seep through. Something like this stuff http://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/div/div3000.htm

72 Hours later I have peeled off the painters tape and did a small amount of touch up. The masking didn't go as well as I had hoped and the bottom edge is a bit rough, but when you are kicking a rebels teeth in is he going to comment on the poor masking job? I DON'T THINK SO! LOL

I bought these and modified them in fact they should be done tonight. It was pretty easy and didn't even come close the breaking my bank. Make sure to order a size down from your normal shoe size. I am a 9 and ordered a 8.5 and they fit perfectly. The Boots http://www.amazon.com/Bass-Mens-Amsterdam-Ankle-Black/dp/B002LZT9FO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1381248740&sr=8-1&keywords=Bass+amsterdam My build thread http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/25298-tk-boots/

I myself purchased an assembled suit. Time is the main reason for this is I am full time Military and a full time Student. That does not leave any real time. My plans are to build everything else though. I have my boots almost completed, and will soon start on my blaster. Once I can actually get out there, and troop, building my second suit can be done as time allows and be that much more satisfying.

Well the blue masking tape I put on in two layers. I masked the sides of the soles first. Then used small pieces for the top edge and pressed it into the crease with a plastic clay sculpting knife and folded it over. It stuck pretty well.

OK got 4 coats of Angelus on the boots. They look pretty good so far. I did hit the fabric with a coat to cover the last of the gray bleed though. After 72 hours of dry time the fabric does not crack so that is a Bonus. I am thinking 2 or 3 more coats on the paint and I'll be Golden!!!! These pics are not best its cloudy today so no natural sunlight booster.

OK so after the final coat had 4 hours to dry this is the result. What is the consensus? Should I brush on a couple of more coats of the fabric dye or go with my original plan and see if the 2 coats of the leather dye will do the trick?

Update! OK so the fabric dye "is not the white we are looking for." After 6 coats the white isn't totally white. It is more like a faint gray. I'll be going to put on two more coats today and shoot some pictures. This stuff takes 4 hours to dry and 72 to completely set so maybe after these last two coats today I'll wait until the weekend to see if the color improves. On a side note: I used the sponge brush in an up and down stroke for the first 6 coats. The next 2 will be a side to side stroke. My thoughts were that putting the boot on and pulling it off the horizontal stretch would create more vertical separation cracks. Having more dye along those separations seemed wise. The big plus to the fabric dye is that it is flexible so I am not sure you need to apply it one way or the other. I am thinking that if anything when I dye the rest of the boot and spread a coat or two of the Angelus Acrylic Leather Paint on the elastic that should take care of it.

After doing a decent amount of research and based on the fact the TKBoots.com is not stocked I decided to make my own boots. I came up with Bass Men's Amsterdam Ankle Boot both for the correct look and of course my budget. I purchased them from Amazon.com. One word of advice that I followed from others who have bought these boots go a size down from what you normally wear. I am a sz 9, but I bought a sz 8.5. With heavy socks on (for those cold trooping days) they fit perfectly. Items for this build are as follows: Boots Make and Model listed above.( ya ya "No @#$% Sherlock!") Klean Strip Acetone 1 Quart - Home Depot 8.00 (It is a fast drying, and no residue formula. I ended up using about half the container) Microfiber Lint Free Rags bag of 24 - Amazon 14.80 (I used two of these the rest will be for future projects.) 1" Paint Brush and 1" Sponge Brush - Micheals 2.05 Tulip Slick fabric paint 4 oz bottle - Micheals 3.99 3/4" Sponge brushes 6 pack - Micheals 2.17 I took some pictures yesterday comparing the stripped boot to the original finish. Both boots are done now and I am starting the fabric paint on the elastic. Once I get a couple of layers on Ill post some pics.