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Is there a template or drawing showing placement of rivets on the left ab for centurion? Are there measurements available?

BondServant (Vern) is in the process of building mine now (AP AuthenticProps). I had the same concerns as you, and with what you pay for armor, you dont want to mess it up! You will find mixed reviews on this subject with most people in favor of doing it yourself. The reasons vary from the fun, real trooper experience, getting the fit right, and build knowledge that comes from doing it yourself. I can't comment on the fit yet, but Vern took all of my dimensions, and from his updates, I know he is taking care on the build and that it will be done properly.

Thanks for the input, and I agree on the weathering. I am redoing with subtle weathering around the edges. I am also switching out the spring for an actual spring. Working on the scope mount today, and hopefully will have everything assembled and re-weathered soon.

After much thought, I decided it would look better with little to no weathering for a new trooper, so I repainted it all flat black.

This is my build which is 4 days in so far, about 12 hours total. I won't be listing everything I do because that is well covered, but I want to highlight a few things I did on the tougher parts as well as some additional details. Comments are very welcome! Everything to this part is pretty standard. For the bolt, I used a 1/2" CPVC Hot water coupling which fit perfectly after sanding around it to leave the bolt "stripe". Next, I bent the coat hanger like this where the end is actually used as a pin to hold the lever. This allows the entire bolt, spring, and lever to be removed if necessary. I wanted the the folding stock to be somewhat functional, so I installed a cabinet roller clip (only the clip side, not the rollers) to insert into the small square cutout at the first barrel hole on the underside. I also drilled the entire folding stock holes out and hollowed out the underneath. I then inserted a cut ballpoint pen case to simulate a metal folding rod for the butt stock. Painted Stock For the functional ARS switching lever, I simply screwed a flat headed screw the same size as the lever bottom into place and superglued the lever on top. It does not click, but it is functional. Here are heavy weathering pictures which is where I would like to hear your opinion. I really like the heavy weathering, but I feel it might be too much for a shiny trooper. Thoughts? The fins are still flat black, and the grip is gloss.

Thanks, I can go from there!

Does anyone have the red/black image for the scope inserts?

What type of glue/epoxy did you use to bond the pieces together?

45 Minutes to an hour? I thought my Amsterdams were fine after 2 minutes on each! Maybe I should have scrubbed more, but the black had stopped coming off after 2 minutes. As for the tape, I went with regular masking tape, but I jammed it far under using the flip piece on a pair of nail clippers. When I laid each piece of tape on, I left a bit of overhang on the top to force under the leather offering a tight fit. My finisher won't be in until tomorrow, but I plan on cutting the tape line with a razor knife.

That's what I figured; I opted for the 4oz bottle with 600 Sealer.

Thanks, I ordered the Bass boots and paint. I appreciate all the help and info!

How much Angelus paint is required for 1 pair? I see it comes in 1oz and 4oz bottles.

I wear a 10.5 Dress shoe and 11 Tennis Shoe. What size should I go with on the boots?

Thanks for the heads up on this. I'm glad I asked about it! I hope this topic gets the word out. TK didn't give me the option to be put on a list. He said try back in 4 weeks, but I'll ask him about a waiting list because that's what I really prefer.