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Oh no, I'll be needing luck and plenty of it. Research is my strong point. Execution, well...... we'll see. Weird about the photos, but all future build shots will be taken with a real camera, not iphone, so shouldn't have any future dramas. They were only pics of the worlds longest E-11 Receiver anyway! Hope I haven't shot myself in the foot wit too higher expectations, quoting all those "heavy hitters". However plans have changed quite a bit over the months, hence the 3 scopes and 2 1/2 counters in the first pic.

Pretty sure you have that title Aaron. Unfortunately you're not on the list much cause there's no way possible to copy any of your achievements Btw -are those photos upside down? They were fine on the laptop, but 2 of them are upside down on my iPad

Well, after reading all the great E-11 builds over the past months or so, it's about time to start mine. I always had a plan to build a Doopy Doo kit after I finished my Hasbro conversion. Then I saw Steve's (Gazmosis) build with the real folding stock and thought "I must have that". So publicly now, I thank him tremendously in helping me get that too Australia. I'm sure most people know how hard it is to get firearms into Australia! So, after getting the folding stock in my little hands I thought I couldn't stop there..... Anyway, more of that will come over the next few pages. I’ll take this opportunity now to thank the many E-11 builders and critics that have posted comments, suggestions and ideas to help us all learn and strive for the blaster we want! And to those many people that I have blatantly copied, please take that as a complement to your great skills J. I actually decided on a DVH kit, instead of a Doopy, mainly for the inner bolt assembly. This feature I really wanted and I think looked a lot better on a DVH. This kit is, I guess, a DVH v2.0, the last before they went to the hands of Dday. I bought this kit quite some time ago, and have been accumulating bits and pieces and putting them in a box. Opening them up again after I moved house a few weeks back was like Christmas again! So, without further ado, some pics: There it all is. Pretty much everything I'm accumulated for it over the last 6 months. About the only thing I think I'm missing (for now) is the inner barrell and Hengstler bracket. As I mentioned about copying others, here's my reference to everyones threads about different parts of thebuilds. Step 1 - The receiver. To get my 18 inches, I had to buy 13ft of 40mm Electrical Conduit Could do with a bigger car Will be using Aaron's excellent templates. I originally bought a metal leg/pipe from Ikea, but thought the wall thickness was too thin to support pins for all the components to stick on to. Also the thicker wall thickness makes a perfect inner diameter for the inner bolt on the DVH kit. More on that when I tackle the bolt. Template glued on and starting to drill. Started with smaller bits, worked up to the larger diameter. First step. Second Cleaned up the rubbish on the inside with a bit of sandpaper wrapped round a broom handle. Hmmm, I didn't take a finished photo.... Will come back to that. As mentioned earlier, appreciate all the critics with any comments and suggestions. Stay tuned.

Much better off looking at one of the vetted seller here http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/11538-the-various-types-of-armor-and-where-to-find-them/ including Mark ^^ above. The moulded brow gives that ebay one away as one to stay away from.

Great shots Aaron. Looks kinda weird with no stand or background - like the guns not real or something....

Finished yet? Having a hollow resin scope available would be awesome!

DarkCMF and SIMpixels turned out great. SuperKav also had a slightly different take on the idea http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/26522-doopy-scope-modification-real-lenses/

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Just beat me to it. Wot he said ^^ http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/19398-howto-use-novus-plastic-polish-12-and-3-ah-ah-ah-i-love-counting/ I only had Number 2 and it worked real good, but Number 1 would be fine for general grubiness.

Great workmanship! Fantastic idea to have an inner sleeve to protect the paint on the bolt. Might try incorporate that into my upcoming build. Keep up the great work.

Or do what I did - round head cross (phillips) drive. Putty up the cross and make my own single slot with a dremel.

Coming along nicely..... Your left shoulder bell seems to be sticking up a bit. Maybe lowering your biceps a bit, or removing some return edge of the bells might help. What are you clamping onto the sniper plate?

Already a recipient of your excellent work Aaron. Public thank you posted here - Thank you! (Just have to build the sucker now)

Looks fantastic Derrek. Nice close up shot showing the detail of the wrinkle finish on the Mag housing.

There is no right and wrong when it comes to 'most' return edges. There's heaps of topics on it when you search, but the basic consensus is that's it up to the wearer if you want return edges or not on the limbs. Pros and Cons with both. Exception to the 'up to you' rule is the forearm and back/kidney/butt connections and the chest/ab piece.

Wow, moving quick! Going great guns. Is that a pencil line where the 3 side ab buttons are? It actually looks like a mold line that perhaps should have been cut there.... Edit, hmmm, picture didn't copy across in the quote.

Congrats Steve. Great job!

I wouldn't recommend one way or the other, but it went for the strapping/snaps/e6000 system purely because that the way most people seem to do it. Plenty of people do seem to do the wire brackets though. Others will have to chime in as to the practicality and longevity of that system though.... Make sure you join up to the garrison, at least their forums, straight away. Plenty of knowledge can be had by meeting locals, attending armor parties and hearing of any local best practices.

Welcome John. What part of this wide brown land do you hail from? The MTK kit is a great choice (not that you can do much about it now anyway, LOL). It goes together quite well, although I did give a few parts a dip in the hot tub - shins, forearms, biceps. I got my E6000 from Trooperbay (Mike) when I ordered a few other things from him. With such a good looking kit, you may as well build to Centurion, as you say. It doesn't really take that much extra effort. Have you decided on your strapping system yet? Keep up the progress. Plenty of research, plenty of questions.....

Have you seen the "countries we do not ship to"? The UK looks ok though We are unable to ship this product to the following countries, click here to view the list AFGHANISTAN, ALBANIA, ALGERIA, AMERICAN SAMOA, ANDORRA, ANGOLA, ANGUILLA, ANTARCTICA, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, ARGENTINA, ARMENIA, ARUBA, AUSTRALIA, AZERBAIJAN, BAHAMAS, BAHRAIN, BANGLADESH, BARBADOS, BELARUS, BELIZE, BENIN, BERMUDA, BHUTAN, BOLIVIA, BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA, BOTSWANA, BOUVET ISLAND, BRAZIL, BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY, BRUNEI DARUSSALAM, BURKINA FASO, BURUNDI, CAMBODIA, CAMEROON, CANADA, CAPE VERDE, CAYMAN ISLANDS, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, CHAD, CHILE, CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF, CHRISTMAS ISLAND, COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS, COLOMBIA, COMOROS, CONGO, COOK ISLANDS, COSTA RICA, COTE D'IVOIRE, CUBA, DJIBOUTI, DOMINICA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, EAST TIMOR, ECUADOR, EGYPT, EL SALVADOR, EQUATORIAL GUINEA, ERITREA, ETHIOPIA, FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS), FAROE ISLANDS, FIJI, FRENCH GUIANA, FRENCH POLYNESIA, FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES, GABON, GAMBIA, GEORGIA, GHANA, GIBRALTAR, GREENLAND, GRENADA, GUADELOUPE, GUAM, GUATEMALA, GUINEA, GUINEA-BISSAU, GUYANA, HAITI, HEARD AND MC DONALD ISLANDS, HONDURAS, ICELAND, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF), IRAQ, ISRAEL, JAMAICA, JAPAN, JORDAN, KAZAKHSTAN, KENYA, KIRIBATI, KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF, KOREA, REPUBLIC OF, KUWAIT, KYRGYZSTAN, LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC, LEBANON, LESOTHO, LIBERIA, LIBYA, LIECHTENSTEIN, MACAU, Macedonia, MADAGASCAR, MALAWI, MALAYSIA, MALDIVES, MALI, MARSHALL ISLANDS, MARTINIQUE, MAURITANIA, MAURITIUS, MEXICO, MICRONESIA, MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF, MONACO, MONGOLIA, MONTENEGRO, MONTSERRAT, MOROCCO, MOZAMBIQUE, MYANMAR, NAMIBIA, NAURU, NEPAL, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES, NEUTRAL ZONE, NEW CALEDONIA, NEW ZEALAND, NICARAGUA, NIGER, NIGERIA, NIUE, NORFOLK ISLAND, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, NORWAY, OMAN, PAKISTAN, PALAU, PANAMA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, PARAGUAY, PERU, PHILIPPINES, PITCAIRN, PUERTO RICO, QATAR, REUNION, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, RWANDA, SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS, SAINT LUCIA, SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES, SAMOA, SAN MARINO, SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE, SAUDI ARABIA, SENEGAL, SERBIA, Serbia/Montenegro, SEYCHELLES, SIERRA LEONE, SINGAPORE, SOLOMON ISLANDS, SOMALIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SRI LANKA, ST. HELENA, ST. PIERRE AND MIQUELON, SUDAN, SURINAME, SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN ISLANDS, SWAZILAND, SWITZERLAND, SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC, TAIWAN, REPUBLIC OF CHINA, TAJIKISTAN, TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF, THAILAND, TOGO, TOKELAU, TONGA, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, TUNISIA, TURKEY, TURKMENISTAN, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, TUVALU, UGANDA, UKRAINE, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED STATES, UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS, URUGUAY, UZBEKISTAN, VANUATU, VATICAN CITY STATE (HOLY SEE), VENEZUELA, VIET NAM, VIRGIN ISLANDS (BRITISH), VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.), WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS, WESTERN SAHARA, YEMEN, REPUBLIC OF, YUGOSLAVIA, ZAIRE, ZAMBIA, ZIMBABWE,

Great work on the upgrades there, especially reducing those gaps. Looks like you've still got some mix-matched photos, some with upgrades, some without.... Also, I thought the different rank bars was classed as an anomoly and not allowed, but Steve didn't mention it in your EIB recommendations, so we'll let him say yay or nay there. Well done overall. Congrats!

If he has some available, you will not be disappointed. And don't believe him about his so-called imperfections. They are incredible!

Good luck Joe. Keep your eye on the For Sales thread. Always counters coming up for sale there. Or PM Dennis http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/28687-fs-hengstler-400-counter-vintage-condition/ He always seems to have some for sale

A number of people have fully hollowed out the underneath and simply put a wooden or plastic rod under there. Looks quite effective. Keep up the good work.

Nice work Adam. I still haven't pursued the voice amp set up fully, so this info will be invaluable for me. Appreciate it!