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  6. Heavy Weapons Trooper Build - Capital City Garrison, Ottawa Canada

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    45 minutes ago, revlimiter said:

    Weathering is required for EIB, but not mentioned for basic approval. I would assume you can get approved with it as is.

     

    My personal preference is to weather immediately though. The shapes are so basic... it really comes to life with weathering. Looks more like a used trooper pack than a grouping of CG shapes (not an offense intended at yours, but of all HWT packs).

     

    Your pack is looking great!!! Got the straps done? That part took me nearly as long to get right as the rest of the pack.

    Thanks for the feedback! Straps are a work in progress. Experimenting currently. Regarding EIB or Centurion approval, how does one go about that? I've only ever applied for basic.

  7. Heavy Weapons Trooper Build - Capital City Garrison, Ottawa Canada

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    Hi HWTs - thanks for the tips. I had forgotten about my Imgur  account.

     

    I uploaded my photos there. Rather than sharing all the construction pics here, I'll just post the latest as they come now.

     

    Following the advice above, I have repainted the radio box entirely flat. I think it looks better.

     

    QUESTION: Is it recommended to weather before or after approval?

     

    Also, I made the white down tube plate out of craft foam. I think it looks not bad.

     

    Let me know what you all think of the look of the pack now. Thanks again for the help!

     

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  9. Heavy Weapons Trooper Build - Capital City Garrison, Ottawa Canada

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    Thank you to everyone for the welcome and the valuable comments.

     

    I will definitely paint the screen part of the radio box flat black. I will probably paint the entire box flat again, and then start fresh with the weathering. Existing weathering was accidental anyway (I dropped the box by accident while the paint was wet). LOL.

     

    I may leave the button box as is for now, and see what the CCG GML has to say about it. If it fails I will rebuild the box, but I'd rather not do the extra work if I don't have to. Besides, I kinda like the way it fills the space aesthetically.

     

    In other WIP news, my ammo pouches arrived Friday. They look great. Excellent quality. No way I could make anything nearly as good. For some reason the thread won't let me upload a pic bigger than 14.5KB which is too small to see anything. So, no pic for this. Maybe I am doing something wrong.

  10. Heavy Weapons Trooper Build - Capital City Garrison, Ottawa Canada

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    Hi friends,

     

    A while back I started building a backpack for my Heavy Weapons Trooper upgrade for my ANH Stunt TK. I've saved tons of photos of the build, but haven't posted any here.

     

    So I'd like to post the lasted shot that I have. The pack itself is largely complete except for the white panel on the down tube, and then weathering.

     

    Feedback would be much appreciated. Many thanks in advance.

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  12. TK 54218 HWT Backpack Build

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    I finally found the proper Wedco oil pan on a local marketplace! I also have all the boxes, buttons, straps, tubes, lids, a new TK belt, my orange pauldron, and a resin cast MG for conversion to a DLT-19.

    I still need to collect a couple of cups/containers to make the funnel, thick craft material for the box details, faux leather for the ammo packs, paint, and various fasteners.

    I hope to start the build after a couple of paying side jobs are out of the way. I'd like to have it done by Oct 31. But we'll see. I will post more parts/production photos when I get rolling.

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  13. TK 54218 HWT Backpack Build

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    Another question - there will be many: Are the sizes of the various boxes and components strictly enforced or are they guidelines? It's proving challenging to find items exactly the same size as outlined in Ukswrath's build threads. In other words, is close good enough, as long as everything looks good and proportional? And are there any rules that say we can't build the boxes from scratch?

    5 hours ago, MaskedVengeance said:

    Alright Eric - Here are some photos I took of the black bumpers from Amazon along with an old keyboard. Interestingly, the color and texture of my black Dell keyboard appear to be a pretty close match with the bumpers, but there are obviously differences in shape. The bumpers have a larger footprint but a smaller plateau on top. I would say they're about the same in height, and I believe you may actually find some differences in height of the various keys on the old style keyboard, and could therefore select the appropriate ones.

     

    All that being said, I'm not sure what the cost of the bumpers would be for you in Canada, or what post would cost from here in the US to you, but if it'd be cheaper I'd be happy to mail you some of my extras, since I have way more than I need. I could ship to you from Lookout Mountain, Georgia, 30750 in case you want to look up pricing. I hope this helps!

     

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    Thanks so much for looking into this. I looked into Amazon in Canada and I can get a smaller package of these for $8 CAD, so I think I'll just do that. I thought the keyboard key idea was neat but the rubber bumpers will be easier and cheap. Thanks for the offer to ship though!

  14. TK 54218 HWT Backpack Build

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    55 minutes ago, MaskedVengeance said:

    Alright Eric - Here are some photos I took of the black bumpers from Amazon along with an old keyboard. Interestingly, the color and texture of my black Dell keyboard appear to be a pretty close match with the bumpers, but there are obviously differences in shape. The bumpers have a larger footprint but a smaller plateau on top. I would say they're about the same in height, and I believe you may actually find some differences in height of the various keys on the old style keyboard, and could therefore select the appropriate ones.

     

    All that being said, I'm not sure what the cost of the bumpers would be for you in Canada, or what post would cost from here in the US to you, but if it'd be cheaper I'd be happy to mail you some of my extras, since I have way more than I need. I could ship to you from Lookout Mountain, Georgia, 30750 in case you want to look up pricing. I hope this helps!

     

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    Thanks so much for looking into this. I looked into Amazon in Canada and I can get a smaller package of these for $8 CAD, so I think I'll just do that. I thought the keyboard key idea was neat but the rubber bumpers will be easier and cheap. Thanks for the offer to ship though!

  15. TK 54218 HWT Backpack Build

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    5 hours ago, MaskedVengeance said:


    Interesting idea. Do you know if they’re the same size? I can check my bumpers with an old keyboard myself later this evening. Once painted black, they’d probably look relatively similar. It may depend on the interpretation by your GML.


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    Thank you! If you could give me a comparison in size that would be awesome! Seems to me that it might be a simple, cash-saving idea. Especially since the bumpers are supposed to be push buttons on the pack.

  17. TK 54218 HWT Backpack Build

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    On 9/10/2020 at 10:47 AM, MaskedVengeance said:

    Good morning, Eric! Have you tried searching for the GarageBoss 12.5 oil can? It's actually the exact same one as the Wedco 83150, just under a different name, and it's the one I purchased through Walmart. Below is a link to my HWT build thread, which has a TON of purchase links for components for the backpack. I was a little obsessed with documenting my process.

     

     

    Additionally, here are some direct links I quickly found for the pan you asked about. I'm not sure what shipping would be like to Canada.

     

    https://www.zoro.com/garageboss-oil-recycle-drain-pan-125-qt-gb150g/i/G6591299/

     

    https://www.ebay.com/i/223554056537

     

    https://www.amazon.com/GarageBOSS-GB150-Quart-Drain-Funnel/dp/B01I7275GY

     

    Hope this helps!

     

    Thanks! This is great info! I actually looked on my local Kijiji and Marketplace and found a used (but cleaned) Wedco pan. As soon as I have it in hand I'll start posting build pics! Cheers!

  18. TK 54218 HWT Backpack Build

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    Greetings from Kingston Ontario Canada. TK-54218 here.

    I have been researching parts to start a HWT backpack but the recommended Wedco 83150 Recylce Drain Pan is out of production and no longer available online.

    What are people currently using as the base for their packs? Is there another similar drain pan that is 501st approvable? I'd be grateful for any advice. Once I get the base I'll be posting photos of the build.

    Thanks!

    Hello from Kingston Ontario Canada

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    Hello all! I've had my AM armor for about a month and haven't had a chance to get started on it yet. Hoping this weekend. I've been doing some reading and looking at photos on the forums here and I think I'm ready to start. Forearms will probably be first. What is the official width of the butt join ridge and cover strip supposed to be? I've heard 15mm but also heard 20mm.

     

    Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I want to do this as right as I can, the first time.

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