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Shoulder straps! Also have the Velcro on the right shin. Left shin I am going to do the sniper knee first. TD and belt ammo to go...

Thigh ammo pack is riveted on and the rivets are painted.

Stupid belt buttons won't fit flat over the fasteners as the cavity is not deep enough... Is this common? Do I bravely try to make my own slightly deeper buttons or just gap it with E6000? EDIT - Nevermind...I used CA to sick them to the head and then E6000 all around the plastic areas.

This is my initial placement of the sniper knee. Comments?

Awesome thanks. I guess I just need an appropriate fastener for the ammo boxes and I am GTG! Stay safe today Rob.

Ice storm here today. Power is coming and going, and with it web access so I am rushing to gather info. I have 3 split rivets left - One goes in the cod piece - where do the last 2 go? I have to,maybe, brave the roads ad go to work by 2PM. Trying to have a productive morning, so any quick answers would be appreciated. Somehow I don't have any single cap rivets grrr. Here's what I have left to assemble: Shoulder Straps Sniper Knee Thigh Ammo - Says single cap 5/16. Is this where I use the last 2 split rivets instead? Belt Ammo - Says single cap 5/16. Can I get away with Chicago screws or the split rivets? Yeah yeah... Chicagos are 10mm not 7 and I will probably hate myself later. All strapping/elastic/velcro Glue the flexi hand guards to the gloves Assemble the thermal detonator Glue the square buttons to the belt Thanks all!

Working on the TD. I cut the pipe too short. The paint is drying on the new one. I'm using UK's guide on it.

Bud - I read your thread like 3 times to make sure I glued the back of the shins right. Thanks for making that mistake for me or I may not have been as careful.

Or maybe not... I'm out of clamps and magnets LOL! Guess I'll be gluing in the morning instead.

The last of the cover strips are clamped and drying!!!!! Oh, and hopefully these wrists are trimmed enough for Centurion. Yes I have re-glued/clamped that one cover strip. Time for dinner. Maybe I will tackle the shoulder strips tonight too.

Somehow I cut my TD pipe too short, so the new one is painted and drying in the garage. I guess I need to find a new project for tonight. Maybe the shoulders, or ammo boxes...

Wow! Great to hear you getting out. While many are not vets, a lot of people struggle with anxiety, crowds, social interaction, etc. I am dealing with my own mental illness and have found that talking about it is a great thing, and that the acceptance socially now is incredible. Thanks for your inspiration.

Ah, but being exceptionally sneaky, I E6000ed the crap out of the fabric so really the rivets are ornamental Rob (twosolitudes) walked me through his errors on Saturday and I came up with that idea shortly after.

TD is cut to the right length, and sprayed with grey Krylon. That didn't take long Hmmm....there's gotta be ONE more quick task tonight....

Split rivets are in and painted white. Holster is attached. Last thigh front strip is gluing. Not sure how much more I will get to tonight. TD needs trimming to get to the right size and needs painting. Maybe I'll run into the garage and do that while it's unseasonably warm.

Sniper knee question: What do you think of putting another strap of ABS behind the bottom portion of the knee, kind of like a horseshoe shape, to help with the shape and attaching? Assuming it's not visible, it should be approvable no? I'll put up a pic of my idea later... Just brainstorming during lunchtime at work.

Lol thanks but I confirmed. I am slowly learning.

Holster time. Copied and pasted from Bud's build: "The holes are 15mm from the bottom edge of the belt, 120mm apart, 20 mm from the ammo belt plastic piece."

One thigh now drying. Other needed a minor repair thanks to me working while tired and I trimmed the wrong side so the ABS paste is setting before a final sand. It's going to be fine. Line 20 snaps are done for the belt. Only had to move one by about 1/8". I think it sits at a good height.

So...Heading to bed soon. Left shin cover strip is solid. Right shin is clamped and gluing now. Do I dare try to tackle to sniper knee? I will research it tonight and tackle it freshly rested tomorrow morning. I hope to get the belt done tomorrow as well. ROb showed me a good method of doing the snaps. I also want functional ammo cases on my belt so I'll rig up some kind of magnetic system for them. Oh - and I may even get to the thermal detonator tomorrow. It's been too cold here to use the spray paint.

Twosolitudes (Rob) just left. It's nice to talk shop and get confirmation/quick answers. I'm setting snaps while glue dries. Fingers crossed I'll be done in a week or 2.

Here's the blaster. Lens on the counter, real Sterling trigger, functional selector switch.

Saturday morning. The cover strips are pretty much done on the arms. Still a little bit of sanding to do, and one of the strips isn't stuck too well on one edge. I have clamped the front strip to the left shin. I'll let it set and work on the back strips for both shins this afternoon. Unlike Bud, I will make sure to put them on the right way the first time

Thanks for the tip. I haven't tried fitting the legs yet. I'm pretty fortunate to be 5'9" and 175lbs. Kind of the right size for off-the-shelf trooping, other than my oversized cranium apparently. Looks like there will be a mini armor-party at my place on the 9th. Thanks again to the community for helping out. I look forward to repaying this to all the future troopers.

Got a few cover strips on. 1 more on a forearm and 1 bicep to go for the arms. I'll have them wrapped up by tomorrow night. I'll do the legs on Sat/Sun. I also glued the buttons onto the chest plate and attached the plastic to the belt. I'm picking up the split rivets and Line 20 snaps tomorrow morning as well. If all goes well I'll have the belt and all over strips done by Monday, then it's strapping time!