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  1. fng questions

    in Getting Started - Read this First!

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    thanks for the input guys, the helmet is being replaced with the mrce helmet I just ordered and I will probly do the fan and voice mods, I saw someone had voice mods that actualy used the areators as speakers does this work good seems like a good idea, the black strip on the abdomen is some velcro hanging out it just needs to be tucked in,my boots did arrive they look like the ca boots from what i see in pics, the armor came with a black 1 piece suit that has a zipper in the front(or back ), i have a holster on the way and a neck seal, and hasbro blaster upgrade kit (just need a blaster now) and i am probly getting the thermal det kit off a member here, i agree that i will need to put this on and where it alot to get the fitment correct and work out the bugs and the calf armour is big came with foam blocks in it from the factory there is a link to pics in my thread about modding the rubies tk costume, I am not quite sure about making things smaller diameter wise like the calves any additional comments and sudgestions are welcome since while i may not join a troop i would like it to fit function and look nice, thanks all :D

    fng here

    in New Member Introductions Archive

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    WELL I just want you all to know so far i have found this to be an awsome site full of nice people and tons of great insight and information so I went ahead and made the titanium donation to say thanks for keeping this site running :D you guys (and gals) rock

  7. OBSOLETE - Current EIB Requirements

    in FISD Expert Infantry Badge (EIB) Requirements

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    i have a question on the anh, i know i saw a pic here that showed luke wearing the tk belt and the com link was on the left side clipped above the drop pouch but the standard says ditch the td and mount the grapple and comlink there? I am new so this is probly a dumb question

     

    I found this on someones site but cannot find the screenshot i saw this comic also depicts the com on the left front above the drop pouch if I find the other pic i will add it post-5046-1230336465_thumb.jpg

  13. modded rubies supream tk armor

    in Build Threads Requireing Maintenance

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    what are the differences in the anh,eps,rotj helmets and armor? is there a thread with pics to explain it?

     

    once i have the boots on i am sure the shins/calf pieces will be up where they belong, what is wrong with the upper legs? need to be twised around or something? they may have slid down some as did the butt, i am sure once I put this on and off a few more times i will figure out all the little tricks ;) the helmet is not to bad in pics or from a few feet away but the closer you get the worse it looks :P

     

    i need to find a place that sells the detonator pannel so I can make that part also

  18. modded rubies supream tk armor

    in Build Threads Requireing Maintenance

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    ok well I know the rubies armor is not up to the 501 standards but i got it cheap and only need it for costume parties and such,so here is a writeup for others that might want to do the same.

     

    One thing i noticed is it looks like instead of left arm right arm specific pieces for the hand cover, bicep,forearm,and shoulders it looks like they give you 2 sets of rights <_< also the helmet is large thick and goofy looking like a cartoon so i will probly be replacing it, also they used black velcro on all the arm and leg seams so that should probly be ripped off and replaced with white to better hide the overlaps

     

    *if you want to try to do this please read the entire post first so you don't remove or destroy something reused this is only a guide from what i did and some things may not work for you*

     

    last nite i tried it on and it fit very poorly, couldn't move at all, loose in some area tight in others just looked sloppy i am 5'9" and about 180 lbs this is a standard size kit, so after reading some threads here watching some videos from here and suggestions from guys (thanks for the help :) ) I decided to have a go at making it at least fit better so it would look a little nicer, I started with cutting off all the elastic they had holding together the chest /abdomin * leave 2" on the abdomin *, back / butt *leave 2" on the lower back*, hand cover/ forearm/ bicep, since these straps just served no purpose.

     

    the hand covers already had velcro to hole em on the gloves so i just stuck em to the gloves easy fix.

     

    the forearms i used a verticle horizontle belt sander and removed the lip around the inside at the elbo joint and also shaped that end better so it moves more freely, i then added 2, 1 1/2" wide strips of 1"thick high dsensity foam inside 1 for against the inside of my arm and 1 for the outside of my arm this works extreamly well to keep the forearm in place and is comfortable. *hot glue was used for the foam

     

    the biceps, i took the biceps and put them on the positioned the shoulders over them where i thought they looked best and had a friend draw a line with pencil, i then took some of the elastic i cut off ealier and hot glued it inside the bicep and shoulder to hold em together, I glued em inside the ridge that runs up the center of both pieces, when hot gluing the elastic i found it best to have someone else add the glue while I held the piece in place then push the elastic on pressing hard the glue was hot but not enough to burn me, * a note the velcro on the shoulders was installed at the factory facing down not up i pulled it off and flipped it over hot glueing it back in place

     

    the abdomen was next, since the belt is permenantly attached i added white industrial velcro on the belt strap that is directly against the lower back so the belt can be cinched tight and will hold the front and back together well, next i took some black suspenders and attached them to the leftover 2" of elastic i left in the abdomen and back pieces *the elastic was folded over to double it up for strength* i also added some white velcro loop to the inside of the belt on the sides in the gap between the font and back to hook the upper legs to since the factory velcro is in the wrong place

     

    i may cut the lines on the cod/abdomen and the lowerback /butt later to make it so i can sit and bend

     

    moving on to the upper legs i removed the lip inside around the knees since my knee caps kept catching on them and i also raised up the openings at the back of the knees so i can bend my knees back at a 90* angle (mostly for comfort) again I used the belt sander it worked great removing large amounts at first then slowly shaping

     

    the lower legs i did nothing yet but i will probly remove the lips inside the openings at the knees and maybe add some 1" padding the padding they factory installed is not enough to do anything

     

    i want to do some work on the helmet that was included but it just seems way to big oversized but fit my 6'6" buddie perfect so not sure what i want to do with that

     

    the included body suit needs elastic sturrps sewn in for the feet and hands so the suit doesn't bunch while installing the armor, there was plenty left from what i cut off the armor, i still need to do some tweeking but i think it looks and fits much better than out of the box and it was only 2+/- hours of tweekin

     

    i also need to buy or make the neck seal, detonater, holster and i plan to modd a hasbro blaster since it is liteweight, boots are stuck in transit for the holiday

     

    hope you all enjoy the pics, try not to be too criticle ;) sorry spelled supreme wrong in title and cannot fix it

  24. fng questions

    in Getting Started - Read this First!

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    well I know that i need to shorten the elastic bands that hold the abdomen to the chest to keep it overlapped like in the pic, i was looking through the elite pics and it looks like there should be more black visible around the groin?, also how do you get the biceps to stay in place? velcro?

     

    is there a tutorial to make the detonator or oxygen tank tube that mounts on the butt piece? thanks :)

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