TK 2759[501st] Posted November 2, 2015 Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 Bit late in reply, ochre yellow is for rust... If you want to go this route... Otherwise the metal and black sprays are fine.<br><br> The blaster looks good so far, from what I can see in the pictures. No worries about overdoing things where safety is concerned. Better sa than sorry right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knockerbot[501st] Posted November 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 Lol I forgot about the yellow completely. Ty buddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knockerbot[501st] Posted November 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 Time for the fans to get built. Got here from Hong Kong last Friday and I've been dying to build. I changed my plans to include a project box, switch, and fuse at the last minute. It was going to be a straight up fan to power supply set up but that's just boring I started by measuring around my head from middle of my jaw to middle of my jaw on the other side and adding a few inches to compensate for the helmet. I'm not too worried about it not being prefect because it will take just a few minutes it I need to lengthen or shorten the wires. Each side right now is 13 inches middle to end. 5 fans so one spare, none were DOA so that's a great start. Testing and proof of concept. Never wired before so I was working a little blind but I've had help from a few great guys on here and IRL. Gutted a broken battery box for the project box. I'm a little mad that this is broken. Unlike the fans it was DOA. Did anyone else know you needed 4 hands to solder a USB male connector? Yeah I didn't know until I was doing it. lol So I missed taking photos of the process of actually wiring the fans but that's simple as all hell. Connect all the positives to the positives and the negatives to the negatives. Then wire the positive in and out of the switch from the USB you made and bam it works Only burned myself 5 times today **What isn't there** The fuse isn't there because I didn't go to princess auto to buy the holder today but I didn't solder the negatives under the cap so it'll be quick to get it in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knockerbot[501st] Posted November 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 Also I'm going to make mounts of 2mm ABS when I can. Put some spacers on them so the one side of blowers can breath then paint the brackets red. Also need to make some sort of weights that make each side of the fans weight exactly half of the battery pack and the project box. Think a small pipe with nuts and cotton balls inside to keep them quite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knockerbot[501st] Posted November 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 2/3rds finished my blaster updates and painting. This is the scope and finishing the painting on the blaster. The counter still needs to be rebuilt and the glass from a monocular added to the scope. I painted the scope copper since I couldn't find a brass. Sorry no paint process pics. Also you need to watch out to cut straight if you do hack up your scope like this and use high grit paper on your dremal or else you'll make some marks that just can't be fixed. See, don't spin the piece while using the hack saw. this will happen. I gut it using some forsner bits and small drill bits. This seems to be a doopys recast and is full of air pickets to explode as you go. Then I put it back together using some epoxy putty and sanded with TOO low of a grit and accidentally dug in. Ended up looking like extra dents and wear but I'm not impressed with myself on that one Now we jump to fully painted. I did a white primer, then the copper, and then the black. I used a little 400 grit sandpaper on the edges and a few spots in the middle. I then sealed it with acrylic matte finish. Then I finally painted the E-11 black and used 400 grit paper and an exacto knife to damage the edges. Good part of the matte finish. It covers up small sandngin marks and makes them look like chips. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrates[TK] Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 Looking awesome! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosey10 Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 I know this is how it comes in the mail, but is it possiable that the scope is backwards? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knockerbot[501st] Posted November 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 Yes it is, but it's supposed to be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knockerbot[501st] Posted November 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/gallery/image/90-screenshot68929jpg/ Here's a screen from ANH that sows the backwards scope. In real life using that scope would make everything look way far away. Which actually could explain some of those missed shots lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosey10 Posted December 15, 2015 Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 We could be on to something!....Stormtrooper's scope has been on backwards this whole time...lol....silly troopers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knockerbot[501st] Posted December 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 I installed the lenses into the scope but I screwed it up a little and forgot to finish painting the end of the inside of the scope so it's a bit white in there. Also my photobucket isn't working so no pics lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrates[TK] Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 Great to see an update mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knockerbot[501st] Posted December 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 I'm just waiting on AP to ship. Helmets formed but he just started the armour today. Hope for early January to get it here. It's just Montreal to Toronto. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK 2759[501st] Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 Once ready it should be 3-4 days, depending on Christmas back log... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrates[TK] Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 I'm just waiting on AP to ship. Helmets formed but he just started the armour today. Hope for early January to get it here. It's just Montreal to Toronto. For you lol! I'm in Calgary That's awesome news 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK 2759[501st] Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 For you lol! I'm in Calgary That's awesome news Ummm....FedEx is 24 hrs... Could rush it there... Lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knockerbot[501st] Posted December 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 Yeah I'm not pushing him although he's fun to bug. I like asking too many questions. I think I may be a pain in his but haha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinsei[TK] Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Calgary that isn't so bad, I'm in the middle of nowhere BC. Even after it gets to Vancouver (the nearest distribution point) it will still take 3-5 days to get out here.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knockerbot[501st] Posted December 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 I'm only a 40 minute drive north of Toronto luckily. I'd rather be where you are. I lived in central BC in Nakusp for a few years as a kid. Miss it so much.<br><br><br> Today I got a motorcycle undersuit. It's much better than what I had. I also got a used neck seal, just the boots left now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinsei[TK] Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Oh really? I'm in Christina Lake right now, that's not too far.... haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrates[TK] Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 You're close to Barrie! (Was born there - miss the Ontario fall, maple syrup, and fishing) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrates[TK] Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Which boots did you end up going for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knockerbot[501st] Posted December 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Yeah its about 35 minutes away, not too far at all. Barrie is a nice town. I love lake Simcoe. <br><br> I went to go order Imperial Boots but they are closed down till January. So I may just do the Bass Amsterdams just because I want them asap 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knockerbot[501st] Posted December 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 I'm in Fergus north west of Toronto. That'd how I can be Almost equal in distance to both lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComradeDave[TK] Posted December 28, 2015 Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 should be here any day now for both of us! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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