68Brick[TK] Posted September 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2017 And here is it's traveling bin... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68Brick[TK] Posted September 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2017 I can't remember if I mentioned color before, but the white is color matched (kind of) to my armor. The vertical cylinders are painted Subaru Charcoal Grey 916, ZSS9S. The grey is darker in pics and in low light, but really pops in outdoor spaces. A more accurate color could have been found with more trial and error, but I'm happy with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justjoseph63[Staff] Posted September 28, 2017 Report Share Posted September 28, 2017 Looks AWESOME, brother! Where did you get the main black tube? That is the only part I am missing to complete my pack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68Brick[TK] Posted September 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2017 The flexible black tube came with my kit. I should mention I have two pieces of coat hanger inside mine to keep some bends and direct the tube over my shoulder when I'm wearing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68Brick[TK] Posted October 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 (edited) My Spacetrooper made its debut at a local Comic Con last weekend. The magnets held strong, and I am overall happy with the look and comfort. Some things I am going to do to improve things are, add some padding to my back plate to prevent armor bites from the weight of the spacepack, and re-make my current shoulder straps in webbing vs the elastic I have now. That should help with the positioning of the spacepack on my back and lessen the pressure on the return edge of my back plate. It will also help keep my back plate on top of my kidney plate. The weight of the spacepack kept stretching my elastics as you'll see in the pics. Speaking of pics ... Here are some... You can see here that mu back plate has been pulled down and is over my kidney plate. Edited October 4, 2017 by 68Brick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artimorty Posted October 4, 2017 Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 Veeeery nice. And very instructive build, with the tips on the xtc over printed parts. Thanks for sharing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daetrin[Admin] Posted October 4, 2017 Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 Truly awesome! I'm still working on how to mount mine. This is inspirational. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68Brick[TK] Posted October 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2017 Mounting is one of the bigger concerns with this pack. I'm not a big fan of visible strapping for the Spaceppack, so I'm glad I found magnets that are strong enough to hold it on. Once on, I can jump, twist, bend, whatever, and it's not coming off. Also, with magnets as strong as the ones I'm using, I put a few warning labels on my transport bin so everyone knows there's a strong magnetic field around. Don't want to wipe someone's phone or something! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrookKnight[TK] Posted October 5, 2017 Report Share Posted October 5, 2017 Mounting is one of the bigger concerns with this pack. I'm not a big fan of visible strapping for the Spaceppack, so I'm glad I found magnets that are strong enough to hold it on. Once on, I can jump, twist, bend, whatever, and it's not coming off. Also, with magnets as strong as the ones I'm using, I put a few warning labels on my transport bin so everyone knows there's a strong magnetic field around. Don't want to wipe someone's phone or something! This is great. I want to use your magnet set up in my future packs. Would you mind? Also since you let me know the specifications on the magnets and maybe where you got them? Thanks. Packed looks great.Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68Brick[TK] Posted October 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2017 Feel Free to use my set-up. The two bar magnets are the ones I received from you. I purchased three 1" round magnets (that I stacked together) for the spacetrooper backplate. I also purchased six 3/4" round magnets and two 1" round magnets (again stacked) for the plates in my Stormtrooper Armor. The round magnets are all rare earth, and all from Lee Valley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68Brick[TK] Posted November 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 (edited) Proud Moment Today ... Pictures of my Spacepack became the CRL! Edited July 10, 2021 by gmrhodes13 photo updated 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwede[TK] Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 Way to go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daetrin[Admin] Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 59 minutes ago, 68Brick said: Proud Moment Today ... Pictures of my Spacepack became the CRL! http://databank.501st.com/databank/File:TK_ANH_Stunt_SpacePack.jpg Well deserved! This is one of those situations where "The DL helps those who help themselves". Brad, this was your idea, you took the initiative to pitch it to me, you supplied fantastic photos ready to go. Makes is really easy to do the right thing. Congrats - you earned it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daetrin[Admin] Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 On 9/27/2017 at 3:45 PM, 68Brick said: And here is it's traveling bin... Man, I need to do this. How big a tub did you buy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68Brick[TK] Posted November 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 For me, it was impossible to find a bin that would safely transport the pack with the clear tube in the main body, so I settled on a longer bin. And I'm glad I did, as it sits nicely on my Stanley 50GL TK transport bin. My spacepack transport bin is 116Qt/29GL/110L. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68Brick[TK] Posted March 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2018 So I've made come adjustments and trooped this past weekend with great results. I reinforced my elastic shoulder straps with webbing ... this removed any stretch happening at my shoulders I added padding on the inside of my back plate near the bottom ... to remove a pressure point while wearing the pack I created some straps that go from my thigh garter belt up to my shoulder straps. This gives me the ability to take the weight of the pack and move it from my shoulder straps to my thigh garter. This keeps the pack more upright, it prevents my back plate from drooping down and over my kidney plate, and keeps my back plate where it should be. The straps have a suspender top and a loop around my garter belt at the bottom. In the strap itself, I added to clips for easy on-off. It's hard to get pictures of the set-up, but here's a diagram. The straps go down the front of my torso, not the back. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68Brick[TK] Posted September 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2018 (edited) Some updated pics with the revised strapping. Edited September 22, 2018 by 68Brick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68Brick[TK] Posted September 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2018 (edited) Edited September 22, 2018 by 68Brick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68Brick[TK] Posted September 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2018 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwede[TK] Posted September 22, 2018 Report Share Posted September 22, 2018 Looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daetrin[Admin] Posted September 27, 2018 Report Share Posted September 27, 2018 Wouldn't that be lovely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68Brick[TK] Posted September 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2018 Nah, on the Tantive. They just had new carpet installed. Feels great under the boots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumpy~[501st] Posted September 27, 2018 Report Share Posted September 27, 2018 Simply awesome, fun build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmpotc33[TK] Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 Beautiful job really an inspiration Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68Brick[TK] Posted June 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 Thanks Ron! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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