I found myself sucked into The Secret World Legends for the last week so things really slowed down for a bit. However I finally finished getting the jetpack together and painted


Next up is finishing up the chest display and figuring out how I want to mount it. After that I'll finally get around to getting the knee darts installed


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Weekend update:

The jetpack arrived today so I did some trimming and painting. I got the silver base layer put on most of the parts.
I drilled the holes for the thrusters and attached the pieces on those.





Saturday the sidearm came in, I assembled it and put the base layer on it before realizing I needed to sand it down more.

I ran into a problem with keeping the magnets attached to the armor. JB weld wasn't bonding to the plastic so I switched to a contact cement. It seems to be working so far, I had to glue another one that popped off. That's why one of the chest pieces isn't on yet.



Still working on the gauntlets, I'm trying to figure out how to fit the remote transmitter and the LED light inside.



Eventually I'll finish everything, I bounce from part to part on the build


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I'm always tinkering with the placement of things, I figured magnets would be a better fit for me than pins or bolts.

While not super exciting, it's still progress.
My servo kit and aluminum flamethrower came in yesterday so I was able to do some more work on the gauntlets. Once I get the rocket from machine craft replicas I should be complete with them. I can finish wiring up the right gauntlet and slap the hinges on.





Getting the Alco switches in was a bigger pain than I expected. I had holes drilled that fit the push button part perfectly when I realized they didn't stick out far enough. I had to go in and carve out a much bigger opening to push them through. I used epoxy to fill in the gaps and hold them in place.
I'm happy with the way they came out and I'll go back and repaint over some of the epoxy to take the shine off and even the look out


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As far as I can tell the durability shouldn't be an issue, it seems to be thick enough.
After my last post I discovered liquid masking and it made life so much easier. I do find that I have to remember where I applied it after painting.
I sanded down the right knee and repainted it, I'm still not 100% happy with it but it'll do. The orange doesn't show up to well in the pictures but it's in there.


I took the time from the last post to further trim everything down to be closer to where it's supposed to be. I had a lot of extra material I had to get rid of.

I'm planning on using magnets to attach the armor pieces to the vest. I have some Velcro that I'll sew into place on the inside of the vest to hold the other magnets so I'll always know the proper placement. That's the theory anyway.
I have JB weld on the magnets right now so I should be able to get a test fit this weekend.

My helmet arrived last week, I got it from a guy on the dented helmet.








The last big piece I'm waiting on is the jet pack, I'm hoping to get it within the next week or two so I can get it painted before I leave for Arizona for six weeks.

Good news on the jet pack, it will be shipping tomorrow. Painting will start on that next weekend. After that it's just waiting on machine craft replicas for their metal parts and the beacon light from JC27.
The harness frame should be shipping soon as well so that should take care of that.


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Thanks guys, I've masked off some of the areas and I'm going to mist over the yellow a bit more


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I'm seeking some guidance and feedback from the Garrison Fetts. I've finally gotten serious about getting this together and have been busy the last week.
I'm looking for critiques and feedback on my painting. Since I lack all artistic skills and the first time I used a paint brush or air brush was when I started this build I'm sure you good peoples can find plenty to help me out with.

I'll start with the parts I'm the least happy with, the knees




Try as I may I can't seem to get the look of them right, it just seems off.

I am pretty happy with the shoulder pieces, but what do I know, I'm a Fett noob





The armor and cod pieces seem to be decent enough but I know there is room for improvement







I may have gone a little overboard on the weathering of the flight suit, I was going for really dirty



Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.




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Glad to here it was a good trip


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Date: June 4, 2016


Location: Raleigh, NC


Description of Event (Please share as much info as you can): The Special Olympics Victory dance recognizes all the athletes and gives them the opportunity to come together and celebrate after the games.


Did this event support a charity? If yes, which charity?: No


Event Length (Hours): 2.5 hours


Carolina Garrison Members in Attendance:
1. Shane A.



Handlers:
1. Amy A.



Check out some of the event photos below:

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Rumors have persisted of an increased rebel presence in the Outer Rim territory of Hamlet, NC. A loyal Imperial contact requested our support in investigating these claims. TK-61214 went out to question the locals and remind the citizens that the Empire is always watching. They were so happy to have the 501st there they put on a parade for us.

Howdy,

I'm somewhat close out here in Raeford. As far as questions go I'm not sure I would be much help since I'm a newbie myself


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Welcome!


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Since I couldn't actually be there when it was delivered I made my wife hold up each piece so I could see it while we FaceTimed. I think she was less than enthusiastic about the task.


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My big brown box beat me home, I'm really looking forward to trooping with you all in the near future if all goes well

Just got these in today from the guys at RS. Now it's really like waiting for Christmas, hopefully I'll have my big brown box waiting for me when I get back

I'm sure we will cross paths at some point, my wife is from Raleigh and her folks live up there so we are up that way a few times a month.