joryayer Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 Alright!!!! I got my 19 lb box of fun today! I had been getting small parts that I needed to build when it was delivered. Much to my delight, the guy who sold it to me, put a holster and a pauldrun in for free, along with the inner guts of a construction helmet, and some other stuff. I really am very happy with the guy I purchased it from. hokey-doke. Pictures! The box...yes.... Taping the forearms. One forearm almost done, need to put the last strip of velcro on. Not sure if I like the Welder (cement) it seems to take longer to dry than the box says. Gonna let it sit overnight, and check in the morning; before I Weld more pieces together. More updates tomorrow night!!! Man this stuff is hard to photograph ... muhahaha- I like that! More stealth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joryayer Posted August 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 Quick question. The mic tips/aerators - the decal for them sucks. Really really really bad. What color black should be used for painting them..? They are aluminum / silver by the appearance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK8114[TK] Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 Quick question. The mic tips/aerators - the decal for them sucks. Really really really bad. What color black should be used for painting them..? They are aluminum / silver by the appearance. Satin black, I guess. Or just buy a set of accurate hovi tips from Stomper. They're a nice upgrade to the crappy hose parts you get with the FX. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joryayer Posted August 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 Satin black, I guess. Or just buy a set of accurate hovi tips from Stomper. They're a nice upgrade to the crappy hose parts you get with the FX. Are his hollowed out for speaker usage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK8114[TK] Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 Are his hollowed out for speaker usage? yup, you can even get them with the speakers already in them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TX-8687[501st] Posted August 15, 2008 Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 sweet build man, here's a mod for my ab piece and kidney peice which i cut apart from the back piece, looks a lot better and it fits right under my back piece like in ANH... hope it makes sense...i added the extra abs plastic that came with the kit to fill in my side gaps... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joryayer Posted August 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 Interesting very interesting. I'll definitely think about that. An update, I got both of the upper arm pieces done last night. I'm trying to figure out which to go to next, thighs, or calves, or upper body. I've really been leaning towards the upper body, as for some reason, I want to go neck down, and helmet last. So this weekend might just be finishing the upper. On that note, I do have to go buy some suspenders, as I think I'm going to go Dave's Garage style, I've seen a couple of other styles, and i'm to busy flipping a coin... We'll see. Plus, busy weeks ahead, I'm just hoping I can get some work on it this weekend. (Oh and I got the hand armor done! Hah. hahah. haha. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murray1134[501st] Posted August 15, 2008 Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 I like how you curved and kind of sloped the "side-gap" piece. Makes it look more interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joryayer Posted August 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 Everytime I look at his pictures of that, I really do appreciate it more. The Rivetting there just gives it a "I'm actually armor, and I'm built to kick butt and take names" feeling. I really might take his approach on this. Any word on whether that rivet job would give me issues getting 501st status? *EDIT* With my frame size, I don't think I'm going to have to shim any. But I still think I'm going to highly consider rivetting them (I Assume thats what you did...) together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joryayer Posted August 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 Umm...so on the helmet teeth, how far do you cut them, till it starts its little hill, or before that...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murray1134[501st] Posted August 16, 2008 Report Share Posted August 16, 2008 Umm...so on the helmet teeth, how far do you cut them, till it starts its little hill, or before that...? If you are using the kit I think you are (most TX kits are FX based) then when you cut out the teeth there is already a raised and lowered portion. Just cut out the lowered portion. It really is up to you as to how much you want to cut out, some people leave them somewhat rounded. Whatever you think looks good to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joryayer Posted August 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 Alright, sorry bout that lack of updates, got a little busy this weekend. I got a little work done on the kit, and figured I'd show some pics. Helmet Left side, I fixed the little paint issues that I had, this was shot prior to doing so. Helmet Right side (yours that is). Paint issues were fixed after taking this shot. Working on the Button Holes. Button Holes again. New update coming soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TX-8687[501st] Posted August 19, 2008 Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 i don't see any pics... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joryayer Posted August 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 *EDIT* Website is working, photos should be viewable. I won't have another update for at least a week. I'm getting sent to Texas for work for the next few days. So it'll be kinda hard to work on the kit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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