Armor part - done!
Some lesson's learned:
-The belt box cutting is hell. A dremel works best, but be careful. Be thankful that most of the SA stuff comes pre-cut.
-Have a lighter handy to melt the end of the webbing, or else it becomes unmanagable.
-Don't mess up a rivet. Trust me. To remove a rivet that is not properly washered, or whathave you is like an hour long, profanity-ridden process.
-Have a full length mirrior handy while doing the belt part. It's really the only sure way to make sure the boxes are even.
In other news, I picked up some medium vinyl for the boots, as well as the boots themselves (men's, from target, $18.99). I got fabric for the cumberbund, elastic, velcro, etc - All the ingredients. Also some semi-gloss spray paint for the blaster - which I started on last night, cleaning all the mold release off with acetone and scrubbing it, then letting it dry.
Tomorrow will most likely be sewing machine shopping, but hopefully I'll be able to get some work done.
-The belt box cutting is hell. A dremel works best, but be careful. Be thankful that most of the SA stuff comes pre-cut.
-Have a lighter handy to melt the end of the webbing, or else it becomes unmanagable.
-Don't mess up a rivet. Trust me. To remove a rivet that is not properly washered, or whathave you is like an hour long, profanity-ridden process.
-Have a full length mirrior handy while doing the belt part. It's really the only sure way to make sure the boxes are even.
In other news, I picked up some medium vinyl for the boots, as well as the boots themselves (men's, from target, $18.99). I got fabric for the cumberbund, elastic, velcro, etc - All the ingredients. Also some semi-gloss spray paint for the blaster - which I started on last night, cleaning all the mold release off with acetone and scrubbing it, then letting it dry.
Tomorrow will most likely be sewing machine shopping, but hopefully I'll be able to get some work done.
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