So I've finally secured some Spatcave armour- V1 without the back brackets and some MAA Fatigues.
And the G&P Pulsie of course.

Missing in this shot are my 1980s Jungle boots (because they were caked in mud at the time, which Mrs Demoncase had issue with getting on the carpet) and my Gerber Mk2 (as it's taped to my STABO rig at the bottom of a heap of kit in The Gunroom)


Next steps:
- Sort out all those trailing straps.
- Reappropriate my M3 SMG satchel for the mags (not screen accurate I know, but it is a practical for airsoft) and add a pistol holster plus spare mag pouch
- Paint up the armour in a camo pattern and add a few graffiti bits
- 'weather' the M41 a bit.
- USCM patches on the way to be added to fatigues when they arrive.
-Converted M1 helmet on order from the mighty Spat (all hail his awesomeness!)
- Clean my jungle boots...Doh.

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2nd Lt Jon "Jaylo" Lopez
A11/TQ1.0.72144E1
USCM Quality Assurance Division- Aerospace and Space Products- Earth
"Checklists Save Lives- No Service Stations at 30,000ft"

Nice!

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-Spat

Looking good marine, but ever heard of green screen? Just kidding

Trailing straps are a pain, I'm tempted to just sew mine to size as they're always loosening up.
I do love the flat green armor....nice variation.

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Get some black or green tape (depending on the color of the straps), fold the straps over and over until they are short and tight to the buckle and wrap a small piece of tape around it to hold it in place. This way you can always lengthen it again later, just in case.

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-Spat

Not bad Marine.

You could do with some help/assistance in fitting the armour, as the chest looks like it's sitting a bit high, almost cutting into your neck.
Might be the side straps which fit it to the back being wrong lengths.
Ensure all four side straps are longer than needed when putting the armour on, then clip together and tighten the bottom ones first, pulling the chest down so it sits comfortably away from your throat, then do the upper straps.

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Corporal in 69th Regt. 1st Batt. Homer’s Heroes.

"I'd like to die at the age of 80 in my own bed, with a belly full of wine and a girl's mouth around my c**k."

Solution : Scapeypose :p

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Thanks for the advice guys.....Green screen!?- You mean you don't like my curtains?

Flat OD for the time being until next weekend- then it's a proper camo paint job, followed up with a smattering of graffiti here and there...and then I'll be taping up the straps too, once I work out the right length for the little devils.

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2nd Lt Jon "Jaylo" Lopez
A11/TQ1.0.72144E1
USCM Quality Assurance Division- Aerospace and Space Products- Earth
"Checklists Save Lives- No Service Stations at 30,000ft"

Looks great man! Avoid using duct tape on the extra strapping...on mine there is a nasty residue. I like hockey tape...it's flat, and doesn't leave nastiness behind!

There are velcro-like straps you can get for wrapping computer cables etc. They wrap around themselves and stick tight. I use these and never have an issue with tape residue. You'll need to cut them to size as they are about 6" long.

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I was planning on taking a tip from my Nam webbing and using some cut bits of bicycle inner tube- slip 'em over the connector and onto the webbing bit, then they are stretchy enough to retain the extra length without leaving a residue.

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2nd Lt Jon "Jaylo" Lopez
A11/TQ1.0.72144E1
USCM Quality Assurance Division- Aerospace and Space Products- Earth
"Checklists Save Lives- No Service Stations at 30,000ft"

Did a little work to the G&P Pulsie today....now it looks like metal rather than plastic



And I need sights- Hicks and Hudson might cope without them, but I need all the help I can get

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2nd Lt Jon "Jaylo" Lopez
A11/TQ1.0.72144E1
USCM Quality Assurance Division- Aerospace and Space Products- Earth
"Checklists Save Lives- No Service Stations at 30,000ft"

Looks great! You dry brushed the silver on?

Yup .

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2nd Lt Jon "Jaylo" Lopez
A11/TQ1.0.72144E1
USCM Quality Assurance Division- Aerospace and Space Products- Earth
"Checklists Save Lives- No Service Stations at 30,000ft"

There is some good looking work going on with these wolf/Matrix/evike pulses these days. makes me wish I had one to monkey around with. But I'm pretty pot committed on the one I made.

I highly recommend this system as well. Here's an example.

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"Screen what? I wouldn't know screen accurate if it were driving a bus and ran me over during the parade."

LCpl. Av "Spectre" Taylor
Long Range Infantry Support

Been doing a bit of work

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2nd Lt Jon "Jaylo" Lopez
A11/TQ1.0.72144E1
USCM Quality Assurance Division- Aerospace and Space Products- Earth
"Checklists Save Lives- No Service Stations at 30,000ft"

You're ready to rock!

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Great job. Painting looks well done.

A little update:



Next job....Wait patiently for Spat to send me my helmet
Get Mrs Demoncase to sew on the patches by bribing her with port.

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2nd Lt Jon "Jaylo" Lopez
A11/TQ1.0.72144E1
USCM Quality Assurance Division- Aerospace and Space Products- Earth
"Checklists Save Lives- No Service Stations at 30,000ft"

Looks good not sure if its the pics but I would give the armour a bit of a black wash

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SSgt Kris "Bloodsucker" Kobus, VAS.
A09/TQ2.0.12136E1

To be honest, I prefer it without...Does that make me a bad person?
I know, I know it's screen accurate to have the muted tones, but I just like the way it looks as is.

That and I'll be using it in the woods for airsoft and it'll be getting plenty dirty the natural way

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2nd Lt Jon "Jaylo" Lopez
A11/TQ1.0.72144E1
USCM Quality Assurance Division- Aerospace and Space Products- Earth
"Checklists Save Lives- No Service Stations at 30,000ft"

Not at all, its your armour I said I would give it a black wash lol

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SSgt Kris "Bloodsucker" Kobus, VAS.
A09/TQ2.0.12136E1

Looking good now all you need to do it weather the armor and make it nice and used look.

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SGT Chris Kraemer "BIRD"
S/N: A07/TQ0.0.82154G1 Sgt Kraemer

looking good DC. Cross-draw holster eh ?

I shoot rifle left handed, but pistol right handed....Freaks people out

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2nd Lt Jon "Jaylo" Lopez
A11/TQ1.0.72144E1
USCM Quality Assurance Division- Aerospace and Space Products- Earth
"Checklists Save Lives- No Service Stations at 30,000ft"