Some of you may have heard one of my shoulder epaulettes broke off round the rivets while I was changing into my armour at the NEC, so with nothing on hand to repair it, I had no choice but to come back home.

I drilled out the rivets on both epaulettes, supeglued the broken piece back into place, then added strips of reinforcing plastic both sides. There was also a split on the backplate on the same side, so I did likewise to that.

I left the reinforcing pieces deliberately rough-shaped, so as to make it look like a home-made repair. All I still need to do is paint them.

I refitted the epaulettes with a thick shoelace threaded through the rivet holes and glued in place inside the backplate, & added small cable ties to stop them slumping sideways. This gives much more flexibility and also has the added bonus of making them sit lower on my shoulders.

I've also finished repairing the pulse rifle I recently acquired cheaply, as it was damaged from having been dropped.

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PFC Andy Rowlands. Comtech.
A05/TQ2.0.62126E1
1st Battallion, 13th Regiment, Freebooters

"...we got knives, sharp sticks..."

Glad you could repair it!
The battle damage makes it look more real.
Anyway good to know that you are ready for your next drop.

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Sgt. Frank Peters 'reload' Smartgun Operator
A03/TQ3.0.12136E1 "It will be no picknick!"
AL Colonial Admin. - Sergeant at Arms (SgtA) -- 2020-2022
GERCM - Executive Officer (XO)
UKCM Foreign Legion: The Deviant Dragoons

Were the epaulettes riveted directly to the back plate?, if so that will be the reason why they broke, there supposed to be fixed with 25mm webbing strap

Thanks Frank, I'm glad I could fix it too!!

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PFC Andy Rowlands. Comtech.
A05/TQ2.0.62126E1
1st Battallion, 13th Regiment, Freebooters

"...we got knives, sharp sticks..."

Yes they were Mr C. It's Osmotic's old armour, which I believe he originally got from Spat across the Pond. Kev did say it was something he meant to do but never did, and gave me a link to a mod Spat had posted somewhere on here, detailing exactly the fastening you describe, but like Kev, I never got round to doing it Hopefully, the way I've repaired it means the same thing shouldn't happen again.

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PFC Andy Rowlands. Comtech.
A05/TQ2.0.62126E1
1st Battallion, 13th Regiment, Freebooters

"...we got knives, sharp sticks..."

Perhaps this might help to make the elstic band modifications:
http://www.spatcave.com/shoulder.htm

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Sgt. Frank Peters 'reload' Smartgun Operator
A03/TQ3.0.12136E1 "It will be no picknick!"
AL Colonial Admin. - Sergeant at Arms (SgtA) -- 2020-2022
GERCM - Executive Officer (XO)
UKCM Foreign Legion: The Deviant Dragoons

That's the link Kev gave me, thanks for finding it again Frank

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PFC Andy Rowlands. Comtech.
A05/TQ2.0.62126E1
1st Battallion, 13th Regiment, Freebooters

"...we got knives, sharp sticks..."

The repair you have done does the trick, armour is looking good and the Pulse Rifle to.

Thanks Mr C. I had assumed the laces would be enough, but first time I tried the armour on, the shoulders slumped way to the sides, so adding the small cable ties prevents that, but leaves, hopefully, plenty of flexibility.

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PFC Andy Rowlands. Comtech.
A05/TQ2.0.62126E1
1st Battallion, 13th Regiment, Freebooters

"...we got knives, sharp sticks..."

I don't know, you've had it five minutes and you've broken it


The battle damage is Looking good Andy

Cheeky git

You did tell me the shoulders needed doing as they sat too high, I just didn't get round to doing it.

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PFC Andy Rowlands. Comtech.
A05/TQ2.0.62126E1
1st Battallion, 13th Regiment, Freebooters

"...we got knives, sharp sticks..."

Its looking good

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Cpl. JK "Hybrid" Knight. A07/TQ0.0.52137E1
XO HMS Valhalla; 13th Regt. 1st Batt. "Freebooters" - USCM Flight School "Bus drivers".
"I'm not saying it was Aliens but...."

Cheers Mr K

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PFC Andy Rowlands. Comtech.
A05/TQ2.0.62126E1
1st Battallion, 13th Regiment, Freebooters

"...we got knives, sharp sticks..."