Where ya at in gettin' your gear ready?


Here's where I'm at:


Wrestled apart Spat's armor. I can attest to the high quality of craftsmanship that goes into these bad boys! It was a _____to get those rivets and webbing off!!

5 coats of silver have been applied to all armor.

The green camo has been applied.

Helmet cam has been painted Bess Brown.
Helmet liner fits, looks kewel.

It awaits retro fit of lobster plates.

(Sorry Spat, your real steel pot is friggin' awesome, but just too heavy to tote about the Con. Going w/ a lightweight version.)

Still need to:
Apply Black Paint.
Apply Yellowish Paint.
Apply Bess Brown Paint.
Apply Silver Swirlies paint.

Learn how to operate sewing machine and sew patches to velcro, then velcro to uniform.

Pouches, webgear, pistol holster and boots are all ready!

How about it Marines? What state of readiness is your gear?


-Rex

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USCM- The Colonial Marines- A Brotherhood of Bad Asses!

Nearly done!

Just have to put the SSgt rank on my vest. I decided to put on the left pocket (where the Delta patch is located on Drake's vest).

Chose that spot as it would follow a bit of a pattern- the right side has the Screaming Eagle, the left has the US flag and SSgt rank- just as it would appear on the right and left shoulders of Apone's BDUs.

I thought over whether or not to put the rank on there at all- ultimately decided I can't give up my knickname just yet.

Still have to take my 2PAT BDU pants to the tailor to get them taken in a bit (if they can do anything with them at all). Guess I really need to get my ass in gear for that!

And like I mentioned in my Pulsemeters thread- I'm going to add a sticker to my resin Pulsemeter, and paint the touch sensor silver to make it a little more screen accurate.

Otherwise I'm good to GO!!

Oh I might have to grab a set of lexan dog tags too.

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I told you I'd shoot, but you didn't believe me! WHY DIDN'T YOU BELIEVE ME!?!

OK, here's my list:

1. Prime & paint new Racal Mini headseat brown bess
2. Complete belt tools, prime and paint gun metal (what's the humbrol paint number?)
3. Repaint M240 Flame Unit fuel bottle
4. Add cool graffiti to cod piece (to be debuted at Dcon)
5. Replace helmet liner and cut out earphone section ~DONE
6. Repaint new Spat throat guard to match armor
7. Put together a toga costume for Spat's party ~hic~
8. Cleanup all fraying straps on armor~DONE
9. Reload more 9mm ammo and go shooting VP70Z at pistol range and post cool pix
10. Complete donated gift for raffle and post pic

Always more stuff to do. Also got some renos happening at home & must supervise contractors. Holy crap..I need more time!

Mike

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There is nothing more impressive than a bloody big Alien wiggling on the end of a sharp stick!

I think it's 53.

[checks list] Yup, 53.

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Steve
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."

im ready ....... all my uscm stuff is good to go ( minus the shoulder lamp , its giving me problems) ....... im still working on my secret project, but it'll be done in time , i think ...... got doms SST gear all packed and resdy to go ......think im doin good..... hotel locked in , rental van locked in .... postcard for ticket ready to go .... up , im locked in for the drop !

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" just call me bozo “

Oh I almost forgot-

I'm still putting together my Hypersleep impression. So far I have...






The slippers.


WHY ARE THERE NO OD GREEN (OR ANY FREAKIN' SHADE OF GREEN) BOXER SHORTS NEAR ME?!?!? :evil:

Anyway- there is still one last army surplus store to check here- otherwise I'll either have to go to Toronto, or settle for any freakin' shorts that are green (and not lime green)!

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I told you I'd shoot, but you didn't believe me! WHY DIDN'T YOU BELIEVE ME!?!

Marine Corps Issue PT shorts... check (Gotta love the Navy Exhange )
Shower shoes (in place of slippers)... check. I could go get some fuzzy slippers if we decide to all do that as a group, though ^_^
Electrodes... bout to order a bunch unless anyone else has bought a box of fifty and wants to share.

Now for the main costume-
M-56 Smartgun... parts prepped and ready for painting and assembly. Still waiting on a couple accessory parts from Matsuo, waiting on a response from a board member about the popgun I need for the battery, and still need to figure out how to attach the drum mag. (resin feed tray won't hold the weight.) Other than that it's golden.

Head-Mounted Sight... not gonna happen this con, too much other stuff to work on, life is too busy to stress about it, and Jesse is unable to get to his molds for the eyepiece anyway. At least I'll have plenty of the parts I need already when I'm ready to tackle it again. I'll be wearing a regular mike headset this time around, underneath a Vietnam field cover and goggles a la the technical manual concept art

Vest and Arm... Arm is almost ready for assembly - I've been held up by the search for a positively ridiculous size of drill bit (55/64") needed for the bearing holes. I'm very excited about seeing this thing come together though! As for the vest itself, I've got a special surprise in store for everyone Huge props to Jesse DeGraff for his assistance, and to Ripstick for his ingenious "poor man's chestplate" idea.

And everything else...
2PAT camos... check, patches in place. I'll weather them if I have time.
M1969 flak vest... check, bout to stuff it with 1/2" foam in place of the flak liner and sew it back shut.
Gloves... check.
Sidearm and holster... check.

...I think that's everything, lol.

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CPL Sean Maio A01/TQ2.0.72156E1
Public Relations Division (Temporary Cross-Assignment)
M-56 Smartgun Operator, A/3Btn, II CMEF, USS Sephora

All painting done. Weathering by sandpaper has begun.
It's turning out pretty good, very happy with the results.
A black wash to follow to "set" the colors and age the weathering. A light sandpapering to "freshen" any particular spots of weathering.

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USCM- The Colonial Marines- A Brotherhood of Bad Asses!

Here's my list

#1 Load tote into car, wave Cherie off
#2 Spent 2 nights without the wife (may go out for a few drinks)
#3 Be at airport on time with no luggage, just me and my wallet

Some how I feel this years D*Con will be a lot less stressful than the last

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Lucky bastard! (And I mean that in the nicest way ).

I'm driving down again this year. I'm just too paranoid of trying to take the PIG on a plane.

PIG on a plane... There's a joke in there somewhere...

A Canadian gets on a plane with a pig...

Oh well. I'll just say what I always say.

Next year I'll fly.

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I told you I'd shoot, but you didn't believe me! WHY DIDN'T YOU BELIEVE ME!?!

Time is runnin' close...putting myself into hyperdrive now.

Startin' to stress...still don't know how to use a sewing machine to sew patches on...Tuesday is day to have armor strapped up....looking at new camloc buckles for shin armor, that will be great, no more slippage!!

Still need to fit armor to legs for Batsuit-

Re-color Endor Commando outfit-
Receive Endor Commando "donut" and build and paint it-
Receive Endor Commando Boots-
Got massively outbid on Endor Commando leggings-

Sew patches on RE Centurion vest-
Modify facemask for RE Centurion

Take picture of self for use in Deathstar Construction Worker ID Badge

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USCM- The Colonial Marines- A Brotherhood of Bad Asses!

I would be driving but didn't give my boss the exact dates, just what month and where - my fault.
Luckily Cherie was able to sort herself out and drive down.

Rex..........sewing machine for patches?
Why not just use a good old needle and thread?
So much more personal and if you're lucky you can actually add 'blood' to the 'blood, sweat & tears went into this costume'

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There's always Fabri-Tac! ^_^

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CPL Sean Maio A01/TQ2.0.72156E1
Public Relations Division (Temporary Cross-Assignment)
M-56 Smartgun Operator, A/3Btn, II CMEF, USS Sephora

Gotta agree with Tony, Rex- why not sew them on by hand?

It's not hard really. Besides it does give you that feeling of it being personal.

Still have to sew that SSgt rank on- gonna do it tonight!


As far as other costumes go- one of them is out: no Wolverine for me this year!

Might even leave the Captain at home too...



Naaaaah!!!!

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I told you I'd shoot, but you didn't believe me! WHY DIDN'T YOU BELIEVE ME!?!

Well, my armor is as ready as ever, so that's not a problem. I'm actually bringing down a Pulse Rifle and my helmet for the parade.

Still working on my Sunday night costume. Got a few more bits to do with that.

Otherwise, just going down there as my usual cool self.

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-Spat

I just finished tapping out threads on the "bones" for the arm segments, man what a pain! At least it's only aluminum, I couldn't imagine what that'd be like it was something like tool-grade steel

One more huge pain in the butt outta the way! I found the Ridonkulously Sized(tm) drill press bits I needed for the fitting the bearings, as well, so the arm should be finished soon. I think I'll paint my gun tomorrow

WHICH REMINDS ME... I need your help for a very special mission: figuring out what to name my smarty! Going with the character nickname Troy gave me, I've been thinking about keeping to a somewhat Shakespearean naming theme. If I'm gonna be "Romeo" then I guess my gun should be named "Juliet"! ...Or maybe "Rosaline"?

I'm thinking about putting "Fortune's Fool" or "A Plague On Both Your Houses" on my armor plate too. Thoughts?

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CPL Sean Maio A01/TQ2.0.72156E1
Public Relations Division (Temporary Cross-Assignment)
M-56 Smartgun Operator, A/3Btn, II CMEF, USS Sephora

That needle and thread stuff....ohmy dunno if I can do that again!! LOL!

I tried fabri-tac, usually reliable, but not this case, kept coming off...

A Shakesperean nickname?! Oh cool! Both sound good, I like 'em!

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USCM- The Colonial Marines- A Brotherhood of Bad Asses!

You should have "Rosaline" crossed out with "Juliet" next to it.

Ripper

SADAR is finished with final touches and is GTG!

At Michaels you can get this stuff that comes in sheets, you cut it in the shape of the patch, stick it to the patch, then you can iron-on the patch to the shirt, and they will hold. We did this for temp patches for a fan film about 2 years ago, and they are still on the costumes.

I don't remember what the material is called, but I know it's cheap!

Uniform is ready! Get ready to do some pushups, ladies!

Oh God that's BRILLIANT.

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CPL Sean Maio A01/TQ2.0.72156E1
Public Relations Division (Temporary Cross-Assignment)
M-56 Smartgun Operator, A/3Btn, II CMEF, USS Sephora

Juliet sounds cool to go with Romeo of course.

Otherwise, to mix the plays, I'd say call the gun "Shylock". Plenty of possibilities with the "pound of flesh" and "Do we not bleed?" lines.

I'm sticking with R&J references if I can. There's a joke behind the name... my old roommate Troy (a friend of TentacleChris's) used to grossly exaggerate my... uhm... romantic endeavors just to be funny, lol. Came from an episode where they found some unrecognized unmentionables in the wash, lmao - turned out to be theirs, but at first they thought I'd had a "guest" who'd left something behind, LMAO! From that point on he would introduce me to guests as "this is our roommate Sean, he brings home a new girl every night." Got to be a kind of running joke that reared its ugly head yet again when I was looking for suggestions to develop my USCM character.

Hence, "Romeo."

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CPL Sean Maio A01/TQ2.0.72156E1
Public Relations Division (Temporary Cross-Assignment)
M-56 Smartgun Operator, A/3Btn, II CMEF, USS Sephora

Well, personal kit list is as follows:

USCM BDUs
jungle boots
webbing
cap
flak vest


Destroyer overalls
Duke/Reaper vest
Duke pouches/belt
Duke gloves
Duke pads
Ear piece
Magnum boots
Rifle
Pistol


Mac belt/pouches
Kid knife
Kid hero gloves


MI armour
MI boots
MI cap
Webbing/pouches
Medic vest
Gloves
Belt
Backpack


Children of Men uniform and fleece
Searle t-shirt



Word has it I may be getting some additional MI-issue ordnance when I get to Atlanta...