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Been busy working on various attachments & other little details.

Attached the hoses to the right gauntlet. Used a brass fitting, tapping & epoxying them into the gauntlet in the 3 places. The hose is a .625" OD .375" ID. Let is sit in a bucket of coffee to yellow it so it looks weathered. Screwed all 3 of the tubes together where they are under the outer sleeve. Used a leather cord & elastic with a snap to attach to the long sleeve back behind my arm, which allows for some flexibility & keeps the tubes under the outer sleeve.

Sewed in hooks for my MOW neck seal.

Attached the collar armor to the flak vest using sew on snaps. The male part of the snap was epoxied to the collar armor.

Used the same type of sew on snaps to attach the knee armor. Used one on each side. Put a hole in each end of a 1" piece of elastic & put it over the male portion of the snap. They are very secure & the snaps allow the knee armor to swivel as you bend & the elastic piece pulls against the back of the knee, which is primarily just for looks. The elastic needs to be weathered.

Had a slight issue with my back armor plate, was a little long. Cut 2 inches off of the bottom to make it correct. Will be sanding this down & repainting. Did get studs mounted into the back armor plate to attach the collar piece. Does work well with the harness though, but need to make the correct slits in the flak vest for the jetpack straps & mounting bar.

Will hopefully have some pics in the next day or so with complete suit minus the jetpack. Need to finish weathering my jet pack & get the hooks mounted.

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<blockquote data-quote="toolguy301" data-source="post: 368479">Been busy working on various attachments &amp; other little details.Attached the hoses to the right gauntlet.&nbsp; Used a brass fitting, tapping &amp; epoxying them into the gauntlet in the 3 places.&nbsp; The hose is a .625&quot; OD .375&quot; ID.&nbsp; Let is sit in a bucket of coffee to yellow it so it looks weathered.&nbsp; Screwed all 3 of the tubes together where they are under the outer sleeve.&nbsp; Used a leather cord &amp; elastic with a snap to attach to the long sleeve back behind my arm, which allows for some flexibility &amp; keeps the tubes under the outer sleeve.Sewed in hooks for my MOW neck seal.&nbsp; Attached the collar armor to the flak vest using sew on snaps.&nbsp; The male part of the snap was epoxied to the collar armor.Used the same type of sew on snaps to attach the knee armor.&nbsp; Used one on each side.&nbsp; Put a hole in each end of a 1&quot; piece of elastic &amp; put it over the male portion of the snap.&nbsp; They are very secure &amp; the snaps allow the knee armor to swivel as you bend &amp; the elastic piece pulls against the back of the knee, which is primarily just for looks.&nbsp; The elastic needs to be weathered. Had a slight issue with my back armor plate, was a little long.&nbsp; Cut 2 inches off of the bottom to make it correct.&nbsp; Will be sanding this down &amp; repainting.&nbsp; Did get studs mounted into the back armor plate to attach the collar piece.&nbsp;&nbsp; Does work well with the harness though, but need to make the correct slits in the flak vest for the jetpack straps &amp; mounting bar.Will hopefully have some pics in the next day or so with complete suit minus the jetpack.&nbsp; Need to finish weathering my jet pack &amp; get the hooks mounted.[ATTACH=full]42409[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]42410[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]42411[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]42412[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]42413[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]42414[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]42415[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]42416[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]42417[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]42418[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]42419[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]42420[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]42421[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]42422[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]42423[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]42424[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]42425[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="toolguy301, post: 368479"] Been busy working on various attachments & other little details. Attached the hoses to the right gauntlet. Used a brass fitting, tapping & epoxying them into the gauntlet in the 3 places. The hose is a .625" OD .375" ID. Let is sit in a bucket of coffee to yellow it so it looks weathered. Screwed all 3 of the tubes together where they are under the outer sleeve. Used a leather cord & elastic with a snap to attach to the long sleeve back behind my arm, which allows for some flexibility & keeps the tubes under the outer sleeve. Sewed in hooks for my MOW neck seal. Attached the collar armor to the flak vest using sew on snaps. The male part of the snap was epoxied to the collar armor. Used the same type of sew on snaps to attach the knee armor. Used one on each side. Put a hole in each end of a 1" piece of elastic & put it over the male portion of the snap. They are very secure & the snaps allow the knee armor to swivel as you bend & the elastic piece pulls against the back of the knee, which is primarily just for looks. The elastic needs to be weathered. Had a slight issue with my back armor plate, was a little long. Cut 2 inches off of the bottom to make it correct. Will be sanding this down & repainting. Did get studs mounted into the back armor plate to attach the collar piece. Does work well with the harness though, but need to make the correct slits in the flak vest for the jetpack straps & mounting bar. Will hopefully have some pics in the next day or so with complete suit minus the jetpack. Need to finish weathering my jet pack & get the hooks mounted. [ATTACH=full]42409[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]42410[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]42411[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]42412[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]42413[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]42414[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]42415[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]42416[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]42417[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]42418[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]42419[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]42420[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]42421[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]42422[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]42423[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]42424[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]42425[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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