Nah unfortunately I couldn’t make it work with the light kit installed. My barrel still slides in and out, but it’s not spring loaded.
Got my new suit in the mail today. Much happier with this one, good fit.
So you going to use dyson again? I’m still waiting for some larger pads to arrive so I can chuck them in the rit bath with the suit.
I don’t think I’ll bother this time. I’m just gonna wash it a few times to break it in. I don’t like the idea of wasting $8 a pop on dye packets when the last suit didn’t work that well anyway.
Try adding more fabric softner when you wash it. Repeat a couple of times then dye it, should take the colour better? Mine has lost that coated sheen it had when it arrived, wish my pads would hurry up and arrive so I can get this dye job done and post up some pics for you to check out but we have a few weeks yet. Are they paying servicemen peanuts or what? What’s this country come to when a man can’t afford to dye his GB coveralls c’mon!! :shock:
I’ve washed it every night this week and used about 1lt of fabric softener all up. So hopefully this time I’ve got all of the flame retardant stuff off. I’ll have another crack at dying it tomorrow.
This nomex stuff seems to dry really fast after washing. I can almost wear it straight out of the washing machine after a spin cycle.
On another note, which No Ghost patches have you guys got? I’ve got one from costumecostumecostume.com, but I’ve also got one from Trading Company. They differ in size slightly.
Hey Rick
I have name and arm patches from captainamerca on ebay, they look the business. I’ve noticed the quick drying of nomex aswell. The no ghost circle is 3.5" in diameter on mine.
Cool, mine’s 3.5" as well. I just finished sewing on my name patch and leg tube plug.
I did a fair bit of work today. Firstly my proton pack fell over the other night and the gun mount broke off (at least the gun didn’t break). Kinda sucked, but at least it gave me the opportunity to remake the mount using Stephan and V71’s plans. And since I was remaking the mount anyway, I took the HDA off and am re-doing that as well! Almost finished, just have to paint them and screw them back onto the proton pack.
I’m trying to “convention-proof” my pack, so hopefully nothing’s gonna break on the day.
And in between waiting for glue and primer to dry I managed to stitch the GB patch on my uniform. Originally I tried to glue it on using craft glue like I did with my old uniform but it didn’t work very well at all. So about 90 minutes with a needle and thread did the trick.
I’ll take some photos later of the progress.
Some photos from today:
I’ve got a little bit of painting and finishing to do, but I’m pretty happy with it now. Hopefully it’ll come home in one piece after the convention.
All coming along. How sturdy is it, will you have a no touching clause? 
When you did your MMM order did you get the ribbon cable too? Maybe on the day we should bring some glue just incase we need some maintenance done to the packs hehe. I’m wondering about gluing some of my wires inplace as they can pop out quite easily ie the ones up top near the gun mount.
Dude, must have glazed over the post where you said you dropped it. Bit hungover today hehe. Man that’s my worst fear ever. Well when I say ever, I used to have nightmares nearly every other night that my car would get nicked because it wasn’t garaged when I first got it but this one may manifest eventually lol, already had a broken bumper, booster frame and gun ear in transit.
Also forgot to say, I have a set of proton pack stickers on the way so if you need one for the side of the gun mount the round high press oxygen servicing one, you can have it.
Nah I didn’t order the ribbon cable. I had a go at making my own GB1 style cable. It looks a bit homemade, but it suits the dodgy look of my pack anyway.
It’s fairly sturdy now. I put an L bracket underneath the Ion Arm to hold it on there, and I need to put another one on the powercell lights. The gun mount now has 4 big wood screws holding it on. Most of the damage comes from bumping into doorways when wearing it, hehe.
Hey if you can spare a sticker that’d be great, 'preciate it 
Looks awesome Ric, sux about the dropping! one of my fears too, my other is drunk friends wanting to put it on lol
Ben just tell them “the proton pack isn’t a toy”
Rick, do you want me to bring the label on the day or post it out when it’s here?
Just bring it on the day I reckon, thanks Andrew.
I finished touching up the pack this morning, and added another L-bracket to the powercell. There’s nothing more to do, I’m bored now! hehe.
Maybe soon I’ll start working on a “buck” so I can try molding and fibreglassing a shell. Always wanted to try that.
Hey Rick,
Re the nomex, after the fabric softner treatment and multiple washes it seemed not THAT much better. So it’s been going through the wash every time we do a black wash and to be honest that uber tan look it had when I got it looks toned down and flatter in colour, l am actually liking it.
Greetings & Salutations,
I’m a newbie here, but this seemed to be the best place to post this question.
I’ve been looking at getting a nomex flight suit for the uniform, but I’m concerned about heat levels. I live in Brisbane, and the majority of the conventions here are when it’s still very warm; or at least very humid, which can be worse. So naturally I’m worried about passing out from heat exhaustion whilst wearing a nomex flightsuit and carrying all the other equipment!
Now, would a polycotton flightsuit be a better option on that basis. I’ve looked around on eBay, but had some trouble finding the right size; they’re either too big or too small for me. I did find this from a supplier I trust however:
http://www.kitbag.com.au/prod533.htm
Now would something like that be the way to go, or will the nomex suit be alright hor hotter/humid climates?
Thanks in advance.
Be seeing you.
Polycotton would probably retain the heat more than a Nomex would. Bear in mind that RAAF aircrew in the middle east wear tan Nomex flightsuits, sometimes on 50 degree days. Just make sure you hydrate regularly and you shouldn’t have a problem.
If you’re looking for Nomex, Ebay is the best and cheapest source. Try to get the next size up from what you’d normally wear.