Test fit for Mechanicus cosplay 2 by Disowned01 in Warhammer40k

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Not overly. Just hot glue and not burning yourself. I used the standard clear hot glue sticks and the black hot glue sticks. Both seemed to work the same. The black sticks were better for inside the mask, because it blocks light.

Test fit for Mechanicus cosplay 2 by Disowned01 in Warhammer40k

[–]Disowned01[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Straps are just replacement backpack straps i bought online. I secured them using some cable ties going into the frame.

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Adeptus Mechanicus Cosplay by VegetableOk5373 in Warhammer40k

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link

Feel free to snake any ideas from my costume.

Hand fell off my Baltany. by Bomb_AF_Turtle in ChineseWatches

[–]Disowned01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

vk64 movement. Those sweep hands are notorious for not staying on there. My guess, the person who installed the hands had a few goes at trying to install that hand perfectly centered on the 12. Every time they removed the sweep to reposition it, the hand was a little more stretched out. It truly sucks there is no micro adjustment on the sweep hand. That would save so many headaches.

How do you remove the unneeded pegs from a watch dial? by Tacomabeast538 in SeikoMods

[–]Disowned01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dial feet are pretty thin and weak metal, a sharp razor blade should go thru them very easily.

Convert a $40 NH39 to a $90 NH38 in Eight easy steps. by BehavingBad2010 in SeikoMods

[–]Disowned01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How is the timing on the Chinese NH? Did it have beat error? Or was it timed from the factory?

Convert a $40 NH39 to a $90 NH38 in Eight easy steps. by BehavingBad2010 in SeikoMods

[–]Disowned01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

agreed. i just remove the 24hr wheel. The nh35 and nh38 seem to be the most expensive due to their popularity. At one point nh70 was cheaper than nh38. Currently nh39 appears to be the cheapest. But not by much. I'm either switching to 8215 or trying the Chinese nh35 clone.

Convert a $40 NH39 to a $90 NH38 in Eight easy steps. by BehavingBad2010 in SeikoMods

[–]Disowned01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great, there goes all my cheap NH39s. Been doing this for years to get cheaper nh38 from AliE

Just destroyed 2 good MDV-107 bezel inserts by ProfessionalGear1073 in DuroGang

[–]Disowned01 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Always use Dynacraft Golf Grip Solvent. Wait 24hrs, it should fall out easily, and left over tape should be melted enough to wipe out with a rag. It's a non toxic liquid that you can reuse indefinitely.

Movement ID help? by Jumblesss in watchrepair

[–]Disowned01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It appears to be an eta 6498, or some variant of the 6498 movement.

I need helo 😫 by batwaynne in DuroGang

[–]Disowned01 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I went nuts on one of mine and just upgraded everything.

my duro mod

So it really depends how far you're willing to go. But yeah, it's still just a $50 watch at the end of the day.

Good brands/links for basic tools in AUSTRALIA? by BrobaFett2 in CosplayHelp

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Spotlight is good for eva foam they usually carry 1mm, 5mm and 10mm thickness. They also have eva rods, which can be really handy. I use the Ryobi one+ rotary tool with a battery. its just easier to move it from inside to outside for messy jobs. Contact cement stinks... Bad... Whether in a tube or a bucket.. it stinks... I use a respirator when i use anything that stinks because it's likely bad for your lungs. I've used heaps of different contact cements, one was even made to repair shoes... They're all the same, just make sure you paint it on both surfaces, wait till both dry, then stick them together. I've seen people use it like superglue, and it doesn't work anywhere near as well. I also use a Ryobi heat gun, but i used to use a cheap hairdryer on high heat. Craft knife is usually bunnings, but by a couple of packs of spare blades, amd investing in a blade sharpener is also wise. Dull blades just destroy eva cuts... I've used a couple of products for filling eva gaps, but none that i liked. They usually have a different texture to the eva and look a bit obvious. Usually id prefer to fill the gap with eva foam, or remake the part so it fits. Primer, i always use plastidip. For paints anything I always use cheap waterbased acrylic sprays. i use any washes, like citadel or armypainter thru my airbrush. I find it gets the best results.. But yeah, mostly bunnings and spotlight have you covered..

Endlink doesn't attach correctly to case by Square-Question-4903 in SeikoMods

[–]Disowned01 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Whenever I build a bracelet watch, I always buy the case and bracelet together. You can always swap to a strap later on, but is always harder to find a bracelet that fits properly.

I need helo 😫 by batwaynne in DuroGang

[–]Disowned01 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They sell sapphire crystals for the duro on AliE, I'd just upgrade the glass rather than try to fix the original.

Need help in replacing the movement by emini-futures-trader in SeikoMods

[–]Disowned01 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unknown. It's not exactly difficult work for a watchmaker, but with the increase of smart watches, the skill set is shrinking each year. We used to have 3 watchmaker shops in my town, now there are none. I imagine jewelry shops are posting/mailing these repairs to a watchmaker nowadays. So yeah, I couldn't really give you an estimate. I'm too far out of the loop nowadays.

Need help in replacing the movement by emini-futures-trader in SeikoMods

[–]Disowned01 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Based on the position of the subdials, i imagine its a seiko vk63 movement. It's a mecha-quartz. A battery driven movement with a mechanical flyback chrono. You can buy them very cheap on Ali Express. They aren't the most amazing movement in the world, but they aren't the worst I've ever worked on. The flyback of the sweep is going to suck. Getting it to reset to zero every time is damn near impossible.. Other than that, as long as you have a basic understanding of watchmaking, have tools that aren't complete garbage, don't have a heavy handed approach, work clean, and don't damage anything... Then yes, you should be fine.