# Michigan, reporting in! **URL:** \ **Category:** New Recruits, Sit Rep!\ **Created:** [February 1, 2022, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/t/michigan-reporting-in/956 "2022-02-01T19:59:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SteelBrigadier](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/user_avatar/forum.thefinestcc.com/steelbrigadier/32/2247_2.png) [@SteelBrigadier](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/u/SteelBrigadier)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/t/michigan-reporting-in/956/1 "2022-02-01T19:59:50Z")
A few years back I met some 5th guys at GR Comic Con, got some 5th patches. Had them displayed on my wall for a while. At the time, I was more focused on the 12" Joe from the 60’s and 70’s, and Action Man from the UK. But, like everything in my life, my hobby made a circle. ARAH is now the focus of my Joe hobby. Not too long ago, I realized I could cosplay Joe, then remembered the 5th. Searching them out led me here. Hope to put together a Steel Brigade (V1) costume together in the next couple years, and follow that up with a Viper (V28) later on. ---
**Author:** ![RyanB](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/user_avatar/forum.thefinestcc.com/ryanb/32/1252_2.png) [@RyanB](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/u/RyanB)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 10:13pm UTC](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/t/michigan-reporting-in/956/2 "2022-02-01T22:13:23Z")
It’s very possible I was there! GRCC was a pretty awesome show for us. It’s pretty cool to hear about someone who saw us there. ---
**Author:** ![Raynstroyk\_Czar](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/user_avatar/forum.thefinestcc.com/raynstroyk_czar/32/2294_2.png) [@Raynstroyk\_Czar](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/u/Raynstroyk_Czar)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 10:27pm UTC](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/t/michigan-reporting-in/956/3 "2022-02-01T22:27:24Z")
I do the v28 Viper. I like the tactical look of them. The only thing I can’t figure out are the bracers. Always a WIP with those things. ![20200905_111310](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/uploads/default/original/2X/f/f0bb1120032caa74f178f9acf1533fd130574628.jpeg) I followed the Field Manual on most of it, as a guideline. > **[e6ce19\_746a2d9268e04bbabf1fd2dc1cef0c0d.pdf](https://www.thefinestcc.com/_files/ugd/e6ce19_746a2d9268e04bbabf1fd2dc1cef0c0d.pdf)** > > 1850.03 KB ---
**Author:** ![SteelBrigadier](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/user_avatar/forum.thefinestcc.com/steelbrigadier/32/2247_2.png) [@SteelBrigadier](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/u/SteelBrigadier)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 11:18pm UTC](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/t/michigan-reporting-in/956/4 "2022-02-01T23:18:55Z")
They almost look to me like padded extensions of the gloves, rather than a separate gauntler/bracer. Perhaps having a function similar to dog handling/falconer’s glove? ---
**Author:** ![Raynstroyk\_Czar](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/user_avatar/forum.thefinestcc.com/raynstroyk_czar/32/2294_2.png) [@Raynstroyk\_Czar](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/u/Raynstroyk_Czar)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 11:50pm UTC](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/t/michigan-reporting-in/956/5 "2022-02-01T23:50:24Z")
I built these out of foam and weather stripping, but they are stiff and uncomfortable. I’m in the process of painting martial arts forearm protectors. ![1214161616b](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/uploads/default/original/2X/0/084ff788e366c7f27921894f5919dbc240755ebb.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![MainFrame](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/user_avatar/forum.thefinestcc.com/mainframe/32/1470_2.png) [@MainFrame](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/u/MainFrame)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 12:20am UTC](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/t/michigan-reporting-in/956/6 "2022-02-02T00:20:13Z")
Kinda what i was thinking…kendo arm pads… ---
**Author:** ![Kev011](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/user_avatar/forum.thefinestcc.com/kev011/32/923_2.png) [@Kev011](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/u/Kev011)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/t/michigan-reporting-in/956/7 "2022-02-02T19:28:33Z")
![image](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/uploads/default/original/2X/7/77fc8d1a320d6936a21c0db54cb0086456ea1603.jpeg) ![image](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/uploads/default/original/2X/d/dc1aac551bd28ef2b46eb89622a33c89ac61ead2.jpeg) I did post up a test file for the basic layout for v28 and on arm guards: > [@Viper v28 Arm Guards (TEST FILE)](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/t/viper-v28-arm-guards-test-file/836): > > Attaching a link to the file I made for my Arm Guards for the Viper. [DOWNLOAD HERE](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1M7OS8lNhurZbiJIEeC7GjQ-tKyz6Q_ZC/view?usp=sharing) ---
**Author:** ![Raynstroyk\_Czar](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/user_avatar/forum.thefinestcc.com/raynstroyk_czar/32/2294_2.png) [@Raynstroyk\_Czar](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/u/Raynstroyk_Czar)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/t/michigan-reporting-in/956/8 "2022-02-02T19:37:30Z")
I don’t have the skill set, LOL.