So after some planning yesterday, started trimming, and some snarky mental commentary while doing so.
Today I finished rough trimming everything today (woot!),
take a look and tell me what you think
I wasn't very clean on the joins of the legs and arms, because I think it'll probably all get cut off anyway
And I'm going to need to sand either on the weekend or a day I come home relatively early.
[original thought process]
III. Assemble Armor
A. order of attack
1. corset
2. torso
3. legs
4. arms
B. Trim armor
C. Fit pieces
D. glue/attachments
[New plan of attack]
III. Assemble Armor
A. Rough trim pieces
B. Corset [torso has to fit over this, so this is core of build]
C. Torso [possible put off until after legs?]
D. Legs [so if I goof up while learning, it's not front and center]
E. Arms [need to figure out attachment]
Images:
1. Corset
2. Torso
3. Legs
4. Arms
5. Others
but I have 2 new problems!
1 is a lady body problem, the other is a
2 is a living somewhat alone problem
So to squick all the boys in the room, my period just started! Why does this matter? Like many ladies, I bloat/swell on my cycle... that means places that have lots of fatty tissue (tummy, chest, butt), and places where there are lots of capillaries but very few lymphatic veins (hands, feet, face) are bigger than usual. That means I'm veeeery loath to try to fit the corset pieces, since it might not fit right later.
I'm also going to use that as the excuse for why it looks like the butt piece doesn't need trimming. Not because I have a big butt. Nope nope blame the menstrual cycle.
Also, when I tried to fit the corset piece on, I couldn't figure out how to tape it so I could mark and see it. Living alone problems....
So anyhow, my landroomie will be back on the weekend, and hopefully by then the bloating will have gone down enough that I will be able to ask her to help me fit the corset pieces.
In the meantime, I think I'll tackle none swelled areas, such as shoulders, biceps, and the backplate with detonater.
YES! I made a post about periods in this forum!