thanks for the info. as far as building them for a first time armor make which would be better to work with. I might ask someone from the local garrison to help with it, but from what I can tell the closest local squad is a state away.
how big of a difference is there in the durability of the 2 materials? trying to decide on the type of armor to purchase the AP is ABS and the TE2 is HIPS which I was told is easier to work with. so I'm wondering about th durability issues. because I had read the HIPS was less durable