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Well done J T ! Just saw you're facebook post and thought I'd pop over here and have a look! Congrats brother! Marc

It's probably best to matey! Marc

Looking good! You may however want to sand down some of the return edge off the chest and back plates. They should taper. Also I can't see from the shots, so it might just be the angle, but the bells could come in closer to the ribbed shoulder strips. Hope this helps Marc

I went for 50mm belt, which has less of a tenancy to dig into your waist. And 50mm straps to hold the inside of the thighs up. Make sense? Regards Marc

It's pretty easy to make one without the expense. I went for 50mm as I wanted to avoid it cutting in. Some use 75mm straps to hold up the thighs. I stuck with 50mm Marc

I'd go with a garter system independent from the torso. A belt with either elastic or webbing attached to the thighs. As for the the tops of the thighs, I'd wait until a complete suit up before cutting anymore Marc

Cheers brother. Marc

Pretty much done. Just waiting for the cogs to arrive and sort out the nameplate Marc

Ok, so the TK is all done. Time to move onto the trunk. Thanks to Kev, for letting me know about this 145 litre storage trunk. A bargain at £16! As most, I wanted to customise it and improve upon the boring black. I've heard a lot of stories about paint not quite bonding to the plastic and chipping. So, I decided that paint would not be best for me. I have gone with self adhesive PVC. Not sure if anyone else has used this method before. Anyway, I am starting with the lid I placed the PVC over the top, then with the help of a hairdryer, began forming the softened PVC around the detail. A soft cloth helps to get those bubbles out. There were still some bubbles which came back, but I will attend to them once the detail is trimmed out. Once I was happy enough with the fitting I began to trim. Here's where I'm upto. I'm really happy with how its going, and any imperfections can be dealt with once fully trimmed. Marc

Maybe try searching for compression wear. I got mine for less than £25, sorry don't know what that is in USD but you don't have to spend a fortune on them. Marc

Hahahahaha! Marc

Definitely looks like you're missing the knee ammo belt. Marc

2mm mate Marc

Nice! I'll try to measure the screw heads tomorrow and let you know

If not, let me know and I'll see what I've got left [emoji6] Marc

Maybe 2-3mm head? Marc

Deffo looking like slot head screws mate. Marc

Yeah I had that issue too. Then decided to go for pva glue Marc

Are they not slot head? T Jay or brian would be the ones to ask if reckon Marc

Nooooooo! Marc

Lovely work! Marc

Good luck ! Marc

Welcome to the ranks! Marc

^ This ^ Marc

Nice work brother! Marc