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Congratulations Joe, been an awesome thread to watch

Belt now has Ab snaps to hold it in place Boot elastic dye ordered Awaiting contact in respect of helmet voice kit Armour adjustments made to better fit thighs with butt. Shouldnt be long for clearance hopefully

Looks great!

Thank you Jenny you are most kind Good luck with your build

Thanks for the tips guys, I will check out that Dye Paul

I found the dye for the boots did whiten the elastic to an extent but obviously leather dye is not intended for fabric especially elastic I am assuming it would be difficult to find something that will stay on elastic, whats your tip for whitening it further?

Saggy elbows lol, will look into alternatives for the upper body, thanks

Finish pics It appears my left drop box decided to wander lol

Thanks for these. Hopefully by further trimming the shin bottoms and hiking the ab to near castration position I can overcome the problem, but if not I also know that I can shave some of the thigh backing off without puttin gmy clearance at risk.

You see how things get confusing then, I do really appreciate your input, puts my mind back in the fun zone. I think tonight though I have had enough and am going to drink and play some guitar hero, its been a busy week. Cheers again Mathias for all your comments

Well apparently someone posted on my Garrison thread that if I trim behind the knee on the thigh I wont get cleared so I will have to work either the tops of the thighs, or hope that any torso mods help I have already trimmed behind the knee on the shin so I may have trouble with clearance already then I will just sell up as there will be no point living the dream to make a difference to others.

I have added a snap to raise the chest/ab I will test fit that tomorrow and see what play there is in respect of raising the cod then I can work out how much I can trim off the butt/kidney to close the play, I think If I can get an inch and a half it will free up the thigh. I still think I need to cut out the rear of the thigh as this clashes with the rear of the knee and totally restricts movement and climbing even the smallest step.

The torso feels ok no problems, I have just added a snap to the abdomen/chest elastic to raise it a little higher so will re test tomorrow to see how that looks. The thighs catch the back of the shin tops when worn on their own so I may have to cut a gap behind as you previously suggested so they dont collide, as this also makes stairs and steps difficult Maybe I need to take something off the top of the butt or kidney to raise the butt piece?

Thigh trouble I have posted on my local Garrison forum but many hands and all that. I need some thigh advice as I really do think I need to trim then as I am a short a very impolite person. Piccies: I dont fear the cut as using the compass method I find I can keep whatever the shape is, but what do you think, do I have to? Where is best? etc etc Any advice would be great, thanks all Alan

thanks for that

Well first go at using the ABS paste goo stuff, does get around lol Whats the best way of rebuffing ABS to a shine after sanding it down, is it worth clear laquering it or just gloss white humbrol? Thanks

Thanks Mathias

Hi Acima, I am making a pot of this goo to fill a couple of rivet holes in a sniper plate. Is there any particular technique to using this stuff in order to help it set, or is it a case of filling the hole, waiting for it to harden and then sanding. Also, as it is made with Acetone I assume splattering all over is not a good idea as it would melt the ABS. Any help on this would be great. Alan

Drilled the rivets and remounted the sniper plate flush with the finishing strip and glue is setting. Will have to decide if I will re-attach ends with rivets or fill holes with something and glue!! Thanks again for all the advice guys. Alan

awesome thanks

Thanks for that. I really dont want to do anything to the thighs so will start with the shin bottoms and re-test. When you say "downward curve" would this mean a 'U' shape Thanks again

Need advice on thigh and shin fitting Had a test fit with thighs and shins today, results as follows Shins do not yet have strips/velcro on the rear but this test was for the length etc The parts have been assembled without any trimming to the lengths. As I am only 5ft 5 (thereabouts) the standard sizes allow little movement and are overlapping and touching just whilst standing. What would be the best approach to sizing these to a better fit? Thanks

Few updates. Bought some black Chelsea boots and dyed them Attached ammo belt to thigh and Sniper plate to shin Sniper plate was a slave Leia and didnt line up so had to rivet it to be sure it would stay. so no Expert badge lol

That is awesome lol my nephews would love that!!