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TK Keith

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  1. TK Keith
    Did you have any trouble with it leaking out from under the strips and then staining your armor?
  2. TK Keith
    Ok, thanks! I think I will test it to see what happens, and if the belt sags I will try to give it some support.
  3. TK Keith
    Has anyone had the E6000 melt their armor? If so, any details would be nice (how long it took to melt, what happened, etc.)
  4. TK Keith
    Has anyone had the E6000 melt their armor? If so, any details would be nice (how long it took to melt, what happened, etc.)
  5. TK Keith
    Does anyone add a snap between the belt and ab on the side to help keep the belt from sagging under the weight of the holster? I currently have 2 snaps connecting the belt to the ab center-right and center-left, but was wondering if I should add a third on the left side somewhere.
  6. TK Keith
    I ended up using 3 rivets to arrach the plastic ammo be;t to the canvas one to keep those pieces laying nice and flat together. Then I used two snaps to connect it to the ab. On my first try the belt was a little below the box on the ab with the five buttons, so I used pliers to carefully take the snaps out of the belt and placed them 1/4 inch higher. Much better!
  7. TK Keith
    I really like using E6000 except for the long cure period. I've had a few instances where I needed to remove a cover strip or black elastic, which the E6000 allows.
  8. TK Keith
    Cool idea! I like to wear my 501st cap when I'm out and about, but having a beret could be a lot of fun too. My students would get a kick out of it.
  9. TK Keith
    I recently had a similar problem with my ATA detonator and metal clips. The white button plate on the detonator would have been pointing too far up. I ended up trimming a bit off the end of the metal clips so that the white button plate would be able to face more outwards.
  10. TK Keith
    I also like the look of the "clean" E11, but I think that the troopers who are striving for a high level of accuracy should be more uniform in their appearance so I support the extra blaster requirements for EIB.
  11. TK Keith
    I agree-- the weathering looks awesome and realistic!
  12. TK Keith
    I used paint from trooperbay- they sell a pack of four different colors. The paint went on easily and looks great!
  13. TK Keith
    Ok, thanks for the advice! I think I am going to try avoiding the snap plates. i'll just go slow and measure everything carefully!
  14. TK Keith
    Wow- great job!!! That's definitely beyond my skill level.
  15. TK Keith
    Great question! I have read a ton of the EU books but never really thought about the style armor the stormtroopers wore.
  16. TK Keith
    I have an ATA helmet and use a mic on informal troops. I am thinking about adding fans, but dont know about putting them by my mouth or ears. Has anyone experimented with these two placements?
  17. TK Keith
    That's a good idea. I will have to try that out when I get my fans!
  18. TK Keith
    Wow, detailed list! I ended up going through at least 3 things of E6000 on my ATA build, so I suggest you stock up on that!
  19. TK Keith
    My head is a bit larger, but I like your work. Nice job!
  20. TK Keith
    I like the idea of screw posts. What size did you use?
  21. TK Keith
    Sadly my local hardware store has a limited variety of rivets- mainly 1/8 inch (3mm) and 3/16 inch (5mm). Would a chicago screw be better than an incorrect rivet size?
  22. TK Keith
    Thanks- I will take these notes with me to Home Depot today!
  23. TK Keith
    I notice bobojuice attached his snaps directly through the ab armor without using a snap plate. I am a bit nervous about drilling through my armor, although I know it will be covered by the belt. Has anyone had success using snap plates and gluing those onto the ab? Any problems with that approach?
  24. TK Keith
    Do people suggest putting the snap directly through the armor, or making a snap plate and gluing that on?
  25. TK Keith
    I am going for EIB, so any rivet advice would be cool. I am going to glue my sniper knee plate as suggested in other threads, but want to know if they look for a specific rivet size on the thigh ammo box for EIB?
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