Potty Meister

I've read that the ATA kit does not come with drop box backs. I will probably get these from Kevin as well. Thanks!

Toothpicks work great. I even dipped it in some paint thinner to make it a little easier. Just be careful

is it just a 2" pipe?

Looks good so far! What armor kit is this? Mine is coming this week. You give me hope

I love my ATA lid. Looks great. A little patience with the dremel on the ears goes a long way. And +1 for this tutorial. It helped me out a TON! http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/14806-how-to-assembling-ata-abs-helmet-1/

My armor is coming soon, yay! I plan on using this method http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/293-howto-garter-for-thighs/

looks pretty sick to me!

I can't speak from experience (my ata kit will be shipped next week, yay) but I've read that you can put a small strip of foam padding along the back of the thigh piece to help keep the front closer to your leg and behind the sniper plate. It may or may not work for you, but it sounded like a good idea to me.

I also used this thread to help with my build. Some of the build is a little nerve racking (at least it was for me) but you'll get through it. Just take your time and make it awesome!

I was thinking about using webbing for the back pieces and for connecting the ab piece to the back and elastic for everything else. Sounds like using elastic everywhere is the better way to go...am I wrong?

very nice

I've been on the waiting list for ATA armor since the first week in June, so I've had ample time to make me some nylon snap plates. I just used a soldering iron to poke a hole through the nylon before putting the snap in it. The general consensus I got from the experience of others, is that nylon snap plates are just easier to fit to the curves of the armor.

You can pad the inside however you need to in order to make it fit right. It's the outside that counts. ATA is a great looking lid

thx sir!

+1

much better dude!

looking good man. still need to get some electronic stuff for mine. don't worry about any of the little imperfections. the wow factor from anyone seeing this will be way beyond what imperfections may or may not be noticed.

My laughter could no longer be contained after seeing the back plate

Scope rail attached (I hope permanently...) I'm really happy with the way this turned out. pic of the screw I used before it gets painted black. I drilled a hole into the rear site, filled it with glue, then put the screw in. the glue I used to help hold the front part of the scope rail down mmmm pretty in darman's holster.....and there's my lid

I got one from darman. looks freakin sweet!

Looks like the teeth need a bit more paint coverage on the tops and bottoms. Other than that, looks great!

Okey doke. Made some progress on the ol' blaster today. I got the bolts at the front installed after some careful dremel work. They fit pretty well! I think I managed to salvage the scope and hengstler assembly. Time will tell. I drilled holes that were barely bigger than the screws I was using, put some glue in them, then put the screws in. The screws I used weren't very long. They probably just barely make it into the main part of the scope itself. Then I pulled out the paint and that's when I started getting giddy After priming everything, I put down a coat of hammered black, which has a glossy finish. After it dried, I sprayed a matte clear coat over it. Thanks Carlos (aka Solcar23) for your build thread. I've been referencing it a lot. Waiting for first coat to dry... very glossy indeed after the clear coat the paint I used The only thing I have left is to make a spring and attach the scope rail to the pipe. I will use a screw and some glue on the back. How is the front of the rail best secured? I'm thinking I'll just throw some glue on it. Any other recommendations? Also, what does the spring in the pipe attach to? Is it glued to back piece?? Just want to make sure it stays put.

I love "YouCantBe Sidious" LOL I thought of the joker saying, "Why so sidious," when I saw that. Mine has origins going all the way back to childhood days. I had a friend who called me Jay the potty meister. No idea where he came up with that, but it stuck. He was pretty weird haha, but now he's a golf pro and kicks my butt.

Got the primer on. Sorry it's not a better pic. It was still wet.

I used the glue I have in my first post, the epoxy cement. That stuff is rock solid. It looks like any sort of two part epoxy works great with these things. I haven't gotten back to trying to put the scope rail assembly together again. I kind of like Dday's idea of drilling bigger holes and putting some glue in before screwing it in. I'm just a little nervous now about making more mistakes...this is one of the things I haven't really been able to find on the boards. How are people generally putting together the scope rail assembly? Looks like it's just screwed together to me, but I haven't seen and detailed photos or instructions on it. Maybe, I'm not looking hard enough???