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Figured as much Mathias...thanks....

Just wondering...I have a Hyperfirm E-11, Blaster fits fine and snug. It's kind of difficult removing the blaster and putting it back in when I'm armored up, then snapping it tight. Come to think of it I've never seen screenshots of TKs holstering their blaster...so maybe it's meant to be that way? Is there an easier way to do when you're out trooping? Thanks! (Oh, and just realized I started two separate questions on this forum the same exact way...DOH!)

Thanks all!

Do you just tie it down? Or glue with e6000?

I've noticed after wearing my armor and moving around, striking poses, etc. that some of the paint at the ab plate rubs off onto my inner forearms...I used testors. I mean, it's a quick fix (goo gone), just wondering if anyone else had the same experience.

Gotcha. Just thought I saw one in one of the ref pics

Were the holsters reversed on some of the TKs...? Still on the left, but flipped around for a right handed person like you see with gunfighters in westerns?

Hello to a fellow Kev! Yes you can see the mold lines in the armor which is typically where the joins are gonna be. What I did was trace those mold lines with pencil and follow them when cutting.

Thanks all!

What size rivets is good? And type? Thanks all

Whats the best way to install? And is it a female snap in the front and two male snaps in the butt ? Again thanks for the replies in advance. Everyone has been great help !

Mines Ap. thanks for the replies

Moving along on my build... How much do you trim off the bottom of the sniper plate...all of the edge?

Thanks guys!

Is it better to reinforce the backs? I've noticed the ABS is a little thin where the mike tips go and I saw where Panda had done that with some putty...Just wondering if it makes a big difference?

Love this thread! Not because I have TM armor (AP), but for the detailed pics! Great reference! Thanks and great work!

Question: how do you butt join with e6000? So far I've had some difficulty...I tried joining half of my cover strip to half of my forearm and then joining them. Let cure for 24 hours but the parts just pried apart after I unclamped...my method worked for biceps but shins and forearms have slowed my progress...

Isn't that one of the glues?????

The can I have came with a cotton ball on a stick. Of course I can see myself saturating the armor using that.. What's the best method for the parts? Thanks!

I want to add the inner joining strips for stability... Does it matter what thickness ABS strip you use? In other words, should it be the same thickness as the cover strip? The reason I ask is I have a ton of left over plastic from trimming... Lots of it is thin though.

Thanks! Yeah I've contacted TK boots but will have to wait... Was looking for another boot. Sorry

OK, test fitting my shins last night....is one bigger than the other? My right shin fit fine and even had an overlap in the back. I'll be using the butt join cover strip method and using the 20 mm cover strip. Had plenty of overlap in the back for a likely 25 mm coverstrip I believe. Now my left one is peculiar. There's some overlap on the bottom of the shin but as it goes up it BARELY closes and butts together. There's been no trim on either shin in the back yet so I still have full edges. Also, the left one really cuts into the top inside of my lower leg. Maybe some trimming of the return edge will help. As for boots: Is there any other good source on the web for Chelsea boots similar to the ones used on screen? ------------ If I get the chance I'll post some pics of my shin problem.

Hey Peter, I just didn't have the Dremel when I started the scoring and snapping...lol

Well, I kicked it off good on Friday night, spent a little time on it Saturday and got a good day of work in on Sunday (wife was out of town...) As most of you know with an AP kit, there's lots of trimming so that's basically what this weekend was about. Trimming the main body parts and sanding. - First, that box of plastic parts looks really intimidating when you first start. You're thinking "man, what the heck have I gotten myself into?!!" Just take it one piece at a time. THERE IS a light at the end of the tunnel and I can see it now thanks to this weekend of getting the basic trimming out of the way. Score, snap, repeat. Trim the hard parts with Lexan scissors (which, thankfully, came in the mail on Friday or I probably wouldn't have gotten any of this done). - I will also say that the biceps was probably the HARDEST part to get cut from the mold. Just really difficult! - At some point the plastic will bite you. I have a couple of small cuts on my right hand right now. My advice, that I didn't follow, wear gloves. Oh, and armor bites. You will get them during test fittings. - That exacto knife is great, but GO SLOW. I started getting cocky after awhile and tried to trim my chest plate late on Friday night and it slipped, creating about a one and a half inch mark on the front of the plate.....*@**$&*#*$# (that's me swearing by the way). I took some fine grain sandpaper to it and it's not nearly noticeable as I thought I would be. I still may try and get a replacement part from AP, though. LESSON LEARNED. Heed the warnings of the people who've done this before. - I know now why people love the Dremel so. At first I had not decided whether or not to use one, but I picked up the variable speed option at Wal-Mart. OH WHAT A TOOL! Sunday, I sat out back of the house and sanded and sanded and sanded. And believe it or not it's actually quite relaxing! The cool thing is once you start sanding all the edges and getting everything trimmed just right, you really start to see the armor taking shape. But like the exacto, be careful! A rotating sander can RUIN your armor quick. Thankfully, I had already learned my lesson with the exacto. - I had saw where the ABS dust when sanding was bad for inhalation, but I didn't think that much about it on Saturday afternoon when I took a piece just to Dremel for a few minutes and practice. BAD IDEA! I only sanded for about two or three minutes and my throat felt like I had some bad sinus drainage going on. WEAR A FILTER. - Oh, and use the boards! See what others have done! Because someone has usually run into the same problems you're having. Just some randomness that hopefully some of my fellow newbs will be able to use!

Yes Charles Thanks. That's exactly what I saw illustrated in Stuka's AP thread on flickr.