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So I've been making very slow but steady progress on closing up the arms and legs. All the seams are done and cover strips are being applied like so: So... None of this is strapped or padded and I'm sure it looks weird since it's all trying to fall down. But. I HAVE ARMOR ON! I need to get a belt soon, so while I wait for that I will keep fitting and strapping. Looks like I might get this done by June 1st after all.

I don't have notches on my piece, I would have to cut them myself. Looking at it, it bells out more on one edge, so I'm thinking that's the lower edge.

Hey, long time no post. Work and all that. How do you tell which way is up on the kidney piece? I've been really busy and I'm starting to get back to the armor.

No the straps are just white nylon webbing, on the threads I looked at there was no mention of what they used, so I went with the stuff that doesn't stretch. I'll change it if I have to, but we'll see how it works first.

Progress is slow as I work for my fathers solar company and there has been a bunch of work lately. I almost finished with the right shin, and the left needs the velcro and strips put on the back. The front is done on both. I did use a heat gun to close the gap in the back on both the shins. I'm going to use the heat gun to match up the front of the thighs. Snap plates are glued in and the 2 inch straps are made for the upper chest armor. I cut the straps 7 1/2 inches long with 2 inches on both sides, so it's 5 1/2 between the hard armor. I'm getting there, slowly...

So I have trimmed the front of the shins and glued a backing strip in at 7/8 of an inch. The problem is the back of the shins. This is how they want to sit, and I can pull them together just fine, but then I can't fit my feet in. I have size 12 feet, so I'm not able to slip in these things without this much of a gap in the back. Velcro seems like the way to go, but I think there is enough force from the shins that they would not stay closed. Would you heat up a part of the shin to relieve the pulling apart-ness? Also, how much do you trim off the bottom of the chest piece? This is where it is now. Should there be an indentation up by the top of the ab piece?

Cool. I will trim halfway or so and go from there.

Just so I get this right... I have measurements from Ata that say the cover/joining strips are: 5/8" - Arms, 7/8" legs, and 1" for the back of the shins. You cut the strips, then mark where you need to cut the halfs so that there is no flat armor showing,half of the strip on each side. Also, are there any joints that are not butted together and have a cover strip?

When I try to use the search bar for ATA tutorials, a page comes up that says "No results found for ATA." Am I doing it wrong? It will work for things like "Arms", but I would like to narrow it down a little. Thanks

I see what you guys are talking about, I will get around to ordering new decals sometime... Blah

Are you being serious?

Update! Mostly done on the bucket. I have some screens to put behind the teeth and I would like to black out the inside someday. Also... THE REST IS HERE!!!!! I will now spend days on end trimming. Who-ho!

The pics I found of the detail were all close enough that I could not tell, so I assumed that it was so you could read it. Only after looking at someones Hyperfirm did I see it was upside down. I was like,