Narc

I am back... Finally got time and another work shop. I am going to try to keep the momentum this time... I have been looking but can't find if anyone has a safe way to remove glue from ABS. I had to pull Velcro and cover strips, I mixed up my placement of both because I mixed up my right and left shin... Any suggestions?

So... I read your post regarding the distinct left and right pair... It did not sink in, I couldn't see it... UNTIL tonight... When I was fitting\sizing my thighs. I put on my FINISHED shins and noticed they looked really wierd... They kept twisting the wrong way... I built them on the wrong side... I can't just swap because I velcroed and had the opening to the inside, well now when you swap legs, the velcro is visable... Thankfully I used E6000... All of the velcro and cover strips are ripped off again (well the back anyway)... REDO... $H!T!!!

How did you deal with the return edge on the shins at the top. I did butt and cover strip (on RTMod) too. Because Rob casts them for overlap, when I butt them together I end up with an ugly gap... Did you run into the same problem?

Some of us can't get on the 501st main board...

Trooperbay --------- I haven't used it yet... It's on the way with more cool stuff from trooperbay!

I used your "if you need a 16mm cover strip, mark your piece with an 8mm scrap piece" Eric!!! Very cool

Right shin 95% done, left 80, right forearm glued and clamped, 80%,left forearm and both biceps marked ready for trimming. Coming along slowly but Surely . Don't call me Shirley though

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!! So you don't velcro your shin\calves? How you get them on?

The truly OCD call it CDO, alphabetically as it should be... I am and I am aiming Centurion for my first!!!

So I take it from this that Velcro on forearms is right out? And centurion doesn't REQUIRE 15mm? I have not seen if there is a specific must have for cent. I know 15 is screen accurate (which I would like) but my big mits make it hard. If I tinker to around 18mm is is a little better. I can get in with my nomex gloves then take them off and cringe to get my hand back out. There is no way I can get the centurion rubber glove with latex cover in there apart from forearm on and fishing the glove up from the outside but I guess that's really the only way with that big chink of latex on there... I will try 20 then drop down to 18 (all of the big on the back a you suggested, thank you [again, you are relatively certain if I resort to this I can still get Centurion?]) and definitely try the hot water trick . THANKS! Doing my first ever CON (Toronto FanExpo) this weekend, handling/helping. Giddy as a school girl about all of this

Hey, not sure if people are going to see this in my thread but here goes... I am trying to go straight to centurion. I am closing up my fore arms. If I close them up to have a 15mm cover strip, even with the wrist end return edge gone (RTMod suit, quite a bit of return edge) I can't get my hand in or out without shaving skin... Question: For Centurion can I rectify this by: NEATLY velcroing the "hidden\lower (facing the ground when aiming)" edge with the seam facing in OR having a little more overlap with, say a 20mm cover strip rather than the movie accurate 15mm??? I have been scanning centurion forums\tutorials and I can't find out which, if any is better and if neither will be approved, how do I remove my hands to get my forearm armour on ? BTW... It took EVERYTHING in me to cut the return edge off... Still nervous cutting... This pic is just showing cutting the return edge, not sized for 15-20mm cover... That is WAY more than 20mm...

ME TOO!!!

I am in the process of trying to accommodate my "extra midriff girth" on an RT. Did you ever find the time to get a thread on here demystifying your magic method? I have been looking around but haven't seen much better methods to shim the sides.

Sorry for UNBELIEVABLY late reply... As far as I can see, and have shown\confirmed with others, Rob's RTMod is a go for Centurian. If he had issues before, they are fixed. 3 screws per ear piece, green tint. IT IS BEAUTIFUL!!! Can post pics if required.

Fitting has FINALLY begun!!! NOW to keep the momentum going!!!

Hey... Do any of you have a trick for finding.... TIME TO BUILD YOUR SUIT!!!??? DANG!!!! I cannot free up any time to build my suit!!! IT IS MAKING ME CRAZY!!! I am still collecting things so when I do get time I should have no excuses... Stay tuned...

Still not 100% sure on the centurion but I think expert is on the horizon!

Got my RT-Mod suit in a box! Gloves with Flex ordered from Karin Boots from TK on the way when I get from the wait list to ship. Going with Doopy Pipe kit. Have to get out to get the other support goodies, E6000, straps, snaps, etc... More updates to follow as I get to fitting and gluing. I have been trolling the forums, soaking it all in. Many questions to follow! I see references to AP and FX suits. I don't see much Rob's RT-Mod suit. Does anyone know if it is possible to go Expert or even Centurian easily with the RT-Mod suit? The bucket is AMAZING!! Mike