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  2. NEED HELP: Right thigh ammo pack placement

    in Assembly, Mods, and Painting

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    Could somebody please help me?

     

    I'm putting the ammo pack on the right thigh and am having some troubles. A guy does a demo on Trooperbay and thought it'd be easy. I lined up the corner of the ammo pack on the outside of the thigh along the ridge nicely. I then went to line up the inside edge and it lines up OK.... but when you stand back the ammo pack seems crooked and hangs too low.

     

    When I go back and watch the video, the guy drills the hole for the inside edge up higher on the thigh above the lip/ridge. Is this correct? I'm building an AP kit if that makes a difference.

     

    I was looking at some reference builds and some guys seem to anchor the corners on the ridges (where it seems logical to put them) but then tilt the front up so it doesn't hang too low.

     

    What should I do?!

  5. Ammo belt questions

    in Hard Armor (General Discussion)

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    thank you for the links. I saw the one with the belt. Still doesn't explicitly say if I'm to permanently attach it to the abs or not. Looks like an alignment guide but wonder if it should per permanetly rivited in place. Also wondering still about how much of the corners to cut off. That's not listed anywhere that I can find.

  6. Ammo belt questions

    in Hard Armor (General Discussion)

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    Hi guys,

     

    Getting closer to finishing up my build. I don't want to screw things up so I want to get the small details nailed before cutting. What angle are the corners of the plastic ammo belt cut at? I think 45 degrees right? And what distance from the end are they cut at? Does that make sense? If you were to take it uncut, how far back from the corner do you mark the cut point?

     

    Another question.... is the ammo belt permanently attached to the torso or do you just put it on each time?

     

    And another! ;) How do you close the backs of the packs that hang from the belt? Some guys make it look like they're almost a box and very pretty but I have no idea how they do that. The best I'd be able to do is to cut a rectangle and glue it to the back.

     

    Then there's the thermal detonator. I have the pieces glued to the painted tube but how do you attach the money clips to the tube so it clips to the belt nicely? What positiong should the long white piece with "buttons" be when looking at it from the back? The few pics I've seen seem like the white piece is pointed upwards so the grey tube is more prominent. What's the best way to have it attached?

     

    Help a bro out!

     

    Matt

  11. HOW TO: trim the back of thighs

    in Assembly, Mods, and Painting

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    Hey Guys,

     

    Is there any special way that you're suppossed to trim the back of your TK thighs so they fit better? I haven't begun to glue mine yet and just have them taped. I have them pulled up as high as they'll go and they still pinch at the back of the knee if I take the slightest step. I haven't been able to find anything about trimming the back of the thighs yet and want to make sure I don't do something that would be considered inaccurate. Any photo references, tutorials or just advice would be greatly appreciated.

     

    Thanks!

  15. Helmet Help (paint)

    in Tutorials, Tips and HOWTOs

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    I was wondering about painting the inside of helmets. Does it show through to the outside at all? I have the AP kit. Does it make your eyes harder to see through the lens? Would a layer of paint compromise future gluing in of fans etc? Ie would the paint be a weaker bond point compared to gluing directly to the plastic?

  22. REQUEST FOR: Lens installation

    in Tutorials, Tips and HOWTOs

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    Hi guys,

     

    I have an AP kit and want to install the lenses in my helmet. I've seen this video: http://trooperbay.com/videos-2-2-2/ which I thought I'd follow. When I look at my lens material though it's different. It's too short to stretch from one set of screws to another. It also has sticky material on the ends of the film so I"m guessing I'm suppossed to basically treat it like a sticker and just lay it in there.

     

    Both methods leave me a bit confused about how to really get the lens to lie flat against the eye holes. I've also seen people who've cut out eye shaped lenses and then glue them in. Any advice?

     

    Matt

  23. AP sniper plate help PLEASE!

    in Build Threads Requireing Maintenance

    Posted

    At this stage I'm not as concerned about Centurion level but who knows what I'll think in the future. My problem with doing shims though is that the legs fit just fine with the overlap method and I feel I'd essentially be ruining the fit and the basic shins in general for the sake of authenticity. What if I do the overlap method and then put a cover strip over that? Would that satisfy the authenticity requirements?

  24. AP sniper plate help PLEASE!

    in Build Threads Requireing Maintenance

    Posted

    Thanks for the input guys!

     

    So a few things.... the top pics look OK. Can I really force the inside malalignment to go flush? Will the glue hold? What kind of heat source would I need to use to "melt it" into place? Sounds like a massive mistake in the making in my clumsy hands.

     

    I've got chicken thin legs and arms (ladies! Ladies!... one at a time please!) so the overlap method works well for me. I think it also looks cleaner and is a lot less work than cutting and glueing strips if it's not really necessary. But you say it'll make the plate fit better? How so? And how should I do these strips? Cut down the shins and butt the sides together and glue strips below and above so they line up over the seam?.... or just glue a strip ontop of the overlap?

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