Heathen Viking

I used hot water on mine. I used a large stock pot and heated the water to near boiling. submerged one half of the belt and let it soften. I then set it over my ab plate and formed it to the curvature. I did the same procedure for the other half. Can't get more of an accurate bend than that.

What length did you make the barrel? From the body to the muzzle. I'm looking on different threads and cannot find and dimensions. Thanks.

Looks great. I'm 5'4" so it's great to see how my armor will fit once I complete the assembly. Hope to see more photos of the finished product.

You have a lot of trimming to do around the curved section of the back piece where the ears attach. What helped me a lot was following Pandatroopers ATA helmet tutorial. Take your time and be patient especially with the ears. Looks like you're off to a good start though. Looking good.

Congrats on your new armor. I'm in the process of assembling my ATA armor. It's been a process so far between reading all the threads on here, reading more threads, and then reading some more just to make sure I'm doing it right. Not to mention reading and researching some more when I second guess myself. I'm about 75% done with it so far. At first I trimmed most of the pieces with a cutting wheel and drum sanding bit on my Dremmel. Since then I've used the score and snap method, which is A LOT easier. Take it slow. I found it easy to get ahead of myself. PM me if you have any questions. Good Luck and enjoy.

Looking good. I'm in the process of trimming my armor and starting the assembly. I'm 5'4" so there will probably be a little more trimming than the average trooper.

Thanks a lot for posting this thread. I'm in the process of grinding down my ATA kit, so any and all tips I can gather will help with my assembly. It's going to be a challenge but the end result will be well worth it.

Hey Jason, Thanks for posting this. I'm just starting my ATA helmet and am also following Pandatroopers tutorial. Considering this the first helmet I've done I'm equally as nervous. One question I have is did you have trouble pulling the cap onto the face? I have a little more trimming to do on the cap but it seems that it's a little too wide. I'm sure once I get the contours of the tubes cut and sanded, it will fit a little more snug. I'll take any tips I can get. Thanks.