Holnave (evan_loh)

My armour is made out of PVC and not ABS though I'll just have to look for ABS. Will have to check if hardware/DIY shops sell any ABS scraps

Thanks Glen. I don't have any ABS scraps with me but I have some PVC scraps at the moment. I assume they would have the same effect under acetone?

I have trimmed the cover strips on the thighs and trimmed the kidney and ab plate so they don't overlap as badly as it did before. I have not yet worked on the rivet alignments and do plan to soon as I haven't had the time to make my own PVC/ABS paste yet. (Would it work if I got white plaster or a similar sort?) I hope my changes have made a positive difference

Hello, I am 5 feet 8 inches I weigh 75 kg Holster is made out of leather and ordered from RS. The shoulder straps are present. Are you referring to these? I was told to trim behind the knees both on the shin and the thighs so it'd be more comfortable when walking/trooping. I never knew that it was not advised to trim past the ridge area. Do you have any advice on how to rectify the problem? At the moment I'm working on trimming the kidney plate so it won't overlap too much. Problem is that the belt I received was too short and to wrap it round my waist it needed to be quite tight thus causing the kidney plate to overlap the ab plate. But I can rectify that by trimming it slightly.

That can be something I can look into. Thanks for the suggestion! I'll try and find some ABS paste in the local store or Amazon

No offense taken. Always happy to take feedback and learn from it. You may have realized by now that I'm not really good at DIY and measurements and you probably won't be surprised to hear that this is in fact my first DIY project. (I know I should've tried on something less expensive right?) Nonetheless I do remember trying to match and align them but I do regret not taking greater effort to make sure they are really aligned. I will have to be a lot more careful the next time I build a new set and learn that not taking proper and accurate measurements can lead to drastic effects.

I couldn't get them evenly spaced as when the armour came to me the ab plate already had holes drilled in them by RS. Not on the kidney plate though. Which is why I replicated the rivet spacing. Actualy since you mentioned that they were unaligned it's been bugging me ever since! Wish I had taken a closer look when I drilled the holes on the kidney plate. Too bad I can't do anything about it, other than buying a new set D:

Hey, Yeah I don't think can make the faceplate any closer to the brow unless i disassemble the whole helmet, break the rivets and attach new ones. But I don't want to risk widening the punched holes by accident or punching a new one real close to the old rivet holes. Is this a big issue for getting into EIB? :S

Thanks for the feedback Morten The cover strips on my thigh look long as it covers the top edge of the outer half of the right thigh. I can trim a little on the left thigh though And also my rivet are a little unaligned. Hope it doesn't affect my entry too much I will get on to trimming the right side of my kidney plate then

Armor = RS Props Helmet = RS Props Blaster = RS Props Holster = Supplied by RS Probs Height = 5 feet 7.8 inches Weight 74 kilograms I have contacted RS regarding who made the holster and they have yet to get back to me. Armor Photos Full Body Front Full Body Back Full Right Full Left Right Side Detail Left Side Detail Helmet Detail Photos Front Side Back Hovi tip detail Lenses (backlit) Accessory Photos Ammo belt Neckseal Blaster left side Blaster right side Thermal detonator back Action Shot Interior Strapping Abdomen Detail

TK-24127 Requesting 501st access. UK Garrison http://www.501st.com/members/displaymemberdetails.php?userID=16007

Just got cleared and am in the UK Garrison and proud too! Thanks guys for all the help provided. Really appreciate them

Not some major differences here but I tapered the thighs a little. I didn't want to overdo it as I'm not too comfortable trimming off too much now that, I hope, I'm pretty much there. Here's a close up shot of the elastic bands and how it looks on me.. It was recommended that I trim back of the knees for more comfortable movement so I did some Hoping to get cleared soon! Can't wait to be a part of the Legion and start trooping with others

I'm on The Red Eclipse in the PC Gamer Mint Imperials guild

I have trimmed behind the knees and adjusted the ab plate to go up higher by a little. My left shoulder is fine but was in an awkward position when the shot was taken A couple of shots that weren't too visible from the pics

Buttons haven't arrived so I've decided to make my own temporary one for the pictures... I have recently applied for a spot in the 501st. Hopefully they will get back to me soon! And then I can get this cleared in the UK Garrison too

Thanks Glen. Glad to know that they don't boxes don't drop easily

Belt has just arrived. I stitched the elastic straps into a loop and glued them to the back of the dropboxes. I'm unsure whether they're glued or riveted. I have seen some build threads where the rivet them but I want to be sure first. At the moment the glued dropboxes still hold pretty fine. I am still waiting for the caps to arrive. Will update as soon as I get them.

Thanks Glen. Thankfully there's a fabric shop nearby my place. Gonna make a trip there to look for some elastics

Ah ok. I guessing the belt presses the armour and holds it all together

Will do! I'm just giving all the pieces a test fit. So far the body armour fits well but buckles on the right and at the bottom seem to pop off after some movement. The shins seem to be a little long (looks like I have short shins). Will upload some pics of the shins when I glued the knee plate.

Are the shoulder straps glued to the chest? They seem really loose and easily fall off.

I have glued and assembled most of the armour (with the exception of the belt as I'm still waiting for it to be sent)

ah ok thanks! I guess i should buy them from the armour maker. I don't really have the tools to make those