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  5. Artshot's ANH Stunt Build (AM 2.0)

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    Thanks for all the advice, my main concern was either not cutting enough, so that I walk like a cowboy or placing the snaps in the wrong location on the butt, as far as I can tell there supposed to be tucked under and not visible from the back, I think I will need to trim the return edge down a bit to make that easier.

    I also think I should build from the shoulders down and not the cod/butt upwards.

    I apologise if any of the above sounded slightly weird :)

  6. Artshot's ANH Stunt Build (AM 2.0)

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    Posted · Edited by Artshot

    Okay, so while taking a break from making snaps, oh the fun that is, I starting looking at how to trim my cod and butt (never thought I would ever utter that phrase).

     

    I hit a bit of a snag when looking through builds and submission photos, in that not a lot of details were clear to me about positioning of snaps and where to cut, so before I do something that ABS paste will not be able to fix, may I present a few photos and a few questions.

     

    What would be the recommended position to trim the cod at ?

     

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    Is this a correct position to trim the butt ?

     

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    Now I realise that everybody is there own unique shape, trust me, after staring at a lot of cod and butt photos this afternoon, I realise this (another phrase I thought I would never utter), but I thought it better to ask if in doubt, which I am.

     

    I also noticed that there is quite a bit of return edge around the cod and butt, I am thinking that by reducing it down to say about 5mm it will help the flexibility greatly and therefore allow everything to sit more comfortable.

     

    Oh, and as a bonus, my belt arrived today, just need to figure out which one to use, as far as I can see it's all about the covers, one will make the covers look flat to the surface, the other will make them look like there sitting in a square indent, is one more correct than the other ?

     

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    Anyway, as usual, any and all comments are appreciated........back to the snaps.....sigh :(

  9. Artshot's ANH Stunt Build (AM 2.0)

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    Hey Tony

    Thanks for the reply, I have reduced the width of my shoulder strap covers already, just been waiting to decide on how much to fill on the inside for better gluing, four or five at the front sounds good to me.

     

    I could not find anything to say what to do about the butt piece, I will leave it alone as it has a return edge which I wanted to keep.

     

    I think my next stage is to trim the cod and butt correctly, that way I figure I will see exactly how high the rest sits and be able to trim the shoulders better.

     

    I also noticed my thighs might be too long when I had a test fit with them, hopefully this will also sort it's self out, i really don't want to trim the top of my thighs.

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  10. Artshot's ANH Stunt Build (AM 2.0)

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    After prepping a sheet of 2mm Plasticard for my mass production of snaps, measuring, drilling and countersinking holes for a more flush fit, I got bored and with the aid of a roll of tape and some dislocation of limbs, I did a test fit of my main torso parts.

     

    Non of the parts have been trimmed for fit, but I am happy that I will not need to shim the waist, I was less happy with the cowboy gait I had to adopt as the untrimmed cod & butt was playing havoc.

     

    However, enough of that, here's some photos.

     

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    I need to pay attention when I centre my upper chest as it looks a bit over to one side, it also needs to come down a bit, or I risk decapitation.

     

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    I taped the butt to the kidney to simulate the snaps, I can see that I need to move the outer snaps closer to the edge to try and reduce the separation, my upper back has not been taped or sized, it's definitely too high up at the moment, but without the cod and butt being trimmed the main body is a bit low, hopefully they will meet in the middle.

     

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    As you can see by the cod, it's not trimmed so it pushed out and increases the side gap, this will disappear when I trim the cod and butt and pull the pieces together better.

     

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    I managed to get a photo of my shoulders before trimming, there's quite an overlap and also a bit of a difference in width, I am thinking that I will trim both at a point where there nearest the same width across, is that right ?

     

    As I return to snap making, I am left with a couple of questions.

     

    1) Is there a preferred distance between the front and back upper chest and upper back, or is it just a case of best fit in conjunction with the covering shoulder bridges ?

     

    2) As I plan on cutting the 22mm x 22mm kidney notch, will I need to trim the butt to the reduced notch, 22mm back from it's original kidney edge ?, I have looked through a few builds but cannot tell one way or the other, and for the life of me I cannot find the reference photo I know I have seen.

     

    As always, any and all comments are welcome, only by my mistakes being pointed out can I learn to not make them.

  14. Artshot's ANH Stunt Build (AM 2.0)

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    Posted · Edited by Artshot

    May I present to those still reading this thread, my arms, a lot of blood...lots of blood, sweat, and tears....too many to count, have gone into getting them this far, although until the left shoulder bell swoop was pointed out, I actually thought I had badly cut shoulders, you really do learn something new every day.

     

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    Oh, and because I had already taken the photos, here's my now completed biceps, after a bit of boiling to get them to fit better, and an application of ABS paste to fill the return edge join gaps.

     

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    Now all I have to do is figure out the internal strapping of my arms.

     

    I have bought 2 inch black elastic for the forearm to bicep join, is this applied to the interior of the elbow ?

     

    And, should it be attached with the forearm as close to or even slightly inside the lower bicep opening ?

  16. TFA Tickets

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    Got my ticket for the 17th, would have preferred the 16th 00:05 showing,  but I had no interest of taking binoculars and watching from the back right corner, who would have thunk there would have been such a rush :)

  20. Nilt's AM 2.0 ESB build

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    Hi and welcome to the AM 2.0 club :)

     

    The gap in the return edge on the join of the two halves of your bicep is easily fixed with ABS paste (little scraps of ABS dissolved in acetone until you get a sticky paste, dries just like ABS), have a look at my build at my forearm ABS pasting, it's easy :)

     

    You may need to apply a thin piece of spare ABS to the back to give the paste support though, but since it's in an area that is not going to be seen, then it will look fine.

     

    Number 4 on your list are supports for the helmet head band that comes with your kit, if your going to use padding to fit the helmet, then they will not be needed.

  22. Astrocling's AM 2.0 Build ANH Stunt

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    Posted · Edited by Artshot

    Hey Bruce

    I was following the builds of "Kredal" & "Ukswrath" when I started looking for how to boil my forearms, I cannot remember how long I left it before reshaping, but both of the mentioned builds will help.

     

    I do remember by the time I got around to reshaping, both forearms had been glued for about 3 days, which gave a nice solid bond to start with.

     

    My main advice is that you reshape slowly, let the ABS take the shape, don't force it, don't let the ABS get soft, just pliable.

  23. Astrocling's AM 2.0 Build ANH Stunt

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    As I am at the Biceps point of my own AM 2.0 build (just need the outer cover strips), I am thinking there going to need some reshaping to turn the slight squarish oval into a more comfortable shape.

     

    I had to boil my forearms slightly to reshape the wrist openings, I did it after all the cover strips had been glued on, the boiling water did not effect the glue, just had to go slowly to let the ABS bend and not force it, you could pop the cover strips if you apply to much force.

     

    I noticed a slight memory to the ABS, so if you have to redunk in the boiling water it may try to go back to its original shape.

     

    Dunking in the cold water helps to set the piece in it's new shape, of course trying to not boil my hands was also a challenge.

  24. Artshot's ANH Stunt Build (AM 2.0)

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    Thanks Tony

     

    After having a good look over the photo it's all a bit clearer now, obviously the internal strap on the shoulder bell will hold the bicep parallel and snug (along with providing support), however the bending of the upper arm will change that angle depending on the position, arm into the body = larger angle, arm crooked = less angle.

     

    Maybe if I stopped overthinking the smaller details, I might get this thing finished :)

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