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  1. Dougal's ANH Hero Build -- RTMod

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    Ok not a ton of progress has been made, but I am still moving along slowly. Sniper knee plate had to be redone... After focusing so much on the sides and the alignment of the sides I neglected to notice that I had pulled the knee plate off center and since I had all that tape on it I didn't catch until 48 hours later, lol! Thankfully e6000 is great for folks that are prone to glueing errors! So after some pulling and sanding the plate was ready and is now being glued one more time.

     

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    I also added one of the rear cover strips for the shins and 1 of the 3 clasps that will close the shin.

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    All the clasp setups are sewed and ready to go. They just have to be glued in place and then I can mark my holes in the appropriate spots for drilling.

     

    I also cut 28 plates out of 50mm nylon at 40mm to be used in a double snap setup. I may have extras I may need more... I'll cross that bridge when I get to it. My question is... Do I add Velcro to my double snap setup? Is it that helpful? Does it make extra noise when you walk compared to a snap setup without Velcro? Pros/Cons...

     

    Expert advice needed!!

  11. Dougal's ANH Hero Build -- RTMod

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    Didn't ruin my boots. I removed it as a preemptive strike, so it wouldn't. To be honest, those boots take a bit of a beating because of the armor rubbing on them.

     

    Granted, my personal antics while wearing the armor probably make it worse than if I mostly stood around and waved at people, but where's the fun in that? ;)

     

    Mobility cuts/half moons in the back of the shins won't have any impact at all on Centurion approval. If you'd feel better verifying that though, feel free to shoot Sly11 and UKSWRATH a PM and ask them before doing it. They're the guys who will be evaluating your armor.

     

    Go ahead and try your shins on when they've dried, and just walk around a bit in them. You may not have the issue that I did, but that area was going to draw blood if I left it. LoL

     

     

    Troopers Helping Troopers! - TK-51878

    I will email one of them tonight. Front of shin trimmed up and sanded down to almost a polish with 2000 grit. I am going to keep the bottoms as is until it is needed if needed at all.

  12. Dougal's ANH Hero Build -- RTMod

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    Nice work mate. I know what you mean about the journey as I've just finished putting mine together after about 4 years lol and I've decided to do him 2 pack solid paint as my armour is old and didn't have the UV stabilizers in the ABS and started to yellow :huh: He's now finished in plastic grey primer and is about to get painted :peace: If you need some pointers mate I'm more than happy to help out.

    Thanks Andy! Good luck on the final coat! Any and all help is always appreciated!

  13. Dougal's ANH Hero Build -- RTMod

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    Thanks Tim! Remove the return edge at the front of the knee. Will do. I also noticed you took the return edge off at the bottom because it ruined your boots? Did you take off the return edge on both sides? Plus I like the look of the back of the shin with the V. Ejgreen used that method. Was just wondering if that would mess with centurion level. Honestly haven't noticed it on any of the centurion build threads I have looked at.

  16. Dougal's ANH Hero Build -- RTMod

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    So as it stands I have (4) pieces glued together and am working on the TD and (1) of the shins as I type.

    Shins.. I believe I will leave them as is without any modification. They seem to fit very nice right out of the box. I'll leave the trimming until after some troops so I can pinpoint any areas that "bite" me. No pictures of the shins yet but I will get some posted soon.

     

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  23. Dougal's ANH Hero Build -- RTMod

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    One more strip on the forearms to glue and I can move on to the next piece. I'm thinking shins. Still up in the air on whether I should use a Velcro closure for the back of the shins or the more screen accurate bra clasps? What do you all think? Will the holes for the bra clasps eventually crack? RTMod is pretty thick abs... Is either choice a more durable choice? Your input is greatly appreciated!!

  24. Dougal's ANH Hero Build -- RTMod

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    After further review of some RTMod build threads I decided to go for it!

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    Standing up you can definitely see the 3/4" difference.

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    EJGreen's build showed them after the cut and that's exactly what I wanted them to look like. Thank you Eric!! I also checked how they would fit guesstimating what they may look like after the cut and based on a ton of different Centurion submission photos I analyzed I should be more then ok. After the cut I tried them on again with masking tape and I'm very happy with the outcome!

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    First one is glueing. The glueing is a very slow process. I only bought 25 magnets so I can only work one side at a time. That's 4 days a piece, lmao! It is going to be worth it end the end. Maybe the end of June at this rate... But worth it!

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    That's it for now. Off to work. I still need to buy my fans and electronics yet, so money must be made!!

     

     

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