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Thanks!

It looks like photobucket is chareging $400 per year to be able to embed pictures into 3rd party websites... What is everyone else doing to address this issue and still be able to upload pics to their build threads?

Thanks Mark!

Thanks!!!

Current state of the shins... How do they look?

Another quick question... Does the ab piece and the cod piece need to separated or can they be left as one piece like this?

I am finally back at it. The build is going slowly, but eventually I will get there! I think I got my shins back on track and I will post pics once the E6000 dries. Now onto the Ab button plates. Do these look trimmed OK, should they be trimmed up a little more?

Ok. I'll stick with the Chicago screws on the Holster. The only reason for snaps would have been for ease of storage. I did use snaps for the ammo belt to attach to the canvas. Yep, going for Hero. I got some advice from the local garrison on my shins. They are in a bad way as is, so Ill pull them apart and start over. Before I get going on them, and the rest of the build, i need to hit the gym and drop a few inches. This will provide me with some great motivation to get myself back into shape! Thanks Kris!!

So, I'm taking a step back from the shins...thank god for E-6000! In the mean time I have been working on my belt, holster and blaster. Here is what I have completed at the moment. I plan to replace the drop boxes with enclosed ones before I submit for final approval. I am also considering replacing the Chicago screws that attach the holster to the belt with snaps/poppers. Thouhts? How's it look? Any suggestions?

I took a bit of a break from the shins to start working on the belt. I decided to use snaps to attach the ammo boxes to the canvas. I liked the idea of being able to disassemble it if needed by unsnapping the ammo boxes. I still need to enclose the drop boxes and get them attached and I need to do some modifications on my holster as it came with black straps instead of brown ones. I'm also still waiting on the arrival of an order from Trooperbay of Chicago screws to attach the holster.

I have dry fit the sniper plate. It seems to require some "twisting" to fit correctly, which seems to be common from what I have read. With the modifications I have had to make already, I am hoping it fits well enough....

Back at it, after a bit of an unintended break... I knew it was going to be a slow build, but I'm moving so much slower than I intended! Been working on the shins for a while... much trial and error, but I think I may have it. To this point I have the left shin, without the sniper plate attached. It took some work in figuring out how to bend some of the plastic safely... Apparently my shins are a bit thicker than what the armor was designed for, I am hoping my solution to the problem is acceptable... I have some clean up to do and I still need to attach the sniper plate...

Shins.... Shins... damn if they are frustrating me heck out of me! Ok, so my problem seems to be that my shins are a bit larger than the armor is designed for... go figure.. LOL What is an acceptable width for the back cover strip on the shins? When I fit the the pieces together, I ended up with about 35mm for the front cover strip, but the back cover strip needs to be much wider, like twice as wide... Suggestions???

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I know I'm going to need to do some shimming and then fill/cover with ABS paste. I swear I saw a "recipe" somewhere, but I can't seem to find anything now. Are there any rough guideline about the ratio of ABS to acetone as a starting point? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Thanks! That's good to know. A second snap on the Bicep side or on the Bell side, or both?

Bucket Progress... Currently my bucket is back in pieces as I have decided to incorporate the fan system during the initial build process and I am awaiting a few last minutes parts, including the USB battery pack I have ordered from Amazon. I am going to try something a little crazy and line the helmet with the loop side of Velcro rather than the typical Plasti-Dip method. This way I can position, and re-position, components like fans. I am also planning to eventually incorporate Ukswrath's audio system.

At this time I have, what I think, are a completed left arm and a nearly completed right arm. I opted for the inner strip as well as the outer cover strip method as I think this will improve the strength of the pieces.

I have been lurking and reading the whitearmor.net forums for a few years. I finally got of my duff and ordered my AP kit and have slowly been working on it as time has allowed. I must admit that its been a slow process, but my goal is to have everything submitted and to gain approval before the end of 2016. Since I knew this was going to be a slow process for me, I had not planned on doing a build thread because I am pretty sure I dont have much new to add that hasnt already been illustrated by those far more talented than I am. However, I sort of came to the conclusion that in the process of doing a build thread I might be able to gain some constructive criticisms to help me make my armor the best it can be. I apologize if the first few posts are pic heavy and dont define a lot of what I am doing, I'm just trying to get the thread up to where I currently am in my build. Along the way I would welcome any advice on how to improve what I have and what I plan to do. Thanks. Scott.

TKVoice works wonderfully! Great App!