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Assembly cont... 1d. Forearms (rear) Once dry, remove clamps, magnets and tape (if any) Left arm Right Prepare to assemble. Measure and cut cover strip, apply glue, cover strip, clamps, magnets and tape if needed. Unless there is something specific to discuss the assembly instruction will be pretty straight forward. Right Left After drying. Remove clamps and magnets Right Left As mentioned before for Centurion there can be no lower return edge. Using a knife or other remove all return edge material. Here's a basic pic of what it will look like, I'll post a few more detailed pics later.

Assembly! Some information regarding assembly cover strips. ANOVOS was kind enough to provide us with a cover strip length chart. The lengths are illustrated with a letter in the chart (A-F) however, confusingly the package they come in are numbered like each piece of armor. Grab your ruler and measure accordingly. You have about a 1" margin of error per cover strip. Measure twice, cut once. 1c. Forearms (front) In this section I'll be assembling the forearms starting with the front side first. The front side the is side most seen, easiest to assemble and is harder to cover up errors. You can start with either forearm, I'll be starting with the right. Though I normally state align the upper edge first, due to the asymmetrical design of the armor upper alignment (elbow side) it's ok for it to look offset. The lower (wrist side) return edge will be removed for Centurion approval. It's easier to accomplish this when the lower edges are aligned. Measure the butt connection area. In my case it's about 9-7/8" in length. NOTE: Do NOT go by my measurements. Your measurements may differ. Double check. This goes for the entire armor. Measure the cover strip to cut. Left forearm. Around 10" Once the front cover strips have been cut I always cut the corners off at the end as seen in some of the movie armor. It's not mandatory but looks more accurate. Movie armor Installing cover strips. Have necessary items ready to assemble. Glue, clamps, magnets, painters tape (not shown). Painters tape is good to have when your having difficulty keeping the two sides together during the assembly process. With E6000 pieces will want to slide all over the place, the tape helps hold it in place if needed. Tear off three to four 4" section and have ready just in case. There's two different ways you can assemble the cover strip, one side at a time or both sides at the same time. The difference? Some find it easier to apply 1/2 of the cover strip to one side of the armor and let dry then assembly the other half later. The other is to assembly both sides at the same time (dramatically cutting assembly time). Not all armor can be assembled using the later technique, this armor can be, with the exception of one of the rear thighs which I'll discuss later. Apply glue to both butt connection surfaces (right arm) Start by using one had to hold the two sides together. This take a little practice. Don't worry, if something goes wrong, clean off the glue and start over. Note: If you still have the protective layer on the cover strip it's ok, just make sure it's facing away from the armor. Add the cover strip to the two sides. Install a clamp at one end. Then install the other clamp at the other end. Install the magnet in between the two clamps. If you need to use the painters tape to bring together and help hold the sides together. Afterwards check the inside alignment Left forearm Let dry. Drying time is dependent upon ambient temps. The warmer it is the quicker it will dry. I have found average dry times (being able to safely work with the armor) is around 24hrs in 60+ degree weather. to be cont...

Point being, don't make the distance (clearance) between you and your armor too tight, you'll be miserable. Give yourself some clearance, 1/2" around your body is a good rule.

There's really nothing that is holding him back from Centurion. We did suggest however that a section of the posterior be trimmed for aesthetic reasons.

Wish or was

As Josh said left and right no, front and back yes. One side of the cover has a thicker pad at the edge, this goes towards the front. Thanks for helping out Josh Also, sorry for the delay folks, knee deep in the build, glue everywhere, I really need to ventilate my Garage

You can but if your boots are properly sized and you give yourself the 1/2" gap I spoke of earlier you should be fine.

haha thanks Clint

Green, grey looks good

Go to Amazon and purchase the 3M headlight restoration kit. Best thing I ever did. I can buff my entire armor out in less than 1/2 hour. Regarding the hand painted helmet, stellar!

Hey Aaron, thank you for your Centurion application and thank you for making the requested repairs. CRL and Centurion Application Requirements: All required submission photos have been posted. It has been determined that your armor displays all the necessary requirements to qualify for Centurion. Sly and I would like to congratulate you on an outstanding build and welcome you to the rank of Centurion! Other-Armor Assembly: In this section, we will summarize observations made by your fellow troopers and our own. Sometimes these observations lead to suggestions to improve the final look of your armor. If any changes are required, they would be listed in the above section. All we can say is excellent job on your armor build trooper. I personally love reviewing ATA armor, built correctly it's absolutely beautiful in my opinion. Joseph mentioned something about nice paint, if I'm correct there's no paint here just good ole fashion elbow grease and Novus polish correct? I know with my ATA once I took a buffing wheel to it it gleamed like a 4 clear coat show car lol. Paint or other it looks awesome. With that said get out there and get it dirty.

Awesome!

I think your hand is on fire Dang good looking pic. Can we get the background template?

Mentioned earlier, though I'm a fan of inner strips because of the cleaner look it give the interior of the armor, in this build I will NOT be using them mainly because ANOVOS does not supply enough material to do it, as well as I'm attempting to build as accurately as possible.

And it cracks outside of the shoulder mods... imagine that ANOVOS! Sorry to see this Michael.

High? Edit, pass the Cheetos

You can only cut off so much, that's why there's internal foam padding. Do what you can but retain the correct shape, afterwards add foam as needed.

Hey Brandon, Sly or myself will be with you shortly. Can you do us a favor and provide pictures of the following items please... Internal strapping Though we can clearly see a grey lens inside the helmet can we get a backlit photo also Thanks brother

Hey James Sly or myself will be with your shortly. Can you do us a huge favor and post your EIB app link at the beginning of this thread. Thanks brother

ah hahaha Edit: I probably shouldn't be laughing but I can totally relate

Yes, and thank you for reminding me to update that section so that it states what I used.

Why? just curious

If you're talking about the gap in the helmet sections, that's a characteristic of the ANOVOS helmet, and it's fine

Thanks for the "HOW TO". You heard it from the master folks. Here's another option for assembly.

lol, who cares, more power to him. There's a reason I have the best TFA suit in the legion. Not to toot my own horn or anything Don't mind Germain he just being silly