Hello my fellow troopers. Today I just want to share some building-experience even if I do not know whether the style of this solution was posted at some time before.
Many of us know the common problem of the shinguards moving and sliding over the boots. Some tried to avoid the sliding by applying some padding on the inside of the shins, others tried some Velcro to connect the shins an the boots to handle with that issue.
I tried both – padding and Velcro – but without achieving the result that I was looking for. I recently talked to Felice and he told me about someone who posted a different solution here. That guy – whoever it was – glued some flexible textile from the left side of the shin to the right side of the shin to create a loop. So when the shoe is been put on, you first get it through that loop within the shin. That means the shin will always been pulled downward to the shoe.
Fine idea so far. But I wondered how difficult it might get to put the shins on nearly the same time you put on your shoes – with the thighs already installed. That appeared to me to become a little tricky and I was thinking about a solution that will allow to keep sequence of the dressing the same.
And here is my solution:
I just fixed some snaps on a flexible textile strap on both ends. Then I took some measurements of my feet and legs to find the correct position to glue the other side of the snaps (installed with a small piece of ABS) on the inside of the shins.
If I put the armor on, I can easily keep the sequence with the thighs first followed by the shoes (with the snap-textile under the sole of the foot).
Then I take the shinguards and do up the buttons on the inside to connect them with the textile. Voila. I got the same effect as with the glued loops but with a lot more comfort in dressing.
I first tested the Solutions on sunday while trooping and it worked out very fine.
Hope you liked that little report and it will be of some use to you.
Best regards from Frankfurt/Germany
Marc
I am afraid that did not work. So I try again ... http://www.501st.com/members/displaymember.php?userID=18032&costumeID=124 Sorry