[Torso Connections]

I forgot to attach the chest plate to the ab plate. I’ll do that tomorrow. I keep putting the belt in the wrong spot too. Only my second time suiting up.


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[Torso Connections]

As long as there is no gap on either side you are golden!

I attached shims last night and am looking forward to putting it together tonight.


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[Torso Connections]

That is a pic of my buddy Jeff's armor (Tampa Bay Squad).  Here is another (although I forget who's it is, lol).

 

I was finally able to get into Ukwraths build thread and saw how the ab and kidney plates are riveted together on the left side. Thank you all for the pics and help.


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[Torso Connections]

I am getting ready to finish assembling my TK. Can someone send me a pic of what the inside looks like after it is all connected. I was trying to look at pics from FISD, but I cannot get into anything at the moment. Thank you guys!

 

 

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[TheSwede locked out]

I can't navigate via the index page but I can access posts directly from links.  I'm not locked out, it just seems some pages are not available.

I can see all the topics but it won’t let me in once I click on something.


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[Taller trooper question....]

Thanks for the links. My weight may be an issue as well. I’m 238. I’m looking to drop some lbs in the coming weeks to help me close some of those gaps.


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[Taller trooper question....]

I am 6ft 2in. It may be able to go a little higher.


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[Taller trooper question....]

Well, I suited up with my new under suit pieces. I have got a lot of work to do. I’m going to make straps that will hold my thighs up with a belt, my shoulder bells were not attached to straps so they are loose, my arms need some tweaking. And the abdomen and chest plate have the gap. I have been searching through the EIB applications, and found one guy that was close to my build, but he submitted for a Rogue One TK with RT-Mod Armor. I’ll do more homework.


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[Taller trooper question....]

I’d probably check out the “advanced tactics” section for EIB and Centurion applications. Each thread title shows the maker so you’ll be able to find the Anovos ones with ease.
Then, the beginning of each thread shows the applicant’s height and weight etc. You should be able to find people of similar build and then see how the armour looks and how they achieved it. :-)

Thank you for the tip. I will look into it.


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[Taller trooper question....]

Super. That’ll help you get a feel for it.

Have you checked out some of the previous Anovos builds for taller troopers? You might find some great tips and tricks based on what others have done.

I have not. I’ve been using Ukwraths build as my references. Any suggestions for good ones?


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[Taller trooper question....]

I just ordered one off of Amazon. It will arrive today sometime.


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[Taller trooper question....]

But we found a new obstacle. My kidney plate will not match up with the abdomen plate. We were going to shim the sides, but now they do not line up correctly.




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[Taller trooper question....]

We worked on it last night for four hours. I was able to acquire a sheet of ABS from a local armor builder, and we were thinking of ways to close the gap. We decided to split a 2 inch gap evenly between the three back pieces.


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[Taller trooper question....]

Tapatalk is an easy way to upload to here.

 

Ideally, more pics will help us to get an idea of how the butt and kidney are sitting relative to the back plate. :-)

 

 

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Just downloaded the app. Here’s a pic of the back plate, but the kidney plate is not in the picture. You can see where the back plate is on my back though.

That what it would look like if I were to lower it.

 

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[Taller trooper question....]

I do not have a pic from another angle unfortunately. My wife took a picture of what it looked like if I were to have the plate lower on my back, but I cannot load it to the topic. 

[Taller trooper question....]

I attached my Chest plate and back plate with elastic straps last night. My wife noticed that there would be a fairly large gap between the kidney plate and back plate. Will I have to shim that gap. I could close it a bit by make the straps a little longer but the undersuit would still be visible. The attached image is what it looked like before I was thinking to lengthen the straps. Thanks in advance for the input.

[HFx Hyperfirm B-Grade E11 Review]

Looking forward to ordering mine. I did lots of homework and found the Hyperfirm blaster to be the one I want.

[The various types of armor and where to find them UPDATED 2023]

4 hours ago, Ripper_L said:

you can contact him via facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jim.tripon

Thank you so much.

[The various types of armor and where to find them UPDATED 2023]

Does anyone have an updated email for jimmiroqui? I just sent one out, but it came back undeliverable. Thanks in advance.

[Hello from Northern Atlanta, Georgia]

I’m glad I found this. I am gluing my last forearm together and noticed the glue squeezed out in some spots under the cover strip, and a little bit was still coming out of the tube as I was pulling the tube away, and got on some spots on the forearm. I was a little nervous as I read on another board that E-6000 has a chemical that melts plastic. Is that true?

[ARMOR PARTY 101.]

Thanks for the post. As with everything else on this site, it has great information for us 501st hopefuls.

[Anovos TK armor preorder]

I took the plunge and just ordered mine. Looking into boots and a blaster. It would be great if Anovos would produce both, and make it easier for us, but.....that would be too easy. I'm a little nervous about building it on my own, but I have a few friends, one of which is in the 501st, that may get this kit and we can all learn together. It will be an adventure, that's for sure.

[Anovos TK armor preorder]

I did read that it comes with everything needed to assemble it.

[Anovos TK armor preorder]

I sent out a question about my height and they responded very quickly. I'm just wondering if I get the kit, that it will come with all the need parts to put it together, or will I have to find them myself.

[Anovos TK armor preorder]

I am 6'2". I am 95% sure I'd like to preorder this Armor. But if the guys at Avonos say that 6'1" is the max, is it worth still trying out? How much modifications would I have to do to make it right for me to wear? Ive been researching armor and it is giving me a headache, and figured that the Avonos Armor was the way to go.