It has begun... After it arrived in March, I finally have the time to focus on my ANOVOS TK Kit. I've spent a good couple weeks doing my fair share of research before actually unpacking my Big Brown Box. Since this is my first ever project of this kind I wanted to make sure I was as prepared as possible before starting. My goal was to review as many build guides, forums, Facebook posts and other sources and compile my own 'Complete Build Guide' even before unpacking the first piece... I wanted to know what all my options were and I definitely didn't want any mistakes or surprises. Well, that didn't work at all. I found the initial research so overwhelming as there are so many build guides with their own processes and so much information on each individual piece that after about two weeks of solid research I realized it was probably going to take me about four or five times as long just to put this build guide together then it would be to actually build the armour. I decided I would just reference two or three tutorials/blogs as I went, so started unpacking my BBB and began trimming the forearms. I'll be referencing these three guides as I go, with additional research on whitearmor.net and the ANOVOS Kit Building Facebook Group:
ukswrath - WhiteArmor.net ANOVOS Build Forum
http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/35086-ukswraths-anovos-tk-build/page-1 Obsidian’ ANOVOS TK Armor Build Blog
http://obsidiustk.blogspot.ca I'd Rather Kiss A Wookie http://www.idratherkissawookie.co.uk Also felt this Trooperbay build series was helpful (especially when trying to figure out how to cut the tricky curved edges)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmcZ8J_ZECA I'm going into Day 3 of my build and so far have most of the arm pieces cut out, minus the shoulders which I will be completing tonight. So far so good. I wasn't too happy with the 'score and snap' method as I had a couple of minor slips. Slips that will go unnoticed but did cause some concern over the potential for some disastrous ones. I knew that some builders were opting to use a Dremel for cutting and edge finishing, so thought I would give that a try. However, within about 15 minutes of using the Dremel I went straight back to 'score and snap'. Can elaborate on my experience if anyone is wondering but I just felt I had more control with my Olfa & X-Acto knives. After trimming about 3 or 4 pieces I am now completely comfortable am going to stick with this method for the rest of my build. Here are some photos of my progress to date! Will be posting occasional updates and asking for clarification as things come up!
Now time to put on that great soundtrack and continue cutting! -Elwin