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Millar007

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  2. Leg comfort trims

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    Hi all - so I was recently 501st approved, and have my 1st troop coming up...but being able to actually walk in my kit would be a decided benefit! I know it's all down to the individual trooper, but any tips on how to trim the backs of the thighs/top of calves to allow more leg manoeverability? I can lift my foot up past a few inches. Worried about making too dramatic a cut and throwing the "look" off. Any pics of people's examples that work would be awesome. I'm 5'7" and sticky if that makes and difference.

  12. Attaching Velcro to armor

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    Hi all! In order to hide some issues I'm having with the gap/shelf butt between the butt plate and kidney plate, and the way my armor rests on me, I'm having my belt tighten over the gap. Only issue is how to secure it there. Velcro is the easiest solution, and sewing Velcro onto the inside of the belt is not an issue, but how best to secure the Velcro to the armor (above and below the gap at the sides and at the back) so that it won't peel away every couple of troops when it gets pulled on/off? Just CA glue? Or any other ideas on how to securely secure Velcro (either sticky back or not) to plastic?

  15. Heating plastic

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    Posted · Edited by Millar007

    Hi all - so, heating plastic scares me to death. I need to warm my knee plate so I can mold it to the top of the calf, and am trying to figure out the best way to uniformly heat the plate so I can press it into place. However, I am very trigger shy with the heat gun based on past experiences! I tried to "boil" some plastic as a test run, but even after nearly 30mins of boiling, it really wasn't pliable enough. Warming it over the hot plate is like using the heat gun, and I really don't want to screw it up (this is already my 2nd knee plate in this build).<br><br>

    Thoughts/suggestions??

  16. Using Plasti Dip for the interior

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    Posted · Edited by Millar007

    Looks very nice........Did you use cheese cloth combo as well? Or just Plasti-dip?

    Thought about the cheese cloth, but just went dip

    It really did come out very even & smooth, and no issues with the Velcro I used for helmet pads and my fan set up sticking to it either

     

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  19. Using Plasti Dip for the interior

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    This looks GREAT ! And WHERE did you get the trim for your bucket ? I CAN NOT even see the seam !!!

     

     

    Dan

    I cheated and bought a completed bucket, so couldn't tell u about the seam. Did the dip myself though. Tricky but not too hard....tape over eyes and mouth, used a brush Bout 1" wide, like I say about 4 coats

     

     

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