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My new hero hand guards and how i'm putting them on

I wanted to include some just a few of the pic's of my kidney notch so they are in my build.

Here's my forearms getting ready for their hot tub party - I have since pulled the cover strips off and they are being re-done for the fourth time which is fine by me as this will be the last time unless otherwise stated by the powers that be or they come apart during a troop.

Quick update: I'm still working on the kidney notches modification but wanted to bring you up to date with my concurrent work. 1st - Tony's Hot Tub trick worked on my forearms to make them more comfortable 2nd - Received my Bad...uhh Hero rubber hand guards from justjoseph63. They are absolutely stellar quality and a real added bonus to my build. 3rd - Stencils have shown up and (ugh) painting under way - not so confident on this one (not by choice)but I will get opinions prior to caving and ordering a second set of decals from Mark - now that I have decal spray on hand for back-up[emoji23] 4th - Shin assembly under way 5th - Continued work on other parts when I come up for air. After going to the photo shoot in Banff and seeing Jayden's Centurion armor I've been working like a TK possessed and... Loving every minute of it[emoji106] Cheers my friends - I will get photos up as soon as I can.

Third round of paste is on my friends and my "paste made" return edge is just about where it needs to be (currently measures 22.5mm). I will again have to wait to see how this coat dries and decide at that time if one more coat is required or if I can break out the micro file and start to square out the notch for finishing touches.

Where's the emoji for wiping the brow - thanks kindly good sir (I actually heard my heart stop beating there for a few and thought I botched something bad that I was unaware of) [emoji23]

Uh... Is that a good in awe or bad in awe lol

There is no such thing as garbage when it comes to this hobby[emoji106][emoji23]

Sorry for the delay lass - the brand name is "SOLE"

Thank-you Jason!

So awesome mate - great job!

Freakin' bubbles - I believe that the paste didn't have enough time to settle after stirring (I let it sit for 20 min prior to using) or it started to get too thick on me when I was applying. Now I'm thinking that some more sanding of the area and a third application of paste to remedy or should I lightly dry brush a very small portion ( and I mean minimal ) of acetone on the bubbles then apply more paste. Second item I've noticed is the slight discoloration of the abs paste as compared to the armor and I didn't have this problem with the teeth - could this as well have been from possibly to thick of paste? The green line represents how much more abs paste is to be added and squared out. Cheers my friends and thanks in advance for all of your help on this!

Which brings us to today and looking for some input on what should be done next: So here's a pic from 2-1/2' away after initial sanding - not too bad but not too great imo but this is just initial sanding This is from 12" away And you can also start see what I'm asking for help on

Many thanks good sir!

Second round of abs paste applied Now the next pic you are going to look at and ask : What is going on? I am taking the time to form out the paste to ensure I have an accurate 22mm x22mm notch by filing it in and incorporating a return edge

Alright - I'm half here but must press through. As with all first attempt mods, one must be ready for hiccups along the way - let's bring things up to speed first. Here the first coat dried once - 5 hours cure time - and sanded down for the 2nd Coat of paste: Now above you can see I had to expand the area of work only to smooth out the ridges of the cast - similar to the way I have had to fill in the indentations of my teeth converting my stunt helmet to hero. Again this is a do not panic mod as mentioned before - this area will be covered by the belt and I'm just one of those people that has to try to see if it can be done (Trooper Guinea Pig as it were ). There is going to be a lot sanding and filing involved but I have become accustom to it and it generally yields great results.

Many thanks Mark!

Yes, I'm sorry I haven't had a moment to do a quick update as I have been battling a cold and had a photo shoot in Banff on Saturday. My Friday update: Applied second coat of abs paste and have let it dry for 48 hours and I'm looking forward to showing the results later today - and I believe that everyone will like the result thus far.

Oober stoked to watch it happen - have an epic time!

Thank-you for your kind words mate!

Will do! Very good tip and thanks for bringing that up [emoji106][emoji2]

Cheers mates!