SyntaxisDan
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So recently been tinkering around with a pyle pro 50w amp in conjunction with troopertalk. Functionality is great but not sure where to place the speaker system, thinking of putting velcro in the chest (front or back? not sure). But it would be drowned out from the undersuit, is it possible to clip the speaker on the canvas belt? If anyone has any threads that discuss this please send me them thank you so much!
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Quick fan build that took me about an hour to build. Bought a 5 pack of 40mm fans for about 8 bucks on amazon. Used a spare power bank I had lying around and just rewired everything accordingly. It was pretty fun to build as well
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Not sure why this is but the picture i uploaded is not visible. Plus my build thread isnt showing in the recently updated. Am I not aware of a system change?
*edit* Well, got my way around imgur
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It's been a while, but after some personal life stuff i was able to finish my kit! The only major modification i had to was to separate the cod and attach to the ab plate via velcro. It's working out well so far!
Just sent in my application/ pictures
peep that cheapo rubies blaster tho lolol
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I was too tempted to not try everything on...seems to be a lot of adjusting to be done in terms of mobility and accuracy. But for the first time putting this on by myself im a bit proud
Next things on deck are to finished belt assembly and hopefully finish the lower pieces by next week!
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*sigh of relief* we're back...I felt so isolated and without ukswrath's build thread I felt empty inside lol!
Since my last update I decided to trim and prep most of the armor pieces lying around ( I also put 2 male snaps on the ab plate for the belt, Thank you to Redforce for helping me out and going out of your way to send me some parts to make my life easier! Will finish the belt as soon as those guys come in)
Finally mustered up the courage to glue the forearms together. Will be following Mandy and Anthony's advice to reinforce each cover strip with another one behind it
While trimming the thigh pieces I made sure to alllocate some scrap plastic for the forearm, here are my ghetto cover strips lol
Here's the finished TD, probably the most straight forward build out of all of these part so far LOL ( Im kinda a worried about how big gaps are between the middle and end caps. Maybe it's just me?)
Today i'm planning on glueing the front thigh pieces in order to size correctly, prep the torso for strapping and reinforcing the forearms after the first side has cured. Updates coming soon!
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Hey Roy!
I had the exact same problems with the forearms!! hahaha. the local TKs were joking that I accidentally sat on my forearms and squashed them
. Are you using inside coversstrips? they are very important for strength at the butt joints, especially if there is a little pressure on the armour. What I did was to first make sure the seams on both sides of the forearms lined up perfectly, trimming with scissors as neccessary. My v1 Anovos kit had some problems with the butt seams lining up as perfectly as I would like. Then, one side at a time I put on my inside coverstrips first and made sure everything is totally in line. I sanded the coverstrip as well as the armour where the coverstrip goes on with a criss cross pattern to make sure they attach well. Then I attached the coverstrip centering the butt joint seam with e6000 and lined as many clamps and magnets as I can fit across. I then left it to cure for at least 24 hours. I did that for both sides and then did the same thing for the outside coverstrips.
So with the "brute" force of gluing, the coverstrips forced the armour to become round (as the seams are flat with each other). I don't know if this is the best idea however, as gluing was a bit of a pain. In the future, I was thinking of shaping the armour itself with a heatgun before gluing. using the heatgun is easy, but requires a lot of patience and practice so you don't warp the armour. I have a tutorial on heat guns and shaping in my thread. Make sure to practice on spare abs first and think twice, heat once.
Best of luck!
Zel
it does kinda look like it's squashed I was planning on only using anovos supplied cover strips but It seems I need more for a better look. Where could I find flat abs sheets? I'll go ahead and google it out. Heatgun also sounds like a interesting fix but knowing my luck I'd rather not try hehe. Well at least right now, maybe later like you had brought up! I should be getting another set of clamps tomorrow morning so I'll call it a day haha thanks so much
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Wow thank you for the advice I really appreciate it. Your build thread is friggin crazy I'll be referencing frequently for sureHey Roy!
Love your progress! you are building at lightning speed!!
For shortening your ab/cod armour, I would definitely recommend trimming off the cod and then either reattaching the cod or "floating" it with strapping. If you trim the top of the abs, the chest piece would ride too low on your ab piece, and it may even cover your "buttons". it's little hard to tell from your photos, I think moving your cod up 1/2-1 inch would do it wonders.
-Zel
I'm going to figure out the forearms then I'll tackle the cod issue. Not sure if this is normal but after trimming down to size I noticed one of the ends looks more like an " ()" rather than a "O" for its overall shape. 
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So today was a somewhat productive. I finished tailoring my right forearm and still researching how to correctly trim the thighs. They seem a little too long, or the cod piece sits too low, either one. Shout out to Redforce for reassuring my nervous butt about cutting the forearms haha
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You haven't provided any dimensions of your height/weight, Roy, but if it helps there is a new thread started here: http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/42043-zels-anovos-stunt-build-for-the-mini-and-vertically-challenged/ which may help. Mandy goes into a few methods that could help you more custom tailor your armor.
I'm 5'7 and 135-140. My torso is a short but I have long limbs to make up for it.Mandy's method of cutting the cod from the ab plate is pretty smart. I was thinking of cutting the top portion because that could be easily hidden with the chest piece. Still thinking
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Hey Roy, just got your message with this link. Great to see you getting the build thread going and Allan, one of ECGs finest jumping in to help.
I see you started putting some parts together. First thing I'm going to ask is are you using E6000 glue?
Ah yes im using e6000 for the parts.
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Would you be able to link me to some threads about trimming for short peeps? My torso is pretty short but my arms and legs make up for it. Not sure if my biceps are too big/tall, I'd put on both but the other one is still drying lol the one in the picture isn't strapped in
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Thanks for checking my build thread I really appreciate it! I'd say I'm 5'7 and 135 pounds. Hopefully I can find some time to visit Sunday I'll let you know
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After 9 months of waiting,my bbb has finally arrived. I swear I can see plastic scraps in my sleep now
so after some long trimming and looking at some build threads I've made some progress, my main concern right now is tailoring the armor pieces. I finished the biceps already I hope I trimmed enough to my size. I left an roughly an inch around the bicep just in case my arms were to get bigger in the future. Main concerns are tailoring forearms and tailoring the ab plate because it hangs way below my crotch which shouldn't be good. Also, the lower back portion of the armor looks really wide, not sure how to fix this. I'd appreciate any feedback! 
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Looking great so far bud, liking the raised brow
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Amazing work,beautiful gallery you have there sir!
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Thanks for the love guys!
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Awesome work Greg! Would it be possible if you could share the pep files that you used for the chest? Thanks again
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Hello everyone! My name is Roy and I've always loved to see armor builds on the internet and such. Now that i'm 18, I have a little more freedom and armor making / cosplay was always a thing i wanted to pursue. I have the upmost respect for everyone's hard work that i see when it comes to prop/ costume making , it really helps to motivate me on doing my own types of builds. I absolutely adore all the love and effort everyone puts on this forum, i can't wait to start meeting you guys and hopefully start some projects!
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Hello everyone! My name is Roy and I've always loved to see armor builds on the internet and such. Now that i'm 18, I have a little more freedom and armor making / cosplay was always a thing i wanted to pursue. I have the upmost respect for everyone's hard work that i see when it comes to prop/ costume making , it really helps to motivate me on doing my own types of builds. I absolutely adore all the love and effort everyone puts on this forum, i can't wait to start meeting you guys and hopefully start some projects!
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Awesome stuff!
Voice amp placement within armor?
in Electronics for Helmets / Blasters
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Oh that's a great idea, I may have to try that myself thank you