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Yeah, whenever I couldn't find certain supplies or tools, they knew exactly where to get it. I have a full to do list on my phone but right now I'm working on painting the ab buttons, cutting/glueing the belt buttons and fixing my forearms. They've been a little tough to align properly. Plus I just bought a set a of hockey garters that I need to modify. My CO Terry generously supplied me with new TD pieces after I've had a heatgun accident trying to fit the AP end caps onto the pipe. They were too tight and as a result stuck out too much. In order to prevent any colour mismatch, I used the new TD plate as well.

Hey everyone, I've received my BBB almost exactly 1 month ago and have slowly been putting things together with the help of my local garrison. I've been extremely fortunate that the ORG not only has a ton of building experience but is also one of the nicest and most helpful groups of people I've ever come across. So why haven't I started this build thread here sooner? I honestly couldn't tell you. With the wealth of information available on this board I've been a silent reader so far and any question that did need answering I just asked on my local forum. It felt odd to me to maintain two build threads simultaneously with some people reading both but in the end I don't want to exclude myself from this amazing community and I want as many opinions as possible. I'm not a crafty person and have no building experience whatsoever, so I'm taking it slow. The sheer amount of things I've learned over the past month is pretty insane and it makes me appreciate the fantastic craftsmanship some people here display all the more. I'm actually just happy I haven't set myself on fire yet. So, to bring everyone up to speed, this is what I've got: AP armour, fully trimmed AP bucket, fully assembled Rubber gloves + AP latex hand guards Holster from Darman Solid Resin cast blaster from TK2512 TK boots from imperialboots.com Undersuit and Neckseal from UKRacing (might replace this later) Aker 10w (that's all I have for electronics right now, need to do more research here) Going for ANH Stunt. Here's a picture of all the raw pieces fresh out of the BBB on my kitchen table which is also my workspace: And here's the bucket. I'll replace the lenses at a later point. Soft parts: I have since replaced the holster with this beauty: I've pretty much finished all the time-intensive glueing of limbs and snap plates using E6000. We had a fantastic armour party last week during which the guys helped me fit and trim the torso pieces and assembled my belt for me, so this is what I have right now for the torso. Will have to reglue the shoulder straps: Here's the inside: I fitted the elastic on the split rivet side a little too tight and now realize that it would have been a better option to just insert male snaps here like I did in the cod piece. I'll probably redo this at a later point. gratis bilder Of course I've been following all the other AP build threads (so many AP kits being build right now!) and I've seen the controversy about the kidney notch. I had to trim my ab piece significantly so I wouldn't swim in it as a 5'8", 150 lbs dude, but I was careful not to go past the red lines that Mark has posted on Jinsei's thread. Still, the notch doesn't quite line up anymore: I've also trimmed and glued both the thighs and the shins. Took off 10mm on each end of the shins, glued the 25mm cover strip on the outwards facing sides and applied white velcro. Here's my left shin: And lastly, here's my thermal detonator: That's all I have for now. There's still tons of work to be done and I'm sure I will have more questions for you soon.

I'm currently building my AP as well and this thread is pure gold.