Addertime

Decal received! Thanks Joseph! Awesome stuff!

In my home studio... a.k.a. my other hobby.

PERSONAL INFORMATION Name - Michael Avina FISD Name - Addertime Height - 5'10" Weight - 165 lbs Legion ID - 11427 Garrison - German Garrison 501st Member Link - http://www.501st.com...hp?userID=22410 EIB Submission Link - http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/38979-tk-11427-requesting-anh-stunt-eib-status-tm-642/ ARMOR INFORMATION Armor Maker - TM Helmet Maker - TM Blaster Type - E-11, Scratchbuilt (Link to my blaster build thread. The thread is still a work in progress) Boots Maker - Busse - Self Painted Canvas Belt - TKittell Hand Plates - TM Neck Seal - Darman Holster Maker - Darman IMAGES Full Body Front Full Body Rear Full Body Left Full Body Right Belt Holster Attachment Detail Drop Box Back Neck Seal Helmet Front Helmet Left Helmet Rear Helmet Right Lens Color Helmet S Trim Hovi Tips and Vocoder Detail Helmet Detail - All Hand Painted Rubber Gloves with Latex Hand Guards Hand Guard Detail Forearm Return Removed Bra Hook Strapping on Shin Armor Sniper Knee Side Sniper Knee Front Thermal Detonator Screws Ab Plate Detail Left Side Body Detail Right Side Body Detail Thigh Pack Rivet Crotch Snaps and Rivet Shoulder Attachment and Elastic Interior Strapping Blaster Rear Blaster Muzzle and Folding Stock Detail Blaster Right Blaster Left Blaster Detail Top

Adding my photos from London in hopes that they help with builds and research. I'd like to do this as my next build but we'll see. The low light made for slightly blurry images but they still show a lot of detail.

Done. Am I still in the running?

Thanks Andrew! I appreciate the feedback. Vielen Dank!

Lookin' Good Daniel. Nice to see another TM here.

Hmm.... interesting solution, Jim.

You bring up a good point Jorge. It does need to flex and realign. This is a concern I've had all along and certainly the biggest shortcoming in the velcro closures I've seen. I'm anxious to hear how this all goes for Christine because she's a tenacious little construction wolverine who is going to tinker with it until it works.

Thanks Jon! The punch is a Roper Whitney No. 5 Jr style hand punch. It exerts over a ton of force and can punch up to 16ga cold rolled steel. I use it for any rigid sheet material that needs a hole or two.

I'm no fan of Anovos but this but I gotta admit that I have a little drool in the corner of my mouth from looking at this.

It is and they're being sent by a friend from the states. I went to four different hardware stores here and could not find any.

This is a seriously epic bit of pvc work. I'm diggin' it!!

Pistol Grip Frame Time to create: 3 1/2 hours Cost of materials: €2.50 This part looks simple but I wanted it to be stronger so I used 2mm aluminum which is much more difficult with which to work that the thinner material I used on the magazine housing. First the pattern was shot with spray glue and adhered to the metal, then I clamped it in the vise and began cutting with a jeweler's saw. This was a lot of work and I broke several blades but it was worth it to cut a close as possible to minimize the finishing work. Then the usual filing and sanding to the final shape. \ I punched the hole for the locking locating pin using my handy-dandy punch and voilà we're done. Oh yeah, don't forget to make two. Something I didn't illustrate here was the bend along the top edge. I scored the aluminum with a utility knife and carefully bent the edge to create a flange which matched the curve of the barrel and would later attach to it. That took better than an hour to complete.

I'm curious to hear the results.

There's a big difference, right? I think that will probably work and should cut like paper with a good pair of snips. Just make sure to knock off the sharp edges.

Updated a couple of the photos and added a photo of my boots. Am I missing anything?

That's fair. I deserve that. I swear, on my white armor, that you will not have to wait four more months.

Ha! @ the bra hook thing. They are far more difficult to remove than the normal application aren't they? I figured I could easily do it one-handed. And yeah, some blends of stainless are more magnetic than others but all of them offer less magnetic bang-for-the-buck than a nice strip of hot-rolled bar stock which is fairly rust-resistant due to the fire scale. I used to do a lot of welding/metal work in my younger days. But if what you have has a enough grab, Christine, go with it. The calf closure takes a lot of abuse though and it flexes open a lot with the elastic/bra strap method. I've often noted since completing my armor that the entire Imperial Army could be brought to a standstill if the rebels just added a step or two in front of their base.

Looks awesome, but then I expect nothing less of you now. I'm curious though about your choice of using stainless steel. While ferritic stainless steels can become magnetized, the strength of attraction is often marginal.

Lookin' good!

Right on, Cameron! You've taken your first step on a wild journey. One that will elate and frustrate you, make you buy things you never even knew about, keep you awake at night thinking about your next step and will ultimately make you grin like a little kid every time you see it. The feeling of having crafted it will be immensely satisfying and you'll have made plenty of new friends along the way. <br><br> But now.... You have the hardest part of the whole build ahead of you... The wait. <br><br> Good luck with the build!

I'm tryin' already! =)

So much better! In for a penny, in for a pound, right? I hope your slicing and dicing inspires others to make the leap to better fitting armor. It's scary at first. I was terrified just reading your surgical proposals but you did an awesome job and now I wonder why I was even worried.

Thank you!