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The tin snips will leave a jagged edge on your armor because they have serrated blades, but I've found if I cut a tiny bit back from my intended mark, then give it a sanding, then the marks come right out. Something to keep in mind as you'll probably be sanding all your edges anyway. Oh, and congrats on BBB day. It's a good day indeed.

Can I ask why you swapped out the Line24's? Also, how did you remove them? Seems like drilling them out would heat up and damage the ABS.

Hey Q, can you elaborate on how this set up works a bit for us?

Glue fumes are fine! No big deal.<br> Hey John, did you know you got a wookie growing out of your back?<br> Anyways, gotta run, these light fixtures are laughing at me again.

That is a sweet update. Congrats on the TK#. All around awesome finished product too. Great job!

Lots of tape, magnets and clamps. I ran into the the same thing the other day. <br> <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/37563-ppps-ap-anh-stunt-bbb-wtf-lol/?p=506845'>http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/37563-ppps-ap-anh-stunt-bbb-wtf-lol/?p=506845</a>

That's great! I didn't think of putting tape down first.

Do you have any advice for somebody that needs to modify their thighs like you have? Now that it's been a while is there anything you'd do differently? Also, to clarify, removing these return edges won't affect Centurian status?This is a great build thread. Lots of goodies in here.

Groovy.

As a horror movie fanatic, I'm "dying" for more details on something like this. You got a link or anything? Also, if you know anything about horror movies, once you show your boobs you're as good as dead. You weren't flashing your boobs around were you?

Did the 4th of July injury involve you wearing a TK helmet and uttering the words, "hold my beer" and "watch this!"? I kid, I kid. Hope everything is okay. Keep up the good work.

One of my favourite sayings, "if it looks stupid and it works, then it ain't stupid". Though, with all the E6000 I've been handling, I feel like I have a constant booger on my finger that just.won't.flick.off!

Yes, I've noticed this. My workbench is covered with boogers. Oddly enough, I'm okay with it.

Here ya go: <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/16270-anh-frown-reference-pix/'>http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/16270-anh-frown-reference-pix/</a><br><br> By the looks of things, since the originals were hand painted, there are no actual "rules" regarding this. The teeth can be as clean and crisp as you like, or gnarled and rough looking. At least that's my interpretation of the pinned reference link above. Perhaps somebody can clarify this if necessary. I'm still bumbling along as well. I think there are some helmet painting videos on the Trooperbay YouTube channel. Keep it up. Looking good.

Whoops. Please ignore.

Well, it wasn't pretty but I got the thigh glued. There was glue everywhere and clean up is going to suck. I'm really glad there's cover strips covering this mess.

Thanks Raz, I will be picking up a couple tomorrow. I hope they give me the extra torque I need to keep the ends in place while I line up the middle of the thigh. Besides, ya can't have enough clamps it seems.

Thanks Q. So far I've been able to do all the gluing myself, but I think this time I'm going to need a couple extra hands to get everything set in place. Previously I let the glue sit for 4-5 minutes to become tacky, but this time I think it might be better to start clamping while the glue is a bit slippery. I'm thinking this will allow things to slide into place easier. I was also thinking of putting one of these on each end while I get everything into place. https://www.homedepot.ca/en/home/p.4-inch--stop-lock-hand-clamp.1000811770.html

Well, since all the cool kids are getting one, I decided to pick up one of those bins as well. For that much space for $30, it seemed like the way to go. It might not be as sturdy as the Husky, but it's larger and will serve the same purpose. I also managed to dig up a dark green face shield that will be later cut up to make lenses. I think it should work well. And.... my disco boots arrived! Not pictured are the two new tubes of everybody's favorite condiment, E6000!

That's some good advice actually. I can always drag my kit along if I'm feeling brave, but to get a feel for it first would make the most sense. Can somebody have a look at the picture below and let me know what you think? I've highlighted it so you can better see the curve I'm working with. You can also see the curve by the shadow it casts on the other side. It seems when I cut both sides of the right-front thigh to leave a 10mm return on either side, I have one side one side seems straight, while the other has a curve to it. Any suggestions for attaching a curved piece to a straight piece? I attempted it last night and nothing would line up. With glue smeared everywhere I just gave up in frustration and moved on to something else.

Thanks Preston. I really don't think it's possible to keep track of the hours that one puts into this. It gets a bit tiring and discouraging at times to spend hours filing, sanding and gluing and not having much to show for it at the end of the day. I've been going through all the old threads people have posted of their past troops to keep moral up, knowing that one day I will be out there too. Well, off to work, and if I have enough energy when I get home I will look at closing up these thighs. The right one looks like it's going to be a lot of fighting. BTW, I read your post in the Sound Off section and it was pretty awesome too. Good stuff.

I guess ya just spray it on and wait. Then the paint is supposed to come right off with a cloth.

That is pretty impressive. It looks really great! I'm probably going to reference this a lot when I get to that point. Also, what did you use for the black stuff that goes around the teeth screen?

What did you use to remove the paint? Did you try the oven cleaner trick?

Thanks Luc. I think that's what I was missing for getting everything to sit right. I need to line up the ab and kidney for a better understanding of how everything sits. Good catch with the neck seal etc. I might have painted myself into a corner there otherwise.