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  1. PPP's AP ANH Stunt BBB WTF LOL

    in ANH Build Threads

    Posted

    Your ab and kidney should line up at the top ridge. It's possible you will need to trim the kidney. Don't trim the ab. Make sure that your trim line is vertical...I would say take off a bit at a time.

     

    Regarding your butt plate, you could just wear your back plate a bit lower and potentially move your chest/ab up a bit (not sure if you can do that at all. You will just have a longer strap from the chest to back that sits on your shoulder.

     

    Also, you'll need to remove that graphic from your tights at the back near the neck. Another word of warning regarding women's compression gear - the neck can be a bit bigger, so make sure your neckseal's bib is big enough or find a way to secure it to the shirt.

     

    You're making good progress!

    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.
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  3. Story of Your Nickname 2016 Edition

    in Off Topic

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    MAN these are great stories!!

    My first was El Pablo (the Paul) which was a play on El Diablo (the Devil). I'm actually a passive and nice person. Then I started thinking about what is want on my gear after I'm 501st approved. So i went with my last name, Strength.

    Yes...yes, it is my actual last name. Works pretty great.

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    That is a pretty great name. One of the interesting ones I ran into at work was McDoom. I later found out that the prefix "Mc" meant "son of", so I literally came across the The Son of Doom, one day. Go figure.

    My nickname is pretty simple, I make seating furniture for local churches.

    I'm joking of course. The nickname is as simple and uninspired as it sounds. It's just a sound effect a kid might make to simulate blaster fire noises.

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  4. Rogue One another new TK photo

    in Rogue One

    Posted · Edited by gmrhodes13
    link removed no longer working

    On 7/3/2016 at 10:42 AM, Merusk said:

    Looks like some of the elastic I've seen people attach, but hard plastic instead. Meant to keep the chest and the back together without strapping it to the kidney. Turns the chest into something you pull on over your head instead of clamshelling into.

     

    The helmets are incredibly different. Here's what I noticed and just posted elsewhere. 

     

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    Shoulder strap also appears to be formed to the breast plate.

  5. PPP's AP ANH Stunt BBB WTF LOL

    in ANH Build Threads

    Posted

    I was thinking something similar for my action shot actually.  lol.

     

    Anyway, time for some pictures with a real update, and also I need some advice regarding getting this all to fit.  First off, a potato phone quality pic of some tights and an unfinished lid.

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    FYI, get your tights from Costco if you can.  They're ladies tights, but they feel FABULOUS! Feels like I'm wearing, nothing at all...  nothing at all... nothing at all...  Also, they're super cheap.

     

    Perhaps somebody can have a look at the pics of the test fit and make some recommendations.  Everything just sits horribly awkward right now, and I'm not sure what and when I should be trimming the kidney and ab portions. It seems that if those parts were trimmed and attached to each other the proper fitting would be easier to assess.  Also, do I trim the kidney first and leave the ab alone for now, or equal amounts of both?  I went with elastic for the joining snaps and webbing for the snap plates.  I also opted to just have separate snap plates for the crotch area so as not to have extra stress on the snaps that were drilled into the ABS itself.  In an emergency they might make good backup snaps though.

    Left side, arms up:

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    Left side, with arms out front:

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    Right side:

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    Back of my front:

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    Front side:

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    Any thoughts?  Recommendations on getting this to sit properly?  It seems like my but plate is sitting to high, but if I lower it then my back plate would sit to low, unless I leave a bit of gap between it and the kidney.

     

    As mentioned I went with extra snaps in the crotch area to avoid putting stress on the ones that were drilled into the ABS itself.

     

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    I never would have thought I would have this many clamps and still need more:

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    The snaps seem like they're attaching to the web well enough:

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    I've got lots of stuff glued, but nothing completed really.  So far I'm aiming for the standard recommended cover strip sizes, which I'm saving until after I've got everything to fit properly.  I really like the E6000 and find it very forgiving.  The idea that people can do this with CA glue blows my mind.  That's just not enough play time.  nUeZ1Ft.jpg

     

    And finally, the cat tax:

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    Any and all feedback is welcome, folks.  Thanks for taking the time to look.

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  7. AP kit anh hero build.

    in Build Threads Requireing Maintenance

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    I will let you know when we pull tape off later tonite. to get staight lines i would say yes that the tape helps. also we use a small paint brush first on edges than a bigger one for the other areas.

    Ill post pics up after tapes comes off

     

    I know from working with latex paint when painting just walls in a house, that if you go along the edge of the tape line with a razor that it will help the tape come off cleaner without accidentally removing the paint you want to remain behind. Now since this is enamel based paint, that trick might not work the same. I'm not sure, but I figured it couldn't hurt to mention it.

  9. AM Armor 2.0 ANH Build

    in ANH (Stunt and Hero)

    Posted

    Thank you. lm going to go back and try to do it with your method and see the difference in results.

    By the way, does anyone know how to keep posting pictures in a post. The uploader says I can only upload 9kb left.

    You need to use an image host such as www.imgur.com and then just add the picture using the "add picture" button on the web interface when posting. It will be with the rest of the buttons that allow you to format your post. When you click on it it will give you a pop up requesting a URL for where the picture is located.

    I hope that helps.

  11. Armor for a short person

    in Hard Armor (General Discussion)

    Posted

    And short jokes? My original post does make it sound like I dislike them, but I actually like them. Even if I've heard the same ones over and over again. "How is the weather down there?" Or how about that armrest one? It's actually hilarious to me.

    I'd share some short people jokes, but they'd probably just go over your head...

    I will show myself out now.

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  13. Alay's ANH Stunt build (AP, first build)

    in ANH Build Threads

    Posted · Edited by pewpewpew

    That's crazy cheap! I paid almost $50 for a dozen at Princess Auto! I demand a do-over! I had no idea Home Depot carried them. Do you recall what section of the store? I'm not sure if they're hardware or tool and their website isn't being exactly helpful.<br>

    Just noticed now that you're in Windsor, CT, but I misread as Windsor, ON. Big difference in our dollar right now. Probably explains a lot.

  14. PPP's AP ANH Stunt BBB WTF LOL

    in ANH Build Threads

    Posted

    Alright, I haven't been updating this thing obviously, but I sure have been busy working on my kit. When I ordered this box of plastic I can honestly say I had no idea what I was getting into.<br>

    I know a proper update with pictures etc. is needed and I hope to put together something this weekend that better illustrates the degree of progress I've made, as it seems that all my spare time is spent building. <br>

    10 straight hours of building here today and it still doesn't look like I'm any closer to the end. The last few weekends have been similar, and I'm sure the wife is happy to have me out of her hair too. I picked a great project to be obsessive compulsive about, because this thing is never going to freaking end! There may be an actual Death Star by the time I'm done. I had to trim one of my very limited supply of split rivets with the Dremel earlier today, when the Dremel finally caught it and launched it... POOF! Jedi Mind Trick... That was no longer the rivet I was looking for! Time for a break for now.<br>

    BTW, I had no idea that "WTF" was another community based acronym... I just added that to the title for laughs. Sorry Walt.

  16. Alay's ANH Stunt build (AP, first build)

    in ANH Build Threads

    Posted

    Hot water bath saved my butt...literally. i used it to curve the butt plate a bit more.

     

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    I don't know why, but I always picture people wearing the armor while doing this in some cartoonish fashion, when in reality I know it would be absolutely horrific.  Or, for example, I need to bath my forearms, but imagine myself just wearing them while in the shower or something.

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  17. Alay's ANH Stunt build (AP, first build)

    in ANH Build Threads

    Posted

    Personally I use the hot water bath. Depending on the piece this might be a lot easier to do. Of course, if you're really familiar with you done then by all means it's a great method.

     

     

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    I've seen many posts from disappointed and frustrated troopers that didn't properly heed this advice.  No experience with either, but everyone always says if you're going to go the heat gun route then to make sure you get comfortable using it on some scrap ABS first.

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  18. SpiceCredits ANH Stunt Build Thread [AP]

    in Build Threads Requireing Maintenance

    Posted

    I hate to be that guy... but sorry bro, you only have one liver so I'm not sure how much time you have left. If you would be so kind as to pack up all of your star wars belongings and ship them off to me I will see they find a proper home.

     

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    Only one liver?  This guy said I had two, and he's a doctor.

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    I never thought of it until now, but other than this armor, I don't have a single other piece of Star Wars merchandise.  Not one piece.  Funny that it never occurred to me until now.  It actually just kind of blew my mind given all the work and research I've been putting into this armor lately.  Oh well, better to have one really cool piece, I guess.

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  19. Joining cod piece to butt plate?

    in Hard Armor (General Discussion)

    Posted · Edited by gmrhodes13
    link not working, removed gmrhodes13 2020

    On 7/1/2016 at 8:46 PM, ukswrath said:

    They're actually "S" snaps (aka poppers) as seen here in my build ;)http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/35086-ukswraths-anovos-tk-build/?p=474712.

    These are what were used on the movie armor however, line 24 snaps will work just as efficiently.

     

    "S" snaps ---------------

     

    Cheers

    Thanks Tony, I will go with the line 24's as that's what I have handy. Great tutorials BTW. If you were able to generate ad revenue from the number of views they got, I'm pretty sure I'd have been able to put your kids through college due to the number of times I've referenced them.

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