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getting brave and having done yet more research laid out and drilled for the side rivets

following the same methodology i laid out and drilled the ab and chest plates

ok moving on the main body parts of the Armour i laid out the rear kidney plate as master and followed this though on to the back and butt plates

whilst in riveting mode I worked on the lower knee ammo box

bit more research to confirm a few things and now ammo boxes in position Ammo boxes and rivets covers on main belt now just need to be glued in place

thanks christian, carried on working on the drop boxes along with the other bits relating to the belt i.e main belt box trim and fit Then I added the holster and did a test clip on the chest plate

whilst the shins are setting thought i would get on with some simple bits, button pieces done drop boxes next. Is there a favored depth for the drop boxes seem to see a large mix from 10 mm to 15 mm or is it just what suits what you have got ??

after that short sewing interlude back to gluing attempting to size the rear of the shins is a real pain . have decided to glue the front cover strip in place and then go for final sizing it might help seem to be getting a lot of mis alignment at the back with regards to the top edges. might be a RS thing not sure but will drop them a note anyway?? held in place with a clamp whilst the front cover strip sets (you can see better in the earlier test fit if anyone has any good ideas)

whilst waiting on all that e6000 going off started to look at the strapping system ?? oh and found a really old sewing machine !!!!!!! once i figured it all out (the machine that is) made all the loops for the main body things were going well so made to sets 2" and 2.5" just in case might help with fit and balance

now have a pair of finished thighs

After that test fit now doing final assemble and clean up on thighs

Ok having done all that have now gone for first test fit prior to applying cover strips to the rear of the thighs, hoping to get some feedback gents on positioning especially the shins people currently have not done any adjustment on the length/height ?? have just removed the returns on the bottom thanks

have done all that bar the strapping now turn my attention to the thighs and shins just gluing on the front cover strip for starters repeated this for the other side

ok as i said have now finished the forearms

flushed with success from the Bicep incidents, though i would go easy and finish the shoulder bells. Using my double straw and bit of lead to layout for the returns, there are now all cleaned up and ready to go this week i intend to finish the forearms, starting to move in the right direction again

Ok after spending the Christmas break gluing, pulling apart, cleaning and re gluing . have now found method that is working better after a bit more research. Basically i have taped either side of the gluing area and scuffed up the Armour slightly and the underside of the cover strip to give a keying surface for the glue, although still possible to pull apart but slightly better foundation. once i had the glue applied i suppose i might have used a excessive amount of magnets!! but it was going to work this time. but i am happy to report that indeed it has worked this time and i have a finished set of Biceps

I don't know if people are still shopping for these but found another UK source for the ammo box, comes with a load of nasty energy drinks !!!! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/302128025546?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&var=600945295328&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

thanks will do, this join was the worst of them had the most curvature which was worrying me, The forearms because the were longer I have switched to the one edge at a time seems to be working pretty well now

Moving on to the forearms now gluing techniques are steadily improving, the clamp faces were a bit wide so i cut up some of scrap pieces from the cover strips to use as spacers for the clamps giving me now a nice solid hold either end of the cover strip

Ok hoping for some feedback, i know the RS Armour is one of the most wonky (probably not the best description) but would you live with the gaps on the cover strip or have another go ??????????

started with the biceps first as smallest strips, have left oversize on length as will file and shape to suit bit worried about placement movement, this was done over a few days as not the largest collection of clamps

Ok so spent some time scoring and snapping all my cover strips but on the plus side my Armour cleaner and polish turned up

Hi Christian, I trimed the ridge side like you have done and then used duct tape on the inside of that edge it's strong enough to hold and gives u a flexi hinge which does help a lot with sizing and trimming of the excess of the other side

Hi Christian really don't think you will have any issues getting a replacement from RS ,I'm just bit ahead of you with my my build went for rough trimming the limbs first just to get my eye in oh and messed about with the TD for a sense of accomplishment

like i said clean up and cover strips required all round, but progress being made