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Thanks for the tips, advice and encouragement, if it hadn't been for you and frank and the armourers on the UKG I would have fallen at the first hurdle . Thank you inner cover strips to be fitted to the greaves tomorrow and hot water bath Monday

Thanks Christine, inner cover strips willl be fitted to the greaves, I'm guessing 20mm ? I think ink that is a job for tomorrow

Enjoying this build Christine, I'm still trying to work up the confidence to cut my cod, the thing it I know I will have to do it and trim the butt too but it's like the elephant in the room, I'm trying my best to ignore it lol. One question if I may, you said fitting the internal cover strips helped you to size the armour, I never thought of doing that, mine is just duct taped together, I guess if you need to shorten the greave you just cut through the internal cover strip too? I think i might might try that approach... thanks

Ok, today I've made some progress on my magnetic closures of the greaves . Yesterday I made four 20mm cover strips, the magnets will be loaded as in the picture First I marked where to place them Even though they are 15mm diameter I could only buy a 14mm drill bit, so I used that Clamped the strip in place before drilling, I used a couple of off cuts of wood to help I cut the burrs off with a stanly knife and then widened the hole with the dremel Sanded them to get rid of the rough bits Finished job Well almost... sanded down the sides to be glued together Hopefully it will look like this when finished Applied the glue and spread it Stuck the pieces together Just about to fit the magnets, added extra glue for good measure Magnet in place All six glued Finally held together with clamps I'm still not too sure about the greaves..... I've looked at tweaking them again, I've tightened them around the calf, actually they feel more comfortable and a bit more snug, I think the rear cover strip is more vertical, hopefully..... slowly slowly catch the monkey ...... as they say, I think I might be getting there..... what do you think? Hopefully I've made two steps forward today Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hi Christine, glad you like the additional poctures, I will post some more. The following thread shows what I have done with the magnetic closures, you were the inspiration for this, so I hope I have made you proud . I havent trimmed the rear of the outside greave on the left leg, it's how it arrived from RS. I have tried to tweak this today and again the pics are below .... next post, I think they look a bit better in the mean time we have been away for a few days in the Lakes, there were loads of Americans there, we met a lovely couple from California whilst climbing Catbells . Will post some pictures Derwent water And we climbed the hill catbells that's in the background [emoji3] The summit above and to prove we did it a selfie And ingleton falls Hope you like Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I can do pics...... upload them in Tapatalk on the UKG then copy the post in here .... fantastic

A little bit of progress has been made I think, ... or as yoda would say Made progress think I .... Ok maybe not lol Well I've been trying to mould the kidney and butt to fit my torso, I've also tweaked the greave, made it shorter like you suggested and this is the result, oh I've also decided to Tetris the thigh to make it narrower at the top, I've not cut it yet but you will get the general idea. I'm still not happy within the non vertical rear cover strip to the greave I have started making the magnetic closures for the greaves, I have cut 20mm cover strips which will hold the magnets on the inside , this will comprise of two cover strips, one at the back, the other with holes cut out of it to fit the 15mm diameter 2mm thick magnets Cover strips cut, six magnets in place Doing a test hole on a scrap piece of ABS, couldn't get a 15mm drill bit so had to make do with a 14mm bit and make it wider Using the dremel , how on earth did I manage to do stuff before I got one of these? What it will look like when finished Went to see the Childe of Hale today, I'm stood nest to a life size statue of him, yes I'm small but please bear in mind he was 9ft 3ins

Hi Christine, thanks for the advice, I will certainly be taking it on board, I would love my armour to look like yours, how you sculptured the thighs is perfect. Ive contacted RS but I thought I would continue with the greaves to see what they are like when finished. The thing is , as you know, left and right greave are the same, so the outside left is the same as the inside right.... if you get my drift... and I haven't trimmed the outside left or inside right section at the rear, and both are a bit sque wiff , so I think I iwould need both to be replaced? I will try another hot water bath for the butt and will then strap them together, I know I'm going to have to cut the cod but I'm not looking forward to trimming the butt... but I may just have to trim it... finally .... regarding the greave and where it should sit relating to the knee.... you stopped in mid sentence...... it's like one of those cliff hangers you get in tv programmes .... oh oh I was planning to use 12 15mm magnets to hold the greaves, six on each side, do you think that will be sufficient? i really wish I could post some pictures , today my wife and me went to see the Childe of Hale, he was a 9ft 3in giant who was born in 1578 and died in 1623, he was invited to James the 1st court , in Hale village there is a life size statue of him, I look minute stood next to it lol

Hi Frank, thanks for the encouragement, it's very much appreciated. I have the left greave rear cover strip as vertical as I can get it, the thing is other than trimming the front to allow the 20mm cover strip I haven't trimmed the rear of the outer side, it just seems to be wonky ..... ive made a start on the magnetic closures like you and Christine did, I will try and post a picture ..... other than that ive been shaping the butt and kidney to get them to follow the contour of my torso rather than sticking out. I think I may have to cut the cod and resize the butt, but I thought I may try strapping the torso together first? What do you think? Also where should the top of the greave be in relation to your knee, mine is currently half way up the knee and I'm wondering if it should be a tad lower? Hopefully some pics pics to follow humm.... it doesn't line the size of my photos...... any ideas how how to upload them?

I'm currently building my TK so I don't feel qualified to post here, but what I would like to say, and I hope you don't mind, is that the help and support I have received with my TK build has been amazing and that's down to all of you. There are are times when I feel it's one step forward and two back as I progress through the build, or like now I seem to have hit a brick wall, when I see a fellow TK has liked one of my posts it makes me think "yes I am doing something right" and it gives me the encouragement to continue. Without the encouragenebt and support I have received on here and the UKG I think I would have fallen at the first hurdle . The new new look is awesome and I appreciate all the hard work you guys n gals put into this, thank you oh also looking forward for Tapatalk to start working again

Well today I thought I would trim the return edge on the left thigh and check how much I need to remove from it to allow it to fit my small legs. Trimming the return edge I put the torso on and checked the thigh against the cod/ ab and butt pieces This is how far I can bend my leg, all those pesky rebels need to do is put some steps in front of me and they will be able to escape lol I tried to draw a rough line where I think it needs trimming, that's the thigh Or does the butt need trimming or both? Now I'm not sure they fit correctly, they are perfect around the knee but I can get my arm inside the top of the thigh, is that too much of a gap? Oh and the amount of trimming needed I want to get the left leg completed before I start on the right leg Oh ... I'm presuming the return edge needs to be replaced along the whole circumference of the top of the thigh? Now the saga of the greaves.... I am really stumped and flummoxed, on the left greave I have trimmed the front on both sides to allow the cover strip , however the outside of the greave at the rear was already trimmed by RS, it's the same in the right greave, only it's the inside on that one, as left and right are the same on the RS armour. Anyway my dilemma, when I line the rear up it sort of twists the outside piece and the resultant joint is anything but vertical .... The above picture is about as vertical as I can get it and let's face it it's closer to being horizontal than vertical lol These are left and right greaves with the same problem I did think of ordering new ones but I could end up with the same results. I know the seam has to be vertical or as close to for centurion .... but mine will be nothing like that..... any ideas? Could I add a shim ? Would that stand out too much? I'm really at a loss now and the more I try to sort this out the more stumped I get , it's really frustrating . Hay hoe Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Good luck Frank , your armour is looking amazing

Thanks for the index younplaced in your first post, it's made navigating your thread so easy, just been reading up on your magnetic closures, that she my next job Hopefully it will work

Good luck with your centurion application Frank and thanks again for all the tips [emoji3] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I too have the RS kit, it's wonky, screen accurate and in my book , wonderful , as the guys n gals have said take your time, research is key, there are loads of great build threads on here. I've had a few set backs but the thing is people on here are willing to help, advise and help when things don't go as planned. No one will laugh, I guess we have all been there, the only stupid question is a question that's not asked, so look at the tutorials , at first they made me think heck can I do that, but when you see what people do you think yeah I can give it a go and it's not as hard as you think, enjoy your build and I look forward to seeing the progress you make, we all learn from each other, I've learnt she'd loads from Christine aka cricket and Frank aha fragarock plus pandertrooper snd the guys on the UKG ...... I couldn't have got this far without them [emoji122][emoji3] Good luck [emoji3] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Stefan the build is looking great , love the work on the lid, you did a much better job at the painting and riveting than me [emoji3] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Today I've not done much, I've cut some abs strips with the aim of fitting them inside the greaves to help them line up, these are the male side, I will make the female part fir the other side so they slot together. They need bending slightly to follow the curve of the greave. Once installed I plan to fit some magnets to close the greaves as Christine and Frank have done . I just wanted to check if it's ok to install these tabs on the rear of the greaves, or will that prevent centurion application? Thanks Also you will see from the last picture that the cover strip won't be fully lined up with the outside part of the greave, I mean it won't be stuck parallel to the trimmed outside greave, I've done that so that it's vertical when closed, again would that be ok? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I realise it's been a while since I posted on here, I've been busy with, well, all those things that go on in life. We have been away for a few days in Wiltshire , seen stone he he and Salisbury cathedral as well as Winchester cathedral, corfe castle plus loads more, I've wanted to see these things since I was a small boys so it's an ambition come true ..... just like building my armour, but I'm not to sure it's going to plan ..... You will recall I sort of messed things up with the heat gun..,, Well I've tried to put it right I did as Frank said and use a piece of wood as a template Today I did a bit more with the heat gun Admit ended up like this And the bit that was most damaged.... I'm thinking it's not too bad.... What do you think? Oh. And for our friends across the pond.... Winchester cathedral Corfe castle Salisbury cathedral Stone henge My grandson Nathan And getting the award for the most improved player in the under 7 team 2017 It's been a good day [emoji3] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That's a great idea Frank, thanks [emoji122][emoji122][emoji122][emoji3] It's certainly worth a try and if I mess it up more, well what have I got to loose. I did try to reshape them in boiling water, I only had the sink and a kettle, we don't have any pans big enough to put the whole greave into Once again, thanks [emoji3] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Well over the past few days I've been trimming the thighs, tried all the armour on and treated the greaves to a hot water bath, I got the heat gun out and yes messed up again, I think I may need to buy a new left greave .... oh humm... anyway some pics First trimming the thigh... tried it on trimmed at the front, not at the back Did a rough pencil line Cut and trimmed From the front Trimmed and un trimmed side by side, I think you can see which is which Tried the armour on I seem to stand a bit lob sided Now the greave ... the bit i messed up These are them trimmed, they fit perfectly though I'm not sure the rear cover strip is vertical I still think it's two steps forward and one back, which means I'm making some progress [emoji3] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

You won't be disappointed with the RS kit, just read the excellent posts on here like matts, fragarock and crickets also look at the centurion request section that gives an excellent idea on what standard can be achieved. Also pandatroopers tutorials are worth their weight in gold.... enjoy Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Ok I've been doing some bits n bobs over the past few days..... I've trimmed the shoulder bells, cut the return edge at the bottom to 4mm I will reduce it to 3mm as I adjust the fit. I also did a rough trim of the width of the bells, I've left about 2 inches spare to allow for adjustment The tape mark is where I think I need to cut on the inside of that, I cut on the outside just in case I tried on the greaves and tried to shape them with a heat gun.... it's still not right, but getting there They don't line up at the back, hopefully I will get them to look like ... From the front I did ask about the width of the return edge on the greaves, Clive one of the armourers from the UKG advised me of this in a reply to a previous post Today I started to work on the thighs , return edges initially roughly cut , will end up at 5mm at the bottom i.e. At the knee, but is 5mm correct at the groin? Trimmed the front of the thighs in the same way as I did the greaves I think I need to get a closer fit, at the moment I can get my hand inside the thigh armour, is that too much of a gap? Also today we visited the local deer park... just thought you may like these pics Anyway.... back to the armour, I will do the right thigh tomorrow [emoji3] am hoping to get a rough fit next week when hopefully you can tell me what is ok (fingers crossed something will be right) and where I need to trim / shorten .... thanks in anticipation [emoji3] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That's perfect Frank, thanks [emoji122][emoji122][emoji3] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hi Frank, thanks for the advice and encouragement , will look at the cover strip on the right forearm, I haven't noticed it digging in, but then I've only tried them in for a short while. I'm not looking forward to sorting the misalignment of the greaves out, I'm not too sure where to start, get the length right first or the width or get them realigned first? Also I guess installing the front cover strip inside and out is the last thing to do before I tackle how to fasten them at the rear ... bra hooks, Velcro or magnets like you and Christine [emoji3] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks, I will check with Ross and Clive [emoji3] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk