TheSwede

Please don`t cut out the backs of thighs/shins, you really have no need for it and especially as you raise the right thigh to match the left as Dan illustrated. You have more than enough room. The Hero suits did not have those cuts and why? It doesen`t look as good and the Hero was all about the look - that`s why the helmets were different and used at close ups on stunts By trimming the return edge it will help getting the shins to close, it helps more than one would think and also back half of upper thighs/shins for comfort, I didn`t draw all the lines but you see what I mean...you can go as far untill it`s just a hint of a return left and it will still look good, don`t cut right to the end though would be my advise and almost forgot, a simple dressing tip when putting the TD on making sure it`s straight by yourself is to use the raised egde in the back plate as a guide in relation to the metal clips. All that beeing said - looking good Jeff and see you at Centurion

So the aluminium or not the same lenght? Did they come pre-made with holes? How about flatten the strips out and see if they match lenght-wise

Great!

And...the shoulders also look a bit big, especially from the back, I think it will look cleaner if you trimmed them down some, not trying to be difficult - just wanting you to look your best

You should be fine just ripping the elastic out even if it’s CA glue, on my first suit I had to shorten my shoulder straps and did just that it’s faster and easier than removing and re-sew the snap

Hey Shouldn’t be an issue, line up the ends of the clips to the control panel and the check fit on belt, as long as it sits level your good, you might have to bend the clips a little to achive this

Cricket beat me to the punch, was just drawing ut basicly the same thing If you have space I would suggest making the kidney come closer to the body and that would also get the lower back closer and "lifting" the corners up a bit as illustrated below and, also raising the back plate just a tad and that would require cutting the back/chest tabs as Cricket showed Also...you could tighten the strapping for the butt plate to get it more flush to the kidney and that will also help common issues with the butt overlapping the kidney when moving around - keep up the great work

Really great work, excited to see it all come together

I did know that Apparently there`s no underwear in space according to Lucas and the standing joke on set was who would get to rip it of

Haha I was more thinking in the line of these fin gents that secured her They ran out of white here though ans she`s maaaad about it

Good thinking and if all else fails - white gaffa tape

Thanks and yeah it’s super-awesome just arrived for another session as it happens

Thanks Luc

Great Just one other thing, looking at the TD, the clips looks like they are overlaping the controlpanel and the screws don’t look like pan head, maybe it’s just the angel so if you could post a pic to confirm would be great

You linked your EIB to a different TK ID that was approved in 2016 and your FISD forum name don’t match with the on screen? A bit confusing

Awesome dedication and great work, you even did an extra shin strap

My main focus was to make it look good (subjected to taste) up close if that makes sense .....that`s why I stated on my thread that it`s hard to give feedback on the weathering based on photos….but then again our approval is based on photos we send in so.....anyways...don`t go so much on the light as to what it looks like up close would be my advise...when approval comes it`s easy to submit close up shots showing the weathering, I took mine outside and the pauldron looked crispy clean so had to submit a new photo and all was good I can PM you some examples if you like, don`t want to clog your excellent thread with my pics

Worked on the TD and as it`s made of resin it`s not much glueing involved, however the left side is solid and makes the hole thing very unbalanced so decided to drill it out as much as possible - yeey for work perks The resin very quickly became hot so I went slower and the fumes and resin debris got me thinking - so I made a safety rig After initial drilling it still felt heavier than I would like so found a larger drill bit and went at it again, better but not perfect. Had planned on drilling a ledge into the tube and ad a plastic disc but had no drill that worket so did this: Traced the thickness of the plastic to the tube (probably not necessary but did it anyways) Used another perk to cut it. go slow or the blade will bow out. Trace the disc, cut, glue Sand and done. Did some sanding of the whole piece and glued it to the back piece, it has a curvature to match the screen used ones, did some tests and by using strong magnets I think it will pull the kidney to meet up with the TD, might sound a bit weird but i will elaborate on this when it comes to attach it (ooh cliffhanger)

Have a build thread for it?

Sorry to hear that, did you ever get to finish?

Thanks and yeah I got all the lastest upgrades

looks really good in the sunlight

That reminds me I never showed the butt plate, I cut it to look like the Anovos one but apparantly was a little sloppy and made the center tab a bit small, it should be about the same as the outer ones as it helps adding snaps to either side of the kidney plate which will be cut along the seam, I can make it work but ..oh well.. And as the ab plate now is molded to fit taller people it dosen`t line up to the kidney plate, my guees to why that`s not altered too would be that the kidney is easier to shim hight-wise. Anyways...was gonna leave it but decided to cut it, it`s enough plastic with this torso Construction as it is and forgot to take a pic when done but just used some tape to make a straight-ish line and the cut..apparently didn`t learn any lessons to be more careful after the butt-debacle aslo removed that top lip from the kidney portion. Neat storage. except for forearms, one bicep and one shoulder bell (they`re not trimed yet) everything is in there, sort of like a Stormtrooper-bowl

Protective gear is important Shoulder bell and tab support - trimmed/untrimmed Thighs The back pieces were just a big cylinder cut in half and I could not see any indications on what was up or right/left so eventually (after testing every way) just figured they weren`t specific The back piece sticks up quite high so that had to go before first test fit Looked at various ref pic and tried to emulate the shape best as I could Here`s the sanded and cleaned up pieces taped together, ready for final fitment.

Better late than never - looking forward to the build