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Did the shins have 45 degree angles on the coverstrips? Or is it just the front and back of the thighs?

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Well with the sword maker lurking, I should do my best to honor his craft by being the best Samurai and bring no shame!

The creator has posted to my thread. This is a good sign

Well I hope my build can be of some service to you Tony!

I wish I was that much on anyones radar . I believe Christine brought it to his attention first and messaged me stating she was getting a newer pair. When I talked to Walt this morning he said he was already working on making the bells larger

definitely. I found it easier for my clamps to get a better grip on them with a bit more hanging over and will trim later. I know its more of a process and need to be careful.

So after talking with Walt, that marking we are seeing is due to his kit being modeled from a screen used suit. I have decided I will be keeping this piece to preserve that part of the kit. I like the idea that it is modeled after something that was on screen and I can exhibit that in the build.

Ok left arm ridges have been torn down and reglued!!! Best part of waking up early with for the kids is you glue one part, go to work, eat dinner get kids to sleep glue another part than go to bed and rinse and repeat Left Forearm: Left Bicep: I have removed some of the return edge on the elbow side of the left bicep, just so I can get my elbow through. I will do more for comfort Much more snug fitting but I do like the look now. Still some return edges to clean up but not bad

Boo Hiss, I don't wanna order new ones.....I'll test fit and see how it looks. If necessary I will fix them, maybe a bit of sanding? Sealing Iron? ABS and a finger?

You can do it!

I sanded the inside and did the spray can of plasti dip. I will be going back over it all with cheesecloth and a brush to pain the inside with additional plasti dip to give the helmet more bulk in some of the thinner parts.

Thank you both! That is what I thought but wanted that extra peace of mind. Coorections should be completed by weeks end if all goes well

So if the joints do not butt against one another but will be covered is that an issue? As I'm going back and fixing this my joints will not touch. Now they are not overlapping but there is a small gap between once the coverstrip is applied.

I'll do a test fit before I cut it down anymore. Better to make sure it won't be too small if I cut it.

So another WTF builder asked me about my shoulder bell, so far I only did the left but he pointed out his had a marking and so did mine I thought I cut all my return edge and I planned on cutting the rest of this off. The real question is how much is too much on the shoulder bell?

Thank you Tony, I'll get started on that tonight. Easy enough of a fix

Yeah I didn't fix mine they just worked out that way. But as Tony said do a hot water bath. It's not as bad as taking a hot iron to the kit to make a return edge.

I thought they were 15mm

So no return edge ridge at all? How about the forearms? Also no return edge ridge on the rear bicep?

So remove most of the ridge as well as the return edge on the top by the shoulder?

I've never been told I have large biceps. And I wouldn't say I have tickets to the E-11 show.... Should they fit closer to my arm?

Not sure if I ever posted my left bicep yet. I'm not too concerned with the oval shape because we'll my arm is not circle shaped.

You can remove the edge if you want for comfort. I kept mine to make it look thicker. I kept about 5mm all around other than the wrist end of the forearm as I'm building bfir centurion approval.

What do you need help with exactly?