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  2. chiefbonan's TK ANH Stunt Build (Centurion)

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    Praise be! Many of you wouldn't know I live in a rural area, about 30 minute drive to the nearest big city, so to get supplies for the TK it takes a small trip. I thought we had the correct screws for the TD but as you saw this was not the case as I had the ones for a phillips head screw not a flat head. But after digging around in dad's shed (it's a maze I'm surprised I didn't get lost) at the bottom of a bucket I found these!
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    So I put them in CLR (rust eater/cleaner) for the night. Saved up a trip and like 40 cents lol.
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  4. chiefbonan's TK ANH Stunt Build (Centurion)

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    5 hours ago, MaskedVengeance said:

    When inspecting for EI and Centurion the DOs not only go by the CRL, but also screen references, which is why some details are scrutinized, even if not actually written in the CRL. Everybody is here to help you through the process, and I’m sure you’ll be all set soon! Keep up the great work!


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    Undertstandable! I just need to find some of the correct screws for my TD

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  5. chiefbonan's TK ANH Stunt Build (Centurion)

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    Hello all, my hands hurt from hammering snaps all night! As I said previously I was having issues with some of my cheap snaps coming loose so I'll give you a better idea of what is happening:

    We snapped up my entire suit, in the usual positions as most people do, took awhile to measure them out and get them right. But after lots of tries of me getting in and out of the armour, some would unsnap. So then I'd have to take the section off, snap it back up, repeat. Got annoying pretty quick! We don't have any issues with the legs or the arm snaps though, since it is the elastic that is being bent and twisted.

    So the main issues was the snaps within the torso. The shoulders were playing up and some of the many back snaps came loose, not to mention the chest to ab plate snaps broke as soon as I turned my body 0.01 degrees.

    We got said snaps from a place called Spotlight, which is a popular store in Australia for crafts and sewing matierials. These snaps of course, which I should have done better research, were meant for cloth and regular clothes. So of course unsnapping everywere. So eventually I decided to get some proper snaps (stainless steel ones meant for snapping boat tarps), I looked around and found a place in my state that does quotes. Recived them today like I said, they were the real deal, very happy with them.

    We got 100 pairs of them. So tonight I counted up the snaps I needed to replace, 26 in total, leaving 74 sets for my Dad to use for his armour. Even though they sometime unsnap when they come off, I decided not to replace the rivet/snaps on the rivet side of the torso, you know the 6 rivets to paint white? So after a bit of experimenting I found that using the new female snaps on the old male ones seemed to be a bit stronger, so I will replace those rivet/snap stra[s with the new snaps, but not the actual rivet snaps themselves.

    It's a bit weird to understand but I'm sure you will. So tonight I measured all of the straps that will also need replacing and them made up the exact number of male snaps needed seen below. I also made a small blueprint with all of the ones that need replacing. I also hope above that the paint for the TD is correct, since once that is done and I paint the rivets it's finally time to go for basic!

    Oh yeah also above I have a pic of the screws for the TD, which are apparently incorrect, yet the CRL states Clips shall be attached with slotted type, flat or dome top style screws, and be black (two per clip) 

    yet has nothing in red for Centurion, do I have to use 'pan' style screws for cert 3? If so that should be written there!

     

    me hands hurt!

    snaps galore!

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  6. chiefbonan's TK ANH Stunt Build (Centurion)

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    Hello friends, I've painted most of my TD, just running into some dripping paint issues but I have that sorted.

     

    I just wanted to ask if this is the right paint, as it is 'reflective' like the grey paint on the helmet and tummy buttons?

    EDIT: Also how long should I cut the metal strips before I bend them?
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  10. chiefbonan's TK ANH Stunt Build (Centurion)

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    2 minutes ago, justjoseph63 said:

    Looking AWESOME, Thomas!  I must say you have really come a long way with this armor, sir... DANG I'm proud of ya'!  There are a few issues which you have noted, and as you are aware the ab/kidney and thigh ammo pack rivets will need to be painted, but overall a fantastic build!  I have a question for you, though... do you have padding in the top of the bucket?  The reason I ask is that it seems to ride pretty high.  Although it will not affect approval at any level, having it that high may affect your field of vision.  I had padding in the top of my first bucket, but found that I was constantly having to tilt my helmet forward just to be able to see.

     

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    Outstanding alignment on the thigh/calf and bicep/forearm cover strips!  I expect to see your submission in the "pre-approval" area soon... after that, it's Basic, EI, and then on to Centurion!

    Thanks for the feedback and nice words everyone :) As for your comment Joseph, I'm not wearing much padding at all and I can see quite well out of the bucket.

     

    We might hold off to paint those 6 side rivets as we might need to replace them, but those ones don't seem to unsnap much. As for the TD I should be able to finish it tomorrow

     

    As for getting my Centurion, do I have to go for E-Inf first?

  11. chiefbonan's TK ANH Stunt Build (Centurion)

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    Wowee photo time! Here is some photos of my fully suited up! Things you should note are:
    -I chose to wear the holster off so you can see the hard armour better
    -The right side of the chest plate isn't snapped, as we lost the connection, so it flares out a bit
    -I wore the frill of my neckseal over my shirt, so you can see it stick out a bit near my shoulder bells!
    -I'm still in the middle of making the TD

    -I didn't wear my handguards as these are my Nomex Flight Gloves, which i've heard many of you use as it is breatheable, I still have my rubber ones around too

    I need to get a tighter black shirt, it makes frog-toe-webbing under my shoulders when I lift my arm out. I've always felt self consious about how skinny I am, hope it doesn't look too skinny in some areas. I feel the armour looks the worst from behind but you guys are the experts! I also probably could have done with rotating the shoulders a bit better forward, but easy fix, hard to tell what I look like in the mirror while I have it all on.

     

    Please give constructive critisim, pros? cons? What should be address? Am I handsome stormtrooper? Thank you, very close to finishing!

     

    Please keep in mind I am going for certification 3

     

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  14. chiefbonan's TK ANH Stunt Build (Centurion)

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    My belt has been finished and holster has been attached!
    I used the rivet/snap method for the holster, even though the snaps here aren't the strongest, they'll be pressed up against the armour anyway. I've ordered some new stainless steel camping/boating snaps from an Australian company so they'll arrive way sooner.

    EDIT: Changed the word rivet to snaps

     

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    Only need to make the thermal detonator then it's onto the final fittings/adjustments! 

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  18. chiefbonan's TK ANH Stunt Build (Centurion)

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    4 hours ago, tarok said:


    Tandy is an American product (IIRC) so it makes sense to be more popular there.

    I looked into the Tandy stuff a few years ago, and although the shop resolves with a .com.au address, I don’t the order is fulfilled in Australia. I think it still ships form the US.

    There may be stores like Leflers in Fitzroy (again sketchy memory and I haven’t had coffee yet) who carry a small stock.

    One of our UKG brethren put me onto Prymm products. I use a few more than just the snaps emoji6.png

    If that’s the case I might as well go with prym

  20. chiefbonan's TK ANH Stunt Build (Centurion)

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    15 minutes ago, tarok said:

    Hey Tom

    Many of the snaps our haberdashery shops (Spotlight, Lincraft etc) aren’t great for the holding strength we need for armour.

    I ended up ordering Prymm sport strength snaps off Amazon. (I’m currently swapping out velcro for snaps) These things are super strong emoji4.png

    awesome! great to know you know the strength, are the these ones?

    https://www.amazon.com/PRYM-fasteners-Camping-silver-coloured-Multipac/dp/B00405SLUC

     

    Because I've looking through Tandy Leather, and I was wondering if any like these would suffice:

     

    https://www.tandyleather.com.au/collections/fasteners/products/stainless-steel-line-snaps-10-pack?variant=32642898624647

     

  23. chiefbonan's TK ANH Stunt Build (Centurion)

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    Posted · Edited by chiefbonan

    @TKSpartan thank you for the info!

    We found another set of snaps which are around the same size but a different brand that we bought ages ago, we are going to experiment with them by:

    -Trying to use the 'new' snaps

    And/or

     

    -Try and mix them, i.e using the male snap from Set 1 and a female from Set 2, since they are the same size, perhaps they can fit better

    Also to add Mr.TKSpartan, I was looking around on Tandy and there are a number of different snaps, are these ones good?

    https://www.tandyleather.com.au/collections/fasteners/products/stainless-steel-line-snaps-10-pack?variant=32642898624647

     

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