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Ok, I've tried this again twice. The snaps on the belt don't seem to be adequate to firmly snap and stay in place on the torso. Neither one. I'd talk to RS about this but they have bigger problems going on atm. The snaps won't stay.

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I meant the Red. I'll take a second look from the inside. Ok man you convinced me. I'll hit the blacklights and some 80's tunes and run you guys back to the Trooper build

2" Elastic Material used to adhere and secure the biceps to the forearms. Will be fully cured by 3:30pm tomorrow. I'll have to try these on. I'm thinking I may yet need to secure the biceps to the shoulder bells. Ready for the pinchees yet hope it doesn't happen.

Lol, I should crank all the lights off and light up the blacklights. Take a few shots of the Trooper.

Have Armor Will Travel

That would definitely save me from dressing him in the undersuit.

Wow! I have so far to go yet. Belt is probably going to have to be replaced/reworked. I think something is up with the codpiece elastics. Chest riding up too high. So many issues I can see. Can't get the belt snapped as the snaps are in between the hollow parts. The arcade needs a good mopping and sweeping.

Well I could have used this a while back when I was fitting the shoulders. New addition to the arcade thanks to Anita Bible Burris for the heads up on the Macy's going out of business sale. I need to find a head for him.

Hope you guys enjoy this as much as I have building it. Not quite there yet, but it's coming along. Thanks everybody that's helped me along the way. Most especially to RS Prop Masters for this fantasic Kit Build! https://d.tube/#!/v/zinferrenfriz11/Qmeynrbi9fxukDmzFWzbwQJ1DiDNt6U3feufpqXkipgWyv

Good start on the arm elastics between the biceps and forearms. E6000 and magnets.

I'm a little divided on the E6000 for arm elastics. After performing it, it's seemed like it was and is giving it more time to soak into the fabric into places you don't want it to. Zap a Gap plus the accelerator would have stopped it spreading more effectively. Add to that I'd be done today with both arms. I don't know. Good points and bad points. Just doing one arm segment each day with E6000 to maintain control over it.

Yea this is gonna be a weird cut on the shins as you can't really afford to take anything off the left side bottom. If anything it appears it actually needs more material on the left side bottom. The right side bottoms appear to begin the arch upwards for the heel. Looks difficult to find or develop a good centerline.

Ok, now this is a whole new level of difficulty. I can't tape it to get a good look at it. Can't try it on and look at the joint. This looks like a true cut n' Pray thing. Wonder if there's a better way of doing this? Sizing the Shins. I also don't understand why the back of the shins is all out of kilter, one side up one side down. Scratching my head on how to best go about this.

True. Yes I haven't considered any refitting after the armor is done.

On the forearm/bicep elastic straps, is it commonly acceptable to use CA glue or is E6000 generally preferred?

I did exactly that. I am hoping for a perfect match. Fitted in between and made the final cuts last night. I could possibly start on elastics, but I really want to finish the shins. Then I can concentrate on length and distance of elastics. Richie suggested near pinching. I am more prone to Robs suggestions and by the way, God Bless Rob, Simon and crew this evening. I hope they didn't lose to much although I have no images of their studio condition. Glad all are safe and unharmed. Mold loss would be a devastation.

Alright, well tonight I feel that I have finally finished working on the Thigh fittings. The right thigh has been freed of clamps and magnets. The left thigh is now under pressure of clamps and magnets after the final trimmings. I will do a final fit of both around 3am tomorrow. A full 24 hours later. Next up is the Shins. These I would very much desire a tight slim muscular fit. So alot of work will be going into the pant and shoe fittings. I need to pick up a good boot horn to get them on and off quickly. Any suggestions? I've absolutely NO experience in fitting TK shins, so any help would be appreciated.

First cut to the outer Left Thigh. Same process only reverse side. Compared measurements with Right Thigh. After the cut, Gaffers tape used to secure it with the drawn cutline of the inner thigh. Out to the arcade for a first fitting. Might actually be ready for a final cut tonight.

Don't make the mistake of believing the left thigh is easier than the right. There is less demarcation of the start cut than was on the right. So, down strictly to measurements at this point. Matching measurements of the right bottom to left bottom and likewise top. Getting a little hairy.

Oh yea. I looked all over. Tried several keyword searches, looked at all the reference galleries I could find. Surprisingly there's not much about the back of the thighs. Matter of factly, I couldn't even find a good closeup of the upper cover strip angle. So for now I just went with the standard edge clipping of either side at 45's. I could go back and fix that if it turns out to be just an angle cut.

Yea I could swear I bought that from 'Astro Carpet Mills'. It's UV reactive, however I don't see it on their site. But that also leads to another question. The black lights. I am wondering if they have a negative influence on armor. Maybe not so much on PVC, but moreso ABS plastic. I wonder if it's of any significance? Walk in white, come out yellow?

I found that there was liittle point in it. I put painters tape around the 3 stacked magnets. But then found that it would begin to wear. Sticky side would be out on some. As long as I keep a bottle of Novus #2 that works miracles.

Yea, now for my next trick! Doing this a second time! Only in reverse!

Well, what I've noticed is that the Left thigh on this armor is almost designed backwards, so it's kind of looking like doing this in reverse. It's def not rinse repeat. Going slow seems to be the only trick for me. I am sweating bullets with these leg fittings.