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TrickyT81

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  1. Hi all, Whilst I’m waiting for parts of my armour’s glue to cure, I thought I’d make a start on sewing the hand guards to the gloves. Are there any tutorials how on how to do this? I couldn’t find anything myself and I’m a bit stuck on the best way to position the hand guard and sew it on correctly without sewing the palm and back pieces of the glove together if that makes sense? Thanks, Tim Sent from The Empire
  2. Thanks, Spartan. I have a pair rivet setting pliers. Are you able to tell me what attachments I need to use to set the single cap rivets? Sent from The Empire
  3. Hi all, Just a couple of questions… 1. I bought the sew on snaps for the shoulder bell/shoulder bridge connection to copy what my original RS suit has. Am I able to use the line 24 snaps for this instead? 2. Attaching the knee ammo belt. Am I correct in assuming that I should drill the holes into the ammo belt first (see pic for where I intend to put these) then, using these holes, mark the drill spots on the thigh armour when lined up? Sent from The Empire
  4. So I’m well underway with the strapping and doing good so far (albeit at the expense of a few dud straps through learning). Whilst the post of the female snap wasn’t quite long enough to compensate for the elastic going over the nylon webbing, I just added the nylon piece to the end of the elastic and this works quite well. In my opinion, it’s better than folding over the elastic as it more secure hole that doesn’t stretch out when the elastic is pulled. As an additional advantage, the solder iron fuses and seals the 2 pieces together when making the holes; an advantageous accident. I would say that I needed to increase the size of the nylon backing for the male snaps. This was to create a greater surface area for the glue and get a better bond on the plastic. I have a question about the strapping for the kidney/abs. My original RS commission can overlap at times so I’m trying to anticipate this when calculating the length of the strapping in this area. Is there a method to this so when it’s all connected and I close the ammo belt that it all stays in line and doesn’t overlap? Thanks, Tim Sent from The Empire
  5. Exactly what I needed guys. I’ve bought all the tools and materials needed for the double snap method so will take your advice. As an additional step, I was going to add some black nylon webbing in the ‘fold’ where the female snaps will be added (see pic for ref). I felt this may help prevent the elastic becoming stretched around the snap hole. Do think this is unnecessary? Sent from The Empire
  6. Hi all, So I got the snaps recommended on the ‘Snap Setting 101’ thread. I have a question around the use of double snaps for body straps (shown in the picture below) vs single snaps. Aside from helping to have a more secure connection, does it also help keep the armour in better alignment? The reason for asking is that I’ve seen some troopers using single snaps and thinking this alternative would be less fiddly when kitting up. Thanks, Tim Sent from The Empire
  7. Thanks, Glenn. I’ve seen that type as well. They’re 15mm wide, is that ok? I only check because the width of the snaps on the exterior of my current armour (which was a commission build with RS) is 12mm. I can get 12mm but the snaps are cheap and nasty. Sent from The Empire
  8. Hi all, Just ordering my snap fasteners. Prym is a high quality brand over here in the uk so I’m looking to order the type below. The back of the ‘post’ looks like this. I just need clarification on whether the back of the fastener (above) needs to be plain or whether it’s ok to have the line pattern. Thanks, Tim Sent from The Empire
  9. Hi folks, I think I’m going to need a bit more guidance on the hand guards. I’ve drawn on my images where I think the trim line should be if you wouldn’t mind checking this for me. The left hand in particular is more tricky as it’s more bulbous and doesn’t have an obvious trim line so I’m completely guessing at the moment. RIGHT LEFT Thanks all, Tim Sent from The Empire
  10. Thanks, Glen. How far apart would you say each ‘sew hole’ is?
  11. Hi folks, Stepping away from the ab buttons for a moment, please could someone give me some guidance on the trim line for my hand guards? Right hand Sent from The Empire
  12. Thanks, Joseph. Glad to know I’m on the right track. Sent from The Empire
  13. Hi Jonaton, Appreciate the reassurance. Below is a pic of the original buttons I was sent. You will see the 4 button strip is a lot whiter and the rectangle buttons just a shade whiter (but not as bad depending on the light). Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  14. Thanks, Glen. [mention]justjoseph63 [/mention], here’s a photo. In certain light the difference is a bit more apparent. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  15. Hi all, I’ve hit a bit of an issue. When RS sent my build kit, unbeknownst at the time, the ab buttons were vacformed from a whiter shade of ABS (a lot whiter in fact). I have only come to realize this when I’ve come to stick these to my ad armour. I’ve been back to RS today and they have provided me with a new set but these are now a shade darker. This is really going to bug me and I’m hoping this is a common enough issue that there is a solution. I’ve read online various ways of whitening ABS so I’m hoping there is a process I can follow to gradually match up the shade until they’re near enough the same. I’m hoping of course so any advice is welcome. Thanks, Tim Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  16. Hi Jonaton, Thanks for the extra detail. Just sp you’re aware, the ‘material’ you highlighted with the blue line is just a bit of tape that came unstuck while taking the photo; sorry if that caused confusion. I’ll be measuring out from the red line you added and aware not to trim the return edge to allow for the screws. On a separate note, late last year I was diagnosed with Autism. Whilst I’m ‘neuro-typical’ in most circumstances, any areas around detail like this cause me to overthink. With this in mind, you will probably see me ask more questions clarifying advice, get overly-focused on ‘detail’ or request information in a certain way. This is only so I understand information better and to have it make sense in my own mind (which is probably a reason why my build has taken so long). I just wanted to let you and others watching my thread know just to give some context on why some of my responses may seem different to the typical user. Thanks in advance for your (and anyone else’s) patience. Tim Sent from The Empire
  17. Hi Jonatan, Thanks for the spot on the alignment. I think what may be deceiving with the image on the ab side is the return edge is giving the appearance it’s higher up. That being said, I’ll certainly check again and include the extra millimetre @gmrhodes13 in regards to the sniper knee, your suggested trim line shows to take more off along the top (just checking). Also, looking at the example images you provided, it looks as though it’s trimmed like the below…this may be a trick of the camera so again, just checking and not wanting to sound like I’m contradicting your advice. And just a clarification on the Han snap placement, the 10mm measurement is taken from curve in the armour, not the very edge (hope that makes sense). I have redrawn this below to clarify. If this is wrong, I’ll understand better if you’re able to draw where you think it should be as you did the sniper knee. Thanks to you both again for taking the time to help me with this. Tim Sent from The Empire
  18. Hi all, Just a few things I want to check. 1. I’ve already started trimming the sniper knee but please could I get confirmation that my trim line is correct 2. Check on placement of hole for snap fitting on right side of ab 3. Check on placement of holes for the rivets attaching kidney armour/ab armour 4. And as a final question, what drill bit size should I use to make the holes? Thanks everyone, Tim Sent from The Empire
  19. Thanks, Glen. Although screws aren’t a requirement, I like to seemingly replicate the screen accurate armour, including the exterior screws (painted white). Obviously, I won’t be adding the strapping bars, it will just be the screws for show. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  20. Hi everyone, So it has been a good while since I last posted on my build thread so let me bring you all up to speed with where I am I’m the journey and why it has been so long since my last post. While progress has been slow as I’ve been taking my time as well as being busy with other interests, I’m actually quite far ahead now and my confidence in the process has definitely increased. All pieces are trimmed and I’m part way through adding the cover strips. I’ve had great help from my Armourers at UKG to get me to this point. Sadly though, my original Armourer, CableGuy Dan, passed away not so long ago (may he rest well in the galaxy) so I was assigned a new armourer who has been great. So where am I now? Well, as mentioned, I’m adding the final cover strips to the limbs and I’m now looking to start piecing together the body armour. I’m going to be going for the snap setting method as outlined in Joseph’s guide and waiting for the materials arrive. My question at this point is probably an obvious one; should the exterior of the armour ‘mimic’ the original suits e.g. the small screws on the chest plate that would have held the original strapping. If yes, what size screws do they need to be? looking forward to the help you can all provide for the next part of my build. Thanks, Tim
  21. So I’m at the end of the helmet build road (I think). This has been a lot more difficult than anticipated but enjoyed the challenge. I certainly don’t think this is perfect (but then again where they in the film?) and there are a 101 things I’d change if/when I do this again but I’m pretty pleased with the end result considering I’ve never done anything like this before. FYI, I’ve ordered a spare set of decals as I’m not happy with the left tear. Because of the contours it kept creasing. After multiple attempts the decal started to get more creased so I’ll be replacing that. I welcome your feedback…be gentle [emoji846]
  22. Tell me about (difficult to remove). There isn’t a problem but thought I’d ask in case there was a way. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  23. Hi all, Does anyone know if there is an effective way of reducing or clearing the old glue on my shins before I add the new straps? I’ve tried sanding it down but that didn’t really have an effect. I then thought I’d try and lightly dremel at a low speed but sensed that may for south so stopped so any other ideas would be great. Thanks, Tim
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