FIVE[501st] Posted June 2, 2010 Report Posted June 2, 2010 Yeah, there's not really any armor that's made of "just" styrene. Quote
Darth Voorhees[501st] Posted June 2, 2010 Author Report Posted June 2, 2010 Yup...its HIPS. As for major differences...well for one, the TE2 has left and right arm/calf pieces. The AP has mirrored pieces meaning the left and right are the same. The AP is also ABS, not HIPS. I also noticed the TE2 has a bit more length on the kidney plate, so my side gap is smaller. only about an inch and a half on each side, where my AP has about 3" on each side. The only thing that would make TE2 any better is it being ABS for durabilty sake. But honestly i already like the TE2 better than the AP. Quote
Darth Voorhees[501st] Posted June 3, 2010 Author Report Posted June 3, 2010 Wowzer! The armor turned out great Lou! Can't wait to see you all suited up. thanks! i plan to suit up for approval pics this weekend! Quote
ThayNerd[TK] Posted June 3, 2010 Report Posted June 3, 2010 thanks! i plan to suit up for approval pics this weekend! Awesome! I can't wait to see the pics! I'm going to turn my current rig into a sandy sometime in the future. I have to finish my clone first though. My fiancée and I are buying a house this month and we are getting married in October. Not a lot of time to work on armor right now. :-/ Quote
Darth Voorhees[501st] Posted June 6, 2010 Author Report Posted June 6, 2010 BIG GUNS!!! LOL Ok, So here's my Cushman T-21. It is vac formed HIPS with a thin walled 3" PVC pipe barrel. I roto'ed some Rotocast resin on the inside for a bit more sturdiness. The cooling coil is plastic irrigation pipe. I have ALOT left,if anyone wants some feel free to PM me. its pretty sturdy and still maintains a light weight, even with the resin coating in it. I was going to originally remove the detail pieces that were vac formed into it and add them as seperate resin pieces, but thats a bunch of work that isnt really necessary. Anyway, here are the pics.. Doesnt look like ill be suiting up today to take pics, but soon! Quote
Darth Voorhees[501st] Posted June 10, 2010 Author Report Posted June 10, 2010 Here it is complete, less the sling for the T-21...dont mind the hanging crotch strap showing in the "back" picture....forgot to secure that sucker! lol Quote
ThayNerd[TK] Posted June 10, 2010 Report Posted June 10, 2010 That turned out really nicely Lou. Quote
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