tedyer Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 After some time away from the armor, I've been working on it for the past week or so. I more or less have everything trimmed, but as I'm looking at the chest piece I'm not sure exactly how much I should trim of the neck and sides. The collar of the chest piece is tricky since the return edge is flat for half, and then more perpendicular to the chest on the other half. As a result it looks skewed. I guess my question is, has anyone trimmed their armor so that there is no return edge or "thickness" to any of their pieces, whether it be chest, back, arms or legs? Or would it be in my best interest to leave some of this? Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkTrooper[TK] Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 I have return edges on pretty much all the pieces of my ATA set. There is a picture on FISD somewhere of someone who DID NOT leave ANY return edges . . . I did not look right at all. I say leave some edge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkrestonva[TK] Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 I'd agree with Daniel - leave some return edge. It gives the illusion of thickness to the armor, adding to the realism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedyer Posted March 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 Thanks. I looked through many of the EIB photos of ATA builds and I think they all had the return edge. I've realized the amount of edge visible will vary according to the person's size and how much was trimmed off to make a piece fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 (edited) i trimmed some of my return edges off from my kidney and butt plate, but that's just because they stabbed me in the back. other than that i've not trimmed any... good luck with your completion Edited March 15, 2010 by Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK bondservnt[501st] Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 (edited) an even better way is to compare the edges of screen captured photos from the film look you're going for. some of the "return" edges are not 90 degrees. in some cases on the chest there is only a slight edge to it, think along the sides of the upper chest plate. sandtroopers have less return on some parts than on other armors. the most noticeable area for the lack of a return edge would be the chest plate bottom return. but thats only sandies. Edited March 18, 2010 by TK Bondservnt 2392 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinn_101 Posted April 3, 2010 Report Share Posted April 3, 2010 There is a picture on FISD somewhere of someone who DID NOT leave ANY return edges . . . I did not look right at all. That might be me... lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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