Lone wolf[TK] Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 (edited) I have big thighs and my thigh armour is at the skintight position! I didn't want to make the rear seam look strange , hoping that the armour could get a fairly decent appearance without need for additional strips. I wondered what some of you guys think of this, I was even thinking about repositioning the butt plate/back and codpiece down a bit to reduce the gap at the top of the thighs, Edited January 26, 2021 by gmrhodes13 photo updated gmrhodes13 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ObiHahn[TK] Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 I know your "pain", buddy. Big thighs... But I think your overall look is acceptable, better maintain the overall appearance than shim the heck out of all components. I had the same problem with my previous set of armor, my thigh pieces always sat too low. But dude, get rid of that green stuff on your shoulder! And lose 2 rivets on that hero belt. You should go for stunt all the way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone wolf[TK] Posted March 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 (edited) Thanks Dennis, yes I had the MR styled like a hero so my good wife made me a hero belt,then I got a stunt helmet. I will change the belt/rivet inaccuracies eventually or get a Hero lid or do both. Yes the "green stuff" , you speak to my CO! This is my predicament, dodgy looking shimming or a gap at the top? As you can see , how do I get the balance of accuracy either way? Edited March 13, 2011 by Lone wolf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ObiHahn[TK] Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 I did shim my PT armor in the back of the thighs and was never too happy with that - they had friggin' WEDGES in 'em to make them sit higher, and that really did not look too hot. Personally, I was more bothered by the big black gap in front though, so shimming was what I chose to do in the end. With my TM, I have no such problems. They fit accurately front and back. But I did lose some weight between PT and TM, probably in the thigh area as well, so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone wolf[TK] Posted March 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 Losing weight is not an issue here, I have trained in Karate since childhood and it is all muscle :lol: I will probably try to shim it as I can't leave anything alone, I do think it may look terrible as I also think it will be this big wedge style needed. Yes TM is the way to go if I ever do another build, you lucky troopers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ObiHahn[TK] Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 Losing weight is not an issue here, I have trained in Karate since childhood and it is all muscle :lol: I will probably try to shim it as I can't leave anything alone, I do think it may look terrible as I also think it will be this big wedge style needed. Yes TM is the way to go if I ever do another build, you lucky troopers I'm not even sure if I did lose weight on my thighs. TM just has no shrunken parts like some TE-derivatives have, like my old PT. That might be the case with me. And don't go shaving off muscle tissue, mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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