Tdeathhand Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 WOOOOOOOOT i got my armor today and i have to say it is sexy and cant wait to put some hard work into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK bondservnt[501st] Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 let me know ryan and I'll help you put it together! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dashrazor Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 congrats!!! nothing beats a big brown box full of plastic!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 nothing better than first laying it all out eh ? good luck with the build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snooper Trooper[TK] Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 Looks awesome man! Can't wait until we both get ours done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarathe Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 VERY sexy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctankep Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 What make is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK bondservnt[501st] Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 AP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john danter Posted April 8, 2011 Report Share Posted April 8, 2011 Looking sweet Take your time and always double check Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK bondservnt[501st] Posted April 8, 2011 Report Share Posted April 8, 2011 as you can see it's just the first pre trim. everything will be cut again, and then finally sanded. this just shows the removal of the forming edges... lot's of work still to do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Femtrooper Julie[501st] Posted April 8, 2011 Report Share Posted April 8, 2011 Love new white plastic, and I agree, it is sexy! Keep us posted trooper! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthyagi Posted April 8, 2011 Report Share Posted April 8, 2011 (edited) . . . to prepare for fitting with duct tape for a detailed fitting Where would you put the tape? I would be worried about the tape leaving sticky crap all over. My experience is that duct tape and plastic don't always get along. On the other hand, masking tape or painter's tape tends to leave less stickiness . . . EDIT: altered wording. Edited April 8, 2011 by darthyagi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrooperTim Posted April 8, 2011 Report Share Posted April 8, 2011 I used duct and blue painter's tape for my test fits. It will leave a residue but Novus polish will take that off. Great progress on the armor. Don't let Vern have all the fun. You must bleed for your armor as I have. Muahahaha! I'm kidding, be safe while building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tdeathhand Posted April 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 I used duct and blue painter's tape for my test fits. It will leave a residue but Novus polish will take that off. Great progress on the armor. Don't let Vern have all the fun. You must bleed for your armor as I have. Muahahaha! I'm kidding, be safe while building. Vern is having fun with his new power tools haha i get to play with all the hand sanding cant wait to put it on for the first time will keep u guys posted on the work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK bondservnt[501st] Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 duct tape from the inside of the armor for test fitting. I also use white duct tape under all the insides at each glue line. inside tab butt joined parts wont leave any residue. you just don't slap it on there... it's detail work! with a fast drying glue and just another few days of work ryan, tim and vern all had a hand in working this armor up. we'll be using the shoulder bells attached to each other method, and the basic clamshell strapping. I looks like ryan will need about 3" of sidegap shim. we completely detail sanded all parts to the overlap trim. next work day is glue and clamp, and snap tab creation. should be wearable very very soon! we're going to use the hidden 6/32 bolt and nut for the kneeplate and the thigh power cell. the key tools today were the palm sander, and my bright and shiny new 1/2 inch belt swivel sander! all the returns didn't even need cutting, just sanded them into shape... detailed build photos during clamping and fitting tests will show the details in the trimout... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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