jediyves[501st] Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 One morning, I had a revelation: Press the restart button, build a new armor! So I ordered the ATA ABS kit. Finally got it in the mail this afternoon! My hands were sweating when I picked up the part. Took a quick glance inside the box. Surprisingly, everything fits in to such a small box. Anyways, going to watch the Canucks games tonight and worry about trimming tomorrow. ( No offense to any Chicago based troopers ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JKCHEN Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 haha, good luck for Building Bro~~~~and Go Canucks Go!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctankep Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 Do want pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthyagi Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 Yaaaay! Congrats on the big brown box! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daetrin[Admin] Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 Excellent Yves! There's just nothing as good as a group of TK's together, and Vancouver is really starting to pop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jediyves[501st] Posted April 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2011 (edited) I guess I have audience. My fellow troopers, if you see anything you want me to correct or something that needs done during the course of the build, sound up. Constructive criticism and intel is always welcome in my house. Anyways....DAY 1 In between the Canuck games, I started trimming the forearm, biceps and shoulder bells. Correct me if I am wrong, my understanding is that there is no return edge on the top side of the forearm ? So I did a rough trim of the two pieces and left enough room for correction. I forgot to mention, I pulled a muscle last weekend on my sea kayaking training course, so I'm taking it easy with my right wrist / forearm. However, the RC plastic scissors have proven to be very easy to use when trimming ABS, a lot better than the "cut and score" method. I should go in to work tomorrow wearing this instead of a tensor bandage..... My dog Max can't wait to see the helmet assembled. Edited April 29, 2011 by jediyves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandatrooper[TK] Posted April 29, 2011 Report Share Posted April 29, 2011 You can trim away the return at the wrists. The top you can leave a little if you like. You can probably trim a little more at the top of the forearm. Tip: Dont try to make such long cuts with the scissors. Make very small little "squeezes" and maneuver the scissors to create a smoother line. Your cuts are a little ragged and will need to be smoothed out or re trimmed. You can save yourself a lot of work with careful trimming and doing it in one pass. Also, always test fit with your undersuit on. Using a hoodie is too thick! If you need help tomorrow, I have an hour or so in the morning I can help you draw some trim lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sith_241 Posted April 29, 2011 Report Share Posted April 29, 2011 You can trim away the return at the wrists. The top you can leave a little if you like. You can probably trim a little more at the top of the forearm. Tip: Dont try to make such long cuts with the scissors. Make very small little "squeezes" and maneuver the scissors to create a smoother line. Your cuts are a little ragged and will need to be smoothed out or re trimmed. You can save yourself a lot of work with careful trimming and doing it in one pass. Also, always test fit with your undersuit on. Using a hoodie is too thick! If you need help tomorrow, I have an hour or so in the morning I can help you draw some trim lines. You can also use the score and snap method...but it takes some patience on the curved sections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jediyves[501st] Posted May 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2011 Day 2 Forearm. Haven't glued anything yet, but I've managed to trim the two right forearm pieces down to 8mm on the length side. Scored and snapped out two 16mm X 250mm long ABS plastic strip, which will hold the entire forearm together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HardHitDrummer Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 This is gonna be great !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctankep Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 Sweet stuff! Nice developement pics! Keep 'em comming trooper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jediyves[501st] Posted May 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Oops, how did this picture get up here? Oh, yes, the hot water pipe underneath my bedroom broke. So I'm building everything in the backyard in the meantime. Day 3 Went to purchase some extra Rare Earth magnets. Every trooper needs to have these when building an armor. Just don't work on a metal table like I did here..... Leave 8mm when trimming. The clamps tend to shift the halves apart, so after I took this photo, I had to realign the ABS strip, re clamp the ends, place the earth magnets back in to the middle section. It takes a good 20 minutes to glue the halves together. I know that because I went to remove the clamps after the first period of the Nuck's games.....HEHE. Up next, the right thigh. Stay tuned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKCHEN Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Hey Bro~It's looks great~~ I mean your build not your bedroom.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dargas[501st] Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Awesome, detailed Build! looking great!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GosHawk[501st] Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 20 mins to glue the halves together? Is that the curing time? What type of glue are you using and where can I get some lol. I hate waiting a day for e6000 to cure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevster[TK] Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 Maybe an epoxy? or a special ABS glue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Doughboy[TK] Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 Looking good. Lovin the new ABS of his. Makes it so damn tempting. Keep it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleOne Posted June 1, 2011 Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 My own ATA kit is ready, Terrell is waiting to ship it to me...i asked him to hold the shipping off until i know for sure that Canada post is not on strike, if i remember correctly it got nasty in the last big strike and i don't want some disgruntled Canada post ----- to kick my package around because his boss cannot come to an agreement on what they want for wages and stuff or have my kit sit on a deck for 2 weeks because of those idiots... i guess it was just bad timing for me.... one thing for sure is that i will need to get different clamps, i had bought some for my helmet and even though they were a super tight grip the shape of them was bending the eyes and then i stopped using them....i ll have to use some other type of clamp, cant find those damn earth magnet around here...which i knew where to look for them around here... but keep up the good work and post some pics....cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleOne Posted June 1, 2011 Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 what look are you going for....a new hope or ESB or just as best as you can? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jediyves[501st] Posted June 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 what look are you going for....a new hope or ESB or just as best as you can? ANH Sandtrooper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jediyves[501st] Posted June 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 Maybe an epoxy? or a special ABS glue? I'm using the good old E6000. It held together so fast probably because I had the plastic surface sanded down a lot before applying the glue on. i ll have to use some other type of clamp, cant find those damn earth magnet around here...which i knew where to look for them around here... Where do you live? Lee Valley based in South Vancouver is where I got my rare earth magnets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleOne Posted June 2, 2011 Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 Fredericton New Brunswick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandatrooper[TK] Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Use masking tape to hold the parts in position before clamping. This will prevent them from sliding out of alignment as they cure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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