MTU Trooper Posted July 24, 2011 Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 Hey all, as i was working on my TE2 armor i noticed that the plastic for my helmet is considerably thinner than the HIPS that my armor is. Is this normal? Or is something wrong here...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazmosis[501st] Posted July 24, 2011 Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 That is typical especially with the cap-n-back. During vacuforming, it starts as the same piece of plastic used for the other armor parts but is stretched much farther. Although thin, the only part that is ever REALLY thin is the mic tip area. I often need to reinforce this area when building lids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazmosis[501st] Posted July 24, 2011 Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 Love to see some pics of your build!!! Good luck and take your time!!!! There are some great threads on making sure your build goes well and some great tips on painting do's and dont's.(since you need to paint your armor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTU Trooper Posted July 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 Thanks Steve, that explains a lot. And ya ive been following a couple of different forums cuz im smaller and the armor has to undergo A LOT of trimming and downsizing. Its my first build so im excited to see how it turns out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazmosis[501st] Posted July 24, 2011 Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 So are we!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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