HeloTrooper Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 Greets! I have no doubt that this is a question as old as the TK costuming hobby, but I would like some community feedback on the pros/cons of having a screen- accurate type of strapping/donning system for your armor, vice the newer type of systems with elastic straps and heavier snaps. For those of you who troop or have trooped with both, could I please get your take on this? Also, what kinds or suits are you trooping with - HIPS or ABS, maker - as this bears on the effectiveness of the strapping in question for a specific application. Your time/opinion/advice is greatly appreciated. - Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Prop Masters Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 I use the original way, worked fine back then and still does today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locitus[Admin] Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 If you're going to use the original strapping, which by no means is a bad strapping. Quite the contrary. Use armour that can support it. Too thick or rigid armour will have a higher likeliness of cracking around the screws. There's plenty of threads discussing the pros and cons of the original strapping vs modern snap-strapping. Search around for a while and I'm sure you can find it. It is however not a very old question people have been asking. The original strapping system was until recently only known by a few people and treated as a secret. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkrestonva[TK] Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 If you're going to use the original strapping, which by no means is a bad strapping. Quite the contrary. Use armour that can support it. Too thick or rigid armour will have a higher likeliness of cracking around the screws. I would think the same. If you don't have an RS or a 1.5mm TM - kits that are made of a relatively flexible plastic that can take the added stress on the return edges the original strapping system creates - then I would go with the snap/strap method, or what TM calls "practical strapping". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobojuice Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 Yeah, I'd say if you're going with anything other than TM or RS, you should just go with snaps and straps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeloTrooper Posted May 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 Excellent feedback - thank you all for your responses! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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