Build Help AP kit

[GroggyWeenis01]

Received my brown box the other day.

 

Forearm help, really not sure on how far to trim this down. i trimmed them down to the visible control lines and from every picture i can see online it appears that i have to trim even farther. suggestions?

[GroggyWeenis01]

another shot

 

Also, do i trim it flush or do i leave a rounded edge, ive seen both watching videos on how to finish it, AP kit

[Cantina Security[501st]]

Yes, trim it. Fit it to your arm. Line up the end by the elbow, and trim the wrist area to fit the length of your arm. Then over lap the pieces to fit your arms girth, mark a main control line in the center, trim both sides, and assemble.

 

Good luck man.

[The5thHorseman[501st]]

Both front flat areas are cut to 8mm fo a 15mm cover strip to be glued, then adjustments to make it fits are made in the back. And if it requires to remove the flat areas in the back then do it, these are here only for people using the overlap technique.

[walt[501st]]

Yes and the 8mms is from the raised part out!...not from the outter edge in....also vern builds AP all the time...hit him up ...and keep the picscoming...us that have no armor to build can feel like we are there building along side helping you.......just get out of the way and let me do it.....oh..sorry that sslipped out.....

Good job so far

[gazmosis[501st]]

You can do 7-8 MM both are ok. The pic is just for reference showing that you will be trimming off quite a bit in the center. You want a straight seam line in the center. Place a straight edge along the molded raised ridge and see if that is perfectly straight.  If not, draw a straight line along that ridge as a guide to take your measurements by. You will measure from the raised edge to approximately the red lines.

[A Master Builder]

Steve is correct on his red lines to where to cut. Measure it with a ruler. I'm heading to work now but when I get back, I will send pictures of my ap forearms for reference