Clamps[TK] Posted May 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 Wow..The mic tip screen!!!great idea....never thought of that!..i had such a hard time with that thing...i wanted to keep them small and thin, but as you see it falls apart..what i did was cut a small peice lay it down on wax paper and coat it with super glue first. It hold together better...your way i like better Credit goes to Wolfman in his build of your kit. all the the Hovi related ideas are straight outta his build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clamps[TK] Posted May 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 Bucket progress:While faceplate was off I marked the holes on one side of the lens material. Once I drilled holes. I inserted with screws ( no ear) and marked other side. Drilled those and re inserted with screws. Then I used a sharpie to outline excess material. Removed it and cut it down.I then sealed things up, first with two rivets per side.Notice I BooBoo'd one hole on the left but it's hidden under ear. I used screws to hold things in place when riveting. I anchored the rivets with a spare tab of ABS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clamps[TK] Posted May 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 Then I added ears and lens at same time screwed things nice and snug but not over-tightened. There was some additional paint touch up done after the photos, so the tears and trap line shapes were tweaked a bit to be more like my bucket. Then added brow trim and then neck trim. Here you can see shaped lens material.Here is the Walt 80 vs AP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torisempai Posted May 30, 2014 Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 (edited) Nice! I did the whole mesh thing for my hovi too however I might need to go more silver on mine. Though the length of it I didn't like so I made my opening a little tad bigger and basically pushed it back a bit while cutting the excess to give a bit of air to flow through. Oh and E6000 the crud out of the sides probably will not fall off lol Oh and question are you making a holster for that e-11? i was wondering if it may be too large to hang from the belt =/ not sure what to do Edited May 30, 2014 by Torisempai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt[501st] Posted May 30, 2014 Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 Nice job.!!!! Really well done!!!!!.....your neck seal????is it the brow trim??? Or s trim???....?:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clamps[TK] Posted May 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 Nice job.!!!! Really well done!!!!!.....your neck seal????is it the brow trim??? Or s trim???....?:-) I received no S-trim (and didn't have any on hand). I used the supplied U-channel material for both the neck and brow. Nice! I did the whole mesh thing for my hovi too however I might need to go more silver on mine. Though the length of it I didn't like so I made my opening a little tad bigger and basically pushed it back a bit while cutting the excess to give a bit of air to flow through. Oh and E6000 the crud out of the sides probably will not fall off lol Oh and question are you making a holster for that e-11? i was wondering if it may be too large to hang from the belt =/ not sure what to do I think once the kit is done, I will likely go back and work on the Hovis to do Mariannie has done, but right now I want to move focus to the rest of the kit. IF all goes to plan, all trimming and sanding will be completed over the weekend, then I can focus on assembly. As for holster I have a spare. There is really no way to get a holster to scale that fits a normal sized blaster, so I will add snaps and if they want to have holster, I will attach. If it bothers them, then I will not connect. I gotta start pulling together materials for neck seal and belt soon, and definitely need to find boots! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt[501st] Posted May 30, 2014 Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 I hear a rumors that someone is making a scaled down e11....shot me your address again. ..lol..i will get the right stuff to you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt[501st] Posted May 30, 2014 Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 And sorry i packed this when i was running back and fourth to the hospital for the babys....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clamps[TK] Posted May 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 no need to apologize, taking care of babies is hard work mr man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clamps[TK] Posted June 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 What do you get when you mix a beautifully sunny Saturday afternoon, TK 9418 "Pony Boy" Ken Morse, a palm sander, a Dremel with a sanding drum, pizza, wings, ME and a bunch of Tall Boy Coors?? A whole sh!t ton of ABS scraps and dust! 95% of kit is trimmed and sanded. Time to get things moving to fitting stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt[501st] Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 Now...thats what it is all about!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thxboy Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 Great progress! Can I ask what you are using to cut the green lens material? I am building a pair of walt's 80 buckets and I struggled with that on the first one. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinionTK[TK] Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 A Canadian armor party! Nothing better to do on a sunny day, doing the same thing myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clamps[TK] Posted June 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2014 Today we started things off with a final trim/sand of the last couple of pieces. And then it was time for a dip in the wash bucket, rinse bucket and a wipe dry. I utilized some child labour to make this easy one while I held the beers (that's right I said beers plural don't judge me). The. It was time to size the limbs. To do this I used white duct take to hold the front ridged seems closed. The challenge I have is that they kit will be shared with both kids. Why is that a challenge when they are only 2" difference I. Height? Well my daughter is build like a string bean. My some like a brick house. So we do measurements on the boy. And for my daughter I will install Velcro padding to minimize the rattle. Here are the limb parts taped up and ready for cutting. This is a point of no return in the build process, so I may wait one extra day just to be sure I am Happy with the cut lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clamps[TK] Posted June 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2014 Great progress! Can I ask what you are using to cut the green lens material? I am building a pair of walt's 80 buckets and I struggled with that on the first one.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk I started with my lexan scissors but gave up as it was too thick. So I pulled out the tin snips and it was a breeze. A light sand after that and all good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clamps[TK] Posted June 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2014 ah, so I got it in my head that I wanted to trim the though ammo belt. Using the common tutorial of a paint can to make the curve on a full size kit, I measured a paint can outer diameter and then reduced that measurement by 20%. So I went from 65mm to 52mm. I then devices that in half and used a cutting compass to knock out a 52mm circle out of spare ABS. I then cut that in half and used it to align to the end/bottom of the thigh ammo pack and traced the curve. finally, Lexan scissors to cut and topped off with a bit of 240 grit sandpaper. Voila: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clamps[TK] Posted June 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2014 Another day, another pile of trimmings. All limbs are trimmed to my son's size. While 2" shorter than my daughter, he is definitely thicker in all areas. Here are the trimmed limbs pre- glueing: Poor girl is a beam pole, gonna have to pad it out when she wears it: On the bucket topic, I pulled out the Hovi tips and plan to install them farther back, which means I'll have to lose a bit of the back half to the inside of the bucket. But it's really needed so they do not stick out so far and look like protruding tusks. Photos to come once I size things down and install. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tolo[TK] Posted June 3, 2014 Report Share Posted June 3, 2014 Nice job with the ammo belt Clamps!! Sent from my iPhone 5 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torisempai Posted June 3, 2014 Report Share Posted June 3, 2014 woot great job =/ if your kid is a bean pole wearing that then my nephew...well i'ma gonna have to make tons of modifications Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clamps[TK] Posted June 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2014 woot great job =/ if your kid is a bean pole wearing that then my nephew...well i'ma gonna have to make tons of modifications compared to my son, yeah, she is major skinny. But even with with my son, there was A LOT of material that came off the back sides of the limbs. The fronts were only trimmed to the correct size to support coverstrips while maintaining the small ridge. I do also still plan to strip a large amount of the return edges. I expect there will be material taken from the ab/kidney as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clamps[TK] Posted June 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 A bit of progress today. First I fixed the hovi tips. As you recall when installed to expose the entire Hovi, the whole thing sticks out too far. I trimmed the nub off: Than I enlarged the whole and inserted so that about 10-15% of the Hovi remains inside the bucket. Then E6000 the heck out of it. The results: ------------- Plopped a hit of paint on the ab buttons. Will need a 2nd cost and cleanup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clamps[TK] Posted June 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 On the belt (plastic portion) I scaled down the 45 degree corners from 12.7mm (1/2") to about 10mm. Marked and cut and sanded. ------- And I topped off my evening with gluing thigh front coverstrips. First I cut my strips and put a bit of soft 45 degree angles on the ends. Sanded back side. Sanded top of thigh where contact with coverstrip occurs: Then added a bead of E6000 to coverstrip , spread it evenly, wait a minute or two to let it set a bit and then applied it to thigh. Using clamps and magnets to hold in place. Rewarding my progress with a nice Hobgoblin beer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt[501st] Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 Looking good man!...the kids are going to love it.....your in the best dad ever group Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 Coming together nicely, but I'm not seeing a lot of clamps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clamps[TK] Posted June 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 Oh Q, not to worry. There will be a plethora of clamps used ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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