batninja Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 (edited) As I started inspecting the major pieces, I noticed that the bottom edge of the abdomen piece does not appear to have been cut in the right place prior to shipment. Did anyone else have this issue? What really clued me in is that there is a faint cut line in the plastic, but unfortunately, it was cut much wider here. You can barely make out the cut line in this pic: I could cut this line, but then the bottom edge would be too narrow to match the bottom edge of the butt-plate. I'm not exactly sure how to correct this issue. I understand the armor was not designed to be symmetrical in all areas, but this seems like a rather crucial area (my twig and berries!) to get right. Are other AM-owners seeing the same thing? Should I see about getting a replacement piece? Edited December 3, 2014 by batninja Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batninja Posted December 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 (edited) And just to reiterate, I did NOT make this cut - this is how it arrived. I have yet to make any trim cuts to the body pieces. Edited December 3, 2014 by batninja Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthDadio[TK] Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 I trimmed mine down. Also trimmed down the other have on the butt plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthDadio[TK] Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 The EIB request threads contain a lot of reference photos showing the codd/butt trimming and snaps/rivets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dday[501st] Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 I trimmed mine down. Also trimmed down the other have on the butt plate. That is a good shot there of the suits. There is a lot of excess on the AM suits to account for all body shapes and sizes. The thing is to cut it where you want so that it can be in the right area for the back of the butt plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batninja Posted December 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 Okay, good. I didn't realize the bottom edge was rounded. I thought the pieces were supposed to join. Now I can sleep at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clonecollector[TK] Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 You definitely want to cut off the excess and round off the area. If you leave on too much it will scrape between your thighs... Ouch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batninja Posted December 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 Yeah, that's what I figured as well. I decided that if I was going to chafe, I wanted to chafe equally on both legs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazmosis[501st] Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 Well done getting the info before cutting!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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