JohnnyChaos Posted January 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 thanks for the links.. I've ordered one which will arrive tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sskunky Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Just lie the shins on the edge of a table and iron the edges flat. Should give you a little more to play with. When I made the moulds it was all new to me. As soon as I finish the house and workshop I'll redo a lot of the moulds to make this easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyChaos Posted January 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Quick check if they're going to fit.. phew... now to get the edging on. my first arm part didn't glue well. I figured there was a bit too much stress on the joint for the E6000 so decided to heat bend the edges for a better fit. I've got a heat sealing iron now. it's going to be good to help finish off some edges & corners, but don't think it's going to work at all for flattening out any large edge sections while keeping it looking nice. But a strip of wood held under two heavy chopping boards worked well while I hairdryered the edge now things are coming together better. I've heat bent the finished bicep to make it more round.. it fits nicely now.the first forearm is nearly set.so should get the other forearm glued tonight and then on to the legs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyChaos Posted February 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Just been checking this build thread out.http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/17228-another-cfo-rotj-build/I've not seen thigh shims like that before.https://prophetsblog.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/back.jpgCan someone tell me is it better to cut this armour down to the original overlaps and then shim like this if needed. Or leave extra material and maybe have larger over lap sections? the ROTJ CRL just says overlap construction must be used for centurion level, but doesn't say if shims are allowed, or specify the size of overlap sections? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The5thHorseman[TK] Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 I'd say, avoid shims if you can, hence leave the extra material if you need it to close the thighs at the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyChaos Posted February 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 lots more clamping and heat bending tonight. Calf fronts glued.. left the back material uncut like people suggested, just flattened it out so I've got plenty to play with, will masking tape them up once the front has set and see what's what.I think they come up too high actually so might need to trim some more off the bottoms.Shoulder straps secured at the front.Main body strapping halfway done (ran out of clamps and magnets).One more night and I should be able to put all but the thighs on to test Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The5thHorseman[TK] Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 Nice progress. You're moving fast, that's good to see. How did you secured the shoulder bridges at the front? This thread has an interesting picture showing they actually used snaps to secured them: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyChaos Posted February 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 just the trusty old E6000.. so can pull them off if they change the CRL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyChaos Posted February 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 First test fits getting thereyeah I know I need to sort the blaster and sharpie out some logosthe upper body sections aren't strapped to the lower sections.That should straighten things out a little.and need to adjust some other bits. but not bad so far. the calves will close ok. I've not velcroed them yet. need to tape them up first and see what more I can trim off them bit of photoshop fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyChaos Posted February 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 secured the rest of the body strapping linking the top and bottom sections together.. it feels much better on now.i might need to redo the back straps to give it a bit of a gap, but will see also tested putting it on with the shoulder bells already attached to the straps and it was much easier like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vader Rocks Posted February 6, 2015 Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 Making some good progress there trooper. You don't see many ROTJ TK's around. Looking forward to seeing this armor together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyChaos Posted February 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 Painted my buttons and cut out my TD/O2 canister today while waiting for my thigh bits to glue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sskunky Posted February 15, 2015 Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 That's looking great mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The5thHorseman[TK] Posted February 15, 2015 Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 Indeed, it's coming along nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyChaos Posted February 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 (edited) quick test fit. pleased with how it's looking. Need to get my DSLR setup next time. Going to pull my left thigh apart and trim the seam smaller.. I have a bit of room and for some reason it's bigger than the other side. I'll blame it on my man-flu. Not sure if I need to drop the lower back panel down an inch or two. Edited February 15, 2015 by JohnnyChaos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sskunky Posted February 15, 2015 Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 If you can get the back llate a bit lower. I set the elastic straps to pull the back down a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyChaos Posted February 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 the back is as low as it'll go. the shoulder straps are only attached about an inch and a half on the front and back to give me as much as possible. and I heat bend the top section of the back so it sat as flat to me as pos.maybe I need to tighten the crotch strap a bit as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sskunky Posted February 15, 2015 Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 What about the straps that connect the back plate to the butt plate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyChaos Posted February 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 if I tighten them they lift the butt plate higher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyChaos Posted February 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Not much progress.. still waiting for a couple of things to arrive inc my boots (which just arrived apparently). The TD clips were bugging me. they looked simple to make, but was struggling to find some strips of metal. Thankfully tonight I managed to find some aluminium strips in my local wickes and made some. The ROTJ CRL says The total length should be approximately 7.50" (190.5mm). The thermal detonator is attached via metal or metallic-appearing clips approximately 1/2" (12.7mm) to 3/4" (19mm) wide. I seem to have more pipe showing than some, but it's pretty much the right length as you can see… give or take a few mm. The clips also seem quite narrow compared to some, but I chose 15mm which is within the requirements. There was 19.5, but I figured as I was bending these by hand a bit narrower would be better. The end caps aren't glued, but are a very tight fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyChaos Posted February 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 Right... this is the armour finished (plastic parts anyway) and my first full test fit. I think my thighs could do to come up a bit, but to do that I'd need to shim them. I don't think they look awful, but think they would look better and give me more manoeuvrability if I did. What do you guys think... would it be preferable to leave them or shim them?? (not that I have any shims). I've also got an indent on the under edge of my inner knees from the calves. I was only in it for about 15min so could see that would get very painful on a troop.. Going to try and trim the edges on those. Anything else? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tolo[TK] Posted February 28, 2015 Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 Beautiful armor and build! Sent from my iPhone 6 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tusken RTT Posted February 28, 2015 Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 Looking good! Nice job on the TD clips! On the thighs, are they free floating? If you are using some type of garter suspension can you bring them up some more? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyChaos Posted February 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 thanks guys. Im using some straps and a belt but they're as high as they'll go given how thick my thighs are. They're also glued with minimal overlap at the top edge to give me as much room as possible.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin1138[TK] Posted February 28, 2015 Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 Looking sharp! i had similar concerns with my thighs. I have skinny legs,but a 'generous' rear, so couldn't get my thighs to go as high as I'd have liked, but yours look OK to me. Plenty of the onscreen guys had more black showing above the thigh pieces. The 'cover strip' on your left(as worn) leg looks a bit wide.I think you could trim the thighs a bit more,get them looking a little more tapered. The elastic strap on your shoulderbell looks a bit too wide too. ROTJ TKs had a much skinnier strap than their predecessors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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