russellr2d2[TK] Posted November 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 (edited) I also have a helmet thread. Title is: need some ata helmet advice.http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/26760-need-some-ata-helmet-advice/?hl=%2Bneed+%2Bsome+%2Bata+%2Bhelmet+%2Badvice Edited November 9, 2015 by russellr2d2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukswrath[Staff] Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 Yea maybe you should pay a little more attention to your fan base lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russellr2d2[TK] Posted April 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2016 <br> The finished hinge. Tight and straight in line. New rivets put in and painted white.<br> Order your rivets before starting this. <br><br> I will troop with this for a while and report back on how it is working.<br><br><img src="http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m201/russellr2d2/IMG_5657_zpsjq9dxwvd.jpg"alt="IMG_5657_zpsjq9dxwvd.jpg"><br><br><br><br> I never put up an update to this fix. It's been months and the ribbed rubber sheet hinge ( it's the rubber sheet you line a tool drawer with) is working perfectly. The two halves are held tight together still. I highly recommend using rubber sheet over a fabric or nylon webbing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russellr2d2[TK] Posted May 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 A BIG FIX! I was noticing how my left side hinge was opening up at the bottom and generally becoming wider and wider. I wanted to make a better connection here to clean things up. Opening up split rivets is hard! You need to get under the tang and lift it up. Then you can start squeezing with pliers and working away at em'. One had to be cut off because it would not bend the way I wanted. Here is the webbing hinge. The holes have become elongated allowing the parts to open up and be crooked. This is what I want to replace the fabric hinge with. This is a sheet of rubber I stole from the bottom drawer of my tool chest. I think the ribbed design will be perfect for bending in only one direction. Flexible in the right direction and the holes will stay round. The other side . I like to add plastic plates to cover the rubber. They are glued to the rubber. E6000 is perfect. The finished hinge. Tight and straight in line. New rivets put in and painted white. Order your rivets before starting this. I will troop with this for a while and report back on how it is working. UPDATE: The rubber sheet works perfectly. It's been almost a year and still straight and tight fit. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoSc0ut[TK] Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 I started following your thread when you started it "way back when". It has been an invaluable resource for my build. I have a Walt's Trooper Factory TK kit and have "borrowed" many techniques you used here. Thanks for being a great resource. If interested you can check out my build. http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/36035-wtf-anh-stunt-build-wip/?fromsearch=1 Just starting the strapping and final adjustments! Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russellr2d2[TK] Posted May 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 Hello! Thank you for the compliment. Looking over your build thread and it is certain you will end up a centurion. Congrats on the good work Russellr2d2 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoSc0ut[TK] Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 Hello! Thank you for the compliment. Looking over your build thread and it is certain you will end up a centurion. Congrats on the good work Russellr2d2 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Thanks! That means a lot coming from someone who was able to pull off an amazing build for their first time. Hopefully some day we'll cross paths. I love the plastic mat idea and I'm totally going to "borrow" that too. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukswrath[Staff] Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 UPDATE: The rubber sheet works perfectly. It's been almost a year and still straight and tight fit. Definitely a great idea Russell 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoSc0ut[TK] Posted May 29, 2016 Report Share Posted May 29, 2016 The matting I scavenged from my tool box was kind of thick and it was tough to get the split rivets to open up but with some persistence I got it done. Jim 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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russellr2d2[TK] Posted May 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 Maybe everyone will start cutting rubber drawer bottoms from their tool boxes! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russellr2d2[TK] Posted July 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 Still trooping! One year now. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illusionz_09[TK] Posted July 27, 2016 Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 and still looking on point 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russellr2d2[TK] Posted July 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2016 Novus and silicon wax before every troop does the trick as well as bagging every part in a trash bag to prevent scratching. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illusionz_09[TK] Posted August 1, 2016 Report Share Posted August 1, 2016 Novus and silicon wax before every troop does the trick as well as bagging every part in a trash bag to prevent scratching. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Sounds like a lot of work lol... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russellr2d2[TK] Posted August 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 I use silicon wax and enjoy wiping down and cleaning up my kit out in my man-cave while listening to the radio. I usually do it the night before to get in the "trooping frame of mind". Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russellr2d2[TK] Posted November 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 (edited) Starting to get stress cracks along the edges of the arm area of the chest armor. I epoxied a plastic strip along the edge to hold the cracks shut and prevent them from getting longer / more numerous. The extra plastic strip is on the inside of the return edge. E6000 would be too flexible for this. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Edited November 21, 2016 by russellr2d2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illusionz_09[TK] Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 Starting to get stress cracks along the edges of the arm area of the chest armor. I epoxied a plastic strip along the edge to hold the cracks shut and prevent them from getting longer / more numerous. The extra plastic strip is on the inside of the return edge. E6000 would be too flexible for this. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk #trooperproblems lol... nice recovery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russellr2d2[TK] Posted April 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 A little update on the crack repair. Epoxy really is not the best glue to use here. I think abs plastic glue (old fashioned plastic model glue) that melts abs would be better as it welds the pieces together. Epoxy just glued the surfaces together and in my case it let go and the strip lifted up on one end. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissingNo[TK] Posted May 11, 2017 Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 Just wanted to say thank you for this thread. I've been starting on my first build ever, went with ATA armor, and its so useful to see all of this laid out for me. I'm hoping that I'll be able to reach Centurion too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSnrub[501st] Posted May 11, 2017 Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 I got some cracks around my chest return edge it really helps to make rhe return edge smaller it looks like you have almost a centometre of return edge you could reduce to quite a bit it helps with the flexibility so much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russellr2d2[TK] Posted May 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 Yea I do. But I like that amount. I seem to have stopped the tears by doubling up on the thickness of the plastic and using a hard CA glue and epoxy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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