CWard Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 (edited) Well, here we go... I received my big brown box from UPS yesterday. I brought it down to my work shop, carefully opened it up, laid out all the pieces, and immediate became overwhelmed, both with a sense of excitement and and confusion. This thread will serve as my journal of progression. My TK manifesto, so to speak. I hope to gain advice and tip, as well as new friends along the way. I can say this right away though, the few members that I have been in contact with are nothing short of fantastic! They have answers any and all questions that I have asked, invited me over to chat and give me tips, and provided me with suggestions and recommendations. just a great bunch of people! Words can not describe my feelings, knowing that my dream of becoming a TK is right around the corner. Edited August 20, 2015 by CWard911 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWard Posted August 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 (edited) I can not post pictures. I do not know if this is a Mac thing or a photo bucket thing. Is there another program or something else to use to get a URL? Edited August 20, 2015 by CWard911 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWard Posted August 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 (edited) Also, why do I type with capitals and they do not so up when I hit post? Edited August 20, 2015 by CWard911 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russellr2d2[TK] Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 In photobucket you can choose DIRECT LINK. Use that here when posting the URL into your post. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWard Posted August 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 In photobucket you can choose DIRECT LINK. Use that here when posting the URL into your post. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk When I do that, the image will show in the preview, but when I post it, it just shows a photobuckket image, not my picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balders Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Is your photo bucket album marked as private? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russellr2d2[TK] Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Also youse a home computer not your phone they do wired things to a post usingTapatalk. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWard Posted August 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 (edited) Everyone, thanks for all the help! A few minor changes and all is well. Unpacked... Edited August 20, 2015 by CWard911 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWard Posted August 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 (edited) Overall... Edited August 20, 2015 by CWard911 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWard Posted August 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 I can not post pictures. I do not know if this is a Mac thing or a photo bucket thing. Is there another program or something else to use to get a URL? This fixed itself too. Weird... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balders Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Looks great, nicely trimmed too. Good to see a clean and spacious workshop too. Mine is a cramped tip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWard Posted August 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 (edited) Also, why do I type with capitals and they do not so up when I hit post? Also fixed... Edited August 30, 2015 by CWard911 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kredal[TK] Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Welcome to the AM2 club! There are a few recent builds that used the AM2 kit like you have. A lot of stuff is already trimmed to where it needs to be, but there are still things that need to be trimmed down a lot more. If you read from about page 8 of my build thread (linked in my sig), you'll see things that I had to trim down after I thought I was done. Most notably the knee plate and back plate. A word of warning: The kit comes with a jar of ABS glue... anything you do with that is permanent. If this is your first build, I'd put that up on a shelf, and go buy a tube or two of E-6000. That's a much more forgiving glue that is almost as strong as the ABS glue, but will still let you pull pieces apart if you need to. The downside is that cure time is 12-24 hours depending on temperature and humidity, whereas the ABS glue is more or less instant. Since you're going to be taking your time on the build anyway, and researching other threads before cutting and gluing anything (right? RIGHT?), you can spare the time to let the E-6000 set. (: Also, I love that you have the XXX "Pirates" poster on your wall. Oh, you can put aside a few pieces that you won't use for a standard ANH TK build: Two TD knee plates (diamond shaped), two smooth shoulder straps, belt with indents, belt rivet covers (all of them except for one of the sticks), the ice cream scoop and cheese grater hand plates, the ab button plate with divots where the buttons are supposed to be, and the separate metal buttons. Put all that stuff in a box, and ignore it for now. (: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWard Posted August 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 Welcome to the AM2 club! There are a few recent builds that used the AM2 kit like you have. A lot of stuff is already trimmed to where it needs to be, but there are still things that need to be trimmed down a lot more. If you read from about page 8 of my build thread (linked in my sig), you'll see things that I had to trim down after I thought I was done. Most notably the knee plate and back plate. A word of warning: The kit comes with a jar of ABS glue... anything you do with that is permanent. If this is your first build, I'd put that up on a shelf, and go buy a tube or two of E-6000. That's a much more forgiving glue that is almost as strong as the ABS glue, but will still let you pull pieces apart if you need to. The downside is that cure time is 12-24 hours depending on temperature and humidity, whereas the ABS glue is more or less instant. Since you're going to be taking your time on the build anyway, and researching other threads before cutting and gluing anything (right? RIGHT?), you can spare the time to let the E-6000 set. (: Also, I love that you have the XXX "Pirates" poster on your wall. Oh, you can put aside a few pieces that you won't use for a standard ANH TK build: Two TD knee plates (diamond shaped), two smooth shoulder straps, belt with indents, belt rivet covers (all of them except for one of the sticks), the ice cream scoop and cheese grater hand plates, the ab button plate with divots where the buttons are supposed to be, and the separate metal buttons. Put all that stuff in a box, and ignore it for now. (: Thank you for the information. I am beginning the build tomorrow. I will be starting with the bicep and forearms. From all my reading and research, everyone has said newbies should be using the E-6000, so I went ahead and bought two tubes. I do however need to get more magnets. As for the poster, haha, that is my wife's... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airborne Trooper[501st] Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 Looks like you're going to be having an awesome Saturday!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWard Posted August 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2015 Great day today! I got the pleasure to spend a lot of time with the one and only gazmosis. The wealth of knowledge this man has is incomprehensible. Lots learned, reviewed, and gone over. Furthermore, parts trimmed, pieces fitted, but best of all, I am one step closer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWard Posted August 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 A few photos from today progress... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWard Posted August 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2015 One complete right bicep! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWard Posted August 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2015 the wait continues... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kredal[TK] Posted August 30, 2015 Report Share Posted August 30, 2015 Looking good! To pull a page from Tony's handbook: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWard Posted September 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2015 (edited) Finished, but uneven, further trimming is needed... Edited September 1, 2015 by CWard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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