oneal[TK] Posted May 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 For cutting curved lines on AP I recommend cutting on the INSIDE of the armor. Its much easier to follow the curve on the inside of the armor. i realized i should have tried that after i was done cutting the limbs and torso parts. but i will have to do that with the belt and other accessories anyway, thanks for the advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Phoenix Posted May 29, 2008 Report Share Posted May 29, 2008 Hmmmm.... Oneal, how tall are you? Is that amor made for like... short people, or people up to 6'1" and such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daetrin[Admin] Posted May 29, 2008 Report Share Posted May 29, 2008 TE2 and AP are similar in size. I'm 6'0" and wear this armor, and I'm sure not the tallest to do so. Hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littledragon88[TK] Posted May 29, 2008 Report Share Posted May 29, 2008 cute cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandman[TK] Posted May 29, 2008 Report Share Posted May 29, 2008 Excellent tutorial Oneal, can't wait to see more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Phoenix Posted May 29, 2008 Report Share Posted May 29, 2008 TE2 and AP are similar in size. I'm 6'0" and wear this armor, and I'm sure not the tallest to do so. Hope this helps It does very much so! Thanks man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigturc Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 6'3" in AP here. And not the tallest on this board. You can watch my tons of pictures in the Gallery! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneal[TK] Posted May 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2008 Hmmmm.... Oneal, how tall are you? Is that amor made for like... short people, or people up to 6'1" and such. i'm actually short for a Stormtrooper, i'm only 5'5" but here in the Philippines its not so bad since there are fewer tall people. we have a member of our Outpost who is 5'7" who wears the AP armor as well with no extra trimming, i was able to fit it before i ordered my own set. the AP armor is made for people who are thinner build, my brother is a personal trainer/dentist and tried wearing the chest armor and its way too narrow, if you're of a stouter build then the RT or FX are your only choices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Phoenix Posted June 1, 2008 Report Share Posted June 1, 2008 i'm actually short for a Stormtrooper, i'm only 5'5" but here in the Philippines its not so bad since there are fewer tall people. we have a member of our Outpost who is 5'7" who wears the AP armor as well with no extra trimming, i was able to fit it before i ordered my own set. the AP armor is made for people who are thinner build, my brother is a personal trainer/dentist and tried wearing the chest armor and its way too narrow, if you're of a stouter build then the RT or FX are your only choices. Well, I'm more built than I am skinny. I'm around 187lbs, standing at 6'-6'1". I figured that with some modifications I could get AP to fit me. If not, then I could always get FX armor with an AP helmet. *shrugs* <_< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixFuego Posted June 1, 2008 Report Share Posted June 1, 2008 i'm actually short for a Stormtrooper, i'm only 5'5" but here in the Philippines its not so bad since there are fewer tall people. we have a member of our Outpost who is 5'7" who wears the AP armor as well with no extra trimming, i was able to fit it before i ordered my own set. the AP armor is made for people who are thinner build, my brother is a personal trainer/dentist and tried wearing the chest armor and its way too narrow, if you're of a stouter build then the RT or FX are your only choices. "Aren't you a little short for a stormtrooper?"-Leia lol! Seriously though, the armour should fit well after a little trimming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneal[TK] Posted June 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 "Aren't you a little short for a stormtrooper?"-Leia lol! Seriously though, the armour should fit well after a little trimming. hehehe yeah i get that a lot, i usually respond with "Princess! i'm luke skywalker, i'm here to rescue you!" most guys either laugh it off or walk away embarrassed. anyway, i was able to try on a set of AP armor of one of my Outpost and it fits relatively okay, but i might have to trim some parts a bit more for long term comfort especially during conventions and parades. in any case, my AP trial by fire will probably be Celebration Japan in July Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneal[TK] Posted June 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 Well, I'm more built than I am skinny. I'm around 187lbs, standing at 6'-6'1". I figured that with some modifications I could get AP to fit me. If not, then I could always get FX armor with an AP helmet. *shrugs* <_< while the limbs can be fixed with shims and straps, the chest is your biggest problem might be the width, it could be too narrow, the original armor was designed for skinny people which was why they ended up using women in the armor for some shots in ANH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daetrin[Admin] Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 Well, I'm more built than I am skinny. I'm around 187lbs, standing at 6'-6'1". I figured that with some modifications I could get AP to fit me. If not, then I could always get FX armor with an AP helmet. *shrugs* <_< I'm 6'0" 180lbs or a bit more at times. I wear TE2 which is a good proxy and actually had to trim away parts of the kidney/ab plate to get it to fit correctly. I've seen AP/TE2 armor fit even taller/larger people fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Phoenix Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 I'm 6'0" 180lbs or a bit more at times. I wear TE2 which is a good proxy and actually had to trim away parts of the kidney/ab plate to get it to fit correctly. I've seen AP/TE2 armor fit even taller/larger people fine. *sigh* I wish I had seen some of this before I posted that new topic. <_< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneal[TK] Posted June 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 the arm holes of the chest are hard to cut because the guide line is not very distinct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneal[TK] Posted June 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 the scariest part of cutting armor is slicing the crotch hehehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneal[TK] Posted June 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 my girlfriend TB-1870 trying to see what its like to be a Stormtrooper instead of a Biker Scout now she wants to know how much Femtrooper armor costs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneal[TK] Posted June 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 abdomen before cutting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneal[TK] Posted June 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 here is the first test of the abdominal & kidney armor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneal[TK] Posted June 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 imperial cat armoring trying out the armor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneal[TK] Posted June 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 after many hours of cutting plastic i got bored of the score & snap method and decided to try something different frustrating cutting armor is i cut out the excess plastic from the chest plate in one piece it took a lot longer but it was interesting to learn how to properly use the hot blade knife to slowly score till it goes through the plastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneal[TK] Posted June 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 finally! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneal[TK] Posted June 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 test fitting chest armor test fitting front torso armor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stukatrooper Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 Hi just a quick question what size waist are you? Thank the lord thats all over with (trimming) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daetrin[Admin] Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 Wow - great work. The pix are fantastic. That's a much cleaner way to trim than what I used in the past. Gotta get me one of those tools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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