mitcheg1[501st] Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 I an working on my FOTK and since I'm 6'2", looks like my shins are a bit shorter than they need to be. Was looking through the forums to find solutions for extending them, but haven't found much. I was thinking of splitting them about 1/3 of the way up and applying thin ABS to the interior with about a 1"-1.5" gap that I would then bondo to a smooth transition. Any thoughts on this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazmosis[501st] Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 I would just deal with the extra black space between your shin top and thigh bottom. The white knee cap will lessen the appearance of this black area. I would not have those kind of cahones to cut a shin in half and try to join parts with that amount of molded details in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkrestonva[TK] Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 Interesting idea, but I agree with Steve. You can mitigate the short shin appearance by (1) wearing the spats such that they touch the bottom of the shins with no overlap between the spat and shin, (2) positioning the thighs a bit lower but balancing the black space at both the knees and the hips such that they are roughly the same, and (3) positioning the floating knee armor right the middle of the black space between the bottom of the thigh and the top of the shin. I'm 6'1". In order to make sure I have it right, I do two things - (1) attach my knee gaskets to both my thighs and shins via industrial strength Velcro once I get them to where I want them, and (2) carry a full-length mirror with me to troops so that I can check the alignment and make any small alignment adjustments as I'm getting suited up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locitus[Admin] Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 Or you can pay Troopermaster for some extra tall shins to replace them with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikedwelle94[TK] Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 Or you can pay Troopermaster for some extra tall shins to replace them with. Wait, TM has made the FOTK already? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locitus[Admin] Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 Wait, TM has made the FOTK already?Oh, no I just missed that this was a FOTK thread. He is working on the armour though, and I'm sure he'll make XL shins for that one too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airborne Trooper[501st] Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 Interested in an XS for a 5'5" frame while he's at it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiettLives[TK] Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 How about making a set of kneecaps a bit bigger? just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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