Machinimax Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 (edited) Machinimax here adding another Anovos build thread to already growing list! This is of course to document my progress and make sure I'm doing everything proper for 501st approval. I've been working for a while now and finally starting the thread. My goal is Centurion but I will settle for no less than EIB after initial entry. However I'll cross that bridge when I get there. For now there is work to be done. First off, BBB! Very pretty! No tracking or signature. It just showed up the day it arrived! Woo hoo! Of course first out of the box was.... ...the helmet. I absolutely love it but as you can see my friend FN-5792 is not to sure he likes the new guy. I definitely will be removing the Anovos head gear and will replace with padding. Any particular padding or manufacturer that you guys prefer? Trimming came shortly after. I started with the right forearm. Obviously there is much more to go with these parts. Like I said these were the first two a trimmed and sanded and that was about three hours work across two days due to my inexperience. However I have gotten much more comfortable with the process and have found the techniques that work best for me. This was the result of about 2 hours work all in one night: The image you see are the rough cuts but each of those parts of now been cleaned up with the dremmel. Selfie time! Sorry for the bad pic. That's what happens when taking a selfie in stormie armor with no glasses on and your opposite hand holding the armor in place. As far as trimming goes, I have another arm, the entire left leg, and the right calf left to go. I also have an order from Trooperbay on the way that includes a much sturdier canvas belt, the Centurion required rubber hand plates, and some shims. I might need to make some extra room. I will keep you folks posted as the build progresses. I can't wait to get fully armored up! Edited February 17, 2016 by Machinimax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airborne Trooper[501st] Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Congrats on getting your armor. Plenty of Anovos builds to follow and look for help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machinimax Posted February 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2016 (edited) Look at these! Trooperbay latex hand guards and canvas belt. The belt is SOOOOOOO much sturdier than the Anovos one. I've already removed everything from the stock belt I just need to drill out the old rivets. Trimming is coming along. Only one thigh and the calfs left to go. I started doing some preliminary fitting. Feeling pretty good so far. Looks like I need to trim more of the return edge on the elbow side for better mobility. I have also decided to purchase my own under suit, in case I'm not a fan of the Anovos one. I picked this guy up for a steal at WalMart! What do you guys think? This will work, right? Next update we will take a took at the helmet. The last of my new helmet supplies should arrive tomorrow! Edited February 17, 2016 by Machinimax 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machinimax Posted February 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 So today I decided to do some helmet work since I now have all my upgrade goodies! I tore everything out and started by cleaning up the eyes. Much better now. Sorry I forgot the "before" pic. Next I toughened up the bucket using the Plasti Dip and cheesecloth technique. This was actually kinda fun and I'll be happy knowing I gave the helmet I little extra support. I now need to decide If I will put the lens back in the way Anovos had it or if I'm going to cut out smaller sections from the larger piece. More to come soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sentry71[TK] Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 Looks good so far... keep it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kman[TK] Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 Good job on the helmet! How's the build coming? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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