Machinimax's Anovos ANH Build

[Machinimax]

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!