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Has anyone used rivets alone to build armor?


TKLee

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Just wanted to see if anyone has actually used rivets alone to assemble a set of armor? I have a set of Fiberglass armour and id like to turn it into a display piece only. Its taking a lot to get it to line up correctly with Velcro and glue - and also, can I also heat up the fiberglass to mould it to a better fit?

 

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Lee

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It was common practice 10-15 years ago ... and it's ugly as hell. Furthermore, it's not 501st passable.

 

One of our older troopers put his FX kit together (which he no longer wears) using rivets in a single weekend back in 2006, and we nicknamed it "Rivet Trooper". Even if you dirty it up into a sandtrooper, the rivets will still be obvious.

 

Don't do it - not even for a display model.

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