butt plate flying away/shins above boots/EIB advice

[MrSnrub[501st]]

hi, i was just approved today of the 501st as TK 41295

for some reason the part of my buttplate with the snaps doesnt come up and looks like the snap isnt connected, where as the snap is connected, quite tightly it will actually unsnap itself,i also have the problem of the shins riding up over the boots, going for EIB/centurian once i have gained access to that part of the forums and would like as much advice as i could get about the fit of my armor

 

 

i just noticed that my shins were not attached properly at the back at the time of these photos, woops

thanks!

Edited December 7, 2016 by MrSnrub

[Sly11[Admin]]

Hi Cody, congratulations on your new approval.

Below is a link to a tutorial a budy of mine did for keeping your TK shins down on your boots, check it out its going to help.

http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/35329-howto-keeping-tk-shins-in-place/

 

Secondly, if you could post up a photo of the inside of your armour showing the strapping between kidney and Butt plate, it is going to help us give you better advice on how to try and remedy your problem.

 

Looking forward to seeing some photos

[MrSnrub[501st]]

hey, thanks a lot thats a great solution to the shins, ill definitely try something like that, with the buttplate im meaning the snaps at the bottom where the codpiece elastic/snap connects tomy strapping system is the usual brackets with elastic, this is the part of the butt i meant 

[justjoseph63[Staff]]

That can be a tricky one, Cody.  You can try heat bending that area by immersing it in a hot water bath for a few seconds (just until needed), bending it in a little and then running cold water over it to set it, but sometimes when you do that it causes the sides of the butt plate to flare out because of the curve.  If that happens, you might try to trim (taper) that area down a bit first.  It will also make a bit more "comfortable" in that area, if you know what I mean.  (No chafing).

Be careful when heating it though, and only submerge it for 5 to 10 seconds the first time to get the feel of how much time it will need.  It may take you several tries to get the taper right, but hang in there.

Worse case scenario you may have to change out the elastic in that area for nylon.

Great job on that armor, by the way, and congrats on your approval, Trooper!  So when are we going to see your EIB submission? 

[MrSnrub[501st]]

edit: fixed the buttplate issue bu lowering the thighs and shortening the strap a tiny bit, thanks!

Edited December 26, 2016 by MrSnrub