pmatherne Posted May 11, 2017 Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 I have having trouble with fitting my bicep pieces. I have actually had them get stuck on me once. Does anyone have a good tutorial on how to resize them or add some shims to widen them Also on the inside there is that piece that sticks straight up, is that ok to shorten, it poke me sometimes in the under arm Also when test fitting the armor is there any piece I should start with and go from there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBullen64 Posted May 11, 2017 Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 I have having trouble with fitting my bicep pieces. I have actually had them get stuck on me once. Does anyone have a good tutorial on how to resize them or add some shims to widen them Also on the inside there is that piece that sticks straight up, is that ok to shorten, it poke me sometimes in the under arm Also when test fitting the armor is there any piece I should start with and go from there Hi, any chance you can send us photos of what you are talking to us about? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmatherne Posted May 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 (edited) Here are a few I could find on my phoneI had to basically widen the gap between each one by about an inch to roughly get it to fit decent I would rather have a little more room for maneuverability in the biceps The 2nd picture shows the part that is sticking up. 3rd photo shows how off round it is in order for it to fit me Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Edited May 11, 2017 by pmatherne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDWC[TK] Posted May 11, 2017 Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 Might need to remove all returns and hot bath them too I did for mine and it made a world of difference Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmatherne Posted May 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 Would a heat gun work as well I did a measurement and my arms are roughly 15 cm round, will have to see how big the biceps are to see if they will fit that diameter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgavlik[TK] Posted May 11, 2017 Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 Cut the part down that's poking You,Use wider cover strips and reshape(if needed)with water near boiling temp.When You get the perfect shape,immediately dunk in cold water. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBullen64 Posted May 11, 2017 Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 You are on the right track. BWDC is right. You can remove the returns. The CRLs for the TK (Stormtrooper armor) tell you what you must have to get the armor approved for the 501st. The tutorials will tell you how to do it. Just remember that you want enough room to slide your hand through the bicep then through the fore arm. For a tutorial there are a number of them in the FISD forum. Look up UKswrath. He has a great one. There are also a great series of build videos on YouTube. Trooperbay and Armor Building with TK1636, are the videos I watched a few times to get my self going. Then I also got with the local Squad. Where I live it is Makaze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBullen64 Posted May 11, 2017 Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 Another thought, you can always cut a little and check your fit. If you cut too much don't panic. Fixes can be made. Just don't throw away your scraps. Good luck and have fun. You are a member of a very large community of people willing to help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmatherne Posted May 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 For wider cover strips is there any specific thing I should use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBullen64 Posted May 11, 2017 Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 (edited) Patrick, I thought this URL might be helpful for you ---------- Edited April 25, 2022 by gmrhodes13 link removed no longer working Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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