My Anovos TK Build Thread (Not a full complete build thread)

[KDiz[TK]]

Hi there! I am nearly finished with my TK Build and want to post what I have completed. I would appreciate any feedback and help with the last bits I have to finish. I do have a few questions regarding my kidney and posterior on how it should fit but will get to it below. Thanks in advance for everyone's help and hope I can join the 501st Legion ranks very soon!

 

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I started my build at the beginning of the year since my nights were freed up. My wife and I decided to put our daughter to sleep in her crib in her own room. I use to rock her to sleep and if she woke up, I would soothe her back down to sleep. I use to just hold her and catch up on TV shows on my iPad instead of putting her in her crib near our bed. So, when we started putting her in her own room, I found myself with a lot of free time (since I still had the night shift if she happened to wake up.) 

 

I wasn't planning on starting a build thread so I don't have  a lot of progress pictures so I'll just post what I have...

 

I followed ukswrath's ANOVOS TK build almost exclusively during my build in the final goal of reaching Centurion level for the Stunt TK. (I have since decided to go for the basic level and work my way up even though I did a lot of work following the higher level requirements following the CRL for Stunt TK)

 

I used E6000 to glue everything. It is very forgiving and can take parts your previously glued and re-glue them (even letting the glue cure for 48 hours; normal set time is 24 hours). 

 

 

The combination of clamps and magnets (which I taped up using blue painters tape just in case the magnets rubbed on the armor and left a mark or stain) worked very well with the E6000. Here are my forarms and biceps and shins.

 

 

Gluing my coverstrip to the shins: 

 

 

I got my boots from TK Boots! And, upgraded the ANOVOS kitchen gloves to endorfinders gloves! The endorfinders gloves are so awesome made with great quality with velcro already sewn to the tops of the gloves already. I'm going to double the gloves to use for my future Shoretrooper build. 

 

       

 

I had to redo my shoulder straps a few times because I didn't like how it sat when I tried it on and water bathed the left strap so it sat flush with the black plate.

 

 

The first fitting of my chest and arms went well. I was happy with the fit and the ease of getting into the chest armor and arms easily. I did ad some foam for at tighter fit on the forearms and may still trim it down for comfort once I get my E-11 or DLT-19 (I'm leaning toward the heavy blaster) to help me move and hold the blaster easier. 

 

 

My first fitting for the chest and ab piece connected to the posterior and kidney: It felt good but had to trim some return edges on the cod piece since it was cutting into my htigh.

 

 

The Ab and kidney though did not fit the first time I tried it on. I decided to shim the one side of the kidney in order it to fit flush together (even though for basic approval, it is not necessary.) I followed TK21029's shimming post and still need to polish the kidney and spray a light coat of white spray paint to try to match the rest of the armor. I know there is a facebook poster who does limited runs of paint that is the closest match to the original color.

 

 

                  

 

Here are a few prelim pictures of me suited up! Let me know what you think and any advice would be awesome!!

 

                     

 

Thanks for browsing my post!