Cam Airburn Posted May 11, 2018 Report Share Posted May 11, 2018 (edited) G'day All Well the BBB day has arrived, I bought my ATA Armor from a fellow sqaud member in Australia and had to order a matching helmet direct from ATA. Great part was i managed to skip the wait for the Armor. Both have now arrived and i am slowly collecting all the other bits a pieces required for the Build, Glue, Magnets, Blades etc etc etc. I have a DARMAN holster on its way and messaging him about neck seals as well, and UKSWRATH detonator clips, A Thigh Garter System from PENCAP510, plus a heap of stuff from Trooper Bay. Plus I got a great set of fans from an Aussie TK Sly. Just waiting on a few more parts and the the FIRST CUT. Plan to run a build thread on my local Southern Cross Garrison forum and also here. Edited May 11, 2018 by Cam Airburn added text 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwede[TK] Posted May 11, 2018 Report Share Posted May 11, 2018 Happy BBB-day Looking forward seeing your build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank75139[501st] Posted May 11, 2018 Report Share Posted May 11, 2018 It’s so beautiful!!! You’ve got a great plan in motion looking forward to the finished product. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wook1138[TK] Posted May 11, 2018 Report Share Posted May 11, 2018 Congrats on BBB day!! Good luck on your build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam Airburn Posted May 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2018 Ok - so the 1st cuts have been made !!! I decided to start with the thermal detonator, seemed to be a good point to ease into things. End caps trimmed, cover plate trimmed - way harder than I expected to get nice stright lines, I think the ends of the cover are still a little wonky. All Glued up and waiting to dry before screwing Ukswrath's belt clips on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam Airburn Posted May 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2018 (edited) I have more photo's but wont let me upload them even though they are under 184kb ?? Am I doing something wrong ? Edited May 27, 2018 by Cam Airburn spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwede[TK] Posted May 27, 2018 Report Share Posted May 27, 2018 Try using Imgur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam Airburn Posted May 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2018 Thanks Daniel I have set up Imgur - now how do I get the picture into my post ? I tries using insert other media and past the link from Imgur but it dosn't seem to like it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwede[TK] Posted May 27, 2018 Report Share Posted May 27, 2018 Use the ”direct link” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam Airburn Posted May 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2018 Thanks Daniel !!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwede[TK] Posted May 27, 2018 Report Share Posted May 27, 2018 Happy to help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam Airburn Posted May 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2018 And Now assembled with the clips and black screws !!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwede[TK] Posted May 27, 2018 Report Share Posted May 27, 2018 Looks great 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam Airburn Posted May 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 Hi Guys can someone please confirm or correct me - but have i got the Left and the right biceps and forearms correct in the below picture ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam Airburn Posted June 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2018 Triming Biceps. do these look right - have i left enough return edge ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam Airburn Posted June 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2018 and the left side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwede[TK] Posted June 2, 2018 Report Share Posted June 2, 2018 (edited) On 5/30/2018 at 1:56 PM, Cam Airburn said: but have i got the Left and the right biceps and forearms correct in the below picture ? Yes 10 hours ago, Cam Airburn said: do these look right - have i left enough return edge ? Return edges - for Centurion there can’t be any on the wrist-ends, other than that it’s up to personal preference (look, comfort, mobility) having returns gives the armor the illusion of beeing thicker so try and keep some and if you plan on using the bracket-system then you need to keep a return on all the torso pieces. Some screen ref of return edges. Edited June 2, 2018 by TheSwede Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam Airburn Posted June 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2018 READY FOR GLUE - I THINK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretzel[TK] Posted June 3, 2018 Report Share Posted June 3, 2018 29 minutes ago, Cam Airburn said: READY FOR GLUE - I THINK It looks like it fits you well. I would say you are ready for gluing if you feel it feels right to you. I would suggest trying on the bicep with your under suit on. Skin/Plastic vs Undersuit/Plastic feels different. I suggest trying it on again with your undersuit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted June 3, 2018 Report Share Posted June 3, 2018 Wouldn't hurt to hit those edges with a little fine sandpaper too Try to keep your trim lines as straight as you can while progressing, especially when it comes to your thighs and shins, you want no gap at the bottom of the thighs as thy are not covered by a strip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam Airburn Posted June 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2018 Ok - so I found a long sleeve black shirt to replicate the under armor suit. The right bicep is not to bad but the left one barley gets over my elbow :and is a oval not round - i will try the hot water bath to mold it a little once glued. :-( Question is - if i push out the cover strips to 20mm to make some room can I still make centurion ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucnak[TK] Posted June 8, 2018 Report Share Posted June 8, 2018 For the cover strip size, yes, you can make them bigger but the rest would need to increase in size accordingly as well. What I would suggest you try first is removing the return edge. A lot of people remove the return edge from the biceps. Give that a shot and then consider if you need a larger cover strip size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McWinsch[TK] Posted June 12, 2018 Report Share Posted June 12, 2018 I agreee with Luc. Trim a bit from the return edge. Although it's only few mm you will have much more space for your arms. If it's still not enough for your arms, then you can use 20 mm cover strips. It's a little bit easier to form your biceps armour when it's not glued. Check this video that I followed (start 5:00 how to form biceps): Armor Building with TK1636 - step 25 but be very careful with it. Those changes could be irreversible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukswrath[Staff] Posted June 15, 2018 Report Share Posted June 15, 2018 Looking good Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam Airburn Posted June 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 Bucket Inside now Black !!! Also Got a 3D printer Blaster Kit Now to actually get these thing built !!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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