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I usually use the "direct link" if using computer or "copy image link" on mobile, or they won't show ie:

 

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Looking good, gets exciting the more pieces go on the body.

 

You will find wearing boots will bring the shins up you have room at the top of the thighs to come up so that will not only reduce the gap there but also give you a little more room at the knees. You may find you might have to bring the ab/cod down a little too if you still have too much gap between the cod and thighs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Hi Trooper, you're having great advances, well done.

 

About your questions, if I can give some ideas of I would do:

 

Planning to finish torso and back this week however had a few questions when I had a test fitting.

- Cod feels bit high, is there a way to lower it? Was thinking of reducing overlap at chest/cod join and potentially using webbing instead of elastic at this join?

- I can narrow gap about an inch between front of thighs and cod as garter system wasn't fully adjusted

- Does the back look ok? or is posterior too high?

 

You can still lower down the Back and chest plate by enlarging the fabric /elastic connection. This will allow all the torso to be lower.

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- Big shoulders and lats are an issue as there is a big gap there have already fabricated smaller strap for attachment at top of shoulder but will probably also change strapping at bicep, which may help? other suggestions

 

To reduce the gap Bells /Shoulders connection you may want to shorten the straps and a not easy tip would be to reduce the biceps a bit, in the photo they look to have some room, this would allow to reduce the gap a bit more.

 

 

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- is there too much of gap between helmet and top of chest? long neck or too much padding in helmet?

 

Yes, this is a  common issue, (I had it too :56pullhair:)  What I did was to remove the top padding and problem solved.  :0Lighten:

 

 

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Hope this can help.  :salute:

 

Cheers

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Awesome, thanks TkSpartan

 

I've changed the top straps that connect the shoulders to a webbing strap and now they are not stretching and creating a gap.

 

Will get to work on the other parts over then next few days

 

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15 hours ago, TKSpartan said:

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- Big shoulders and lats are an issue as there is a big gap there have already fabricated smaller strap for attachment at top of shoulder but will probably also change strapping at bicep, which may help? other suggestions

 

To reduce the gap Bells /Shoulders connection you may want to shorten the straps and a not easy tip would be to reduce the biceps a bit, in the photo they look to have some room, this would allow to reduce the gap a bit more.

 

 

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In the first photo, would lowering front also mean the gap between breastplate and helmet also increases? I also have about a 2" overlap between the breastplate and ab piece could I extend this to only being an inch giving me some space to lower the cod by an inch without affecting the neck, or does the space between the ab buttons and the breastplate become too big? Was thinking of replacing the internal elastic strapping over this join with webbing to decrease the potential stretch as well? or does this become too rigid?

 

In relation to the arms, I'm still to create a hook on the biceps to attach the shoulder strap too, will this help position the biceps more? I can get 2 fingers in between my biceps and the armour and less when flexed. If I have to proceed the not easy option, I know the joins going to be pretty strong as its also got internal cover strips.

 

 

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I would say yes, as long as it is comfortable, even try a combination of adjustments. lower the Ab/cod, take a photo and see how it looks.

Lower the chest plate slightly, again take a photo and see how it looks. Work out which feels the best, vs looks the best.

Don't be too concerned about your helmet not resting on your chest plate, everyone is different shape and size so it's not going to be a decider in any approval.

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Been trying to get the right fit for sides of abs. Might have a few millimetres to trim but have a few to many inches around the waist to make the movie accurate lines Mark included.

Before I start drilling does this alignment look ok?

Left side doesn't line up perfectly, can I trim the back more when i go to do the notch, as it overhangs about 5mm ?b237a70e83d479581cc8233cedfd57e0.jpgbc116b9123392d58175012d24d4c70d9.jpg

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Based on some of the comments I changed some of my strapping:
- bought shoulders in
- extended straps between breastplate and ab to extend torso
- took some of foam out of bucket, could remove some more.

Seems to look a lot better than previous photos.gotta change straps on butt plate and lock it in place a bit better

3 more questions
- Shall I extend shoulder straps to drop back plate lower?
- sides look ok?
- wth do I do about rear shoulder gap??

 

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Do you have any padding in the top of your helmet?  If so maybe using something thinner will drop your helmet just a touch.

You can definitely trim those forearms down a bit too. Your hands should squeeze through the wrist end. They should tapper down towards the wrist rather than look the same diameter at both ends.

 

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- Backplate looks ok
- butt plate flare is cannon
- shoulders are fine (imo)
- drop the forearms a bit
- sides seem ok on first impression

Next photos can you put the belt on? Even if just the cloth bit. Also gloves and hand plates.

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Your bicep look too big they should fit snug around biceps this will also help shoulder bells sit properly,  AP biceps are bigger then original to accomodate most but to be movie size accurate you need to completely trim the raised areas on both sides and reapply strips of course if they will fit you that way but thats teh accurate look.

 

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You may find your strapping between the cod and butt plate is a little tight, as it appears to be pulling the butt plate in which is causing the overlap to the kidney.

 

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Do you have any padding in the top of your helmet?  If so maybe using something thinner will drop your helmet just a touch.
You can definitely trim those forearms down a bit too. Your hands should squeeze through the wrist end. They should tapper down towards the wrist rather than look the same diameter at both ends.
 
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Still a small amount of padding in helmet but not much, will take it all out for next photo.

Hands hardly fit thru opening and they appear tapered from certain angles. I will take some more photos, for additional advice, before I have to rip them apart. Think they were the first pieces I made almost 2 yrs ago, and are reinforced on the inside.

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You may find your strapping between the cod and butt plate is a little tight, as it appears to be pulling the butt plate in which is causing the overlap to the kidney.
 
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Thanks, I was thinking of replacing the strap there, so I'll add it to the list.

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Your bicep look too big they should fit snug around biceps this will also help shoulder bells sit properly,  AP biceps are bigger then original to accomodate most but to be movie size accurate you need to completely trim the raised areas on both sides and reapply strips of course if they will fit you that way but thats teh accurate look.

 

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Thanks Mark, I'll see what I can trim off, Looks like I'll be ripping a few pieces apart.

 

As this is the first dismantling job I've done, any suggestions on how best to take strips off without damaging anything?

 

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Have started the fun job of pulling the biceps and forearms apart to re-trim.

 

Have taken about 30mm off the biceps, more snug fit now, be ok as long as I keep arms straight.

 

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Productive day,

Forearms and biceps stripped, retrimmed and reassembled, waiting for glue to dry.

Re did my strapping today, adjusted lengths and replaced snaps with stronger ones.

Drilled some holes, thinking split rivets into male snap so I can disassemble. Is this a good idea or stick with split rivet into fixed webbing?d7f72f3856d75125e470185328ff9bca.jpg

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Bottom hole in wrong spot?

Should be 10mm above the ab return edge?

Easy enough to fix if wrong but will also shift middle hole up by 5mm.74e97a35fc645c95c77130841ed76a41.jpg&key=1e53009907259df7bd1d0fa05226df9f7980d9e25332ac0693883188e8619fb9

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Hey trooper,

I wouldn’t worry to much about that lower one as the belt will be covering it.

The top ones might be a tad low compared with the originals, however, I can’t imagine it’ll be a game changer.

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Hey trooper,

 

I wouldn’t worry to much about that lower one as the belt will be covering it.

 

The top ones might be a tad low compared with the originals, however, I can’t imagine it’ll be a game changer.

 

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Cheers, just the ocd kicking it. The top holes are 20mm from the return edge.

 

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Was having trouble with the spit rivets deforming the snap as I tried to set it, so got a bit creative with some modelling compound which made the male snap stronger, slightly trimmed the length of each split rivet so they didn't protrude

After the compound set got to work on assembly and sorting out my snap setup. Seems to have turned out ok.

Just shoulder straps, belt and gloves to go.

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Just checking spacing for belt holes on ab for AP, measurements taken from a few AP posts including Wooks & Scimitars, and background info from ukwrath.

 

I have Right side at 28mm across, 15mm up from ridge, left side 40mm across, 15mm up from ridge.

 

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More progress this week. Belt done.

 

Decided to copy a suggestion from Mayo's build to put some storage in the belt boxes for cash and ID.

 

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