Kidney Plate shimming - Help Needed
I’ve made a bunch of progress on my TK the last few months and I’m getting to the point where I need to make a costume made for someone who is 5’10” and trim, fit someone who is 6’4” with a bit *ahem* of a gut. Specifically the back and kidney plate.
I mocked up the ab plate and the butt and kidney plates with painters tape and got the following photos.
measuring, the gap between the ab and kidney plates was roughly 5-5 1/2 inches. This means I’ll
Progress
The last two weeks have been hectic, but I've managed to sneak in some build time. Given that I needed to get the shoulder bells set so that I can figure out arm assembly, that's what I set out to do.
After sanding the bells down to a nice, muted edge, I did a quick test fitting with painters tape.
Then I broke out the ruler, elastic, glue, and clamps.
With the bells loose strapped, I grabbed the chest/back plate conn
