chiefbonan Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 Hello, I am trying to fit the kidney piece and the belly armour together, there is just one issue, the kidney seems to be too big! I am skinny myself so one side juts out, pictured here when one side is lined up: How do I fix this so it lines up on the other side and still has the notches at the bottom? and So it fits correctly? Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK20187[TK] Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 Have you tried the armour pieces on? It's important to note that the strapping and your belt will pull in your armour around your body, so you may not need to reshape the pieces. The strapping will also help align the notches etc. Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rat[TK] Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 Yes always test fit everything prior to changing anything. Even a test fitting using painters tape holding the whole kit together. This way you get a feel of how it will actually fit on you. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiefbonan Posted January 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 Yes I have test fitted, and the kidney piece overlaps the abdomen pieces on the sides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rat[TK] Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 How much overlap is there? You could always add a bit of padding in there or try to shape it a bit. Even a little of both maybe? This is where we say photos are helpful as we can get a better idea of the issue. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiefbonan Posted January 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 okay sure, let me get some photos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwede[TK] Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 Hey Thomas I agree with the boys above, test fitting and showing us is the way and based on the photo I´m pretty sure the strapping will sort it out what Kit do you have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiefbonan Posted January 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 (edited) Hello all, I've taken some more photos for you. It's pretty late right now where I am so I didn't have time to tape up the armour. I'm average height so that isn't the problem, it's more my wideness. As you can see I'm a bit of a stick. These photos are of me pressing each piece tightly against my body (mind the cat) and as center as I can. Hope you guys can help, everyone is so nice here it's crazy. From the first pic you can see the kidney plate goes out the sides, whereas the belly piece seems to fit more snug. other photos from other angles too. Sorry for the photo quality! Edited January 25, 2020 by WawusTheWalrus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK20187[TK] Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 Hi Thomas, do you have a gap on the other side as well. From the first pics it appears there could be some overlap, but that could be fixed, given the gap shown.As you've mentioned it's late where you are, so I'd suggest getting some tape tommorow, mock up the strapping and make sure everything is lined up before making a call.Don't rush into reshaping or trimming if it's not nesscary.Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiefbonan Posted January 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 Hello Troy! Yes there is about the amount of gap, perhaps putting padding on the inside of the kidney plate would help? I'm new to all of this, thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wook1138[TK] Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 (edited) Hi Thomas. As mentioned above, once you tighten a belt around your armor, you may not need to reshape anything - and adding foam can work very well too. From what I can see in the pictures, your alignment of parts looks fairly typical. That said, I had to reshape my kidney piece. I used a hot water bath (in a very large pot and did one side at a time). The issue with doing this is the return edge that runs along the top and/or bottom - it will want to buckle if you bend the plastic too much. I had to go in with a heat gun on the buckled return edge - carefully head it up and flattened it between two pieced of wood. I wish I had pictures in my build for you - but I checked and I just have one picture that doesn't show much. And remember - wearing your shirt versus wearing your undersuit will make a difference with the fit. Keep up the good work! Edited January 25, 2020 by wook1138 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiefbonan Posted January 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 Thanks Greg, I'll see how it goes tomorrow, it should turn our alright once I get the belt around it, I might put some foam on the back pieces to give it some bulk too just to be safe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rat[TK] Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 Yeah from the photos I'm pretty sure you'll be okay once you get some mock strapping and your belt on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 You'll find once you have strapping on it will help pull these areas inwards, I'm also very thin and have the armor trimmed to it's minimum size and still use padding in some areas, especially behind the ab plate so they don't overlap when my belt is tightened Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiefbonan Posted January 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 16 minutes ago, gmrhodes13 said: You'll find once you have strapping on it will help pull these areas inwards, I'm also very thin and have the armor trimmed to it's minimum size and still use padding in some areas, especially behind the ab plate so they don't overlap when my belt is tightened Yeah I was thinking of putting padding in it, as I am also thin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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