jsilvius[Staff] Posted March 13 Author Report Share Posted March 13 While I await the arrival of the new earcaps, I decided I would work on my belts. Yes, I said belts. My goal is to have an EI ANH Stunt and an ESB. So swap out helmet, belt, hand guards... two kits. I followed Tony's guild and cut the 45s and I'm looking at punching holes. Just curious about the belt squares. I'm not sure if I need to cut this down (thickness) or is the little depth okay. Sent from my SM-N981U1 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doggydoc[Staff] Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 They should be cut down to sit almost flush on the belt Original screen used belt (from gallery): 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsilvius[Staff] Posted March 13 Author Report Share Posted March 13 Thank you both. I'll work on cutting those down.Sent from my SM-N981U1 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsilvius[Staff] Posted March 13 Author Report Share Posted March 13 Okay @gmrhodes13 and @Doggydoc, how do these look? Sent from my SM-N981U1 using Tapatalk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doggydoc[Staff] Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 @jsilvius perfect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doggydoc[Staff] Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 One thing that I am noticing in the photo of your belt is that the canvas belt appears to not be lining up with the 45 degree cut outs on the corners of the ABS belt. It could just be a perspective issue on the photo if the canvas belt has dropped away from the ABS one. If you are aiming for Centurion, then you may need to trim the corners a bit as shown below. L3 CRL: "The corners of the plastic ammo belt shall be trimmed at a 45 degree angle that that meets the outer edge of the cloth belt." Reference photo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsilvius[Staff] Posted May 28 Author Report Share Posted May 28 On 3/14/2024 at 8:58 AM, Doggydoc said: One thing that I am noticing in the photo of your belt is that the canvas belt appears to not be lining up with the 45 degree cut outs on the corners of the ABS belt. It could just be a perspective issue on the photo if the canvas belt has dropped away from the ABS one. If you are aiming for Centurion, then you may need to trim the corners a bit as shown below. L3 CRL: "The corners of the plastic ammo belt shall be trimmed at a 45 degree angle that that meets the outer edge of the cloth belt." Reference photo I'm only chasing EI, but I'll look at making the adjustments, just in case. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsilvius[Staff] Posted May 28 Author Report Share Posted May 28 Okay, after some time off working on other projects, I'm back on working on building my DDD's AM 5.0 to at least EI. So I'm at the point i need some feedback. I need shims between the kidney and Ab plates. I measured the distance between the two and cut some shims, matched them up to the kidney and glued in some back strips. So am I on the right path? secondly, I don't remember which bicep is the left/right and which forearm is left right. My ATA kit had the thumb print on both biceps, and I though the forearm with the more curve was the right one. Pictures below. Ab/Kidney shims. Biceps/forearms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted May 28 Report Share Posted May 28 45 minutes ago, jsilvius said: Okay, after some time off working on other projects, I'm back on working on building my DDD's AM 5.0 to at least EI. So I'm at the point i need some feedback. I need shims between the kidney and Ab plates. I measured the distance between the two and cut some shims, matched them up to the kidney and glued in some back strips. So am I on the right path? secondly, I don't remember which bicep is the left/right and which forearm is left right. My ATA kit had the thumb print on both biceps, and I though the forearm with the more curve was the right one. Pictures below. Biceps/forearms. Side shims are looking good. NOTES ON BICEPS: In the original films, many of the biceps had an indentation, or "thumbprint" (normally worn only on the left) on the inside. As the biceps are interchangeable, this is not a requirement for any level. Coming along nicely. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsilvius[Staff] Posted May 28 Author Report Share Posted May 28 Side shims are looking good. NOTES ON BICEPS: In the original films, many of the biceps had an indentation, or "thumbprint" (normally worn only on the left) on the inside. As the biceps are interchangeable, this is not a requirement for any level. Coming along nicely. Thank you Glen!Sent from my SM-N981U1 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsilvius[Staff] Posted May 30 Author Report Share Posted May 30 I think the shims are done. I might go back and use the ABS slurry to try and make it seamless, but as EI doesn't require it, I'm going to move on to the next step.Sent from my SM-N981U1 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsilvius[Staff] Posted Sunday at 03:18 AM Author Report Share Posted Sunday at 03:18 AM Okay, time to talk belt build. I'm taking a break from my wife's R1TK to get back to my EIB AHN Stunt build. Question about the Billgram for the belt. The measurement for bottom of the belt to holster reads 1" (2.5), but it doesn't show where you measure. It how much strap is showing, or is it from the bottom of the belt to the bottom of the holster strap?Sent from my SM-N981U1 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsilvius[Staff] Posted Sunday at 06:00 AM Author Report Share Posted Sunday at 06:00 AM Okay, I've put in the 6 split rivets, and the "Han snap" And I'm starting the strapping. I'll go back to the holster after I get some clarification from the DOs. So, here are some updates. I still need to do some trimming of the cod, but I feel like on the right path. I followed @justjoseph63 and @wingnut65 pictures and suggestion for the 1" and 2" nylon instead of building snap plates this time, we'll see how it goes. I have to order some more 24 Line snaps as I'm just about out and the double snaps will eat them up. Thanks in advance for any feedback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted Monday at 12:29 AM Report Share Posted Monday at 12:29 AM 21 hours ago, jsilvius said: Okay, time to talk belt build. I'm taking a break from my wife's R1TK to get back to my EIB AHN Stunt build. Question about the Billgram for the belt. The measurement for bottom of the belt to holster reads 1" (2.5), but it doesn't show where you measure. It how much strap is showing, or is it from the bottom of the belt to the bottom of the holster strap It's how much strap is showing, so from top of the holster to bottom of the belt. There are also differences in position depending on trooper, updated info and images are here 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKSpartan[Staff] Posted Monday at 01:50 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 01:50 PM On 6/8/2024 at 9:18 PM, jsilvius said: Okay, time to talk belt build. I'm taking a break from my wife's R1TK to get back to my EIB AHN Stunt build. Question about the Billgram for the belt. The measurement for bottom of the belt to holster reads 1" (2.5), but it doesn't show where you measure. It how much strap is showing, or is it from the bottom of the belt to the bottom of the holster strap? Sent from my SM-N981U1 using Tapatalk hi james, as Glen pointed " It's how much strap is showing, so from top of the holster to bottom of the belt." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsilvius[Staff] Posted Monday at 07:43 PM Author Report Share Posted Monday at 07:43 PM Thank you Glen and Mario! I appreciate the responses. Looks like I can add my belt boxes and holster now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsilvius[Staff] Posted 6 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 6 hours ago I think the belt is done.Sent from my SM-N981U1 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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