1DeadDan1 Posted March 26, 2022 Report Share Posted March 26, 2022 Hello all, I’m here to share some photos of my build in progress. I had started to work on it before knowing about this site, so there are some pieces that are trimmed and sanded, some partially trimmed and others that haven’t been worked on at all yet. A lot of the work has been done on my own. I received my kit right before the pandemic in 2019 and was only able to attend one armor party in Pasadena where I met some awesome people who made me feel right at home sharing tips and even gifting tools all the while cracking jokes on me carrying my pieces in the brown box it came in! For a while I put building aside due to fear of making mistakes on my own. Not knowing there were forms like these with so much information and nice people to reach out to with questions. Thanks to my fiancé who kicked me in the butt and got me back on track and also getting me in touch with some of the people in the garrison, I’ve now put the fear aside and started work again. Shout out to MAD1_TK45001 Alex! For being a good guy and keeping me motivated. Ok now on to the photos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1DeadDan1 Posted March 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2022 (edited) First let’s start off with the bad, because I’m not afraid to admit my mistakes the kidney plate. Cut off all of the return edge and will attempt to create a new one, some how. Possibly heat gun or what some people call a hot water bath? Edited March 26, 2022 by 1DeadDan1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1DeadDan1 Posted March 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2022 (edited) The torso pieces, trimmed and sanded. I feel pretty good about so far but I think there may be room for more trimming around the edges. Just curious on how they will fit being a taller trooper 6’1 Edited March 26, 2022 by 1DeadDan1 Photo added Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1DeadDan1 Posted March 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2022 Next is back and butt plates. Trimmed and sanded. Learning from my mistake with the return edge on the kidney plate, I left a lot of return edge on the butt plate..but I definitely feel like I can lose some later on when it comes to the strapping stages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted March 26, 2022 Report Share Posted March 26, 2022 I wouldn't worry about your kidney until you test fit everything, you may find it's not noticeable from the outside. You can loose the upwards ridge on the butt plate, will sit better with the kidney. Gallery sections are a great reference if you get stuck 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAD1_TK45001[TK] Posted March 26, 2022 Report Share Posted March 26, 2022 Youre bringing tears to my eyes... hahahaha Looking good bud, might wanna shave off more from the butt plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaskedVengeance[Staff] Posted March 27, 2022 Report Share Posted March 27, 2022 Welcome, Daniel! You're certainly in the right place for all things shiny white armor related! As it seems you've found with your local garrison, there will be plenty of people here on FISD to help you along on your journey! You can't go wrong with posting progress with lots of photos and questions. When in doubt, ask. I've collected a wealth or resources written up by troopers over many years, linked below, which might be of use to you. https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/49412-all-in-one-tk-anh-stunt-index-of-resources-by-maskedvengeance/ As Glen said, perhaps just put the kidney off to the side for now and see how things come together once you're ready to assemble the torso. If you don't mind me asking, what type of armor kit (maker) do you have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1DeadDan1 Posted March 27, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2022 9 hours ago, MaskedVengeance said: Welcome, Daniel! You're certainly in the right place for all things shiny white armor related! As it seems you've found with your local garrison, there will be plenty of people here on FISD to help you along on your journey! You can't go wrong with posting progress with lots of photos and questions. When in doubt, ask. I've collected a wealth or resources written up by troopers over many years, linked below, which might be of use to you. https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/49412-all-in-one-tk-anh-stunt-index-of-resources-by-maskedvengeance/ As Glen said, perhaps just put the kidney off to the side for now and see how things come together once you're ready to assemble the torso. If you don't mind me asking, what type of armor kit (maker) do you have? Thanks for the link and kind words. I’m happy I joined this forum, everyone has been real helpful and it’s so cool to see so many people that have built their kits and the many ways to do things. As far as my kit goes. I don’t know the maker. The whole kit was gifted to me by a good friend and member of the Dune Sea Garrison back in 2019. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1DeadDan1 Posted March 27, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2022 17 hours ago, gmrhodes13 said: I wouldn't worry about your kidney until you test fit everything, you may find it's not noticeable from the outside. You can loose the upwards ridge on the butt plate, will sit better with the kidney. Gallery sections are a great reference if you get stuck Awesome, thanks for the input. I’ve seen a couple of these photos browsing through the forums, but I wasn’t sure if it was ideal to have the return edge so short or missing. I always assumed it was needed for connecting the other parts together with the hook method. But then I saw many people also use the strapping method. Thanks for putting my mind at ease for now regarding the kidney 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1DeadDan1 Posted March 27, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2022 16 hours ago, MAD1_TK45001 said: Youre bringing tears to my eyes... hahahaha Looking good bud, might wanna shave off more from the butt plate. Haha! Aye aye captain! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1DeadDan1 Posted March 27, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2022 More photos to come soon! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1DeadDan1 Posted April 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2022 And I’m back! Update trim on the butt plate as suggested by a couple of good people here on this thread. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1DeadDan1 Posted April 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2022 Sniper knee trimmed and sanded. I feel like a little more can be cleaned up on that top left edge. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1DeadDan1 Posted April 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2022 Sniper knee side view (sorry for low res) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1DeadDan1 Posted April 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2022 Inside biceps. Trimmed and sanded. I feel pretty good about these so far. One of the outside bicep pieces still need some work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1DeadDan1 Posted April 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2022 one back bicep piece. Trimmed and sanded.I tried the two finished pieces, front and back on one of my biceps, and I feel like a lot more will need to be trimmed off of either the front or back. I’m going to wait it out until I have the straps to measure everything before cutting more 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1DeadDan1 Posted April 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2022 Back at it again. Today the pieces that are being worked on are The bells, forearm, one back bicep and hand plates. All pieces need clean up trimming and sanding. Then I’ll have to measure the forearm pieces to fit my arms. Extra trimming will continue after measuring until they fit well enough and match up to be glued together. https://m.imgur.com/a/CQYGHgG 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1DeadDan1 Posted April 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2022 Back at it again! Haven’t been able to post recently but here is an update from yesterdays work. Planning to work on it some more today and tomorrow. These are the pieces I posted last time but with more trimming and sanding done to them. Basically cleaned them up more. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1DeadDan1 Posted April 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2022 One set of one forearm pieces. Trimmed and sanded. I Matched them up for a sizing idea, without my under armor for now. Looks and feels like this will fit ok with very little spacing between my forearm and the plastic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1DeadDan1 Posted April 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2022 Here are the shoulder bells trimmed and sanded. These seem pretty straight forward on the cut. They fit my shoulders pretty snug, which I imagine is better than a lose fit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1DeadDan1 Posted April 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2022 This photo shows the bells at a higher angle. I have a feeling I can shave off a little more of that “lip “ at the top of the bell… trying to get everything “flush “ without getting too close to the nice parts of the plastic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1DeadDan1 Posted April 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2022 Last post for now. Just an overview of the pieces I’m still cleaning up. Planning to make my snaps this weekend so I’m trying to get these pieces ready for fitting/glueing/snapping! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKSpartan[Staff] Posted April 22, 2022 Report Share Posted April 22, 2022 2 hours ago, 1DeadDan1 said: I have a feeling I can shave off a little more of that “lip “ at the top of the bell Yes, you can sand it a little more. keep up the great work 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted April 23, 2022 Report Share Posted April 23, 2022 5 hours ago, 1DeadDan1 said: This photo shows the bells at a higher angle. I have a feeling I can shave off a little more of that “lip “ at the top of the bell… trying to get everything “flush “ without getting too close to the nice parts of the plastic. You could also add a slight curve to the sides depending on how they fit (screen used on right) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1DeadDan1 Posted April 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2022 6 hours ago, TKSpartan said: Yes, you can sand it a little more. keep up the great work Thanks! I will! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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