Armor Crafting
Hi, everyone!
I recently put in an order for a A New Hope TK kit from Armor Masters. I notified my local garrison about my progress, and another trooper messaged me with some links to various threads here on White Armor. He mentioned that he had to do quite a bit of hot water shaping for his kit. I did some research on this, and I found quite a few references to the practice of hot water shaping, but I didn't see anything detailing the practice. Is it literally submerging the armor i
With my ATA kit I didn't need much heat at all, just to get the shins to close a little better.
A few threads which may be of help
Crickets build thread has quite a few links to different pieces of armor which have been heated
First Torso Fitting: Back Plate Sizing, Kidney and Ab Shaping in Hot Water Bath
Trimming and Hot Water Bath for the Butt Plate
Hot Water Bath and Heat Sealing Iron to Improve Kidney Return
Ab and Kidney 2.0- Hot Water to Shape T
