Goggytalks

Just starting to log up to 22 troops so far in my TK ANH Centurion with the UK Garrison. Troop list to follow.

TK 19632 UK Garrison At Aldermore Day event Photos courtesy of Georgia McCormick Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Looking great Richard. I’m not too familiar with the HWT character but an image I saw of one somewhere looked quite weathered. Not as much as a sandy but still quite profound enough to see at a fair distance. I would add some more weathering on the helmet as I can hardly see it in the photo. How are you enjoying the build? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Found quite a big crack on my bum panel a few weeks ago using this method. Couldn’t see it with the naked eye but shining the torch showed how bad it was. Fixed it now. Really good tip this. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Really nice work your doing there. look forward to a video showcasing the effects.

Congrats Andrew. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hi, Try looking at Imperial Boots on line. They are i believe white leather, not the black painted white kind. They're website only opens for 1 week each month for orders then closes until the following month. They are a reputable vendor.

My forearms are the same length too. I had to trim from the wrist end back towards the first raised square. The CRL states that none of the squares can be removed , but you can get close. I did reduce the length on my arms to about 8 mm raised edge, but then reduced again to about 5 mm now. Doesn’t sound much but makes a world of difference when trooping. I haven’t taken anything off at the elbow end other than shaping and taking off the surplus . I like the returns on the armour so haven’t really reduced the length at that end. Here’s a couple of photos of mine for you to look at. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hi Sean and welcome, RS provide an excellent suit of armour. Look forward to your kitting up photos.

Welcome Roux to the FISD. Exciting times ahead. I hope you enjoy the journey as much as I have.

Yes I’m 5’6 and didn’t need to cut the bottom of my chest plate, abs or kidney. Looking at the photos above it looks like the gap between the back and chest at the shoulder bridges need to be closer. That should sort the issue out. Just raise the chest up. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Here’s a utube video from Cableguy Dan specifically talking about arm alignment. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Good progress. Once you’ve gained confidence in building the arms it gets easier. Don’t forget to wear your undersuit when testing the size of the armour. Makes a big difference than normal clothes. I used a 1m long metal spirit level to act as a cutting edge when cutting the cover strips. You only have to score the plastic and then turn the material over and gently prise the section up and it will naturally snap along the line you’ve scored with the blade. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

As I mentioned before, I wouldn’t recommend trimming anything off yet on the abs / kidney joints as it may seem too big around your torso at this point, but when you try on all your legs and arm pieces you will find actually that it will all come together. Looking at your photos, it looks like the gap between the shoulder bridge of the chest and back needs to be shortened. On my armour I have only 1 inch gap. That will bring the bottom of the chest piece up above the ab button panel more and look better. As far as my arms, when I cut off the excess to form the girth the joints were almost at right angles! The cover strip wouldn’t naturally touch both surfaces to glue, so I had to place heavy weights on them in order to glue them on. I then reinforced the joints by glueing strips on the inside to. Had to do this for the thighs as well. I hadn’t read about water hearing at the time so I haven’t tried that method but the way I achieved the right fit for my skinny limbs it worked. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hi, Good to see a new build starting. believe it or not I'm approximately the same height and not much heavier than yourself. 5'6 high and 60kg. When i started my build earlier this year, I thought starting with the Ab and chest piece was the obvious thing to do, but they are actually the easiest parts to work on as they didn't need trimming at all other than the excess around the edges. I started with biceps as they are mostly hidden underneath the shoulder bells. That way you can get some practice with spacing the girth around your arms and legs. Aim for approx a fingers width all around between the inside of the armour to your arm. I then moved onto the shoulders, forearms and thighs, shins practising the same principle of a finger room all around the armour. I actually left the abs and chest as they came because when I tried it all on together it all seemed to gel perfectly. One tip that i can say that makes a massive difference. Always have your under suit on for any sizing as the under suit sucks your body in and helps to get the nice snug fit your looking for.