Quesntion about AP shins and thighs

[1mpulseS0D]

Hi! I'm wondering about the assembly of the shins and thighs of the AP armor kit. Does it matter if you put them together with the overlap method or the butt-join method?

 

Thanks!

[Spectre]

It comes down to personal preference I think. The cover strips are ANH screen accurate, but it really is whatever works for you. I also don't think you have to have cover strips to get Expert Infantry or Centurion...although I could be wrong.

[1mpulseS0D]

I read the CRL and i couldn't find anything about the cover strips as a requirement at all. I guess that doing the overlap method and then gluing on the cover strip would work if cover strips becomes a requirement!

[Arnie_DK[TK]]

Just remember to assemble them the the right way, with the overlapping part facing outwards

Do this and i dont think there should be any problems

[daennika]

I had thought of overlap for my shins, but the way AP shins are made... it would have looked wrong and uneven, with one side of each shin sinking deeper across the trim. Cover strips are the way to go if you can spare the time and effort.

[TK bondservnt[501st]]

you should butt join ALL anh and ESB style armors.

 

only ROTJ should be overlapped.

 

the overlap is the outside leg over the inside leg part.

 

with the back having an overlap strip also on the outside part.

 

it will not look correct to overlap an ANH or ESB armor..

 

it's very very noticable!

 

to do the butt join method you want to cut off 1/2 of the overlap,

 

so that both parts join leaving a 1" flat area.

 

the cover strip is 7/8" wide and the best way to make those is from a

 

1" piece of aluminum strip C clamped to a plywood strip with the plastic

 

strip under, this makes it easy to score with a box cutter 3 times, then simply bend

 

and snap. lightly sand the dull side of the strip and slightly on the edges

 

glue down one side first, then apply the other side.

 

it can be helpful if you have 20 small clamps and some white duck tape!

 

always use E-6000 as it's very forgiving!

 

line up all leg parts from the top, then after the assembly is complete, then cut to finish

 

up the bottoms.

Edited January 15, 2012 by TK Bondservnt 2392

[1mpulseS0D]

So i've glued my left shin now, but the back of it doesn't seem to line up. What should i do? Also, is there going to be a covering strip on the back of the shin? If so, on which side?

[Locitus[Admin]]

If it doesn't fit you have to force it to fit. And yes, there's a coverstrip on the back of the shin. It's glue on the outer half of the shin.

[1mpulseS0D]

The shins fits me but the top/bottom of the both backsides of the halves doesn't match up.

[Locitus[Admin]]

Well, I think AP comes with a doubled up inner shin, so that's just how AP is.