RS Props shins and forearme closures

[walt[501st]]

I have been looking fr some ideas.....I am not going hard core movie style on the inside just looking for some way to keep the darn things closed......post your ideas and I will try them....rember this is a butt joint job.........heehee...you said butt

[Locitus[Admin]]

Glue?

[inglorious trooper]

what do you mean?

are you saying you want to make them a bit stronger like putting an abs strip inside as well,

or are you having trouble with closing the butt joint?

[walt[501st]]

Glue?

now that's funny

[walt[501st]]

How do you make a butt joint that can come apart and go back togther and still have the cover strips look good......am I asking to much

[walt[501st]]

Can someone post a pic??

[Locitus[Admin]]

It's not supposed to come open. That's the point.

[walt[501st]]

My rt mod does...I guess this one should not....if that's what your saying.......oh boy why do I have to such fat hands:-(

[DudeSidious]

your talking about clam shelling your forearms,but you shouldn't have to. I have big hands and I got them to fit,its a tight squeeze on and off but they fit.I used a 16mm cover strips for a bit of extra room though you can make the strips a little bigger if you want.

just remember to remove all of the return edge at the wrist,this helps a lot.

 

For the shins I used the original closure method hooks and elastic or you can use Velcro.

 

 

The cover strip here is 25mm.You can see the holes for the hooks use here.For the Velcro method, just run a strip of heavy duty Velcro down the length of the shin armor,male side facing out away from your body

 

Edited January 23, 2021 by gmrhodes13
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[craig225[TK]]

I used this set-up on my AP shins

 

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The overhang on the inner joining strip means the outer and inner segments of the shin still butt and the outer cover strip hides the join.

 

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You could probably adapt for the inner join of a forearm, but I've not tried.

 

C

Edited January 23, 2021 by gmrhodes13
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[TK bondservnt[501st]]

lots of people with large hands need clamshell forearms just like a shin part.

[walt[501st]]

Thanks bonds for understanding...but get back to work on that E 11 molds!!!

[walt[501st]]

ok....for the shins...is this right.....if not please correct me with the A abd B set up correctly

[DudeSidious]

You've got the shins back to front.For mine I did swap the parts over, I just thought they went together better that way.

However how you've got them is how RS build there's only you have got yours on the wrong legs.

[walt[501st]]

I agree with you....it does feel better