Side shims for EIB and Centurion Question

[Necron[TK]]

Thanks Mathias, Tom and everyone else who participated in this discussion. I thought it went very well.

[BIDS[TK]]

Yeah thanks very much everyone, one less thing I need to worry about now.

[theisaac]

would this pass for Centurion?

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[Darth Hilarious]

Rather than putting the extra piece of plastic onto the kidney and bogging it up to make the transition smoother

Use an inner shim (as per cover strip construction)

Then just fill in the seam

It's way smoother I'll try and find a decent pic of my sides and see what Mathias thinks of them

Btw yes skinny guy with side shims it's a silly story

[TK-42779[501st]]

Rather than putting the extra piece of plastic onto the kidney and bogging it up to make the transition smoother

Use an inner shim (as per cover strip construction)

Then just fill in the seam

It's way smoother I'll try and find a decent pic of my sides and see what Mathias thinks of them

Btw yes skinny guy with side shims it's a silly story

 

I'd definitely like to see this.

 

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[Darth Hilarious]

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This pic shows it quite well

There's a bit of a line there, it's invisible in most light

Lucky the flash didn't go off

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[DudeSidious]

Hey Jimmy good job on the seem

Edited October 29, 2012 by DudeSidious

[FunkyTrigger[TK]]

That's the best side shim pic I've seen.

You have raised the bar.

[Darth Hilarious]

Thanks guys!

The Centurion requirements at the time said shims were cool, but must be seamless

It seemed the proper way to me

[Locitus[Admin]]

Agreed. Best shims I've seen to date.

[Darth Hilarious]

That means a lot coming from you Mathias

I'll still never pass Centurion on your watch though LOL

[Locitus[Admin]]

You can still have a good looking kit even if you're not Centurion. At the end of the day it's just a badge on a forum.

[TK-42779[501st]]

On 10/29/2012 at 12:01 PM, Darth Furious said:

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This pic shows it quite well

There's a bit of a line there, it's invisible in most light

Lucky the flash didn't go off

 

So that was done on ABS armor? Did you have a thread showing how that was done? For us bigger RT guys, is that something we would want to do if we might lose some size and be able to take some of that shim off?

 

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[Darth Hilarious]

It is ABS

I never did a thread on it

It's pretty simple though, as I said

I'll write a tutorial though anyway

But first I have 3 troop reports to do for this weekend just gone

So not tonight

The shim could be cut down if needed (I should probably take some off my right side, looking at my EIB pics)

[Clamps[TK]]

It is ABS

I never did a thread on it

It's pretty simple though, as I said

I'll write a tutorial though anyway

But first I have 3 troop reports to do for this weekend just gone

So not tonight

The shim could be cut down if needed (I should probably take some off my right side, looking at my EIB pics)

 

WOW that looks awesome . I will be eagerly awaiting your how to on this...

[Tsalagi]

The shim to the kidney is my plan to close my gap. Only issue us marching the color. All my scraps are lumpy and new abs or styrene is a little too white??

[Darth Hilarious]

What do you mean by your scraps being lumpy?

[Tsalagi]

The scraps from trimming are not smooth so it would look odd with my smooth kidney slapped up against an irregular shim

[Darth Hilarious]

ah

 

Just try to find a piece of other plastic that is as close as possible I guess

My shim was not an exact match

 

But you can't really tell (especially not if I twirl my arms like this LOL I've watched Nemo too many times)

 

Using white T-cut makes mismatched pieces eventually match better (as they whiten)

 

Also having your kit be totally dirty and weathered helps too I guess

[Narc[TK]]

It is ABS

I never did a thread on it

It's pretty simple though, as I said

I'll write a tutorial though anyway

But first I have 3 troop reports to do for this weekend just gone

So not tonight

The shim could be cut down if needed (I should probably take some off my right side, looking at my EIB pics)

I am in the process of trying to accommodate my "extra midriff girth" on an RT. Did you ever find the time to get a thread on here demystifying your magic method? I have been looking around but haven't seen much better methods to  shim the sides.

[Haribon72[TK]]

I spent the last 45 minutes reading and re-reading this thread on shims (researching....researching).    I have NE armor and still stuck on what's an acceptable shim assembly.    

[DJ138]

So - 3 pages deep into the topic and I've only seen 2 examples of shimming in photos. 

 

I don't have a suit that would be approved for full on trooping methinks - but nonetheless, I have a full ANH Sandtrooper suit, and it appears that I am a bit too thick in the middle to pull it off properly. 

 

For someone that doesn't necessarily have to adhere to strict guidelines - are there any good examples of shimming that's been done that doesn't look quite as janky as the shimming seen here http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/18228-tk-4584-requesting-anh-stunt-eib-status198am/ ? 

 

I liked the look of the riveted shims personally, but I understand that wouldn't fly for 501st approval.  I'm sort of stuck with a set of armor I bought second hand, that I should have inspected better when I 1st got it - as there's a ton of fit and finish work I need to do. One of the most important parts being the shims. Any and all advice would be appreciated - especially anything that includes really good photo references.  

[DJ138]

It is ABS

I never did a thread on it

It's pretty simple though, as I said

I'll write a tutorial though anyway

But first I have 3 troop reports to do for this weekend just gone

So not tonight

The shim could be cut down if needed (I should probably take some off my right side, looking at my EIB pics)

 

I don't suppose you ever got around to making a tutorial on this shimjob did you? I like the look of it, and would like to try that on my own suit...

[JohnnyChaos]

reading this is quite interesting.. is the info still valid..

butt joint on the kidney section is best.
don't rivet it (at least not to both sides)
and ROTJ doesn't need shims?

 

I'm planning on CFO (built the lid already) but although I take a 36/38" waist in trousers. I actually measure closer to 43"

[Tusken RTT]

Not the easiest thing in the world, but they can be done!  

http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/29077-adding-the-kidney-shim-not-bad-but/