Quixotic5891 Posted December 17, 2012 Author Report Posted December 17, 2012 Thanks for the advice Quote
Quixotic5891 Posted January 15, 2013 Author Report Posted January 15, 2013 Been kinda busy with work and the holidays and the list goes on. Sadly I am a little heavier than I want to be so I will be holding off on making certain parts till I drop some weight. I've been working on my blaster and its near completion. Re painted the blue ab button with the French blue. Attached should straps And put backs and nylon on ammo boxes Quote
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted January 15, 2013 Report Posted January 15, 2013 Looking good, just little bits at a time add up in the long run, keep up the good work Quote
Jancelot[TK] Posted January 16, 2013 Report Posted January 16, 2013 Your build is looking great so far! I trimmed my thighs a bit too much as well. They still fit but I plan on going back to add a bit of spacing. I'll keep an eye out to see how you go about it. Carry on! Quote
Quixotic5891 Posted January 20, 2013 Author Report Posted January 20, 2013 I pre cut my cover strips before I started making the armor not realizing that I'm a little on the large size haha. So I don't think I will have enough plastic for cover strips and snap plates. Is there a place I can buy abs the same color or do I contact the armor maker for more? Quote
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted January 20, 2013 Report Posted January 20, 2013 I pre cut my cover strips before I started making the armor not realizing that I'm a little on the large size haha. So I don't think I will have enough plastic for cover strips and snap plates. Is there a place I can buy abs the same color or do I contact the armor maker for more? You would be better contacting your armor maker, I have read that some makes are different colours Quote
Quixotic5891 Posted January 22, 2013 Author Report Posted January 22, 2013 I glued the s trim on my bucket a couple days ago with e-6000 and today I tried it on and the whole thing about fell off. Seems the e-600 doesn't as adhere very well to the rubber . Any suggestions on attaching it? I used a generous amount of e-6000 by the way. Quote
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted January 22, 2013 Report Posted January 22, 2013 Some have mentioned super glue working with rubber Quote
Quixotic5891 Posted January 22, 2013 Author Report Posted January 22, 2013 Hmm I'll give that a try Quote
Potty Meister Posted January 23, 2013 Report Posted January 23, 2013 I used super glue in a few spots on the front and back on mine. I can still get it slip it off the sides in case I ever need to get the ears off, but the rest of that thing isn't moving. Quote
Quixotic5891 Posted January 26, 2013 Author Report Posted January 26, 2013 Armor building woes haha. Actually things are going good my daughter wanted to take a picture of me working. Quote
Kessel Run[TK] Posted January 26, 2013 Report Posted January 26, 2013 (edited) I feel ya.. It's all gonna be ok! Edited January 26, 2013 by spector254 Quote
Quixotic5891 Posted February 6, 2013 Author Report Posted February 6, 2013 Well been working on my e-11 pretty heavy just a few tweaks left till its done. Also working on my arms pieces don't have magnets but tape and clamps are working pretty good as suggest. Also started with strapping the main body pretty cool to kinda start to see it come together finally. Aiming to finish this bad boy before vacation at the end of march since soon as I get back kansas city's largest Comicon will be going on. Quote
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted February 6, 2013 Report Posted February 6, 2013 Looking good so far, keep it up and you will be finished in not time Quote
Kessel Run[TK] Posted February 6, 2013 Report Posted February 6, 2013 lookin good! love all the snaps on the workbench. I lost track of how many snaps I used so far. your a much neater builder than I am at points I move to the kitchen table so I can spend "quality time" with the family. the wife loves it when she steps on little pieces of plastic in the middle of the night. your almost there. feels good huh? Quote
Quixotic5891 Posted February 25, 2013 Author Report Posted February 25, 2013 Been pretty busy with life and such but I'm getting pretty close to being done shins and thighs are gluing right now. Had to order more abs since my tighs are a little large so I'm waiting on that. Sniper plate is next so we will see how that goes. Did some strapping needs work but till I get everything connected not much I can do till then. Quote
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted February 25, 2013 Report Posted February 25, 2013 Every little bit adds up in the end, looking good, we all play around with the strapping just to get everything sitting right. Keep up the good work Quote
Quixotic5891 Posted March 1, 2013 Author Report Posted March 1, 2013 Started gluing my sniper plate which was a little challenge. Only pic I have at the moment how does it look? Quote
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted March 1, 2013 Report Posted March 1, 2013 (edited) From the front it looks slightly off but that may just be the photo, but sides are the most important to get right, make sure the ends have the same profile as the ridge angle Edited March 1, 2013 by gmrhodes13 Quote
Quixotic5891 Posted March 3, 2013 Author Report Posted March 3, 2013 So I lve gotten to my thighs and measured to cut my back cover strips. I used one inch front strips to keep it around average for the front. Well my actual thighs are 68centimeter so being a little short by the time I measured my covers for the back they are 10.5centimeters that pretty huge and it looks bad in my opinion. Only other thing (besides losing weight) is take off the front strips make larger one to shrink the back strips. Sadly I'm out of abs I have another sheet on order but its just gonna suck to do this all over. Suggestions? Quote
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted March 3, 2013 Report Posted March 3, 2013 I have seen some pretty large back cover pieces, even some triangle shaped ones, but really you are doing the best thing making the front and rear match. Shame about having to wait for more ABS but it will be worth it in the end. Keep up the good work Quote
SCTrooper[TK] Posted March 3, 2013 Report Posted March 3, 2013 I would leave the front strip and make a wedge strip like this chap did http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/18177-any-major-problems-before-i-apply/ Quote
Quixotic5891 Posted March 3, 2013 Author Report Posted March 3, 2013 since I am aiming for centurion will the wedge/triangle be approvable? Quote
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