fritzthefox Posted January 14, 2013 Report Posted January 14, 2013 I'm in the process of fitting my suit and I am curious where the most common problem areas are for those of you have spent some time trooping? Where have you found your armor to be most prone to pinching or chafing? What sort of mods have you made in light of your trooping experiences? Quote
geronika Posted January 14, 2013 Report Posted January 14, 2013 My thighs pinch the back of my knees. I'm 5'9" with short legs so I can't seem to get my thighs high enough up so they don't pinch when I walk. I'm going to redo them and trim some more after my next appearance. Quote
LadyInWhite[TK] Posted January 14, 2013 Report Posted January 14, 2013 Back of knees (thighs) Back of calves (greaves) Inside of elbows (forearm) Top front of thighs if I don't have them sitting just right. I also clack my thighs together too much and my holster puts smudgies all over my shiny and my back plate scuffs the heck out of my kidney plate, but for the most part I'm so comfy I can sit down (neenner nanner). Quote
TK-42779[501st] Posted January 14, 2013 Report Posted January 14, 2013 My wallet... Lmao Now THAT was funny. Quote
Daetrin[Admin] Posted January 14, 2013 Report Posted January 14, 2013 Inside of my forearms, always. Some of my TK's are better than others, but many times I used to look like a junkie when done with a long troop. Quote
SubSkip[TK] Posted January 14, 2013 Report Posted January 14, 2013 Back of knees (thighs) Back of calves (greaves) Inside of elbows (forearm) Top front of thighs ^^This. Sniper plate if I have the left shin piece not situated correctly. My legs have gotten bigger since I made the suit, so the thighs don't go up as high on my leg as they used to. Same as thighs, the forearms don't fit like they used to. Ended up cutting off an inch from the wrist end to not only get my hand through (and back out), but to prevent the armor from digging into my arm every time I bent it. Quote
DarkTrooper[TK] Posted January 14, 2013 Report Posted January 14, 2013 (edited) Inside of elbow, inner upper part of forearm, lower part of bicep. My butt: a bun get caught between the bottom of the armor butt plate and the top of the back of the thigh armor. Ouch! Edited January 20, 2021 by gmrhodes13 photo updated gmrhodes13 2021 Quote
bjsavage7[TK] Posted January 14, 2013 Report Posted January 14, 2013 Back of my knees & forearms mostly. I've trimmed & added padding here & there, but I refuse to trim off too much & lose important detail. lol... Quote
pattrooper Posted January 15, 2013 Report Posted January 15, 2013 Back of the knees, that wallet remark actually made me laugh out loud. Quote
TK bondservnt[501st] Posted January 15, 2013 Report Posted January 15, 2013 Inside of my forearms, always. Some of my TK's are better than others, but many times I used to look like a junkie when done with a long troop. plus one on that score! Quote
svache[501st] Posted January 15, 2013 Report Posted January 15, 2013 Inside of my forearms, always. Some of my TK's are better than others, but many times I used to look like a junkie when done with a long troop. Lol exactly the same with me, I get blue bruises on the inside of my forearms, making it really look like someone who shoots himself up daily lol Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk 2 Quote
Laspector[TK] Posted January 18, 2013 Report Posted January 18, 2013 (edited) Inside of the elbows. It's ruff in summertime trooping and then wearing short sleeve shirts afterwards. Everyone thinks you are a junkie. Edited January 18, 2013 by Laspector Quote
Dancin' TK[TK] Posted January 18, 2013 Report Posted January 18, 2013 All of those spots and my wallet too... then there's the spot right below my buttocks. "Who keeps pinchin' my butt?!" I thought it was Vader, but it was only the darned armor Quote
TieRacer[TK] Posted January 19, 2013 Report Posted January 19, 2013 Back of knees (thighs) Back of calves (greaves) Inside of elbows (forearm) Top front of thighs if I don't have them sitting just right. I also clack my thighs together too much and my holster puts smudgies all over my shiny and my back plate scuffs the heck out of my kidney plate, but for the most part I'm so comfy I can sit down (neenner nanner). You can sit down?!?!?!?? You Are Awesome . I can't even kneel to talk to kids yet. Quote
LadyInWhite[TK] Posted January 19, 2013 Report Posted January 19, 2013 You can sit down?!?!?!?? You Are Awesome . I can't even kneel to talk to kids yet. Quote
brokenskateboards Posted January 28, 2013 Report Posted January 28, 2013 Mine bites at the back of the knee. Is it OK to trim away some of the material in the thigh to give some leeway? I think I've seen pics of guys doing this but don't know if it's allowed or not. Quote
SubSkip[TK] Posted January 28, 2013 Report Posted January 28, 2013 (edited) Most have done it. Look at the screen shots in the reference section. Some of the screen suits were trimmed quite a bit. Edited January 28, 2013 by SubSkip Quote
ZeroCooL[TK] Posted January 28, 2013 Report Posted January 28, 2013 Ive got TM armour, and whilst i believe Paul is about the same height and build as me, i was told to expect rubbage! I have put draught exlcuding adhesive foam strips around the inside tops of my shin pieces, and didnt have a single piece of rubbage on a 6hr troop - i didnt take any of it off Quote
Voodoo Warrior in Florida Posted January 30, 2013 Report Posted January 30, 2013 The insides of my elbows look like a junkies wet dream! I guess I need to refit my padding to the affectd of areas. Quote
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