TK-4510[501st] Posted January 25, 2014 Report Posted January 25, 2014 (edited) I am in the process of making the belt of the MTK armor more accurate. I can see that my current belt is too small. I have come up with a new sized belt, but it seems like its too large. Has anyone else looked into this recently? When I was at Comic-Con last year I checked out the eFX armor that was on display and came up with what I think are pretty close numbers. If you know the box sizes, overall width and length, could you please PM me so I can compare the measurements to my current buck? Thank you! Edited January 25, 2014 by MTK Quote
TK-4510[501st] Posted January 25, 2014 Author Report Posted January 25, 2014 (edited) Here is what I have so far. i think its really close. The old buck top New prototype bottom Edited February 22, 2021 by gmrhodes13 photos updated gmrhodes13 2021 Quote
gazmosis[501st] Posted January 25, 2014 Report Posted January 25, 2014 Mike: If you are going through the effort to make anew belt, I would redesign the rivet/button covers. I know RS just vacuforms over a dime to make his. Just may have to get one of these new ones to replace my ATA. Quote
TK-4510[501st] Posted January 25, 2014 Author Report Posted January 25, 2014 I use pennies. Maybe dimes would be better? Quote
TK-4510[501st] Posted January 25, 2014 Author Report Posted January 25, 2014 (edited) Well here is the formed piece. I think it looks pretty close. Probably need to trim the top and bottom a couple of millimeters still... Thanks for your opinions and advice! Edited February 22, 2021 by gmrhodes13 photos updated gmrhodes13 2021 Quote
TK bondservnt[501st] Posted January 25, 2014 Report Posted January 25, 2014 when you compare the AP belt with the cap belt or the ATA belt I have noticed quite a bit of difference. perhaps an RS props owner can chime in and give you the correct size. I'm glad you're taking the steps to upgrade this... it's one of those things I noticed right away on the ATA. dimes are the way to go for belt covers~! woot! Quote
gazmosis[501st] Posted January 25, 2014 Report Posted January 25, 2014 I know it is miniscule....RS uses dimes (English) and TM uses something smaller but not a coin. Pennies might be too large but they look GREAT!!!!! Can you send me one? I have an RS belt here if you want the dimentions Quote
TK-4510[501st] Posted February 1, 2014 Author Report Posted February 1, 2014 (edited) Little update. Today I went after it again since I am pulling armor anyway. I talked with a few people last weekend and made some adjustments. First, i rounded the corners a bit to be more accurate. I also shaved the height of the boxes down to about 7/8 of an inch. Lastly I rounded off the base of the buck to make de-molding a little easier. The end result looks great and I am using the new buck from now on Edited February 22, 2021 by gmrhodes13 photos updated gmrhodes13 2021 Quote
TK8776 jgarrettg Posted December 17, 2014 Report Posted December 17, 2014 (edited) That looks great! Nice work. So what dimensions did you end up with? Edited December 17, 2014 by TK8776 jgarrettg Quote
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