7995 - Legacy femtrooper

[Arnie_DK[TK]]

My femtrooper kit arrived today, and only two weeks early!! Kev sure works fast

The mandatory picture, parts on the floor!

 

And ofcourse, I had to do comparisons to my TM. This armor is so tiny and...yeah, cute

 

But, I have a bad feeling about this!!

 

Not sure how much I will get done right away, since the wife and I are heading to Edinbourgh on Monday. If I'm lucky I might get some trimming of the chest done, just so she can try it on for size

Time will tell...

[neoakaj[501st]]

Yay! have fun with your build!

[Arnie_DK[TK]]

Thanks, you to

[Arnie_DK[TK]]

Initial trimmin well underway, but have to stop for tonight, since my deaer wife deamnds that I come to the town and drink beer with her... Well okay then

 

So far only the belt is in need of trimming

[neoakaj[501st]]

Go forth and have said beer! Looks like your off to a great start and I cant wait to see it finished!

[Snaps[TK]]

Hopefully 13 will be good luck for you! Congrats and best of luck on your build....hope you'll continue to shar

[Arnie_DK[TK]]

Will take as many pics along the way, as I can

 

[Arnie_DK[TK]]

Kark me!!!

What is the definition of insanity??
Doing the same thing over and over again...

Here is a pile of belt boxes and belt box attachement thingies!

 

This concludes my initial rough trimmings. Yay me!!
Next up...sanding all the parts I just trimmed...

[jnnfr72[TK]]

Looks awesome! Your pics are helping me. That beer looks good, too!

[Arnie_DK[TK]]

What beer?? I only see my liquid bread

[Arnie_DK[TK]]

A little extra pic.
Since it actually(despite the fact, that that Kev put up pictures of it) took me some time to figure out, how to trim the large side boxes, I thought I'd share how I trimmed them.
 

And as an extra tip. When I build my own TK armor, TM gave me an advice, regarding attaching the end caps to the Thermal Det. at the back.
Carefully heat up the end caps with a heatgun, before sticking the TD tube into them. This way, they will fit on real snug

Edited August 2, 2014 by Arnie_DK

[jnnfr72[TK]]

 thankyouthankyouthankyou for those pics and info!!! I owe you some liquid bread.

[Arnie_DK[TK]]

Finally got to try some of the part out on the wife. Very good fit

 

[Dday[501st]]

Looking good!

[Daetrin[Admin]]

Congrats - it's coming along nicely

[Arnie_DK[TK]]

All initial trimming is done now only adjustment trimming is left.

 

The thigs have been assembled and the shins are comming along as well. I decided to use Gutter glue instead of E6000 or zap a gap, as I like to be able to make slight adjustments as I go along, and the gutter glue melts the pieces together, for a stronger bond. Although it requires a bit more drying time than zap'ing the parts together. Still faster than E6000 though

 

[Arnie_DK[TK]]

So far so good. The torso is comming along, but needs some tweaking to make it look right, where the pieces connects.
 

 

 

 

 

[jnnfr72[TK]]

Thanks for the updates and pics - it helps - and your wife is gorgeous!

[Arnie_DK[TK]]

And tiny

[matty8393[TK]]

How tall is she? I am looking for armor for my daughter who is 5'2". This might be a viable option for her.

[Dday[501st]]

I think this armor will fit her well.

 

There is a sale thread in the junkyard from KWdesigns which has all of the body measurements for the armor.

 

How tall is she? I am looking for armor for my daughter who is 5'2". This might be a viable option for her.

[matty8393[TK]]

I will check it out. Thanks.

[Arnie_DK[TK]]

She is 162cm (5.3 feet)

[matty8393[TK]]

That might work well for her. I will keep an eye on your build and see how it goes.

[Arnie_DK[TK]]

So, I'm almost done assembling shins, thighs, biceps and forearms. Just need the glue to cure.
I will be making a test fit on Mette tomorrow, to see if i need to trim anything else, and then its on to strapping...but...
I have a decision to make about the seams on all these parts. Should I go through the trouble of filling, sanding and painting them, or just leave them as is??

What do you guys think?