Red_2's NE ANH TK build ...

[The5thHorseman[501st]]

Pics are small but look splendid

However, your ammo knee belt seems misriveted. The rivets should be set on the upper corners of it.

[Red_2[TK]]

Thanks, Germain!

 

Yeah, because I should have trimmed it down. They extend way too far back as they sit now.

Once I shorten the ends the rivet spot should be normal. I can almost wrap the whole knee belt around my

knee.

[The5thHorseman[501st]]

What i was meaning is, i think the wings of your ammo knee belt don't extend far back enough. They should wrap around the knee completely, on both sides:

[Red_2[TK]]

Oh! Here's some shots of mine, Germain.

The back of my thigh is angled more due to all the material cut away.

 

 

 

Any suggestions on how to correct it?

 

I was going to shorten the ends and leave the current mounting points as is.

[The5thHorseman[501st]]

I think i would remove that first rivet you have on the inner side, fill the holes with ABS paste, and replace it with a second one set here:

 

However, there's no specific recommendation in the CRL of where in the bottom ridge the rivets should be located, so i guess it would pass EIB and Centurion as it is now.

[Red_2[TK]]

Hmmmm ... I think I may have plenty of room to back the ends in a bit. Thanks, for the feedback Germain.

I'll put it on the backburner for now.

 

I'm going back and starting the sanding and re-trim process for the parts that were definitely noticeable on my first outing.

 

Started with the return edges on the top of the right shin. Gonna go to the thighs after the shins.

[Red_2[TK]]

Sanding here, adjusting there. Back to getting it Centurion ready.

 

Here's my plan on the knee ammo. Drill out pop rivets, fill in holes with abs paste. Trim back knee ammo to pencil line. Then re-install with cap rivets at the corners. Any objections? Speak now.

 

 

 

Finally got my clips in Evilboy. Is this how we're setting it up? Looked weird to me. Didn't realize it was facing upwards so much. But from what I see people are doing that looks like the norm.

 

 

 

 

Looks like I need to shorten this thing a tad.

Edited November 13, 2014 by Red_2

[gazmosis[501st]]

I want to confirm something else. The NE suit was based off the molds of RS props which was the screen accurate suit. It had a definate left and right forearm. You might be wearing them backwards. Each forearm has both a raised ridge that the cover strip sits on and a side that has no cover strip. The raised side should be on the top of each forearm.

[Red_2[TK]]

No raised ridges on this version, Gaz, we covered that earlier. So we went on the ovalish and rounder shapes to differentiate.

I'm wearing the rounder one on the left arm currently.

 

 

Edited November 9, 2014 by Red_2

[Red_2[TK]]

Took a little mini break from the suit the past couple weeks. But now that Halloween is long gone I can go at a slower pace.

 

Trimmed the knee ammo and filled in the previous rivet holes. Still have to smooth it out a bit, looks like there's still some bubbling here. Actually had to do this a couple times because the first time I filled it the ABS paste was darkened by the pencil mark I had used to place the rivets the first time. TIP: make sure pencil marks are cleaned off before adding ABS paste. You're welcome.

 

 

 

Just got this in the mail yesterday! More stuff to make. Thanks, Dday!

 

 

 

Mine and the little guy's. Need to finish up some details on the little one.

 

Edited November 27, 2014 by Red_2

[Red_2[TK]]

Riveted the knee armor in tonight.

 

Marked and drilled the rivet hole on each side.

 

Split rivet through (got these from Trooperbay) and I use several pieces of masking tape to pad the rivet. Minimizes scratches when you're hammering.

 

 

Here's the knee armor and rivet set and the washer in place on one side. Since the thigh opening at the knee is small, I had to hit the rivet at an angle. Basically I was able to spread the rivet far enough to hold the rivet, I'll need to get a little creative to get the flare to sit fully against the washer. But for now it'll hold fine.

 

After a few whacks ...

 

 

Final look after setting both sides. Just need to paint.

 

 

 

Aah. Missing the behind pic. I'll upload tomorrow. Sorry. (edit: here you go!)

 

 

 

Tools used.

 

 

 

Next up is reshaping the thighs. I'm needing to trim down a bit at the top where they touch the cod. That should be fun.

Edited December 12, 2014 by Red_2

[Red_2[TK]]

So on to trimming the inner tops of the thighs. Just where they rub against the cod.

As they sit now the cod is forcing the thighs to rotate outwards so not only will it help the rubbing but also the overall fit.

 

Here's a test shot from the Halloween week. Sorry for the dark pic. Camera phone in no light.

But you get the idea of where I need to adjust.

 

 

Here's the initial trim line.

 

 

I'll go little by little as always. Recreating the return edge is still something I'm iffy on but practice on some scrap has been going okay.

Edited December 12, 2014 by Red_2

[The5thHorseman[501st]]

Very nice trim line. Looks like you're going to manage to recreate the accurate inner shape on NE thighs.

 

And that body picture is really beautiful!! A thing you could improve would be to set the belt higher on the abdominal plate, it should be right under or slightly covering the ab button panels.

And also you left a lot of return edge around the Sniper Knee Plate, it could use some more trimming.

[Red_2[TK]]

Thanks for kind words, Germain!

 

Adjusting the belt shouldn't be an issue. I'll make sure to do that.

 

Return edge on the knee plate?! I need to check that out. Also it's

only temporarily secured so when I re-secure it I can trim it as necessary.

 

Appreciate the feedback! It's super helpful.

[Tusken RTT]

Looking great! 

[Red_2[TK]]

So Germain mentioned trimming more of the return edge on the knee plate. Like this?

 

[The5thHorseman[501st]]

Exactly

[Red_2[TK]]

Thanks Germain! Actually just saw Ron's post a page back mentioning the same thing. Duh!

[Red_2[TK]]

Still here! Slow going due to the holidays and being sick.

 

Did get to adjust the belt, and make the cuts on the legs but stopped there.

Pics up tomorrow.

 

Peace!

[Tusken RTT]

Just noticed the TD clip question.  Spycee and myself both had to cut the ends off of the clips, page 7 of his build  http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/28628-please-help-me-ap-armor-build/page-7

[gazmosis[501st]]

Wow...you look fantastic!

[The5thHorseman[501st]]

Looking forward to see the update .

 

Still here! Slow going due to the holidays and being sick.

 

Don't worry, this ain't a race! 

[Red_2[TK]]

Thanks Tusken! I noticed that when I was first brain storming it. I'll do the same as you guys have done.

 

And thanks for the reminder Germain, I sometimes feel guilty seeing the suit sit there idle for lengths of time,

but you're right, steady as she goes!

 

Thanks, Gaz!

[Red_2[TK]]

Hey!

 

Finally got a set of fine sandpaper to continue the trim work on the tops of the inner thighs.

 

Here's the pics of the initial cut after marking, next is to heat iron modify a la Pandatrooper.

 

 

 

Sloooooowwww going.

[The5thHorseman[501st]]

That seems very promising! Good luck with the heat iron .