Pyrates AP Build and Journey to The 501st

[Airborne Trooper[501st]]

I assure you no one is going up to the top of your forearms and checking for a return edge nor are they measuring cover strips with rulers. I have zero return edge on my forearms for comfort. 

[Pyrates[TK]]

I assure you no one is going up to the top of your forearms and checking for a return edge nor are they measuring cover strips with rulers. I have zero return edge on my forearms for comfort.

Understood mate - I will belay any further work on them thank you!

[spyder918]

Hey Aaron,

 

In your pic of your kidney plate, per the notch on your right side, the return edge on top of the notch, did you use an iron on that?  (Damn, there's a lot of commas in this sentence)

[Pyrates[TK]]

Hey Aaron,

 

In your pic of your kidney plate, per the notch on your right side, the return edge on top of the notch, did you use an iron on that? (Damn, there's a lot of commas in this sentence)

No sealing iron -I made the returns out of paste and a micro-file.

[TK 2759[501st]]

All is looking well, glad you're finally on the strapping!

[Brattie[TK]]

~ Peers in to check on A-Aron ~ I have 3 parts for you - laughs -

 

First Part: Your thread is dropping towards the bottom of the list.

 

Next part: I'll never understand why guys call each other and sometimes even females "buddy, dude, homey" etc.

 

Last Part: hope all is going well with your build stuff.. hurry up and get more done as I'm slowly catching up!

[Pyrates[TK]]

~ Peers in to check on A-Aron ~ I have 3 parts for you - laughs -

 

First Part: Your thread is dropping towards the bottom of the list.

 

Next part: I'll never understand why guys call each other and sometimes even females "buddy, dude, homey" etc.

 

Last Part: hope all is going well with your build stuff.. hurry up and get more done as I'm slowly catching up!

Tis the calm before the Storm

 

Answers to above:

 

i) It's not about being at the top of the list, it's about climbing to the top of the mountain.

 

ii) The same reason girls call people hon, muffin, sweetie

 

iii) All is going deadly awesome- tis the calm before the Storm

 

Cheers lass for checking in - One lesson to pass along: FISD breaks are good to just catch your breath.

 

Yesterday I just decided to go hardcore and just focus on the finish line and lurk lol

Edited March 23, 2016 by Pyrates

[ukswrath[Staff]]

Tis the calm before the Storm

 

Answers to above:

 

i) It's not about being at the top of the list, it's about climbing to the top of the mountain.

 

ii) The same reason girls call people hon, muffin, sweetie

 

iii) All is going deadly awesome- tis the calm before the Storm

 

Cheers lass for checking in - One lesson to pass along: FISD breaks are good to just catch your breath.

 

Yesterday I just decided to go hardcore and just focus on the finish line and lurk lol

 

Yo G! Hurry up and take your time with this build already    

[Knockerbot[501st]]

I call everyone buddy or hun. It's a term of endearment for people I like and it fills the space for everyone else who's names I don't remember...

[Pyrates[TK]]

I call everyone buddy or hun. It's a term of endearment for people I like and it fills the space for everyone else who's names I don't remember...

Nail on the head as it were

[ComradeDave[TK]]

I call everyone buddy or hun. It's a term of endearment for people I like and it fills the space for everyone else who's names I don't remember...

 

I have many nicknames for my friends. Man, guy, bro, brah, breh, bruv, brother, dude, cholo, cholito, dingus, ding-dong, idiot, moron, moran, dink, and many others that will be stricten from the record because of the FISD's profanity filter lol.

[Pyrates[TK]]

So firstly with this update I would like to confess my mistakes from burning the candle at both ends as it were.

 

All mistakes are repaired now but none the less here are my gremlins - nasty little green beasties they are

 

 

 

 

[Pyrates[TK]]

Next 1 of 2 shoulder bridges that require some more E-6000 and clamping due to the obvious gap.

 

 

 

Doesn't look to bad from the front.....

 

...but from the side.....FAIL

[Pyrates[TK]]

The repair: Using one of my dental picks I removed the excess dried E-6000 from the area so it will sit flush when I re-glue it.

[Pyrates[TK]]

 

[Troopacoola[TK]]

So when's the big reveal?

 

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[Pyrates[TK]]

So when's the big reveal?

 

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If things go well I'm hoping the end of the month.

[Pyrates[TK]]

I applied the glue and allowed it time to get inside of the gap and then clamped it again 

 

 

[Pyrates[TK]]

Time to get some elastics ready for those shoulder bridges!

 

Using some thin gauge wire (old trip line lol) I created a hook and pulled it through the gap so that once tied I can hide the knot inside my straps. 

 

 

 

[Pyrates[TK]]

[Pyrates[TK]]

On to ab to kidney side connections again using my rubber mat method -

 

CRL for Centurion ref. Abdomen - "Ideally there is no gap between the abdomen and kidney armor - A single visible seam is present": 

 

Rivet side/ Left Side

 

 

 

 

[Knockerbot[501st]]

Right on buddy lol

[Pyrates[TK]]

Male Snap / Right Side

 

 

 

 

 

To prevent too much space between the connection in the armor I used some thin scrap when making my snap plates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dry fit yielded awesome results and I'm looking forward to seeing the final look

[spyder918]

Time to get some elastics ready for those shoulder bridges!

 

Using some thin gauge wire (old trip line lol) I created a hook and pulled it through the gap so that once tied I can hide the knot inside my straps. 

 

 

 

 

That's genius!  I like that!

[TK 2759[501st]]

I call everyone buddy or hun. It's a term of endearment for people I like and it fills the space for everyone else who's names I don't remember...

Every time I hear "Hun" I keep looking for Attila lol