uperbody test

[Jester]

heres a quick pic of my uper armour test fitting . found a few problems with it thoe, the straps which are conected to the ab and back plate seem to slide of my shoulders any cure for this?? still need to add the under strap from the cod to the tail and on the side to pull the armour in. but apart from the seem to fit ok. been quite busy today also mananged to glue both fronts of the thight pieces hope should all be done within a week or 2. i velcroed the back side of the biceps but defeently thinking about gluing them now any way heres a pic. Also cod and butt plate have been cut.

 

[Lizzeh]

Looks good! It fits you well

 

As for the straps, cross them over?

[Darth Voorhees[501st]]

lookin good trooper!

 

Yup, like Lizzeh said, cross the straps, thats what i do, so they "X" in the front and back. I had the same probalem, and that fixed it right up!

[Jester]

thanks for the advise i'll give it a go and let you know how it went. i was ganna add extra snap to the bridges or in side the chest plate but crossing the straps seams to be a less fussy way of solving this problem

[Trooperman]

lookin good trooper cant wait to see the rest

[missingpieces[501st]]

um, your biceps need to be rotated 90* inward

[john danter]

what they all said....plus

 

Dont glue the shoulder strap to the back plate. Just curve it and leave it there. Use black velcro underneath to connect the 2 large plates together. This stops your shoulder straps from snapping

[Julianhuey]

Hi There,

 

I did it the same way as John and it works for me.

 

I also crossed the main shoulder straps but found it still pulled down as I have a "Drop Shoulder." I made a cross bace (velcro fastening through loops on the main straps) for the front as well as crossing the straps at the back.

 

If you also put a few small pieces of thin rubber or foam inside the bi-ceps it helps them stop working there way down and pulling at the shoulders so much. All helps keep things where you want them !

 

Cheers,

 

Julian.