cr4nky Posted October 16, 2008 Report Posted October 16, 2008 NICELY DONE, Thomas!! Why, thank you good sir! It really halped the shoulders, just trimmed of a few millimeters all around, used a heatgun to make them a little less wide and gave them "the EDGE" :-) Quote
tkrestonva[TK] Posted October 16, 2008 Report Posted October 16, 2008 I used the iron at 200C (or 392F). You also ned to have the sock on (which will reduce the temperature a few degrees). It takes a little time to heat the plastic, but it worked great for me. I have done the mod on the shoulders, butt, chest and kidney so far. Outstanding! Those are the exact same areas I want to touch up. Quote
Darth Voorhees[501st] Posted October 25, 2008 Author Report Posted October 25, 2008 WOW! this is the first topic i ever posted that got pinned! Wooot! lol Good work guys! I am so glad to see so many of you doing this mod, it helps SO much with the look of the FX kit. The shoulder bells look great too! that was going to be the next thing i did, but i got the AP kit Another mod i wanted to do was shorten and return edge the kidney plate so the back plate doesnt overlap it. This is how the movie suits are(and the AP and TE suits as well). Whats good is you can trim it to your height as there is PLENTY of kidney plate to trim lol... It will make the FX that much more accurate looking great work Troops! Quote
Daetrin[Admin] Posted October 26, 2008 Report Posted October 26, 2008 You guys are doing the Detachment PROUD! Well done - well done! Awesome how this turned out - and way to lead the way for other FX owners to "pimp out their rides". I salute you folks! Quote
cr4nky Posted October 27, 2008 Report Posted October 27, 2008 :-) It's an easy mod, and it's done in no-time. And it makes a world of difference! Quote
Quebectrooper Posted March 29, 2010 Report Posted March 29, 2010 ok i wanna do this mod. Anyone selling their monokote iron ? Quote
tkrestonva[TK] Posted March 30, 2010 Report Posted March 30, 2010 ok i wanna do this mod. Anyone selling their monokote iron ? I got mine from Amazon.com. Just do a search for "hobby iron". Or look here: http://www.amazon.com/Hangar-9-Sealing-Iron/dp/B0006N6Y0Q/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=toys-and-games&qid=1269911352&sr=8-2 Quote
djrue[TK] Posted June 10, 2015 Report Posted June 10, 2015 I've never even thought of trimming the ends of the chest plate. Great mod. I've done the return edge on the shoulder bells which helps a ton. Time to start pimpin' the FX some more. 1 Quote
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