Stephen's RS ANH stunt build WIP (for small people)

[Gwithian]

Im sorry but sometimes I forget things.... I know what they are I just can’t remember their names...... sorry


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[Gwithian]

Sorry it’s the biceps and forearms I’ve been working on today.... don’t know why I forgot .... doh


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[fragarock[TK]]

Brackets and straps are daunting but it means youre getting close. Very exciting to see another kit coming together.

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[Gwithian]

I keep referring back to your build thread and Christine’s...... I would have been lost without them


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[Mworm1974[TK]]

On 09/10/2017 at 5:53 PM, Gwithian said:

I keep referring back to your build thread and Christine’s...... I would have been lost without them


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Your not wrong there Stephen, I do the same thing, a big thank you to Frank and Christine’s build threads, one thing I did want to ask did you end up finding out about the tube rivets. I thought it was something like 3 for the ammo belt, 2 for the thigh ammo pack and 2 for the holster. I think that there are 2 spare bifurcated rivets in my pack somewhere too. 

 

Matt

[Gwithian]

Your not wrong there Stephen, I do the same thing, a big thank you to Frank and Christine’s build threads, one thing I did want to ask did you end up finding out about the tube rivets. I thought it was something like 3 for the ammo belt, 2 for the thigh ammo pack and 2 for the holster. I think that there are 2 spare bifurcated rivets in my pack somewhere too. 
 
Matt

No I didn’t find the answer to that but I’m I had come to the same tonight process as you


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[troopermaster]

3 hours ago, Mworm1974 said:

 one thing I did want to ask did you end up finding out about the tube rivets. I thought it was something like 3 for the ammo belt, 2 for the thigh ammo pack and 2 for the holster. I think that there are 2 spare bifurcated rivets in my pack somewhere too. 

3 rivets for the belt, 2 rivets for the drop boxes and 2 for the thigh ammo pack

[Gwithian]

Thank you Sir


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[Gwithian]

Today I’ve been strapping the torso together..... I have hand stitched the elastic.... and used bolts to hold the an and kidney together..... the idea is that I can dismantle the torso if I need to trim it down.... which I think I will .... well I’m not known for being tall lol

Anyway hopefully first fitting tomorrow and we will take it from there



Position of the rivets



Various pics of my rather unusual strapping



Actually the butt and kidney go well together

Pity the same can’t be said fir the back piece





All strapped together





As I said... this is all temporary ... so I can easily dismantle it if need be .... the bolts will be replaced with the split rivets once everything is sorted....

I do think I’m going to have to reduce the torso...... didn’t realise I’m not as tall as I thought/ think .... doh


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[Gwithian]

Post deleted.... for some reason I managed to double post the previous post.... doh

 

 

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[TheSwede[TK]]

Looking good and I think the back-piece will be just fine, it will tilt slightely back when wearing it and make it line up better

[fragarock[TK]]

I like the temporary bolt idea. Those RS split rivets are really hard to bend if you need to remove them.

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[shashachu[TK]]

Stephen - just wanted to drop you a message that I've loved following your build thread. You clearly care so much about the quality of your build, and I love your sense of humor and the odd travel pic interspersed. From one fellow short trooper to another, great job! You're almost there!

[Gwithian]

Thank you for your kind words, I’m glad you have enjoyed my thread and the odd diversion I’ve been on....

Not this year. But we went here last year... thought you might like



From the other side



And saw this


Just a little diversion..... back to imperial duties now


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[Gwithian]

Well today has been the first proper test fit of my armour ..... boy it was difficult to get on .... much harder than my motorcycle leathers ...... oh and sorry..... I couldn’t put my lid on .... so you will see a rather old and ..... well only a face a mother or wife could love..... you have been warned.....

 

My biking mates make me wear a black visor so they can’t see my mug when we are out riding..... see

 

 

Anyway... back to the armour... I’m chuffed in part and well not so chuffed in others.....

 

The torso isn’t as bad as I thought and I can’t get the cod any higher without singing an octave higher .... I thought I may need to cut the cod but now I think it’s ok

 

I’m happy with the thighs, they need trimming at the back but the front seems ok? ... the right thigh wasn’t on very square I don’t know why?

 

The right greave fits well but walking around a bit I found that the return edge at the top of the greaves was rubbing against my knee.... perhaps a bit of foam in there will do the trick...

 

The left greave rode up and came over the boot.... it’s too wide at the ankle so I will take it in a bit

 

I’m pleased with the TD and the ammo belt .... one question.... are the drop boxes riveted to the ammo belt or held on loops.... I have found advice which recommends both do I don’t know which is right?

 

As I said it was really difficult to fit the armour..... my shoulder bells are still too big.... I did manage to fit the left bell to the shoulder snap but with the left arm armour on I couldn’t reach the right shoulder snap ... so the bell kept falling down..... how on earth I will manage the shoulder elastic...... well that..... thankfully is a problem fir another day....

 

Given the difficulties I’ve experienced today it’s no wonder the pesky rebellion has gathered ground..... I mean if we can’t get our kit on.... never mind navigate steps and not mentioning the inaccuracies of our blasters...... it’s no wonder we are struggling to retain law and order in the galaxy ......

 

You will understand my frustration when you see the pics.....

 

Advice much appreciated..... sorry about the mug shot

 

 

 

 

 

And the belt...... rivet or loop?

 

 

Thanks for your advice..... I’m getting there.... rather slowly.....

 

 

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[Gwithian]

Today I’ve fixed the drop boxes to the belt



Not too sure if it goes here



Or here



I also installed some Velcro.... the soft side to the outside of the TD brackets.... hopefully that should stop the brackets from scratching the kidney armour





All done



Then I fitted the inner cover strips to the thighs.... after test fitting yesterday , the right thigh was perfect. The left was a bit too wide so I trimmed it about 7mm and then fitted the inner strips



One final question.... the back of the thighs do need trimming..... I’m guessing they need to be trimmed as shown by the yellow tape in the pics below





Another step forward today


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[shashachu[TK]]

The drop box alignment is correct in the second photo - aligned to the ends of the belt. I don't think there's a required way to fix the elastic to the belt - I did an elastic loop but also used E6000 to keep it aligned to the belt ends.

 

As for not being able to reach your shoulder bells - have you considered cutting the first notch off of your forearms? It is totally approveable up to Centurion (see @Cricket's Centurion approval) and makes bending your arms much easier.

 

The yellow trim line for your thighs looks fine to start - you might need to refine further depending on if it overlaps the butt plate.

 

Finally, your chest looks a bit on the wide side - maybe heat bend/boiling water to shape it?

[Gwithian]

Thanks for the advice:)

I will look at the arms... I don’t think Ibadan the biceps up high enough? So I will check that out first . I will also have a look at the chest

I’m getting there bit by bit


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[Pretzel]

13 hours ago, Gwithian said:

Thanks for the advice:)

I will look at the arms... I don’t think Ibadan the biceps up high enough? So I will check that out first . I will also have a look at the chest

I’m getting there bit by bit


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You are moving along wonderfully. Keep up the great work trooper. 

[shashachu[TK]]

On 10/12/2017 at 3:14 PM, Gwithian said:

Thanks for the advice:)

I will look at the arms... I don’t think Ibadan the biceps up high enough? So I will check that out first . I will also have a look at the chest

I’m getting there bit by bit


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Yes, your biceps are sitting low as well. Are they attached at all to the shoulder bells? I have them connected via snaps/elastic; other people use the bicep hook.

[Gwithian]

Yes, your biceps are sitting low as well. Are they attached at all to the shoulder bells? I have them connected via snaps/elastic; other people use the bicep hook.

I have attached the biceps to the bells with snaps , I’ve adjusted them and got things more aligned .... will do another fit next week but the arms are now feeling much better .... thanks


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[Gwithian]

Some more progress made over the past couple of days... however I’ve ....well ..... I was trying to heat the butt to try and get it to fit better and this happened





Got it a bit too hot and put my thumb in it.... not too sure what to do... leave it as it is ? Or try and heat it out? Thoughts appreciated ....

I’ve been working on the thighs, trimmed the excess and then rebuilt the return edge with a heat sealing iron





Used some abs paste to Smith things out... just needs sanding now



I have reworked the left greave to make it fit better around the boot ... I had to remove the internal magnets







I then had to re trim the greave







Then glued it all back together





They fit a lot better now









I know it’s daft but I wore these today whilst I was working on the armour, the right is perfect but the left actually it’s the sniper knee plate digs into my knee... so I think it needs some padding .... they didn’t ride up at all when I was walking around ... oh attached magnets to the boots





Then tweaked the shoulder bells and arms.... they fit much better now





Then fitted the drop boxes and riveted the amp to the belt



The green tape marks where the drop boxes need to align to when the ammo is removed

All riveted up



And on the ab



Some good progress but gutted about the heat damage to the butt.... hay me n heat guns don’t go well together lol


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[Gwithian]

I’ve tweaked the butt, the arm strapping and the ab / chest strapping .... then I tried it on again

Now apologies... the excess belt is showing over my thigh .... I will cut that off.... also the left shoulder Bell snap came undone... doh....

Anyway you will get the idea of how it’s coming together

Actually it’s a lot easier to walk in than I thought.... indeed I dropped the remote camera button on the floor and managed to bend down to pick it up .... didn’t think I would be able to do that.... well chuffed

So pics



























I think it’s coming together well.

How is the chest /ab looking re where the buttons will go

Thanks for all your help I could not have done this without the UKG or FISD


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[NINJAM0VE[TK]]

Looking good bro! Cant wait to see your submission photos. Good luck!

 

[Mworm1974[TK]]

Looks good Stephen, a bit more tweaking and it will look awesome

 

matt