Advice on Lower Leg armor, ANH

[MacPhisto[TK]]

Hello all,

 

I've been doing some modifications to my Anovos ANH TK armor following Ukswrath mostly but I couldn't find one specific item of particular interest to myself.  My shin guards, lower leg armor, was constantly riding up every time I took a step.  I know this isn't a new problem for most people and I'm sure people have come up with their own solutions but I thought I'd share my own.

 

I decided that the best way to keep the armor in place is to have it snap onto something.  So I came up with this.

 

 

I used some ABS plastic cut into small squares and mounted snaps onto it.  I used the Anovos supplied strap that already had buttons on it.

 

Combining the two it looks like this.

 

 

So, now that I have two of these I can easily install them on the interior of the shin guards.  Of course I'll be removing the Anovos installed fabric for plastic to plastic contact and I'll be using E6000 glue and some magnets to get it to hold on.

 

 

The bottom portion of the fabric will come out of the bottom of the shin guard here.

 

 

What I plan to do is to sew this end onto each boot.  Then, when I don my TK armor, all I'll have to do is to snap the shin guards on and viola! no rising shin guards!

 

I'm sure someone has done something similar to this before so I'm sure I'm not treading a new path here, it's just my solution to a problem I was having and I thought I'd share.  I welcome any and all feedback.

 

Thanks everyone!

[Slayer6769[501st]]

I saw somewhere here that somebody put a strap that came down off the shin and wrapped around the foot like a stirrup. Similar concept.

Edited February 1, 2017 by Slayer6769

[MacPhisto[TK]]

I about doing that but I was concerned about how to attach it to the shin guard.  The selling point for this idea was using snaps, much better than straight Velcro!

[scottdm62[TK]]

On my set up I actually have Velcro on my boot that attaches to Velcro on the bottom of the shin. It seems to work but I have not been on a troop since I finished my armor less than a month ago. I know, bad trooper

[mgb1016[501st]]

On my set up I actually have Velcro on my boot that attaches to Velcro on the bottom of the shin. It seems to work but I have not been on a troop since I finished my armor less than a month ago. I know, bad trooper

 

That's how I have mine and it works great!  Boot tops haven't popped out since!

[ukswrath[Staff]]

Velcro on boots work very well.

 

Nice work on your design Solomon 

[MacPhisto[TK]]

Thanks Tony!  I greatly appreciate your threads on armor improvement, it's truly made a difference with mine!

[ukswrath[Staff]]

Thanks Tony!  I greatly appreciate your threads on armor improvement, it's truly made a difference with mine!

 

Troopers Helping Troopers   and thank you 

[MBullen64]

TX30395 was having the same issue with his shin armor. So, 2 ft of 1" braided elastic, and 3" (×2) of hook and loop, and 15 minutes on the sewing machine later, a set of shin garters were made. Problem solved.

 

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[DTCorvus]

TX30395 was having the same issue with his shin armor. So, 2 ft of 1" braided elastic, and 3" (×2) of hook and loop, and 15 minutes on the sewing machine later, a set of shin garters were made. Problem solved.

 

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Do you have a picture of your solution in action?

 

 

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[MBullen64]

Do you have a picture of your solution in action?

 

 

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He will be wandering around Celebration tomorrow, if you are there. Otherwise I'll have to wait until this weekend is over to get you a photo.

 

I tried the mod out when I put it together the other day. You knew it was there but it was not uncomfortable.

 

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[MBullen64]

Well he tells me that the stirrups held up while at Celebration. He finally doffed his kit, because something in one of his thigh pieces was digging into his leg after awhile.

 

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