Batmanmike's AP build thread

[batmanmike]

Right calf strip is on the back! Thank you for the help!




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[TKSpartan[Staff]]

9 minutes ago, batmanmike said:

Right calf strip is on the back! Thank you for the help!

Troopers Helping Troopers mate. 

[Sly11[Admin]]

Great to see you got stuck back into this build Mike, and its looking very good indeed.

Make sure to take any sharp corners off your cover strips with a bit of sand paper, also do the same with all your return edges and anywhere you think you may get two pieces come together and pinch you while wearing your kit. Armour bite is a fact of life with trooping but you can reduce the damage it can cause to you and your under suit by rounding off corners just a touch.

I'm sure you will find a few areas that can cause issue once you get your first troop or so down.

Keep up the stellar work 

[batmanmike]

Thanks Sly11! Favorite picture tonight!

 

 

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[troopermaster]

ANH armour would typically be finished like this.

[batmanmike]

Thoughts?

 

 

 

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[batmanmike]

Velcro need to be glued as well? Stuff side out so it doesn’t catch on my undersuit?




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[Kredal[TK]]

Good work, Mike!  The industrial strength adhesive is strong enough after a day.  No extra glue needed.  Yes, the hard side needs to face outwards or you'll rip up your undersuit and boots. (:

[TKSpartan[Staff]]

1 hour ago, batmanmike said:

Thoughts?

Hi mike, here's a reference photo:

 

[TKSpartan[Staff]]

1 hour ago, batmanmike said:

Velcro need to be glued as well?

In my case, I use the same velcro brand and had to glue it with E6000. 

 

cheers

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[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

I squared mine of so there was nothing sticking out from the ends, they can dig into the tops of your boots otherwise  

[troopermaster]

12 hours ago, TKSpartan said:

Hi mike, here's a reference photo:

 

Not a great reference photo. These are ESB MKII shins assembled using the overlap method and they are two outer parts together and two inner parts together.

[troopermaster]

13 hours ago, batmanmike said:

Thoughts?

 

 

 

Close!

 

Don't have the strips longer than the armour.

 

[batmanmike]

Trimmed shins down! I’m happy the way the turned out...finally. I will trim the backs for comfort when I get a chance to fit




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[batmanmike]

Helmet is done! Just need to get a thinner pad for the top, otherwise it seems to fit well. Here is the inside of mine...what does yours look like?




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[TKSpartan[Staff]]

Great work Mike looks great!!  this is mine.

 

[batmanmike]

Thoughts on how to get these more round?



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[Sly11[Admin]]

The armour was very asymmetrical so left and right were different shapes. Hot water bath would have been the way to go before the halves were glued together. If you have used E6000 then you can pull the cover strips off and wrap the halves around something round and tie up with twine. Immerse in boiling water you have just taken off the heat for around 30 seconds to 1 minute so the plastic slightly softens, then hit it with cold water to reset into a rounder shape.

[batmanmike]

Arms are bare able, so I will wait on hearing them until I do a full fit. Seeing my straps tonight for thighs. Machine quit on me, so by hand it is.



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[troopermaster]

On 12/17/2019 at 10:51 PM, batmanmike said:

Thoughts on how to get these more round?

The armour isn't round.

 

Here are a couple of photos of an original ANH forearm I took. 

[CableGuy[TK]]

#2 pencil, candy cane... whatever you have handy.  Looking good!

Hey trooper,

I’m not sure if anyone’s mentioned this yet but, your tubestripes are currently applied to the opposite sides to what is intended. This leads to the front few stripes pointing up towards the eyes rather than falling forwards towards the frown. Just in case you’re looking to progress up to EIB and Centurion, you might want to consider reapplying (either decals or painted).

Here’s a detailed explanation of the tubestripes application.


https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/44755-tube-stripes-anh-stunt-dave-m/

Best wishes
Dan

[batmanmike]

The armour isn't round.
 
Here are a couple of photos of an original ANH forearm I took. 

Thank you! II was hoping to round them a little to fit my arms better...being large ducks! Lol


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[batmanmike]

The armour isn't round.

 

Here are a couple of photos of an original ANH forearm I took. 

Nice pictures!! Thank you! Iwas hoping to round them a little to fit my arms better...being large ducks! Lol

 

 

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[batmanmike]

Hey trooper,

I’m not sure if anyone’s mentioned this yet but, your tubestripes are currently applied to the opposite sides to what is intended. This leads to the front few stripes pointing up towards the eyes rather than falling forwards towards the frown. Just in case you’re looking to progress up to EIB and Centurion, you might want to consider reapplying (either decals or painted).

Here’s a detailed explanation of the tubestripes application.


https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/44755-tube-stripes-anh-stunt-dave-m/

Best wishes
Dan

Dan- no, I didn’t know! Thank you for the info. I will have to fix it...or maybe burn it in my backyard! Lol


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[CableGuy[TK]]

Dan- no, I didn’t know! Thank you for the info. I will have to fix it...or maybe burn it in my backyard! Lol


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Lol. For sure, don’t burn it!! It’s only a little thing. Your GML might not mind for basic clearance. It will just be something raised at the higher levels.

Keep up the good work. :-)