Poe tries to build ANH-Stunt armor [RS-PVC]

[Poe]

Well... first trye-out. Don't really know if it fits ok or not. There's a lot of space between me and the armor at the sides, the chest is right up against my throat , plus I think I need to tighten the straps between kidney and butt. Maybe even re- position the brackets...
Oh yes, try to get that butt plate to not flare out quite as much
If anyone has any suggestions, please chime in.

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[TheSwede[TK]]

Looks pretty good to me and I would do the same: meaning re-position the brackets on the butt/kidney, place them further out and perhaps shorten the elastic....you could drop the chest just a tad, but if it was me I would rather trim the neck for comfort..unless you are going for the "Luke-look"  and the but-flare won`t be seen as much ones the thighs are on so I would wait and see

[Poe]

Hehe... I have already lowered the chest a bit, so I will do as you suggest and trim the neck. I'd rather not go with the Luke look And it feels good to get a confirmation on the brackets. Thanks mate

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[TheSwede[TK]]

No worries, here`s some reference from the RS-suit

 

[TheSwede[TK]]

and mine 

 

 

[Poe]

That's awesome! I really appreciate the help
Nice armour btw

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[TheSwede[TK]]

Thanks, quite pleased with the "finished product", hopefully I can make my TM fit as good

 

[Poe]

I bet you will
And I have some new inspiration now

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[Poe]

Well... The build continues. Veery slowly, and not so steady. But small steps...

 

This time I've been fiddling with the arms and belt.

 

I still need to make the bicep hooks and fix the drop boxes in their final location

 

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[TheSwede[TK]]

Looks great! Keep it up  and it`s not a race...easy so say but sometimes hard to live by, for me anyway when it comes to armor, lika a kid who just can`t keep my hands of...even when I probably should

[Poe]

Thanks mate 
Hahahaha... I hear you. It's very hard to go slow. I've been following your build, and when I take a small step, you seem to go forth in giant leaps  But I must say, that it's looking extremely good.

[TheSwede[TK]]

Well..some pieces move along in relative speed and others, like the helmet, is taking forever...took several hours and to many drillholes to line it up than I would like to admit but thanks and who knows, we might just be TK:s roughly the same time

[Poe]

Well, you never know

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[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

Coming along nicely. Some pieces do seem to fall into place as you say, others not so much, a few teaks can be needed on more complex pieces as you have found. Keep up the great work.

[Poe]

Thank you Sir! I will try my very best  

[Gwithian]

Your build is looking great P-O 

 

regarding the butt plate, I applied a little heat to mine to get it to contour my butt a bit better..... the thing is you can easily mess things up with a heat gun..... my armour is ABS.... I don't know if heat works on PVC?

 

the progress you are making..... you will be a TK well beforehand me ... oh and I also had to buy some more glue the other day 

 

nice work 

[Gwithian]

Oh forgot to mention.... take a look at fragarocks aka Franks build thread..... that's really helpful too 

 

 

[Poe]

Thank you kindly Sir. I did the same to my but and kidney, but I used a hair dryer instead It worked pretty good on the PVC, but it was nerve wrecking, to say the least. I will try the hot water bath on the shins soon, but I think I have to test with some scrap pieces first, since I'm not sure how the plastic will react. Nervous moments is coming

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[TheSwede[TK]]

any progress?

[Poe]

No progress I'm afraid. Me and my gf have been moving in to a new and bigger apartment. So between work and trying to get the new place in order, there hasn't been much time to fiddle with the armour. 

[TheSwede[TK]]

That´s great! more space to work in and to display your TK  and...all kidding aside, congratz to your new "homestead" 

[Gwithian]

Hope you both enjoy your new bigger apartment P-O


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[TheSwede[TK]]

Report in Trooper, what`s the mission status

Edited January 16, 2018 by TheSwede

[TheSwede[TK]]

Hej kompis, hur går det med byggandet?

 

Translation: Hey buddy, how is the build going?

[Poe]

Hehehe...

Just nu ligger det väldigt på is. Kan liksom aldrig hitta tiden och friden för att sätta mig och bygga. Men jag har inte gett upp iaf. Den hänger i klädkammaren och bara väntar på rätt tillfälle

 

Aaand the translation:

It's very much on hold right now. I can never just find the time, or the peace of mind to sit down and build. But I haven't given up! It hangs in my closet, just waiting for the right moment.

 

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