TKSnake[TK] Posted March 27, 2019 Report Posted March 27, 2019 (edited) Hello all, I built my armor in 2016 but posted the whole build blog on Blogger. So here, I'm going to make an index for easy access from WhiteArmor. It will be mostly chronological but may skip around the blog's actual timeline based on my work, returning to fix things (coughcoughthighscough), etc. For a purely chronological order, the blog itself is organized as such. Also, since I'm constantly tweaking things, I reserve the right for additions in the future. Index: Unboxing: These are your first steps... Arms: Bicep trimming Bicep fitting and cover strips Bicep assembly Forearm fitting Bicep and forearm gluing Trimming bicep cover strips Forearm gluing cont'd Forearm assembly Revisiting forearm fit Trimming forearm cover strips Trimming forearm cuff for fit Strapping arms using Anovos Velcro straps Improving on the Anovos hand guard straps Making screen-accurate should straps that work with the Anovos Velcro method Legs:Shin trimming Shin cover strips Shin fitting Shin cover strips cont'd Properly mating the shin halves (Shin-gate) Shin initial assembly Shin back closures using Velcro Shin back closures using bra hooks Adding felt to shins to reduce boot wear Thigh trimming Thigh fitting Thigh fitting cont'd Thigh cover strips Thigh front assembly Shimming thighs (for troopers with big thighs) Trimming thigh tops (FOR SHORT TROOPERS ONLY) Rebuilding thighs if you removed too much material Making thigh garters Ammo pack and sniper knee trimming Sniper knee mounting More on sniper knee mounting Mounting right thigh ammo pack with split rivets Torso: Chest and back piece trimming Reinforcing the thin Anovos chest piece Ab, kidney, and butt plate trimming Torso pieces test fitting Mounting kidney plate straps using split rivets Mounting the cod piece/ butt plate strap & snaps Ab plate snaps for belt and upper right strap (Solo snap) Mounting butt plate snaps Mounting the cod piece strap and split rivets with ABS washer reinforcement Shoulder strap trimming Reinforcing the shoulder straps with scrap ABS Mounting the shoulder straps Ab, kidney, and but strapping using the Anovos Velcro straps Repairing a cracked kidney platePainting ab plate buttons Mounting ab plate buttons Belt: Reinforcing the v1 Anovos belt Rebuilding the Anovos belt with a belt from ImperialIssue.comRepairing cracked belt plastic Thermal Detonator: TD Initial construction Rebuilt TD for better screen accuracy Helmet: Dealing with the terrible Anovos hardhat strap Anovos hardhat strap cont'd Blacking out helmet interior Replacing Anovos ear screws with screen accurate screws Replacing the Anovos hardhat strap with padding TKTalkie com FX system: TKTalkie v2 TKTalkie v3 TKTalkie v3.15 (sound glove beta) TKTalkie v4 (sound gloves & voice modulation) Other Accessories: Soft parts & boots Bracketed helmet fan assembly Bracketed helmet fan assembly cont'd Seriously overbuilt bracketed fan system Simplified fan system using 4x mini blowers HyperFirm A-Grade E-11 blaster (NO LONGER SOLD NEW) Repainting the Disney E-11 Stormtrooper blaster (NO LONGER SOLD AS NEW) Constructing a Hearing Assist powered by USB Power Bank Abating RF noise from a wireless mic for your hearing assist Non-canon accessories Edited April 3, 2019 by TKSnake Quote
Digz Graavz[TK] Posted March 28, 2019 Report Posted March 28, 2019 That amount of reading will take care of my #2s for a week or so Looks impressive! 1 Quote
ukswrath[Staff] Posted March 28, 2019 Report Posted March 28, 2019 I did have a question regarding the shins. Why don't you update your tutorial it to reflect what's current instead of confusing your builders on the debates of the past. Even My build thread was updated over a year ago. Quote
TKSnake[TK] Posted March 29, 2019 Author Report Posted March 29, 2019 On 3/28/2019 at 5:31 AM, ukswrath said: I did have a question regarding the shins. Why don't you update your tutorial it to reflect what's current instead of confusing your builders on the debates of the past. Even My build thread was updated over a year ago. Oddly enough, I still see the question come up in the FB Anovos build thread. The shin post is by far my most viewed post by those who are confused by whichever shin pieces go with which. It's sort of a historical context at this point, I haven't a clue what the current SOP is. What I might do is put a disclaimer at the top stating that the build has changed over time and, honestly, point them to your subject on the matter, since I referenced your thread a lot. Would you be OK with that? Quote
TKSnake[TK] Posted March 29, 2019 Author Report Posted March 29, 2019 As for my next update, after mucking around with shin closures for too long, and in prep for Celebration, I'm finally putting in bra hooks. Never been happier to purchase bra hooks in my life! Might leave the Velcro in as well since it's just a big PITA to remove anyhow. Quote
ukswrath[Staff] Posted March 29, 2019 Report Posted March 29, 2019 3 hours ago, TKSnake said: What I might do is put a disclaimer at the top stating that the build has changed over time and, honestly, point them to your subject on the matter, since I referenced your thread a lot. Would you be OK with that? Makes no difference to me so long as builders are no longer confused by the information 1 Quote
TKSnake[TK] Posted April 3, 2019 Author Report Posted April 3, 2019 Improved the shin closures with the tried & true method, thank goodness! Didn't take of the Velcro because I can't be bothered at the moment. Two systems are better than one anyhow, right? https://obsidiustk.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-road-to-swcc-2019-what-have-got.html Quote
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