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Those thighs are looking good. Definitely the hardest part of this kit. Absolutely no guide lines for trimming whatsoever. I swear I trimmed and sanded for hours on end just trying to get them shaped decently.

Keep up the good work.


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1 hour ago, JAFO said:

Great work mate! The build is coming along very nicely.

I’ve seen many attempt the gaskets and many fail, so kudos to you emoji1303.png


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Thanks! The build has been quite enjoyable thus far.

1 hour ago, Krisko720 said:

Those thighs are looking good. Definitely the hardest part of this kit. Absolutely no guide lines for trimming whatsoever. I swear I trimmed and sanded for hours on end just trying to get them shaped decently.

Keep up the good work.


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Yeah, the thighs are super tricky, definitely the most dreaded part of the build for me, glad to have it out of the way.

49 minutes ago, ukswrath said:

Wow great work Jayke. Lovin the DIY gaskets and bell supports

Thanks, both have been pretty fun to make!

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Okay, so here are some more gasket photos.

 

I have just done the knee gaskets, with some Velcro sewn onto it.

Basically, I put some tape where the bottom of the thigh is and the top of the shin is and put it in the middle.

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For the arms, I stitched some Velcro onto the top and bottom so that they can stick right on to the armor.

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I have also begun on strapping the armor.

Using snaps, I have attached the shoulder bell to the yoke, and it sits quite nice.

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I used Glen's method of shortening the front strap so that the bell is always forward as well.

Thats pretty much it for now.

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It's coming together well Jayke. May I ask, have you finished trimming your knee caps and bells as it looks like you could sand a little more off the returns. Could just be the camera angle and photos, but it looks like there is just a little bit of material left past the return itself.

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17 minutes ago, Sly11 said:

It's coming together well Jayke. May I ask, have you finished trimming your knee caps and bells as it looks like you could sand a little more off the returns. Could just be the camera angle and photos, but it looks like there is just a little bit of material left past the return itself.

Thank you, I guess I still need to finish trimming, thanks for pointing it out:)

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1 hour ago, Sly11 said:

It's coming together well Jayke. May I ask, have you finished trimming your knee caps and bells as it looks like you could sand a little more off the returns. Could just be the camera angle and photos, but it looks like there is just a little bit of material left past the return itself.

Same goes for the shoulder bells and forearms.  

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Hey Tony, things are going well, been building a ton so I kinda forgot to post updates!:)

Here we go!

 

Spats

 

Here they are, just need to put the clip greeblie on.

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I glued the one side, and stuck some Velcro on the other, so that they can be taken on and off.

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Ab Plate

 

The ab plate was pretty easy, I started by cutting the back in half with a blade.

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Next, I cut a 2 inch cover strip.

I still have to trim the top off, but overall looking pretty nice.

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I also plan to take about that much off to fit me.

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Legs

 

I made the strapping for the legs, simply used 1 inch webbing and folded it over, to make a loop, and set a snap on the end. This isn't screen accurate, but is still very practical.

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And those are held up by a leather belt.

Here's a picture of the legs on me.

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They look quite good, still figuring out how to attach the gaskets, whether I should just attach them to the thigh or to sew them to the leggings. They are just taped to my legs in the photo.

 

Chest

 

I decided it was time to tackle the chest plate situation. I copied what Anovos does and installed risers into the chest plate. I cut out 8 triangles out of scrap ABS, and glued 4 and another 4 together.

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Stuck some Velcro on, and boom! Chest plate almost done. I say almost as there is a small gap between the chest and the yoke.

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And that is pretty much it for now.

 

Until next time

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Hey everyone, back after a bit, here's what I've done.

 

Thighs

 

I came back to the thighs, and reshaped them at the top. Mostly just because the shape was inaccurate.

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Test Fit

 

I did a quick test fit(before I shaped the thighs). The ab sits too low as well as the knee pads are droopy. These will be fixed soon.

I also purchased some black Dockers suspenders, which I will attach soon.

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Here's another lower body test fit with the reshaped thighs.

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Strapping

 

I also was able to finish strapping the shoulder bell to yoke connection.

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I also strapped the bicep to shoulder bell with Velcro, although it is not holding up so well, I may change it out for snaps.

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Other Stuff

 

I also had to take a glamour shot with the armor on:P

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Here's a fun photo I took with the "boys"...er armor:laugh1:

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And that is pretty much it.

Until next time

 

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