TerribleBens R1TK adventure

[TerribleBen[TK]]

Got my bucket done today! Now on to my armor.....

[11b30b4[TK]]

Looking good Ben

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

On 8/11/2020 at 12:33 PM, TerribleBen said:

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Very nice, the only thing I would try to change would be the brow trim paint, looks a little textured

[TerribleBen[TK]]

Yeah flexseal spray. Didn't go off well.....I will have to address at some point. Eager to work on my armor so it will wait. 

Edited August 14, 2020 by TerribleBen

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

33 minutes ago, TerribleBen said:

Yeah flexseal spray. Didn't go off well.....I will have to address at some point. Eager to work on my armor so it will wait. 

You may even be lucky to sand the texture down and there may be enough paint to either apply some polish or perhaps a matt/satin clear BUT I can understand the eagerness to get on to the armor  

[Sly11[Admin]]

Looking great except for your little brow issue Ben

[TerribleBen[TK]]

Slowly getting there on my armor... More pics soon. My question for everybody is the black stripe on the side of the torso. How wide?

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

There is no size in the CRL, I would suggest checking with references. 

 

 

[11b30b4[TK]]

Black strip on the Jim kits is about 3/4" wide if I recall correctly. I will measure it and get some pics for you this week.

[11b30b4[TK]]

Actually, the black strip is more like 5/8"

 

Edited September 18, 2020 by 11b30b4

[TerribleBen[TK]]

Fun with snaps and straps!

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

They look like press studs not snaps? 

[TerribleBen[TK]]

My first fit....

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

First of many  Once you get your thighs on you will be able to see how the cod is sitting better and whether you will need bring upwards or trim

[11b30b4[TK]]

looks good, try putting the criss-cross of the straps on the back rather than the front and see if it feels better. It did for me but may not be same for you.

[TerribleBen[TK]]

First thigh fit. Definitely have some trimming to do!

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

We've recently added some more images to the gallery sections if you weren't aware  https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/gallery/category/28-r1-tk-reference/

 

 

[TerribleBen[TK]]

Here is the 1st fit after trimming and with straps. Definitely have some trimming on the cod and butt pieces.......

[TerribleBen[TK]]

Slow but sure!  Thighs are done, this is how i went about fixing the 850AW right thigh problem. you can see the gap in a past post.  I have read some others have this problem, bad pull or mold? Anyway starting on my greaves.......

[TerribleBen[TK]]

More progress.

[TerribleBen[TK]]

Starting to look like something, excited!

[TerribleBen[TK]]

My question is sniper knee and thigh ammo pack before or after paint.  I already decided the front torso details will be painted before mounting.  This forum is awesome and I have learned so much on this adventure. Thanks to all Ben

[Cobratrooper[TK]]

Before painting. Otherwise you may have problems with gluing.

[TerribleBen[TK]]

Hey thanks for the advise. The reason I asked is all the gaps around the pieces of armor and how the paint will look ....Not reaching into the gaps. Maybe white primer then the gloss. Not sure

[TheRascalKing[TK]]

14 hours ago, TerribleBen said:

Hey thanks for the advise. The reason I asked is all the gaps around the pieces of armor and how the paint will look ....Not reaching into the gaps. Maybe white primer then the gloss. Not sure

 

Personally, I painted all of my pieces separately, then assembled, to ensure good paint coverage in all of the gaps. I went back and scuffed up any non-visible contact surfaces before gluing though to help with the mechanical adhesion of the glue. Good luck!