Adjustments/Changes to my armor

[TK2103]

Hello everyone! My name is Carter, I’m 16 and from Garrison Carida. I made this post over on the general page, but was told by CableGuy that I’d probably get better feedback over here. I’ve attached some photos of me and my armor below, which is an Anovos Kit, and I wanted some input on fixes I need to make. Apparently in my excitement I put the 3 rivets on my right side rather than my left, and the “Han” snap on the left rather than the right . In addition to those, I also extended the from cover strip on my left thigh past the ridge at the bottom. So my question is how would I fill the holes from the rivets when transferring them to the left, and how would I repair the ridge on my left thigh, as the cover strip is super glued down and I’m worried I’ll ruin it. Any input would be appreciated. Thanks!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[CableGuy[TK]]

Hi Carter,

 

Photos have come out great on this new thread. :-)

 

I’ll copy and paste my feedback below, then hopefully some other troopers can chip in with their suggestions, too. Especially concerning ABS paste as I’ve not personally made or used this before.

 

 

 

Hi Everyone! My name is Carter, and Im located in the Garrison Carida region of Pennsylvania. Im currently 16 years old, meaning Im slightly too young to be a member of the Legion at the moment, but i wanted to upload pictures of my assembled costume to maybe get some tips or changes for my armor. I assembled an Anovos Original trilogy TK and its my pride and joy. Im currently assembling a shoretrooper Captain and Im almost done with a Sith Acolyte from SWTOR. I know its not perfect, but i think its a good starting point. I currently have rubies boots, which I know are not accurtae, and i need to touch up the paint on the COD piece, but any other information regarding its accuracy would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

 

 

https://imgur.com/a/lds1sMv

 

Hi Carter,

 

Great to hear that you are looking to join when your are a little older.

 

You’ve done a nice job of fitting the armour to your frame - it mostly sits really well.

 

While you are waiting to join, there are some changes that will be needed for clearance. I’ll show them below;

 

 

From the top

 

Blue; I’d suggest shortening the strapping from the shoulder straps to the shoulder bells. This will bring the bells in a little.

 

Yellow; The ammo belt is missing the three covers that go over the fixings.

 

Green; the coverstrips on the thighs should stop at the ridge.

 

 

 

 

From the back, I’d suggest that you try lowering the back plate to reduce the gap.

 

 

 

The left side is a little more tricky.

 

Unfortunately, (green) it looks like you’ve put the side rivets on the right hand side of the armour, not the left. There should be 6 split rivets on this side

 

Blue; this looks like the “Han snap” and should be on the right hand side.

 

Yellow; your helmet is a Stunt helmet so the belt should match the Stunt appearance. As such is should only have e two fixings.

 

 

Belt holster reference

 

Side rivets reference

 

 

As above, on the right side we should not have rivets - just the one visible “Han snap”.

 

Blue ; some white paint should be applied to the thigh ammo pack fixings.

 

 

 

Right side reference

 

 

 

Most of these are quite easy to change and it’ll certainly give you a bit of a project. If you have any questions about the above points, or how to remedy them, don’t hesitate to ask.

 

Best wishes

 

Dan

[justjoseph63[Staff]]

Some outstanding advice from @CableGuy there, Carter.  The belt button covers are available from Trooperbay, but you have have to buy them in a set that includes other items.  Link here.

 

The holes in your armor can be filled with ABS paste.  This may seem a bit daunting, but will definitely get the job done.  @kman has a fantastic tutorial here on how to make it, but you won't need nearly as much as he makes in his thread, lol.  A teaspoon or so of finished product should take care of the all the holes.

When using this stuff, here are a few suggestions:

 

1.  Glue some small ABS scraps on the inside behind each of the holes.

2.  Add just enough paste to fill the holes with a TINY bit of a raised area on the top.  The more you add, the more you have to sand off.

3.  Sand down using progressively finer sandpaper (I would start with 180 and go up).

4.  Finish/polish with Novus scratch removal products (or something similar).

 

Will it take some work?  Yep.  Is it worth the time?  Definitely!  

If you follow Dan's advice, once you are old enough to apply for 501st approval you should be good to go!  If you have any other questions.issues, always feel free to ask.

 

 

[TK2103]

Thanks so much for taking the time to respond, I went a checked out the abs sludge tutorial which was really helpful. Any opinion in regards to taking back that cover strip away from the ridge?


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[TKSpartan[Staff]]

1 hour ago, TK2103 said:

Any opinion in regards to taking back that cover strip away from the ridge?

Hi, my two cents. If you have used E6000 glue to attach the cover strips, it's easy just to cut the cover end just above the ridge, taking care on do it slowly and remove that part. Finally, remove the E6000 excess and fill the gap with ABS paste. 

 

Hope this help. 

 

Cheers 

[TK2103]

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[TK2103]

Hi, my two cents. If you have used E6000 glue to attach the cover strips, it's easy just to cut the cover end just above the ridge, taking care on do it slowly and remove that part. Finally, remove the E6000 excess and fill the gap with ABS paste. 
 
Hope this help. 
 
Cheers 

I don’t know what I was thinking, but half is e6000 and the other half is CA glue


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[TKSpartan[Staff]]

Just now, TK2103 said:

I don’t know what I was thinking, but half is e6000 and the other half is CA glue


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When I have had some issue like that, what I have done is to use a cutter a slowly try to take the cover out trying not to cut the thigh. 

[TK2103]

When I have had some issue like that, what I have done is to use a cutter a slowly try to take the cover out trying not to cut the thigh. 

Like a dremel?


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[TKSpartan[Staff]]

4 minutes ago, TK2103 said:

Like a dremel

Give a minute to take a couple of pictures.

1 hour ago, TK2103 said:

Any opinion in regards to taking back that cover strip away from the ridge?

Hi, my two cents. If you have used E6000 glue to attach the cover strips, it's easy just to cut the cover end just above the ridge, taking care on do it slowly and remove that part. Finally, remove the E6000 excess and fill the gap with ABS paste. 

 

Hope this help. 

 

Cheers 

[TKSpartan[Staff]]

24 minutes ago, TK2103 said:

Like a dremel?

 

I'm not sure if a dremel can work, but you can make some test with an ABS piece.

 

1-  mark the section you are going to remove and use a  cutter or dremel , cut slowly till the edge,

 

 

2- Use the cutter  to try to level up and peel off the part to remove

 

 

3-  Remove the piece in excess

 

 

 

4- fill the gap with ABS paste.

 

 

 

 

 

This a fast explanation, but hope it can help you to have an idea.

 

cheers

 

 

 

 

[TK2103]

Thank you!!


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[TK2103]

 

I’ve had a lot of free time in my hands due to quarantine, so here’s my improved armor. Shoulders have been brought in, the thigh cover strip has been taken back, the “Han” snap has been moved to the other side even though you can’t see, the rivets have been moved to the other side, all were painted white, and the back armor was lowered closer to the kidney. I still have to get 3 rivets for the abdomen, get rivet covers for the belt, and I’m not quite happy with the way my thighs are sitting. Let me know what you think!