DarthBiscuit's R1TK Build (Jimmiroquai kit)

[DarthBiscuit[TK]]

Ah yes. I might still cut down the inside a little. Those pics dip down inside, but mine are straight. Thanks for the tips!

[DarthBiscuit[TK]]

I wet sanded the cod and butt to 400. The primer looked pretty smooth, so possibly not much to fill, except around the edges...

 

Then I sprayed gloss white on the bells and biceps. It went great! At one point a bicep half fell face down, but I picked it up and it wasn't too bad, more coats covered it up. I'll check again tomorrow, but I didn't notice any pinholes...

 

@TheRascalKing pointed out that I might not need to trim straight down the back. So I angled the top tighter by 2" and left the bottom symmetric. It fits much better, but the rear cover strip might be angled too much. Maybe I can try just 1". How does it look? I'm also going to trim the inside down almost another inch, so there's a more prominent dip like the movie references.

 

I also checked the shins again and the length seems fine, so probably no need to take anything off the bottom.

 

Tomorrow I'll putty the cod and butt, and the shins/sniper. I'll also trim the thighs, based on what you guys think, and putty if there's time!

[DarthBiscuit[TK]]

So. Much. Putty. Man, IF ONLY I had spray putty... 

 

The cod and butt looked pretty good, but I'm hoping another full coat of putty will prevent bad pinholes like the last few pieces I've finished.

 

The shins were pretty bad, so a FULL coat of putty!

 

I didn't have time to trim the thighs, and would still appreciate some input. Is my plan to trim 2" causing the cover strip to angle too much?

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

WOW, rather you than me  

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[DarthBiscuit[TK]]

I decided to trim off just an inch, and then trim the inner dip. Justin pointed out that I could just overlap it without cutting the whole thing off, then loosen if needed. I think the dip looks better now!

 

I also wet sanded the shins and sniper plate to 220. That took just over an hour 

Edited September 6, 2020 by DarthBiscuit

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

Nice work, rest those hands  

[ukswrath[Staff]]

16 hours ago, DarthBiscuit said:

I decided to trim off just an inch, and then trim the inner dip. Justin pointed out that I could just overlap it without cutting the whole thing off, then loosen if needed. I think the dip looks better now!

 

 

 

 

For me personally, I would cut the rear cover strip off. Trim the inner and outer thigh sides accordingly leaving enough room on the outer side to glue the cover strip back on. Sand the cover strip down so it's not too thick (if necessary) then glue it like a typical OTTK assembly.  Afterwards velcro the inner seam to make it functional.

 

[DarthBiscuit[TK]]

 

For me personally, I would cut the rear cover strip off. Trim the inner and outer thigh sides accordingly leaving enough room on the outer side to glue the cover strip back on. Sand the cover strip down so it's not too thick (if necessary) then glue it like a typical OTTK assembly.  Afterwards velcro the inner seam to make it functional.
 

That's definitely a route I was considering...

[ukswrath[Staff]]

15 minutes ago, DarthBiscuit said:

That's definitely a route I was considering...

In all reality it's not hard to do.

 

Having the cover strip more vertical is important in my book, not to mention your/our GML will defiantly see it and possibly say something about it   

 

 

[DarthBiscuit[TK]]

6 hours ago, ukswrath said:

In all reality it's not hard to do.

 

Having the cover strip more vertical is important in my book, not to mention your/our GML will defiantly see it and possibly say something about it   

 

 

Thanks Tony for the suggestion! I agree that it was too crooked and will probably slow down my approval with the GGG.

 

Since my thighs overlap inward, I'm trying to keep all of my overlaps in the same direction. I spread E6000 across what I'm calling the front of the biceps, so the backs also overlap inward. Clamped the ends and put double stacked magnets in the middle. I tried wiping away some excess E6000 and a little gloss white came with it Good to know that happens, hopefully when it's cured everything holds on well, but I haven't yet had problems with E6000 on the satin side. I'll probably lightly spray those spots later to touch them up.

 

I sprayed satin white inside the cod and butt.

 

I E6000'd some snaps in the bells. I'll use 2" elastic to hold them on the shoulder straps, so I placed the snaps horizontally. I'm waiting for a test fit of everything above the waist before I add snaps to hold the biceps up.

 

Prepped a few more snaps, double-wide this time. Time to order more!

 

And then I primed the shins and sniper plate. I didn't look yet, but hopefully not much left to touch up...

 

I sure do get a lot done when I'm not applying putty and sanding!!

 

I'm probably taking tomorrow off, since I've got a tee time during my armor time

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

3 hours ago, DarthBiscuit said:

Since my thighs overlap inward, I'm trying to keep all of my overlaps in the same direction.

I sure do get a lot done when I'm not applying putty and sanding!!

I'm probably taking tomorrow off, since I've got a tee time during my armor time

Good call on the overlaps, looks much better from the outside and is accurate  

 

 

Funny how much you can achieve when not sanding

 

Taking a day off, what's this business "slacker" 

[DarthBiscuit[TK]]

It's weird how that round cutout looks black in the Celebration pictures...

[DarthBiscuit[TK]]

I wet sanded the cod and butt to 800. It took a while, but they look good!

 

I spread putty on the thighs and ammo belt. I didn't go as thick as I have on other pieces, because I'm not looking forward to sanding them...

 

Then I snapped my 2" elastic to hold the bells up. There's a 1" strip of hard velcro at the top end that sticks to velcro on the underside of the shoulder straps. And then I E6000'd a snap near the bottom of the bells and at the top of the biceps. Their placement should allow for sufficient overlap.

 

Tomorrow will be a LOT of sanding the shins and thighs while also spraying gloss white on the cod and butt.

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

Your arms must be like jelly  

[ukswrath[Staff]]

Nice work Dan 

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I'm loving these R1 builds

[DarthBiscuit[TK]]

I made small 1" elastic straps (by folding over my 2" elastic) to snap the biceps to the bells. I also put 2 small strips of soft velcro on each to hold the back closed.

 

Pretty good! I think I think they're at a good height! I'll probably loosen the backs a little since they're pretty snug. I still need to work on lowering my chest, but Jim's shoulder straps might not let that happen...They're just too rigid to bend. Maybe I'll talk my wife into letting me get ukswrath's shoulder straps some day...

 

I also sprayed gloss white on the cod and butt. It went great! Until a little damn fly landed on the butt  But I left it alone and can hopefully buff it off in a day or two.

 

I then got to my favorite: sanding!  400 wet sanding to the primer on the shins and sniper knee. I was hoping to leave most of the primer on, but 400 was too rough. I'll have to spread some more putty tomorrow...

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

You may want to add a little foam or similar just under your shoulder where the bicep will touch, saves touching up the paint

 

I also add foam to the ab and any other section which will rub.

 

Nothing worse than an insect having too close a look at your paintwork

[DarthBiscuit[TK]]

You may want to add a little foam or similar just under your shoulder where the bicep will touch, saves touching up the paint
 
I also add foam to the ab and any other section which will rub.
 
Nothing worse than an insect having too close a look at your paintwork

Good call. Thanks!

[DarthBiscuit[TK]]

Nothing to see here. Just a little wet sanding to 220 and putty. Move along. Move along.

 

 

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

 

[BigJasoni[TK]]

6 hours ago, gmrhodes13 said:

 

This is awesome.

[DarthBiscuit[TK]]

Another super productive day when I don't have to sand or putty! 

 

I hung a clothes line to hold the thighs for exterior painting. It pretty much worked. It's a little difficult to spray the rear, but I can just hold the thigh and spray that before hanging it. Its been suggested that I install a snap and hang it from the ceiling, but I don't have the interior painted yet. I'll probably give that a try when I go to paint gloss white since I would have already painted satin white inside and can E6000 the snaps in.

 

I then sprayed satin white inside the shins and sniper. In a couple days I'll wet-800 the putty to prep for gloss white!

 

In between coats, I worked on the cod and butt straps. The buttons will go inside the barrel, then there's some elastic, and then it'll be velcro'd to the cod or butt (2 straps on each). I figured velcro will be the easiest way to add and remove those plates (thinking about bathroom breaks...)! Once I fit them, I'll figure out how long to make the elastic understrap that I'll probably snap in (would velcro also be easier, or might that come undone too easily?).

 

I also tried on the forearms. They're pretty long, in that when I bend my elbow just push up against my wrist. I'm going to trim some off the front (bottom?) to make them shorter, and also a little looser since they'll slide down. 11b30b4 pointed out they have to be trimmed to a certain spot to ensure the rectangular details aren't messed up. I'll have to fix the cover strips though, which will be tricky.

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

Nice progress. I find velcro fails more times than elastic and snaps. You also want a little stretch/give for bending so I'd say stay with elastic.

 

In stead of taking off a full front section can you just enlarge the oval area at the rear, again I would try on all your arm armor before trimming, just to check gaps