TheRascalKing[TK] Posted June 26, 2020 Report Posted June 26, 2020 Welcome and great work so far! 1 Quote
justjoseph63[Staff] Posted June 26, 2020 Report Posted June 26, 2020 7 hours ago, CoolHandLAZ said: I was wondering how much return edge are you all taking off of the shins by the knee? I couldn't seem to find info about specifically this (most likely it is there but I just missed it). My gut instinct is to just lose it all to avoid the armor burn. Actually, this is one of the areas that most of us leave as much as possible on to give that "thick" appearance to the armor. As long as it is comfortable, I would leave that as it is, but it can be trimmed down as needed. I wouldn't suggest removing it all, though. Quote
CoolHandLAZ[TK] Posted June 27, 2020 Author Report Posted June 27, 2020 22 hours ago, TKSpartan said: Hi Luke, Don't worry about making questions, we love questions, photos and help others so keep on making questions and posting photos. For the Shins , you can leave a small return edge at the top and they don't have any return edge in the botton as you can see in the references. Thanks! I'll keep on keeping on. I started doing the measurements for the shins today so this was a big help! 1 Quote
CoolHandLAZ[TK] Posted June 27, 2020 Author Report Posted June 27, 2020 21 hours ago, TheRascalKing said: Welcome and great work so far! Thanks! And thanks again for all the advice on the SCG facebook page 15 hours ago, justjoseph63 said: Actually, this is one of the areas that most of us leave as much as possible on to give that "thick" appearance to the armor. As long as it is comfortable, I would leave that as it is, but it can be trimmed down as needed. I wouldn't suggest removing it all, though. So I ended up leaving some return edge on there. I agree, that "thick look" looks great so I'm going to do some measuring and see how it all feels. 55 minutes ago, ukswrath said: Looking great so far Luke Thanks! Your build thread has been a MAJOR help so I appreciate you putting all the time in to make that! It's been an awesome resource along with all the other threads around the FISD site. Quote
GoofTrooper[TK] Posted June 27, 2020 Report Posted June 27, 2020 Welcome Luke and nice work! I sat on my Anovos kit for over a year after I received it in 2018 so I know where you're coming from! I just earned my Centurion badge for my ANH Stunt this month so I'm excited for you to get there too! 1 Quote
CoolHandLAZ[TK] Posted June 27, 2020 Author Report Posted June 27, 2020 15 hours ago, GoofTrooper said: Welcome Luke and nice work! I sat on my Anovos kit for over a year after I received it in 2018 so I know where you're coming from! I just earned my Centurion badge for my ANH Stunt this month so I'm excited for you to get there too! Thanks! And yeah it was just sitting there glaring at me so I had to finally get to it! That's great about your Centurion status and hopefully I can join you someday soon! Quote
ukswrath[Staff] Posted June 30, 2020 Report Posted June 30, 2020 On 6/26/2020 at 7:37 PM, CoolHandLAZ said: Thanks! Your build thread has been a MAJOR help so I appreciate you putting all the time in to make that! It's been an awesome resource along with all the other threads around the FISD site. Glad to hear it helped, Troopers Helping Troopers 1 Quote
CoolHandLAZ[TK] Posted June 30, 2020 Author Report Posted June 30, 2020 5 hours ago, ukswrath said: Glad to hear it helped, Troopers Helping Troopers Absolutely! Looking forward to installing your fan set in my helmet and I'm very much considering your com setup when I get to that part down the line Quote
CoolHandLAZ[TK] Posted June 30, 2020 Author Report Posted June 30, 2020 Well I was able to get the forearms worked out. I was having trouble with the seam popping up after I installed the inner cover strips. I ended up making it work by way of a full-on attack of magnets, clamps and painters tape: While I was waiting for those to dry, I started sizing the biceps and working the edges to make them smooth. Definitely trying to take my time with the sizing. The forearms were a good test because I haven't constructed armor before. So now that I've figured out what works, hopefully I can apply that knowledge to the biceps and the rest of my build! Feeling good so far! One step at a time. Just gotta keep telling myself that 1 Quote
TKSpartan[Staff] Posted June 30, 2020 Report Posted June 30, 2020 4 hours ago, CoolHandLAZ said: I ended up making it work by way of a full-on attack of magnets, clamps and painters tape: Yes, this section of the armor is usually challenging, great way to "attack" , I would suggest to leave it dry at least 48 hours instead of 24. Keep on doing a great work mate!!! 1 Quote
CoolHandLAZ[TK] Posted July 1, 2020 Author Report Posted July 1, 2020 15 hours ago, TKSpartan said: Yes, this section of the armor is usually challenging, great way to "attack" , I would suggest to leave it dry at least 48 hours instead of 24. Keep on doing a great work mate!!! Yeah good idea! Going to make sure it's solid before putting on the outer strips. Thanks copy that!! Quote
CoolHandLAZ[TK] Posted July 1, 2020 Author Report Posted July 1, 2020 Finished glueing the inner cover strips for the biceps. Next, I'm going to work on sizing the shins. So I know that there needs to be zero return edge by the ankles, but I was wondering exactly how much more needed to be cut off/how high up? It's difficult to tell where the actual return edge is/ends. Cheers all Quote
justjoseph63[Staff] Posted July 1, 2020 Report Posted July 1, 2020 I would remove it all, Luke (as seen with the blue arrows below). Any return edge will eventually wear the paint off of your boots from friction. Sanding the edges down super smooth will help prevent that as well. 1 Quote
CoolHandLAZ[TK] Posted July 1, 2020 Author Report Posted July 1, 2020 12 hours ago, justjoseph63 said: I would remove it all, Luke (as seen with the blue arrows below). Any return edge will eventually wear the paint off of your boots from friction. Sanding the edges down super smooth will help prevent that as well. Sweet thanks for the info! From the reference images from the movie and images of troopers on here, it seemed like they were trimmed down more than I had it but I figured I'd make sure Quote
CoolHandLAZ[TK] Posted July 9, 2020 Author Report Posted July 9, 2020 (edited) Unfortunately due to life things, I haven't been able to work on my armor for a few weeks. But in the meantime, I figured it'd be best to start sourcing the remaining pieces I need. Picked up a neck seal from Trooperbay, which looks and fits great! I dig the velcro a lot. Also after a ton of back and forth on my part, I went ahead and placed an order for a @Hellhounds blaster! I'm super stoked about this. Really love the review from @MaskedVengeance. It helped a lot as well as other great reviews from troopers. I plan on still constructing my Doopydoos kit in the future for a display piece/backup blaster. Thanks to everyone who gave me advice on my other thread. Knowing myself and hearing horror stories about blasters breaking, I decided to air on the side of caution and grab the rubber one Lately I've been researching helmet mods on the forum and wow there are a lot of different cool ways to configure the inside of the helmet! I'm for sure going to black out the inside. Still have to acquire some padding for sure. Then I'll decide if I'm going to cut out the visor and stick the lenses on or just screw the long strip on. I have fans from @ukswrath (his com system looks amazing as well) . I don't have a com system yet but it seems like the Aker/Icomm system is very popular. Lots of great reviews and opinions on here. Anyways, that's the update from me! Hope y'all are staying cool! Edited July 9, 2020 by CoolHandLAZ 3 Quote
ukswrath[Staff] Posted July 9, 2020 Report Posted July 9, 2020 I can totally relate to the "life things" and it's alright take your time. 1 Quote
MaskedVengeance[Staff] Posted July 9, 2020 Report Posted July 9, 2020 Glad to hear the E-11 review was helpful in your blaster decision; @kman deserved a lot of credit as well. I think you'll really like the Hellhounds E-11, and at some point down the road hopefully more troopers will carry them! 1 Quote
CoolHandLAZ[TK] Posted July 9, 2020 Author Report Posted July 9, 2020 9 hours ago, ukswrath said: I can totally relate to the "life things" and it's alright take your time. Right on. We're in tough times. I use forum searching and researching to keep me feeling like I'm making progress until I can work on it again! 7 hours ago, MaskedVengeance said: Glad to hear the E-11 review was helpful in your blaster decision; @kman deserved a lot of credit as well. I think you'll really like the Hellhounds E-11, and at some point down the road hopefully more troopers will carry them! Thank you for writing that up! Your thread plus @kman's thread both were very informative and got me to my decision. I'm so excited to get the blaster! It looks so great! 1 Quote
CoolHandLAZ[TK] Posted August 2, 2020 Author Report Posted August 2, 2020 It's been a few weeks but I'm finally back at it! Started working on the shins. Removed the remaining return edges from the ankle areas. After that I began sizing the left shin and got it to where I like it. I have a question concerning the alignment. When I put the two halves together, I made sure the ankle part was perfectly lined up. But then the top of the shins (on the front and back) were both uneven. I know that the sniper knee will cover the front part but I still would like it to be lined up (front and back). What would be the desired method of making this happen? Should I trim off the top? Thanks! Quote
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted August 2, 2020 Report Posted August 2, 2020 Correct, align the tops and then trim the bottoms to suit 1 Quote
CoolHandLAZ[TK] Posted August 2, 2020 Author Report Posted August 2, 2020 12 hours ago, gmrhodes13 said: Correct, align the tops and then trim the bottoms to suit Okay cool that makes sense thanks! I also realized that I needed to trim off a tad more return edge off the "knee" part of the shin pieces. Actually I would say that it's more from the original cut line than the actual return edge. Hopefully that will help more with the fitting. 1 Quote
CoolHandLAZ[TK] Posted August 4, 2020 Author Report Posted August 4, 2020 Moving right along I finally completed the sizing on the shins/calves and got all the pieces to align. Then I went ahead and glued the inner cover strip on both the left and right legs (front), and taped and magnet-ed it like crazy. Also (I forgot to mention this in my previous update), the numbering on the Anovos shins/calves was different then what the instruction manual said, so I went ahead and looked at source photos, plus photos of approved 501st TK's to make sure I had the correct set up. Big thumbs up to Tony for mentioning that in his build thread. After a day of drying, I went ahead and attached the outer strip for each leg. Next came the assembly of the hook straps that I will be using to close the back side/calves after the front side dries. Following the guide from @ukswrath , bra hooks were sewn onto pieces of elastic which were folded over on the ends to create extra support. I made six. Three for each leg. Coming up next will be attaching the sniper knee to the left shin, then attaching the "false" cover strip on the back of both legs, followed by assembling the hook system to close up the calves. Slowly but surely, it's coming together! Quote
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