apeers Posted May 21, 2009 Report Posted May 21, 2009 first of all all i can say is how much i love my tm stormtrooper armour i cannot praise it enough its great, i do have a couple of question if any of you can help my shoulder bells dont fit over my bicep armour without bending the shoulder bell out. i have a 7mm lip on the bottom of the bicep should i trim more off? secondly my thighs the area where there ANH strip is isnt straight i have a curve in the so ive had to sand them curved to fit is this normal? and last but not least what diamiter should the bicep armour be mines 110mm from ANH strip to ANH strip and 125mm from moulded strip to opposite side are they about right? cheers andy Quote
TKDUEUNO Posted May 21, 2009 Report Posted May 21, 2009 Hi Andy! The TM is the best you can get IMHO, I'm in love with mine too! Seems that you have to "shrink" the biceps a bit. I did the same with mine, and trimmed until they don't open up the shoulder bell. I trimmed a lot of the shoulder bell lip too, look at my pics. As for the thighs strips, heat them up gently with a heatgun, keep them well pressed flat on the table and bend them to follow the thigh curve, I did it that way. Heat gently and evenly and work in small increments, then sand down and finish the strip. I don't have the armor here to take measurements, I will as soon as I get home this evening The trick is to watch again and again all the reference pictures and trim the armor to perfetcly fit YOUR body structure. Be sure to check Stukatrooper's Build, that's what I did http://www.flickr.com/photos/stukatrooper/...57603721766632/ If you have other questions just ask Quote
troopermaster Posted May 21, 2009 Report Posted May 21, 2009 my shoulder bells dont fit over my bicep armour without bending the shoulder bell out. i have a 7mm lip on the bottom of the bicep should i trim more off? Get your biceps to fit you correctly first. All the arm and leg parts can be trimmed down and there is no set size for them, so trim them down if neccesary. Once you are happy with the biceps, a 20mm wide black elastic strap glued inside at the the bottom of the shoulder bell will keep the bell from sticking out. secondly my thighs the area where there ANH strip is isnt straight i have a curve in the so ive had to sand them curved to fit is this normal? The original ANH armour is far from perfect and the joining strips rarely fit the flat edges of the thigh as they should. I make a 20mm wide joining strip and I mark it half way (10mm) and offer it up to each half of the thigh and make a pencil mark where the 10mm mark is. This usually ends up being something like 15mm wide at the top of the thigh, 10mm in the middle and 12-15mm at the bottom. Do not panic if the strips do not meet the flat section of the thigh, it's normal Just check out any original armour photos for reference. and last but not least what diamiter should the bicep armour be mines 110mm from ANH strip to ANH strip and 125mm from moulded strip to opposite side are they about right? There is no set size. Whatever fits you is the size it should be. Don't make them too tight, just nice and loose. Make sure to do plenty of test fitting before you commit to gluing them together. Hope that helps Andy Quote
james007bond[TK] Posted May 28, 2009 Report Posted May 28, 2009 Hi Andy, If you can, post some pics of your build, this will probably make it easier for people to help Incidently, I'm also waiting for my TM armour , am slowly getting excited and can't wait to get my hands on it and start the build... All the best... shiv Quote
89Batman[TK] Posted June 2, 2009 Report Posted June 2, 2009 I have to say that all the waiting and the work will be worth it as I agree this is probably the best armour available!! I certainly love mine and am forever complimented on it. Quote
Trooperman Posted June 2, 2009 Report Posted June 2, 2009 I have to say that all the waiting and the work will be worth it as I agree this is probably the best armour available!! I certainly love mine and am forever complimented on it. Andy your armour will look fantastic once its completed its one of the most accurate suits out there ,Gary your TM armour looked amazing along with Chris C at the MediCinema event in London town this is the armour i would like affter completing my AP, mind you my vision was made a little impaired by Violinist ..soz i mean Violinists Fuse Quote
89Batman[TK] Posted June 3, 2009 Report Posted June 3, 2009 Thanks Kev! I can't think what you mean about the violinist Quote
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