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IronTusk

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  1. http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/index.php?/topic/11538-The-various-types-of-armor-and-where-to-find-them
  2. I have a pretty decent sized head, so there's no way to get my helmet on with my glasses on. I popped the lenses out of an old pair and hot glued them onto the inside of my visor where my eyes are. You can't see them from the outside and I can see perfectly. I'm sure some would think this a ridiculous idea, but it works for me and that's what matters to me!
  3. Well, as to exactly what you mean by "genuine," I can't say. Any armorer you see being talked about here or see people with building in build threads will be good. They are all varying in price and wait time. I got ATA which is pretty much the cheapest set you can get but its a 7 month wait. I think there's a "where to get stuff" thread on here somewhere. I know for sure there is on FISD. If you aren't on that forum, you should be. There are a lot more build threads that are very detailed.
  4. Its about 3/16". I went ahead and just glued some nylon snap plates on the surface of the above plate. It will be cover by the belt, so I'm not too concerned for now. But now that I'm aware there are longer snaps, I'll probably order some and rip the plates off. Thanks!
  5. Alright. Next hiccup. I've seen several people putting a snap on both sides of the lower ab section to attach the belt to hold it in place. I tried to do that, and the snap piece wouldn't go through because the ab is too thick. Am I missing something here?
  6. I think it looks pretty cool! The CRL allows for a loose interpretation for basic. I don't think you could go for P.O. with this though, and definitely not SWAT. But if that doesn't concern you, then more power to you!
  7. Thanks for the advice! I actually solved the issue. I was briefly confused on which bicep was which. Turned out I was putting the left one on my right arm, and since I'm right handed and don't work out or anything my right bicep seems to be bigger than my left. Also everything with ATA armor is considerably bigger on the right side. Is that consistent with all armor?
  8. Well I got it figured out. I was just being a moron and was putting the bicep armor on the wrong arm. The smaller bicep is the left arm, and I'm right handed, so my left bicep is a bit smaller than my right. I did have to slightly increase the size of the strip, but nothing as dramatic as what I thought was necessary at first.
  9. Hey! Finally got my armor in after a gruelling 7+ month wait and even though I read through build threads countless times in the last few months, for some reason the second I opened that big beautiful brown box (well maybe the box itself isn't beautiful, but what's inside sure is!) all of that knowledge disappeared lol. The first of what I'm sure will be many hurdles is the biceps. One, as many of you know, is much smaller than the other. I'm no bodybuilder by any stretch of the imagination, but to get this thing on my arm will require cover strips roughly twice the recommended size. I've seen on other threads that, while ideal, the recommended/screen accurate size is not always feasible for people who aren't stick figures. The issue is the other bicep looks like it will fit no problem with the 5/8" cover strip. Do I have one set of strips big and the other small or do I put the same size on both biceps? I could then on the fitting bicep put a smaller strip on the back, so they at least look even from the front. But the problem with that is Idk how much meat will be left on the fitting bicep for the back cover strip. Any advice is much appreciated!
  10. Hey! Finally got my armor in after a gruelling 7+ month wait and even though I read through build threads countless times in the last few months, for some reason the second I opened that big beautiful brown box (well maybe the box itself isn't beautiful, but what's inside sure is!) all of that knowledge disappeared lol. The first of what I'm sure will be many hurdles is the biceps. One, as many of you know, is much smaller than the other. I'm no bodybuilder by any stretch of the imagination, but to get this thing on my arm will require cover strips roughly twice the recommended size. I've seen on other threads that, while ideal, the recommended/screen accurate size is not always feasible for people who aren't stick figures. The issue is the other bicep looks like it will fit no problem with the 5/8" cover strip. Do I have one set of strips big and the other small or do I put the same size on both biceps? I could then on the fitting bicep put a smaller strip on the back, so they at least look even from the front. But the problem with that is Idk how much meat will be left on the fitting bicep for the back cover strip. Any advice is much appreciated!
  11. Looks great! Mines currently taken completely apart, since I decided to add mounting rails for the bottom trays. One in the middle just wasn't sturdy enough. Then I got sidetracked on a T-21 scratch build
  12. That's how I had mine too. Followed scootch's tutorial with the little plastic "plate" plus the washer and nut, but the bottle would swivel around on the carriage bolt. Not anymore though with that pipe to prevent it from moving. I also had to relocate my mortar tube further back on the frame because my bottom bottle was coming into contact with my radar dish.
  13. Looks great! Did you have trouble with your lower wipes bottle not being sturdy? Mine would move around a lot so I ended up cutting a small diameter piece of PVC pipe to go between the top of the bottle and the inside bottom of the mushroom cap. Worked perfectly!
  14. Well I'm doing an, gulp (starts sweating), HWT. So that's why I used gloss.
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