Ryss Posted February 7, 2012 Author Share Posted February 7, 2012 I have a mp38/mp40 shoulder pouch you can have for $10 The canvas one? Wish I'd known - I actually got myself a set of them to modify a week or two ago: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron ram Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Yep looks just like the one on the left Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryss Posted February 12, 2012 Author Share Posted February 12, 2012 Lots of progress this weekend... Heat gun! This thing is amazing. Now my armor actually fits. It's fantastic. Got more snap tabs glued on, and made more strapping. You can kind of see how much I reshaped the sides of all the torso pieces. Gluing snap tabs... Surprisingly, lining up the cod and butt pieces wasn't as hard as I thought it would be, although I will be cutting the butt more. Gluing the front of the left thigh. This is a weird piece. I only cut the top to make it shorter, and trimmed along the original seam lines on the sides, but somehow it's too narrow for me! I'll have to play with it more. The right thigh fits just fine. Borrowing Dan's rivet gun... ...And here's the knee ammo belt, all ready to be riveted. Got my latex handguards and accurate chemical gloves! I found these in the dollar store and thought they might be handy as backup gloves, especially since they only cost me a dollar. Cheesegrater handguards! I have so many handguard options now. Went to the fabric store down the block from me, and got canvas for making the belt. That's one of today's goals. Also cleaned out their stock of acrylic paints in shades of brown. It's a pretty tiny fabric store. I can't wait to start weathering. Shins = done! Got the velcro for them today. Also added some foam padding near the knee, and now they fit beautifully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inglorious trooper Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 hey ryss, your armours coming along great,glad you went with the trooper1 pauldron(there awsome arent they).ohh also i must say i think you may need some more acrylic paints lol, marcus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Very nice job Rachel, congratulations!!!!! Leo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FIVE Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Looking good! Keep it up. You're very, very close! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconoclasta_88 Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Looking good! Im curious cuase I am helping a friend to build her armor... so: What mods did you made to yours with the heat gun so that "Now my armor actually fits. It's fantastic."? She is kind of your build I guess, and has an ATA armor too. Thx! Keep us posted on your progress. Saludos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryss Posted February 13, 2012 Author Share Posted February 13, 2012 Looking good! Im curious cuase I am helping a friend to build her armor... so: What mods did you made to yours with the heat gun so that "Now my armor actually fits. It's fantastic."? She is kind of your build I guess, and has an ATA armor too. Thx! Keep us posted on your progress. Saludos. First, I found bobojuice's recent thread on FISD on modifying armor for women a great starting point. Here's a rundown of how I modified each part: Shoulder bells: Mostly unchanged, just closely trimmed. Biceps: Trimmed a little shorter on the bottom edges. Forearms: Not finished yet, but these are tricky--I cut a whole rectangle-indent off the elbow end to make them shorter, cut the inner elbow scoop deeper, and will probably end up trimming off the entire raised lip and heat-forming them narrower. Chest: Cut almost two inches off the bottom Luke-style, and heat-formed the underarms/chest sides inward since I'm slimmer. Ab: Heat-formed the sides bending inward a lot to conform to my shape. The bend starts at the vertical ridges and is quite dramatic compared to the old bend. Cod: Cut off and remounted overlapping inside the ab. I actually didn't heat-bend this piece or trim off the top edge since the tension and overlap helps keep it stable (instead of flapping around). The lower edges weren't trimmed much extra. Back: Heat-formed the underarms/sides to bend inward just a little bit. Kidney: Heat-formed the sides bending inward a lot, and trimmed maybe a half inch off each side so it doesn't overlap with the ab. Butt: Heat-formed the sides inward a bit, trimmed a tiny bit off the top, and trimmed a lot off the sides. Thighs: Trimmed lots off the back and top of the right thigh to make it narrower and shorter. The left thigh was weird--didn't trim any off the back, but had to trim much more off the top. Shins: Mostly unchanged, just trimmed off an inch or around the ankle to make them shorter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryss Posted February 14, 2012 Author Share Posted February 14, 2012 Belt is riveted! I kind of failed at using a washer, but everything seems to be riveted together just fine regardless: Gluing the covers on the front: And the torso is pretty much done: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron ram Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Your so close Great job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryss Posted February 16, 2012 Author Share Posted February 16, 2012 I don't have much left. I need to finish trimming the thigh tops and make their strapping, rivet the knee ammo belt, finish gluing the forearms and make their strapping, attach cod-to-butt strapping, attach the belt, finish pouch straps, finish weathering everything, add miscellaneous padding, and attach my sound system. If I have extra time I might redo the back of the right thigh and the strapping for the shoulder bells. Here's how the weathering is looking so far... I'm following Pandatrooper's weathering tutorial and it's so much fun. This is the first layer of brown. Next I'll do the black/grey layer, and maybe touch up with some yellows and reds: Shins. Ab. Cod. Kidney and butt. Accurate left side closure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCRIBBLER Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Looks like someone has been pretty busy lately! Awesome work! Looking forward to seeing you in full gear! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconoclasta_88 Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Looking really good! Keep it coming. Saludos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inglorious trooper Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 hey rachel, dont take this the wrong way but are your split rivets a bit large on the side closure,i may be wrong,see what others think! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryss Posted February 18, 2012 Author Share Posted February 18, 2012 hey rachel, dont take this the wrong way but are your split rivets a bit large on the side closure,i may be wrong,see what others think! You know, I was thinking that too, but I got them from trooperbay so assumed they'd be the right size. Maybe they just look bigger since I'm made my armor so much smaller? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inglorious trooper Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 ahhh,that maybe it!what size are they as it may be mine that are too small? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryss Posted February 19, 2012 Author Share Posted February 19, 2012 ahhh,that maybe it!what size are they as it may be mine that are too small? 12mm in diameter, looks like. I think that actually may be too big. At least they should be easy to replace, eventually... Been working like crazy this weekend to get everything finished by Monday, thus have fallen behind on updates. I did a ton of stuff like finishing the thigh tops, sewing the thigh garter belt, figuring out placement of the sound system, adding helmet padding, changing the shoulder bell straps and adding a hook for the bicep straps... Glue for the forearms is drying. Meanwhile, today is for weathering! Thigh garter belt. Dirtying up the boots. I spray-painted the canvas shoulder pouch black to try to capture that weird greenish-black accurate look. As a bonus, the spray paint makes it feel stiff and old. Here's what I've got weathered so far! First a lunch break, then I'll do the arms, helmet, pauldron, and maybe the T-21. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron ram Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Wow you have been working hard Looks great Can't wait to see you all suited up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inglorious trooper Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 weatherings looking top notch an i like the large strapping on your garter belt! what was it like weathering your pauldron,i havent done mine yet,did you use the same method as your armour? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryss Posted February 19, 2012 Author Share Posted February 19, 2012 weatherings looking top notch an i like the large strapping on your garter belt! what was it like weathering your pauldron,i havent done mine yet,did you use the same method as your armour? Haven't done the pauldron yet, but I plan to do it the same way, just lighter. I did the boots first so I could get a feel for painting on leather. I'll let you know how it goes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgrace Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 could you post pictures of the bicep hooks? the garter looks good. why did you choose to go with the bigger size? was it because of the materials on hand or some other reason? looks great, I am very jealous of your progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryss Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share Posted February 20, 2012 the garter looks good. why did you choose to go with the bigger size? was it because of the materials on hand or some other reason? looks great, I am very jealous of your progress. Mostly materials on hand...I had more wide elastic left over. But I think it'll also feel more secure and slide around less. could you post pictures of the bicep hooks?I'm using this style of hook and eye closure: I sewed the hook portion to a piece of webbing, which I glued onto the inside of the bicep, facing outward: I sewed the eye portion to the inside of my shoulder bell elastic: In theory, this will keep the bicep from sliding around or riding up. We'll see how it works in practice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyBoy Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Movin right along Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgrace Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 cool. thanks for the pics and the explaination. let me know how it works. Your armor is coming along great. if all works out I will be starting my build in May. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Locitus Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 12mm in diameter, looks like. I think that actually may be too big. At least they should be easy to replace, eventually...That is indeed too big. The correct size is 8 mm in diameter. You're progressing well in your build. Keep up the good work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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