![]() Then I prepare the thighs for outer coverstrips by sanding/scuffing only the surface that will be glued, as well as the back of the outer coverstrips. As you can see there is little to no gap along the edge seams, although it's fine if there is as these butt-joints will be hidden by outer coverstrips. I kind of like these photos of all the limbs just before outer coverstrips because they can provide proof for Centurion level construction as far as "butt-joint coverstrip method" goes. The thighs are molded really uneven and the inside of the right thigh casting is much bigger than the left.Īfter trimming the cut lines I glued inner coverstrips into the back of the thighs.Īfter waiting 24 hours I closed the back of the thighs.Īfter waiting another 24 hours this is the result. This is what I came up with for cut lines, I know it looks really uneven at this point but believe it or not I tried my best to keep things as vertically straight, centered and symmetrical as possible. Here you can see the top my thigh return edges complete with outer coverstrips.Īfter the front coverstrips are done it's time to fit and cut the back of the thighs. Then I carefully use a heat sealing iron to bend a new return edge.Īfter fixing the tops of the thighs I prepared the thighs for the outer coverstrip by sanding all the surfaces that were being glued.įirst I use tape to hold the outer coverstrip in place temporarily, then clamps at the ends and magnets all the way along. To fix this, first I draw a dotted line approximately where I want the new return edge, then using lexan scissors I trim the armor about 7 or 8mm from that line to remove the existing return edge. When you do this and cut down the middle both halves will not exactly match up at the center line. But since I'm aiming for Centurion approval I have to use the butt-joint & coverstrip construction method. The reason the AP thighs tops don't match up is because these thighs are actually meant for overlap construction, and when overlapped they actually match up quite nice when you join the two halves together. I did this by cutting away a bit of the outer half at the top, then I used a heat sealing iron to bend a new return edge that matches up better with the inner half. ![]() There is one thing I did before taking this last photo, I fixed the top of the thighs to be even at the front. First painters tape, then clamps, then magnets to hold everything nice and tight while the E-6000 cures. First I rough trim the thighs to the mold lines.Īfter rough trimming I used a 10mm wide marking strip to locate the center cut lines on the front of the thighs only.Īfter cutting the center lines I glued the inner cover strips to the inside front of the thighs.Īfter waiting 24 hours I joined each half together using the same method I did for the other limbs. Documenting everything just takes me longer, but It's time to post some photos and update my thread. I haven't updated this build thread lately but I have been making some really good progress on my armor. ![]()
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