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[joker_r54]

I had ordered some 1/4 inch sintra pvc sheets got a chance to work with it today

traced out

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cut and formed



showing the thickness of the armor

to bad its too windy to paint today
first time I have worked with this stuff so far I like it

[joker_r54]

[Ronin Tavic]

might need a little more curve to that before painting. lets see em taped up to see if sizing is right 

[Ashen Kelborn]

might need a little more curve to that before painting. lets see em taped up to see if sizing is right 

Yep, tape um, show um, curve um, show um, paint um, show them. .
do not proceed to the end till the prior are done...... we like pictures 

[joker_r54]

I think your right need more curve to it LOL and by the way thanks for any help you can give me.

[Arch]

These plates look to be on the large side to me. You want to make sure that they're not hanging off of your sides or wrapping around too much!

[joker_r54]

I'm 5' 9 227 pounds these were the large templates I'll print out a medium and tape the templates on see if that looks better,\
Glad I ordered the sintra in a five pack

[Ashen Kelborn]

just trim 1/4-1/2 inch off the edges, no need to start again.
If you look at the do's and don't you'll see your not far off

http://mandalorianmercs.org/forum/index.php?action=ezportal;sa=page;p=5

[Arch]

What Reapwind said! Too big is better than too small!

[pinocchio]

Yeah a bit big and needing more shaping

[joker_r54]

Gonna trim it and reshape it

[pinocchio]

Looking forward to it sir

[joker_r54]

sorry took a while Christmas and all trimmed it from large to medium and re shaped them let me know what you think

[Ashen Kelborn]

Are you sure this is the right picture?
I ask as it doesn't seem you've trimmed them only shaped them a bit?

[joker_r54]

I'm gonna dig out the first templates I used and the new ones
maybe that is the problem I cut half a inch off and reshaped
I will post them today

[joker_r54]

white is the large and yellow is the medium




plate up against a reddragon plate



my plate against another I had bought



I posted so many for comparison I'm almost at the point were I think I'm gonna have to free hand it

[Ashen Kelborn]

Hmmm, maybe its the lighting then making them look larger somehow casting shadows etc, or just a bit more shaping needed, are you doing them solo or do you have a friend available,  Large or medium should be fine, could you bring up the collar to your throat and space from there as thats where it should be, if already doing that you need to take pictures in day light or well lit room as its deceptive

[Niabi]

its hard to tell as you are disappearing into the background a bit 

but it is looking better. the plates are a bit wonky, placement and off centre.

when putting them on fist get the collar on centred and straight and then work down from there

[joker_r54]

here I go again lol thank you for the commits and help

[Echo Darklighter]

It's a might bit crooked.  It might behoove you to have someone else place your plates for a test fitting, so we can better judge the size and placement.

[Carid Vhett]

Crooked, but looking to be the right size. Though the cut of the collar is bugging me, it could just be the position, but it seems to throw the whole thing off.

[joker_r54]

ok adjusted the plates and the spacing

[Echo Darklighter]

Angling of the chest plates needs to be brought in towards the bottom by a degree or so, then brought up by a hair.

[joker_r54]

Ok so the shaping is ok now its the placment

[Carid Vhett]

Yep. Fix the angle.