Quite a bit mor progress last night. As seen above, we did a complete test fit, which told me where we need to trim (back of the thighs at the knee, the tops of the shins at the knees, a bit under the arms, to make everything a bit more comfortable and movable.
I also went ahead with puttying the arms. I started with the upper arms, and put on probably a bit too much, which means more sanding to make them seamless, and I think I did a better job with the forearms. That stuff is pretty cool, and I’m happy with how that’s turning out. I’ll move to the legs tonight, I think, and finish up with the chest/back and the hips.
We also picked up Velcro, so the tabs on the sides of the upper body have been put together, and tabs for the thighs / cod piece as well. I’ve also put velcro on the abs/kidney plates to hold that together, and the belt has been secured in the same fashion.
Next up:
- Helmet visor needs to be completely sanded out – we’ve got the top half, now the bottom half needs to be taken care of.
- Seamless treatment for chest, cod, thighs, shins.
- Sanding for the above, and for the arms
- Forearms need to be trimmed a little.
- Shoulder bells need to be trimmed off and I need to get knee pads to stick inside. Upper arms need to be strapped up to the bells.
- Straps need to be sewn
- Shoes need to be purchased and modified
Painting:
- We’re going to most likely go ahead with painting once that’s all done – several coats of white.
- Orange coloring (this was Megan’s selling point when I convinced her to get the armor) – any tips on where to get 212th paint?
Weathering – we’ll go with the acryllic wash that the other TCW Clones have.
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