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Pejaa Netra:
Time to start this sucker back up.
After trooping in my armor, I've made several changes. The current boob plates are gone, to be replaced with metal boob plates from Vhe'dyn. I'm going to see if I can't (with a little luck and some serious visits to the park here in town) make some metal plates for the collar, ab and shoulders. It looks like the Ace Hardware in town has some small sheets of aluminum in and since I'm a small person anyway..hah hah. I figured it would work well. Same colors and all (or should that be lack of color? It's all black with purple boots anyway). If all that works out well, I'll go for the shins, gauntlets and thigh armor. Novall's thigh armor had me going through my old 'make your own boiled leather armor' booklets for shapes. I'm highly intrigued now.
The vest I bought from Mar'yce was lovely and warm, as was the flightsuit. I need to get a belt together (and get my pouches back from Athin), whip up a loin cloth and ....actually, I can add another layer for a 'winter' kit if I use a loincloth skirt-idea..hmm. Then I could have a short regular loin for summer.
Also. No kama. None.
Pejaa Netra:
Well, I have some of my old fiberglass armor shaped with a heat gun - the only trouble I'm having at the moment is some cracking.
Anyone know if superglue is sandable?
See, it cracked right there because of over-stressing. How I drool for metal that takes stress a little better. However, if Superglue is sandable or maybe even some plumber's putty, that might work.
This is what it looks like curved - much better than it was before. It also didn't hurt that I got a good look at Mar's armor at the Christmas Parade in Pearl.
The stomach plate, curved properly. I know you're all wondering 'How on earth did she get fiberglass and bondo to curve after it'd been cured and cut?' Well, I'll tell you. It happened a few months ago, I had left an armor plate on the stove while the oven was on. I picked it up after a good bit, thinking 'Oh no! It'll melt!' and it was floppy. After running it under cold water, it stayed curved. Talk about fortuitous. So get a heat gun and get going.
Side view, showing the curve. It's a little hard to show this with the laptop's camera, so ignore the background.
The chest plates are getting some edges curved so they don't stick out, but it's all very small.
The biggest problem I've got right now is having to replace the freaking velcro. Ugh.
Suggestions are welcome!
Mar'eyce:
I'n not sure if superglue is sandable or not...never tried it.
--- Quote from: Pejaa Netra on Jan 24, 2010, 12:31 PM ---
This is what it looks like curved - much better than it was before. It also didn't hurt that I got a good look at Mar's armor at the Christmas Parade in Pearl.
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Speaking of which, I will be retiring my original armor in a couple of months. (The chest, collar, and ab plates) You have the vest that was made to fit them, so just let me know if you might have some use for them. Free to a good home. ;)
Saz:
Personally I would put a coat of resin over the crack (Making sure it got into it and sand that back.
A mouse sander will make short work of it. :)
Pejaa Netra:
--- Quote from: Saz on Jan 26, 2010, 08:47 AM ---Personally I would put a coat of resin over the crack (Making sure it got into it and sand that back.
A mouse sander will make short work of it. :)
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That seems to be the consensus of the couple of local people I've asked....so off to the Depot or Lowe's goes I!
Pejaa
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