lchute1158 Posted October 22, 2013 Author Share Posted October 22, 2013 Made a little more progress this morning... Link to comment
xanthis02[501st] Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 making progress glad my pics helped Link to comment
lchute1158 Posted October 23, 2013 Author Share Posted October 23, 2013 yea gonna start on those dreaded ears in the morning... Link to comment
DeathMOS30[501st] Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Good luck it looks great. I had to repurchase my helmet cause I screwed up the first one but you are doing great, keep it up. Link to comment
lchute1158 Posted October 23, 2013 Author Share Posted October 23, 2013 ok i got an ear on....it kind made the top a bit puffed out...hope the other ear fixes that... Link to comment
toddo[TX] Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 from this angle it looks fine. Nice job. I overtrimmed my first pair of ears. Link to comment
Master Tej Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Yeah, the seam looks really nice! Good job. - Master Tej - Link to comment
lchute1158 Posted October 24, 2013 Author Share Posted October 24, 2013 Yeah I spent over and hour Trimming little by little... Link to comment
Darth Emphatic[CMD-DWM] Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Things look pretty good so far. The gray on the frown looks great. The ear trim looks good and has a great contour. The Vodocer should be painting on each round, so the edge doesn't run together as much. Take a look at this image from the CRL for reference: Do I think it will hold up your approval? Likely, not; just one of those little details. Link to comment
mikedwelle94[TX] Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Fingers crossed you won't have the same problems I'm having with my armor's durability, seeing since we own the same kit. My armor has been fine right up until recently, where I'm starting to get cracks all over the place. Hopefully I got the one brittle pull that exists, and yours turns out fine. If you start getting random cracks in your armor, my belief that ATA's armor is flawed will be confirmed. I hope it doesn't come to that. I'm not trying to scare you, but I think it's fair that I point this out to you. Link to comment
lchute1158 Posted October 25, 2013 Author Share Posted October 25, 2013 Yeah. I am a little worried having followed your thread on that.... Hopefully it's OK. I am rethinking my white armor plan. Link to comment
toddo[TX] Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Solid, Have you contacted ATA about this? Link to comment
mikedwelle94[TX] Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Here is the email I have sent ATA: Hello! I bought an untouched ABS ATA magma kit secondhand from a 501st member in the Empire City Garrison that I'm having a couple problems with. I did a troop in full armor late September and experienced no damages, until just recently. My armor started cracking in random places for reasons I'm not quite sure of. It's really bizarre. For example, I had my left forearm armor sitting in my bin since the con ended and I opened it up today to find a decent sized crack on the inside. It wasn't like that when I took it off to put it in there. A small crack also developed on the coverstrip of my left shin. Both of these cracks I have fixed using a homemade ABS paste. A more serious crack occurred on the right thigh, after cutting out the glued section in the back for further trimming. This could have been an error on my part, in that I should have disassembled completely before trimming. I've since rejected advice from others to order a replacement and have successfully filled in all cracks and holes. Could it be possible that you may have unintentionally sent a brittle pull of armor out into the market? Has something like that happened before with you or anyone else? I'm not sending this email to give you grief about it, but am simply seeking answers. It could have something to do with the sudden drop in temperature and humidity that we had the past few days. I can't know for sure. You may remember me from a few weeks ago: I was the one who ordered a right shin replacement. Looking forward to your reply. Thank you! - Mike I'll update this post when he replies. In the PM discussion I had with Lance, I explained to him that ATA has always been praised as good quality armor, referencing all the ATA Centurions and EIB folks floating around on FISD. I only posted what I posted because I was frustrated; I wanted to blame the maker, rather than take into account mistakes I may have made that would have caused the cracks. I tried my best to reassure him that his armor likely won't meet the same fate as mine. The thing is, I have no idea if the cracks are being caused by bad assembly. I put in many hours researching build threads, and trying my best to adapt them to my own build. I just don't know. Link to comment
Master Tej Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Has anybody ever heard of another member having similar problems assembling a suit, what with cracks all over the place? - Master Tej - Link to comment
Darth Emphatic[CMD-DWM] Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 I have never seen it so consistently. Cracking a chest plate or one other piece, I have seen, and usually the reason is obvious and itsin a high strees place. On this one I am seeing it in both places I would expect it and places I am surprised about. Really unusually. Link to comment
mikedwelle94[TX] Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 See my thread for an update on my conversation with ATA. You can have your build thread back, Lance! Link to comment
lchute1158 Posted October 30, 2013 Author Share Posted October 30, 2013 Thanks, ok i think I have an ear problem...it is just sitting a little too low, but it was the only way I could get it to fit over the tube cheeks....is it passable like that, what did i do wrong? Link to comment
toddo[TX] Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Try switching the ears. I think you are reversed. Link to comment
lchute1158 Posted October 30, 2013 Author Share Posted October 30, 2013 thanks! that worked...got the ears fixed and made some progress... Link to comment
toddo[TX] Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Looking good Lance. I'm glad the ears were salvaged. This hobby tends to have a lot of do-overs, and it's always nice when it works out. Link to comment
lchute1158 Posted October 31, 2013 Author Share Posted October 31, 2013 yea glad i saved it...what next? Link to comment
DizzyStormtrooper[501st] Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 This http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/24896-easily-install-screenmesh-in-mic-tips/ Might not need it since ata screens are pre cut but I like the look of a pressed mesh Also your tube stripes are upside down. When viewed from the front, they should be frowny faces. There are no smiley faces in the empire. Except when the emperor thinks somethings funny before throwing lightning like he owns the place Link to comment
Master Tej Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Yes, I think they might be. Can we get a side shot of the stripes? And come on Diz, he does own the place! - Master Tej - Link to comment
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