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Hello - I’m starting to build my hard armor and have a couple of questions. What is the appropriate distance between shoulder bell and shoulder strap, and what is the appropriate distance between lower edge of shoulder bell and upper edge of bicep armor? I have about an inch for each, but wanted to check. In addition, the caps that came with the thermal detonator (unassembled) are about a quarter inch larger than the perimeter of the ridged tubing. Is this correct or should they be more similar in diameter? Thank you!

 

FYI - I have pix but was unable to load them because they were too big per the uploader.

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Hello - I’m starting to build my hard armor and have a couple of questions. What is the appropriate distance between shoulder bell and shoulder strap, and what is the appropriate distance between lower edge of shoulder bell and upper edge of bicep armor? I have about an inch for each, but wanted to check. In addition, the caps that came with the thermal detonator (unassembled) are about a quarter inch larger than the perimeter of the ridged tubing. Is this correct or should they be more similar in diameter? Thank you!

 

FYI - I have pix but was unable to load them because they were too big per the uploader.

 

1" from the bell to shoulder strap should do ... remember though, the armor is all about how it looks on you. some troopers may need to have a 1 1/2" to make it look correct on their body.

 

the elbow/bicep armor sits right at the end of the flak vest arm

 

the caps are wider than the tubing

 

and try imgur or similar photo hosting websites to host your pics ...

 

good luck ... and look forward to seeing our pics and build progress :)

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  • 4 weeks later...

thanks! I'm not as broad across as some, I guess - I had to tuck the shoulder bells right up to the shoulder straps to get them to sit properly on my upper arm. Easy answer, I guess! Thanks.

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