General question about assembly

[Darth Voorhees]

Ok so even though i have had at least 4 scouts over the 15yrs ive been in the 501st, i know standards change and new discoveries are made. My most recent build i am going for Level 2/Lancer. I have checked the CRLs and think i have all of that squared away. (i am going to need a new TD though for L2 as the MC one is the same on both left and right) However there are a few assembly choices one can make and due to some new discoveries i want to be as accurate as possible, even if its not a L2 requirement.

SO. I have searched through some builds but most are a little older so i want to make sure im as up to date as we currently know. Mickey mentioned that the shoulder bridge covers have been discovered to NOT wrap around the entire bridge and are more like a cover. i figured i would just glue them on so they stay put. Has anyone done this and can it/does it cause any issues not being able to shift around? Also if said cover is glued, how did you attach the chest/back at the shoulder? strap with velcro or snap attachment or permanently attached (since the cover would be holding the parts together as well) I found out about the bridge cover thing after i put mine together so i undid it, (even though i wouldn't have gotten pinged for it)and i don't want to have to undo anything again. 

Also if there are any recent build idea floating around im open to hear em. I have been around a while so i likely heard a lot of ideas, but dont worry about that...just post how you did it. There is always someone with a fresh new idea. 

[Chopper]

I attached the chest and back using a strip of webbing attached underneath the shoulder bridges. You can glue it, once you got everything sized and positioned, or you can use a strip of velcro instead of webbing.

Now, what you're talking about with the shoulder bridge covers isn't even a Level 2 item. If you want to go that way for personal accuracy, then that's fine, but whether or not it wraps around or doesn't wrap around isn't something we look for in the reviews.

 

[Darth Voorhees]

44 minutes ago, Chopper said:

I attached the chest and back using a strip of webbing attached underneath the shoulder bridges. You can glue it, once you got everything sized and positioned, or you can use a strip of velcro instead of webbing.

Now, what you're talking about with the shoulder bridge covers isn't even a Level 2 item. If you want to go that way for personal accuracy, then that's fine, but whether or not it wraps around or doesn't wrap around isn't something we look for in the reviews.

 

Ok cool, yea thats what im gonna do..strip of velcro to hold the 2 halves together. As far as the bridge covers, yessir i am aware it isnt anything required but since Mickey figured it out/discovered it, i want it, lol required or not   Was just trying to figure out the best way to go about it. Mickey said he glued the elastic on top and hasnt had any issues, so thats what imma do. 

As always, thanks for the reply/input brother!

[BikerScout007]

The "loops" never look right to me because they tend to bow in the center, which we never see in the films.  Given the ziptie anchor attachment under the join and the fact that in some screenshots you can see what looks like fraying around the edges of the strip, my guess is it's just a strip of what looks like 1 inch elastic glued over the join.  

It's not been immortalized in the CRL right now because a loop at least looks correct from the outside.  We never judge the costumes by what happens on the insides!

[DukeOfNachos]

I literally glued my strap to the velcro as well. 

[Darth Voorhees]

23 hours ago, DukeOfNachos said:

I literally glued my strap to the velcro as well. 

yea that was pretty much how i always did it as well... connecting strap and then adding the bridge cover to the connecting strap like a "T" and just wrapping it around. Worked fine. Although not in the CRL (yet) Mickey has discovered that the bridge cover is likely just that, a cover not a wrap..so my OCD "i want it like the movie" self wants to do it that way lol. I was just feeling out options/methods to do it without wrapping it around.  i also will be using the zip tie for the shoulder bell so just trying to figure out a nice neat way to go about the whole shebang using the bridge cover as only a cover on top, NOT wrapped around. Im messing with printing some stuff that can easily slide onto the attachment strap with a zip tie guide built into it to keep it centered, basically like a slide adjuster with the zip tie guide/anchor built in. Im gonna test that and see how it goes. Anywho thanks for sharing your method!