Krizzle Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 Hey guys, I have a problem. I am in the process of making some changes to my armor and one problem I have come across is the back and chest pieces, they don't seem to align properly. The front piece seems OK, but the back appears to short and high on my back exposing my flight suit. The side pieces for the elastic, should these be level or is the back meant to be higher up? I have attached some pics to hopefully explain better. I am thinking I messed something up royally when I was cutting my armor out a few years back and cut it to short? Hopefully I wont need to buy new chest/back pieces but if I need to I will. Hopefully someone has answers as this is confusing me I thought about bridging the gap with some ABS to make the back lower but that doesn't like it will work. Thanks in advance all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest carves Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 You will need a hot gun to be able to bend and shape them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sierra Trees Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 Yep. the hot gun will let you bend the shoulder pieces straighter. If you don't have a heat gun, I believe I read on these forums that a hair dryer that will got to a high heat can do it as well, just takes a bit longer to heat the plastic. Straighten the back shoulder pieces to better match the front shoulder pieces because the back is curved in too much and that is making the back piece too short. Don't worry if that results in a gap between the front and back pieces; that happens to most of the troopers here and they cover it with some white fabric. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dart Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Yup, totally agree with the above posts. I had to do the same to my front armour to reduce the curve of the shoulder straps. Just take your time and make sure you don't burn yourself - hot plastic sucks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krizzle Posted August 10, 2010 Author Share Posted August 10, 2010 Cheers for the replies guys. I will be borrowing the wifes hair dryer at the weekend. Will post a new pic up when completed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8224 Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Good luck! Remember to wear gloves to prevent burns, but do remember that they may leave marks on the warm plastic if you wear them with the "fingerbumps" inside. It's ok to swap the gloves left to right so you don't have the bumps on the inside. Btw, what maker is this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krizzle Posted August 10, 2010 Author Share Posted August 10, 2010 I plan on using some welding gloves when handling the plastic, cheers for the advice. I think my armour set is SC, that's what i was told but not 100% sure as I didn't buy it direcltly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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