TheAstroBot
Member
So, I ended up picking up a Sean Bradley ODST Kit 'Bout a year ago- A lovely kit, wonderful quality.... Only, I, like an idiot, chose not to reinforce it in spite of my clumsy, accident prone, and hasty nature. Lo and behold, almost a full year later the suit is in less than ideal condition- Parts are split almost in two in some areas, strapping failures galore, and I'm scared to use the suit any more than I have, so that begs the question- Should I just buy a new kit, and start over with what experience I now have?
Parts of this suit are done really poorly- Some overtrimmed, or otherwise sloppy, like a bad construction idea I'd had that now seems irreversible, or bad rivet placement or even me just wanting to start the paint work from scratch... Which leaves me concerned if I should even shovel the money into reinforcing and revamping this suit, vs buying and constructing a new SB Kit to have something much nicer to wear when I (Hopefully) hit several cons when the season hits.
I really am unsure what to do here- Your thoughts?
(Pictured is a few of the bigger splits and damages that I don't quite know how I'll be able to fix- Partially because I'm scared they'll break further if I use SB's glue & sand technique, or in the case of the thigh, removing the rivets may break a whole piece off.)
Parts of this suit are done really poorly- Some overtrimmed, or otherwise sloppy, like a bad construction idea I'd had that now seems irreversible, or bad rivet placement or even me just wanting to start the paint work from scratch... Which leaves me concerned if I should even shovel the money into reinforcing and revamping this suit, vs buying and constructing a new SB Kit to have something much nicer to wear when I (Hopefully) hit several cons when the season hits.
I really am unsure what to do here- Your thoughts?
(Pictured is a few of the bigger splits and damages that I don't quite know how I'll be able to fix- Partially because I'm scared they'll break further if I use SB's glue & sand technique, or in the case of the thigh, removing the rivets may break a whole piece off.)