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Finishing up the thigh gaskets and some strapping!

Thighs
With the foam cut out and the notch details added, I pulled out the rotary tool with a sanding drum and went to town making EVA foam snow (don't catch this stuff on your tongue). I rounded out the edges and lowered the high places created by some darts. After the dust had been cleaned off, I cut general shapes out of the Optic Black Faux Leather. Using some spray contact adhesive, I sprayed the fabric and the foam of each ring then pressed them together. For the details and edged, I pushed and stretched the fabric in to place to help create a smooth look.
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Strapping
Before I glued down the faux leather, I temporarily assembled a thigh, slipped it on, and figured out where I wanted my straps to come through. Since the top ring of the gasket will actually be attached to my shorts and not the thigh armor, I cut two holes in each top ring for buckles and webbing to feed through. After the faux leather was glued, I cut through it in an X shape and glued the new flaps to the inside of the holes. I'll later use some black paint to help hide the exposed white in the holes (if I'm not lazy).

I took webbing thread through the female portion of the buckle (a center press square design that is thin and flat) and glued it down to the inside of the armor. I did this in my bicep armor, so refer there to extra info.
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Here is to hoping that having two straps per thigh will help keep the armor from swinging too much or spinning around. With the foam rings, the armor snugs up really nice which makes it feel pretty good to wear (so far). Up next for the thighs is a strapping to connect to the shins, then I'll start working on my shorts which the top ring of foam will be permanently attached too.

Next update will be all the work I've been doing on the chest and the chest under suit. That has been an interesting journey in patience...

Also, hopefully the next chapter of Tales of the UNSC Valkyries will be finished soon, but grad courses have started again so that project might get slowed down.

<blockquote data-quote="Lojak" data-source="post: 836184" data-attributes="member: 53081">Finishing up the thigh gaskets and some strapping!ThighsWith the foam cut out and the notch details added, I pulled out the rotary tool with a sanding drum and went to town making EVA foam snow (don&#039;t catch this stuff on your tongue). I rounded out the edges and lowered the high places created by some darts. After the dust had been cleaned off, I cut general shapes out of the <a href="https://www.joann.com/yaya-han-cosplay-black-optical-faux-leather-fabric/18651919.html" target="_blank">Optic Black Faux Leather</a>. Using some spray contact adhesive, I sprayed the fabric and the foam of each ring then pressed them together. For the details and edged, I pushed and stretched the fabric in to place to help create a smooth look.[ATTACH=full]340687[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]340688[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]340689[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]340690[/ATTACH]StrappingBefore I glued down the faux leather, I temporarily assembled a thigh, slipped it on, and figured out where I wanted my straps to come through. Since the top ring of the gasket will actually be attached to my shorts and not the thigh armor, I cut two holes in each top ring for buckles and webbing to feed through. After the faux leather was glued, I cut through it in an X shape and glued the new flaps to the inside of the holes. I&#039;ll later use some black paint to help hide the exposed white in the holes (if I&#039;m not lazy).I took webbing thread through the female portion of the buckle (a center press square design that is thin and flat) and glued it down to the inside of the armor. I did this in my bicep armor, so refer there to extra info.[ATTACH=full]340691[/ATTACH]Here is to hoping that having two straps per thigh will help keep the armor from swinging too much or spinning around. With the foam rings, the armor snugs up really nice which makes it feel pretty good to wear (so far). Up next for the thighs is a strapping to connect to the shins, then I&#039;ll start working on my shorts which the top ring of foam will be permanently attached too.Next update will be all the work I&#039;ve been doing on the chest and the chest under suit. That has been an interesting journey in patience...Also, hopefully the next chapter of Tales of the UNSC Valkyries will be finished soon, but grad courses have started again so that project might get slowed down.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lojak, post: 836184, member: 53081"] Finishing up the thigh gaskets and some strapping! [B][U]Thighs[/U][/B] With the foam cut out and the notch details added, I pulled out the rotary tool with a sanding drum and went to town making EVA foam snow (don't catch this stuff on your tongue). I rounded out the edges and lowered the high places created by some darts. After the dust had been cleaned off, I cut general shapes out of the [URL='https://www.joann.com/yaya-han-cosplay-black-optical-faux-leather-fabric/18651919.html']Optic Black Faux Leather[/URL]. Using some spray contact adhesive, I sprayed the fabric and the foam of each ring then pressed them together. For the details and edged, I pushed and stretched the fabric in to place to help create a smooth look. [ATTACH type="full" width="235px"]340687[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" width="233px"]340688[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" width="232px"]340689[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" width="232px"]340690[/ATTACH] [B][U]Strapping[/U][/B] Before I glued down the faux leather, I temporarily assembled a thigh, slipped it on, and figured out where I wanted my straps to come through. Since the top ring of the gasket will actually be attached to my shorts and not the thigh armor, I cut two holes in each top ring for buckles and webbing to feed through. After the faux leather was glued, I cut through it in an X shape and glued the new flaps to the inside of the holes. I'll later use some black paint to help hide the exposed white in the holes (if I'm not lazy). I took webbing thread through the female portion of the buckle (a center press square design that is thin and flat) and glued it down to the inside of the armor. I did this in my bicep armor, so refer there to extra info. [ATTACH type="full" width="220px"]340691[/ATTACH] Here is to hoping that having two straps per thigh will help keep the armor from swinging too much or spinning around. With the foam rings, the armor snugs up really nice which makes it feel pretty good to wear (so far). Up next for the thighs is a strapping to connect to the shins, then I'll start working on my shorts which the top ring of foam will be permanently attached too. Next update will be all the work I've been doing on the chest and the chest under suit. That has been an interesting journey in patience... Also, hopefully the next chapter of Tales of the UNSC Valkyries will be finished soon, but grad courses have started again so that project might get slowed down. [/QUOTE]

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