Update 8.5
Sorry for the double post, but it was lost in the pages
Today is a ".5" update since not much happened, I had some laughs, and I literally had some cries, but it's all in the name of completion. Today was possibly one of the most disappointing days I have had, if not the worst. I started off doing some extensive strapping work on the chest plate and back plate, finished the back plate's painting, and hooked it all together... Only to realize that the plates were interrupted by the tactical vest. After trying my best to salvage the whole set, I decided to just cut the entire thing down (the straps) and just try again, but the failure I had with the straps just kept me too down to complete anything else, so I did some improvements in some places, and tried to think of a way to mount the back plate separately from the front plate... sigh, progress :'(
First off today I finished the sanding on all of the armor parts I have finished:
And the finished sanded pieces:
Clamping the Gorilla Glue on the original straps... sigh, so much time wasted
Some scrap fore-arm plates for rollerblading are being repurposed (hopefully) for mounts for the fore-arm:
And everything I have finished so far, from left to right;
Upper Row: Tactical vest, Back plate, Boots, Jumpsuit, Inner Collar 2 piece, Chest plate
Lower Row: Cod Piece, Fanny pack, Shoulders, Fore-arms, Elbow pads
*Not shown; Knee pads
Had an Idea for mounting the back plate on a backpack, but if you guys have any suggestions, please comment below, remember, I enjoy criticism!