I have some Sintra armor I am currently painting and I was wondering what works with what parts. I've roamed through the boards and I know what I want as far as appearances, though I have a few questions.
1.How well does Velcro work with different parts?
2.Which do you suggest for Velcro and which do you suggest for snaps?
3.How do you attach the straps to the armor plates?
4.Is hot glue a viable option or do you need something stronger?
5.Is an elastic band enough to keep the armor from sliding down your leg or do you need to rig up a harness underneath the flight suit?
6.What do you do if once you make your slit in the armor and it causes a bunch of excess material to bubble outwards at your calf?
7.After making the slit in the flight suit, how do you keep the slit from ripping bigger that you want?
8.How do you keep your gauntlets from rotating around your arm awkwardly?
9.Do you suggest the gauntlets be made whole or would a hinge and a latch work better for getting them on and off?
10.Does the rocket pack attack directly to the back armor?
11.Do you wear the rocket pack like a backpack?
12.Do the straps for the rocket pack go under your armor via slits or over?
13.How do you conceal said slits?
14.How do you compensate for excess material in the arms of the flight suit?I've noticed that often this makes your arms very bubbly in appearance as opposed to muscular.
Sorry if this seems like a lot of questions. This is my first foray into this field and my father taught me to measure twice, cut once.
~Paskry
That's a mouthful....here ya go:
1. Works fine, depending on which part it's holding,
2. I use snaps on all my jango parts. I try to avoid velcro
3. snaps.
4. Hot glue works for SOME things. I use CA glue on everything.
5. The elastic won't slip down any farther than the slit you cut. Elastic works fine, no garters needed.
6. That's why you need to take your time and mock things up before you start cutting into your suit. Measure twice, cut once.
7. Some people sew bitton holes with a machine, I used iron-on patches on the inside of the suit, then cut the slit.
8. My arma are big enough. Add foam padding if you have skinny arms.
9. As far as I know, all the decent gauntlets being produced for Jango are hinged and closed with a pin.
10. no. you wear a harness
11. yes
Feels like a myspace survey
12. pout on your suit, harness, vest, pull the straps throught the vest, put on your backplate, pull straps through backplate, cook for 25 minutes then serve. :confused
13. its under the armor
14. Get the suit fit to your measurements.