Recent content by Revan

My 3D prints arrived from shapeways. I included a £2 coin for scale.

I have ordered a couple of 3D prints from www.shapeways.com.

I have been drawing on Tinkercad.

Nice Work.

Looks cool

Thanks JangoTex. I think SILVO would probably remove or damage some paints.

I finally got around to start polishing my armor plates. I am using SILVO metal polish. Here is a before and after picture of the shoulder plates. I was thinking it would be best not to polish the metal to perfectly, so that any minor scratches and dents it picks up, don’t stand out to much.

I am planning to use these 15mm Sew-on Snap Fasteners to attach my armor plates. I am going to glue the part with the flat back to the plates and sew the other half to the vest. I am thinking that if I sew a fastener in the wrong place on the vest it will be easy to move without leaving a...

Thanks! It is unpainted aluminum. (meguiars all metal polish) I have not come across that brand before, Is it available in the UK? I gess any general metal polish might be ok. Is there any specific polish for aluminum? or is Wax polish ok, as surgested by 72555?

I have just finished bending my armor plates. What is the best way of Polishing Aluminium armor plates?

I have finished bending my Armor Plates! :D

I bent the collar plate over a large pan! :D I have been looking at referance images of the Chest Plates and they are quite a complex shape to bend, any sugestions?

I ended up bending it over a large pan! :D

This is my first atempt at bending armor. What is the best way to go about bending a collar plate made from 2mm aluminum?

I cut my 2mm Aluminium armor plate with a hack-saw. Then tidyed up the edges with needle files.