OK, we are moving onto the chest and back pieces.
They consist of two vacuformed parts, two resin shoulder straps and one resin drop in plate.
I also use a couple of white sheets of plastic and one small black piece for the back of the = marks.
First, clean up the pieces.
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You will have some vac holes and double images in these larger pieces.
When cleaning these up you will need to do some extra work.
Here is the best way I can describe the two issues.
One, small holes in the vacuformed pieces.
The holes are caused by the mold. The larger molds have holes in them to help with the vacing process.
When you stretch the plastic over the larger molds they needs something to help with the suction.
The smaller molds don't need holes in since they not very tall. Stuff like the hand backs are only about a 1" in height.
The chest and back molds are 12" or 13" tall and almost the size of the 24” x 24” vac table.
The holes can be filled with bondo or magic sculpt from the outside then sanded clean.
Two, shadow areas on the vacuformed pieces.
The shadow or double images are areas that can be sanded down. This happens when you lower the hot plastic on the mold. It leaves a indention from where it first the hits mold. Then the plastic gets stretched around to the final size and the vacuum is turned on. This is done in a matter of seconds but the first image still can be seen in the final piece. Usually the bigger the piece, the more you see the double images. Use your mouse sander and 120 sandpaper to knock it down then smooth it out with 220 sandpaper.
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Now trim the sides back on the edges of the chest and back piece. You will want to leave as much as possible for now. Once assembled you will need help from someone else to mark you final trim lines. This will need to be done with the cod/butt piece and stomach pieces on.
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