Ok, so I'm almost done. Just this backplate issue. The UKG won't approve it with the gap I have. This is the full suit on, with some minor fitting things, note the gap on the shoulder.
Here it is without the vest on:
This is the issue here: this bit sticks out and pushes the backplate out. It's been suggested I move the backplate in, but it barely reaches the collar as it is.
And the view from behind.
This is the backplate with NO frame underneath at all. Even then there's a gap. I've tried reshaping the backplate but only succeeded in ruining the paintwork and cracking the rim.
I'm a bit stuck quite frankly. It's been suggested that I bend the frame. I've thought about shortening it. I can't lower it any more than it is, there simply is no way I can make the backplate fit over the frame.
So, any suggestions? It's a BigDane frame, which is what people use. The armour is Bobamaker v3, which it has been suggested is too small. Do they not work well together? I've asked both and neither has any suggestions.
This is what it all looks like together, any other suggestions?