Do I know what the heck I'm talking about? Not at 2am I don't... not really...
But I DO have a point.
The armor's elbows and knees... to articulate like armadillos and pillbugs, there has to be both an inherent flexibility (as pillbugs and armadillos HAVE in their skins) but also many links.
Oh hey... check out that RED! Mmm... shiny! |
So I popped the elbows and knees apart... yeah... I'm a bit crazy like that... but my 'reset' mindset has me thinking that if I'm going to do this project at all, it's worth doing well.
So I had the back-elbow links measured at 2" wide, and I shaved them down to 1.5" to match the inner elbow links.
The knees I have measured at 2" on the back of the knee and 2.25" on the front of the knee. I'll be shaving those down to 1.75" on either side.
WHY am I doing this? Picture my chain analogy above... it stands to reason that more links in the elbow or knee bend would allow it to have greater range of motion, and (this is what I'm aiming for) if that fuller range of motion is not utilized to its maximum potential, then more of the links will not 'gap' apart from each other and expose what lies underneath (me).
Trust me... it works in my head... so I'm going for it.
Until then, here's some pics of each of the elbow pieces... I've added three links (front and back) per side to make up for the width that was lost by shaving them down.
Here's a good contrast between the 'finished' red (left) and the 'primer' (right'. Primer is important... as is sanding betweek coats. Don't ask questions. |
Oh... and don't use a really flexible plastic (like ice cream tub lids) like I did unless you have them in the colour you plan on using already... the plastic lid material that I used turned out to be HORRIBLE at holding the paint. Scratched it off with a light breeze, it did.
So I had to re-cut ALL of the front-elbow pieces, but I did so out of a tougher plastic - plant pots! We happened to have a whole pile of them in our garden shed that were - literally - collecting dust. I'm using thicker ones for the knees.
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