Not different execution. That's exactly what I did here:
Lift the armor, insert shim. Only difference is that I used rolled up electrical tape in the above picture instead of paper (black is better).
The only reason I suggested the glued rubber shim and taking the armor off was that some may want the mod to be more permanent and if they plan to fix the chest anyway then they could glue in the rubber piece.
Make sense?
Anyway, had no idea that people were already doing this on older figures. Thought I had actually come up with a new idea.Pretty sure the only mod that was my invention was the ankle mod on this.
I missed that part. No one seems to remember the mod though. You can take credit for this helpful thread.
After working on this thing for about a week, I'm finally at a place with my mods where I feel pretty good about showing it. Still incomplete. Critiques welcome.
-painted eye lids.
- open mouth face plate mod. Used the teethy face plate, removed the teeth, and reshaped the opening so that it's smaller. I think it looks Bale when he's talking.
-Realigned the chest plate
-Did my own collar kevlar connector mod. Now the curve is more accurate and closer to the center
-painted the ab straps
-gauntlet mod (heat and bend, not cut)
-glove mod
-ankle mod
-My own shoulder plates mod. They are now each comprised of two pieces, like on the actual suit. I like to position them so that there's no gap between the layers. Personal preference.
I also reshaped them so that the "arrow" tip curves inward towards the collar, instead of sticking up like on the stock.
Also reshaped the rest of the plates so that they curve back as they go down.
- My own neck mod. You can see a few examples in the photos above. A lot of times in the movie, the cowl sits so low on Bale's neck that the neck armor kinda rides up on the cowl. I really liked that look, so I replicated it as best as I could.
Involved reshaping the cowl itself, using heat, to bend the lower edges inward so that they taper more.
And then I carved into the armor on the back of the neck, bent it outward so that the back of the cowl could rest inside of it.
Now it doesn't just float on top of the neck and hang over the back like the stock on (on the right. Photo by Agen)
Very nicely done Plasmid!
Absolutely love your neck mod as well as the shoulder plates being in 2 pieces now. Only thing I'd recommend now is to do the widening of the bottom of the gauntlets so that they are over the gloves a bit. Having no seam or visible joint at the wrist just adds something extra if that makes sense. But over all great work!
I have to ask though, since you have the stock cape on in these pics, what are your thoughts on it? Or is it just a place holder u til you put in the custom cape??
After working on this thing for about a week, I'm finally at a place with my mods where I feel pretty good about showing it. Still incomplete. Critiques welcome.
-painted eye lids.
- open mouth face plate mod. Used the teethy face plate, removed the teeth, and reshaped the opening so that it's smaller. I think it looks Bale when he's talking.
-Realigned the chest plate
-Did my own collar kevlar connector mod. Now the curve is more accurate and closer to the center
-painted the ab straps
-gauntlet mod (heat and bend, not cut)
-glove mod
-ankle mod
-My own shoulder plates mod. They are now each comprised of two pieces, like on the actual suit. I like to position them so that there's no gap between the layers. Personal preference.
I also reshaped them so that the "arrow" tip curves inward towards the collar, instead of sticking up like on the stock.
Also reshaped the rest of the plates so that they curve back as they go down.
- My own neck mod. You can see a few examples in the photos above. A lot of times in the movie, the cowl sits so low on Bale's neck that the neck armor kinda rides up on the cowl. I really liked that look, so I replicated it as best as I could.
Involved reshaping the cowl itself, using heat, to bend the lower edges inward so that they taper more.
And then I carved into the armor on the back of the neck, bent it outward so that the back of the cowl could rest inside of it.
Now it doesn't just float on top of the neck and hang over the back like the stock on (on the right. Photo by Agen)
Nice work man.
Not sure how I feel about your neck mod. I like that the gap that is sometimes visible from the side is gone, but I fear that the already undersized head looks even smaller...
The shoulders look great. With more info I might consider doing that one.
Could you elaborate on what you did for the kevlar connectors? A simple heat and reshape?
