Hi! I've been commissioned to build another set of MAA armour so I thought I'd document it here for others to refer to, whether they are building a full set too or just need some tips for refurbishing/repairing their current kit. Maybe something for the archives.
OK so here we go!
First things first, I had to heat the chest piece with a heat-gun and bend it a little to make the overall curve a little tighter. Some cracks appeared but they were only small and nothing a bit of Superglue, filler and sanding couldn't fix
Next drill out all the rivet holes and slots in the torso section. I used a cordless drill with a 5mm bit to drill the rivet holes. For the slots I used the same drill and bit to drill a hole at each end then cut out the centre section with a Dremel with a cutting wheel attached. The back bracket holes were made by placing the brackets on the back piece, marking the holes with black marker and then drilling the holes with the 5mm drill bit. I will be pop riveting these to the armour.
The next step would be to spray all the sections OD green but as the weather wasn't too great today I decided to paint the back brackets Brown Bess and start on the helmet ear cup.
Here you can see the notches I made in the cup using a Dremel with a sanding cylinder. These notches are what the Mic sits in.
Watch this space.
