From Jan 3:
Trimming the shell reminded me of trimming my scout armor over a decade ago, I forgot what a pain the BLEEP that can be!
![[Image: shellTrimMess.jpg]](http://perlgurl.net/droids/mse/build_log/shellTrimMess.jpg)
Anyway I trimmed the bottom myself, sanding the rough and uneven spots. It’s mostly done, just need the fine tuning. The top part I got help with trimming. Results of dry fitting are below:
Bottom part of shell untrimmed. That's a lot of abs to try to cut straight. I failed. Hooray for sandpaper.
![[Image: frameBaseUntrimmed.jpg]](http://perlgurl.net/droids/mse/build_log/frameBaseUntrimmed.jpg)
![[Image: frameBaseUntrimmed2.jpg]](http://perlgurl.net/droids/mse/build_log/frameBaseUntrimmed2.jpg)
Bottom part of shell trimmed and dryfit.
![[Image: frameBase.jpg]](http://perlgurl.net/droids/mse/build_log/frameBase.jpg)
![[Image: frameBase2.jpg]](http://perlgurl.net/droids/mse/build_log/frameBase2.jpg)
Trimming the shell reminded me of trimming my scout armor over a decade ago, I forgot what a pain the BLEEP that can be!
![[Image: shellTrimMess.jpg]](http://perlgurl.net/droids/mse/build_log/shellTrimMess.jpg)
Anyway I trimmed the bottom myself, sanding the rough and uneven spots. It’s mostly done, just need the fine tuning. The top part I got help with trimming. Results of dry fitting are below:
Bottom part of shell untrimmed. That's a lot of abs to try to cut straight. I failed. Hooray for sandpaper.
![[Image: frameBaseUntrimmed.jpg]](http://perlgurl.net/droids/mse/build_log/frameBaseUntrimmed.jpg)
![[Image: frameBaseUntrimmed2.jpg]](http://perlgurl.net/droids/mse/build_log/frameBaseUntrimmed2.jpg)
Bottom part of shell trimmed and dryfit.
![[Image: frameBase.jpg]](http://perlgurl.net/droids/mse/build_log/frameBase.jpg)
![[Image: frameBase2.jpg]](http://perlgurl.net/droids/mse/build_log/frameBase2.jpg)