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A similar if not the same snap as per Tony's comment are also called "Marine Grade" snaps. These can be found at marine supply stores, they are non corrosive and very sturdy. Think the kind of snaps used to secure tonneau covers .

Hey Rob it's because the belts lack firmness. It sags or lacks support in critical areas like at the holster mounts. That said, the latest version Anovos belt may still be excepted at 501st basic. I would check with your garrison GML first before making any purchases. If you plan on shooting for EIB or Centurion it is recommended (soon to be mandated) you use a belt of better quality.

The Florida Garrison just lost an exceptional trooper. Glad to hear your move is complete; hopefully I’ll still meet you sooner or later. Best wishes, enjoy your new home!

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Try @sskunky. He is located in the UK but has a U.S. distributor.

Nice job on this armor, John.. always great to see another Hero headed for EI! There are a few issues that will not affect your EI approval, but will need to be addressed before you apply for level 3. The D.O.s will give you more information on those. One of the things that I noticed is that you have a pretty large gap between your shoulder bells and chest plate. You did the absolute correct thing in removing all the return edges on the bottoms (screen accurate), but it looks like the curve is too tight (photo 1). This is also causing the bells to not sit flush with the bicep (see reference image below). You can use a hot water bath to gently re-shape the bells to give them more of a flare (photo 2). This will allow them to sit closer to the bicep and reduce that gap quite a bit. You should also tighten up the connection on the shoulder bridge/shoulder bell connection on the right (the left one is perfect) which will help as well. If you need any info. on how to do a hot water bath, just PM me. Reference image You may also be asked to add a photo of your abdomen armor showing the snap on the top right side (known as the "Han" snap). This should be silver/chrome in color with the inside of the snap facing outward. One quick item that will not affect approval (but you may want to do) is remove the small bit of ABS at the top of your right thigh. The reason being is that it can snag on your under suit. It should also stop it poking into you while you walk, lol. 30 seconds with a Dremel would solve this quickly! Overall a sharp looking set of armor, John, and I expect to see an Expert Infantry badge under you name soon!

Test fitting. For a while I thought there was no way this thing is going to fit, but it's starting to come together. I used velcro instead of snaps in a couple of spots so that I could make adjustments. I don't know how to work long-term, but when I have the perfect fit I can use the velcro as templates for snaps. My undersuit is a little baggy. I was 35 lbs heavier when I got it.

Bicep hooks are good and screen accurate for ANH. I still need to do more work on bringing in the bells to close gaps @ chest plate Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

looking good.....bicep hooks fitted ?

Or you can go with Mineral Spirits, never fails

Yep, I too screwed the AP clips on the TD just as they are, and added the little bend like Wook suggested. They’ll do just fine! Keep it up!! Glad your forearms are feeling more comfortable. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

What IPA does depends a lot on the strength. At around 70% it's a great cleaner. At 99.9% it will happily strip paint.

On the flip side, you could also sand the ends of your shins a little if they're cutting into the boots. I was getting a nasty scuff mark in one of mine before I did that.

If you hit the search button you'll find quite a few threads on it's use, having a quick look there doesn't seem to be any negative comments that I have seen https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/search/?q=Isopropyl alcohol

What brand snaps are you using? Those cheapo ones at Walmart never held nicely for me. The Tandy ones I've yet to have one come undone when I didn't want it to... in fact sometimes I have to work to actually get them apart.

Hi Thomas - Looking cool

I’m cheeps I use a philips head screwdriver, slight tap with a hammer to open up the post, then finish with tool included with snaps, job done

Hi guys, I just finished to paint my HDPE stormtrooper helmet about a week ago. This is the first helmet I painted by myself. All the details are hand painted, no decals at all. Feel free to add any feedback. Cheers A