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Hi Ben. I'll be the DO making your review. First of all, I would like to congratulate you for the great effort you have made to upgrade your armor to Centurion level. However, I see two issues that need to be corrected in order to move along with your application. -The gap between the abdomen and kidney armor and the gap between the shoulder armor(left) and the chest/back plates. Also, regarding what @gmrhodes13 comments, even if it is a simple dressing issue, it is necessary to put on the armor and take new photos.(don’t forget the overlapping forearm and gap at the wrist). Just one last effort Ben... You are very close to seeing the Centurion badge under your name. I am sure that after so much effort, putting on the armor once again will not be a problem. Remember, very important, the gap between the abdomen and kidney armor. Tighten your belt and maybe that will fix it.

Glen is correct, Centurion is the higest level and it needs to be shown. Now…as Glen said the D.Os might be ok with it but as a former D.O myself I would have asked for new photos. Good luck

For centurion your photos really need to be spot on as you are at the top tier and want to look the best in your application, that photo of your ab plates is a close up and would have been an easy one to change out as you didn't need to kit up again. As for the dressing issues I mentioned in your other thread (and one here) that it's entirely up to the DO's if they will allow.

Thanks, Glen. I ended up going to my iPad to try it that way and it worked...so I got my order placed. I felt like I could have made my own but this way will be faster and just as accurate, or maybe more so. Thanks, again.

Hello I recently discovered this thread and thanks to DeltaReynolds's model of the helmet I was able to make a reference sheet of this trooper design This probably won't mean much to anyone but I just wanted to give my thanks, it's nice seeing other people with the same passion to this trooper design

Good luck Ben and congrats on the weight loss!

Greetings all. I would like to formally announce our CRL team for the year, starting with our new editions. Daniel (TheSwede) TK-55669 IPM and Justin (TheRascalKing) TK-61490 IPM. Both these members have a keen eye for accuracy, have built several costumes and will make valuable additions to the team. The rest of the team consists of Joseph (justjoseph63) TK-10963 DO Mario (TKSpartan) TK-48117 DO Jose (Chemi) TK-30173 DO Glen (grmhodes13) TK-85421 DPRO Tony (ukswrath) TK-10116 DPRO And myself as LMO contact, Wiki doc editor and general word refinement. Currently the TLJ/TroS CRL work thread is in Hard armour so all are welcome to contribute to the conversion. https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/48906-tlj-tros-crl-update-work-flow/ Once we are satisfied with the proposal for changes, we will again set up Polls for membership to vote on before actioning the updates and releasing the improved CRL. This years CRL approach will be systematic to keep focus on updating costumes that need it the most, before moving to check through others to see if we need to align descriptions, add new photos that more accurately represent the costumes, and look for minor typos and errors.

Hi Thomas , welcome to the Legion and the FISD !! Good luck with your induction Trooping next month. looking forward for some great photos!!

**Please be aware that is is my personal opinion, explained in detail below.** If you are looking for accuracy with your ANH Stormtrooper build, hopefully you will find this very useful. Before you start building, I’d highly recommend that you use the following; - Magnets; to experiment with, and fine tune, positioning of the two parts of your helmet (faceplate / back & cap) - screen reference photos (found on whitearmor.net and/or starwarshelmets.com) - free collage apps (example, LiveCollage) to compare your progress with screen used examples Aligning the faceplate with the back & cap is a key factor in defining the look of your Stunt Stormtrooper helmet. Based on the reference photos below, especially the various group shots throughout ANH, it is my opinion that the majority of screen used stunts had a ‘similar’ appearance to the photos below. There were, of course, a few variations, however, there is certainly a trend (backed up by the group shots). My suggestions are along the same lines as the CRL, following the most common appearance throughout the movies for an instantly recognisable look. Mounting the faceplate high into the back/cap leads to a long (front to back) but short (height) looking helmet, more reminiscent of ROTJ/ESB MKII. This can also lead to the eyes looking a little cross-eyed from the front. The following photos will give examples of this. I have seen this a lot recently and thought it was worth highlighting. As always, each helmet was handmade so slightly different, however, the vast majority follow this method of construction. Do bear in mind that, due to the differences in helmets from different makers, results may vary. Let’s start with the basic premise - the majority of reference photos show that if you draw an imaginary line (shown here in green) from the rear molded line of the back and cap, this will sit just above the eyes; or to put it another way, it is very unlikely that the eyes will sit HIGHER than this imaginary line; Let’s look at this with a helmet kit. The below example is using an RWA Stunt, 1.5mm helmet kit. The below images show how vastly different the same helmet can look, all based on the alignment of the faceplate and back/cap. There are many examples of the ANH style throughout the movie and reference materials, but very few with the faceplate mounted so high into the cap (in ANH). The below photo is a Hero helmet that also supports this theory. As with most Hero helmets, they also had a clear gap between the eyes and the brow trim. Here is Han’s helmet supporting the same theory; The below two photos are the RS Propmasters screen used helmet, again, supporting this theory and alignment. Another, just for reference. Here are some more examples of helmets following this type of alignment/appearance. As mentioned early on, each helmet was handmade so slightly different, however, the vast majority follow this method of construction, as shown in the many reference photos and screen shots. Do bear in mind that due to the differences in helmets from different makers, results may vary.