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Hi Chris, nice job with your armor sir. I would recommend to wait till you have reinstalled the sniper knee to the L2-L3 required position an see how much is necessary to trim.

Thank you. What about the left hand side that has a horizontal cut? Should I leave that as it is or cut it to match the side ridge?

That is definitely a little weird. Here's a EIB approved ESB and very similar if not the same (not the best photo), it must just be the decals And another Leave them as is, if you do apply for EIB you have references of others

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The detachment is in solid hands with this leadership team. The is pleased. I foresee great things in 2026 for FISD.

Stickers are fine, as long as they are not peeling up at the edges. If you can’t get them to stick down, then it is a pretty easy paint job.

Suit from keep trooping is what I used, it needed some tailoring and adjustments to be screen accurate but nothing complex to do. GA is not far off for level 1 approval, as Glen said, you should compare each part to the CRL. The thread here will lead you to the most screen accurate build and level 3 requirements. as needed I can provide you with the 3D parts your GML would not accept to complete your build, just PM me.

You are correct! Your knee plate looks perfect.

Ammo plate curve references Don't trim anymore off the sniper plate

@gmrhodes13 I’ll swap the tube decals out tomorrow 🫡

I would absolutely replace them. Those colors are very different.

Looks great. If you want to try and sharpen the edges, you can use a toothpick and carefully scratch away the paint along the edge to get a nice clean line. Also, for the black bars, not sure if it is just the photo, but it looks like they may be stickers that are lifting off a bit at the bottom?

I have the pack pretty much assembled! I have a troop here in a few hours so I'm going to wear it to try it out. If the pack isn't comfy due to strap placement or whatever, I'll be able to ditch it nearby without any issues. First I bought some nylon straps: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07H1D15LZ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I then used a regular backpack strap to get a rough idea of how long I needed it and where to put the buckle. After cutting and melting/sealing the ends, I put super glue on about 1" of the strap and folded it over and clamped it. I then used an old soldering iron to burn a hole in the strap for a 1/4"-20 bolt. The straps were then attached to the tank with washers and nylock nuts. I used the mounting position of the straps from a couple other builds but I think the top strap needs to go up and inwards a hair but we will see after I do some trooping. Easy enough to change in any case. I then tried it on. Granted its without armor so I'm not sure how its going to actually sit. After deeming it "good enough" I took a black paint pen and covered up some of the exposed unpainted screws. It needs more touchup and weathering, but for the purpose of having a complete pack to take on a test troop I'm super happy with how its looking. ...keep in mind that this is my "rough draft" pack that I'm planning on giving to a friend. My revised parts, strap locations, improved assembly methods, etc. will all go into a second, more refined pack that I plan on keeping. I'll do a build on it as well and use those photos on my Thingiverse after I release the files. I have other projects and work and real life to take care of, but I suspect files will be available very soon for anyone else wanting to use my parts!