Hi David,
Thank you for your patience while we worked through your approval. Your costume looks great but will need a few adjustments to achieve EIB approval status. In some cases, your photos are from different times, and this makes the approval process a bit tricky. Some of the requested changes may already have been made, so when suiting up for the next set of photos with the requested corrections, you can simply swap out the corrected items in the new photos (for example the hand plate issue).
Below are the corrections we will need for EIB approval;
Shoulder Straps:
Your shoulder straps are lifted in the back. Ideally, these should be sitting flush with the back piece. A hot water bath may help to curve them more for a better fit over the shoulders. Your small white elastics appear to be forward on the shoulder straps as well. These should be farther back and may assist in holding the backs down against the back plate.
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Shoulder Armour:
We will need you to remove the decal from your left shoulder bell for EIB and Centurion approvals.
Hand Plates:
Your hand plates are attached to your forearm armour but should be sewn to the gloves for level 2 approval. If you are wearing rubber gloves, they may be left as is. If you opt to use the silk or satin gloves, then the plates will need to be sewn there.
CRL L2: If silk or satin gloves are worn, the hand plates have the correct visible stitching with a 5 point/star pattern, equally spread out with 2 on each side and 1 in the middle front, double stitched with 2 holes at each point and sewn to the glove at each one using black thread.
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Posterior Plate:
Your posterior plate is sitting back from the kidney plate. They should line up in the same plane. This can be corrected with the placement of some "V tabs" to secure the armour pieces in alignment.
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Thermal Detonator:
The screws on your thermal detonator will need a touch of black paint.
CRL L2: Clips shall be attached with slotted type, flat or dome top style screws, and be black (two per clip).
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Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions.