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Sand down the forearm edges to make the angle change a bit smoother but it looks good. If the drop boxes can't be pulled apart just leave them.

You used a razor knife to cut your strips. You will have a little raised edge on your cut lines. Make sure these are removed before gluing anything up as they will prevent a flush, flat fit.

What a huge improvement!! Outstanding!! Watch your belt. It has a bit of a droop. The top edge should be resting right at the bottom of the button plates. You're drop boxes should be sitting even with the outer edge of the waist belt.

Thank you Andrew!! It definitely was a learning experience.

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This is what Tim is absolutely correct about.

Keep your drop box back flush with edge of the box it is sitting in. No need for fillers.

You should stand up and cheer! Well done!! Nice work!!!

Can't wait to see your progress!

We should probably move this thread to "tutorials"

HA!! Last time I tried that I broke two needles and one almost went in my eye.

Aside from removing the return edge at the very bottom, I can't see why it is being made such a big deal. Trim the bottom return edge and 1/2 inch up and see if that makes him happy.

Germain is right about that ear. I would also raise up your backplate just a bit more so it doesn't overlap the kidney. Make sure your left bicep is worn with the molded ridge not the butt joint on the outside. The molded ridge on the bicep should align with the one on the shoulder. Is your left thigh really big around the knee?? Great looking build!! Awesome joints and seams. Well done!

In thus case, re inventing the wheel us fine with me. Hand sewing the original loops rakes oso much time. Even making these bends and sewing them takes less time than hand sewing.

Hello Cristian!! Thank you for your EIB application!! You have been around for quite some! We were all waiting! Anyway, let's take a look at your armor and application!!! CRL and EIB Application Requirements: You have a few pictures missing from the required submission photos list. Please post a close up pic of your cod/butt plate attachment, a hovi tip close up, and a close up of your belt/holster attachments. Next, I am going to need a close-up of the back of your calves. In these pics here, it just doesn't look to me like you have cover strips on the calf closures. Please post these pics and we will move forward with your EIB application Other-Armor Fit/Assembly: This is a section used by your fellow troopers and myself to provide suggestions to improve the overall look of your armor. Suggestions made here will not affect application outcomes. You have a nice overall fit to your armor. Well done!! There are a few things I feel are worth bringing up, though. Let's start at the top. I always applaud anyone who takes on the job of hand painting their details. It can by a daunting task because these are details that everyone looks at because they look at our helmets first. There is a difference, however, between the "handpainted look" and choppy. Hand painted to me will always mean mildly uneven lines. You are not that far away but I would suggest to grab a paint brush and some mineral spirits and sit down with your helmet for a few minutes. In these areas circled: dip your brush into the mineral spirits and dab the excess off on a rag. You want the brush damp not dripping. Then massage the edges until what is making them uneven is removed. When finished, you will see how clean the overall appearance of your helmet will become. You might consider tidying up your ab buttons while your at it. TAME YOUR CROTCH STRAP!!!! The next thing I want to touch on is your forearms. Having seen dozens of AP builds and having built AP armor myself, I know the elbow side of the forearms can line up better than that. If disassembly and repositioning are not an option, I would strongly consider reshaping these areas so it is not so uneven and distracting. Here is sort of what I am talking about: You can also remove alittle bit of that top return edge. IT might make them more comfortable if they are not. Lastly, and again, I don;t know if this is adjustable at this point but your drop boxes from your belt look really thick to me. This is usually my guide to how thick they should come close to: Centurion Suggestions: There is a little work that will need to be done before a Centurion application can be submitted. On your helmet, I would strongly suggest doing those paint adjustments and while you have the brush out, you will need to remove one of your rank bars. There should only be one per side. You will need to install the 6 split rivets on your left side along the kidney/ab seam. With your arms down, you seem to have a bit of an overlap of your back over your kidney plate. I would make sure this is not excessive but it should rest on top of the kidney and not overlap at all. This can be done with an adjustment on your chest to back strap which I cannot see even exists! If you don't have these connection straps, they should be white. They are typically elastic but can be nylon as long as they come close to the width of your shoulder bridges. You will need to make sure you have two(2) inward facing male snaps on the crotch portion of your butt plate. You will need a split rivet installed on the crotch portion of your ab (it doesn't need to be functional, just present) Your gloves will need to be changed out to rubber chemical gloves. You handplates are fine. Just make sure they are glued down enough. Keep in mind that your shoulder bridges must float free in the back. It almost looks like you have velcro under them on the back. I don't doubt that you can make these simple corrections/installations. These items are readily available for you. As for the EIB, please post the pics I mentioned and once I get a good look at your calf closures, we can move forward!

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We could still use some pics to see where your concerns lay. Please include a shot of your sides with arms raised.

You may want to start your own thread there, Anthony.

Still, $50 for a couple strips of plastic sounds mad to me....accurate or not And I should probably read the post more carefully. I didn't read your prices correctly. They are $30 cheaper than Gino's

So if Marv's are $30 and Roy's are $50, how are Roy's a better price?

This is really up to you. However, the original suits used very subtle attachment hardware. You don't want to,go too big here. After all, you don't want this hardware to stick out on you HWT belt. Less is more here.

Derrek wasn't incorrect. Many people who use snaps to make their holsters remove able use pop rivets to attach one of the snap halves to the belt for a cleaner, more finished look. If this method is used, only 3 out of the 4 total parts are used as he said

Yes. Just paint the outer portion white when you are done

Nice job!! No one will tell when you are done!!

New job....TK crotch monitor!!!