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Could also move the elastic straps backwards on your shoulder straps, this will help pull them closer to the backplate, yours are in the middle of the elastic at present

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Great work, a few things to address. Rotate (shorten clips) the TD so the O can be seen. Raise belt a touch so the belt is just under or touching the last ab button The top of the ABS belt shall sit at or just above the bottom of the central and vertical ab button panels. A slight overlap is suggested, but not required. Drop boxes align to end of plastic belt. Also tighten strapping between ab and kidney, a slight gap there: OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable): Ideally there no gap between the abdomen and kidney armor. Also corners of the plastic belt should touch the fabric belt Drop boxes are vertically aligned with the end of the ammo belt with minimal gap between belt and box. The corners of the plastic ammo belt shall be trimmed at a 45 degree angle that that meets the outer edge of the cloth belt. Drop boxes are vertically aligned with the end of the ammo belt with minimal gap between belt and box. Butt plate is overlapping the kidney, adding V tabs may help Handplates appear to be curled, are they attached properly to the gloves? You may be able to shorten the gap between the shoulder bells and shoulder straps A little hard to see your blaster, just make sure there is no weathering on the grip or T tracks as they were black plastic Vocoder looks a little narrow, top middle Should be no paint on gums, remove excess Paint white rim on mic tips (hovi's) Belt is on an angle. You may also be able to reduce the gap around the base of your helmet by modding your padding inside the helmet. Your neck seal is sticking out on the right side back Could add abs paste to the gaps between the thighs on lower ridges Just a few tweaks, also having a mirror handy is great to check for gaps and alignments. Good luck with EIB, looking forward to seeing your application soon.

Or build from scratch

Bending the ABS Belt by gazmosis, Boba_Skywalker3 Attaching Belt to Abs by GnrlGrievous Holster Placement on Belt by CableGuy Current (2021) Holster Placement by gmrhodes13 (follow-up to previous thread above) [NEW ADDITION] Belt Assembly by ukswrath Belt overlap Removable Holster All in one resources thread, go to for most info

Hero Version Luke is approvable, no issues with EIB or Centurion. Joseph was doing a run of the grappling hooks/box Comlink here Also note Luke has slightly different handplates if you really want authenticity Great page here on Hero versions http://starwarshelmets.com/original-ANH-hero-Stormtrooper-armor-helmets.htm

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As you won't have access to the EIB area until you receive full TK access you could post some images in the Pre Approval area, even though you are approved it's a great way to get feedback for EIB and Centurion https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/forum/193-request-tk-pre-approval/ FYI if you are having any issues adding any images most of us use a free online image host Imgur, then copy the image links directly into our threads

Images can tell a thousand words

There is a forum limit to the amount of images a person can post, understandably with the thousands of members here we'd need our own server just for images. Most of us use a free online image host Imgur and copy the links to our threads, here is a great tutorial

Hello and welcome aboard, once you have your TK access here you should be able to access the EIB section. Looking forward to seeing your application photos, good luck

Congratulations and welcome to the ranks trooper

Quite a few people have decals made locally, lots of people with vinyl cutters too so worth asking around at your local forums. You can find lots of suppliers online too who will customize decals for your needs Thread on 501st legion forums, was from 2019 but website link still active https://www.501st.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=98585&hilit=bin+decals https://www.assassingraphics.co.uk/

Hello and welcome aboard, @sskunky is definitely your man for U channel. I have a TKC which is L3 cleared, threads here is you are interested in looking, links below EIB TKC Centurion TKC Also great references can be found in our gallery sections https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/gallery/category/15-tk-commander-reference/

At many events I use a suitcase, it's smaller and easier to maneuver than my large plastic bin But the big bin is great for air travel Some outstanding builds here

I also find if you offset the snaps on the shoulder straps more towards the front it helps to rotate the shoulder inwards when moving the arms around. Double snaps have helped me on more than one occasion to keep on trooping

I try to match both sides, notice your middle teeth are a little different in height. Also in width in this image, the side is a bit doglegged. And here your smallest is a little uneven on the bottom References

It's very thick

Research is the key, measure twice and cut once. If you don't know something just ask, there's no such thing as a silly question only silly mistakes. Plenty of helpful people around to lend advice and you can also check references in the gallery sections https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/gallery/category/24-anh-tk-reference/

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Great news the excitement, then panic when you realize you have to put this together Some great helmet threads For when you are in doubt check the gallery sections

As far as I'm aware any generic heat gun should be ok, mine is just a cheapy from a local hardware store You could always post on your local garrison boards, perhaps someone can lend you one

I used snaps behind the rivets for splitting the armor for air transport, worked well. I did however shorten the posts of the rivets so they were just enough to split into the snap. It's a bit hard to control heat with a hot water bath, I prefer a heat gun as you can apply heat to just one area. If you are stuck with a hot water bath then make a plug out of wood to sit behind the whole piece, then once warm press against with another block of wood and run forward/backwards until cooled.

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