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Love the design

Any chance of a pick up option at Celebration?

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I'll be there, no Armour though!!!!

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Ben Gordon

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[Ratchet ESB NE Build]

Great job Ben!  I've been following your build!

Thanks Walter, I'm waiting on my GML now for approval now.

[Ratchet ESB NE Build]

I feel I'm finally ready to submit my approval photos, but I would appreciate some feedback, prior to doing so as to not unnecessarily waste the GML's time...so don't be shy

Things I have already picked up to address, lighting, left bicep twisted, need more curve in the butt plate, move the Thermal Det to centre of back

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TK Bondservnt 2392 I appreciate your feedback, as you can see in my thread, there has not been much to date, I have responded below to each point in blue, I would appreciate if you could also point me in the right directions for correct references to assist me in correcting.

 

belt does not go on the butt plate... it should ride on the back kidney plate?

the belt was worn purely to hold the ab and kidney plate together as the strapping was incomplete

 

 

drop box backs are not right...

webbing is not used for drop boxes...

from the CRL

The drop boxes dangle from the sides of the front plastic belt (ammo belt) via white straps and are aligned under the plastic tabs of the ammo belt. I wasn't able to find a consistent reference, not saying it isn't there, I couldn't find it and the CRL states straps, not white elastic or canvas etc

Please guide me in the correct way so I can correct my mistake.

 

on and on the errors seem to flow?

helmet brow trim is not supposed to be cut at an angle? it's supposed to be 90 degrees?

Nothing stated in CRL, maybe this should be added?

 

well these are the references I used, from this site

http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/gallery/sizes/2427-tutorials-anh-stunt/large/

and

http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/gallery/sizes/2425-tutorials-esb-helmet/large/

http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/gallery/sizes/793-aac42d3e/large/

If it is incorrect then perhaps they should be removed.

 

there are lot's of problems with the fitting photos...

yes there sure is but as this was my first time putting together all the components to get a feel for the fitting of the suit, please refer to the more recent photos posted on the 7th of Feb

 

man... I can't see right..; I'll have to chime in tomorrow?

 

thermal det screws are in the wrong locations...

As I stated in the post I made the clips follow TK Leper tutorial, again if this is incorrect then it should be updated,

please direct me to the correct reference

 

 

 

boots should have NO seams in front

I believe this is a level 3 requirement and a seam is acceptable for basic approval, I grabbed these due to the issues with sourcing TK Boots, as this would enable to troop until I was able to get a better pair, which I have now sourced.

 

 

at the current point of your build you BARLY pass base acceptance?

sorry to say?

 

I will be posting some pre approval photos next, please cast youre keen eye over these

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Here we go hand plates stitched on

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Photo's have been fixed

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Thank you kindly

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Hi,

Can a Moderator please move my build thread Ratchet ESB NE Build from Assembly, Mods, and Painting to the 

ESB Stormtrooper

1. ESB Build Threads

where it should be please.

 

Thanks

Ratchet

[Ratchet ESB NE Build]

Belt, canvas belt and drop boxes fitted, I decided I liked the Idea of using Chicago screws of holding its semi permanently to the AB plate, I'm very happy with the way it has come together

 

 

For the back of the drop boxes I cut a small slit in the top of the back for the nylon strap to slide through and use a standard rivet and washer to secure the nylon strap to the inside of the back of the belt box.

 

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Here are the NE hand plates , had to trim off just over 1/2-1" off the bottom and taper the back of the plate to get the right shape, now just have to stitch it on.

 

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Here are some updated fitment photos, still have secure shoulder bells and belt

 

 

 

Any feedback is appreciated!!!


Ratchet

[ESB Handguards- Suitable for EIB or Centurion?]

Sewing directly to the glove is better, but I have done them another way too. You glue the straps inside the hand plate as you want, then drill the holes for stitching and sew loops to mimic the look. That way, you get the look of them being sewn on without them actually being sewn on.

That's what I was working towards, just not sure if it has any real benefit as you say Gazmosis

[ESB Handguards- Suitable for EIB or Centurion?]

The CRL states

 

"If silk or satin gloves are worn, the hand plates shall have the correct visible stitching pattern using black cotton, with a five point/star pattern, equally spread out with 2 on each side and 1 in the middle front, and needs to be double stitched at each point. "

 

I was thinking would it be acceptable to stitch the hand guards to elastic straps rather than the silk glove itself?

 

Thoughts and feedback please!!!

 

Ratchet

[Staz-On Helmet insert Help]

Thanks Kyle, I have considered that option, but for now I would like to explore the MAS Staz-On

[Staz-On Helmet insert Help]

I have a MAS  Staz-On (pic below) as it was supplied with my NE Armour does anybody have any fitting tips?

So far the bucket is larger than the safety helmet it was designed to fit.

I like the idea of this as I imagine it would allow better airflow around your head as apposed to using foam and ensure the bucket moves with your head.

So any thoughts or idea and suggestions are most welcome.

 

 

Ratchet

 

[Ratchet ESB NE Build]

Anybody got fitting instruction / hints for the Staz-On helmet insert that comes with the NE bucket?

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Bucket Finished
 

 

 

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Started to fit the ab buttons

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Body armour strapping

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first test fit

 

 

as you can see the upper back piece just isn't sitting right, wondering if trimming down the run edges seen below so they are all uniform would help,down the sides it ranges from 7mm out 22mm


bottom return edge is 22mm


what do you think?

[Ratchet ESB NE Build]

Detonator finished, a straight forward part of the build with the all parts except the clip trimmed and correctly coloured ready for gluing. for the clips i used 25mmx1.6mm aluminum strip and followed the instructions from  TK Leper
http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/14...elt-clips/
 

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The replacement ears have arrived, yay, I can now do some more work on the bucket.

Here are some reference pics



the new ears are on the right, old on the left, the new ears are a little longer and also sharpened up the detail, including marks for the screw placement.

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Painted the teeth and vocoder with Humbrol #85 satin black





Gluing the cap and back

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Teeth being cut out on the frown




Finished