Hi folks,
Been working on my TK build the past few months... NE armour and ATA bucket. Thanks to all of the great posts in these forums as well as the help from my local garrison I am making progress!
I do have a few questions on my ATA bucket...particularly the paint scheme. I am looking to go for EIB status eventually, but I am by no means a purist (film cannon look is ok, but if I can get EIB status AND improve the aesthetics to more my taste I'd like to do that).
So, first question: I used Pandatrooper's template for the tube stripes. Now, I scaled the printout as described, but I have a problem with the right side...the thirteenth stripe, the one closest to the mic tip actually sits a little on the curve between the tube and the front part of the face. The left is fine because with the ATA the left ear sits farther back along the tube, so there's more room for the thirteen stripes with some space left over. Will the right side affect my EIB status or do I have to remove that thirteenth stripe, and consequently to even it out, remove the same one on the left side?
Second question: I did not really like the small thickness of the black trim around the front and rear traps in the traditional paint scheme I've seen. In this case I elected to go outside of canon and make the black outline a little thicker. I find it more to scale with the rest of the bucket. Would this pose a problem if I sought EIB status?
Thanks everyone! Looking forward to hearing what kind of trouble I'm in (if any)!!!