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Thanks Dominic, I will be with you shortly.

It is always going to be a difficult decision to make when it comes to a CGI character with so little resource material to go on. If this is based on RotJ, like it looks with the chest plate trims etc, then overlap method makes sense, and now seeing Mikes image in the above post I am even more convinced. Looking at the costume as a whole, it's quite a mash up of things like the ANH frown paint job, completely different side rivet set up and drop box positioning, so if I had to make a call, it is going to be overlap method.

I'm good with it as a lvl 3, I think anyone building to Centurion will do it at lvl 2 anyway.

Hey Congrats Dave.

Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow.

Hi Suso, thank you for your application for the EI badge, lets have a look at your armour! CRL and EIB Application Requirements: All submission photos have been posted. Your armor displays all the necessary elements to qualify for Level 2. Congratulations and welcome to Expert Infantry trooper! Other-Armor Fit/Assembly: In this section, Tony and I review suggestions made by your fellow troopers and our own observations. All go towards improving the final look of your armor. If there is anything that would affect a future Centurion application it will be mentioned in that section at the bottom. We do have some minor things that could be corrected for accuracy sake Frown paint job too far from gums and could be extended at the ends slightly. There are several slightly different frown paint jobs in the movie, and we try to look for a happy medium so the bulk of our troopers look the same. You could paint the frown so the teeth are painted to the gum line as we see most of our applicants do, but also slightly extend the ends. I have added a reference chart below. Knee pack rivets incorrect position The thigh ammo pack looks to be mounted too high, the rivet should be located in the corner and the top of the pack in line with the top of the ridge of the thigh. Reference Image Thermal Det screws This is just a nice to have in the accuracy stakes. It is difficult to tell the type of screws you have used due to the small image size, but they look like Dome head screws. The screen used Det's used a Pan head slotted screw type. Reference Image Centurion Suggestions: The ultimate accuracy of Centurion is up to the Trooper, and as we have mentioned above, you are already on your way to making those finer details. Make sure in your Centurion application, you keep an eye on things like Ab to Kidney gap, any overlaps or excessive spaces occurring while having your photos taken, and follow the Lvl 3 CRL and photo check list. Great work and once again, congratulations sir

That looks great Dom, but there is one thing you will need to fix as per the CRL for level 3, and that is the return edge at the wrist end of your fore arms. All that material needs to come out , we can see in your image that the ridge material is still there. You got this brother. Level three certification (if applicable): No return edge on the inside of the front of the forearm is allowed. For your reference

Hi Suso Thank you for your patience, we shall be with you as soon as possible. Nice armour by the way

Hey Randy, looking awesome dude, Tony or I will be with you as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience.

Hi Rui, we wont be too much longer, but in the mean time, there is something I need you to fix. The cod rivet should not be painted white, but it is hard to tell from the blurred image you have supplied whether or not you have removed the white paint so could you please add a new photo showing clearly that it has been done. Your Drop boxes are all over the place in every photo and these need to be fixed in line with the ends of the plastic ammo belt. It is a requirement for Centurion as per the CRL Even on the side shots they look to be still sitting in from the ends. Please supply some new photos showing this . Thank you for your patience. Level three certification (if applicable): Drop boxes are vertically aligned with the end of the ammo belt with minimal gap between belt and box.

Hi Dan, welcome and thank you for your EIB application. Let's have a look. CRL and EIB Application Requirements: All the required submission photos have been posted and your armor displays all necessary element as set out in the level 2 CRL. Tony and I would like to welcome you to Expert Infantry, congratulations. trooper. Other-Armor Fit/Assembly: In this section we review observations made by your fellow troopers and ourselves. Some observations may lead to suggestions to improve the overall look of your armor. If any suggestion affects any application, it will be listed separately in the above or below sections. Beautiful job on your RWA and the hand painting of your helmet details, great work indeed. Thank you for taking on board those couple of suggestions made by your fellow troopers, the new photos look great and the gaps are more balanced. One thing you may still be able to adjust is the gap between the back and kidney plates. We can see you have improved it already, just see if you cant close it up a touch more by shortening the connecting straps or even adding a third strap to the center. reference image Next up the left Ab button has too much surface area. Technically it should be smaller than the surface it's glued to, as in the below reference photo. I would also like to make mention on the great job you have done with the side shims, it is very obvious that you built this kit with Centurion in mind from the outset, and now it is but an application away. Centurion Suggestions: In this section we prepare you the best we can for Centurion. If there are any areas of concern they will be discussed here. Make sure those side gaps are closed on both sides between back and ab plates and at this time we don't see anything that would hold you back from attaining that Centurion badge. Thank you for a super clean build and application Dan Head on out trooper and we shall see you in Level 3 review soon.

Great adjustment Dan, I know the feeling when the wife decides she's had enough playing photographer and pulls the pin, same happened to me lol. Thanks for your patience, we shall be with you as soon as possible. Great build btw

Great to hear my friend looking forward to getting you approved.

Hi Alessio and once again sorry for the delay. We are going to ask you to fix something before we complete your review. The vocoder on your helmet is really lacking any shape or detail, and really should have a defined edge rather than a blurred or smudged one. There are a couple of ways you can fix this, but the most common is to use a toothpick and dip it into mineral turpentine and scratch away at the edge to create a cleaner edging. I think though, you may benefit from cleaning off the area completely, and re painting using a brush with a rounded end. This will make it much easier to get that typical shape we see on the Storm trooper Vocoder. Reference images Brush with rounded end

Hi Logan, we will be with you shortly. In the mean time could you please add the link to your EI application at the top of the thread. Cheers

Tony, go for it.

It's all good Frank, I saw your application you did good. And, the bigger guys are always taken into consideration with Shoulder Bells and overall fit. We don't discriminate how big or small, short or tall and hope to help everyone we possibly can, make the right armour purchase and mods. Waiting for Tony to respond

Yes Yes yes!!!!!!! You have a valid point sir. I know Tony really likes to see the belt sit right in the sweet spot It really comes under the dress standard that we like to see, and yes this one comes up 50 + % of the time.

Bloody hell you guys, just caught up. On the Hand guards, Centurion is our most accurate level, so lets not dull it down. If you want it, you will do what it takes. Glued as per the movie is my stance. Rivets for the knee ammo pack: cap rivets single or double and split rivets, as long as they look correct on the outside, but my preference will be the Cap. Both Joseph and Trooper bay sells them, so not hard to get but i dont want to see pop rivets with the hole filed in under any circumstance. Tony's comment on the shoulder bells lol, this is my pet hate and we really need to add it to the CRL.

Hey Alfonso, welcome and thank you for your EI application. Lets see what we have! CRL and EIB Application Requirements: All submission photos are present and your armour displays all the necessary elements to qualify for Expert Infantry. Welcome to the rank trooper! Other-Armor Fit/Assembly: In this section we review observations made by your fellow troopers and ourselves. Some observations may lead to suggestions to improve the overall look of your armor. We have a couple minor suggestions to mention here. Thank you for attending to the items suggested by your fellow troopers, things are looking much better. If you have also attended to the shoulder bell gap as seen in the below image, make sure you post up fresh photos for a future Centurion application. This is a common dressing issue, and sometimes it's hard to get good help when kitting up at home (I speak from experience) Just make sure your Thermal Det is pushed down securely onto the canvas belt and central to the main ridge of the kidney plate. Last couple of items, the first can be conducive to the type of strapping used, but just see if you cant close down the gap a little on the left and eveviate the slight overlap on the right. It is most probably a slight difference in the elastic straps that causes this so perhaps even swap them over from each other to see if that balances thing out Your thighs do look a little oversized at the top, not a deal breaker but if you ever feel the desire to pull the cover strips off you could trim some of the surplus out and re-join them. Centurion Suggestions: Because Centurion photos show much more detail than EIB, items pertaining to Centurion might be seen there and not here. We try to point out all we can from what is seen but the final accuracy is the responsibility of the trooper. This is also where we try and get you in the best possible position for a successful Centurion application. We dont really have anything to add here, so if you can do some minor fine tuning and make sure you have all the required photos ready to go, get your Centurion application in. Congratulations Alfonso see you again soon.

Great work Alfonso, will be back with you shortly. Thank you for your effort making those adjustments and of course your patience.

Please glue them on, It is for Centurion so we like to see the accuracy There is a 2 part CA glue that will adhere the flexi guards to the rubber gloves. One part is a pen which you paint both surfaces with first, the second is the actual glue. Most hardware stores carry it.

My apologies Paul, haven't been on the forums as much as I like due to the company I work for being taken over, but things are starting to return to normal. The biggest Pro is a whole lot of happy members that want the battle action look. The biggest Con is a whole lot of members that disagree with how the weathering should look or wanting to do it a different style from another scene. RotJ: I think this is the easier of the 2 and Endor weathering looks pretty straight forward. Obviously we will need a section to clearly define what classifies as Endor weathering and photo examples, it's kinda why I think it needs its own CRL or at lease a mini version. Rename the standard CRL by adding Death Star, for shiny white and have a secondary CRL adding Battle of Endor. TFA and TLJ appear to be a different kettle of fish and will need more work to find a happy medium. As mentioned in this thread there are several styles of weathering determined by local and scene. Which ever way we go, someone is going to want to head in the other direction. I dont like gray areas, which leave to much open to interpretation so a medium will need to be found. We dont have an inclusion in the FOTK CRL for the Bloodied hand print on Finn's helmet, yet I saw a few at Celebration last year, so members like Brandon got approved as per normal then modified his armour after the fact which brings me back to my earlier post in this thread. The question is, do we want to have an input into how the weathering looks on a specific costume, or take the easy route and let members do what they like with their armour after they are approved. I am in two minds.

Hey Eric thank you for your EIB application and your patience. Let's go through your application. CRL and EIB Application Requirements: All the required submission photos have been posted, and your armour meets all the necessary requirements for level 2. With that Tony and myself would like to welcome you to Expert Infantry, congratulations trooper Other-Armor Fit/Assembly: In this section we review observations made by your fellow troopers and ourselves. Some observations may lead to suggestions to improve the overall look of your armor. If any suggestion affects any application, it will be listed separately in the above or below sections. Thank you for attending to the side gap, it looks much better. Only some simple fixes to go through so lets start with the Shoulder Bells. These can still come in closer to the plastic bridges, and as seen in the below screen reference image, they can virtually if not be touching them at the tops. It should only take a shortening of the black elastic straps to achieve this and in turn will also make the front of the Bells sit a touch closer to the side of the chest plate. We can also see a dressing issue with your Sniper shin. Just needs a rotation so the cover strips line up from shin to thigh, and just something to be mindful of when kitting up. Reference image Only one thing to mention on the helmet and that is the lower ear screw looks like it could be tightened up so it sits closer to the surface of the ear It does appear to be jutting out quite a bit Next item is simply an accuracy, or nice to have item. The screws used on the Thermal Det, as seen in the below reference image, were a Pan head flat blade type, where currently you have a dome head variety. Like I said, not a deal breaker just another step closer to screen accurate. Reference Image Centurion Suggestions: In this section we prepare you for Centurion. More photos are requested that allow us to make better decisions on possible adjustment etc. If there are any areas of concern they will be discussed here. I must say, based on what we can see, there is no reason for you not to apply for Centurion. Be mindful when dressing that your front cover strips should line up. Shins to thighs and fore arms to Biceps. Providing nothing shows up in the additional photos required for level 3 it should be plain sailing. Congratulations once again and head on out proud of your achievement.