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Yeah, we notice but we love it regardless. It's Star Wars!!!! Lol Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I am super impressed with the caliber of designs everyone has produced. This is going to be a tough decision.

Hi Chris We need a photo of the wrist ends of both your fore arms pleas. Also ti looks like there is still a little bit of return that can be removed from the one in the photo. Also a photo of the other side of the sniper plate Please post up a new image. when ready. Thanks Chris we are almost there.

Hey Mike!! welcome to your EI review and thank you for your application. CRL and EIB Application Requirements: All submission photos have been posted. Your armor displays all the necessary elements to qualify for Expert Infantry. Welcome trooper, congratulations! 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. Wow Mike, great quality build, well balanced and clean. This leaves us with very few things to pick on at all which is great There are some attention to detail items which are predominantly helmet related, that Anovos just havnt got quite right, and with a build as good as yours, we think you should go for these few modifications and bring the screen accurate look up another level. Vocoder paint: each ridge should have a more defined edge. Hovi mix mesh: The Anovos mesh is very fine, where we like to see a more screen accurate larger grid format.These is easiest to show with an image so please refer to that below. Image: Reference image Ear screws: these should be a countersunk or V head, slotted variety rather than the domed heads that come on the helmet. Thermal Det screws: These should be a slotted pan head type and not the star or Phillips head variety. Yes these are all very minor but what a Centurion application you would have, if those little finishing touches were done. Centurion Suggestions: In this section we prepare you the best we can for Centurion. Well its all above really, wonderful build, couple of steps towards screen accuracy and we expect to see a Centurion application from you very soon. Congratulations Mike!!

Looking good Mike, we will be with you shortly.

Hi Doug, welcome to your Centurion review, let's get it done. CRL and Centurion Application Requirements: All submission photos are present. Your armor displays all the Centurion required components. We would like to congratulate and welcome you to level 3. Excellent work!! The Detachment now has another excellent ROTJ Centurion TK. We would like to thank you for your patience and perseverance with your EI and Centurion application and review process, there was much debate and input during the entirety of Doug's initial review regarding some screen accuracy and wording in the CRL. We would like to thank Mak from CFO for his understanding and invaluable input and Doug for his willingness to take our recommendations head on and make some changes to fit within the current CRL guidlines.

The kidney plate is a fairly standard position to add shims, as per many past builds and reviews. Ukswrath is correct, we are currently reviewing an application with both Ab and kidney shims as each is several inches wide, it has placed the main seams very central on this particular trooper, but this doesnt mean it will work for everyone. It really is going to depend on how big those side gaps are.

Hey Jorge welcome and Thank you for your EI application. Lets take a look. CRL and EIB Application Requirements: All submission photos have been posted. Your armor displays all the necessary elements to qualify for Expert Infantry. Welcome 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. Another beautiful RS kit with an obvious aim for Centurion in the near future. Great attention to detail here, so thank you for an easy application, and the extra images you posted up. This is a well deserved EI badge. Centurion Suggestions: The addition of some of the Centurion level photos also make this application easier to make suggestion, but we really only have one to make and it is regarding the fit of your Ab and Kidney armour around your mid section. We will need to see a detailed image in your upcoming Centurion applications that clearly shows the side rivets. As the armour fits at the moment, both the halves overlap quite a bit at the sides, preventing a good view of this area. Our suggestion is to place some pieces of foam on the inside of the Ab plate and possibly the Kidney plate to bring the halves out from your stomach and back, thus separating the overlap and having the two plate meet at the join. If this is only caused by the belt being worn too tight then simply losen it, but from the photos it doesn't look like it is. reference image Once again, thank you for a lovely RS build and we hope to see you in Centurion soon, well done Trooper

Hi Jorge, thanks for adding all the extra photos, we will be with you shortly.

Hi Michael, thank you for your application for Expert Infantry, lets get strated! CRL and EIB Application Requirements: All submission photos have been posted, but your side shims need to be addressed as per the EIB CRL. .Any gap between the abdomen and kidney armor is no more than 1/2" (12.5mm) wide. This you have correct .Any shims used to achieve this effect are of a similar material and color as the abdomen and kidney armor. Shims fit flush and seams are allowed. We see from the photos provided that your shims look to be mounted behind the AB and the Kidney plate, and not flush with. The way they are currently mounted is how you would start to make a base to which you mount the shim, so it is flush with the surface of the two halves. Much like a butt joint and cover strip, only the cover strip is on the inside of your armour. Reference image of side shim flush mounted. This image came from the below link. There are quite a few photos to help explain how this trooper went about making large side shims. Also we have many many troopers who have needed to make the side shims due to the original small size of the armour, but all have mounted their shims from the kidney plate and not a double set also on the Ab. Your Ab shims also place the upper Ab snap and Ab rivets in the wrong locations. One shim per side is also less work in general You can do this, based on your overall build, you can do this easy. http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/30226-side-shims-on-abkidney-help/?hl=%2Bside+%2Bshims When complete, please post up some new photos showing the change plus those extra couple of images we requested in the above post to this one, and we shall continue with your review. We are here along with your fellow troopers, to help.

Hi Francisco welcome to your EI review and thank you for your application. Lets get started. CRL and EIB Application Requirements: All submission photos have been posted. Your armor displays all the necessary elements to qualify for Expert Infantry. Sly and myself would like tot welcome you 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. I have requested in your application thread some clearer and preferably larger images of the back of your shins. This is so we can clearly see the details required to give you better feedback for you if you decide to apply for level 3. and doesn't have an effect on this applications approval. 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. Although this will not have a baring on your approvals, your Thigh armour is sitting a bit low and should be raised to even out the gaps at the top and at the knee. There are a few things you will need to modify or change to meet the Centurion CRL requirements, but fear not, these are all very simple for you to achieve. Lets start at the top: You have two options to bring your helmet up to spec, either replace the traps and tears decals with the Dave M hand painted style, or hand paint them yourself. Either way, the supplied decals will need replacing. Also the addition of a single rank bar on each ear for accuracy and uniformity will be a nice finishing touch. For level three certification (if applicable): Tears/traps shall be hand painted or use decals that emulate hand painted (with correct ANH TK details). For level three certification (if applicable): Ear bars shall have only one bump painted in black (rank stripes). Reference images Overall you have done a great job with this kit, and its only the little things in the CRL for level 3 that need attention, like the positioning of the drop boxes. For level three certification (if applicable): Drop boxes are vertically aligned with the end of the ammo belt with minimal gap between belt and box. Image for reference Thank you Francisco, for such a nice SDS build, congratulation Trooper. My advice for you, if you do decide to apply for Centurion, and we think you should, is to make sure your photos are clear, and larger as we did have some difficulties seeing everything we need to, for offering the best feedback. Also make sure you use the Level 3 photo check list and carefully follow the CRL.a We hope to see you in Centurion soon.

AP thermal Dets are slimmer than most other makers, but this will have no baring on an application. The thermal Det belt clip locations will if you intend to go to Centurion and for that little touch of accuracy. These should be mounted out wide and virtually if not touching the end caps of the Det. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Hi Francisco, and our apologies for the delay. Can you please post up a clear close up photo of the back of your shin armour. it is hard to see the cover strip detail and will help us make any recommendations. Also, the left and right side arms raised photos should be taken close up so they expose the side details like the rivets if installed and the upper AB snap. Could you please post up new photos of these as well. We are getting there brother, thank you for your patience.

Hi Chris, sorry to keep you waiting. Thank you for your Centurion application, lets get you approved. CRL and Centurion Application Requirements: All submission photos are present. Your armor displays all the required components, so you are officially the 300th Centurion to be approved, quite an achievement for the garrison and UKswrath and I would like to congratulate and welcome you to ranks. . Excellent work!! Thank you for making the adjustment as set out in your EIB review, and for your great sense of humor, I like the YMCA Head on out Centurion

Hey Luis, thank you for your Centurion application, lets get you approved. CRL and Centurion Application Requirements: All submission photos are present. Your armor displays all the Centurion required components. UKswrath and I would like to congratulate and welcome you to level 3. Excellent work!! Thank you for making the adjustment as set out in your EIB review, although you may have dropped the thighs just a touch to much, but you look fantastic non the less. Head on out Centurion

Hey Ricky, you worked it out in the end, good to see. Sorry for the delay, but we will be with you soon.

Will be with you shortly Chris, sorry for the delay.

Hi Michael Can we please have a photo of the other side of your Thermal det, showing the belt clips and screws, and a photo of both your fore arms side by side showing the return edge removed at the wrist ends. Thank you, we wont be too much longer.

Hi JT. welcome and Thank you for your EI application. Lets get started. CRL and EIB Application Requirements: All submission photos have been posted. Your armor displays all the necessary elements to qualify for Expert Infantry. Welcome 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. We thank you for the changes you have made to the balance and look of your armour, and if you are prepared to pull the limbs apart and rejoin them using the required But joint for Centurion, there is no reason why this armour cant get you to level 3. Rather than put to much more info here, we shall move to the Centurion section so I can list the things that would require change and correction. Centurion Suggestions: In this area we try to prepare you for Centurion. Helmet: Currently you have a standard set of decals. These will need to be replaced with a set of Dave M type hat look hand painted, or you could go to the extent of literally hand painting the Traps, tears and tube stripes. Hand painted style Side Shims: The side shims need to sit flush with the surface of the kidney plate with only one visible seam, that being the join between it and the Ab plate As per CRL For level three certification (if applicable): Ideally there no gap between the abdomen and kidney armor.A single visible seam line is present. Three rivets, approximately 5/16"(8mm) diameter, are present on the left side of the abdomen armor.Note: The original rivets used for the TK armor were bifurcated rivets or split rivets. Rivets are equally spaced along the depth of the armor and about 10mm from the edge. The heads are rounded or domed.Note: Paperclip brads are not considered to have a domed head. Rivets are painted white. A single male snap on the top right corner of the ab plate is present. A single split rivet or brad is present on the lower tab of the abdomen armor.Rivet does not need to be functional. Reference image Side rivets Limbs: A you have mentioned in your thread, yes these need to be constructed using the But joint method and not the overlap method. Hopefully your armour is assembled with E6000, easily allowing you to seperate the halves, re-trim the haves for size and then joining them with cover strips. There are a ton of great build threads on FISD, showing exactly how this is done. Reference Image Butt joint, and remember, no return edge to be left at the wrist end of the fore arms. New Knee ammo Pack: Although you have re positioned your ammo pack, it has been trimmed incorectly, and could warrant a replacement. It should only have a curve at the bottom of either end and not the top corners. Reference Image E11: Expert Infantry is as far as a modified Hasbro/Disney blaster can go. This would need to be replaced with a more accurate resin or rubber cast version CRL: E-11 Blaster For level three certification (if applicable): Hasbro blasters are not allowed, even conversions.Photos missing. Back of your belt showing drop boxes with back housings. Photo of rivet in Cod part of Ab plate (not to be painted white) Photo of snap in upper right hand corner of Ab plate (not to be painted white) And last but not least, paint your thermal det screws black for that finishing touch. Congratulations on reaching Expert Infantry, and your armour is worth putting the effort in to make that Centurion badge. Even if you decide to go HWT, some of thses changes will still need to be made . Well done sir.

Hi Doug, thank you for your EI application, lets get cracking!! CRL and EIB Application Requirements: All submission photos have been posted. Your armor displays all the necessary elements to qualify for level 2. Welcome to Expert Infantry 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. Well to be honest, I struggle to find anything out of place with your armour, so I need to be picky for this one. As a suggestion only, the trim around the chest, kidney/Butt plates is quite a different shade to the armour itself. I know that one of the guys from my garrison built an RotJ and found a matching paint, so he recoloured the trim so it no longer stood out. Beautifully assembled and a shinning example of how good RotJ armour can look, this is the stuff the fans want to see, truly impressive. Centurion Suggestions: Although we try to spot and mention everything we can see, the final centurion accuracy is up to the trooper. Nothing more to add other than, get your application for Centurion ready. Congratulations Doug, so well deserved .

Hi Enrico, thank you for your application, lets take a look. CRL and EIB Application Requirements: All submission photos are present and your armour displays all the elements required for Expert Infantry, Congratulations, you made it 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. I must thank you for your patience, and perseverance, making some adjustments to get your armour just right, you have certainly done a fantastic job, and from what we can see here, it was well worth it. We would like to point out the sides of the back plate. At first it looked as though you had quite an overlap of the back and kidney, but this proved not to be the case, howerver it does look like your back and chest plates don't really have a connection to the Ab or kidney plates. If those black tabs on the inside of the back plate are in fact for Velcro to attach it to the kidney, they would need to be moved further out and the straps tightened. Currently the back plate juts out a bit on both sides and could be aligned across the kidney plate a little more evenly. Reference Image Centurion Suggestions: In this area we do our best to prepare you for Centurion. As the photos for level 3 show us some finer detail we may pick up some thing that we cant see here. Although i think it might just be the lighting, it is hard to tell if the screws on your Thermal Det are painted black. We would like to see another photo in your Centurion application that shows clearly they are in fact black. Make sure you go through the Centurion photo checklist and have all the correct images posted. http://www.whitearmo...hoto-checklist/ Well, Congratulations yet again, head on out and get working on that Centurion application.

Hi Ricky Yep we can see the images, but you will need to remove the decal off your shoulder bell, and post up a new front on photo, as it is not allowable in your application. You can most certainly put it back on to troop after approval.

Ricky, are all these photos in 1 folder in your Photobucket? If so I can access your Photobucket account and place them in the thread. If they are all separate it might take some time to do this. Otherwise sign up to imgur, it's like Photobucket but without all the adds and BS. Create a folder and place them all in there, again I can try and access your account and post them in your thread. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Just catching up on a few applications where we have requested changes, so will be with you shortly. Thank you for your patience. One question for you, do you intend to push for Centurions? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Hi Ricky, thanks for your application, lets get started CRL and EIB Application Requirements: All submission photos are present and your armour displays all the elements required for Expert Infantry, nice Job Ricky Other-Armor Fit/Assembly: Great attention to detail here, thank you. There is only some tiny things I could suggest, It would be to shorten the elastic straps between the back and Kidney plate so the two sit right on top of each other and close the small gap you have. Also the top of your thigh cover strips could have the corners trimmed so they cant dig into you when negotiating stairs etc, Centurion Suggestions: In this area we do our best to prepare you for Centurion. Well the armour looks spot on, just make sure you supply all the required close up photos needed in the Centurion Photo check list. Some of your images here are quite small and when we enlarge then to have a closer look, they are not clear. Those extra photos show us the finer details needed to get you across the line for level 3, so we may pick up some things that were too difficult to see with these images. Not sure what photo share you are using but maybe try Imgur, no adds like photo bucket and free to use. Hope to see you in Centurion review soon