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I thinks that will be it Chris, get them up and i will do your review straight away. If i am awake that is.

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A cheaper alternative to Anovos, will be most welcome by many I suspect. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Hi William, 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 now been posted. Your armor displays all the necessary elements to qualify for EIB. 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 think you have done a great job with the Anovos kit. The little finishing touches like changing the Hovi mic mesh and replacing the ear screws go a long way towards the type of accuracy we like to see specially when it comes to lvl 2 and 3. There are a few more improvements you can also make to get you looking your absolute best, so lets cover those. Drop box alignment: It appears yours move around a bit from photo to photo, so I can suggest either some Velcro or a dab of glue between the elastic strap and the back of the canvas belt to stop this. Just make sure they are lined up with the ends of the plastic ammo belt. Butt Plate: I don't think the Anovos supplied Velcro strapping is doing you any favors here.The anchor points are too far away from the edges of the Kidney and Butt plate. If we look at the back kidney and butt plate together, they all need to come down about an inch.This will achieve alignment between the Kidney and Ab plate at the top ridge and hopefully drop the Butt plate enough to reduce it popping out. Secondly, shorten up the straps between the butt and kidney to help reign it in. As it is at the moment its jutting out and then moving upwards and over the bottom of the kidney plate. I am not a fan of an all Velcro strapping system, and I think you would be far better off in the long run changing it out to an elastic and snaps system that will allow for better movement and make it easier for you to keep parts in alignment. Shoulder Bells: Shorten up the top strap to bring the bells touching the shoulder bridge at the top. It appears that one of your straps is longer than the other, but it could also be the camera angle that is exaggerating this. As another suggestion, you could reduce or remove the return edge off the bottom of the shoulder bells so they sit closer to your body and bicep armour. Forearm Cover strip: Also in this same image you can see a sharp looking edge on the forearm cover strip. My concern for you is armour bite injury, so it might pay to take that corner off at an angle to prevent that from happening. 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. The Thermal Det screws are another little change possible, yours are close, but they should be a standard slotted pan head type. 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. We once again congratulate you on the achievement of Expert Infantry, and will see you in the centurion app threads soon.

And...Congratulations again, now you look even more awesome with another Centurion under your belt.

Hey Andrew, Congratulations, you look awesome!!

Yes they should run to the top, but not curve over. If you are considering to shorten the thighs, yes that will also fix the problem. Your thighs do look a little long, but I wouldn't take off too much. The return edge is not necessary at the top of them any way, so you could fix too problems in one, the length and the cover strip shortness. Have you spoken with your garrison regarding the Blaster, I hope someone can help you with one for the photo, you don't need to troop with it if you can not.

Hi Anzo, thank you for your application, lets take a look! CRL and Centurion Application Requirements: All the required submission photos have been posted. Your armor contains all necessary details to obtain Centurion. Congratulations and welcome!!! Other-Armor Fit/Assembly: Thank you so much for adjusting the shoulder bells inward, they look excellent, and as mentioned in your EI application, you have a marvelous looking set of armour. If there were anything we could find, it would only be to try and find a better colour match paint for the hand plates, as they look cream against your beautifully white armour. Once again Congratulations and welcome to centurion rank!!

Hi William Can you please post the missing photos from of your application. 1.Internal strapping 2.neck seal 3.Thermal detonator back (this is a close up shot) 4. Holster attachment to belt front and back of belt please. 5. Right arm raised side detail shot (this is a close up) 6. Left arm raised side detail shot (this is a close up) Thank you

Hi Rebecca I have had a quick look at your application just to see if anything stands out. As we have been running a little behind, we are giving applicants the opportunity to fix small things before we get to their applications and thoroughly go into them. Nice build by the way, and judging by first glance you look to be aiming for Centurion but there is a few things that need some attention. You thigh and shin cover strips are too long. What I mean is, on the thighs, the cover strip should stop at the top of the ridge line around the bottom, it doesn't go over or onto it as you have. The rear of the shins is also too long. Your cover strips go right to the top where they should finish at the base of that top ridge. Hope that makes sense. Also, is there any chance of a new photo of your lenses, as they look blue in the current image and should be green or a black smoke look. If you have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to shoot me a PM

I have edited your topic header to state EIB Status. Will be with you as soon as possible.

Hi Theo, yeah unfortunately the guys are right, you will need a blaster for the photos. Even if it means you borrow one from a member we would allow it under your circumstances, I can tell you this, you look great, a nice solid build and worthy of the application for EIB. Observations: thigh cover strips could be a little longer as they should finish at the highest point of the thighs. Biceps look a little large for you, they should fit snug when you flex your arm. You could also change the mesh in the Hovi tips for a more accurate mesh (would not effect an application, just an accuracy thing) Such a clean and crisp build, i really hope you can get hold of an E11 and go all the way to Centurion. Cheers

Wheres the BIG GUN!! Oh and Yes very hard to tell if there is light weathering on the pack, any chance of some close up photos of the weathered areas please.

Love it, Love it, love it!! Again another great newsletter, and the HelloGreedo Vid is excellent.

Congrats you made it!! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Hi Conrad, welcome to your Centurion review, lets get to it! CRL and Centurion Application Requirements: All required submission photos have been posted. It has been determined that your armor displays all the necessary requirements to qualify for Centurion. Ukswrath and I would like to congratulate you on an outstanding build and welcome you to the rank of Centurion! Other-Armor Fit/Assembly: Excellent build Conrad, I do think it would be a great idea to add some photos of how you modified the Anovos belt completely, (read, made a new one but used some of the Anovos belt material.in your application thread. This is for the benefit other members who are viewing it and like Tony and myself thought you were still using the one supplied with the Anovos kit. For the record the Anovos belts are not approvable at Centurion level, and we highly recommend they are replaced with one from one our talented members. Good job non the less Again, Congratulations on a fabulous build, Now get out there and make your Garrison proud.

No I was just keeping levity in this thread, personally It doesn't bother me where Anovos did or didn't get there bits from, but honesty is always the best policy. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Looking good, we are a touch behind, but will be with you shortly. Thank you for your patience.

Oh and I left off, be very cagey about were I got all the parts from, and how much work I did to change it. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Wow, I'm loving this thread. It makes me want to go out and assemble a, let's call it, Frankenstein set of TK armour, with what I consider to be the best looking parts from a whole host of makers. Then resculpt each part enough to say it's different, then go into production and sell my version of TK armour to the troops. Would that make me a recaster!!!! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Hmm, clouded my judgment is. Side by side I need to see, until then my final judgment, reserved it is. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Hi Jaren, thank you for a speedy return and application for Centurion rank,lets check it out!! CRL and Centurion Application Requirements: All required photos have been submitted. This fabulous armor contains all necessary elements and has earned this Centurion badge!! Well done! Other-Armor Fit/Assembly: Thank you for bringing those shoulder bells in, much better. There is nothing more to add other than, congratulations on a marvelous build,

Hey Darren, here we are at last. Thank you for your application, lets take a look. CRL and EIB Application Requirements: All required photos have been posted and your armor contains all the necessary elements to qualify for Expert Infantry!! Congratulations and Welcome to EIB!! Other-Armor Fit/Assembly:In this section I will touch on suggestions and observations made by both ukswrath,myself and your fellow troopers. These are suggestions to improve the final look of your armor and do not affect any application unless specifically stated. Thank you for making those couple of changes with your application, looking sharp my friend, we think the armour fits you well. Maybe see if you can shorten the outer Butt plat straps to try and reign them in a little it will stop them popping out. Sometimes replacing the elastic with nylon webbing or even using wider straps will help to alleviate this. I think the back and Kidney plate may be sitting 3/4" too high, so if you lengthen the shoulder straps to drop the back plate down the butt plate will also come down and also aid in fixing the butt plate ends popping out. THis will also be mentioned in the Centurion mod section below. Other suggestions. Frown: Personally Ukswrath and myself prefer the frown painted to the ends and gradually thinned out rather than the short look. This look lends it self more to the more commonly seen Stunt look on screen, where as the short and sudden finish looks more towards the Hero style. I guess its what most of us are used to seeing, Ear screw: This is purely for accuracy, and we still wonder why Anovos went to so much trouble to put these armour kits together, yet didn't go that one little step further and use correct type of screws. These should be of the V head variety. Thermal Det screw: These should be pan head style and not Phillips head, and as the perfect finishing touch, painted black. Hovi mic mesh: Again this is only a suggestion, but a nice finishing touch is to replace the mesh in the end of the Hovi tips with a more accurate type. Screen used Its a great build and you have done a great job. Centurion Suggestions: In this section we try and prepare you as best we can for Centurion, we do try and spot as much as possible to clear the pathway for a good clean review. As mentioned above dropping the entire back Back,Kidney butt down 3/4 - 1", and having a look at the length of the side straps on the butt, you look so good we really want that fixed for your Centurion app, the rest are suggested tweaks to get it looking totally amazing. You guys are sure making it easy for us, another great build, but it would be the icing on the cake, to see them instigated in your centurion application. Well done Trooper, see you in the centurion app thread soon.

Looking good mate, hope to see your EIB application soon. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Hi Ricky, we are a little swamped with applications at the moment, but will be with you as quickly as we can. Looking good indeed. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk