Sly11

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Hi Brandon, thank you for your extreme patience and welcome to your EI badge review CRL and EIB Application Requirements: Thanks for getting all the necessary photos posted up. Upon inspection your armor meets all requirements pertaining to the level 2 CRL, so Congratulations and welcome to the rank of Expert Infantry!! Other-Armor Fit/Assembly: In this section, we review suggestions made by your fellow troopers and our own observations, that go towards improving the final look of your armor. If any suggestions require changes, we list those in the above section If changes are required that would effect a future Centurion application they will be mentioned in that section below. Let us start by saying overall you have a solid build, and have done a great job assembling this kit. We have a few things to cover regarding fit and finish here so we shall start at the top and work our way down. Helmet: We know the Anovos helmets come per-trimmed and assembled, but they do look so much better with a few tweaks. Frown and Eyes: The eye holes could do with a minor trim to take a little more of the material out that shouldn't be there. Nice work cleaning up the over spray, so really just need to improve the taper at the ends of the frown so they lean out to a point. Shoulder bells: This is a simple mod, just shorten up the straps that connect the top of the Bells to the Bridges so the two virtually touch as they are in the below screen shot. Belt: This took a little bit of deliberation, as the rest of your armor looks great, I am glad to see you posted in your app thread that you are looking to replace it, as we would strongly suggest you do exactly that. its not so much the fact that they need to be patched to meet requirements but more to the point, the material part is not as good as we see on many other canvas belts available, and I know you want to look the best you can or you would not have mentioned the above replacement. The material sags and becomes misshapen due to its thinness. Sniper plate caught behind thigh armor: We see in a few photos that your Sniper plate tends to catch behind the thigh (a common problem) You can help remedy this by placing a piece of foam at the back of the lower thigh armor, in turn pulling the front of the thigh closer to your leg and avoiding the SP from tucking under it. Centurion Suggestions: The ultimate accuracy required for Centurion is up to the trooper, but we certainly try and identify as much as possible, to get you looking the absolute best you can for this level. Below is some of the fine tuning and changes we would like to see in your future application, as you have done so well to come this far, I don't see any reason for you not to go the whole way. A replacement soft belt is definitely required to help get you over the line. Unless a rivet removal and patch job looks invisible, the supplied belts in these kits are not of a standard that would be fitting for Centurion level. Remove the white paint from the two butt plate snaps Bicep cover strips: These should finish at the ends of the bicep, but yours appear to continue past that point. Armor bite can be a painful thing and these strips look like they could do you some damage, so I would suggest you sand them down to finish with the bottom ridge. Knee ammo pack rivets: We see the image where they are painted, so just make sure you have new full length photos taken for a Centurion app, as they are not painted in those images in this application. Thermal Det clips: They look a little dangerous, as they could possibly scratch either your armor or maybe scrape someone else. If you can get those off and re bend them a little more those ends will sit flat and not protrude as they are. Keep an eye on the overlap that is occurring at your side where the ab and kidney meet (rivet side). these should butt up against each other, perhaps some foam behind might fix that, and just check on the rivet s aligning. I think this possibly moved when you raised your arms for the other side on shot. Brandon, you are one of the trail blazers, when it comes to the first few Anovos kits to come through the EIB process, think of these requested changes as your opportunity to set the standard, the precedent, for all Anovos applications to come. Follow the CRL for level 3, make sure you post all required photos replace the soft belt and make your adjustments. Once again congratulations and we look forward to seeing you again in the Centurion application thread.

You have done exceptionally well, oh and by the way, we don't scale and check your measurements . Close enough is good enough, and yours are remarkable. Can't wait to review your EIB and Centurion apps. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

You have done exceptionally well, oh and by the way, we don't scale and check your measurements . Close enough is good enough, and yours are remarkable. Can't wait to review your EIB and Centurion apps. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Ah hah ha looks like Cyclops and I were checking out your butt. Keep up the good work mate, always here to help. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Congrats man! [emoji106] Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

No you have all photos posted, we will be with you soon, I promise. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Generally the mid point of the overlap at the top and bottom is where you mark your cut lines for each half. As mentioned above, you need to keep a reasonable balance in the size of the two halves so I would agree to shift that central marker across to take more off the larger side and less off the smaller. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

This guy.... You are going to make a great Centurion, keep up the excellent work. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

OK Mario, welcome back to your EI review. Your armor represents all necessary elements to qualify for EIB. With that we would like to congratulate you on your new "Expert Infantryman" status!!, well done Mario Other-Armor Fit/Assembly: In this section we usually review observations made by your fellow troopers but as yet no one has come forward with any, so we shall discuss some of our observations. These are suggestions to improve the overall look of your armor. If any suggestion would affects a future Centurion application, it will be listed separately in the below section. You have a good clean build here, and to be honest, some minor trimming and a few adjustments, and you will look spectacular. Looks like you have a slight problem with your shins twisting and rotating. To keep this in check, maybe add some industrial Velcro to the inside front of the shin and to the front upper of the boot. Alternatively some foam in a couple of key locations towards the top of the shin can also prevent the movement. This miss alignment of your Ab and kidney plate is possibly only caused by you raising your arms, but something to keep in check all the same. The two halves should sit level along the top edge. Teeth should be painted to the gum line, and slightly extended on the ends Centurion Suggestions: Kidney to ab overlap: On the right hand side you have quite an overlap, which we would highly recommend you trim down so the two halves meet, and butt up against each other. This will most probably need to have an amount trimmed off each side of the kidney plate to keep it balanced. This means removing the 3 rivets on the kidney piece and re positioning them once you have trimmed back an even amount on either side. Calf cover strips: This is a little hard to tell as it may be just a bad angle or lighting in the photo, but your calf cover strip looks to extend all the way to the top. This needs to be trimmed off so it finishes at the base of the ridge. For your future Centurion application, continue to follow the CRL as you have been, and make sure to post up all required photos. Please post all full length photos wearing your new boots. Once again we congratulate you on reaching Expert infantry.

Ok I gotta chime in on this one. Yep we have a lot of dangerous wild life, but unless you go looking for it, you generally don't see it, well that is of coarse until it's too late. Just two weeks ago my wife went outside to hang some washing on the line and a Red belly Black snake slithered across in front of her. These bad boys can kill. It's the first time we have seen a black snake in our yard. We have quite a few Red back spiders, which are a member of the black widow family. These are the ones you hear about that sometimes reside under toilet seats, and they can make you pretty sick. Drop bears, I know you have heard the tales, but don't go near these cute looking tree dwelling bears. One minute they are fine, the next, they are tearing you to shreds . Eastern browns are deadly, Taipans, copper heads, the list goes on and on. I guess that's what happens when you have a country the size of North America, and the bulk of it is desert, out back and rain forests and bush lands. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Wow, fantastic job mate.[emoji106] Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

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Hi Brandon Could you please post a photo of the other side of your Blaster, we only can see the counter side. Thank you

Hey man, your photos have disappeared!!

Hi Mario Thank you for updating your boots. Could we please ask that you post up replacement photos with you wearing the boots, to replace your Action photo, and the other photos that we can see the old boots in. Thank you

Welcome back to your review Terry. Glad to see you have replaced your boots and blaster, well done With that congratulations and welcome to Expert Infantry Sir. Other-Armor Fit/Assembly: In this section we go through the observations made by your fellow Troopers and things that Tony and I also picked up. Any suggestions we make for changes that would effect any application will be listed in the Centurion section below As we mentioned earlier, you have done a great job on this build, and for the most part it fits you well. Points that would not effect any application but improve the comfort or overall look of your armor. Shoulder Bell straps to shoulder bridge: In your front on image the tops of your shoulder bells look to be at least an inch away from the shoulder bridge. Can these be shortened up to bring them closer to the bridge hence closing up the gap a little reducing the black area. Shoulder bridges: Hopefully these are well secured, you could try applying some gentle heat to get them to sit a little flatter to the chest plate. The AM chest doesn't give a very large nor flat area to mount too and I 'd hate to see yours get caught or detach. I will mention while we are here that the chest Plate does sit very low at the bottom leaving virtually no room to see the ab plate between the belt. This may restrict your movement and catch on your belt. The options are to either replace it with a smaller one or you could trim from the bottom. Follow the contour line but reduce the drop at the sides and only a margin trim through the center. Back Plate: Back plate overlapping the kidney plate. There are two ways to manage this so the overlap is at a minimum or alleviated completely. Shortening the under strap that connects the two so the Back sits higher, and trim the ends off where the plate arcs over the shoulder at the rear. once this is done you can re-set your internal strapping that holds the bottom of the back plate to the top of the kidney. Of course option 2 is to again replace it with a smaller one Please bare in mind these are only suggested mods to further improve the overall look of armor. Pan head screw for the thermal Det, not a deal breaker but just a nice touch. Also the lower screw on your ear is also incorrect as should be a pan head. Shoulder Bell gap between the bridge and top of the bell needs to come in. They should almost be touching, just shorten up those top straps and they will be done. Centurion Suggestions: I honestly think if you can actually make the above mentioned adjustments as well as close up those side gaps between Ab and Kidney plate, follow the CRL and photo check list, you will achieve centurion in no time. Once again Congratulations Terry, well done!!

Could you please post up a couple of photos of said B grade blaster so more can chime in and give solid advice. I would like to see you get Centurion Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

It can be hard to hear people talking to you while wearing a helmet, specially in noisy environments. If you add another layer of sound in there I think you might find it near impossible to hear anything outside the helmet. You might need to then think about an environmental hearing assisted device to put in there aswell. Keep up the good work on your rebuild, and remember, Expert Infantry level was created to help make FX armor look more accurate, so follow the CRL and you are on the right track [emoji106] Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Hello.....what have we here!! Hi Michael, welcome to your EI approval, and one with a difference. For a start you are our first ANOVOS EI application, so we thought we would mark this occasion by doing a joint review. As you may be aware, Ukswrath is also currently building his very own Anovos OT TK and putting together an incredibly detailed build thread, which no doubt will be pinned to the build threads page. Anyway enough from me, lets see what he has to say as an intro. Wow! what and Introduction Andrew, thanks brother. Michael I wanted to keep this short however, since you are the first to submit for EIB I would like to take a moment to say a few things. First off, great looking build trooper. I can honestly say as much as I wanted to be the first out the gate, I'm glad someone else is. The pressure is now off my shoulders . More power to you and all the other ANOVOS builders out there, and a huge shout out to those like yourself striving for accuracy. As Andrew mentioned, and as you may have already seen, my build thread is about accuracy, or as close as possible. Our goal here on the FISD is to make your armor look as accurate as possible also. As with any first born, the attention your armor will receive is far greater than those that follow, in other words we're taking our time, please be patient with us. Anovos has received a great deal of scrutiny the last several months for many reasons, from where it derived it's armor specifications, to the manufacturing process, material being used, to it's sanitation of a once hand sculpted movie prop. It's my understanding it is the first out of the box (with minor modifications) 501st accepted, mass produced, commercially available armor on the market. With it's introduction it is an understatement when I say, "Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore". We have entered a new era of Star Wars costuming. Building this armor myself I've have first hand experience with the good and the not so good. In my honest opinion it is a nice set of armor especially if you purchased it at the introductory price, though I'm sure there are plenty that will disagree with me regarding its worthiness. Regardless of all the hoopla, this is your day, your build, and that's why we're here. With that said let's take look shall we, back to you Sly. CRL and EIB Application Requirements: All required photos have been submitted, your armor contains all necessary elements set out in the EIB CRL, so with that I would like to Congratulate and welcome you to Expert Infantry. You are now officially the first with Anovos OT TK armor to be awarded this level. Other-Armor Fit/Assembly: This is a section where we take the opportunity to look at your armor closely and suggest things to improve the overall look of your armor. Unless specifically stated, these suggestions will not affect any application. Both Tony and I agree, the painted area of the frown should taper down to a point at the ends, and this would take you that extra step closer to the realms of screen accuracy. As you can see from these screen used helmets, most of them have a nice tapered end. It might be worth while also increasing the bend on those Thermal Det clips, as they appear to stick out a little and may get caught on someones costume. It does look like the screws are a little to far away from the ends, but we are not suggesting you replace them. I would also just run a file lightly over those sharp corners to be safe. If you were to shorten up the outer most straps on your Butt plate, we think this would stop them from popping out as they are in the side shot below. As we mentioned above, these things wont have a bearing on any future Centurion application, but will make you look the best you can. I guess you are feeling pretty good by now, so these few little things corrected will make you feel even better. Centurion Suggestions: The ultimate accuracy is up to the trooper when it comes to Centurion, and you are certainly on your way to becoming our first Anovos approved at this level. Make sure all photos are posted and you check the Level 3 CRL. See you in Centurion application shortly. Again Congratulations on a job well done

Hi Joe, what do you know?? Welcome to your Expert Infantry review! CRL and EIB Application Requirements: All necessary photos are posted, and your armor meets all requirements as stated in the Level 2 CRL for EIB. With that we congratulate and welcome you to the rank of Expert infantry!!. Other-Armor Fit/Assembly: In this section we go through the observations made by your fellow Troopers and things that Tony and I also picked up. Any suggestions we make for changes that would effect any application will be listed in the Centurion section below. Let me start by saying, you have a First Class build here. Balance and fit are excellent, so the only adjustment we could suggest for you to look your absolute best would be to shorten up the top shoulder bell straps so the bells are virtually touching the bridges. Centurion Suggestions: The ultimate level of accuracy is up to the trooper for this level. We really do try to find everything to make it clear what is required to get you over the line as a minimum, but we have struggle to find anything that stands out. Make sure you follow the CRL requirements and post all photos on the check list, even extra if you feel an image does not give a clear enough indication. Congratulations once again, your garrison should be proud trooping next to you. We are looking forward to your centurion application.

Hey Mario, thank you for your application for Expert Infantry, lets check it out!! CRL and EIB Application Requirements: Only missing a photo of the end of your blaster showing the D ring, but this is clearly present in the other photos supplied. There is however, one thing standing out that managed to slip through your basic approval. Your boots! These are required to have flat soles and not the thick tread soles that you have in you application photos. As written in the CRL for Basic 501st Approval. .Boots Flat sole with short heel. We will require these changed to an appropriate boot so we can proceed with your approval. Image of original screen used boot. Another members, hand painted boots with flat sole. TK Boots are also available when in stock. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to send Ukswrath or myself a PM, we are here to help. Thanks Mario, hope to see an update to your application soon.

Hi Michael, UK and I will be with you shortly, thank you for your patience.

Hi Joe, Uk and I will be with you shortly. Thank you for your patience.

Such an enjoyable read, thanks yet again to the hard working team that bring us this monthly delight. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk