Zarlon

Very nice build! I really like the way you did your interior strapping. The gap on your Kidney/Ab attachment looks great as well. One thing I can see to take a look at would be the cover strips on the back of your calf. They look a little wide to me. You also might want to post a different picture shoing the D-ring on the back of the blaster. You can barely see it on the side shot you have posted. Other than that it looks good.

Thanks! They are black but they're showing up lighter due to the sun in the photo.

Some of the changes since my EIB thread submission: 1. Added three point attachment system for the Chest Plate to the cod in order to keep the chest piece from extending above the cod. 2. Replaced the elastic straps that were holding the kidney and ab together with non flexible nylon straps. This allowed me to close the gap between the cod and kidney significantly. 3. Used ABS paste and a new coat of paint to clean up the seam between the kidney shim and the kidney. 4. Painted the tabs on the inside of the kidney black just in case a small gap does open up. 5. Took new photos showing the rivets on the kidney and thigh are painted white. 6. Tightened up the belt connection to make sure the belt doesn't sag in the middle and stays right below the button plate.

Name: Kyle Fisher TK: 26113 Forum Name: Zarlon Garrison: Great Lakes Garrison Armor Maker: ATA Helmet Maker: ATA Blaster Type: Hyperfirm DLT-19 Height: 6'2" Weight: 210 lb Boots Maker: TKboots Canvas Belt: Trooperbay Hand Plates: Trooperbay Holster Maker: Trooperbay EIB application thread: http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/32190-tk-26113-requesting-anh-stunt-eib-status-ata480/ Full Body: Front – Arms at side Back – Arms at side Left – Arm raised Right – Arm raised Armor Details Ab/Kidney Attachment – Button Orientation Butt/Kidney – Fixed: Yes/No Hand Plates Shoulder Bridge Back Shoulder Bridge Front Back/Chest Connection Knee Plate Drop Box Back Cod and Butt Plate Attachment Interior Strapping Kidney Plate Notch Wrist side of forearms Helmet Details Front Side Left Side Right Back Hovi Mic Tip Detail Lens Color S-Trim Blaster Details Blaster – Right Blaster – Left Accessories Details Neck Seal Thermal Detonator – Back Holster Attachment

Congratulations Pickels! Reading many of your posts here on the forums got me excited to finish my own armor. You are an inspiration!

Congrats Russell!

Before you actually rivet the helmet together you might want to test the placement using bolts and washers. I had to take one of the rivets out of my helmet and it was a pain!

If your build turns out to be anything like mine, be prepared to buy twice as many snaps as you think you'll need.

Thanks Todd! I can't wait until next weekend. It looks like we should have a great turnout.

Congratulations!

Kyle Fisher 26113 EIB Letter Thank you!

Thank you all for the encouragement and tips. You all have been so helpful during this build and I'm proud to be a part of the FISD!

I'm not sure if you are aware, but to stop the sides of the kidney piece from flaring out like yours is doing, you can add some plastic strips or tabs on the inside of the kidney plate.There are many way to do it. Below is how I did mine. Just make sure to paint the outside of them black in case your seem is not perfect and the tabs show through on the front side.

Mine is my kids birth dates. Sept 26, Jan 11, and Jan 3.

Well I tried to touch up the rear traps a bit and added the photos above. I think it looks a little better but I'm afraid I'm not a very good artist. I also have the tabs painted black and will glue them back in tonight. I'll upload photos tomorrow night.

I like the idea of painting the tabs black. I'll make that mod this week. I'm also planning on redoing the welds but I want to trim some of the shims first because I think they are a little too wide. That's on my tier two list of changes. I guess that's why I've been told I'll probably always be tweeking my armor.

Thanks for the feedback! That chest piece has been the bane of my existence. My torso is really long so it's difficult to get it to stay down. I'm going to try and use nylon straps stead of elastic to see if that makes a difference. I'm also going to try and move the strap connection points more to the side and maybe even add a third connection point in the middle If none of that works then I might need to cut the cod. I just really don't want to go down that road. The other strap your referring to is indeed the thigh garter. It just wasn't tucked in enough. I can retake that photo if necessary.

Name : Kyle Fisher TK ID: TK 26113 FISD: Zarlon Garrison: Great Lakes Garrison 501st Status: http://www.501st.com/members/displaymemberdetails.php?userID=19100 Armor: ATA Helmet: ATA Blaster: E-11 : Hasbro Mod w/ Doopy Doo Kit & DTL-19: Hyperfirm Height: 6'2 Weight: 210 lbs Boots: TK Boots Canvas Belt: Trooperbay Hand Plates: Trooperbay Full Body Armor Details Helmet Blasters Accessories

I would also suggest you stay away from the Zap. I only used it on my gloves because I wanted the hand plates to dry quickly. Everything else was strictly E6000 and in fact, I used three tubes of the stuff to complete my build.

Good luck with the build and don't be shy about asking questions!

That's tonight's project

Requesting 501st access please. So happy to join the Legion! http://www.501st.com/members/displaymemberdetails.php?userID=19100

I just got the email from the legion. I'm in the database! TK26113 Thank you to everyone offering support and guidance on this build thread. I'd also like to give a HUGE thank you specifically to Tony (ukswrath) for being such a great help and inspiration!

Yes sir...just waiting for my DLT-19 to come in. I think I'm close to EIB already since I've been building towards centurion. How long should I wait to apply once I'm officially in the Legion?

Depending on which type of strapping system you use, be prepared to buy a lot of snaps!