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How about vests. Funny story, most of my family members are Disney freaks and most of them have a vest. I told everyone "That's lame I'll never do that". I now have 5 vests and counting lol

Coming from someone who took early overlap AM/FX armor and custom built a SWAT Cantina Captain here's my thoughts. The fact remains a few years ago we removed the FX helmet from the approval equation for a very obvious reason. The FX armor itself does not have the same issue as the helmet IMO. There's armor out with very soft details, do we ban them next? All out ban on FX at basic is a NO in my book because as Danny mentioned if any expired members want to rejoin the fold it shouldn't cost them another arm and leg. That said it's time for "overlap construction" to be excluded from anything above basic (outside of ROTJ). As for armor intending to be built a specific way I believe it should fall under the same reasoning as the Kidney notch. If it was produced to have a specific component then it must have it.

Possible to get a full length photo?

Nice!

Good point Luc. With some troopers it's fine adjustments here and there that are needed. Andrew can you post a few photos so we can see what exactly is going on.

This is a nice option also. We've seen quite a few troopers do this, though mainly to keep body parts inside. None the less it definitely can help if you choose to go the route Joby.

Hey Andreas welcome, thank you for your patience and EIB application. Let's get started CRL and EIB Application Requirements: All submission photos have been posted and we have great news, your armor displays all the necessary elements to qualify for Expert Infantry. 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. We have a few minor suggestions to mention here. Areas to work on to enhance the overall accuracy and look of your armor. Starting with your right bell and bicep that are higher then that of the left. It may be a simple photo issue or maybe a strapping adjustment that's needed to bring them in line. Reference photo Back plate to kidney gap. Just a note here to be aware of the gap. It should be very minima.l Reference photo Next up the left Ab button has too much surface area. Technically it should be smaller than the surface it's glued to. Take a look at the reference photo provided. Reference photo Centurion Suggestions: Because Centurion photos show much more detail than EIB, items pertaining to Centurion might be seen there and not here. We have nothing to add here at this time. Congratulations again and hope to see you in Centurion review soon

I said right side

Hi Tom thank you for your patience and EIB application. CRL and EIB Application Requirements: All the required submission photos have been posted. Beautiful job on your build . With that Andrew and I have confirmed your armor displays all necessary elements as set out in the Expert Infantry CRL. Welcome to EI and 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. You have a few areas we'd like to go ever with you. Most are to enhance the overall look of your armor however, the accuracy of the armor is ultimately up to you. Starting at the top and working our way down, the helmet Vcoder lines are a bit soft, they should have more detail as seen in the reference photo we've provided. Reference photo Ear mounting screws look a bit large. Though not a critical component replacing these with the correct size screws would make the are look more accurate. Reference photo Shoulders should have minimal gap between them and the chest and back plates. Tightening the connecting straps and removing any lower bell return edge should help. Here's a couple reference photos Next up the bicep and forearm cover strip overlap. For a couple reason the cover strips should not extend past the armors edge. We're suggesting you trim these back. Reference photo Next up, the there should be minimal gap between the back and kidney plates. Tightening the connecting straps and/or use nylon webbing will help resolve the issue. Reference photo Lastly we have a couple suggestions. First off your waist belt has too much edge extending past the boxes. There should be roughly 1/8". Trimming this return edge will effect a couple areas we also have concerns with. Your belt is sitting a bit low in the front near the Ab buttons. If you trim the upper belt edge that gap will increase. On the flip side your drop boxes are sitting too high, they should reside just below the lower edge of the ammo belt. Removing the lower belt edge may help to position the drop boxes correctly. So, we'r suggesting you trim both upper and lower belt edges then readjust the belt so that the upper edge resides at or just below the Ab buttons and recheck the drop box positions. Reference photos 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. As you may already be aware there is to be minimal gap between the Ab and Kidney plates. If you choose to apply for Centurion you will need to resolve this area of concern first. The CRL states: For level three certification (if applicable): Ideally there no gap between the abdomen and kidney armor. Reference photos Excellent job on your build, hope to see you at Centurion

Forgot to mention this last night, for the record there's nothing in the CRL that prohibits overlapping of the Ab and Kidney plates on the right side.

Right!? lol

Fantastic, nice job Joby

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That looks exactly like what I use however, there's no way to know for certain. As long as it works with 50ml cartridges I don't see why not.

Good luck with your approval Joby

You should be good to go then.

Hey Andreas Andrew or myself will be with your shortly

Nice work Andrew

I would be more concerned about if the cover strip is adequately holding the two halves together. If you think it's strong enough leave it. If the gap bothers you either finish removing the return edge or add scrap behind the gap to conceal it.

You need automotive spot putty, the same stuff they use on plastic bumpers. 90 degree flexibility. The PPG DFL1 can be found at your local auto body supply store. It has built in hardener so no mixing required.

I used the Devcon (btw has come down in price significantly since my build) mainly for assembly and the top of the yoke as a filler. All other areas I used 3M or DFL1 spot putty (for areas under 1/8" thickness). The reason I highly recommend is the easy of use. With mixing tips it's almost impossible to screw up the process. The gun makes it very easy to control and manage. As for the glue itself, full cure in 45 minutes max, pliable (to an extent) and relatively easy to shape as a peak (a nightmare to work with in valleys). All in all it took me roughly 4 cartridges and a pack 10 tips for the entire armor plus reworks and paint prepping. I still use it today on many other armor projects. If $ is not an object and you want something that wont crack over time, and you plan to pro paint I can't recommend any other product (and I've tried them all working in the auto industry for 35 years). That said this is only my opinion. I've seen just as fine work from others using other products.

Doubt anyone will ever notice. Nice work

Hey Matthew, sorry for the delay Andrew or myself will be with you shortly

Looks good

Close call whew!