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Hey Manny please provide the following pictures. Cod to butt plate attachment Hovi Tip close up Blaster right Blaster left Blaster D-ring Thermal Detonator back Holster attachment Thank you

Hey Manny Sly or myself will be with your shortly. Before we get started would you be so kind as to fill in the blanks on the following checklist and post it at the top of the page. Thank you Armor= (your armor type) Helmet= (your helmet type) Blaster= (your blaster information)eg: resin,hasbro,scratchbuild ext... Height = Weight = Boots = Canvas belt = Hand Plates = Electronics= Neck Seal = Holster = optional: feel free to add more information about your gear (see below) the more the better

Very good painting tips here

If you can't remove all of it I highly suggest taking your time priming and prepping. Any uneven level of material on top of the plastic the paint will find later and show its ugly head as an unwanted crease or line. Just make sure you feather the old paint and primer properly.

Hey Pat, sorry for the delay. Thank you for your EIB application. CRL and EIB Application Requirements: All required photos have been submitted. At this time Sly and myself would like to congratulate and welcome you to Expert Infantry. Great job! Other-Armor Fit/Assembly: In this section we'll discuss observations made by Sly and myself that are suggestions to improve the overall final look of your armor. These suggestions will not affect your application. We have a few areas that we think could use a little TLC. Shoulder bell to chest plate gap a bit excessive. We suggest removing most of the lower return return edge on the shoulder bells to bring them closer to the chest plate however, to be honest this armor is a bit small for you, especially in this area. Do what you can While you're at it we suggest raising your forearms a bit, as they should almost be touching the biceps. Raising the thighs or lowering the ab a bit. Raise the shins a bit to compensate for raising the thighs. The goal is to eliminate as much open area between armor sections as possible. Screen reference. Same for the ab to kidney gaps, though minimal, little to no gap is what were looking for. Reducing the upper kidney return edge should help this quite a bit, Centurion Suggestions: In this section Sly, myself or your fellow troopers may suggest required or recommended repairs prior applying for the Centurion level however, the accuracy it is ultimately up to the trooper. Drop box to ammo belt alignment. The drop boxes are to be aligned with the outermost edge of the ammo belt. A slight drop box strap adjustment should do it. Reference photo Leg cover strips. The rear leg cover strip thickness is to be 20mm for the front and rear thighs, front shins, and 25mm for the calves. Looking at your images your appear to be almost double that. You seem to have plenty of space at the lower section of the thighs in which you could taper the cut to follow the contour of your legs. If the issue is not enough material between the two halves then you'll need to ad a shim, then install the correct size cover strip. We have a few larger troopers that have done this and it looks beautiful. In addition, besides the cover strips being too wide they should stop just below the upper return edge, and above the lower return edge. This will need to be addressed also. The calf cover strip width should be around 25mm as mentioned above. The length appears ok. Reference photos Great job. If you haven't done so already get out there and make the empire proud. Hope to see you at Centurion

Though the type of paint is important IMO, pre paint preparation is even more important. That means reinforcing the armor in areas prone to cracking and high flexibility not mention making sure you didn't use too much bondo or filler. I'm sure your friends also stated using a high tack prior to adding base primer sanded with 400 grit , prior to paint I hope. Good luck, can't wait to see the results Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Tapatalk

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You should have plenty of cover strip material in your kit to build it to your size . If you don't there are a few sources here on the FISD whom you can purchase it from.

Shims or cover strips? There's no set standard for shims however, for the cover strips here ya go. Arms - 15mm Thighs - 20mm Shins - front 20mm, rear 25mm

Hey Brian, looks like you're well on your way. Keep up the good work

Excellent, glad you like them.

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Great job Brian

Had mine professionally painted. Well worth the investment IMO

I still have plenty of mesh fabric and gaffers tape available FYI

To add... Intellectual property A work or invention that is the result of creativity, such as a manuscript or a design, to which one has rights and for which one may apply for a patent, copyright, trademark, etc. Violation of Intellectual Property When a third party copies, sells or assume ownership of someone else's copyrighted work…….. The copy doesn't have to be identical to the source material --- copyright infringement can still be in effect even for copies with some deviations from the original.

We're not insulting prop builders, we're protecting the integrity of the 501st legion. We, armor wearers and prop builders are bound to any applicable laws. Encouraging your 501st members to knowingly violate a law is inviting a lawsuit which could tarnish the 501st reputation. What about this is so hard to understand? If you want to do what you want, go for it, just don't state you're part of a organization who does care about doing things the legal way and having fun while doing it.

Roger that! thanks David

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Very nice!

I don't believe anyone is questioning you did.

The Anovos armor is the closest to, but is still far from screen accurate in many respects. Screen used armor is not even up for discussion being nobody I'm aware of has had access to that property except for Anovos. Yes there's been images released that show details beyond what Anovos has made so, if you can create armor that is closer to screen accurate than Anovos off sheer images alone, more power to you. Just beware someone may come knocking to find out where you obtained your info. Speaking for myself, I'm not happy about the NDA either, but it is what it is at the moment. Something else I think you're forgetting, prior to FOTK no one had to worry about intellectual property theft. Today however, when replicating to profiting from licensed property, you could be issued a C&D.

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