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Q, Jim, Andrew, Jay and Shane ... thank you so much! Jay, you are the man! Thanks! I'll PM you now!

It was! Thanks bro! So stoked!

Colin Moreh 11626 Centurion Letter Joseph http://www.whitearmor.net/eib/certificates/11626-centurion.png

Woah! Thanks so much Joseph! So incredibly excited. What a long and amazing journey to get here!! Thanks so so much, to you, and to so many others in FISD who helped me get here. What an amazing community. It's an honour to be among the Centurion ranks! Those photos were from my EIB before I tweaked the positioning. I should have replaced those. It is glued now, and the current photos are the standard photos, which show that they're perfect to a ridiculously anal retentive level. Thanks again! Woohoo! Anyone have a couple Centurion shoulder patches that they'd be willing to part with?

Awesome job! Congratulations!

Thanks Dan! Appreciate it. Centurion application already posted!! Counter numbers ... you know it baby!!!

Colin Moreh TK-11626 EIB Letter Size Joseph Thanks so much! My pleasure, sir! http://www.whitearmor.net/eib/certificates/11626-eib.png

Thanks so much! Woohoo! And thanks for the amazing feedback!!! I've addressed all the feedback, taken new photos, and all the recommendations are represented in my Centurion application, which can be found here: Again, thanks so much! Super excited!!!

Name: Colin Moreh Height: 6'0" Weight: 165 lbs FISD Forum Name: menschie Legion ID #: 11626 Garrison: The Outer Rim Garrison 501st Member Page: http://www.501st.com/members/displaymemberdetails.php?userID=27514 Armor: ATA Helmet: ATA Blaster: Doopydoos with self-made mods Boots: Imperial Boots Canvas Belt: Imperial Issue Hand Plates: justjoseph63 (silicon rubber) Electronics: Aker M1505 with condenser mic, white iPhone 5 with TrooperTalk app, self-made dual 5 volt blower helmet cooling Neck Seal: Imperial Boots Holster: Darman's Props Photos: Front - Arms at Side Back - Arms at Side Left - Arms Raised Drop Box Alignment Right - Arms Raised Drop Box Alignment Ab Detail (no edge on ABS belt) Hand Plates Shoulder Bridge Back Shoulder Bridge Front Back/Chest Connection Thigh Pack Attachment Knee Plate Drop Box Back (drop boxes only look unaligned because of the belt not being worn...see side shots above for reference) Cod and Butt Plate Attachment Interior Strapping Ab/Kidney Notch & Details Wrist Side of Forearms Helmet Front Helmet Right Side Helmet Left Side Helmet Back Hovi Mic Tip Detail Lens Colour S-Trim Blaster Neck Seal Thermal Detonator - Back (Slotted Pan-heads) Holster Attachment Again, thank you very very much for your time and consideration! It’s greatly appreciated!

Hey man, a really good solution for posting photos is: Use Google Photos for free Make sure the photos you upload are all 1280x960 (emailing them to myself, on my Mac, with the "large" setting defaults to that resolution) Create a link for each photo that you can use in forums at https://ctrlq.org/google/photos/ Just literally place the link straight into the forum post. It'll parse it on the fly and embed the photo It's a tiny bit of work, but well worth it. You'll have great EIB submission thread with all your photos hosted. I know there are other solutions, but this is a solid one. Hope it helps!

The coolness factor with this build is ridiculously high. I love it. Great job!

Thanks for the kind words bud!

I heard back from IB. Super classy, and they're sending me a new pair of boots. To me, character trumps flawless, perfect, service. I'll definitely be ordering from IB again.

Yeah, please don't take this as me slagging them or anything. I'm sure they're amazing guys and 99% of the time things all work out great. Just giving my experience to the OP.

I ordered my boots on April 5th. Before I ordered, I kept checking back over and over to see if the store was enabled, so I actually ordered before they even announced the store was open--meaning, I was one of the very first to order in that wave. I finally got my boots on May 23rd. A couple days was added as I wasn't home one day when they tried to deliver, but still...that is a very very long time to wait. And that was with DHL shipping that was only a few days. Additionally, one of my boots is defective. I emailed them 3 days ago about it. Still waiting on a response. This is my first experience with them. Very expensive with shipping and duty. Extremely slow shipping times. But, as far as I know they're the only game in town.

Thanks so much! Pretty excited man!

I added the photos to the original post. Thanks!

Name: Colin Moreh Height: 6'0" Weight: 165 lbs FISD Forum Name: menschie Legion ID #: 11626 Garrison: The Outer Rim Garrison 501st Member Page: http://www.501st.com/members/displaymemberdetails.php?userID=27514 Armor: ATA Helmet: ATA Blaster: Doopydoos with self-made mods Boots: Imperial Boots Canvas Belt: Imperial Issue Hand Plates: justjoseph63 (silicon rubber) Electronics: Aker M1505 with condenser mic, white iPhone 5 with TrooperTalk app, self-made dual 5 volt blower helmet cooling Neck Seal: Imperial Boots Holster: Darman's Props Photos: Front - Arms at Side Back - Arms at Side Left - Arms Raised Right - Arms Raised Right Side Detail - Arms Raised Left Side Detail - Arms Raised Abdomen Details Action Shots Cod and Butt Plate Attachment Interior Strapping Helmet Front Helmet Right Side Helmet Left Side Helmet Back Hovi Tip Detail Lens Colour Blaster Left Blaster Right Blaster Detail Neck Seal Thermal Detonator - Back Holster Attachment Thank you so very much for your consideration and your time. I really appreciate it. Exciting times!!!

Thanks Dan! Means a lot coming from you! Your build thread was my go to!

Okay, here we go... Very very close to done. This was a very quick build-time...going for maximum effect with minimal time and effort. Got it done in about 3 weeks, even out of town for business for some of that. I went a bit more minimal on weathering (wanted the look of a newish gun). Every mod I did do was with items sourced or made myself. I think this will be a good trooping gun and I'm not as afraid to break something if something goes horribly wrong. Thanks to Dan/Cable-guy for the Hengslter counter image. It's perfect! The one mod that I have left to do is the reset button. I'll do that in the next couple of days. Just did brass weathering on the brass parts, of course, but the screw in the Hengstler top cap is also brass, so a little weathering highlight on that sucker for realism. I didn't do the solder pins. Not all E11's have them, and I don't want those sharp pokey bits on my trooping gun. I used Rustoleum primer, flat black and gloss black. I didn't go for any texture, because I want to be completely true to the 60's Sterlings that were used. Also, I dry brush weathered, because I definitely like the look and control of that method the best and I'm thinking the overall paint finish may ultimately prove more durable. The Rustoleum flat black isn't quite perfect (as satin would have been), but I will be rubbing a light coat of bees wax on all the flat black bits. I've tested this and it creates a perfect satin paint over metal look, creates good depth and realism and just makes the detail pop a bit more. I'll do that when the weathering highlights are cured. Getting the lenses in is tricky, as others have noted. One of the more critical moments of the build. I went with E6000, placed in the cavity, right at the point that the lens would stop. I used a tweezer type of tool, positioned it best I could over the cavity, and quickly pushed the lens down with my finger into position. Worked well. I put the reticle right behind the lens, held in place by 2 tiny fragments of scotch tape...so that it's not visible at all. In stead of paying $50 for a pack of printable overhead sheets, I just had a single transparent page printed through Staples Copy and Print with the reticules on them. Cost me 3 bucks. Can't wait for my first troop! I'll put in my EIB and Centurion apps pretty soon too...I want them to be with leather boots though, so I'm waiting on my Imperial Boots order to arrive!

Heyya Dan! Actually, it should be done today or tomorrow. I'll post some pics as soon as it's done. It doesn't quite have all the mods of yours, but I didn't want the build time to take too long...excited to get out to my first troop! Thanks again bud, for your help! Greatly appreciated!

Thanks so much for this. Really appreciate you taking the time to respond.

I've searched these forums and teh nets for two hours, looking for a file to make realistic printable numbers for the Hengstler. Anyone have a PSD, or something editable that they can share please? Thanks heaps, in advance!

Yeah, that's good feedback. I'm going to stay away. Unfortunately TK boots is done ... just selling their dwindled remaining stock and no boots in my size. I'm just doing the wait for Imperial Boots. Was hoping for something a little quicker as I'm dying to start trooping, but it's worth the wait to get it done right.

Armour is done, and I want proper boots for EIB and Centurion applications. The boots are the last thing. Just excited to get going and would rather not have to wait another month, minimum. Anyway, if you could comment on the boots in my question above, that would be helpful and I'd be really appreciative.