CrookKnight

Thank. Good idea about the pouches. The thought did not even cross my mind that I could use them for stuff. Right now they are just stuffed with paper towels.

Finally finished my new ammo belt. No drop boxes. 2 pouches. Still have to weather it. Should be ready to go for EIB soon.

Check out what arrived today. Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk

OK. Here we go. I fixed the ammo belt and drop boxes per your instructions listed above. I also took 4 new pictures. 2 actions shots and 2 side shots (as instructed). Looking at the photos I can see a complete difference from when I first submitted to now. Especially in regards to the sides of the armor (kidney to ab connection. I think it looks a lot better. Thank you for all of the advise.

Andrew, Not a problem. Do you want my side shots with my hands up or at my side. Also, I will go ahead and make the adjustments to the drop boxes on my belt as you suggested. Should be able to get these posted by Saturday (here on the east coast in USA). Thanks for all of your help. It has not been easy converting this armor to meet EIB requirements.

Christian, Thank you for the insight. The first 2 pictures I had to take in a mirror, so they do look backwards. Per your recommendation, I labelled them, since it did appear to be confusing. Thank you for the comments.

Thanks. Good luck to you also. Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk

Below are the pictures of the ab to kidney plate locations. I have removed all of the shims and old pop rivets. New proper rivets have been installed and strapping has been put in place. All openings are less than 1/2". Please let me know if I need to do anything else to this portion of the armor. Thank you. Right Side (Photo taken in mirror) Left Side (Photo taken in mirror) Left Side (Not taken in mirror)

I would like 2 patches. Thank you.

Put me down for 2

Disregard my last post. Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk

Who do we contact to make a patch run? Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk

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Thanks. Appreciate all of the advice. Definitely looking forward to when my DLT 19 comes in. Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk

Looking good.[emoji41] Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk

Ok. Today I submitted to my GML for HWT Approval. I changed my battle damage to a black paint, in lieu of the silver metallic. I think it looks better. My DLT-19 was lost in the mail, so I used my E-11 Elite Hyperfirm Blaster for the pictures. Once I get the DLT-19 I will take new photos. You will notice that I have the ammo boxes and holster on in the pictures. I will be switching them out with another belt that has the 2 ammo pouches in lieu of the ammo boxes and holster, once my fabric arrives. However, for level 1, it is acceptable to have the ammo boxes, per the CRL. Thank you for everyone's input over the last couple of months. It has been very helpful. I also added battle damage to my HWT pack. Hopefully everything goes well, cannot wait to join the HWT ranks. Below are some of the pictures. Ignore the snaps you can see between the top of my thigh armor and the bottom of my ab armor. I forgot to snap them together. Usually, my thigh armor sits higher on my legs when I actually remember to snap them together. Since I did not notice this until after I took off all of my armor, I decided not to retake the pictures. I will wait until I have my DLT-19 and my other ammo belt.

Is there anything else I need to do?

So, how do we get this process started? Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk

Thank you. I welcomed all of the advice from everyone and found it very helpful. Before I go for Centurion, I am going to change the remainder of the interior strapping and work on removing the side shims (if I can get them off). I know everyone is busy, so I appreciate the feedback. Just getting excited like a child.

Is there anything else I need to do in order to obtain EIB Status?

Thanks. I am using a silver metallic washable paint. I can get it off pretty easy and back on. I like the way it looks. Plus if I need to be shiny for something, it will be easy to do.

Just finished adding some battle damage. Using metallic washable paint. Let me know what you think.

I have software that could make this happen easy and efficiently.