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No worries man, I think I got to wrapped up in Centurion submission, so I didn't mean to steer you wrong. I may have gotten overzealous in my attempt to help. Helmet - Looks like ear bump stripe is a requirement for Centurion, not EIB (whoops) Hovi Mic tips - Not explicitly on the EIB requirements, but I have seen it referenced (up to you) Back trimmed evenly - Again, not explicitly on EIB, so its your call. I might not be seeing the picture right Shoulder bells closer- I have seen this called out on EIB submissions, but its not explicitly on the CRL. Your approver will let you know Knee Ammo Pack - I might not be seeing the picture right, so I didn't know. TD Clips - All the reference pictures I have seen has the clips tight to the TD tube, but it falls yet again into up to you. Don't take my comments for anything other than surface value, your kit does look really sharp. I'm just trying to help.

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1. Thomas P. Harvey III 2. Centurion #368 3. TK-52811 4. letter size 5. Tony Please and thank you. http://www.whitearmor.net/eib/certificates/52811-centurion.png

edit: I am over the moon right now, but uhhhhhh..small request, my rank above my pic is Cenurion. Can someone correct it?

I can easily rotate it around when I get home. It seems to rotate pretty freely.

Overall it looks pretty sharp, but I did notice a few things. Hovi mic tips need to be a bit weathered and white around the edges. Looks like your ear bumps are missing a black stripe, I can't really see one. Good work on the vocoder, it looks real sharp. Great work on the ears, there is almost no gap. The ammo pack on your knee looks crooked, is it how your leg is positioned? I would try to bring your shoulder bells in a little closer to your should strap. it looks like you have about a cm of gap, and that will bring your bells in closer to your body. Has the back of your helmet been trimmed evenly? In the rear helmet picture and the rear body shot it looks like the left rear side is significantly larger than the right side. Not a real comment, but your TD clips have pretty squared edges. You might want to sand those down and round them a bit to avoid scratching your armour or yourself. Love the belt, your side gaps look great. Your clips could be tighter as well, it looks like they aren't flush all the way around.

Not sure about this one. The CRL doesn't mention brass, and the latest approved Centurion submission had a nickel plated, not brass, cod rivet.

If you are having issues with your bicep armour slipping down, look up a tutorial for Han Hooks. They can help with that. ukswrath makes them in one of his build threads, and they are approvable up through Centurion if you decide to take it that far.

This will be a great resource for people! I remember a few weeks ago when I submitted my initial photos to my GML and I was sweating it pretty hard. This would have made it a little less nerve wracking.

Awesome job!

Is this a kit, or a complete unit?

I used the soft side of velcro, which I had readily available and works pretty well for me. There are a dozen ways to skin that cat though.

Awesome! Make sure to have your camera at the ready and ask lots of questions first. That was my big mistake, and I regret not doing it early on in my build.

General Information Name: Tom Harvey FISD Name: Poseidon Legion ID#: 52811 (http://501st.com/members/displaymemberdetails.php?userID=26438) Garrison: Garrison Titan Mandatory Information Armor Maker: Troopermaster Helmet Maker: Troopermaster Blaster Type: E-11, Resin cast, Doopydoos Additional Information Height: 5' 9" Weight: 165 lbs Boots: TK Boots Canvas Belt: Self made Hand Plates: Trooperbay Neck Seal: Self made Holster: Trooperbay Centurion Level Rivets: Trooperbay Centurion Level Screws: Justjoseph Build Thread: EIB Submission Centurion recommendations from EIB [X] Trim down shoulder bells [X] Fix Thermal Detonator screws [X] Correct holster mounts Photos Body Action Ab detail Cod detail Interior Strapping Closeup of shoulders with 1/4 elastic Legs - Thigh with ammo box Knee with sniper plate Arms Hands Belt Thermal detonator Helmet E-11 Neckseal Boots Helmet off Thanks for your time and consideration!

Next up is the changing out the belt mounts for the holster From the EIB thread: "Holster mounts. Snap base mounts are too large, they should be smaller, similar to cap rivets or Chicago screws. If you stall want to make the holster removable there's a couple tutorials out there illustrating how to take Chicago screws and install them so they also double as snaps. " Alrighty, a bit too big. I decided to go with Chicago screws as they were more readily available. I still wanted to keep the snap functionality, so I decided to adapt the Chicago screws to the male snaps. I used two different punches for this. Here I am using the more pointed one to remove the snap backing. It was much easier than drilling them out. I was able to salvage some of the male snaps. Waste not want not. Here is the Chicago screw that I plan on using. 1/4 inch in height A wee bit too big, not a problem. Rather then use a drill (as I have seen in other tutorials) and go slow, I opted to use the pin punch to widen out the hole. This is the added benefit of self centering, and I was not worrying about crushing the the snap whilst holding it with pliers. Plus more material. You can't tell, but there is a hole below the punch, to allow the punch to sink in a bit. More art than science, but there is a fair amount of room for error. Tap it down with a hammer. Easy-peasy lemon squeezy Now I normally use an awl to put stuff through fabric. More threads means stronger grip, and an awl just pushes stuff out of the way. Not this time. The Chicago screws were a bit to wide to get through two layers of canvas and two layers of elastic. I had to use my trusty leather hole punch Now I used my larger, more shallow punch to widen out the hole on the Chicago screw to give it something to grip onto inside the male snap A couple of taps with a hammer..and Repeat as necessary Not in my hardsuit, but here you can see it holding up my E-11 In the future I will probably add a piece of plastic to avoid blaster droop. But that is a project for another day. Side question, anyone think this worth putting in the tutorials section?

Next up, the forearms. I didn't get dinged on it for my submission, but according to the CRL " No return edge on the inside of the front of the forearm is allowed. " Here is where we started from. No bueno A touch with the belt sander, courtesy of Ryobi and... I also cleaned up the cover strips in a few places that I thought stuck out a bit too much. Also, you can't really tell, but I gave it a minor dip around the wrists so it wouldn't dig in so much either.

Next up, TD screws. I had black screws before, but I needed pan head, slotted for Centurion "The TD screws are to be pan head and slotted." So lets make it happen. Here is what I started with. No bueno. Proper screws, courtesy of justjoseph Got them lead in, mostly so I had something to hold them while I sanded/painted 200 grit sandpaper to give the paint something to grip Coat of paint All screwed in. You can probably get away with using a plastic butter knife so you don't damage your paint job. All done!

What is up my dudes? I got my approval for EIB (no biggie) and my suggestions for Centurion. After a few weeks I finally had some time in the garage to work on them, so here is my progress with that. First up was the shoulder bells. I needed to reduce the gap. Here is where I started Mark up the edges... Some trimming... A little bit of sanding, and we're done!

Thomas P. Harvey III TK-52811 EIB letter size Tony http://www.whitearmor.net/eib/certificates/52811-eib.png

Its a cover plate for your Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator, all the best Stormtrooper kits have them! j/k I am looking forward to watching your build.

In the front picture, the elbow gaps in your arms are very different in size. Do you know what is causing that?

Nice. I will experiment a bit with this today.

Do you mean 4mm pop rivets?

Awesome! Time to get to work.

Not really an EIB concern I suppose, but your thighs look very tall. It looks like they are impacting your cod and could at best impede walking, and at worst pinch you in a sensitive area. You might want a picture of the D ring on your blaster as well. Other than that, looking good!