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Adi,
The only photo I'm going to request before moving forward is the left side ab details showing the rivets please.
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Hi Adi,
Thank you for your patience & I'll apologize for the delay.
It looks like you've gotten some great advice from your fellow troopers. I will start going through the requirement to make sure we have everything we need and I'll get back to you shortly!
Thank again!
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Hi Dane, welcome to FISD looks like everyone’s pointing you in the right direction, an like Ben has said make sure you sign up on fl501st.com or if you plan on going to MegaCon stop by and introduce yourself, I’ll be trooping on Saturday!
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Welcome Brian to the FISD! If you have'nt found it yet I would check out our Getting Started Page You'll find everything from supply list,check list and some great build threads and also what it takes to take your armor to the next level.
Good luck in your journey.
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Welcome Rob! Like all have said before me you'll find a ton of information here and the first cut is the hardest. I remember starting with the hand guards thinking worst case is I can easily get a set of silicone ones. And I would also suggest studying ukswrath Anovos build You'll find 99.99999% of us refer to his highly detailed build threads.
Any questions start a build thread so you'll be able to post photos and ask as they arise!
Best of luck on your journey.
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Hi Colin,
Thanks for your patience, looks as if @gmrhodes13 has given you some great advise and he is correct when saying the Thermal Detonator screws will need to be change out before we can continue.
Per our CRL Level two certification (if applicable):
- Clips shall be attached with slotted, pan head style screws, and be black (two per clip).
And We also need you to trim the bottom of the cover strips on your thighs as they shouldn't go below the ridges
And lastly if you could also post a picture of the D ring on the back of your blaster I'd appreciate it.
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Welcome to the FISD Dakota! Like my fellow troopers above have said If you haven done so I would start by reading this section here!
You’ll find just about everything you think of when it comes to getting started and your armor needs! You'll also find our fellow trooper justjoseph63 has put together a great and very useful checklist of what you’ll need other then that amazing white shiny stuff. I found that personally it came in extremely helpful for my build.
Once that has been all decided upon then I would dive into our EIB / Centurion sections and find out which a little extra effort you can get on screen accuracy.
Hope that helps point you in the right direction, I know its a ton of information and a good size financial commitment so if any other questions come up feel free to ask.
Its why we’re here “ Troopers helping Troopers”
Best of luck in your journey.
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14 hours ago, alotmorestuff said:
Thank you Mike and fellow troopers! I enjoyed this process, and am happy with the results. I appreciate all the suggestions, and will definitely continue making adjustments!
Thanks again for your quick responses Josh & Welcome to EIB!
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Hi Colin,
Thanks you for you application for EIB.
Like your other troopers have stated your missing a few photos that we require. The easiest way is like gmrhodes has described above.
i personally use Imgur, its easy and free.
I've also added a copy of the EIB Photo Checklist. Once we have everything in place we can move forward.
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Hi Josh
Thanks for your patience and for your application for EIB!
CRL and EIB Application Requirements;
All required photos have been submitted and on behalf of the entire D.O Staff Welcome to the rank of Expert Infantry.
Congratulations!
Armor Fit / Assembly;
In this are we review observations made by your fellow troopers and DO team. Some observations may lead to suggestions to improve the overall look of your armor.
Great job on taking the initiative and really jumping on on all of the suggestions from your fellow troopers who have made this journey before, from cleaning up the paint from the frown down and adding some white to the Hovi tips. And like Sha Sha has stated, you being my first application I was probably a little to thorough but that should give you a head start with Centurion. if you choose to take it to that level.
Chest & Ab Section
Really clean build, I like to measure a build with what the public doesn't see and the interior of your midsection really shines through, I like the way you did the interior strapping with combining the original bracket style with the security of some snaps. And the before and after photo of the button detail on the abs shows what a difference maybe an ⅛ of an inch can make. And nice job on taking your fellow troopers advice on the drop boxes.
The last thing I would suggest is your left forearm is a bit long or your bicep could come up a bit so it’s not touching the hand plates
While this won’t hold you back, it looks as if your shins could have a little tighter / more taper to them. Take a look at the attached photo and you can see the difference and it will really take your kit looking like you just walked off the screen.
Centurion Requirements;
In this section we prepare you for Centurion. Because Centurion photos show more detail than EIB, items pertaining to Centurion might be seen here and not here and additional photos may be required. We try to point out all that we can see, but the final accuracy is the responibility of the trooper.
Helmet;
The lower screws in your helmet will need to be changed out to a flat head style screw pictured below. (This is a common issue with Anovos Helmets)
Ear screws shall be slotted, flat topped, countersunk and painted white.
Shoulders;
This should be a quick fix, looking at your white shoulder strapping it looks as if you have the snaps attached towards the outside edge. Attaching them on the opposite sides should take care of this. you can also cut the return edge shown as well and that should take care of it. (I would do one at a time and check the fit)
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There should be a minimal gap between the shoulder armor and the chest/back plates.
Congratulations Trooper & Hope to see you move to Centurion!
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Again Josh great job on the fixes so far & we're almost there, just a couple more things.
This could be a slight adjustment when putting your forearms on but ideally, the cover strips on the forearms/biceps could line up better.
The ends of the TD clips should be square, not rounded.
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Onto your blaster,
All Hyperfirm blasters seem to come a bit over weathered. Remember that things like grips, t tracks, and hengstler counters were all plastic and shouldn't have metallic weathering.
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Real Sterling grip
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Great job on fixing the frown and ab buttons! And like others have suggested trimming the ab plate will also bring your kit to that next level. And as long as you used E6000 it should come off with a little persuasion.
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Hey Josh, Can you upload a close up of the crown on your helmet, the one thing I can’t tell from the photos is if the gray on the frown extends to the lip or if it’s just a shadow? (Anovos is notorious for this) but no worries nothing a little mineral spirits and a toothpick can’t fix
. Take a look at the attached and you’ll see what we’re aiming for. 
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Thanks for the quick response & I’ll be with you shortly.
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Josh,
Thanks again for your application for EIB & like gmrhodes says "just a couple of things you could improve on to really shine:"
Before we get into details I would like to see a couple more photos.
1) The right side of the helmet, specifically the ear and showing all three screws
2) Thermal Detonator with a tape measure or ruler showing the lenght
3) Close up of the Ab buttons
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Hey Josh, Thank you for your EIB application, I will be going over it and to make sure all the required photos have beed submitted and then we'll proceed from there.
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Hello Vicki & Welcome to FISD. As everyone has said you are in great hands with Teresa!!
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Welcome Tyler,
Pensacola would put you in Parjai Squad so check out the Florida Garrisons site as well.
If you haven done so I would start by reading this section here!
You’ll find just about everything you think of when it comes to getting started and your armor needs! Speaking of armor needs our fellow Trooper and Deployment Office justjoseph63 has put together a great and very useful checklist of what you’ll need other then that amazing white shiny stuff. I found that personally it came in extremely helpful for my build.
Once that has been all decided upon then I would dive into our EIB / Centurion sections and find out which a little extra effort you can get on screen accuracy.
Hope that helps point you in the right direction, I know its a ton of information and a good size financial commitment so if any other questions come up feel free to ask.
Its why we’re here “ Troopers helping Troopers”
Best of luck in your journey.
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Welcome to the FISD!!
Doppys is a great way to jump down the rabbit hole. I think just about everyone on the boards has built their kit at one time or another..
If you haven done so I would start by reading this section here!
You’ll find just about everything you think of when it comes to getting started and your armor needs! Speaking of armor needs our fellow Trooper and Deployment Office justjoseph63 has put together a great and very useful checklist of what you’ll need other then that amazing white shiny stuff. I found that personally it came in extremely helpful for my build.
Once that has been all decided upon then I would dive into our EIB / Centurion sections and find out which a little extra effort you can get on screen accuracy.
Hope that helps point you in the right direction, I know its a ton of information and a good size financial commitment so if any other questions come up feel free to ask.
Its why we’re here “ Troopers helping Troopers”
Best of luck in your journey.
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Hi Dave
Welcome to the FISD!!
If you haven done so I would start by reading this section here!
You’ll find just about everything you think of when it comes to getting started and your armor needs! Speaking of armor needs our fellow Trooper and Deployment Office justjoseph63 has put together a great and very useful checklist of what you’ll need other then that amazing white shiny stuff. I found that personally it came in extremely helpful for my build.
Once that has been all decided upon then I would dive into our EIB / Centurion sections and find out which a little extra effort you can get on screen accuracy.
And if you haven't found our FOTK section yet its located here!
Hope that helps point you in the right direction, I know its a ton of information and a good size financial commitment so if any other questions come up feel free to ask.
Its why we’re here “ Troopers helping Troopers”
Best of luck in your journey.
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On 2/22/2019 at 8:32 AM, JFarwell said:
Thanks. Ya I hear that feedback is a problem. And to get that really nice sound out of it . What would be the best way to at least hide the feedback.
The best way would be to isolate the mic from the speaker, you'll run into your biggest problems when your mic is able to pick up what's coming out of your speaker.
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Welcome to the ranks Trooper!!
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Welcome Capt!
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He's a special Trooper that's for sure. I have had the pleasure of meeting and Trooping with TK-11 on his last trip to Disney.
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TK-32294 Requesting ANH Stunt EIB Status [ATA] (907)
in Request Expert Infantry Status
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Thank you for the quick response Adi! I'll get back to you shortly!