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Hey Justin and welcome to FISD As to the wrist end of the forearm my advise would be to make it as snug as possible, just barely getting your hand through. At the elbow I would start by removing all return on the inner half and then remove gradually from the outer if needs be

Hi again Looking at your forearms it appears there´s some return edge left, I looked at your EIB and the lighting in that photo was different so that´s why I didn´t spot it there.

Hi Simon and thank you for your Centurion application - sorry for the slight delay, I´ll start workin on it

I see you already found it

Welcome to the Legion Trooper

I´m sorry but no, we don´t do any pre-approval. As you wait for your blaster you do however have the time to go over the EIB and Centurion requirements in the CRL as well as going over the recently approved applications and compare to your suit, that way you should be up to snuff ones the review takes flight

Hi again James and thank you for your EIB application. In this review I will ensure that your armor follows the requirements set out in the CRL L2 Expert Infantry Badge and also point out what I can to prepare you for Centurion, should you choose to apply. I hope you do! Let´s get started shall we! CRL and EIB Application Requirements: All required submission photos have been posted and I am very pleased to announce your armor displays all the necessary elements to qualify for ANH Stunt Expert Infantry. On behalf of myself and the entire D.O.Team, Congratulations! Other-Armor Fit/Assembly: In this section we review observations made by your fellow troopers and ourselves. Some observations may lead to suggestions to improve the overall look of your armor. Note that we consider both text (CRL) and pictures (screen caps/reference images) when reviewing submissions As we navigate through this review we are going to start from the top and work our way down. Starting with the helmet we suggest giving it a poke so it sits a bit more straight. Next up we have the posterior plate and some tighter strapping should keep it in check. The thigh ammo pack rivet appears to be a tad big and a bit to close to the corner compared to screen used suits, not a big deal but worth to mention for those striving for screen accuracy. Moving on to the shins we just like to mention that the ends of the sniper knee were trimmed with more of a straight line. Let´s move on! Centurion Requirements: In this section we prepare you for Centurion. More photos may be requested in the future that allow us to make better decisions on possible adjustment etc. If there are any areas of concern they will be discussed here. Because Centurion photos show much more detail than EIB, items pertaining to Centurion might be seen there and not here. We try to point out all we can from what is seen but the final accuracy is the responsibility of the trooper. Below you will find areas that will need to be adressed for a future succesfull Centurion Application. Starting with the shoulder bells we need you to close that gap to a minimum and by the looks of things it should be as easy as just keeping your shoulders neutral. Moving on we have the Han-snap and it should be in the top corner, currently yours is to far in and needs to be moved. Rivets are to be painted white so some touching up is in order. The bracket screws could also use some paint while you´re at it, not mandatory though, just a suggestion keeping you looking sharp. Moving on to the belt is should come up just a smidgen for a crisp Centurion look. While looking at the cloth postion of the belt it´s suprising to see an RS belt crease like that, none the less it´s a no go for Centurion, as per L3: canvas belt must be firm/sturdy in appearance. No creasing or sagging. Lastly we have the dropboxes and a strategic dab of glue should do the trick in holding them were they need to be - at the end of the ammo belt. And that´s it, some small tweeks and it´s off to Centurion but first, enjoy beeing the newest Expert Infantry Man for the Empire

Hi Andre Nice work on your armor, however, we are unable to proceed with your application at this point in time due to the lack of a blaster. Having a blaster in optional for Basic 501st approval but it’s a mandatory item for Expert Infantry and Centurion. The CRL text is admittedly a bit vague but for higher levels all the items listed in either blue (EIB) or red (Centurion) must be present. It’s also an item clearly stated in the EIB photo checklist. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but maybe you can get a Hasbro toy blaster and convert it and still abide by local laws. Regards Daniel

Hi Jesús Thank you for your EIB application - just hang in there while we work through the list

Hi Stuart Joseph beat me too it, it’s like he said shimming from the kidney is what you do and I also recommend taking his advise on the rivets

Hi James and thank you for your EIB application, just letting you know that I will start the review Not too sure you weigh 200kg though

Congrats on second EIB

Hi again Stuart I´ve been going over your photos and currently your side gaps are to big at this point. As per CRL the gaps are no more than 1/2inch (12.5mm). I´m not sure if this can be acheived with tighter strapping or if you will need shims. For L2 shims sit flush and seams are allowed but not for L3 so if your going with shims you could do the work to make them seamless at the same time. Keep going Stuart - you got this

Hi No I meant to update the first post to have the correct photos. There are quite a few photos that’s not needed and the added photos are in following posts so it’s a long post to look over. But to avoid confusion and accidently removing photos that should have been there you can leave it as it is, I’ll get cracking

Well, I’m not using my FO-pack and don’t think I ever will so I’m considering selling it, you can check it out on my build. I had it approved so there’s nothing wrong with it If you want to get the kit, I bought it from BSP (backstageprops) on FB. EDIT: It´s sold

Oops, sorted

Jim is great Atleast you can start on the armor while you wait on the helmet

Yeeez...was the box damaged?

Wohoo! Happy BBB-day!

I need an action photo for the EIB processing thread - thanks

Hi again Tuomas and thank you for your EIB application. (For those looking at this review for their own future application please be aware that this review is made in appliance to the previous CRL, meaning that there are elements in this review that are suggestions that will be manadatory for those beeing reviewed according to the current CRL as per regulations stipulated for when the changes would take affect, you can read about it in this NL https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/47339-june-fisd-newsletter-2019/) In this review I will ensure that your armor follows the requirements set out in the CRL L2 Expert Infantry Badge and also point out what I can to prepare you for Centurion, should you choose to apply. I hope you do! Let´s get started shall we! CRL and EIB Application Requirements: All required submission photos have been posted and I am very pleased to announce your armor displays all the necessary elements to qualify for ANH Stunt Expert Infantry. On behalf of myself and the entire D.O.Team, Congratulations! Other-Armor Fit/Assembly: In this section we review observations made by your fellow troopers and ourselves. Some observations may lead to suggestions to improve the overall look of your armor. As we navigate through this review we are going to start from the top and work our way down. We start with the helmet and although there are examples of brows in different positions we feel that the intended look is what´s seen below - a clear gap between the eyes and the brow trim. Just something to consider. Here we suggest some additional trimming to reduce that "sleepy-look". Again, just something to consider. As seen in the reference image and on the majority of the Stunt helmets the most forward stripe has a lean forward to it, a simple "fix" for added ANH magic would be to add a stripe leaning forward. The vocoder is pretty good as it is but it seems that on the 3 middle ones the paint extend past the molded part and the side one could be a little rounder. If you want to look into that, a toothpick and or miniral spirits will have this sorted in no time. Again, nice paint job but that blue one could be a little smaller. We continue on with our nit-picking in our quest to help you be all you can be. As seen the control panel should but-up to the clips or vice versa. Another one of those small things that will add to that sleek look would be to fill in those gaps with some abs paste. Looking at your cover strips we see that your cuts are a bit steep compared to the movie suits. Not a big deal but worth mention none the less. Here we suggest some trimming to get closer to the on-screen sniper knees. And that´s it! Congratulations Let´s move on to the next step! Centurion Requirements: In this section we prepare you for Centurion. More photos may be requested in the future that allow us to make better decisions on possible adjustment etc. If there are any areas of concern they will be discussed here. Because Centurion photos show much more detail than EIB, items pertaining to Centurion might be seen there and not here. We try to point out all we can from what is seen but the final accuracy is the responsibility of the trooper. Below you will find areas that will need to be adressed for a future succesfull Centurion Application We start with the shoulders and although they are pretty good we need you to close that top gap as well. The elastic is beeing pulled out by the shoulder bells so finding stronger elastic, double up on the elastic or using canvas should have this sorted. Next up we have the belt and we need you to shift it to the left, when looking at the drop boxes the issue gets more visible and needs to be amended. The left drop box is slightly too far in on the belt itself but the belt still needs moving for it to look right. Staying focused on the belt next task is to raise it as seen below for a crisp Centurion-look. Moving on we have a heads up to make sure the drop boxes are in the correct position, a strategic dab of glue and you`re golden every time you suit up. Lastly we need you to tone down the weathering on the scope, the E-11s in the movie were mostly all black but minor weathering and/or base metal exposure are allowed. Again congratulations on a job well done - now head on out making the Empire proud as it´s newest Expert Infantry Man

Hi Stuart and welcome back. I would like you to update the first post with all the required photos and remove those that shouldn´t be reviewed, that would make this process alot smoother - thanks

Hike it up as far as you can, think of it as a ”cup” and if needs be you lower the back plate. As for shoulder bridges I would trim them straight with the sides to match and cut the ends closer to the last bump. Here’s some shoulder bridge reference for you

The ears are the same for Stunt and Sandtrooper, only different on a Hero TK that has 3 bumps instead of four

Looking good Dan You might consider "raising" those middle ones a tad though