TheSwede

Congratulations Sven

What he ^^ said - Keep going you’ll get there

Apart from a rushed assembly and test-fitting I think it looks great

Because of dreamers like myself who really hope that this beautiful armor will ship

Best of luck

It was our pleasure Lars

Hi again Lars and thank you for your EIB application! In this review I will ensure that your armor follows the requriments 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 , thank you for making all the requested fixes and now 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 with the helmet and work our way down the front and then turn to the back - let´s get started shall we! Thank you for amending the cover strip length on the thighs therefore those won´t be mentioned here The overall look of your helmet is great and we only have a few touching-up suggestions here. First would be to go over those black outlines as they are a bit thick, a bit of extra grey will go along way. This goes for all the tears and traps but we opted to use this one pic to make the suggestion. Moving on to the tubestripes we can see that this side has a bit of a slant to it. Not a huge deal by any means but worth mentioning as we want you to look your absolute best. Lastly on helmet if you would like to go the extra mile for that Epic ANH-look you could consider extending the frown paint a bit to the sides, it beeing adding an extra tooth or simly making that last grey extend more. Yours is very nicely painted so this would just be the icing on the cake so to speak. Moving on the the ab buttons we noticed that the larger one seems to be missing that flat edge and the smaller one still has some return edge left. If possible, we suggest removing the two and then add some backing to the bigger one and trim the smaller one to be more in keeping with the originals. The painted buttons could also use some TLC as they are a bit ”rough around the edges” Great job in fixing the angled cuts as mentioned by your fellow Trooper and if you want to take another step closer to screen accuracy you could always trim some more off the edges. Same goes here, you did great in fitting that ammo knee and with slightly more trimming it would be spot on screen accurate. Lastly for the front we have a simple dressing issue, your left shin is ever so slightly misbehaving. Suggestion - removing all bottom return edge and making the shin as snug as possible around the ankle/boot or have your wrangler to be on the look out during Troops Turning to the back we suggest adding those angled cuts back for added ANH magic and recommend some trimming for comfort/mobility. It will also make the armor look a bit cleaner. And that´s it for this EIB Review - again Congratulations! Let´s move on! Centurion Suggestions: 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 Using the same format we start at the top and work our way down. Starting with the helmet, the mic tips themselves are great but we need you to move the screens closer to the front as seen in the ref pic. Moving on - your shoulder bells are nicely butted upp against the shoulder bridges but as per CRL there should be a minimal gap between the shoulder armor and the chest and back plate. The left one is pretty good but we drew an ideal line to shoot for. To make this happen we suggest trimming down the lower return edge of the bells and that should help in closing that gap and, as we will be adressing shortly, trimming down the biceps will do wonders. The original bells were trimmed with a curve as seen below and that also makes the gaps smaller and could be worth looking in to. Moving to the arms we feel that those flat edges needs to be reduced before you apply for Centurion, idealy that flat surface is hidden by the cover strip. With the original armor that is not always possible so there are exceptions but for the most parts it´s hidden. If one is a bigger trooper needing more space then bigger coverstrips would be our suggestion in order to even out that cover strip/flat edge ratio. The key here is to maintain a uniform look and there is a clear difference between the left and right bicep (left looks great). You appear to have ample space so reducing the width of the armor itself will look much better and as a bonus it gives you the opportunity to get some nice taper on the armor parts for that sleek ANH-look. Moving to the belt, raising the left side (as looking at it) and leveling it out will make it ideal. As per CRL: The top of the ammo belt should sit at or just below the bottom of the abdomen button panels. Next we have the drop boxes and as per CRL they need to be vertically alligned with the end of the ammo belt. After moving them, a dab of glue will keep them in place and you will look the part everytime you suit-up Staying focused on the drop boxes we advise you to shorten those straps. Even though one could argue that gap to be minimal, when compairing with the Movie-Troopers we can see that they have theirs closer to the belt. If you were to trim the ammo belt as previously suggested then that gap would definitely be to big so why not go all in and trim the belt/move the boxes /shorten the straps Turning to the left side, idealy there´s no gap and by the looks of things a simple strapping adjustment should do the trick. That´s it for the front so now we turn the attention to the back. Starting with the shoulders and as with the front they stand to come closer to the back/chest plate. Same advise as for the front - reducing the size of the biceps and lower bell return egdes Thanks for making the requested EIB fix on the TD and just as a reminder, as stated earlier in the thread prior to this review, these clips will need to be replaced for Centurion due to those extra holes - let us know if you need any help in locating a vendor or in how to make your own. Dropping down to the thighs we see alot of flat area here as well that needs to be reduced. As for the arms you seem to have room to downsize the armor itself so that will be our Go-To advise for, you guessed it, that sleek ANH look If you decide to go for it we suggest trimming the left leg cover strip a tad more. All done! Head on out feeling proud beeing an Expert infantry-man and we hope to see you back for a Centurion Application

What he ^^ said - an excellent build altogether Looking forward to your EIB and Centurion submissions

Good call! You will be so much happier in the end

Hi Trina I just noticed you haven´t included pics of your blaster showing both sides, could you please upload one of the "hengstler side" - thanks in advance and appologies I didn´t spot that at the beginning.

Yes

From what I can see it looks good Question, did you trim all the return edge at the wrist? Easier to get your hand through and is Centurion ready and also allows you to keep it as snug as possible for a nice tapered look

Tell me about it - got one from stormtrooperundersuit and after test fitting and 2 Troops it´s pretty much toast Good thing I got some armor and gaskets coming from Anovos at any moment now to cheer me up

Hey Trina and thank you for your EIB Application Like others said - great job in sizing the armor to fit A couple of things before we can get started: # Photos showing the inner fixings of knee ammo belt. # Photo of TD showing all 4 screws. # Hardest part - CRL L2 states: Sniper knee plate must be aligned with the ridges on the shin. The sniper plate holds some challenges for alot of Trooper and one way of dealing with it is to off-set the shin itself, others use brute force with clamps and magnets. If you would like a second opinion before you try and re-attach you can always post some new pics showing the sniper knee straight on from the sides as the pics you provided has an angle to them and I can take another look - and I might seem a bit picky about the left one (in this pic) but from the looks of things as the right (in this pic) need some re-alligning I figured I draw that up to, but anyway, if you like to post some more pics I´d be happy to take a look at them

Hi Brendan I know Andy is hard at work on your application but I just want to confirm that your belt hight is good to go

My pleasure Aaron And to be perfectly clear: although we would love to see you attend to all suggestions the only mandatory fixes are those on the Centurion section. In other words the helmet is good to go for Centurion as it stands But there´s no rush - enjoy the promotion - build the next costume - work on improvements little by little when you have the time - then submitt and rock a clean Centurion application

Hi Aaron and thank you for your EIB application - we just love it when Troopers go that extra mile to look their best and for that I salute you In this review I will ensure that your armor follows the requriments set out in the CRL L2 Expert Infantry and also point out what I can to prepare you for Centurion, should you choose to apply. I hope you do! Before we start I want to apologize for some of the pics that somehow have poor resolution, they were fine when I edited them but upon posting they changed. Instead of keeping you waiting I still feel they are good enough to work with. Let´s get started shall we! CRL and EIB Application Requirements: All required submission photos have been posted and after the clean up work on the frown 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. Staff, 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. You have a great looking set of armor Aaron and you should be proud! Albeit at first glance, it may seem like alot but most of my suggestions that follow below are minor. Starting from the helmet and working our way down. You have a nice high brow worthy of a Sandtrooper, however the Stunts typically have a sligtly lower one as seen in the pic below. Disclamer* when wearing the helmet the brow hight is not that obvious so perhaps you`ve already tweeked it. Moving on to the ears, they should idealy have a slight angle to them so if you can do this without damaging the helmet I suggest you do so, it looks pretty close but would still look a bit better moving the ear so the bottom screw lines up to the blue line. On the screen used helmets the right side ear (if wearing it) usually had less of an angle but I included it in case you decide to go all out and do both sides and get the look of our "set for stun-Trooper" Anovos usually puts the tube stripes a tad to far down on the cheek, a rule of thumb is a #2 pencil so if you are up to it I suggest moving them up. Next up we have the vocoder and although it´s pretty good I have pointed out some areas that could benefit from some TLC. You did a fine job in painting those buttons and when I admired them I noticed that the panels themselves got a slight return left and as the ref pic shows, they should be flat. If you used E-6000 they should come of fairly easy and after some sanding they are golden. Turning the attention to the TD your clips are nicely butted up against the end caps, actually better than the referenced TD There are a few things I want to address though. Starting with said clips they should be cut straight rather than rounded and the control panel should butt up to them as seen in the ref pic. The screws are usually closer to the edge but short from buying a new set of clips there´s not much to be done, cutting them that much shorter might play havoc with how it sits on the belt so it´s more of an FYI. In this pic the lower right screw looks wrong but the close-up pic you provided confirms it to be the correct pan head style. The knee ammo belt, although correctly secured to the the lower edge per the CRL it should not protrude over it at the fixing point. Idealy it wraps around to each corner as per ref pic and is spaced evenly around the leg. We would really like to see this fixed for your Centurion application. The sniper knee look to be leaning back quite a bit but at the same time appears to follow the ridges of the shin as per CRL so for the moment I will leave it as a suggestion to try and level it out, as a bonus that would help prevent the common issue with it catching under the thigh and possibly digging into your knee cap. If you decide to go for it, removing the return at the bottom will help in getting it more level/straight. I also suggest triming it as shown with the blue line to come even closer to screen accuracy. Next we have some general spacing and my suggestion is to raise the left forearm and at the same time lower the right bicep to even out the gaps. Your thighs are really nice and high and truly in kepping with the ANH Troopers so I almost feel bad asking you to lower them but, with you beeing a taller Trooper it will look better if the spaces are more even I highlighted the bottom of the shins to ask if you have room to make them even more snug around the ankels/boots for that ANH-look. As you are taller we understand that it can be hard to close up that gap between the back and kidney more but we ask you to look into what can be done, it beeing lowering the backplate and/or raising the kidney/ab section but it won´t hold you back come Centurion. I also marked a cover strip on your right bicep that could stand a shave. Dropping those thighs as mentioned earlier will also give you some clearence in the back. Lastly we have the back of the shins and simply put just be sure to check how they line up with the help of a handler on your next Troop for a cleaner look. I will round of these suggestions by mentioning your return edges. I noticed you have a fair amount left pretty much all around and that is all good (except for one particular armor piece but we´ll get to that) but if you experience any pinching, resticted mobility or such, know that you have alot to work with before the armor looses that illusion of thickness - again, your overall look is great Let´s move on! Centurion Suggestions: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 unless otherwise specified. Let´s have at it! With the frown now beeing up to snuff we leave the helmet and go straight for the shoulders. As per CRL there should be a minimal gap between the shoulder armor and the chest/back plates. Tightening up the strapping should go a long way and also maybe double upp on the elastic between the chest and back as one can see it pulling out under the shoulder straps. I mentioned the return edges and though not manatory here, removing most of the lower edge will also help in bringing those bells closer. Moving down to the belt, as mentioned by your fellow Trooper, raising the belt to roughly were that blue line is would be a required fix. It could be as simple as adding some velcro in the center. Turning to the right side, ideally there´s no gap between the ab and kidney and yours is very close so thightening the belt is probably all that is needed. Switching to the left we see that the rivets don´t quite line up, could be a dressing issue as I can´t see were the ab and kidney meet top and bottom as it´s hidden by the belt and chest plate. If not a dressing issue then moving the rivet is a required fix and it could be either one as long as all three are equally spaced as seen in the ref pic below. I see in your internal strapping pic that you used split rivets so it´s an easy one. You did a good job in patching up Anovos "mistake" with having the Hero-configuration as default for the holster but for Centurion you will need a new belt and as such you will re-attach the holster and I suggest you move it a bit closer to the ammo belt, though not a mandatory fix but most of the Troopers had their holster closer to the ammo belt so why not go for it. Turning to the back we have the shoulders and by trimming down the lower return of the shoulder bells and tightening the straps up top as mentioned previosly will help to close that gap more. As per CRL There should be a minimal gap between the shoulder armor and the chest and back plates. You also have a shoulder bridge gone Rogue on you so strap that bad boy down with some Centurion grade 5mm white elastic. Here we have those return edges I spoke about, for Centurion there can´t be any on the wrist ends of the forearms so that would need to be trimmed. See ref pic. Again Congratulations on a successfull EIB application - great job I hope to see you back for your Centurion application and although it might seem like there´s alot to do it really isn´t and we all just want you to look your best! Now...prepare for your next Troop as the Empires newest Expert Infantry Man

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Congratulations and welcome to the Legion Trooper

Hi again Jordan and thanks again for your patience - let´s get you approved shall we! CRL and Centurion Application Requirements All the required submission photos are present and thanks to Tonys leg-work during your EIB application all that´s left for me to do is to congratulate you and welcome you to Centurion rank 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. If any suggestion affects any application it will be listed separately in the above or below sections. It´s tradition for the D.O to see an applicant all the way but as Tony has stepped down he asked me to finish this off. And as you used the same photos I chose to include Tonys suggestions so I´m sure this will be the quickest review I will ever make. I hope you heed his word because if you do, that will make a fine set of armor into a briliant one Starting at your helmet, the outer edge line on the ear rank bar does not match the tears and traps. We're suggesting you thicken them up a bit. Reference photo Next up, shoulder bell gap. We generally like to see minimal gap between the shoulder bells and the chest and back plates. Though your gap is minor the difference between the front and back views is what caught our attention. We're suggesting you remove as much gap as possible or at minimum even out the front and back. Reference photo Bicep to forearm gap. Being you're a tall trooper we take that into consideration. Our suggestion is if possible lower your bicep even further to help reduce the gap between the two armor sections. Reference photo Hand plate gap. Not sure how your hand plates are secured to your rubber gloves but they appear to be either too far forward or not very secure. We're recommending you reposition the guards, re-secure or both. Reference photo Holster attachment, though the holster can be attached by snaps as you have it, rivets or Chicago screws are considered more accurate. Reference photos And finally dropping down to the thigh ammo pack. The rear upper corners should be squared vs rounded. I know this isn't the best reference photo but you get the idea. That`s it! Again congratulations on a succeseful Centurion Application Jordan Now head on out and make the Empire and yourself proud as a Centurion

Hi Jordan Thank you for your Centurion Application AND for your patience - I´m getting right on this for you

Hi agin Lars and thank you for your patience, we are hard at work trying to keep on top of things during this transaction period after the election and as you can imagine it´s a bit hectic - but we are loving every minute of it With that said I will have your review ready in the next couple of days, hopefully sooner

Looking good Watch those clips though

Hey Lars Great to see that you are hard at work improving your armor on the items your fellow Troopers have pointed out - shows commitment to look your best I´m working on your application and I have a few asks of myself to make 1# I know you included a pic of the right thigh (front) and shins after a recomendation by your fellow Trooper but I need to see the amended coverstrips on the left thigh as well and for the back of both thighs. 2# Great job in fixing the TD screws but can I please ask for a pic showing the whole TD as seen below. While on the TD, as per the L2 CRL: Belt clips are positioned with little to no gap between the clips and the end caps. And as you fix this I suggest that you cut the ends straight to match the original and by doing so you will have the added bonus of getting rid of those notches, I included an extra pic to show it more clearly. As you are to work on them I suggest replacing the clips altogether as the holes positioned close to the rear screws will not be approvable for Centurion. When repositioning them use the ref pic to get them in the correct position

In regards of the forearms I would suggest make the wrist as snug as you can, barely getting your hand through for that sleek ANH-look Ignore that busted bicep and keep up the great work