SgtGarand

Asa Pittman 83042 EIB Letter Andrew Thanks! http://www.whitearmor.net/eib/certificates/83042-eib.png

Awesome news to see before another long work day! Thank you! I've already been trying to adjust the strapping in the arms to fix the gaps and added some padding in the forearms to keep them in place. I'll work on trimming the return edges this weekend and put in my application.

Wow, great job with those stripes. I used a stencil from trooper bay and even hit it first with white, having seen the suggestion here before. I still got a lot of bleed spots and uneven edges that I had to go back and touch up by hand. So I'm a little jealous. lol

Yes, E6000 made them easy enough to remove. Measured out the distance on the shorter sides and cut from the longer to match and gave the edges a quick sand and glued them back into place.

Updated with pic of the corrected shin cover strips

General Information Name: Asa Pittman FISD Name: SgtGarand Legion ID#: 83042 Garrison: Japanese Garrison (Member Page) Mandatory Information Armor Maker: NE (Build) Helmet Maker: ATA Blaster Type: Blaster Master (Build) Additional Information Height: 5' 10" Weight: 203 lbs Canvas Belt: Imperial Issue Electronics: iComm and Aker amp Centurion Level Rivets and Screws: justjoseph63 Full Body Front: Left: Back: Right: Right Detail: Left Detail: Action Shot: Armor Details Abdomen Detail: Rivets: Corner Snap: Cod and Butt Plate: Interior Strapping: Shoulders: Left and Right Forearm: Sniper Knee: Shin armor back: Knee Ammo Pack: Helmet Details Front: Left: Back: Right: Hovi Tip: Lens: S-Trim: Blaster Details Left: Right: Folding Stock: D-Ring: Accessory Details Neck Seal: Thermal Detonator: Holster Attachment: Boots: Belt: Gloves:

Thanks everyone! Okinawa is currently getting hit with a Typhoon so perfect time to finish up getting my pics in armor to submit for EI. I tried to make sure all the details were there and correct for Centurion so I guess it will be a moment of truth.

Was a great feeling to get my approval and TK ID emails. Was a pretty long 3 weeks as I waited but getting my armor ready for the next levels kept me busy. Can't wait to troop next weekend officially.

Thanks! I've been working on fine tuning it the best I can. Completely removed the Mr.Nostripes brackets since my armor just seems too thin, despite adding the support strips. Came back after the event to find two places where it was cracked. The original spot on the chest was starting to re-crack, and on the posterior section it was much worse. I fixed the cracks and filled all the holes. Made new elastic straps to hold everything together as well as a shorter strap for each shoulder. Now that my application has been approved I can start getting everything ready take on the EI and Centurion challenge.

I'd say my first troop was pretty successful, if not one of the toughest to start with. 80-90 degree weather and stuck in a building with no AC. The call was made after about two hours to switch to out of costume and man the table to talk to people about the 501st. R2-D2 didn't mind the heat, same for our Sandtrooper..go figure.

TK 83042 requesting access http://501st.com/members/displaymemberdetails.php?userID=26061

Finally able to wear it again, and just in time for Comic Con! I may move the shoulder bells up higher after the con if they are still considered too low as well as any other fixes or corrections you all can see. Still waiting for my approval to go through so I still have time yet before I try to tackle EI and Centurion

Congrats! Great looking armor. I'm using this and a few other builds while I work on my own, hoping to reach this level myself soon, but I'm currently. still waiting for my 501st approval to go through.

Installed beef up plates for my Mr.Nostripes bracket set. Had an incident yesterday where the middle chest return edge cracked and a section broke off completely under the elastic tension alone After freaking out, I cut a new piece n the same shape. Installed a backing plate then superglued the new piece. Let it dry then spread some ABS paste over the area and sanded it all down. So that's why I decided to install them on every mounting point. Will give the glue a day to cure completely before even thinking of installing them together. This process took the entire original trilogy before I was done. I also cleaned out the old glue from the sniper knee, as well as a piece of foam that had been glued behind the plate. I was going to wait until tomorrow to work on the new belt that I had ordered, but decided to go ahead and begin the process. It's really hard to find a stopping point sometimes. lol I managed to get it centered and after the snaps were installed, its a pretty tight fit, with no sagging in the front. Same can't be said for the previous belt. The snaps are in the middle of the belt and when holding the ammo boxes across, it seems to line up much better for that centurion requirement. Locally sourcing some supplies. Drop boxes installed and fitted to belt with new elastic. Belt: Done Was able to buy new button plate from ATA, in the meantime I re-painted the old plate. May or may not keep this one for a while despite the many scratches, only seen up close and in the right light. Also found that a toothpick works great for painting these. Split rivets installed and connected

Got several much needed packages today, including the E6000 and my order from trooperbay with armor white, novus 2, and a new lens. While waiting for the glue to set for the inner strips on the thighs, I started working on the helmet. I've put a lot of work into cleaning out the old gunk of residual glue and foam that was still stuck to the plastic, as well as random dirt and general filth. Pretty straightforward install and now sits tighter than the old lens, removing the gap it use to have.

Thanks! I may re-do the ABS paste for the old rivet holes. I've already filled them twice and when I sand them down there are small air pockets. I also feel like I'll have to paint over those areas despite me not wanting to have paint on an otherwise smooth bare plastic surface.

Yea it's overlap. Was mainly trying to align the top and bottom edges to show the vertical spacing and didn't worry as much about the center edge being overlapped, since it was temporary to take the photo. lol

Yea, the E6000 I purchased is from the US and is marked on the label as such And I actually had saved that image and used it when marking my drill points. The spacing between the lower two rivets came out to be 52-53mm.

I've had pretty good success with Goo Gone

So I decided to drill new holes for the side rivets. I measured 10mm from the edge and 20mm from the top for the top rivets, then I split the remaining distance from the top rivet to the bottom and then divided that into three equal sections to find the two locations for the remaining rivets. My question is if this is correct for centurion or does the bottom rivet need to be moved lower and then move the middle rivet to the new center? I already had to fill the old placement holes to get a better spacing, I just want to be sure this works for the higher levels. I've seen other armors with larger gaps and the bottom rivet much lower, so that's what had me second guessing myself.

Ok awesome. Was starting to fear it had been trimmed wrong. I haven't been able to find E6000 locally yet, so I'm hoping my order will be here by Mon or Tues. Will be working almost non stop to get the armor into wearable condition since Okinawa Comic Con is next Sunday; will probably do what I can on the ab plate and temp install. I helped during a troop event at a parade yesterday as photographer, since I wasn't able to suit up, but had a lot of fun either way. Comic Con should be pretty big this year since Masako Nozawa is going to be there. Can't wait!

Thanks! I will definitely shoot them an email. My helmet is ATA so I can be pretty confident on the color matching my ab piece. And the screws were glued inside the sniper knee with a piece of plastic. Still trying to figure out how to glue on the knee. I get little to no contact on the sides that wrap around an only the front cover strip seems to touch the inside of the plate just enough for glue.

Anyone know where I could get a replacement AB plate. Tried cleaning mine us as much as I could but it's no longer a smooth shiny surface. Will try to sand and then polish but I'm afraid the detail of the buttons will look too soft afterwards.

Carefully and while holding my breath I made the cuts. Also, here are the rivets in the knee ammo pack

Thanks! I may cut off the excess when I get home from work, even though that may be between 3-5am here. lol I bought a rotary tool and a set of scissors that should work. Not sure if I can have everything done before the comic con next sunday but we'll see. As long as the shape looks more correct then I'm fine with it. I fit it pretty tight because there's quite a bit of return edge at the upper end that I can trim down and should make it more comfortable. On the right knee ammo pack, the new shape has tightened up its fit as well. It sits firmly on the lower edge and no longer droops on its own. Not sure if the rivet type matters for the knee pack. It's not a split and not a pop rivet either, but it feels secure so I'm not worried about it unless the rivet type was a Centurion level detail. Can take pics when I get home