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Yes!! BBB Day!! Congrats and now the party begins. Good Luck .

looking good.

nice work.

Great to know this James! Having a training partner is a great way to keep the motivation high. Good luck !!

Awesome Cam, keep it up. !!

Almost there !!

Perhaps this references may help.

Welcome to the Club Daniel and Yes!, very difficult to leave the bakery and Ice cream but is it possible ? Yes!, little by little you can reduce the portion till your body and mind get used to. Believe me ,Now I love my No sugar Black coffee every morning (I used to add 3 sugar teaspoon !! So go step by step and you'll see. Best luck and looking forward for your advances !

Great work! Thanks for sharing sir.

Nice work

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@jsilvius you can do it again brother!! Go for it.

Enjoy ! About the Sniper Knee, If I may, consider what the CRL states. Sniper knee plate must be aligned with the ridges on the shin. Some reference Images.

Hi Robert, you don't need to trim . Add the additional snaps aligning the Cod with the Kidney. When you suit up the lower armor follow the contour of your body. Bellow you can see how I did it in my armor. And here there are some reference images

I'm sorry to read your health situation Adam, I like to do some Gym exercise too and find so difficult tp do it at home. This Covid thing has been a real mess . The worse thing we can do is to leave the physical activity it's depressing and the body need it. Hope you can continue with your Home Gym, day by day . I have a saying that I read somewhere, when things turns challenging. "Retreat Hell, we just got here! " keep on posting your advances brother !

Definitely, one of being an Stormtrooper advantage/disadvantage is that you must be in shape wont be easy but we are sure you're going to achieve this new "Badge" . Good luck and keep us updated.

Hi Paul and welcome to FISD. just one question. Have you already purchased an Stormtrooper armor kit ? If you haven't done , take a read to this thread If you have purchased an armor kit, It would be great to know which one is it, this way we can guide you better. We are here to help.

Enjoy your EIB badge sir. you earned it ! and your Centurion Badge is waiting for you .

Consider that for Basic approval and even EIB (Level2) Certification you could have a minimal gap. For Level 3 Centurion NO gap is a requirement.

Hi Matt, and thank you for your EIB application! CRL and EIB Application Requirements: All required photos have been submitted, and on behalf of the entire D.O. staff we are pleased to welcome you to the rank of Expert Infantry. Congratulations! Other-Armor Fit/Assembly; In this area we review observations made by your fellow troopers and the DO team. 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. I followed your build thread Matt and let me say that you did an awesome work with your armor and that's what have you here , just the first step to your goal. Let's start from top . Your right ear bump shape looks pretty good , while the left one is a bit rounded at one side. It's just matter of a painting session to improve this detail Reference Images Your Vocoder paint looks pretty ragged and we suggest to add this item to the painting session too. Reference Images Looking closely at you Ab buttons panel it appears to have a little return edge in the top right corner (red line) that could be trimmed to get it flat and you could give a more accurate shape to the little one by trimming a little more. Reference Images As seen on screen , you could move the Ab belt down a bit to the top of the Butt plate . Reference Images Even thought it is not mentioned in the CRL, the Thermal detonator's metal clips should be squared (not rounded), on the control panel side. Reference Image This is a very small detail, but the rivet holding your knee ammo pack is a bit close to the edge compared to the on-screen armor. If you're up for it, we're suggesting you move it in. This would require filling the old hole with ABS paste. Reference Images *************************************************** 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 there and not here and additional photos may be required. We try to point out all that we can from what we see, but the final accuracy is the responsibility of the trooper. CRL L3: There should be a minimal gap between the shoulder armor and the chest/back plates. This looks like a simple strapping issue. shortening the shoulder strap and a bit could reduce the gap. Another trick here is to remove the Shoulder Bell's return edge to allow them to sit close the chest armor. Reference Images Next, your forearms, The biceps and forearms armor seems very large compared to your arm size. We absolutely welcome troopers of all different body types, but we do expect that for our highest level of approval, the armor is sized appropriately to the wearer's body. In order to size down the biceps and forearms, you'd need to carefully remove the cover strips, trim back the pieces some, and re-glue them. A hot water bath may also be helpful in re-shaping the curve. As per the CRL, all costumes are "...proportional to the wearer in scale, fit and size". Reference Images CRL L3: No return edge on the inside of the front of the forearm is allowed. Looking at your wrists, there is a remaining little return edge. Just a little sanding job. Reference Images CRL L3: Back plate shall have no, or minimal overlap of the kidney plate. Continuing on, your back plate is a little overlapping the kidney. You might consider shortening the elastic connecting the chest and back just a tad, another option would be to bend bend the corners with a hot water bath or heat gun (with care) or even placing very thin foam at your shoulders so the back piece sits a touch higher. Reference Image CRL L3: Ideally there no gap between the abdomen and kidney armor. Abdominal and Kidney Plate align horizontally at top There is a pretty good sized gap at the tops of the ab/kidney connection on both sides, even with the arms down (pic 2). we think that some double straps would take care of that for a much better "ideal" look. Reference Images Please take a look to This tutorial . It can help as well. CRL L3: Drop boxes are vertically aligned with the end of the ammo belt with minimal gap between belt and box. This is a common issue and an easy one to fix. Moving them outward and then applying a dab of E-6000 on the rear of the strap will take care of this and keep it from wandering. Moving on, we have your thermal detonator belt clips. there is a noticeable gaps between the clips and the end caps and they will need to be relocated. Since the caps and control panel appear to have a little return edge, you can trim them down and move the clips sideways so they the gap get closed. If it was me, I would use a fine sharp knife or cutter to make the "surgery" . CRL L3: The blaster may have minor weathering or base metal exposure Finally Matt, we havo your blaster scope. A little weathering is fine and dandy (and expected) but that is WAY too much "brass" color showing. Time to break out the spray paint! That's all Matt. We are sure you're going to take the next step with those fixes and continue to the next level. Remember we are here to Help. Congratulations once again.

Hi Jonathan, Some photos would be great to give a better tip, but usually for a small gap it just a strapping adjustment or adding shims for bigger gaps. take a look to this threads .

Hello Christopher, welcome to FISD. Glad to read you're planning to apply for Centurion Level, please take a look to the bellow thread. We are here to help Looking forward for your BBB day photos .

Congratulations!!

So fast Matt, thank you . I'll be with you soon.