TK4395 requesting ESB Centurion Status

[TD-4395[501st]]

Here We go!

 

Tyler Brinckerhoff

TK-4395

Empire City Garrison

Forum Name:dante12721

 

Armor- ATA

Helmet- MTK

Blaster- Resin Build

 

Height- 5'11"

Weight- 180lbs.

Boots- TK Boots

Canvas Belt- MTK

Hand Plates- ATA

Electronics- Aker

Neckseal- Evilbay

Holster- Bondservnt

 

 

 

Overall Pics:

 

 

 

 

Helmet:

 

 

 

S trim

 

Shoulder straps

glued front:

 

back affixed no snaps, rivets, brads showing:

 

 

Forearms:

No return edge:

 

Hand plates & gloves

5 star pattern sewn:

 

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Chest to back connection:

White elastic:

 

 

Abb Plate:

Split Rivets: (both abb plate and kidney)

 

Single Male Snap:

 

Split Rivet at Crotch:

 

Butt Plate:

2 male snaps:

 

Belt:

Closed Drop boxes:

 

Thighs:

split rivets and rounded corners:

 

Lower Legs:

only glue used:

 

Boots:

 

Blaster:

 

Heres a link to EIB acceptance: http://forum.whitearmor.net/index.php?showtopic=18663&st=0

[ObiHahn[TK]]

Your forearms do seem to have some return edge left. In general, your armor edge trimming seems a bit sloppy in places, as do some finishing strips on the shins.

 

The inner drop boxes are missing, the closed lid you glued into the regular ones don't really do the job IMHO.

[TD-4395[501st]]

figured it was worth the try, ill fix it someday.

[TD-4395[501st]]

Heres a more current pic of the forearms:

Is that enough trim off?

 

and heres what scuffing happened naturally on the boots so far (its wierd the one boot scuffed alot more than the other)

[Locitus[Admin]]

Hi

 

As your costume stands right now I cannot approve it for Centurion. While it does check most boxes, there are an aesthetic factor to consider as well. That is where I find the most issues.

 

You have a lot of excess plastic all around your costume that should have been trimmed off from the start. Examples of parts I see are;

Chest plate - lower return edge

Ab and kidney plates where split rivets are

Around the cod and butt plate

Shoulder bridges

Inside of the top return edge on the shins

Knee plate

 

Also, I can't let the drop box enclosement pass for Centurion. Your drop box backs looks like they will be flapping around when you walk. You need to find a more stable solution. Have you looked at the inner drop boxes sold on this site? They should be a perfect fit.

 

The cover strip of your shins, at least the left shin, looks like it's going to fall off and you can see in your picture there's a gap between the strip and the shin itself.

 

The split rivets on the ab and kidney plate are too close to the gap. CRL states

"...

the heads should be approximately 5/16" diameter and equally spaced out along the depth of the armor and about 10mm from the edge.

"

I think that if you trim the armor so that you remove the excess plastic at this same area, you'll need to remove and re-do the split rivets at the same time, which would kill two birds with one stone, so to speak.

 

You also need to take out a little bit more of the front return on the forearms and show me a better picture of your scuffed boots.

 

All in all I think you have a lot of trimming to do, and don't forget to give it a once-over with some 200 grit sandpaper. Maybe top it off with some even finer sand paper.

 

If you choose to go with my recommended modifications, please submit pictures in higher quality. It makes it a lot easier for me to review. If you don't have a good camera yourself, consider borrowing one from a friend. Maybe have him or her over for a beer in return.

 

Don't feel bad though. Centurion is a big step up from EIB and we place a lot higher demands on those costumes. If we didn't, then Centurion wouldn't be what it is.

 

I hope this doesn't put you off from trying to make the best costume you can. I'm looking forward to seeing what you can do!