Espaider Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 (edited) Name: Rafael Martin TKID: 27101 Forum name: sopela123 Garrison: Spanish Garrison Armour: RS Helmet: RS Blaster: RS Height: 5'7'' Weight: 154 lbs Boots: RS Canvas Belt: RS Hand plantes: RS Latex Neck seal: RS Holster: RS SHOTS Helmet off Helmet on Right side - arm rised Back - Thermal detonator Left side - arm rised With blaster Action shot Helmet - left side Helmet back Helmet right Left side detail - arm raised Right side detail - arm raised Right Knee Latex hand plates Belt boxes Abdomen details Interior strapping Codd and butt plate attachment Blaster left Blaster right Neck seal Thermal Detonator Thermal detonator Thermal detonator Thermal detonator Helmet front Hovi Mic Tip Close up Lens color Cod from outside Butt from outside Thermal detonator with black slotted screws Edited June 13, 2014 by sopela123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holnave (evan_loh)[TK] Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 Looks great! All the best with your application Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazmosis[501st] Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 I was going to mention that you are missing some pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Espaider Posted June 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 I was going to mention that you are missing some pictures. Yes, sorry, I was uploading the pics, but I had to go (girlfriend always first) ... and I didn't want to lose all that I had typed/uploaded... So I edited the post later. Thanks ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkFan24 Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 Looking good. This shouldn't affect your application but I would suggest trimming the excess overlap off of both sides of your ab plate. I had the same excess on my RS suit and it looks and feels a lot better once trimmed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captsafe66[Admin] Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 Looks great! The thighes may be a bit long, which will affect moving while trooping. As for approval, that is Steve's call. Good Luck Trooper! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vader’s Wingman[501st] Posted June 12, 2014 Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 Nice suit Raphael! Looks like a fantastic build. Just a couple things if you plan on moving forward to Centurion. Your belt corners may need to be trimmed a bit more and on the pic of the left side of your helmet it looks as if you don't have any frown screen. Maybe it pulled back away from the front tooth while you were gluing it? Also your right side drop box needs to be moved so it's even with the edge of the belt. And you may need to take a bit more return edge off the elbow portion of your forearms. A few photos I would add are close ups of the front and back of your thermal detonator, thermal detonator screw detail (slotted screws painted black) and your cod rivet from the outside. The only other thing I would do personally if it were my helmet is sand/clean up the eyes. They look a bit wavy and rough. Best wishes and good luck my friend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Espaider Posted June 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 Hi all, Thanks for your comments and the time spent reviewing the armor, you guys are amazing ! Yes, apparently the frown screen was not glued properly at the front... I will revise that. Coming back with photos of the thermal detonator. I remember seeing a pic of the belt corners somewhere but I can´t fint it anymore, can someone pls re-post or point me in the right direction? Thanks again !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holnave (evan_loh)[TK] Posted June 12, 2014 Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 (edited) Hi all, Thanks for your comments and the time spent reviewing the armor, you guys are amazing ! Yes, apparently the frown screen was not glued properly at the front... I will revise that. Coming back with photos of the thermal detonator. I remember seeing a pic of the belt corners somewhere but I can´t fint it anymore, can someone pls re-post or point me in the right direction? Thanks again !! Here's your order. 1 pic on the belt supersized! As seen in the pic above, a slight armour overlap looks fine in my opinion. Your belt corners look fine to me if you wanna follow this picture . And as we always say, all these are just suggestions. But don't make ANY changes until the DO (Gaz) tells you to do so. Because Gaz is the one who'll make the final decision on the application Edited June 12, 2014 by evan_loh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Espaider Posted June 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 (edited) Nice suit Raphael! Looks like a fantastic build. Just a couple things if you plan on moving forward to Centurion. Your belt corners may need to be trimmed a bit more and on the pic of the left side of your helmet it looks as if you don't have any frown screen. Maybe it pulled back away from the front tooth while you were gluing it? Also your right side drop box needs to be moved so it's even with the edge of the belt. And you may need to take a bit more return edge off the elbow portion of your forearms. A few photos I would add are close ups of the front and back of your thermal detonator, thermal detonator screw detail (slotted screws painted black) and your cod rivet from the outside. The only other thing I would do personally if it were my helmet is sand/clean up the eyes. They look a bit wavy and rough. Best wishes and good luck my friend! I just added the detonator pics..... mmmmmm I didn't know about the black slotted screws.... going to get them this afternoon.. painted? I suppose it's ok to get them factory black, isn´t it? Thanks ! Edited June 12, 2014 by sopela123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazmosis[501st] Posted June 12, 2014 Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 Before I do an official review I am going to need some additional pictures as required by the list: Helmet front Lens color (backlit if necessary) Hovi Mic tip close-up Thermal Detonator You don;t need to re-take these, but your arms should be at your side for the submission pics. This is to check overall fit of your armor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazmosis[501st] Posted June 12, 2014 Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 OOps!!! We' re thinking the same......You JUST posted Detonatorpics. You can just color the screws with a black marker if you want. They can be screws or machine screws with nuts just as long as the heads are slotted not phillips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Espaider Posted June 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 Just posted a few more pics... sorry to be so much trouble .. But since I am new at this, and some body/armor parts, I don't even know how to call them in english.. it's not as easy as it seems to get it right the first time. Hope to have everything... getting the bolts later this afternoon. Thanks ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vader’s Wingman[501st] Posted June 12, 2014 Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 (edited) Additional photos look great! I would scrape the white paint off of your cod rivet and your butt snaps. These typically were not painted. Edited June 12, 2014 by Zixx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Espaider Posted June 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 Additional photos look great! I would scrape the white paint off of your cod rivet and your butt snaps. These typically were not painted. Thanks, will do. Also I have just added a pic of the thermal detonator with the new screws. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazmosis[501st] Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 Hey Rafael! Thank you for applying for EIB! You have done a wonderful job on your build! Always a pleasure to see another well built RS suit! Let's look at your armor. CRL and EIB Application Requirements: After a few tries , all submission photos are present. Your armor meets all qualifications for EIB, With that, I would like to congratulate and welcome you to EIB!!!!! Other-Armor Fit/Assembly: Sometimes details make a difference. A lot of RS suits position the rivet covers on the waist belt too far in. You did them more correct positioning them towards the end. Well done. A trooper mentioned that your thighs and shin are a bit close together. This will make no difference in any of your applications I just worry about comfort and pinching. If you wanted, you could remove a little material from the center arch of the bottom of the sins to allow each shin to drop a bit lower. If they are comfortable, leave them be. Your helmet painting is outstanding!!! I applaud this!! For the record, though, the vocoder (area between the mic tips) should be a matte black (in between gloss and flat) not flat black. Centurion Suggestions: With your attention to detail, I can only assume that you will be applying for Centurion. Many of the suggestions are with Centurion in mind. RS was nice enough to build their ab plate with a little extra side material to allow bigger troopers a chance to wear it. You do not fall into the larger trooper category. The overlap on your right side should be trimmed down. This will do several things: improve the look, improve the fit/feel, and get the male snap into its proper place on the armor. I can't see if your left side has the same overlap. If it is excessive, it should be trimmed as well for the same reasons. The paint on the rivet and snaps in the crotch area should be removed. These were never painted on the originals. Thank you for making the screw change on your thermal detonator. Looks great! This leads me to my next point. As seen here on an original detonator, the belt clips should be very close to the center control panel. Yours have a good gap there. It would be great, since the screw holes would be covered, if you could move the clips closer to the panel. Other than that, make sure you follow the Centurion photo list when/if you apply. Congratulations again!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holnave (evan_loh)[TK] Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 Congrats! Well deserved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorrosiveHitman Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 congratulations on eib. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkFan24 Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vader’s Wingman[501st] Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 Congrats brother and welcome to EIB!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Espaider Posted June 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 (edited) Hi, thank you all for your comments ! On sunday I had my first patrol, so exciting ! I will carefully follow your indications, will move the detonator clips, trim the ab plate and scrap the paint. I noticed on sunday how difficult is for me to walk... I've been told to remove a bit on the thigh´s back.... I am just worried about how much is aceptable and in what shape? I mean, should i do an arch or straight? Thanks ! Edited June 16, 2014 by sopela123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vader’s Wingman[501st] Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 Great photos from your first troop as EIB! Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Espaider Posted August 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 Hi guys, Can you pls help me with the ab plate trimming.... the plate has a "border" that will be missing if I trim it... can someone point me to a thread (tried searching but could not find) or post some pics showing the end result? Thanks !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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