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Name- Blake Hartmann

 

ID- TK-52780

 

Forum Name- Darth Blake

 

Garrison- Northeast Remnant

 

Armor- Anovos

 

Helmet- Anovos

 

Blaster- Doopydoos modified

 

Height- 5'9"

 

Weight- 210lbs.

 

Boots- TK Boots

 

Canvas Belt- Anovos, heavily modified

 

Hand Plates- Latex/flexible white handguards from TrooperBay

 

Electronics- RomFX voice amplifier and homemade bucket fan system

 

Neck Seal- Anovos

 

Holster- Anovos modified

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Finally able to figure out why I wasn't able to post pics directly here! Thank you so much Danny, Tony, and Tim for all your help!


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Front shot:

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Side 1:

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Side 2:

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Back:

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Side detail:

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Side detail for rivets:

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Action shot:

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Ab detail:

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Internal Strapping, Anovos and my own snap system:

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Butt Plate:

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TK Boots:

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Sniper knee plate:

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Right thigh:

 

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Neck seal Anovos:

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Thermal Detonator:

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Anovos belt modified with help from UKSWrath's Anovos build thread:

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Flexible Handguards from TrooperBay:

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BUCKET SHOTS

 

Front:

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Side 1:

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Side 2:

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Rear:

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Interior with military helmet pads and homemade fan system:

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E-11 BLASTER RIFLE built with help using my friend DarkCMF's blaster build thread:

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D-ring

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Hello Blake, thank you for your application to EIB, so lets see what we have!!

CRL and EIB Application Requirements:

All required photos have been posted. Thank you for your perseverance on this.That said Ukswrath and myself would like to congratulate and welcome you to the level of Expert Infantry.   :jc_doublethumbup:

 

 

Other-Armor Fit/Assembly:

Well this has come together quite nicely Blake, so we only have a few things to cover off to get you looking your best and prepare you for Centurion

There  are some strapping and alignment adjustments and a couple of minor modifications for this section, nothing too drastic. Your side shims and Rivet placing we will discuss in the Centurion section below.

 

Shoulder Bell top straps: These need some shortening to bring the top of the bells right in. They should be almost, if not touching the side of the shoulder bridges, in turn this will close up some of the gap between the chest and bells as well.

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Shoulder reference.

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Thigh Cover strips: The cover strips are meant to finish at the edge of the ridge and not go over the top of it. You should be able to carefully trim these shorter without removing them but if you have used E6000, then removing them first is the safer option.

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Cover strip reference.

 

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Internal Strapping: I'm not a fan of the Anovos supplied Velcro strapping system and we  think this is why you may get such a large Back to kidney plate separation happening. I would shorten up the straps between these two parts as it also appears that it allows other parts to come out of alignment as well. In some of your photos the Ab plate looks too low or the kidney plate has slipped upwards causing your side shims to become misaligned

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Other than that, its a great EIB application.

 

Centurion Suggestions:

In this area we make suggestions to prepare you for your Centurion badge. We get a bit more picky here. Below are some suggestions and some must fix items to get you across the line.

If you are gunning for the finer details, we will first look at a few little upgrades than make a big difference to your overall look.

Thermal Det screws should be painted black, but also slotted pan head screws used rathr than Philips head counter sunk type.

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Thermal Det reference image for screw type and painted black.

 

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Ear screws although slotted, should be the v head or counter sunk variety.

 

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Reference image.

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 Frown: the ends should taper to a point on either side rather than stop short and square off. Below is a series of frowns from various screen used helmets .

Also a larger mesh format for the Hovis is the perfect finishing touch.

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Frown reference

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Hovi mesh reference

 

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Centurion required fixes:

Ok know we are down to the must fix modification that needs some serious work to get you into a good place for a Centurion application.

Rivet placement, should all be in the Ab area, unfortunately you have placed the lowest down on the cod section. This will also effect the position of the center rivet, as it too would need to be moved upward to keep even spacing between the three on the Ab and kidney plate or shim.

Generally its the kidney plate that the shim is attached to and the rivets placed at the end that adjoins the ab plate. The shim should be the same height as the kidney plate allowing the correct corresponding rivet positions.

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Reference image of screen used suit.

 

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As per the CRL A single visible seam line is present..

As it stands, you have two visible seam lines. So lets look at how to fix it.

I would start again with this shim and cut a new one to the height of the kidney plate from the top of the cut out.

Attach it to the kidney plate and make upsome ABS paste to fill that seam line. ABS paste is made by mixing small off cuts of ABS with a small amount of acetone in a glass jar. The accetone will melt the ABS. you want a consistency similar to toothpaste. I am sure if you ask around one of our friendly members will go through the process thoroughly with you. Smear it onto the seam. let it set, then sand and polish it.

Remove the rivets from the kidney plate and the center and bottom rivets from the Ab/cod, and fill those holes with ABS paste.

re position the rivets as per the screen image above, and we are back in business.

Lastly, the thin Anovos belt will need to be replaced with a stiffer thicker one, maybe from one of our members that make a much better and accurate version.

 

We understand the above might sound daunting, but with a little care and attention, you can do this, we have faith in you, after all you built the costume, you have the skill set to nail it.

 

Once again, congratulations and we ope to see you in Centurion in the near future. :salute:

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Thank you so much Sly and Tony! These tasks won't be daunting at all for Centurion. Looks like some easy fixes and modifications to me! I was curious on where the river placements went on the shims, and the drawings you did on my pics help so much!! One question tho: as you see my shims are glued to the front Ab part and free floating in the back...do I keep it the same setup as I have now, of course with the rivet fixes and using the ABS Paste to smooth out the creases, but do I leave the back free floating as it is now? Otherwise, I thank you for approving me at level 2!! So awesome! Have a great week!

 

 

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Oh and I am removing the Anovos strapping system and making my own snaps...my shoulders were modified and I can easily bring the shoulder bells closer to the shoulder straps!

 

 

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Hi Blake. Virtually all the apps we have done that required shims, we're all bonded to the kidney plate, and the elastic attached to the ab. This is replicating how it would be attached if shims were not required.

 

Looking forward to your Centurion app brother, I know you will smash it. :)

 

 

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Gotcha Sly, makes perfect sense. I have elastic snaps already holding the two pieces together behind the shims...now I'll simply make new shims the correct length, paste the seams at the kidney, and replace the rivets on the free floating shim side of my ab...awesome! Thanks again for all the picture tips, very helpful!

 

 

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