Sam Crow[TK] Posted September 4, 2016 Report Share Posted September 4, 2016 Please consider the attached for EIB status Name: Mike LarsenLegion ID: TK-22187Forum Name: Sam CrowGarrison: Southern California Garrison501st Member Page: http://www.501st.com/members/displaymemberdetails.php?userID=20528Height: 5'10"Weight: 230Armor maker: AnovosHelmet maker: AnovosBlaster: HFXCanvas Belt: KittleHolster: Anovos Internal Strapping: MrNoStripesHand Plates: JustJoseph latexElectronics: UKSWRATH's fans, amp, hovi-tip speakers, hearing assist. Also ICOMM and mp4 player.Boots maker: TK Boots/Size 11Neckseal: Anovos Photos: Front Back Left Right Front no helmet Action Left side detail Right side detail Abs detail Internal strapping Cod to butt Belt Holster attachment Thermal detonator Neck seal Helmet front Helmet left Helmet back Helmet right Hovi tips Lens color Helmet electronics Blaster left Blaster right Blaster back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sylverbard[TK] Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 There seems to be a lot of space between butt and kidney plate. And I think the belt should be flat and not angled downwards. Is your cod pulled up as tight as it can ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Crow[TK] Posted September 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 it's tight. i fear it is my considerable girth, which at my age is probably not going to change. i can lengthen the shoulder straps a bit to bring everything down and tighter though that will increase the space between the collar and helmet. i tried to split the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukswrath[Staff] Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 Hey Mike Sly or myself will be with your shortly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukswrath[Staff] Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 Hey Mike can you post an image of your boots and the TD clip screws, thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Crow[TK] Posted September 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 Ok, here are the freshly painted (after consulting your build thread) TD screws and my boots which i ordered from wherever everybody else gets them, TK boots if i recall. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukswrath[Staff] Posted September 19, 2016 Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 Hey Mike, thank you for your EI application, let's take a look. CRL and EIB Application Requirements: All submission photos have been posted. Your armor displays all the necessary elements to qualify for level 2. Welcome to Expert Infantry trooper! Other-Armor Fit/Assembly: In this section we review observations made by your fellow troopers or ourselves. Some observations may lead to suggestions to improve the overall look of your armor however, none of these suggestions will effect your EI status. We have a few minor areas to mention so let's start from the top. 1 ) Helmet V-coder paint lines. We're encouraging troopers, especially with Anovos gear, to clean up the paint lines, they're a bit washed out. We've provided a screen armor reference below to illustrate our point. Using paint thinner or mineral spirits and a ear swab works pretty good. Reference photo 2) Shoulder bell to chest gap. We like to see this area as tight as possible. Maybe tightening the upper strap if possible, adding a lower strap and removing more lower return edge will bring areas closer together. Reference photo 3) Lower you chest and back plates plates. In certain instances your chest plate appears to hike over your ab ans well as your back plate has a pretty significant gap between it and the kidney. We're suggesting maybe you lengthen the chest to back plate straps allowing for both areas to relax and settle into place. This may also help with the butt plate to kidney gap, which is also being effected by the current pulling upward. There should be little to no gap in these areas. Reference photo 3) You've done a great job adding the shims to your armor. To make it look even cleaner we're suggesting you remove some of the upper return edge you created and then reposition the kidney to align with the ab a bit more evenly. Centurion Suggestions: In this section myself or Sly may suggest recommended or required repairs prior applying for the Centurion level however, the accuracy it is ultimately up to you. In this section we have a couple areas we would like to see updated. 1) Though not mentioned in the CRL the forward facing cover strips on your biceps and forearms should be facing, well, forward. Yours appear twisted outward. Rotate the arm armor so the the areas illustrated in red are at the green locations. If you haven't done so already installing elastic between the sections .will keep the areas front and center. Reference photo 2) Waist belt drop box alignment. The CRL states the drop boxes are aligned with the outer edge of the ammo belt. A simple fix for this is to glue the drop box connecting strap the the cloth waist belt itself. Here's a reference photo of Han bent over slightly. Even at this angle you can see hoe the drop boxes are still aligned with the outer edge of his ammo belt. That's it. A couple minor suggestions or fixes and we hope to see you at Centurion. Congratulations once more on a very nice build. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Crow[TK] Posted September 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 Awesome, thank you guys. i had just taken my shoulder straps out a bit this weekend to see if that helped with the fitting but was waiting to hear your thoughts before i glued them back down. it seems to help quite a bit. thanks for all of the other tips as well, i will address them asap. I know you all spend a lot of time with each request and I (we) appreciate the effort it takes to run this program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justjoseph63[Staff] Posted September 19, 2016 Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 Way to go, Mike! Welcome to the rank of EIB, Trooper... Just a few fixes... then onto Centurion! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukswrath[Staff] Posted September 19, 2016 Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 Awesome, thank you guys. i had just taken my shoulder straps out a bit this weekend to see if that helped with the fitting but was waiting to hear your thoughts before i glued them back down. it seems to help quite a bit. thanks for all of the other tips as well, i will address them asap. I know you all spend a lot of time with each request and I (we) appreciate the effort it takes to run this program. It could just be that your arms are puffed out also. Let them hang naturally and see how they look then make adjustments if needed. Thanks for the Kudos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverdollar22[TK] Posted September 19, 2016 Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 congratulations Mike!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novak Dimon[TK] Posted September 19, 2016 Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 Congrats Mike! I'm looking forward to see your Centurion application. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader_6[TK] Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 Congratulations!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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