TK-42128 Requesting ANH HERO Status [Anovos] [APPROVED] 2nd

[equuspolo[TK]]

Name:  Ardeshir Radpour
Username:  equuspolo
TK-42128
Southern California Garrison
Los Angeles Squadron

Armor Maker = Anovos - fully customized
Helmet Maker = Anovos - fully customized
Blaster Type = E-11 Made by QuestDesignCanada - fully customized

Height = 5'10
Weight = 165
Boot Maker = Imperial Boots
Canvas Belt = Stormtrooper Undersuit
Hand Plates = Trooper Bay rubber latex plates
Electronics = Custom Hovi Tips, Icomm, UKSWrath Amp, Selfmade Custom Fans and Battery Pack, MP3 Player, Wireless Mic, Wireless connect to Aker Amp, Speaker
Neck Seal Type = Stormtrooper Undersuit, molded piping
Holster Maker = Anovos

 

Same Suit as my stunt  EIB-917  and  Centurion-439  Approved.

 

I custom made the belt myself.  As far as  the helmet, It is all hand painted.  The right ear is left straight on purpose as it matches a hero helmet on A New Hope, the right ear is angled to match that particular helmet. 

 

NOTE ON THE HELMET:  This is the 11 stripe version, so gaps are wider between the tube stripes. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[TKSpartan[Staff]]

Looks Great Ardeshir!!  Good Luck . 

[equuspolo[TK]]

13 minutes ago, TKSpartan said:

Looks Great Ardeshir!!  Good Luck . 

Thank you Mario.  Fingers crossed. Appreciate all of your support brother.

[ukswrath[Staff]]

Looking great Ardeshir. For what it's worth the vertical Ab button should not have any return edge and the corners on both plates should be squared.

 

 

Good luck with your approval

[equuspolo[TK]]

1 minute ago, ukswrath said:

Looking great Ardeshir. For what it's worth the vertical Ab button should not have any return edge and the corners on both plates should be squared.

 

 

Good luck with your approval

Awesome Brother.  I thought I had fixed those.  I will double check and sharpen them more.  By the way, I LOVE YOUR STUFF!!!!! 

[equuspolo[TK]]

Just now, equuspolo said:

Awesome Brother.  I thought I had fixed those.  I will double check and sharpen them more.  By the way, I LOVE YOUR STUFF!!!!! 

Oh Jeeeez, you are right ,  that is an old photo.  Way old.  Thank you for bringing it to my attention.  I will post the correct photo now and update.  Appreciate it.

[ukswrath[Staff]]

2 minutes ago, equuspolo said:

Awesome Brother.  I thought I had fixed those.  I will double check and sharpen them more.  By the way, I LOVE YOUR STUFF!!!!! 

No worries, keep up the great work. 

 

Glad you like the goodies  

[equuspolo[TK]]

14 minutes ago, ukswrath said:

No worries, keep up the great work. 

 

Glad you like the goodies  

updated.  Absolutely man.  Love the stuff.  May be ordering another set for a friend I am getting in as a TK as well.  So he will need some stuff for sure.

[Sly11[Admin]]

Good luck Ardeshir.


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[equuspolo[TK]]

18 minutes ago, Sly11 said:

Good luck Ardeshir.


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Thank you Andrew.  Appreciate it very much brother.

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

Nice work, just a couple of things you could fine tune that would really make you shine.

You may want to add some foam behind your sniper plate to stop it catching under the thigh.

Butt plate looks to be pushing backwards away from kidney, perhaps tighter elastic on cod.

Just watch your gaps, thighs are a different heights which you notice on the rear image as one touches butt plate more that the other.

Gaps on forearms to wrist, again close on wide side to the other.

Also with ab plates they do not get rounded off on corners.

May just be the close up but your tube stipes look a little far apart.

Also hovi's you don't see the white rim on the hovi's much on the Hero's, just a little on wear areas. Also not white on the insides.

 

You may also want to get your cover strip closure to sit a little flatter, opening is quite noticeable from in this image.

 

Once again great work and good luck with approval

[equuspolo[TK]]

1 hour ago, gmrhodes13 said:

Nice work, just a couple of things you could fine tune that would really make you shine.

You may want to add some foam behind your sniper plate to stop it catching under the thigh.

Butt plate looks to be pushing backwards away from kidney, perhaps tighter elastic on cod.

Just watch your gaps, thighs are a different heights which you notice on the rear image as one touches butt plate more that the other.

Gaps on forearms to wrist, again close on wide side to the other.

Also with ab plates they do not get rounded off on corners.

May just be the close up but your tube stipes look a little far apart.

Also hovi's you don't see the white rim on the hovi's much on the Hero's, just a little on wear areas. Also not white on the insides.

 

You may also want to get your cover strip closure to sit a little flatter, opening is quite noticeable from in this image.

 

Once again great work and good luck with approval

 

 

Thank you Q for all of the input.  Appreciate it very much.  I will look in to all of that immediately.  Appreciate your time and advice.

[shashachu[TK]]

Hi Ardeshir,

Great to see you going up for another EIB! 

 

CRL and EIB Application Requirements

All required photos are now in and, after review, we are pleased to award you another Expert Infantry approval! On behalf of the DO team and myself, many 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

 

As always, let's start from the top. *Really* nice job on the helmet! You've clearly done your research. One suggestion I have is that the bottoms of the ears are a bit on the thick side. Ear trimming is one of those tasks that every TK builder dreads, but if you're up for the challenge, thinning out those bottoms will really elevate the look of your helmet.

 

  

 

Reference Images:

  

 

Moving on to the tube stripes, you pointed out that you're doing the 11-stripe variation, which is totally fine. However, when compared to screen caps, your stripes are a bit thin, making them look too far apart. It's a very minor detail, but if you made each stripe a bit thicker, they would not look overly spaced out.

 

 

Reference Image:

  

 

Next, as was already pointed out, the Hero helmets had just some white weathering on the rims of the hovi tips, but were not painted white on the inside. (I believe the text of the CRL here is actually incorrect, but the screencaps are clear.)

 

 

Reference Images:

  

 

 

Continuing on, this is just a minor dressing detail, but when suiting up, be sure the black gaps are even. In this set of photos, your left forearm is sitting too high, and is actually touching your bicep, leaving a larger-than-desireable gap at the left wrist. Next time you're out for a troop, just have a handler give you a once-over to make sure you're looking your sharpest.

 

 

 

As your fellow troopers already mentioned, the corners of the ab buttons should be squared off, not rounded:

 

 

 

Your butt plate alignment is a little wonky. This is particularly obvious in one of your action shots, so we're recommending you add or tighten the strapping in that area. You could also consider doing some heat bending to make sure it wraps around your body properly. Be careful too about your left thigh running into the left side of your butt plate, as that can lead to painful armor bites.

 

    

 

Reference Images:

  

 

Finally, as was already pointed out, you may want to double check your calf closures, as your left one appears to be sitting a bit open. The best advice I got during my build is to make sure my calves stay closed without any fasteners at all. I personally use Velcro, but I also did a bunch of heat bending to make sure my calves want to stay closed, even without the Velcro.

 

 

Reference Image:

 

Centurion Requirements

In this section we prepare you for Centurion. More photos may be requested in the future that allow us to make better decisions on possible adjustments. If there are any areas of concern they will be discussed here.

Because Centurion photos show much more detail than EIB, items to pertaining to Centurion might be seen there and not here. We try to point out all that we can from what is seen, but the final accuracy is the responsibility of the trooper.

 

You did reach Centurion with this set of armor already (congratulations!) but after consulting with @msouza and @TheSwede, there are a few small corrections we're going to have you make before applying for Centurion with your Hero. Hopefully you'll agree they're in the interest of making you look your absolute best, and none of them should be very difficult to make.

 

First, we'd like you to trim off all of the return edge on the vertical ab buttons. While this is not an item specifically called out in the CRL text, we do consider reference images when doing application reviews, and it should be a simple fix. Pry off the vertical ab buttons, trim off all the return edge so they sit completely flat, then re-glue.

 

 

Reference Images:

 

  

 

Next, the L3 CRL states:

 

• Back plate shall have no, or minimal overlap of the kidney plate.

 

The right side of your back plate is overlapping the kidney. I actually had to make the exact same correction on my own application, as I have scoliosis so my back is curved. I corrected it by adding some foam underneath the right shoulder bridge, bringing the right side of my back plate higher. In your case, it may even simply be a matter of how you're standing in the photo.

 

 

Reference Images:

  

 

This looks like something overlooked in your original Centurion application, but the L3 CRL states:

 

• No return edge on the inside of the front of the forearm is allowed.

 

It's possible it's just the photo, but your forearms appear to have a few areas that still have return edge, so those will need to be trimmed.

 

 

Reference Images:

 

 

And that's it! Congrats on your second EIB award, and we shall see you very soon for your second Centurion! 

[TKSpartan[Staff]]

Congratulations Trooper, one more to the Badges Collection!!  

 

And I'm prettey sure what's your next step.  Centurion.  

Edited July 29, 2019 by TKSpartan
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[CableGuy[Admin]]

Congrats, Trooper. Great job! :-)

[equuspolo[TK]]

3 hours ago, TKSpartan said:

Congratulations Trooper, one more to the Badges Collection!!  

 

And I'm prettey sure what's your next step.  Centurion.  

Thank you Mario.  Appreciate it very much

[equuspolo[TK]]

48 minutes ago, CableGuy said:

Congrats, Trooper. Great job! :-)

Thank you Dan.  Appreciate all of the encouragement

[equuspolo[TK]]

4 hours ago, shashachu said:

Hi Ardeshir,

Great to see you going up for another EIB! 

 

CRL and EIB Application Requirements

All required photos are now in and, after review, we are pleased to award you another Expert Infantry approval! On behalf of the DO team and myself, many 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

 

As always, let's start from the top. *Really* nice job on the helmet! You've clearly done your research. One suggestion I have is that the bottoms of the ears are a bit on the thick side. Ear trimming is one of those tasks that every TK builder dreads, but if you're up for the challenge, thinning out those bottoms will really elevate the look of your helmet.

 

  

 

Reference Images:

  

 

Moving on to the tube stripes, you pointed out that you're doing the 11-stripe variation, which is totally fine. However, when compared to screen caps, your stripes are a bit thin, making them look too far apart. It's a very minor detail, but if you made each stripe a bit thicker, they would not look overly spaced out.

 

 

Reference Image:

  

 

Next, as was already pointed out, the Hero helmets had just some white weathering on the rims of the hovi tips, but were not painted white on the inside. (I believe the text of the CRL here is actually incorrect, but the screencaps are clear.)

 

 

Reference Images:

  

 

 

Continuing on, this is just a minor dressing detail, but when suiting up, be sure the black gaps are even. In this set of photos, your left forearm is sitting too high, and is actually touching your bicep, leaving a larger-than-desireable gap at the left wrist. Next time you're out for a troop, just have a handler give you a once-over to make sure you're looking your sharpest.

 

 

 

As your fellow troopers already mentioned, the corners of the ab buttons should be squared off, not rounded:

 

 

 

Your butt plate alignment is a little wonky. This is particularly obvious in one of your action shots, so we're recommending you add or tighten the strapping in that area. You could also consider doing some heat bending to make sure it wraps around your body properly. Be careful too about your left thigh running into the left side of your butt plate, as that can lead to painful armor bites.

 

    

 

Reference Images:

  

 

Finally, as was already pointed out, you may want to double check your calf closures, as your left one appears to be sitting a bit open. The best advice I got during my build is to make sure my calves stay closed without any fasteners at all. I personally use Velcro, but I also did a bunch of heat bending to make sure my calves want to stay closed, even without the Velcro.

 

 

Reference Image:

 

Centurion Requirements

In this section we prepare you for Centurion. More photos may be requested in the future that allow us to make better decisions on possible adjustments. If there are any areas of concern they will be discussed here.

Because Centurion photos show much more detail than EIB, items to pertaining to Centurion might be seen there and not here. We try to point out all that we can from what is seen, but the final accuracy is the responsibility of the trooper.

 

You did reach Centurion with this set of armor already (congratulations!) but after consulting with @msouza and @TheSwede, there are a few small corrections we're going to have you make before applying for Centurion with your Hero. Hopefully you'll agree they're in the interest of making you look your absolute best, and none of them should be very difficult to make.

 

First, we'd like you to trim off all of the return edge on the vertical ab buttons. While this is not an item specifically called out in the CRL text, we do consider reference images when doing application reviews, and it should be a simple fix. Pry off the vertical ab buttons, trim off all the return edge so they sit completely flat, then re-glue.

 

 

Reference Images:

 

  

 

Next, the L3 CRL states:

 

• Back plate shall have no, or minimal overlap of the kidney plate.

 

The right side of your back plate is overlapping the kidney. I actually had to make the exact same correction on my own application, as I have scoliosis so my back is curved. I corrected it by adding some foam underneath the right shoulder bridge, bringing the right side of my back plate higher. In your case, it may even simply be a matter of how you're standing in the photo.

 

 

Reference Images:

  

 

This looks like something overlooked in your original Centurion application, but the L3 CRL states:

 

• No return edge on the inside of the front of the forearm is allowed.

 

It's possible it's just the photo, but your forearms appear to have a few areas that still have return edge, so those will need to be trimmed.

 

 

Reference Images:

 

 

And that's it! Congrats on your second EIB award, and we shall see you very soon for your second Centurion! 

Hello Sha Sha and everyone else who has viewed and guided me through this process.  Thank you guys very much for everything.  I will get on all of those changes immediately and have them ready for the Centurion application.  Thank you guys for all of the help and thorough guidance and encouragement.  Means a lot and super grateful for everything.  I will go through and work out all of those changes and look forward to presenting them all to you guys for the next round. I may post them here as well for reference.  Thank you guys very much for everything.

 

Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat

Ardeshir R.

TK-42128

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

Congratulations trooper

[ukswrath[Staff]]

Congratulations Ardeshir welcome to EI brother 

[giskard8[Staff]]

Congratulations Ardeshir, well done!

[Sly11[Admin]]

Congratulations brother.


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[equuspolo[TK]]

9 hours ago, gmrhodes13 said:

Congratulations trooper

Thank you Q, appreciate it very much. 

[equuspolo[TK]]

6 hours ago, ukswrath said:

Congratulations Ardeshir welcome to EI brother 

Thank you Tony, appreciate it Brother.  And thank you for the amazing products and support.

[equuspolo[TK]]

2 hours ago, giskard8 said:

Congratulations Ardeshir, well done!

Thank you Arthur.  Much appreciated brother.