fishgoh0nk[TK] Posted July 2, 2021 Report Share Posted July 2, 2021 (edited) Name: James Username: fishgoh0nk TK-83751 Southern California Garrison Orange County Squad Armor Maker = ANOVOS Helmet Maker = ANOVOS Blaster Type = S&T E-11 (Airsoft) Height = 5'11 Weight = 200lbs Boot Maker = Imperial Boots Canvas Belt = @TKittell belt Hand Plates = @justjoseph63 silicone handguards Electronics = Raspberry PI Zero W, iComm, Aker amp, @ukswrath SHA hearing assist, quad fans Neck Seal Type = ANOVOS Holster Maker = ANOVOS Full Body Front Back Right Right Raised Left Left Raised Bang Bang Bang Details Right Left (paint chipped when wearing, will touch up) Helmet Front Left Right Back Lens color HOVIs & Vocoder S Trim Armor Armor Strapping Arm strapping Forearm wrist returns Cod Elastic Elastic shoulder ties Ab button panel 1 Ab button panel 2 Thigh ammo Left Thigh ammo right Sniper knee Belt Accessories Neck seal Gloves Boots Thermal detonator E-11 Edited December 15, 2021 by fishgoh0nk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chemi[Staff] Posted July 2, 2021 Report Share Posted July 2, 2021 Thanks for your submission, James!... We'll need you to do one fix before we start reviewing... Looks like you have a little too much paint on the tops of the teeth, (common to Anovos helmets). One suggested method is to use a toothpick with some ,NO ACETONE, paint remover. Reference images -And one last request, could you add a picture where we can see the "HAN SNAP"? Something like this: Thanks James...Your armor looks great... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justjoseph63[Staff] Posted July 2, 2021 Report Share Posted July 2, 2021 Fantastic job on this armor, James! One thing that jumped out at me are the elastic bands on your shoulder bridges. Yours seem to be round instead of flat... these will be fine for EI, but for Centurion they will need to be the flat type. I know this seems like a small detail, but Level 3 is all about the details. If you are having trouble sourcing the correct ones I am happy to mail you as set of them (no charge), just PM me if interested. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukswrath[Staff] Posted July 2, 2021 Report Share Posted July 2, 2021 Beautiful job on your armor James, good luck with your application. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted July 2, 2021 Report Share Posted July 2, 2021 Nice clean submission, good luck with approval, as if you'd need it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishgoh0nk[TK] Posted July 2, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2021 4 hours ago, Chemi said: Thanks for your submission, James!... We'll need you to do one fix before we start reviewing... Looks like you have a little too much paint on the tops of the teeth, (common to Anovos helmets). One suggested method is to use a toothpick with some ,NO ACETONE, paint remover. Reference images -And one last request, could you add a picture where we can see the "HAN SNAP"? Something like this: Thanks James...Your armor looks great... While I work on taking a bit more paint off the frown, here's a close up of the Han snap. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishgoh0nk[TK] Posted July 2, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2021 6 hours ago, Chemi said: Thanks for your submission, James!... We'll need you to do one fix before we start reviewing... Looks like you have a little too much paint on the tops of the teeth, (common to Anovos helmets). One suggested method is to use a toothpick with some ,NO ACETONE, paint remover. Reference images Here's the new frown. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRascalKing[TK] Posted July 2, 2021 Report Share Posted July 2, 2021 (edited) Looks awesome! Out of curiosity, did you replace the ears on your helmet? And if you're going for extreme accuracy, belt box elastic should be 'woven', not 'ribbed'... and I can see you replaced the mic tips, but would recommend a pair from @ukswrath or similar that have the correct inner details. Also, absolutely not accuracy-related, but I would strongly suggest adding a bit of fuzzy velcro to the back of your holster and belt to cover the metal rivets - otherwise when you wear your armor enough, they'll eventually scuff and scratch that pretty armor! OHOHOH and reinforce your shoulder bridges with some extra strips of ABS!!! Edited July 2, 2021 by TheRascalKing 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishgoh0nk[TK] Posted July 2, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2021 (edited) 16 minutes ago, TheRascalKing said: Looks awesome! Out of curiosity, did you replace the ears on your helmet? And if you're going for extreme accuracy, belt box elastic should be 'woven', not 'ribbed'... and I can see you replaced the mic tips, but would recommend a pair from @ukswrath or similar that have the correct inner details. Also, absolutely not accuracy-related, but I would strongly suggest adding a bit of fuzzy velcro to the back of your holster and belt to cover the metal rivets - otherwise when you wear your armor enough, they'll eventually scuff and scratch that pretty armor! Thanks! And yes I did - those are trooper bay ears on an Anovos bucket. The HOVI tips are from Ukswrath speaker system. Thanks for the tip about the holster and the belt ammo box! Let me put some velcro on right now actually Edited July 2, 2021 by fishgoh0nk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRascalKing[TK] Posted July 2, 2021 Report Share Posted July 2, 2021 (edited) 22 minutes ago, fishgoh0nk said: Thanks! And yes I did - those are trooper bay ears on an Anovos bucket. The HOVI tips are from Ukswrath speaker system. Thanks for the tip about the holster and the belt ammo box! Let me put some velcro on right now actually Ah, got it! Makes sense on the mic tips. I added to my other post, but I'd ensure you reinforce your shoulder bridges with some extra ABS too - they're a very weak and crack-prone area, but easy to add strength to. I also like to add a little velcro to the tongue of my boots and front inside of my shins to help keep them from twisting or riding up. Again, none of this accuracy related, but should help on your upcoming troops and I'm here anyways, so why not haha Great work! Edited July 2, 2021 by TheRascalKing 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishgoh0nk[TK] Posted July 2, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2021 9 hours ago, ukswrath said: Beautiful job on your armor James, good luck with your application. Thanks for putting together a most comprehensive Anovos build guide- it was educational as it was inspiring! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chemi[Staff] Posted July 3, 2021 Report Share Posted July 3, 2021 Hello James. Please, forgive me, I forgot one thing. Could you please post a close photo of the rivets(6, left side of your Ab/Kidney) ?. Like This: Thank you for your patience James... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishgoh0nk[TK] Posted July 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2021 (edited) 5 hours ago, Chemi said: Hello James. Please, forgive me, I forgot one thing. Could you please post a close photo of the rivets(6, left side of your Ab/Kidney) ?. Like This: Thank you for your patience James... Here you go! Edited July 3, 2021 by fishgoh0nk better lighting, one more photo without overlap 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chemi[Staff] Posted July 3, 2021 Report Share Posted July 3, 2021 Perfect James... . Thanks for your patience!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishgoh0nk[TK] Posted July 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2021 On 7/2/2021 at 3:57 AM, justjoseph63 said: Fantastic job on this armor, James! One thing that jumped out at me are the elastic bands on your shoulder bridges. Yours seem to be round instead of flat... these will be fine for EI, but for Centurion they will need to be the flat type. I know this seems like a small detail, but Level 3 is all about the details. If you are having trouble sourcing the correct ones I am happy to mail you as set of them (no charge), just PM me if interested. Replaced the shoulder cover elastic with flats! On 7/2/2021 at 10:27 AM, TheRascalKing said: Out of curiosity, did you replace the ears on your helmet? And if you're going for extreme accuracy, belt box elastic should be 'woven', not 'ribbed'... and I can see you replaced the mic tips, but would recommend a pair from @ukswrath or similar that have the correct inner details. OHOHOH and reinforce your shoulder bridges with some extra strips of ABS!!! Also replaced the ammo box elastic with the correct woven elastic! It was scary adding breaking the super glue around the box covers, so I thought I would future proof any adjustments by using magnets to secure the boxes together. As for the shoulder covers, I heard good things about truck liner spray - I wonder if it comes in white, would definitely keep the shoulder covers flexible yet sturdy. Hopefully these will work out well. Thanks for the tips guys! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishgoh0nk[TK] Posted July 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2021 (edited) For some reason the server created a duplicate post as above, it was submitting for like 10 minutes while Ieft the browser spinning. I'll just delete this for less scroll Edited July 6, 2021 by fishgoh0nk duplicate post as above from server issues 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRascalKing[TK] Posted July 6, 2021 Report Share Posted July 6, 2021 (edited) 7 hours ago, fishgoh0nk said: Replaced the shoulder cover elastic with flats! Also replaced the ammo box elastic with the correct woven elastic! It was scary adding breaking the super glue around the box covers, so I thought I would future proof any adjustments by using magnets to secure the boxes together. As for the shoulder covers, I heard good things about truck liner spray - I wonder if it comes in white, would definitely keep the shoulder covers flexible yet sturdy. Hopefully these will work out well. Thanks for the tips guys! Sweeeeeet. Mods look good. I usually throw a little self-adhesive craft foam or fuzzy velcro on the back of my belt boxes to make them less jangly/likely to scratch my thighs too. I'm one of the ones that promotes the bedliner spray, but usually only to black out the helmet interior - I like the texture, but have no idea if it actually adds strength (an old episode of Mythbusters I saw inclines me to believe at least a little), but nowhere NEAR enough to help with the shoulder bridges. I've never seen it in white either... I cut some strips of spare ABS slightly more narrow than the bridges, then E6000 them in underneath after hot water bending them closer to shape. I've started extending them down into the chest a little more so the shoulder tabs don't just crack. It definitely helps - MAN are those things fragile! Edited July 6, 2021 by TheRascalKing 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishgoh0nk[TK] Posted July 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2021 20 minutes ago, TheRascalKing said: Sweeeeeet. Mods look good. I usually throw a little self-adhesive craft foam or fuzzy velcro on the back of my belt boxes to make them less jangly/likely to scratch my thighs too. I'm one of the ones that promotes the bedliner spray, but usually only to black out the helmet interior - I like the texture, but have no idea if it actually adds strength (an old episode of Mythbusters I saw inclines me to believe at least a little), but nowhere NEAR enough to help with the shoulder bridges. I've never seen it in white either... I cut some strips of spare ABS slightly more narrow than the bridges, then E6000 them in underneath after hot water bending them closer to shape. I've started extending them down into the chest a little more so the shoulder tabs don't just crack. It definitely helps - MAN are those things fragile! Good tip! I'll look for some wider ABS to stick under the shoulders covers. I also bought another pair from trooper bay when purchasing the ears (for shipping value) because I heard this is probably the most vulnerable part of the armor, heaven forbid I actually have to replace them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chemi[Staff] Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 Hi James, and thank you for your EIB application! You have done an excellent job with the armor. Congratulations!!! *************************************************** CRL and EIB Application Requirements: All required photos have been submitted, and on behalf of the entire D.O. staff we are pleased to welcome you to the rank of Expert Infantry. 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 armour. Note that we consider both text (CRL) and pictures (screen caps/reference images) when reviewing submissions. -It seems that some of the screws on the ears are too tight. Reference images -The wrist openings are a bit far from the tops of the hand guards. Maybe you can move down the forearms a little. Reference images -Some new paint on the ab/kidney rivets, is an easy fix and should take you about 5 minutes Reference images - The ridges on the top of the sniper knee follow the ridges at the top of the shin(perfect), but maybe you could refine the angle a bit. Reference images *************************************************** Centurion Requirements; In this section we prepare you for Centurion. Because Centurion photos show more detail than EIB, items pertaining to Centurion might be seen there and not here and additional photos may be required. We try to point out all that we can from what we see, but the final accuracy is the responsibility of the trooper. -The Ear bars shall have only one bump painted in black for L3. Reference images - The vocoder paint could be improved a little for more accuracy (the paint on the upper parts of the vocoder should cover the tops of the raised areas completely)... A filbert style brush will help with the top parts. Reference images -Your elastic bands seem to be round instead of flat... These are fine for L2, but for Centurion they will need to be the flat type. I see that you changed the elastics (flat ones) while I was doing the revision (perfect). If you don't mind, I don't delete this (may be helpful for future troopers). Reference images -L3- A single male snap on the top right corner of the ab plate is present. Unfortunately, we think that the Han snap should be placed a little further to the edge. I can see that you made another hole for the Han snap and left it perfect, so you definitely have mad ABS skills.... It won't be a problem for you to change this one. Reference images -Your butt plate appears to be pushing upwards, maybe you need to adjust the strapping. Reference images This "V tab system" can help keep it in alignment. L3 - Drop boxes are vertically aligned with the end of the ammo belt with minimal gap between belt and box. As we can see in the photos below, they sit too far in and need to be realigned. The outside front edge of the box should line up with the end of the ABS belt. Moving them outward and applying a little E-6000 (or similar) to the back of the strap can prevent them from moving. Reference images -Unfortunately, the grip on your Blaster is an Airsoft (not the Sterling type as required in the CRL) and will need to be replaced for L3. The power cylinders are not clearly seen(but I saw the photos in this thread here ), but those may have to be modified/replaced as well. Reference images Reference images And that's all James. Congratulations, and I look forward to seeing your application for Centurion soon.!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishgoh0nk[TK] Posted July 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 Awesome! Thanks for the diligent L3 comparisons! I'll be sure to have those corrected for the next approval stage! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 Congratulations and welcome to the EI ranks trooper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishgoh0nk[TK] Posted July 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 (edited) @Chemi I made some changes per your recommendations Sniper Knee - Are these the angles we're looking for? Hopefully I can go about my business Vocoder - Wiped that stupid grin off my face, is this what we're looking for? Ears - I'd like to think I'm a good listener. Guess I got demoted, Private First Class again! Edited July 7, 2021 by fishgoh0nk typos 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chemi[Staff] Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 Very good work James... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishgoh0nk[TK] Posted July 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 (edited) 18 hours ago, gmrhodes13 said: Congratulations and welcome to the EI ranks trooper Thanks Glen! I'm giving your v-tabs concept a try; I think I understand, instead of trying to restrict the booty, you make the booty extend the back. Hot water was weak, had to bust out the heat gun due to the abs thickness. Question: Do you glue both sides of the tab? or just the butt plate side? Edited July 7, 2021 by fishgoh0nk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallMeMrTibbles[501st] Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 (edited) Congratulations! Welcome to EIB! Re: the v tabs... Just glue to the butt plate. The kidney plate side is floating Edited July 7, 2021 by CallMeMrTibbles 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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