CloseTheBlastDoor[TK] Posted February 10, 2025 Report Posted February 10, 2025 Armor Maker: WTF Helmet Maker: WTF Blaster Maker: Self, 3D printed, TK14082’s design Full Name: Hanson Quan TK ID: 47826 501st profile: https://www.501st.com/members/displaymember.php?userID=43737&costumeID=124 FISD Forum Name: CloseTheBlastDoor Garrison: Golden Gate Garrison Height/Weight: 5’11.5, 165 lbs Social media consent (photos): Yes Boot Maker: Keep Trooping Canvas Belt Supplier: Imperial Issue Hand guard supplier: Trooper Bay Holster Maker: Darman’s Props Thanks to @gmrhodes13 for his dedicated assistance! Full Body/Front: Full Body/Back: Full Body/Left Side Full Body/Right Side Full Body/Left Side Detail Full Body/Right Side Detail Full Body/Action Shot Armor Details/Abdomen button plates Armor Details/Cod and posterior plate connections showing rivet/snaps Armor Details/Interior strapping Armor Details/Wrist openings Armor Details/Included in photo checklist Helmet Details/Front Helmet Details/Left side Helmet Details/Right side Helmet Details/Rear Helmet Details/Back-lit shot showing lens color Helmet Details/Close-up of Hovi tips Accessories/Neck seal Accessories/TD (Thermal Detonator) front and rear showing screw type Accessories/Holster attachment Accessories/ABS/canvas belt (rear) Accessories/Boots (showing tops and sides) Accessories/Rubber gloves Blaster Details/Left side Blaster Details/Right side Blaster Details/Rear showing D-ring Thank you for your consideration! 2 Quote
Chemi[Staff] Posted February 10, 2025 Report Posted February 10, 2025 Hi Hanson! Thanks for your request. Could you add a link to your approved armor (501st record)? Added to the process line. Thank you!!! Quote
CloseTheBlastDoor[TK] Posted February 10, 2025 Author Report Posted February 10, 2025 2 minutes ago, Chemi said: Hi Hanson! Thanks for your request. Could you add a link to your approved armor (501st record)? Added to the process line. Thank you!!! Hola Chemi, is it this one? https://www.501st.com/members/displaymember.php?userID=43737&costumeID=124 1 Quote
Chemi[Staff] Posted February 10, 2025 Report Posted February 10, 2025 hace 2 minutos, CloseTheBlastDoor dijo: Hola Chemi, is it this one? https://www.501st.com/members/displaymember.php?userID=43737&costumeID=124 Perfect!!! I add it to the first post. Thank you! 1 Quote
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted February 10, 2025 Report Posted February 10, 2025 Good luck with approval trooper 1 Quote
JBar[TK] Posted February 13, 2025 Report Posted February 13, 2025 Another EIB WTF kit nice. Best of luck! 1 Quote
shashachu[TK] Posted February 13, 2025 Report Posted February 13, 2025 Looking great. Good luck, Hanson! 1 Quote
TKSpartan[Staff] Posted February 19, 2025 Report Posted February 19, 2025 Hi Trooper, I'm sorry for delaying. I'll be the Do working on your EIB submission. I'll be with you asap. Thank you for your patience 2 Quote
CloseTheBlastDoor[TK] Posted February 20, 2025 Author Report Posted February 20, 2025 18 hours ago, TKSpartan said: Hi Trooper, I'm sorry for delaying. I'll be the Do working on your EIB submission. I'll be with you asap. Thank you for your patience Terrific, thank you! 1 Quote
TKSpartan[Staff] Posted February 23, 2025 Report Posted February 23, 2025 Hi, Hanson I'll need you to help me with one detail that need to be fixed before we can place that EIB badge under your name . Looking at the hovi tips on your helmet, I noticed that they look a little fine, more so than what appears on the screen, as you can see bellow in the reference images. This is a CRL Level 2 requirements sir. CRL L2: Correct Aerators/Hovi-MIX tips are present. Screens used shall be of a wide type mesh, with the rim of the mic and the inside white or painted white. Reference Images Here is a technique that has been used to correct this in the past. Using the cap of a hi-lighter and wider mesh from a kitchen strainer Place the mesh over the hovi tip and press in with the cap of the hi-lighter Paint the inside of the hovi tip and rim white (if necessary) Insert the new screens 1 Quote
JBar[TK] Posted February 23, 2025 Report Posted February 23, 2025 As a WTF kit owner I had the same mic tip mesh issue. You're almost there! 2 Quote
CloseTheBlastDoor[TK] Posted February 26, 2025 Author Report Posted February 26, 2025 On 2/22/2025 at 8:17 PM, TKSpartan said: Looking at the hovi tips on your helmet, I noticed that they look a little thin, more so than what appears on the screen, as you can see bellow in the reference images. Oh wow! I actually did get those replaced from what was provided in the WTF kit, see these posts: So they need to be even wider? Is there a measurement of the opening somewhere so I can be sure next time? Thanks for the feedback! Quote
CloseTheBlastDoor[TK] Posted February 26, 2025 Author Report Posted February 26, 2025 No wait!!! ACK, I know what happened! That was an older photo, dated Nov 23rd before I upgraded the meshes. Here is the later photo, dated December 11, 2024: And here is a zoomed-in look at the front of the helmet: Does that look better? 3 Quote
TKSpartan[Staff] Posted March 4, 2025 Report Posted March 4, 2025 I'm sorry for delaying your review Trooper . We are almost ready to push the approved button Trooper. Just noticed by the D.O. Team that even though your blaster looks great , there are some 3d printing lines still noticeable . This looks like an easy fix by applying some paint filler to the printing lines, sand a bit and paint. Thank you for your effort. CRL L2: 3-D printed blasters can not contain visible print lines, and must be sanded smooth for a more realistic appearance. Quote
CloseTheBlastDoor[TK] Posted March 4, 2025 Author Report Posted March 4, 2025 3 hours ago, TKSpartan said: I'm sorry for delaying your review Trooper . We are almost ready to push the approved button Trooper. Just noticed by the D.O. Team that even though your blaster looks great , there are some 3d printing lines still noticeable . This looks like an easy fix by applying some paint filler to the printing lines, sand a bit and paint. Thank you for your effort. CRL L2: 3-D printed blasters can not contain visible print lines, and must be sanded smooth for a more realistic appearance. Hi Mario, thanks for the feedback! This might take me a while to resolve, but I'll get to work on it. 2 Quote
CloseTheBlastDoor[TK] Posted March 11, 2025 Author Report Posted March 11, 2025 Hi Mario, I've been plugging away at this, and I think I'm nearly there. Here are three of the four areas that I've fixed: The trigger area has been difficult. There are several layers of filler and Bondo now, in this tricky area. The lines are gone, but it's a bit lumpy now. Is that acceptable (please excuse all the areas I masked off to get this done)? The area around the "S" has some terrain there . Also, I smoothed out the lines around the base of the selector switch. 3 Quote
TKSpartan[Staff] Posted March 12, 2025 Report Posted March 12, 2025 17 hours ago, CloseTheBlastDoor said: Is that acceptable (please excuse all the areas I masked off to get this done)? Yes, looking great Hanson Quote
CloseTheBlastDoor[TK] Posted March 12, 2025 Author Report Posted March 12, 2025 Super! I'll put the blaster back together. What's the next step? 1 Quote
TKSpartan[Staff] Posted March 13, 2025 Report Posted March 13, 2025 On 3/12/2025 at 9:35 AM, CloseTheBlastDoor said: Super! I'll put the blaster back together. What's the next step? Just update the blaster photos . 1- in a new post or update the submission ones. 1 Quote
CloseTheBlastDoor[TK] Posted March 14, 2025 Author Report Posted March 14, 2025 Hi Mario, Here are the new photos. I didn't have my studio lighting kit handy this time, so I hope that the light is OK. Thanks again for your guidance and consideration! Hanson 1 Quote
TKSpartan[Staff] Posted March 14, 2025 Report Posted March 14, 2025 Hi Hanson, and thank you for your EIB application! 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 armor, and please keep in mind that we consider both text (CRL) and pictures (screen caps/reference images) when reviewing submissions. Starting from top, you may want to check if it's possible to lower down a bit . Sometimes it's just a matter of removing some of the top padding . Another , probably just dressing issue to take care of every time you put on your armor is that the zipper of your neck seal is very noticeable and looks to be unbuttoned . Reference Images Looking at your ABS belt, we noticed that te square buttons have too much border. As you can see in the references, they don't look to have it. We are suggesting to remove them, sand the border to get them flat and re-glue. Reference Images This is just simple dressing issue, every time you put on your shins, be sure to lower down to touch the boots ankles Reference Images Centurion Requirements: In this section we prepare you for our highest tier of approval. Because Centurion photos must show more detail than EIB, items pertaining to Level 3 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 are able to clearly see, but the final accuracy is the responsibility of the trooper. Startint from your shoulders CRL L3: There should be a minimal gap between the shoulder armor and the chest/back plates. This looks like a simple strapping issue. shortening the shoulder strap and a bit could reduce the gap. Another trick here is to remove the Shoulder Bell's return edge to allow them to sit close the chest armor. Reference Images CRL L3:Ideally there no gap between the abdomen and kidney armor. Abdominal and Kidney Plate align horizontally at top. A single visible seam line is present. This looks more like another dressing issue. Next time you take the Centurion Photos, ( we hope you will) , be sure to tighten the elastics a little to ensure there's no gap. Reference Images CRL L3: The top of the ABS ammo belt should sit at or just above the bottom of the central and vertical abdomen button panels. Not a big deal brother, your ABS belt alignment looks almost perfect , just a piece of velcro behind the right side to keep it up and you're golden. Reference Images CRL Requirements for all 501st costumes are proportional to the wearer in scale, fit and size. Your forearms and shins armor is very large compared to your arm and leg size. We absolutely welcome troopers of all different body types, but we do expect that for our highest level of approval, the armor is sized appropriately to the wearer's body. From the front they're quite large . In order to size down forearms, you'd need to carefully remove the cover strips, trim back the pieces some, and re-glue them. A hot water bath may also be helpful in re-shaping the curve. For the shins you could carefully remove the rear cover strip , trim both sides a little more and re-glue the cover strip for closure. Reference Images And that's all Trooper, CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME TO EIB RANK We are confident that you're going to do de fixes and continue the next level Trooper. !! Request your EIB Certificate Here 1 Quote
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted March 14, 2025 Report Posted March 14, 2025 Congratulations trooper and welcome to Expert Infantry and the EI Honor Gallery Looking forward to seeing your Centurion applications 3 Quote
CloseTheBlastDoor[TK] Posted March 15, 2025 Author Report Posted March 15, 2025 2 hours ago, TKSpartan said: that's all Trooper, CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME TO EIB RANK Wow, thanks! You've made my weekend! To be honest, I was quite self conscious about some of the details you pointed out. I lost a lot of weight last year, which could partially explain things. I'll work on getting this stuff right in my build thread. Stay tuned! 2 Quote
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