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Congrats!

Ben Rothman TK-60421 Letter Chemi Thanks! My pleasure, Ben. Congrats! https://www.whitearmor.net/eib/certificates/60421-centurion.png

Welcome! I hope this is helpful and not an overload of information. Since I received my commissioned RS kit in March I wanted to agree with the quoted points. After two troops I was able to see weak points in the brackets and definitely recommend reinforcing them. This is using a For Sale sign from Lowes, E6000 and clamps to hold the strip while it dries. I read that all armor is especially weak at the shoulder straps and I think lots of troopers reinforce those. Good luck!

1. First/last name: Ben Rothman 2. Future Garrison/Squad/Outpost: Midwest Garrison 3. Armor maker: RS Propmasters full commission 4. Helmet maker: RS Propmasters 5. Cloth belt maker: RS Propmasters 6. Neck seal maker: RS Propmasters 7. Boot maker: Imperial Boots 9. Blaster maker: RS Propmasters 10. Gasket maker: N/A 11. Height: 5' 7" 12. Weight: 160 lbs 13. TK type: ANH Stunt EIB post: I went on a troop, and found the height of the back of my thighs to be comfortable. Thanks to all the previous centurion applicants for insights into the changes I needed to make before applying for EIB. And thank you for your consideration! - Ben 1. front 1b. front without helmet 2. back Shoulder strap close-up 3. left 4. right 5. left detail 6. right detail 7. action shot 8. Abdomen 9. Cod 10. interior strapping 11. wrists Extras (not numbered in the initial list of photos, but shown in the example afterward) Extra 1: sniper knee Extra 2: Thigh Ammo Belt (This photo was taken before I used sugru to seal the gap. It is just to show the thigh ammo belt rivets) 12. helmet front Extra: S-shaped trim 13. helmet left 14. helmet right 15. helmet back 16. lens color 17. hovi tips 18. neck seal 19. detonator 20. holster attachment 21. belt 22. boots 23. gloves 24. gun left 25. gun right 26. gun back

Ben Rothman 60421 EIB Letter Chemi Here you are Ben, and congrats! https://www.whitearmor.net/eib/certificates/60421-eib.png

Hooray! Thanks for the feedback. I'll be participating in my first Troop this Saturday, so hopefully I'll know after that whether I want to do any additional trimming. Can you point me to any instructions specific to trimming down already-finished thigh armor, in case I want to pursue that option? Would I basically be losing some of the return edge that currently exists in the top inner thigh armor? Do I tear off the cover strip first or just trim it all in-place? Otherwise I'll try to find a nice, bright, high-contrast area to take some updated photos before I send in my centurion application. Although it seems like I can pretty much apply with what I have. I'm satisfied with the look of my tube stripes and ear placement as long as they fall within the acceptable range, and would rather not risk damaging the helmet.

Congrats! Nice work!

Thanks! I was just using some of your photos for reference as another RS commission, wish me luck!

1. First/last name: Ben Rothman 2. Future Garrison/Squad/Outpost: Midwest Garrison 3. Armor maker: RS Propmasters full commission 4. Helmet maker: RS Propmasters 5. Cloth belt maker: RS Propmasters 6. Neck seal maker: RS Propmasters 7. Boot maker: Imperial Boots 9. Blaster maker: RS Propmasters 10. Gasket maker: N/A 11. Height: 5' 7" 12. Weight: 160 lbs 13. TK type: ANH Stunt Pre-Approval post: Improvements since that post: trimmed plastic belt to align with cloth velcro to align belt with chest padding behind sniper plate to push it forward thigh ridge gaps merged with sugru raised helmet brow trimmed brow rim ends plastidipped inside of helmet thinner helmet padding mouth mesh 1. front 1b. front without helmet 2. back 3. left 4. right 5. left detail 6. right detail 7. action shot 8. Abdomen 9. Cod 10. interior strapping 11. wrists Extras (not numbered in the initial list of photos, but shown in the example afterward) Extra 1: sniper knee Extra 2: Thigh Ammo Belt 12. helmet front Extra: S-shaped trim 13. helmet left 14. helmet right 15. helmet back 16. lens color 17. hovi tips 18. neck seal 19. detonator 20. holster attachment 21. belt 22. boots 23. gloves 24. gun left 25. gun right 26. gun back

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Thanks for all the feedback! I'll be ordering a helmet liner to wear the bucket lower, as well as a frown screen. I've reached out to the GMLs of my garrison and linked this thread.

1. First/last name: Ben Rothman 2. Future Garrison/Squad/Outpost: Midwest Garrison 3. Armor maker: RS Propmasters 4. Helmet maker: RS Propmasters 5. Cloth belt maker: RS Propmasters 6. Neck seal maker: RS Propmasters 7. Boot maker: RS Propmasters 9. Blaster maker: RS Propmasters 10. Gasket maker: N/A 11. Height: 5' 7" 12. Weight: 160 lbs 13. TK type: ANH Stunt I am planning to immediately proceed to applying for the EIP so I'll be including all the necessary photos for level 2. This is 100% commissioned, so I'll need some extra help with any necessary modifications as I don't have any paints, extra ABS, etc. 1. front 1b. front without helmet 2. back 3. left 4. right 5. left detail 6. right detail 7. action shot 8. Abdomen (i know the belt is sitting a little low, let me know how to move it up) 9. Cod 10. interior strapping 11. wrists Extras (not numbered in the initial list of photos, but shown in the example afterward) Extra 1: sniper knee Extra 2: Thigh Ammo Belt 12. helmet front Extra: S-shaped trim 13. helmet left 14. helmet right 15. helmet back 16. lens color 17. hovi tips 18. neck seal 19. detonator 20. holster attachment 21. belt 22. boots 23. gloves 24. gun left 25. gun right 26. gun back