TK-11076 Requesting TKC EIB Status[FX][390]

[TILLI02[TK]]

Name: Dimo Tillips

ID: 11076

Garrison: German Garrison

 

Height: 176

Weight: 78

 

Armor: FX

Helmet: BFA

Blaster: doopydoos resin kit

Canvas belt: Selfmade

 

Edited June 19, 2014 by TILLI02

[Redforce[TK]]

Looks sick! Good luck!<br /><br />Sent from my SGH-T889 using Tapatalk<br /><br />

[Minuteman]

Dimo, nice to see how your TK/TKC has evolved! The helmet is great!

[Vader’s Wingman[501st]]

Hey Dimo! Nice to see a TKC! Your helmet is a beauty and your overall weathering is fantastic! Some photos from the check list are missing. Abdomen details, cod and butt plate attachment, interior strapping, neck seal and holster attachment,.......... Just a few things moving forward to Centurion and a few things that will help your overall look......There's a lot of bunching in your under armor(back of knees, upper thigh area) You may want to go a size smaller to get a tighter look. Your left thigh when viewed from the back sits noticeably higher than the left. And your butt plate looks very small to me compared to your size especially when viewed from the sides. I think your biceps could come down a bit to get rid of some of the elbow gap. Your drop box strapping should be elastic if it isn't and it looks wider than it should be. The drop boxes could also come up a bit. Any gap wider than a pencil is too much. Overall a fantastic build. Very nice indeed. I wish you the best! Good luck trooper!

[TILLI02[TK]]

So here are the missing pictures.

 

My armor is not so Beatifull inside (lot of work and testing) .

the cod and butt plate are two pieces by the FX so i must glue them for my Commander togheter.

 

 

 

i have change the dropboxes a little 

 

 

Abdome details

 

Strapping

 

 

No cover stripes

 

 

Cod and buttplate attechment

(not beautifull )

 

[gazmosis[501st]]

Dimo, could you please post a close up of the belt? The belt material is specific to this costume and I need to verify that it is the correct material.

[TILLI02[TK]]

Hi here the pictures,

i have seen my belt is a little to wide. so i have changed them and placed the 8 rivets.

The belt is now 60 mm wide.

 

and here a pictures of my shoulder straps that they have no flat end at the end. they are 100 % ribbed.

 

[TILLI02[TK]]

Hi here the pictures,

i have seen my belt is a little to wide. so i have changed them and placed the 8 rivets.

The belt is now 60 mm wide.

 

and here a pictures of my shoulder straps that they have no flat end at the end. they are 100 % ribbed.

 

 

and the back of the shoulderstrap

[gazmosis[501st]]

Hey Dimo!!!!

The TK Commander is a costume that doesn't come across these pages too often. It's always a pleasure to see someone take the TK to another level like this. It also gives me, the DO, a chance to brush up and re-familiarize myself with the aspecst of the different costumes and work with the our leaders and further update the CRLs. I will be proposing a few, however minor, changes to the TKC CRL.

 

Anyway, when you remove the blue paint, the TK Commander is a blend of TK aspects from all 3 original trilogy stormtrooper costumes. The blaster is ESB,  the helmet, rubber gloves/handplates, and waist belt (without the center rivet cover) are ANH, the remainder of the armor is ROTJ all the way. The overlap joint construction, the "U" trim on the torso parts, the fused butt/kidney, the "no flat spot on the ends" shoulder bridges, the rounded corners on the shoulder bells, no visible bicep straps (possible CRL change here) upside down ab button plate,I could go on but you get the main idea, With ad ons like a fifth button on the vertical button plate, all buttons are black, removal of the center rivet cover on the waist belt, a few strageically placed belt rivets, no holster, some light weathering, and.......oh yes....the blue paint scheme....you have the TK Commander. In researching this costume in comic book appearances, I found that a blue pauldron and sandtrooper like backpack were also seen. Enough history. Let's look at your armor Dimo!

 

CRL and EIB Application Requirements:

Your initial application lacked several photos and there were specific details that needed to be seen that were in pictures that weren't very clear. After suggestions from fellow troopers and a PM, several pics were added as well as some updated changes to the costume that differ from the original pictures. The waist belt in the top pics was too wide and did not clearly show the material in which it was made. Unlike the ANH belt which is 3 inches wide and made from layered materials with twill/denim on the outer most layer, the TKC belt is much less wide(around 2 1/2 inches) and should be made from a material that looks like course weave nylon webbing. This upgrade was done!!! Also, I needed to be certain that the shoulder bridges has no flat spots on the ends. They did on the back side and this was trimmed down.Thank you for working with me to get this done, Dimo!!! There is only one more thing that needs to be done before I pass you. As it is pictured above, your full suit armor pictures do not represent EIB qualifying armor with the wider belt. Please suit back up and take a cool action shot with your complete EIB armor for the EIB archives. 

 

 

Other-Armor Fit/Assembly:

I wanted to compliment you on your weathering job. This can be something either overdone and un-natural, or not done enough. I would say that you nailed it!!  Jason mentioned one thing that I would agree on and that is your biceps could be dropped a bit to eliminate some of the gap between your biceps and forearms. 

 

Centurion Suggestions:

As you know, Centurion is about getting armor as close to accurate as we can get. Although the TKC was never seen in the films, its armor must be supportive of something close to screen accurate because of the armor it was derived from. as a result, the FX armor your armor is made from (aside from the helmet) cannot qualify for Centurion.

Should you decide to upgrade, there are things on your current armor that will need to be changed to get you to Centurion level. First are your boots. They need to be a "TK Boots" style or painted Chelsea Boot that have no seams in the front. Second, you will need to change your Thermal Detonator to a ROTJ type like this one:The ribbed panel has much larger "ribs" and the center of the round portion is raised rather than indented. The belt clips are also closer to the center rather than the ends. The only change I would consider doing on your helmet is to the trapezoids above the eyes. I would make the upper corners a little rounder. Here is your helmet:Here is what I am referring to:

 

Thank you again for all your work on this armor, Dimo!!!  Please get us that pic with you suited up showing your upgrades so I can upgrade your EIB badge!!!!!

[TILLI02[TK]]

Hi steve,

 

thank you very much for your comments. 

i am very happy to reach EIB with an FX armor.

now here the new needed Picture.

First an another picture from the helmet

 

 

and here the new action photo. 

 

[gazmosis[501st]]

Thank you, Dimo!!!

 

Now THAT...is an EIB TKC!!!  Well done, Sir!!! With that, I would like to congratulate and welcome you to EIB! 

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

Congrats trooper welcome to the ranks

[JODOKAST[TK]]

Well done und herzlichen Glückwunsch!  Looks awesome!

[HawkFan24]

Congrats!

[Vader’s Wingman[501st]]

Congrats! And welcome to EIB!

[TILLI02[TK]]

Thank you for the congratulations