TK-80806 Requesting ANH Stunt Centurion Status [ATA][141]

[PhoenixTrooper[TK]]

Name = Chris Sanders

TK ID = 80806

FISD Forum Name = PhoenixTrooper

 

Garrison = Georgia Garrison

 

My EIB Thread: http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/27379-tk-80806-requesting-anh-stunt-eib-status-ata382/

 

Armor= ATA
Helmet= ATA
Blaster= Hyperfirm
 

Height = 5'10"

Weight = 250 lbs

Boots = TK Boots

Canvas Belt = TKittell

Hand Plates/Gloves = Sonnenschein

Electronics = Evilboy Fans

Neck Seal = Darman

Holster = Darman

Inside Brackets = Mr. No Stripes

Inner Drop Boxes = kwdesigns

 

Full Body

 

Arms Raised:

 

Armor Details

 

Ab Buttons

Butt/Kidney - 2 pieces

Hand Plates - rubber

Shoulders - glued in the front, free floating in back with elastic

Thigh pack

Knee plate attachment

Drop box backs

Cod/butt plate attachment (took the paint off the rivet)

General inside strap bonus picture

Closeup on the shims on the thighs

No return edges (almost forgot!)

 

Helmet Details

 

(Repainted with thinner lines)

 

Hovi Mic Tips

Green Lens

S-trim

 

Blaster Details

 

D-ring

 

Accessories Details

 

Neck Seal

Back of thermal Det (metal clips)

Holster attachment

 

And the action shot

Edited August 4, 2014 by PhoenixTrooper

[Redforce[TK]]

You look great. Good luck trooper!

[captsafe66[Admin]]

Looking great!!

 

Good Luck Trooper!

[JLight[TK]]

Upon first look, I cannot see anything that needs commenting on. You look really good! A lot of work and attention to details. Great job!

[Dark PWF[Staff]]

Looking great, Chris!

 

Good Luck!!

[Sly11[Admin]]

Good luck with your submission, look good

[Vader’s Wingman[501st]]

Hey Chris! Looking great brother! Not much to comment on. I think the control panel on your TD could be facing out more instead of up.

http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/gallery/image/1131-star-wars-a-new-hope-screen-capture-254jpg/

 

The smaller button plate on your ab could be trimmed some more so the stage area shows, like so

http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/gallery/image/920-ab-plate-05jpg/

 

And I think the bronzing on your blaster scope could be toned down a bit. Hyperfirm blasters are notorious for too much bronzing.

Other than that, very nice build sir! Good luck with your application!

 

Great hand painting on your helmet by the way!

[Snaps[TK]]

Looks good Chris....best of luck!

[gazmosis[501st]]

Hey Chris! Thank you for your Centurion application!! Let's look at your armor!!

CRL and Centurion Application Requirements:

All required submission photos have been posted. I'd like to commend you for your efforts so far. You have come a long way. Being a "beefy trooper" comes with its challenges and you have taken many of them head on and conquered. I can only imagine the work that went into your side and thigh shims, but they turned out great! You have made other subtle adjustments that have your armor fitting much better. The paint work on your helmet makes it look TONS better! 

There is still a little work that needs to be done before Your armor will reach Centurion. 

First is the return edge on the wrist side of the forearms. The top half that has the square indent ridge is good. I am seeing return edge on the bottom half, though (marked in red)  Here is a set of forearms where no trace of return edge remains:

The next thing I want to cover is your Thermal Detonator. It took me a while, but I finally figured it out. I would still like to see you swap out the pop rivets for the screws, but more important right now is the position of your control panel. You should be able to make out all the details on the panel as seen on this ATA: Sorry this pic is so big. 

  

Anyway, the reason that your control panel is sitting so high on your detonator has to do with two factors: #1 the ATA TD is slightly smaller in diameter than the screen used ones which means (#2) the TD clips need to be reduced in size. Your clips are a "U" shape when they really need to be more of a "J" shape. When installed, this will allow the TD to be rotated down exposing all the details on your panel. I marked where you can trim yours:

In you EIB application, your belt was in the proper position under your button plate, it is sagging here?????? How is your belt attached to your ab plate?

Lastly is what my main concern centers around......your cover strips. You fixed the ones on the back of your thighs. WOO HOO!!!! However, the ones on your biceps are still huge and the one on the back of your right calf looks bigger than the left. Sometimes it is proposed that a larger cover strip is used because of the necessity of closing a large gap. I have built some big ATA biceps and I cannot imagine you have a gap that big to require a cover strip of that width. These strips need to be consistent. The arms should be close to the same as should the legs.(the backs can be a bit larger than the fronts)

You have taken on challenges with your armor that are much harder than these little fixes. Take your time and Centurion will be your in no time.

[PhoenixTrooper[TK]]

The belt's attached with a pair of snaps, with velcro backing it up because the snaps fail a lot. When the snaps stay it sits like it's supposed to, but looks like they were popped in the pictures and I didn't notice. May need to add more velcro or something.

 

As to the cover strips, the one on the calf hasn't changed, it's exactly the same size as the other calf, but the photo has a bit of an optical illusion going on there. Will measure the others when I get home so I can see what's what. I know the biceps are tight and the forearms are loose currently, fit-wise.

 

Should be able to update the return edge today. Det will take longer due to not having the tools on hand.

[gazmosis[501st]]

Don't sweat it. No one is on a time frame. That's good about your calves being the same. Doing it right is better than fast. We will be here!

[PhoenixTrooper[TK]]

Definitely no return edge now. Had to flatten the edge a touch because they had gotten sharp enough to cut.

[PhoenixTrooper[TK]]

All the cover strips on the legs are 1", front and back. Biceps are 1" in the front and 1.5" in the back, and are tight on me already. There's also not much extra plastic on them for "play". Forearms are 5/8" front and back. They do have more room on the platform I could move them up to 1" strips too I suppose, if that would work. Though they were the first parts I made and are superglued, so it might destroy them. Thoughts?

 

Forearm:

 

Bicep (front):

[gazmosis[501st]]

The cover strips on your forearms were never really something that jumped out at me...it was the ones on your biceps. The biceps and forearm cover strips need to be consistent.  Great job on getting rid of that return edge!

[PhoenixTrooper[TK]]

So the problem is the 1.5 inch back strip? Just making sure I understand what to fix. Though like I said, they're tight already.

[Holnave (evan_loh)[TK]]

Almost missed the fact that you added shims, you did well to meld the shims with your armour! All the best in your application

[PhoenixTrooper[TK]]

Redid the det with new clips to adjust the position, and also changed to slotted screws while at it.

 

[PhoenixTrooper[TK]]

Finally I have been able to replace the rear cover strips that had caused the problem. How do these look?

 

 

And in this pic you can see the adjusted det, the new thighs and the new arms all together:

 

 

*crossing fingers*

[gazmosis[501st]]

Hey Chris:

You have been a "trooper" in all the sense of the word! You have stuck with this, did your homework and applied it. Your efforts are to be applauded!

I would like to welcome you to Centurion!! Congratulations!!

[Tolo[TK]]

Congrats trooper!

 

 

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[PhoenixTrooper[TK]]

Thanks! So excited!

[Dougal[501st]]

Congrats bud!!

 

 

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[fuumantroop[TK]]

That is one clean build! Congrats trooper! Awesome work on the armor!!

[Sly11[Admin]]

Congratulations on a great build and welcome to the ranks.

 

 

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[Dark PWF[Staff]]

Congratulations Chris!!!

 

Thank you for embracing the challenges of Centurion, and serving as an inspiration for the rest of us who aspire to do so!