TK-31501 Requesting ANH Stunt EIB status [AP][422]

[CRISTONAMO]

• Name:                Cristian Armendariz
• TK ID:                31501
• FISD Name:       Cristonamo
• Garrison:           Dewback Ridge Garrison 

 

• Armor:                       AP
• Helmet:                     MTK
• Blaster:                     Hyperfirm
• Thermal Detonator:  TM

 

• Height:              5'7"
• Weight:             150lbs
• Boots:               TKboots
• Canvas Belt:     Trooperbay
• Handplates:      Trooperbay
• Neck Seal:        Jedi-Robe
• Holster:             Darman

 

Front helmet on:

Helmet off:  

 

Back side:

 

Right side:

 

arms raised:

 

Left side:

 

arms raised:

 

Ab Detail:

 

 

Side detail:

 

 

other side detail:

 

Drop boxes:

 

Shoulder straps:

 

 

 

 

cover strips on shin armor:

 

Hand guards + no return edge

 

Flexible guards:

 

Thermal detonator:

 

 

Knee ammo pack:

Nec

Neck seal:

 

Sniper knee:

 

Boots:

 

Helmet front:

 

Helmet left side:

 

Helmet Right side:

 

Helmet back side:

 

Green lenses:

 

S trim (Glued non removable):

 

 

Blaster D ring:

Blaster front:

 

Blaster Side:

 

Other side:

 

Strapping:

 

Action Shot:

 

I hope I am able to get approved thanks for looking!

Edited September 4, 2015 by CRISTONAMO

[The5thHorseman[501st]]

Very nice fit on your armor, congrats!

Howover, do you really want to use this action shot?!? I mean, look at your crotch...  . Too bad, the picture is nice though.

 

About your armor, i really think you should change your gloves, they look... worn! Also, try to hide better the logo at your neck on your undersuit, unstitch it if possible, or perhaps use black tape over it...

And i would correct the ear rank bars painted on your helmet. No ANH helmets are known to have 2 bumps painted on each side at all, it should be only one by ear.

 

Other than that i think you will pass EIB

 

[Sly11[Admin]]

Looks good, just those couple of things that have already been mentioned will make you look even better and more accurate.

Good luck

 

 

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[Tusken RTT]

Awesome job- good luck!

[I'm Batman[501st]]

Haha, I see why your such an advocate of fitting the biceps to your size 

 

Looking good mate. Not so sure about your crotch feature though.

[Sly11[Admin]]

Where's a wrangler when you need one.

 

 

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[gazmosis[501st]]

New job....TK crotch monitor!!!

[ABS80]

Very nice!  

 

The ammo knee and sniper knee is not AP, my ammo knee you don't see all the suction holes,  for the shoulder straps trim off the last big tab for accuracy, the movie original didn't have the big tab on the rear.

 

Mark (AP)

[CRISTONAMO]

Thanks everyone! I only realized after de armoring that the crotch was undone, there's always something wrong!

Very nice fit on your armor, congrats!

Howover, do you really want to use this action shot?!? I mean, look at your crotch...  . Too bad, the picture is nice though.

 

About your armor, i really think you should change your gloves, they look... worn! Also, try to hide better the logo at your neck on your undersuit, unstitch it if possible, or perhaps use black tape over it...

And i would correct the ear rank bars painted on your helmet. No ANH helmets are known to have 2 bumps painted on each side at all, it should be only one by ear.

 

Other than that i think you will pass EIB

I fixed the crotch action shot pic, how embarrassing!  I'll look into those changes I always hated that logo being seen anyways. 

 

Very nice!  

 

The ammo knee and sniper knee is not AP, my ammo knee you don't see all the suction holes,  for the shoulder straps trim off the last big tab for accuracy, the movie original didn't have the big tab on the rear.

 

Mark (AP)

Thank you mark! Yes I forgot to mention the legs are all NOT AP. They are from Arizona. I'll trim the shoulder straps too!

[The5thHorseman[501st]]

Good job on your action pic, so...

 

...why not doing the same on the "helmet off" pic? 

[gazmosis[501st]]

Hello Cristian!! Thank you for your EIB application!! You have been around for quite some! We were all waiting!  Anyway, let's take a look at your armor and application!!!

CRL and EIB Application Requirements:

You have a few pictures missing from the required submission photos list. Please post a close up pic of your cod/butt plate attachment, a hovi tip close up, and a close up of your belt/holster attachments. 

Next, I am going to need a close-up of the back of your calves. In these pics here, it just doesn't look to me like you have cover strips on the calf closures. Please post these pics and we will move forward with your EIB application

 

Other-Armor Fit/Assembly: This is a section used by your fellow troopers and myself to provide suggestions to improve the overall look of your armor. Suggestions made here will not affect application outcomes.

You have a nice overall fit to your armor. Well done!! There are a few things I feel are worth bringing up, though.

Let's start at the top. I always applaud anyone who takes on the job of hand painting their details. It can by a daunting task because these are details that everyone looks at because they look at our helmets first. There is a difference, however, between the "handpainted look" and choppy. Hand painted to me will always mean mildly uneven lines. You are not that far away but I would suggest to grab a paint brush and some mineral spirits and sit down with your helmet for a few minutes. In these areas circled: dip your brush into the mineral spirits and dab the excess off on a rag. You want the brush damp not dripping. Then massage the edges until what is making them uneven is removed. When finished, you will see how clean the overall appearance of your helmet will become. You might consider tidying up your ab buttons while your at it. 

TAME YOUR CROTCH STRAP!!!! 

The next thing I want to touch on is your forearms. Having seen dozens of AP builds and having built AP armor myself, I know the elbow side of the forearms can line up better than that. If disassembly and repositioning are not an option, I would strongly consider reshaping these areas so it is not so uneven and distracting. Here is sort of what I am talking about: You can also remove alittle bit of that top return edge. IT might make them more comfortable if they are not. 

Lastly, and again, I don;t know if this is adjustable at this point but your drop boxes from your belt look really thick to me. This is usually my guide to how thick they should come close to:

 

Centurion Suggestions: 

There is a little work that will need to be done before a Centurion application can be submitted.

On your helmet, I would strongly suggest doing those paint adjustments and while you have the brush out, you will need to remove one of your rank bars. There should only be one per side.

You will need to install the 6 split rivets on your left side along the kidney/ab seam.

With your arms down, you seem to have a bit of an overlap of your back over your kidney plate. I would make sure this is not excessive but it should rest on top of the kidney and not overlap at all. This can be done with an adjustment on your chest to back strap which I cannot see even exists! If you don't have these connection straps, they should be white. They are typically elastic but can be nylon as long as they come close to the width of your shoulder bridges. 

You will need to make sure you have two(2) inward facing male snaps on the crotch portion of your butt plate.

You will need a split rivet installed on the crotch portion of your ab (it doesn't need to be functional, just present)

Your gloves will need to be changed out to rubber chemical gloves. You handplates are fine. Just make sure they are glued down enough.

Keep in mind that your shoulder bridges must float free in the back. It almost looks like you have velcro under them on the back.

 

I don't doubt that you can make these simple corrections/installations. These items are readily available for you. As for the EIB, please post the pics I mentioned and once I get a good look at your calf closures, we can move forward!

[Dark PWF[Staff]]

Steve already mentioned the split rivets on the left side, and that was the first thing I was going to mention. The second is also related to something Steve mentioned: the shoulder bridges in the back. Not only do they appear to have Velcro holding them in place, I don't see this white elastic that should be on the back of the shoulders to hold the bridges in place.

[gazmosis[501st]]

This is what Tim is absolutely correct about.

[CRISTONAMO]

Okay I made the first of the mods needed how do these forearms look?

These are rough cuts not sanded yet and there's pencil marks

 

 

 

 

I'm keeping the return edge on the back of them because nothing says against it and I like the look of them.

What do you guys trim with for the drop boxes? I got them pre trimmed and when I separately got the drop box covers they were untrimmed and I completely butchered them,  so I am very hesitant to touch the boxes i know they are too thick. Thank goodness no one sees the drop box covers haha

Edited November 8, 2014 by CRISTONAMO

[gazmosis[501st]]

Sand down the forearm edges to make the angle change a bit smoother but it looks good. If the drop boxes can't be pulled apart just leave them.

[CRISTONAMO]

I retook pics today, only to realize I forgot to put on the thermal detonator! guess I'll have to do it again when I get home.

Edited November 19, 2014 by CRISTONAMO

[Sly11[Admin]]

Ha ha, that's what I did on my first batch of app photos, only discovered after I had loaded them up to photo bucket. My wife wasn't impressed , as she was taking the photos and has little to no tolerance for Star Wars.

 

 

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[CRISTONAMO]

Photos updated!!! Really hope I did what's needed for EIB!

[gazmosis[501st]]

Christian!! Thank you for your hard work!! Those forearms are a huge improvement and everything else checks out!! Congratulations and welcome to Expert Infantry!!!

[fuumantroop[TK]]

Congrats trooper!

[Sly11[Admin]]

Welcome to the ranks.

 

 

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[Snaps[TK]]

Congrats and welcome to the EIB ranks!

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

Congrats and welcome to the ranks trooper

[Tolo[TK]]

Congrats

 

 

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[Robo Tarot[TK]]

Good job, Cristian! Hope to see you trooping at the next Balloon Fiesta again!!!