TK46800 requesting EIB status ANH Stunt[TM][417]

[mr_hair]

James Hoy (Mr Hair)

TK46800

UK Garrison

Height: 5'6"

Armour: TM 2mm ABS

E11: RS

DLT 19: Doopydoos

 

 

Front arms at sides-

 

Back arms at sides-

 

Left arm raised-

 

Right arm raised-

 

Right side detail-

 

Left side detail-

 

 

Ab detail-

 

Cod/butt attachment-

 

Interior strapping-

 

Lid:

Front-

 

Left-

 

Back-

 

Right-

 

Hovi tip detail-

 

Lens-

 

Thermal detonator-

 

 

Gloves-

 

Holster attatchment-

 

Neck seal-

 

E11-

 

 

DLT-19-

 

 

Action shots-

 

 

Edited November 8, 2014 by mr_hair

[The5thHorseman[501st]]

Once again, congrats, the armor is looking wonderful. I don't think you will have any problems with EIB but you lack some required pictures of your helmet (sides, and back) which can slows down your application.

 

For Centurion though, you will have to fully trim the return edges at the wrist opening on your forearms. There should be none at all:

 

You will also need to address that slight overlap you have between your kydney and back plates. And the gaps along your sides might become an issue too, even if i've seen some troopers approved anyway with similar looking gaps. 

And if the rivets on your left side are well located, the male snap on the right side of your abdominal plate is set too far from the edge of the plate:

[mr_hair]

Roger that, thanks for the heads up. Stand by....

[mr_hair]

 

 

 

[gazmosis[501st]]

PM sent to you Mr. Hair!

[Dark PWF[Staff]]

Best of luck! Between Germain's comments, and Steve PMing you, I'm sure you've got all that you need to get there. I've got nothing to add.

 

Beautiful armor and weapons though!!

[gazmosis[501st]]

Ok James!!!!  *I need to note that James was kind enough to work with me to re-format his original application. He added the proper pictures that were missing and re-arranged them to make them much easier to view and follow* Thank you for your help on this!! Now lets look at your armor!!!!

 

CRL and EIB Application Requirements:

All required submission photos have been posted. Some people may question the gap on your right side as exceeding the 1/2 inch (12 MM) limit for side gap. I m my opinion, I think this might have been accentuated by the tendency to inhale as you raise your arm. I believe this is close enough not to argue over a few MM. If you wish to post a picture in a more relaxed state with your belt tightened up and show this gap can be closed further, by all means be my guest! Other than splitting hairs over that, your armor contains all required elements for Expert Infantry. With that, I would like to congratulate and welcome you to EIB!

 

Other-Armor Fit/Assembly: This si the section where myself and your fellow troopers provide observations that will go toward the improvement in the overall look of your armor. Unless stated, these suggestions will not affect any application.

I want to start at your helmet. Looking AT your helmet, the left side ear has a great deal of material from the outer curve that can be removed yet. A little bit of adjustment here will go along way towards giving your helmet a much more balanced look. 

You did a good overall job on the hand paint work!!! A couple of your outlines specifically the traps over the eyes, have areas of choppyness. If you moisten a brush with thinner and massage the uneven bumps, it will give your details a much cleaner look. I need to mention one other thing, but look in "Centurion Suggestions" for that point.

This is awkward, but I need to discuss your butt! The center mounting strap between your kidney and butt plates is pulling the butt plate up so far it is overlapping your kidney. There should be a single seam line between these two plates with no overlap. 

This is just me being picky, but if you used the end cap of your thermal detonator as a guide, you could use this to trace the proper curve at the bottom of your thigh pack. Since we are on your thermal detonator, although I am sure not much can be done about it now unless you DIDN'T glue the end caps down, but eh you left your caps a bit wide. They should be around 3/4 inch (20 mm) wide.

 Is there any possibility of re sizing your left thigh. It looks really big specifically around the knee. If you took this down to fit proper, it would make your movement much more comfortable and natural.

Although not required, greater accuracy for your DLT-19 can be achieved by sourcing the wires for the t-tracks on the main barrel.

Centurion Suggestions: There is going to be a little bit of work if you are planning on a Centurion application.

First off, you will need to adjust your back plate so it has MINIMAL or no overlap over the kidney.  

I sad above that I needed to mention something here regarding a paint detail. The vent lines on the rear traps should NOT be all parallel with each other. As seen here: the vent lines should be painted in the shape of the trapezoid itself. 

Although acceptable for EIB, your side gaps will need to be eliminated completely for Centurion. Either side shim addition or waist reduction will be necessary here. 

Although your original pics showed it and the present ones do not, your male snap on your right side is way out of position. You can get an idea of this in the interior strapping shot. Anyways, TM provides a seam line that the ab side hardware should be mounted on. When done, it should look close to this: Germain made the suggestion that with a new snap and a little ABS paste, this can be an easy adjustment.

Next are the mounting straps on your holster. They look wide to me. Proper straps should be 20 MM (3/4 inch) wide. 

Please make sure that kidney /butt issue is resolved! 

Germain also pointed out and provided a guide to the removal of all return edge on the wrist portion of your forearms.

Make sure for your Centurion photos that outer edge of your right drop box aligns with the outer edge of the waist belt.

Please don;t hesitate to contact me if you should have any further questions. Take your time and this should be some easy fixes for you. 

Congratulations again on your EIB!!!

 

 

[mr_hair]

Morning!

Fantastic news to wake up to. Thanks a lot mate. Appreciate the feedback too. A few easy fixes there, no problems.

With regards to the butt/kidney overlap... Because I'm pretty short it was a recommended adjustment so I could move a bit more freely. Obviously if rather go with the stacked look, but nature isn't on my side in this case.

Already have the T track barrel wires on the DLT...

Repainting & trimming are no problem, all I'm concerned with is how to get that snap off the ab plate.

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

Congrats and welcome to the ranks trooper

[The5thHorseman[501st]]

Congratulations!

If you have a dremel, i'm sure you can drill through this male snap by the inside. Just make sure you don't overheat the ABS around by either doing it in several steps, or by spilling water on it during the process. If you don't have a dremel, i managed once to remove a snap with a holepunch (but i ruined it...).

[Sly11[Admin]]

Congrats and welcome to the ranks

 

 

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[mr_hair]

Cheers Troopers :-)

Yeah I was going to try the grinding stone on the Dremmel to get rid of the folded over middle of the snap.

[gazmosis[501st]]

Oooh like Germain said, be careful with grinding metal that is attached to plastic. Intense heat will build immediately and will melt the plastic. I suggest a standard drill. A sharp bit and minimal pressure will remove enough material that you can pull apart the two halves with long nosed pliers.

[mr_hair]

Already dealt with, as well as half the mods on my list :-)

 

[The5thHorseman[501st]]

That's better! Just need to fill the hole with ABS paste now. Fortunately, it will mostly be hidden behind the chest plate, so no need to be absolutely reproachless. BTW now that we have a close-up of the ab, why not also shaving the remaining ABS flash for a cleaner look? :

[mr_hair]

I'm on it....

[gazmosis[501st]]

Yes you are!

[mr_hair]

Of course everyone on here loves a pic, so bit of an update...

Return edges on forearms trimmed

Left thigh resized

 

Drop boxes repositioned slightly & holster straps reduced to 20mm

 

Curve on thigh ammo tweaked using TD as template

[The5thHorseman[501st]]

Try again  :

 

 

[mr_hair]

Haha sure. Better safe than sorry!

[mr_hair]

Boots tweaked a bit too. Paint was peeling off a bit too freely for my liking so stripped the paint off, took a mouse sander to the leather & Repainted