TK-55255 Request ANH Stunt Centurion Status [Movie-FX][163]

[Paggeldiwwer[TK]]

Name: Marc Hense
TK ID: TK-55255
Forum Name: Paggeldiwwer
Garrison: German Garrison
Height: 5' 8"
Weight: 176 lbs

Armor: Movie-FX
Helmet: Movie-FX
Blaster: DoopyDoo E-11
Boots: painted Chelsea-Boots
Canvas belt: selfmade
Hand Plates: Trooperbay rubber
Neck Seal: Trooperbay
Holster: Movie-FX
Electronics: i-Comm & Aker 1506



Fully Body

Bucket Off



Front - Arms at side



Back - Arms at side



Left -Arm raised



Left - Details



Right - Arm raised



Right - Details





Armor Details

Ab/Kidney Attachment - Button Orientation



Hand Plates



Shoulder Bridge Back



Shoulder Bridge Front



Back/Chest Connection



Thigh Pack Attachment



Knee Plate right



Knee Plate center



Knee Plate left



Drop-Box Back



Cod and Butt Plate Attachment



Interior Strapping



Kidney Plate Notch



Wrist side of forearms





Helmet Details

Front



Left side



Back



Right side



Hovi Mic Tip Detail



Lens Color



S-Trim






Blaster Details

Blaster - Right



Blaster - Left



Blaster - D-Ring





Accessories Details

Neck Seal



Thermal Detonator



Holster Attachment



Action Shot




Since I passed the EIB, I kept working on my Armor. As Steve mentioned in my EIB-Application, I have corrected the belt and filled the recesses. And I cut a new tube for my Thermal Detonator as well. The old Thermal Detonator was about 200mm wide. The new one came down to the width of about 185mm as suggested. Due to the fact that the center panel kept the width that it had, there will still be a little extra bit of space between the panel and the end caps. The thickness of the clips is 2mm. I checked my favorite hardware store for thinner ones but these would be made of 1mm stainless steel and are currently out of stock.

I hope the quality of the pictures is good enough. My wife took them this afternoon while our children were running through the garden like fleeing bulls on a stampede and we where lucky to get those shoots at all. If it should be necessary to retake some of the shots, please let me know.

Thank you for your kind consideration.

[Tusken RTT]

Awesome job- looks great!  Good luck!

[The5thHorseman[501st]]

I am sorry Marc, this is something we missed during your EIB application, but your split rivets positioning on your abdominal and kidney plates is wrong... The tops rivets are good but the four others may need to be relocated depending on Gazmosis' judgement.

 

While waiting for it, here's a thread that explains how to properly place the side rivets:

http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/26886-split-rivet-placement/

 

Otherwise your armor still looks really great!

[gazmosis[501st]]

This wasn't missed, it never appeared on the EIB application photos to bring it up. I will do a complete review very soon!

[Paggeldiwwer[TK]]

This wasn't missed, it never appeared on the EIB application photos to bring it up. I will do a complete review very soon!

... and the rivets start to become an issue for level 3 only following the CRL. Perhaps it would be an idea to add the exact measurements for the positioning of those rivets to the CRL?

 

But no big deal to me at all. I will drill and paste today and load up a picture or two later that day.

 

@Germain: thank you for your suggestion and your sharp eyes.

[The5thHorseman[501st]]

But no big deal to me at all. I will drill and paste today and load up a picture or two later that day.

I like your attitude  ! Good luck with that.

 

About implementing it to the CRL, perhaps just change the current CRL pictures for side views showing the rivets would be enough.

[Paggeldiwwer[TK]]

About implementing it to the CRL, perhaps just change the current CRL pictures for side views showing the rivets would be enough.

I think that would help a lot. Then one can clearly see, that no rivet is to be positioned underneath the cod-line.

 

This morning before i started my "real world"-work, i have drilled the holes and set in the rivets in the right positions. Now the ABS-Paste needs to dry as well as the white color on the rivet-heads. In a few hours that whole thing will be fixed.

[Paggeldiwwer[TK]]

I just want to present the result of my efforts:

 

 

I hope that's fine in your eyes.

[The5thHorseman[501st]]

Excellent! That was quick!

[Paggeldiwwer[TK]]

If you love what you are doing, even slow feels to be too quick 😉

Edited May 12, 2015 by Paggeldiwwer

[Snaps[TK]]

Great looking armor....good luck!

[Barcode]

Looks good mate! Good luck! 

[ukswrath[Staff]]

Great job Marc. Love the positive attitude also 

[Paggeldiwwer[TK]]

It's me again. Since I do not like unfinished work - even when it was done quick and nice on the first sight - I revisited my armor today and cleaned up the spots around the holes that I filled with ABS-Paste. On the yesterday shot it just looked horrible to me. And since Albin made an announcement to keep the armor as nice and clean as possible, I felt it was the only correct way to really finish my work on these spots. Now please have an eye on the cleaned and polished version today.

 

 

Thank you very much for your kind comments, your encouragement and all the suggestions that helped me to improve my armor that far.

Edited May 14, 2015 by Paggeldiwwer

[ukswrath[Staff]]

Nice job 

[starsaber25[Admin]]

I am not too familiar with Movie FX but man you did an awesome job!  Good Luck!

[gazmosis[501st]]

Ok Marc!!!! This was a great application to be part of!!! I must say, you did some incredible work here!!!

I do need to clarify a couple things regarding your left side rivets.  First, it was correctly mentioned that the rivets ARE NOT something that is applicable to EIB applications. However, if they do appear and are featured in shots like the interior strapping, they are able to be mentioned in the "Centurion Suggestions" section if a repair is needed. Secondly, regarding the rivet placements mentioned in the CRL. Aside from the approximate 10 MM from the kidney/ab seam, the top to bottom placements are not mentioned. There are a number of other aspects of the Centurion armor that are not mentioned either. If EVERY SINGLE point, curve, return edge and color was to be mentioned, the Centurion CRL would be 20 pages long and close to impossible to follow. This is why we have as many photo reference pages available as we do and why we have all the Centurion threads to go back and reference. The pages featuring the archive photos of the original screen used suits leave little doubt how the suits should be properly built down to the last rivet or snap placement. The rivet placements as you first had them, were something I have not seen before. But what this is REALLY about, is your incredible recovery! Let's look!!!

 

CRL and Centurion Application Requirements:

All required submission photos have been posted, Your armor represents all required elements to qualify for Centurion. With that, I would like to congratulate you on this well deserved Centurion award!!

 

Other-Armor Fit/Assembly:

There is little I have to comment on regarding the overall construction of your armor! 

Thank you for getting on the corrections regarding your recessed rivet covers on the waist belt, your total re-work of your thermal detonator, your home made strapping brackets, but most of all, that side rivet location.  

This was a necessary change for one real reason: If your waist belt came up at all, the lowest rivet would show. this was NEVER seen. Not only did you accomplish this, but made the repair look smooth and clean. Almost like it never happened.  Anyone would be proud of that!!

Congratulations again!!

[The5thHorseman[501st]]

Congratulations and welcome to Centurion Marc!

[starsaber25[Admin]]

Congrats Marc!

[ukswrath[Staff]]

Congrats Marc!  

[Paggeldiwwer[TK]]

Wow, I want to thank you all so much for your kind words and your congratulations. It was quite a way. But you helped me through with so many recommendations which I felt to be a great motivation. And I do not want to forget Guidon Messika of Movie-FX who did the basic job on this armor by vacuumforming and basic assembly. Then I started to learn about a lot about my armor and how to really modify it until it suited me that fine. I put some thirty extra-hours to get my beloved Trooper-Armor to reach the ranks. It was all worth it.

I am as happy as could be. Thank you all once again!!!

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

Congrats and welcome to the ranks trooper

[Sly11[Admin]]

Congratulations, and welcome to Centurion rank.

 

 

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[russellr2d2[TK]]

I am just following this thread because I am also building with the intent of someday joining the ranks of Centurion. I must say the work you have done is an inspiration! Great rework of the rivets.

 

 

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[Paggeldiwwer[TK]]

I am just following this thread because I am also building with the intent of someday joining the ranks of Centurion. I must say the work you have done is an inspiration! Great rework of the rivets.

Hi Russel. I am just blessed to have the right tools and materials in my workshop. That's why I was able to make all those changes that quick. So just be prepared for everything to be fixed at anytime on your armor. When I am on a troop, I always have my Toolbox with me. I store sharp knifes in there as well as a hot-glue-gun, fixing-clamps, elastic straps, zap-a-gap, tape, ABS-stripes, a pencil, a black marker and some more small things that might be of great use. And if I should not need to use that stuff, maybe a fellow trooper is in urgent need of it. So beeing prepared is always important. You can react on all matters very quick and collect a lot of good experinece. I wish you a lot of fun and a good hand in building you armor. Can't wait to see the results