TK-29118 requesting ESB EIB Status [AM 2.0/RT-Mod] [574]

[sharkbait[TK]]

Name: Rebecca Beiderwell

501st ID: 29118

FISD Forum: Sharkbait

Garrison: Central California Garrison - South Valley Squad

 

Mandatory Information:

Armor Maker - AM 2.0/RT-MOD

Helmet Maker - AM 2.0

Blaster Type - Hyperfirm

 

Optional:

Height - 5'11''

Boots Maker = TK Boots

Canvas Belt - TKittel

Hand Plates Type - Elastic strap over chemical gloves

Electronics - ukswrath hovi mike tips/speakers, amp, iComm, omni mike, Gatz fans

Neck Seal Type - trooperbay.com

Holster Maker - Darman

Thigh garter system - Pencap510

 

Photos:

 

Front, arms at side

 

Back, arms at side

 

Left, arm raised

 

Right, arm raised

 

Right side detail, arm raised

 

Left side detail, arm raised

 

Ab details

 

Cod and butt attachment

 

Interior strapping

 

Helmet front

 

Helmet side

 

Helmet back

 

Hovi tip detail

 

Lens color (backlit) (flat smoke gray)

 

Edit: Lens color (backlit) with better lighting- it really is smoke gray.

 

Blaster left

 

Blaster right

Edit: Blaster D-Ring added

 

 

Neck seal

 

TD

 

Holster attachment

 

Action shot

 

Bucket off

 

Misc edits:

Fixed shin and thigh cover strips:

 

 

Edited September 3, 2017 by sharkbait

[cjdesign[TK]]

Good luck "shark bait" whoo ha ha!!

[magni[TK]]

Good luck Rebecca! Glad to see more ladies in white. Looking good!

[fuumantroop[TK]]

Looks good Rebecca! Makes me want to repaint my other helmet and shoot for ESB as well lol. The only thing I see is that your belt seems a little crooked, am I right in assuming the belt is not snapped into the abdomen armor? If that is correct, it may serve ya better to make that adjustment, it makes dressing out so much more easier, and keeps your belt nice and straight each and every time. Best of luck trooper! You should have EIB in no time

[sharkbait[TK]]

Looks good Rebecca! Makes me want to repaint my other helmet and shoot for ESB as well lol. The only thing I see is that your belt seems a little crooked, am I right in assuming the belt is not snapped into the abdomen armor? If that is correct, it may serve ya better to make that adjustment, it makes dressing out so much more easier, and keeps your belt nice and straight each and every time. Best of luck trooper! You should have EIB in no time

 

It's snapped in two places (by the drop boxes).  I think what it is, is the holster and blaster.  When it's just the holster, there's no issue, but when the blaster is in the holster, the weight pulls it down.  I tried to pull it up, but it must have slipped back down while we were playing with the lighting and angles for the shot.  If I have my blaster at a troop, then I'm holding it, so it's generally not an issue.   (Also ignore the placement of the drop boxes in this pic, I moved them to show the snaps better).  

 

Edited April 25, 2016 by sharkbait

[fuumantroop[TK]]

Ah, yeah that could also cause that. When i had my 4 oz holster holding my full resin blaster, it practically went sideways(not what happened to yours, i know), but that forced me to upgrade to the heavy duty holster lol. Hopefully you get your EIB soon! Been eyeballing an ESB TK myself!

[cjdesign[TK]]

the belt was mounted upside down and backwards. Unfortunately, I made the same mistake.

 

The TKettel belt has two sides: a smooth side and a uneven side. The smooth side should face out. The uneven side has a reinforcing strip at the top to help support blasters. You can see the reinforcing strip on the front bottom in your photos.  I don't know if this will effect approval but I purchased another belt just in case it's not.

Edited April 25, 2016 by cjdesign

[sharkbait[TK]]

the belt was mounted upside down and backwards. Unfortunately, I made the same mistake.

 

The TKettle belt has two sides: a smooth side and a uneven side. The smooth side should face out. The uneven side has a reinforcing strip at the top to help support blasters. You can see the reinforcing strip on the front bottom in your photos.  I don't know if this will effect approval but I purchased another belt just in case it's not.

 

...I left the post-it it came with saying which side was the smooth/out on it until I was completely done; I've never been able to tell the difference between smooth/not.  

[Sly11[Admin]]

Hi Rebecca

I have had a quick look at your application just to see if anything stands out. As we have been running a little behind, we are giving applicants the opportunity to fix small things before we get to their applications and thoroughly go into them.

Nice build by the way, and judging by first glance you look to be aiming for Centurion  but there is a few things that need some attention.

You thigh and shin cover strips are too long. What I mean is, on the thighs, the cover strip should stop at the top of the ridge line around the bottom, it doesn't go over or onto it as you have.

The rear of the shins is also too long. Your cover strips go right to the top where they should finish at the base of that top ridge. Hope that makes sense.

 

Also, is there any chance of a new photo of your lenses, as they look blue in the current image and should be green or a black smoke look.

 

If you have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to shoot me a PM

[sharkbait[TK]]

 

It must have been the LED flashlights making the lenses look blue.  Here's what they were made out of:

 

Edited September 3, 2017 by sharkbait

[sharkbait[TK]]

Shin cover trips (back):

 

Thigh cover strips (front):

 

Thigh cover strips (back):

Edited September 3, 2017 by sharkbait

[Sly11[Admin]]

Excellent work, we will be with you shortly

 

When you get a moment, could I also have you update your action photo with the newly modified thighs please.

This wont hold up your process, but we do use the action shots in another part of the forum.

 

Thanks again for your patience.

[Sly11[Admin]]

Hi Rebecca, good to see another lady trooper aiming high!!, thank you for your application, and the new modifications, lets take a look!

CRL and EIB Application Requirements:

All submission photos have been posted. Your armor displays all the necessary elements to qualify for EIB. Welcome to Expert Infantry trooper! 

 

 

Other-Armor Fit/Assembly:

In this section, we review suggestions made by your fellow troopers and our own observations. All go towards improving the final look of your armor.

If there is anything that would affect a future Centurion application it will be mentioned in that section at the bottom.

You really have a nice set of armour Rebecca, so lets have a look at a couple of points that are going to really top off this great build.

Shoulder Bells: the strap appears longer on one side compared to the other, so if you could shorten the longer one up so the bells are balanced, it will sharpen your finished look.

 

The top of the bells should be virtually if not touching the bridges, as in the below image.

 

Shoulder bridge alignment:

This one circled may require a little heat to bend it more in line with the back plate, cosmetic, yeah, but it will look beautiful sitting the same as its counter part on the opposite shoulder.

 

 

Centurion Suggestions:

We do our best to spot everything, but ultimate level of accuracy for Centurion is up to the Trooper. You are well on your way to achieving the next level with a few minor changes, you will have it in your grasp.

One thing we would like you to fix is your belt. Currently it is bunching down at the top as it appears you have it on upside down. Most belts, as mentioned in your thread, have a plastic insert that prevents the fabric from folding over. In the below photo, it does look like a thicker part of the belt is at the bottom, (starts about half inch down from the top. Hopefully the drop boxes are easy enough to remove and place back on the other side. I would at least put the belt on the other way to see if the same is occurring, and take a photo both ways. If it is still the same then I will stand corrected.

 

 

Everything else looks in good order, so all we can suggest is you follow the Centurion CRL carefully and the photo check list for that level.

As to the Helmet photos, the list do mention 4 photos, one from each side, and we would like to see these separate and not as part of other photos in your application.

 

Thank you for being so patient with us, and congratulations once again on a great set of armour and your EI badge

 

Hope to see a centurion app from you soon.

[sharkbait[TK]]

Whooo hooo!  Hahaha!  

 

I plan to go Centurion, and will be working on a few details (mostly what you noticed above) before I go for that.  Otherwise, as far as I know, I built to Centurion from the start (I figured it'd be easier than going back after the fact).  

 

I was thinking about re-doing my shoulder bell connections, it seems the elastic just stretched out; they were even when I started.  Too much trooping (which is not a problem in my book at all)!  So I'll defiantly do those.  The belt boxes come off easily, so I can flip the belt and re-attach.  Hopefully that will  help the scrunch.  

 

And May the Fourth Be With You!