thehup[TK] Posted December 3, 2018 Report Posted December 3, 2018 Rodney Hupalo TK-21169 ”thehup” SoCal Garrison / San Joaquin Squad Armor Maker - Trooper Master Helmet Maker - Trooper Master Blaster Type - Praetorian Blasters Height - 6’1” Weight - 194 Boots Maker - TK Boots Canvas Belt - Trooper Master Hand Plates - Trooper Master Electronics - Henry’s Helmet Fans, Ukswrath's Stormtrooper helmet Audio System w/Voice Modulation Neck Seal - Trooper Bay Holster - Trooper Master Quote
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted December 3, 2018 Report Posted December 3, 2018 Nice work, a couple of things you could do to make this really look the part. I would lower your belt a little, they normally don't cover the button. Are they pan head screws on your TD, they look like dome head. It appears on the side photos your ab and kidney plates are quite lining up, may need to adjust the strapping. Brow trim looks a little wonky. Hero version has longer straps on the holster and using 4 rivets not 2 like Stunt version. Looks like your right arm bicep needs to come up and be rotated slightly. Forearms could come down, you have a big gap between them and your gloves. A couple of adjustments and I'm sure you'll have no problems, good luck. Quote
Ru4scuba[TK] Posted December 3, 2018 Report Posted December 3, 2018 Good luck with your approval! Quote
thehup[TK] Posted December 3, 2018 Author Report Posted December 3, 2018 2 hours ago, gmrhodes13 said: Nice work, a couple of things you could do to make this really look the part. I would lower your belt a little, they normally don't cover the button. Are they pan head screws on your TD, they look like dome head. It appears on the side photos your ab and kidney plates are quite lining up, may need to adjust the strapping. Brow trim looks a little wonky. Hero version has longer straps on the holster and using 4 rivets not 2 like Stunt version. Looks like your right arm bicep needs to come up and be rotated slightly. Forearms could come down, you have a big gap between them and your gloves. A couple of adjustments and I'm sure you'll have no problems, good luck. Sincerely appreciate the feedback! I will make those photo adjustments and resubmit the photos. It might be a couple of days with the work schedule but will have them up this week. Thanks again! 1 Quote
thehup[TK] Posted December 3, 2018 Author Report Posted December 3, 2018 Ok, I figured if I didn’t to it tonight then it might drag on so made the following adjustments: Fixed wonky brow Put proper screws in TD Put on the proper belt for Hero Made ab / kidney plate adjustments Made adjustments with bicep & forearm Appreciate the guidance and please let me know if you need anything else! 2 Quote
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted December 3, 2018 Report Posted December 3, 2018 Looking much better, now just hit those screws with a little black paint Quote
justjoseph63[Staff] Posted December 3, 2018 Report Posted December 3, 2018 Nice job on those fixes, Rodney! Once you get the TD screws painted, please post up a pic and one of will be with you shortly thereafter! Quote
phil Posted December 3, 2018 Report Posted December 3, 2018 13 hours ago, thehup said: Rodney Hupalo TK-21169 ”thehup” SoCal Garrison / San Joaquin Squad Armor Maker - Trooper Master Helmet Maker - Trooper Master Blaster Type - Praetorian Blasters Height - 6’1” Weight - 194 Boots Maker - TK Boots Canvas Belt - Trooper Master Hand Plates - Trooper Master Electronics - Henry’s Helmet Fans, Ukswrath's Stormtrooper helmet Audio System w/Voice Modulation Neck Seal - Trooper Bay Holster - Trooper Master nice, what make is the blaster Quote
TheSwede[TK] Posted December 3, 2018 Report Posted December 3, 2018 Looking great Trooper Don`t forget Q:s advise on lowering the forearms - that will make it even better Quote
thehup[TK] Posted December 4, 2018 Author Report Posted December 4, 2018 Much like AC-DC, I’m back in black. Well at least my TD screws are! Please let me know if there is anything else you need and have a great rest of the day! 1 Quote
shashachu[TK] Posted December 4, 2018 Report Posted December 4, 2018 Hey Rodney! Good to see you here. You have the...honor? of being my first DO review. Thanks so much for making the suggested adjustments. We'll be with you shortly. Quote
shashachu[TK] Posted December 4, 2018 Report Posted December 4, 2018 Hi Rodney, Almost there! Could you please include a photo of the inside of your thigh ammo belt connection? This is to check the EIB requirement: Thigh ammo belt is attached to thigh with a solid head rivet, painted white, in the upper corner and fastened to the lower thigh ridge. The rivets used shall be single cap, double cap or split rivets. No pop rivets allowed. 1 Quote
thehup[TK] Posted December 4, 2018 Author Report Posted December 4, 2018 9 hours ago, shashachu said: Hi Rodney, Almost there! Could you please include a photo of the inside of your thigh ammo belt connection? This is to check the EIB requirement: Thigh ammo belt is attached to thigh with a solid head rivet, painted white, in the upper corner and fastened to the lower thigh ridge. The rivets used shall be single cap, double cap or split rivets. No pop rivets allowed. Good morning and funny how paths cross! Plus I'm honored to have the honor of being your first review. I've attached the additional photos as requested and please let me know if you need anything else! Quote
shashachu[TK] Posted December 4, 2018 Report Posted December 4, 2018 Aaallllmost there! If you could include a photo of the inside of the thigh ammo belt rivet, that should be the last thing we need - just to show the type of rivet connection. Thanks for your patience. Here is the pic from my EIB application for reference: Quote
thehup[TK] Posted December 4, 2018 Author Report Posted December 4, 2018 23 minutes ago, shashachu said: Aaallllmost there! If you could include a photo of the inside of the thigh ammo belt rivet, that should be the last thing we need - just to show the type of rivet connection. Thanks for your patience. Here is the pic from my EIB application for reference: You did ask for INSIDE, didn't you! Ugh...see what happens when you half-read something? lol! I'll take the photos as soon as I'm home tonight and thanks again! Quote
shashachu[TK] Posted December 4, 2018 Report Posted December 4, 2018 No worries! Appreciate your patience. Quote
thehup[TK] Posted December 5, 2018 Author Report Posted December 5, 2018 7 hours ago, shashachu said: No worries! Appreciate your patience. My apologies again and please let me know if you need anything else! Quote
shashachu[TK] Posted December 5, 2018 Report Posted December 5, 2018 Hi Rodney, Thank you for making all of the suggested changes so quickly! CRL and EIB Application Requirements: All required submission photos have been posted, and I am very pleased to announce your armor displays all the necessary elements to qualify for ANH Hero Expert Infantry. On behalf of Tony, Dan, Joseph and myself, congratulations! Other-Armor Fit/Assembly: In this section we review observations made by your fellow troopers and ourselves. Some observations may lead to suggestions to improve the overall look of your armor. Beautiful job with your build - just a few suggestions to help you look your best. Starting with the helmet, your vocoder paint could be fixed up to create a bit more definition in the shape: Reference Image Finally, the brow trim, particularly on the left side, looks a bit short. Reference Image Getting into the *really* nitty gritty, the black rank bar is painted just a tad wide: Reference Image Moving along, as others have suggested, you could drop your forearms to even up the black gaps on the arms. You should be able to accomplish this by slightly lengthening the strapping between the bicep and forearm. Reference Image The ab/kidney rivets could also use a bit of touch up paint: The ab button plate shape/size is perfect, but the paint on the buttons themselves is a tad large: Reference Image As you can see, ideally the paint doesn't *quite* cover the entire ab button. Continuing down, your butt plate pops out a bit from under the kidney, but it should stay under the kidney. Reference Image You should be able to fix this with a strapping adjustment. Centurion Suggestions:In this section we prepare you for Centurion. More photos are requested that allow us to make better decisions on possible adjustment etc. If there are any areas of concern they will be discussed here. Per the L3 requirements: Drop boxes are vertically aligned with the end of the ammo belt with minimal gap between belt and box. Yours are close, but not quite aligned with the end of the plastic belt. Most folks put a dab of E6000 or CA glue to keep the belt box elastic in place. Reference Image As for the shoulder bells, the L3 CRL states: There should be a minimal gap between the shoulder armor and the chest/back plates. Your front gap looks great, but the rear is a bit large. It could just be a dressing issue, or you may be able to trim off some of the lower return edge from your shoulder bells to bring them in closer. Reference Image That's it for now! Congrats again, and we hope to see you at Centurion! Note: since I'm new at this, Dan aka @CableGuy is going to press all the buttons to make your status official, but you may consider yourself approved. 1 Quote
TheSwede[TK] Posted December 5, 2018 Report Posted December 5, 2018 Great work Rodney and welcome to Expert Infantry And Sha Sha: Congratz on first Review 2 Quote
ukswrath[Staff] Posted December 5, 2018 Report Posted December 5, 2018 Congratulations Rodney welcome! Quote
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted December 5, 2018 Report Posted December 5, 2018 Congratulation and welcome to the EI ranks trooper Quote
magni[TK] Posted December 6, 2018 Report Posted December 6, 2018 Congratulations! And Welcome to the Ranks! Quote
starsaber25[Admin] Posted December 6, 2018 Report Posted December 6, 2018 Yeah Rodney! Congrats and welcome to EIB! Quote
giskard8[Staff] Posted December 6, 2018 Report Posted December 6, 2018 Congratulations Rodney and welcome to ranks of Expert Infantryman. Quote
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