TK21166 Requesting EIB status for ANH Stunt (RS) [899]

[shaunbelsey[TK]]

Hi,

My name is Shaun and I am a member of the 501st UK Garrison and i have recently enquired about getting EIB status on the UKG forum.

 

I was contacted by DAN, one of the DO's in the UKG and he explained about the process... hence my request.

 

Please see my submission photos below, if yourequire further information please let me know.

 

Regards Shaun

 

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[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

Nice work, you may need to supply a close up of your TD screws, bit hard to make them out. Also close up of your thigh ammo strip rivets. Best to supply a photo of your ab/kidney rivets too, a little hard to make out in the side profile, they aren't aligned but that could be because your arm is up.

 

You may need to add a drop of glue behind your drop box straps, they don't appear to be aligned at the end of your belts in a lot of your images.

 

Thighs are sitting at different heights, can see it more on your back photos.

 

I'd also advise bringing your forearms a little closer to your wrists, there is a lot of glove showing there.

 

Good luck with approval.

[giskard8[Staff]]

Hello Shaun,

 

You can make your application easier for our DO to follow by listing the information like below:

 

<Your Name>

<Your TK ID>

<Your Garrison / Squad>

<Your 501st member profile>

 

Height:

Weight:

Armor Maker:

Helmet Maker:

Blaster:

Boots:

Canvas Belt:

Neck Seal:

Holster:

 

<Other notes you wish to add>

 

 

Good luck with your EIB application!

 

 

Edited February 8, 2019 by giskard8

[CableGuy[Admin]]

Hi Shaun,

Welcome to the FISD and thanks for your application.

To help us get started, could we ask for a few more details and photos;

At the top of your post,

Armor Maker =
Helmet Maker =
Blaster Type =

Also, could we please have the following pictures;

Lens colour (using a light inside the helmet if required)
Close up of side details (ab/kidney area)
Thigh ammo fixings (inside and out)
Close up of thermal detonator screws

Thanks in advance

Dan

[shaunbelsey[TK]]

Hi,

Thanks for the replies and advice.

I'm going to have to get kitted up and take a few more pictures, as some of them are before i made alterations, but due to work i'll have to do this the week after next.

Assessing some of the issues you've enquired about...

The gap between the forearm and hand guard has been reduced, unfortunately long arms, i got another set of gloves and positioned the hand guards higher.

The drop boxes have been glued in the correct position with a couple of stitches behind to stop them moving, hopefully i'll show this better in the new pictures.

The thighs gap at the back is better than it was, basically one was about a inch longer, so i trimmed it down to make them more even.

Other details for the request..

Height 6' 0"
Weight 13 stone
The Armour, helmet, blaster, boots, canvas belt, holster are all from RS propmasters and the neck seal is from the Imperial seamstress.

Hope the information above helps, i'll also add the photos you've asked for.. various rivets and the TD.

Like i said before i can't get kitted up as soon as i would like, well it's also getting the better half around to take the pictures, i know they are not what you asked for, but i've just put a couple of pictures below to show the reduced gap between the forearm and hand guard.

Thanks again for your help and time.

Regards
Shaun

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[CableGuy[Admin]]

Hi Shaun,

Thanks for the update. Let me know when you have the additional pics (no rush) and we’ll ‘move along’ with your application.

Best wishes

Dan

[Mworm1974[TK]]

Great looking RS kit good luck with approval

[shaunbelsey[TK]]

Hi,

Managed to get kitted up and some more pictures taken.

Retaken the main body shots from all sides and added a few close ups of screws and rivets as requested earlier in this thread.

Think i've covered everything, but if yourequire any more pictures or info please just let me know.

Regards
Shaun

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[CableGuy[Admin]]

Hi Shaun,

Thanks for the extra photos. We’re nearly there now.

Just a couple of things that will be required for EIB.

• Side rivets painted white





• Pan head, slotted screws on the thermal detonator. Yours appear to be domed.







Thanks in advance.

Dan

[Digz Graavz[TK]]

Rivets on the thigh ammo are acceptable like that? Just asking as I will be submitting soon too.

 

Nice work!

[justjoseph63[Staff]]

6 minutes ago, Digz Graavz said:

Rivets on the thigh ammo are acceptable like that? Just asking as I will be submitting soon too.

 

Nice work!

The rivets on the thigh ammo pack must be either 5/16ths head split (bifurcated) or single cap type, painted white.

[Digz Graavz[TK]]

2 minutes ago, justjoseph63 said:

The rivets on the thigh ammo pack must be either 5/16ths head split (bifurcated) or single cap type, painted white.

Yeah that's what I have (same split rivets as the ab).  The ones in the photos above look oversized.

 

[shaunbelsey[TK]]

Hi,

Thanks for getting back to me so quickly.

Good to hear that I'm nearly there, i'll get the ab rivets painted up and post some more pictures.

I'll change the screws over on the TD, just a quick question... what would be the correct colour black, ie matt, satin or gloss?

Thanks again for your help and time.

Regards
Shaun

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[Digz Graavz[TK]]

From Ukswrath's build thread: 

"And finally, the screws are to be painted black for L3. Mine are painted using semi gloss"
 

I'm not sure anyone nitpicks to that level though.... Correct me if I am wrong experts!

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

I use satin black on my TD screws and it's not been an issue so far.

[Digz Graavz[TK]]

1 minute ago, gmrhodes13 said:

I use satin black on my TD screws and it's not been an issue so far.

Henceforth:  Anyone who challenges the level of gloss on TD screws shall be sentenced to installing 1000 S-Trims and Sniper Knees. 

[shaunbelsey[TK]]

Thanks for the clarification on the colour of the TD screws... i'll just use black instead of black black lol

Regards
Shaun

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[shashachu[TK]]

Really lovely build, Shuan. As @giskard8 mentioned, please update your original post with the following information:

Required:

<Your Name>

<Your TK ID>

<Your Garrison / Squad>

<Your 501st member profile> (i.e. your member page on 501st.com)

 

(optional but helpful):

Height:

Weight:

Armor Maker:

Helmet Maker:

Blaster:

Boots:

Canvas Belt:

Neck Seal:

Holster:

 

When you've posted photos of the painted left side rivets, we can proceed.

[shashachu[TK]]

@shaunbelsey Sorry for all the back and forth - could you also submit photos of the inside of the knee ammo pack rivet? I'd just like to confirm the type of rivet. The L2 CRL says: 

• 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.

Thanks!

[Mworm1974[TK]]

If you can hit RS up for the TD screws they have the right ones plus if you haven’t already just add some felt  to the back of the TD clips to protect your armour getting scratched up, I didn’t at first and got scratches on the back of the kidney plate. It’s not required but you have spent a bit of money on the kit and time putting it together. 

 

Good luck with approval its a it’s a good looking kit.

[shaunbelsey[TK]]

Hi,

Sorry about the delay and getting back to you, but think i'm getting there, please find below my pictures the information and pictures you've asked for.

Rivets painted and TD screws replaced with the dome head one's.

501st Member link -

http://501st.com/members/searchresults.php


Height 6' 0"

Weight 13 st, 0 lb

Armour Maker RS

Helmet Maker RS

Blaster RS

Boots RS (think by Imperial boots)

Canvas belt RS

Neck seal Imperial seamstress

Holster RS

Photos-

Knee ammo rivets, painted ab rivets and new TD screws

Thanks again for your help and time, if you require anymore info or pictures just let me know.

Regards Shaun


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[shashachu[TK]]

Thanks, Shaun! We'll be with you soon.

[shashachu[TK]]

Hi Shuan,

 

Thanks again for your patience, and for submitting the additional photos. Great job already applying some of the suggestions made by your fellow troopers. As I said before, this is a really terrific build and if fits you great.

 

CRL and EIB Application Requirements:

All required photos are now in and, after review, we are pleased to welcome you to Expert Infantry rank. On behalf of myself and the rest of the DO team, congratulations! 

 

Other-Armor Fit/Assembly

In this area we review observations made by your fellow troopers and the DO team. Some observations may lead to suggestions to improve the overall look of your armor. 

 

Starting from the helmet, we do have a few suggestions. First, the paint. It's hard to tell if it's just the lighting in the photos, but the gray on your helmet seems quite dark. This is not a blocker as the CRL does not specify a specific shade of gray, but it might be something to look into. We recommend either Humbrol #5 Dark Admiralty Grey or Testors #1138 Grey Gloss. Secondly, the tube stripes on your helmet seem a bit far away from the cheeks, especially the left ones; they should be about a pencil-width away. Lastly, if you were keen to tackle repainting the tube stripes, you should double check their orientation; you'll notice in the reference photos that they lean forward, while yours are leaning back, so if you used templates, it's possible you had them reversed. I did also want to note that your vocoder paint shape looks fantastic. (Although the screen-used helmets did use satin black paint.)

 

 

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Onto the ears, as you might have noticed us mention on many EIB and Centurion apps recently, ideally the ears should follow the edge of the traps. On your helmet, your ears are sitting more vertically. It's certainly a challenging correction to make, but we mention it for troopers wanting to go the extra mile.

 

 

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Another small paint detail worth mentioning is that the ab button paint should ideally not quite cover the entire plastic button:

 

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Thank you for correcting the screws on your Thermal Detonator. Just a couple suggestions in that area.

 

First, one of your TD clips seems to be sitting a bit far away from the cylinder. You might try to see if you can tighten the screws down.

 

And if you're going for ultimate screen accuracy, the upper TD screws should be closer to the edge of the clips.

 

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Moving along to the lower limbs, as was also mentioned by your fellow troopers, your right thigh sits a shade lower than your left. I added extra strapping on the rear of my right thigh for the same reason. It may also just be a matter of twisting your thighs and shins inwards slightly so that they're all more forward-facing.

 

  

 

 

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On the fronts of your thighs, it looks like the cover strips might be a hair too long. It should be a quick fix with a pair of scissors or dremel.

 

 

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Finally, on your blaster, although some weathering is desired, there are a couple areas where yours appears overly weathered. On the scope we're suggesting you tone down the brass weathering. I had the same issue on my blaster, and a couple passes with black spraypaint fixed it up. It is also worth mentioning that the t-tracks and grip on the original blasters were plastic, not metal, so those should not show metal weathering (although in your case it could just be lighting/reflections.)

 

 

Additionally, your D-ring, while present, seems a bit misshapen.

 

 

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Centurion Requirements:

In this section we prepare you for Centurion. Because Centurion photos show more detail than EIB, items pertaining to Centurion might be seen there and not here. We try to point out all that we can from what we see but the final accuracy is the responsibility of the trooper. 

 

The CRL states:

 

• Drop boxes are vertically aligned with the end of the ammo belt with minimal gap between belt and box.

Your belt boxes have a tendency to wander, as they appear misaligned in this photo of your belt:

 

But are perfect in this photo of you kitted up:

 

As was already suggested, a drop of E6000 on the elastic connecting the belt boxes should ensure they stay in place.

 

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Additionally, in reference to the ab/kidney cap, the CRL states:

 

Ideally there no gap between the abdomen and kidney armor.

 

Great job aligning the tops in your second set of photos, but unfortunately a gap appeared. I'm confident this should be a simple dressing issue or a matter of tightening your belt a bit before taking your Centurion photos.

 

 

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Lastly, although the CRL doesn't specify the size of the rivet holding the thigh ammo boxes on, yours appears very oversized compared to the screen-used suits. This is one of those areas where we're going to rely on our screen reference to determine that this should be corrected for your Centurion application.

 

 

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And that's it! We'd like to congratulate you on achieving EIB, and we'll see you at Centurion!

[giskard8[Staff]]

Congratulations trooper.

 

Welcome to EIB.

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

Congratulations trooper and welcome to the EI ranks