TK-50721 requesting ANH Stunt TK EIB status [WTF] (894)

[jeneyre[TK]]

Name : Jennifer Catania

501st TK ID : 50721

FISD forum name: JenEyre

Garrison: New England Garrison

Build Thread: https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/42210-jeneyres-wtf-anh-tk-build/

Thank you to TK-26329 for helping with these pictures!

 

 

Mandatory Information

Armor = Walt’s Trooper Factory
Helmet= Walt’s Trooper Factory
Blaster= Hyperfirm B Grade
 

 

Optional

Height = 5’7”
Weight = 140 pounds
Boots = ImperialBoots.com
Canvas belt = Made myself
Hand Plates = JustJoseph
Electronics= Voice Electronics Maker
Neck Seal = Made myself
Holster = Made myself

 

Full Body

-Front – Arms at side

 

 

 

-Back – Arms at side

 

 

-Left – Arm raised

 

-Right – Arm raised

 

-Right Side Detail – Arm raised

 

-Left Side Detail – Arm raised

 

 

Armor Details

-Abdomen Details

 

-Action Shot (edit- accidentally made the original linked action photo black and white, so here's a copy of the original)

 

 

-Cod and Butt Plate Attachment

 

 

 

 

-Interior Strapping

 

 

Helmet Details

-Front (with flashlight inside to show lens color)

-Side

 

-Back

 

-Hovi Tip Detail

-Trim

 

 

Blaster Details

-Blaster – Left

 

-Blaster – Right

 

 

 

Accessory Details

-Neck Seal

 

-Thermal Detonator – Back

 

 

 

-Holster Attachment

 

 

Edited April 7, 2019 by jeneyre
Accidentally made the action shot pic I linked black and white, so I'm re-linking the original.

[T-Jay[TK]]

Good luck Jennifer. Looking good.

[CableGuy[TK]]

Hi Jennifer,

Great job. One of the team will be with you shortly.

In the meantime, could we please request a couple more photos for your application;

Lens colour (with light inside helmet if required)
Close up of thermal detonator screws
Front, left and right photos of sniper knee plate
Thigh ammo pack fixings (inside and out)

Thanks in advance

Dan

[jeneyre[TK]]

Thanks Dan! Here are those pics!

 

Lens colour (with light inside helmet if required)

 

Close up of thermal detonator screws 

 

 

Front, left and right photos of sniper knee plate

 

 

 

Thigh ammo pack fixings (inside and out) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[TK-40996[TK]]

Goodluck on your EIB application!!

[A.J. Hamler[TK]]

Great looking armor, Jennifer.

 

And as a plus, with that chromakey-friendly backdrop, you can easily put yourself into any Star Wars background!

 

A.J.

[TK-42134[TK]]

Great job. Good luck with your application. Hopefully we will see you submit for Centurion next?

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

Nice work overall, just a couple of things to really compliment your build, your bottom ear screws look a little high on the sides, but may be ok for the DL's.

 

 

You could paint the rims of your mic tips white

 

 

A few of your black lines are a little wobbly, a good tip is go over with a permanent marker to help straighten them  

 

Knee ammo strip could be a little higher at front

 

 

You could also trim the curve section out of the top angle of the sniper plate so its a little straighter.

 

You could also drop your forearms a little, there is a bit of a gap there at the gloves, will allow a little more movement at the elbows.

 

Good luck with approval

[magni[TK]]

Good Luck Jen!

 

[jeneyre[TK]]

Great job. Good luck with your application. Hopefully we will see you submit for Centurion next?

That's the goal!!!


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[phil]

21 hours ago, gmrhodes13 said:

Nice work overall, just a couple of things to really compliment your build, your bottom ear screws look a little high on the sides, but may be ok for the DL's.

 

 

You could paint the rims of your mic tips white

 

 

A few of your black lines are a little wobbly, a good tip is go over with a permanent marker to help straighten them  

 

Knee ammo strip could be a little higher at front

 

 

You could also trim the curve section out of the top angle of the sniper plate so its a little straighter.

 

You could also drop your forearms a little, there is a bit of a gap there at the gloves, will allow a little more movement at the elbows.

 

Good luck with approval

how did you get sniper knee to fit so well ?

[justjoseph63[Staff]]

Thanks for the updated pics, Jennifer, and really nice job on that armor!  Unfortunately, we need one small fix before moving ahead.  The actual tips themselves are fine, but the mesh (weave) in your hovi-tip screens is too tight, and as per the CRL for level 2, it must be a wider weave. Correct 'Hovi mic' aerator tips There are a few places to get this, and if you need some sources just PM me.  Thanks!

 

      

 

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

1 hour ago, phil said:

how did you get sniper knee to fit so well ?

That's not mine, but I did use a little heat and glued the sides first then once dry twisted the front, glued and held in place with magnets, clamps and tape.

 

[jeneyre[TK]]

Thanks for the updated pics, Jennifer, and really nice job on that armor!  Unfortunately, we need one small fix before moving ahead.  The actual tips themselves are fine, but the mesh (weave) in your hovi-tip screens is too tight, and as per the CRL for level 2, it must be a wider weave. Correct 'Hovi mic' aerator tips There are a few places to get this, and if you need some sources just PM me.  Thanks!
 
      
 

Just ordered a set from ukswrath

Thanks!


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[Edgar Frogg[TK]]

Great build Jen! I have seen this armor in person, Centurion is in your near future I would expect!  Good luck

Brett

[TK-42134[TK]]

On 2/15/2019 at 5:37 PM, jeneyre said:

 

 

Just ordered a set from ukswrath

Thanks!


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I put Tony’s mesh in mine too. It was a little challenging to get them in, but they will look awesome when you are done. 

[jeneyre[TK]]

On 2/15/2019 at 5:50 PM, justjoseph63 said:

Thanks for the updated pics, Jennifer, and really nice job on that armor!  Unfortunately, we need one small fix before moving ahead.  The actual tips themselves are fine, but the mesh (weave) in your hovi-tip screens is too tight, and as per the CRL for level 2, it must be a wider weave. Correct 'Hovi mic' aerator tips There are a few places to get this, and if you need some sources just PM me.  Thanks!

 

      

 

 

Just installed the new mesh! Thanks to Ukswrath for sending them out so quickly!

 

 

 

 

[CableGuy[TK]]

Hey Jennifer,

 

Won’t be too much longer. :-)

[CableGuy[TK]]

Hi Jennifer, and welcome to your Expert Infantry review. 

 

 

CRL and EIB Application Requirements:

Thank you for adding the additional photos requested. All required photos are now in and, after review, we are pleased to welcome you to Expert Infantry rank. On behalf of the DO team and myself, many 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 armour. 

 

Starting from the top and working our way down, overall your lid looks fantastic. Thank you for swapping out those Hovi-Tips.

 

Whilst there are quite a few variations of the frown paint in ANH, many had the paint extending beyond the un-drilled 5th hole. This is very common across the trooping community and can add that extra touch of detail. This could be a consideration. 

 

 

 

Frown references;

 

 

Looking from the front, I can't help but notice that your face appears to be visible through the frown holes. Whilst this is not a requirement at any level, and was not part of the original screen used armour, you could consider affixing some black mesh behind the frown to help cover your face from the punters. This will help increase the illusion that they are meeting an actual Stormtrooper (especially the children). 

 

Also, if there is any wiggle room with your shoulder bells, you could try bringing them a little closer to the chest armour. It looks like you possibly have some extra return edge on the lower area of the bells which could be trimmed back a bot to help reduce the gap. 

 

 

Shoulder reference;

 

 

The upgraded mesh on your Hovi tips is much better. Going that extra mile, we might just suggest slightly weathering the front edges (note the white edges on the screen used on the majority of stunt helmets).

 

 

 

Whilst the forearm to hand guard gap is not that visible from the front, it does appear to be a little out from the rear. As below, you could consider adjusting your strapping to bring that right forearm more in line with the left, evening out the wrist to hand guard gap at the same time. 

 

 

We can also see that your gloves seem to be very shiny. The original gloves appeared to be more matt in appearance, so this could be a potential upgrade down the line for something a little more accurate. 

 

 

Moving down to the ab plates, the painted buttons look great. For a slightly more screen accurate look, you could consider trimming down the smaller button plate a little, and also paint the chest fixing screws white. 

 

 

Ab button reference;

 



 

 

I've highlighted your holster to belt attachment purely as the right hand one, shown here, looks a little loose. If possible, this could be tightened/shortened to bring it closer to the canvas belt. 

 

 

 

On to the thermal detonator, the screw positioning could be closer to the edge of the clips, as shown below. This won't affect application at any level, just something that could be considered for that extra level of detail.

 

 

 

A simple dressing issue on the calves, by the looks of it. We would suggest a final check on these when kitting up to get that alignment nice and even. 

 

 

Whilst there are examples of a few thigh ammo packs "hanging low", your looks a little lower than would be ideal. Ideally, it would be best not to see black between the ammo pack and the thigh armour so we would suggest moving this up by at least 1cm or so. 

 

 

Sniper knees can be a real pain to fit, however, you appear to have fitted yours really well. All we'd suggest here is to adjust the profile a little to match the screen used examples. (thanks to Glen for the excellent reference image). 

 

Sniper knee examples;

 

 

 

Moving our attention to your blaster, as with many rubber blasters, the weathering is a little on the heavy side. Also, the makers appear to have inserted the magazine a long way into the magazine housing. As this is probably glued in, it might not be adjustable; however, we couldn't go without mentioning it. 

 

On the weathering front, certain areas like the grip and the rear half of the Hengstler counter were made of plastic on the original screen used blasters - as such, they would not have the silver/metalic weathering effect which appears to be present in these photos. You could consider toning down the silver a little with black paint, although colour matching might be tricky (on rubber). 

 

 

 

The bronze effect on the scope is also very strong. We would suggest adjusting this for a more screen accurate appearance. 

 

 

Blaster example;

 

 

 

Centurion Suggestions;

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. 

 

From the pictures provided so far, we only really have one thing to highlight which would be the lower ear screw positioning. As it stands, they are quite a bit higher up the ear than screen used examples. Your's is a fantastic build and it looks like you've had Centurion quality in mind from the off, so this little change would be the icing on the cake.  

 

 

 

 

Reference;

 

 

Many congratulations again, Jennifer. We hope to see you applying for Centurion in the not to distant future... 

 

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

Congratulations and welcome to the EI ranks trooper, looking forward to seeing your Centurion application, good luck

[Silentperformance[TK]]

Congratulations Jen!  

[magni[TK]]

Congratulations Jen!

 

Onward to Centurion!

[Alay[TK]]

Congratulations!!!

[TK-42134[TK]]

Congratulations!

[Edgar Frogg[TK]]

See you on the front lines! Woohoo!