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In Memoriam From the DL From the Deployment Office Elections 2018 CRL Updates Tech and Money FISD User Ranks & Awards Pre Approval Forum Hall of Fame Valentines Day Just For Laughs In The Media Around the Detachment FOTK Love Field Exercise Assignment EIB & Centurion: What do these terms mean? Broken Links / Images / Pages Forum Updates Notable Troops Imperial Attaché Program Imperial Attaché Award Advanced Tactics Awards EIB - The March To 1000 Merchandise Public Relations Follow FISD It is sad news to hear another one of our brothers has recently passed, Jim Griffin - (Griffin-X) - TK 8455 Many of you may have known Jim more from Pathfinders or Spec Opps detachments or the 501st forums, he was always there to lend a hand when ever needed, he will be greatly missed. Jim past away from diabetic complications on Monday 15th January 2018. "Buckets Off" Hey everyone, With only a few hours left to go before voting opens – or it’s underway depending on when you read this – do remember to vote in the Legion elections. It takes 5 minutes and allows you to complain should anyone do anything you don’t like the rest of the year. A huge Thank You! is due for an incredible 2017 year on FISD. The staff has been simply the best we’ve ever had and FISD is running like a well oiled machine. There were many members who also contributed in a huge way in terms of merch design and CRL photo processing. It was truly a team effort. Newsletters are going out on time chock full of useful information, the boards are friendly and inviting with a lot of contests and new tutorials, and Danny our Editor at Large has worked tirelessly to clean up the forums to make things easier to find and more relevant. All the The Last Jedi TK CRLs are complete, and the TLJ Phasma is simply waiting on photos. All FOTKs now have Expert Infantryman and Centurion standards and applications for these awards are coming through in waves. The Rogue One TK CRL is also complete, and the Rebels Stormtrooper also went live. We’ve started a re-birth on social media with the official Facebook and Twitter feeds being active again, and the attache program is expanding to that platform as well. We’ve released new merch and the latest coins are the amazing. Patches have been digitally updated and are coming out as well. The March to 1000 Expert Infantry merch is in full swing, and First Order TKs are now appearing on merch too. Did we mention the silver proof coin? All items have had to be re-ordered as we are selling out, including the 10th anniversary patch. And we’re just getting started! The plan for 2018 is to take this to the next level. Giving Phasma a lot of love on the forum and CRL is a top priority, and we’ll expand our outreach on to social media even further. The masses have spoken and you’ll see a lot more official FO TK merch coming out of FISD as well. The forum will move to the Legion webservers for greater uptime. And that’s just the beginning. I’m so excited for 2018 as the hot streak for FISD will only continue. Many of the best ideas however come from you, the members. FISD is here to serve the needs of all 501st stormtroopers after all. Come join the party! With Unquestioned Loyalty Paul Hoeffer TK8020 “Daetrin” FISD Detachment Leader Thank you to all who have been patiently awaiting a response for your submissions we have been endeavouring to get through the backlog as soon as we could and are almost back to a normal timeline, if you still have an outstanding submission please standby. With Unquestioned Loyalty Tony Jobe TK-10116 ukswrath FISD Deployment Officer & With Unquestioned Loyalty Andrew Franke TK-11469 Sly11 FISD Deployment Officer Greetings Troopers, As most know, the 501st election cycle is here again and Q and A's are well underway on the legion, garrison and detachment forums. In order to vote in the 501st election, you must be a 501st member. If you wish to vote for the FISD Detachment Leader, you must have an approved FISD costume and have your status with the FISD approved. "How do I have FISD status approved?" you ask. Good question. You must, access your member page in the 501st forum Membership DB: http://new.501st.com/memberDB/ , go to the bottom of your profile page to the "Your Unit Affiliation" section, there you will see the detachments you are eligible to join. If aren't joined, simply click add and you will be pending until you are approved by the XO or DL, then you will see approved after FISD. For those of you that are still pending please read this post here It is important to remember that to remain an active member of any detachment, you must login in the forums at least once a year. If you are reading this and used to be an approved member of the FISD, simply add yourself back to the FISD via the above procedure and we'll be more the glad to approve you once again. After your are an approved member of the FISD, don't forget to request FISD forum access here Don't forget to vote and enjoy the FISD!! With Unquestioned Loyalty Mark Ryner TK-4584 captsafe66 FISD Provost Marshall Not much new to add here, the Phasma CRL's and L2 & L3 levels are still being worked on, hopefully be finished by the next newsletter. A big thank you to all of you who have shown your support to FISD with your donations to our forum hosting drive, we reached our goal within the first few days, well done everyone. For those who donated you should see a supporter badge on your profile, if not please pm our detachment leader Paul (Daetrin) . For those of you wondering what the various logos, bars, and titles to the left of posts is all about, this is the post for you! User Ranks Found above the avatar, rank is determined either by post count or other criteria: Private: 0-24 posts Corporal: 25-49 posts Sergeant: 50-99 posts Lieutenant: 100-149 posts Captain: 150-199 posts Major: 250-499 posts Colonel: 500-999 posts Commander: 1000-1499 posts General: 1500-1999 posts Field Marshall: 2000-2999 posts Grand Moff: 3000+ posts Expert Infantry: Users who have received an EIB Award Centurion: Users who have been granted Centurion status There are also special ranks given to Command and Forum Staff, such as Detachment Leader, Deployment Officer, Combat Photographer, Hall of Fame Curator, Imperial Attaché, etc. Service and Achievement Awards http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/synaptyx/FISD_medal_burgundy-orange-purpl-1.png http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/synaptyx/FISD_medal_grey-white-blue_silver.png The FISD Service Award is granted to recognize the contributions of Command Staff and the IPB (newsletter and Photoshop team) for their commitment to keeping the detachment running. Each award represents a full year of service. Additional awards are denoted by a star (1 Gold Star = 5 Silver Stars, 1 Silver Star = 5 Bronze Stars, etc.). Award Levels: FISD Service Award (1st Award) http://www.whitearmor.net/eib/serviceaward1.png FISD Service Award (2nd Award) http://www.whitearmor.net/eib/serviceaward2.png ... FISD Service Award (9th Award) http://www.whitearmor.net/eib/serviceaward9.png FISD Service Award (10th Award) http://www.whitearmor.net/eib/serviceaward10.png (and so on) The FISD Achievement Award is granted for exemplary service to, or outstanding achievement for, FISD. Tradition holds that persons currently serving on staff cannot be granted Achievement Medals (or else it can become too self-serving). Thus, if you see a staff member with an Achievement Medal, they've all earned them prior to joining staff. To date only two people have ever earned a second medal, and no one has ever earned a third. You can find recipients of this award here Award Levels: FISD Achievement Award (1st Award) http://www.whitearmor.net/eib/achievementaward1.png FISD Achievement Award (2nd Award) http://www.whitearmor.net/eib/achievementaward2.png (and so on) Attaché Outstanding Achievement Award This award is bestowed to those who consistently exemplify the meaning of an Imperial Attaché and have gone above-and-beyond in helping their fellow troopers for at least one full year: http://www.whitearmor.net/eib/attache_award1.png Expert Infantry Badge These are awarded per costume, thus a person can have more than one EIB award. Stars (like the awards above) indicate multiple awards, and appear above the EI badge. Award Levels: Expert Infantry Badge (1st Award) http://www.whitearmor.net/eib/expert_infantry_badge1.png Expert Infantry Badge (2nd Award) http://www.whitearmor.net/eib/expert_infantry_badge2.png Expert Infantry Badge (3rd Award) http://www.whitearmor.net/eib/expert_infantry_badge3.png Up to 5th award Then something not seen until very recently, gold border and star Expert Infantry Badge (6th Award) http://www.whitearmor.net/eib/expert_infantry_badge6.png Centurion Badge These are awarded to those who have reached the highest levels of costume approval for FISD. These are awarded only once, to the person, regardless of costumes: http://www.whitearmor.net/eib/centurion_badge.png For more information on the EI and Centurion programs, please refer to this thread FISD Master Armorer The FISD Master Armorer program is an optional, detachment only incentive award to recognize individuals who have directly helped another 501st Stormtrooper to achieve Expert Infantry status. Some people spend countless hours helping others, and want to reward their results as well as incentivizing new people to help as well. Award Levels: FISD Armorer (5+ "wins") http://www.whitearmor.net/eib/armorer_award_b.png FISD Senior Armorer (15+ "wins") http://i.imgur.com/VW10eJc.png)[Imgur](http://i.imgur.com/VW10eJc.png FISD Master Armorer (25+ "wins") http://i.imgur.com/pk0ivnx.png)[Imgur](http://i.imgur.com/pk0ivnx.png With Unquestioned Loyalty Brien Edick TK92802 "Harbinger" Imperial Attache The pre approval forum has been well underway and is moving along nicely. The idea behind this program is to allow future Troopers the opportunity to submit photos of their completed build to be reviewed by the Staff, Imperial Attaches and others in preparation for forwarding it to their GML for approval. Any and all advice/suggestions given will be specific, constructive, helpful and respectful. Please note that this program will NOT take the place of your local GML, as Detachments are not chartered for costume approval and can not override a GMLs decision, but is instead a peer review program designed to help you look your best and offer guidance and positive feedback. You will have the opportunity to ask questions about your completed armor, weapons (if applicable), accessories, etc. and get accurate information from the experts here at the FISD.. the definitive home of TKs worldwide. For more information on this program, please visit the link here I’m sorry but was January a Jedi Mind Trick - just like that it has come and gone. However thanks to our Troopers and their Field Reports, we actually have something to look back on! This month there was a lot of “Bad guys doing good”, and one photo in particular caught my attention. Redefining that what we do is fun for the whole family - no matter which side of the armor you’re on... Honoring TK-72313 Gary “Ready to serve the empire with my son and brother!” With Unquestioned Loyalty Aaron Gibson TK99725 "Pyrates" Imperial Propaganda Department Valentines Happy Valentines Day to all of you who like me will spend this with the one you love, yes your ARMOR Want to share a Valentines photo? post in this thread UBTech Stormtrooper Crush the Resistance with an army of app-enabled Stormtrooper robots Save for the occasional defector and reality TV dance troupe, it’s fair to say that Stormtroopers are hard to love. That is, unless you’re talking about tiny adorable robot Stormtroopers, like this one from UBTECH. At 16-in tall, it’s not a particularly intimidating soldier, but your mini Stormtrooper will do its utmost to protect the First Order against the resistance by responding to voice commands and plans of attack you issue via its AR app. You can have it patrol your bedroom perimeter, and facial recognition tech stores up to three faces in a database, meaning any unfamiliar intruders will be quickly warned off. UBTECH's Stormtrooper missed Force Friday and The Last Jedi’s release — no surprise, really. The robotic toy moves pretty slowly, all things told. Perhaps it was a matter of getting things just right, or maybe it was the pains of dealing with such a high-profile license for the first time. Whatever the case, the Chinese robotics startup has just taken the wraps off one last piece of Star Wars tech for the year — and it’s a doozy. Unlike other Force Friday tech toys like Sphero’s various droids, the Stormtrooper is a traditional humanoid robot. It’s a full-bodied toy that walks on command — or, rather, shuffles a bit, really. The armor is based on designs from The Last Jedi, featuring some subtle changes over the First Order uniforms found in the Force Awakens. Of course, Stormtroopers were an interesting choice for a robotics startup. After all, as your nerdiest friends will tell you, the Empire ditched droids for clones, and the First Order relies on people trained from birth to carry out its bidding. But UBTECH’s own hardware specialty made the characters better a fit than a BB-8 or R2-D2. “We focus on humanoid robotics,” a spokesperson for the company told TechCrunch. “That involves limbs and walking. That’s something that we do well. Stormtroopers are universally identifiable. You see more Stormtroopers at Comic-Con than probably any other character.” C-3PO was apparently in the running, but the character’s super-thin design would have thrown the product’s proportions off even more than they already are. As is, it has a bit of a cartoonishly large head. The robot has a bunch of on-board sensors, including a light monitor, gyroscope accelerometer and an IR detector built into its feet that help stop it from going over the edge of a table — because Stormtroopers are dumb, but not that dumb. Once the robot detects the edge, it will make a U-turn to get itself back on track. The helmet has a built-in camera that allows the user to see through the bot’s eyes via the connected iPad app. There also are three on-board mics that will allow for voice commands at some point. In the meantime, control all happens in the app. The company clearly worked closely with Disney — it’s got all the bells and whistles you’d expect, right down to the familiar strains of the John Williams score. It features a number of executable commands for simple movements like walking and drawing his blaster. More interestingly, the app also features AR contact, where the Stormtrooper executes longer missions in various Star Wars locales. You can find more info here What Do You Have? Another great thread you can find here on FISD is one posted by our XO Eric "What Do You Have?", it's always interesting to see how many of us get bitten by the building bug and go on to more costumes, great to see how many you have approved and what you are working on. Also interesting to see how many go ahead to take those costumes to the higher levels. Occasionally you will see someone with a little OCD problem, cough, cough . You can find the thread here FO's Not Feeling The Love? Our DL Paul started a thread as he had heard from some troopers that FISD seems to think FO TK's are 2nd class citizens or something. He was surprised to see the question come up on the election Q&A, quite honestly, especially given the big investment this detachment has been making the past several months on FOTKs. Paul posted examples of what had been achieved for the FO TK's, given all of those he is trying to understand where the sentiment that FO TKs are not somehow first class citizens is coming from. Questions? Concerns? Ideas? Sound off, it's time to have your say, thread is here Time for a Field Exercise Assignment Troopers!!! http://img1.joyreactor.com/pics/post/gif-Stormtrooper-workout-809403.gif February is the month of the Legion Elections - your challenge: During your troops see if you can rally together and create a funny spoof election photo. Ie. A line up of troopers in front of a ballot box, but all the votes lying around the ballot box (as we can’t seem to hit anything including the slot where the votes are supposed to go) and a Vader face palming. The rules: -Post your photos here in this thread -Please keep it tasteful,humorous, and in the Star Wars Galaxy. -NO reference real life political factions -NO reference to real life political leaders or figures. You have until our next newsletter goes to print (11th March) to post your photos Good luck troopers. With Unquestioned Loyalty Aaron Gibson TK99725 "Pyrates" Imperial Propaganda Department So what exactly are EIB (Expert Infantry Badge) and Centurion levels? These programs were designed for those who choose to take their armor above and beyond the minimum requirements for basic 501st Legion approval. It gives you the chance to show a level of dedication and pride that takes your armor closer to being as "screen accurate" as possible, without as much extra work as you may realize! It also works on giving a better look to the Legion as an entity, and you can bet others will take notice of your hard work. The 501st has a list of detailed requirements for Basic approval, (level 1), EIB, (level 2) and Centurion, (level 3) which can be found here in the Costume Reference Library, (CRL) http://databank.501st.com/databank/Costuming:FISD_CRL Here are a few of the questions people may be wondering about: 1. "I am a (tall/short/heavy/thin) Trooper. Can I still apply? Of course! These programs are open and encouraged for all sizes of TKs, as long as the costume is correct and meets the guidelines. There are many specific build tutorials to every option, as well as a vast network of fellow TKs on the FISD to help you out and offer suggestions. 2. "How much extra will I have to pay for extra items"? The cost is actually quite reasonable, considering the few extra supplies you will need, which are listed in the requirements area. While it may run you a little more to implement these additions to your costume, they will go a long way to improving accuracy. All needed items can be found for sale on this thread: https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/forum/16-ongoing-sales-project-orders/ While blasters are not required for basic approval, for EIB and Centurion levels they are, and may need upgrades (also listed in the CRL). 3. "I haven't even got my kit yet, is it too early to start planning"? Actually, aiming for Centurion is easiest to do right out of the box. 4. "I have my basic TK approval, can I still get in these programs"? In a word... absolutely! 5. "Are there any "perks" to this extra work and cost"? Besides knowing that you have a great looking set of armor, the 501st and FISD believes you should be deservedly recognized for your achievement(s), and allows you to wear the appropriate embroidered "rocker" badge of rank (available for a very minimum cost) on your shirt, helmet bag, etc., as well as rank decals to put on your armor bin. You will also have access to select "challenge coin" runs, receive (free) a cool certificate for your new rank, and have your title posted below your name in your FISD signature. Plus, once you reach these levels, you will have the extra knowledge to help out those who are looking to apply as well. 6. "Is it hard to apply, and what happens then"? After basic approval, all you do is make sure your armor is up to the standards set forth in the CRL, post a thread with the required photos in the appropriate area (see below), and wait a bit for the D.O.s (Deployment Officers) to address it. (Hint: Studying other people's threads before you submit can be a GREAT help). These are also listed on the main page of the FISD site. While waiting for approval, you will get some comments from others who will offer suggestions and constructive advice to help you out. If you should need any changes, the DOs will let you know, so you can adjust accordingly. Don't be dismayed if you do need changes... it's all for your benefit! After you are approved for EIB, then you can submit for Centurion. EIB https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/forum/19-request-expert-infantryman-status/ Centurion https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/forum/72-request-centurion-status/ Note: You will see some suggestions in the existing submissions/approval requests that, while not actually part of the CRL, are highly suggested items, (for your benefit), such as "flat-head screw heads on the TD (thermal detonator) should be painted black" for Centurion, etc. Those small details all add up to closer screen accuracy. Just remember that the FISD is here to help you every step of the way with whatever other questions you may have, but if you can't seem to find what you are looking for in your research, just post the question, (or PM justjoseph63) and best of luck on your build! With Unquestioned Loyalty Joseph Pedigo TK10963 "justjoseph63" Attache Ambassador The Empire Needs YOU... To update your images! Several months ago, Photobucket changed its policies and no longer allows external linking of images for free. This has resulted in FISD (and much of the internet) being littered with Please Update Your Account to Enable 3rd Party Hosting images. Due to this, there are currently several tutorial/how to/reference threads that are currently less useful than if they were properly displaying images. This is not ideal for prospective members looking for information, so we ask that everyone take a moment to go through their posts and update any missing images. There are several alternatives for image hosting, such as Imgur, Flickr, or Google Photos (I personally use and recommend Imgur). For information on how to use Imgur, see this thread With Unquestioned Loyalty Brien Edick TK92802 "Harbinger" Imperial Attache About the Forums The First Order Stormtrooper forum section is now split into two parts, "TFA Stormtrooper" and "TLJ Stormtrooper". I moved all existing threads into the appropriate section and created subforums especially for build threads, similar to our other costumes. Have fun posting your own builds and discuss about the various armor versions. This is not the only change we did within the last month. Attentive members may have recognized, that we removed lots of outdated pinned threads, updated the description of every forum section, repaired the syntax of dozens of internal links, reformatted unreadable threads, archived old sections like the Magma Trooper (now part of MEPD) and the Imperial Navy Commando (now part of Spec Ops), moved several threads into the right forum section and so on.... Since this is a sisyphean task, we'll continue the work and hope to get some hints from you, the members. Let us know what must be improved! Special thanks go to Harbinger for his amazing help. With Unquestioned Loyalty Daniel Lauber TK55550 - "Ripper_L" PRO - Content Editor At Large Want Your Troop to be Included? Post your troop report in the Field Training Exercises section here Those with troop logs please post a separate troop report as it is easier to link too. JANUARY Mark will be here around 9PM!!?? More here By: Joe, Spada Rosso, TK91452 Sinulog 2018 More here By: Ted, darthcue, TK35679 TLJ Outdoor Screening More here By: Glen, gmrhodes13, TK85421 Zoo Members Twilight Event More here By: Glen, gmrhodes13, TK85421 http://i.imgur.com/REASe78.jpg Are you an approved TK that spends more time on the boards than the average Trooper? Do you enjoy using your knowledge to help out future and existing Troopers? If so, we would like to invite you to join the Imperial Attache program! Members of the I.A. team are chosen to help out not only those here on the boards, but on a local level as well. Our aim is to have at least one in each and every Garrison, Squad and Outpost in the entire legion to be the eyes and ears of the FISD on a local level. A suggested level of EIB or above is preferred, as part of the duties include assisting those aiming for levels 2 and 3, but is not a requirement. Being active on the boards on a regular basis , welcoming new members and helping out where you can is, though. Some of the benefits: 1. Access to exclusive Attache merch., including patches, etc. 2. Having the Imperial Attache title under your name. 3. Being a part of the team that welcomes new and prospective members of the FISD. 4. Being the "go-to" person in your Garrison, Squad or Outpost. 5. Exclusive access to the Attache HQ area, Imperial Propaganda Machine (newsletter) and merchandise discussions. We are currently in need of Attaches in many units, especially International Garrisons/Squads and Outposts. For more information on this program, please head here and if you should have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact me at any time. (justjoseph63) For a complete list of Imperial Attaches, go here Attaché Patch Becoming an attaché also gives you the ability from time to time to purchase specific merchandise not offered to the general membership, one such item is the limited attaché patch, sales thread here (sorry only Attaché's may order) On behalf of the FISD, It is my pleasure to announce the following Trooper/Imperial Attaché as recipient of the Imperial Attaché Outstanding Achievement award/ribbon. This honor is given only to those in the I.A. program who go above and beyond the "call of duty" as members of this team, and exemplify the true nature of the FISD by helping others with their knowledge and welcoming spirit. These badges will be proudly displayed below their names. If this members is in your unit, please take a moment to congratulate him on this achievement. 1. Shane (Shanester)- TK 71969 of the Bast Alpha Garrison (Louisiana). Shane continues to amaze me with the amount of time and effort he puts into sharing his knowledge and making new folks feel at home here, exemplifying the spirit of "Troopers helping Troopers" . He sets a pace that I hope all others will follow, and see bigger things in his future here at the home of shiny white armor! My bucket is off to you, and keep up the fantastic job! With Unquestioned Loyalty Joseph Pedigo TK10963 "justjoseph63" FISD Ambassador This area lists all those who have gone above and beyond basic approval toward screen accuracy. FOR JANUARY - FEBRUARY the 1st Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment would like to congratulate: Expert Infantry Badge Award: Andrew Huckey "djmatrix09" TK 61515 EIB 791 Simon Dawson "Benny 22" TK 89135 EIB 792 Joe Mantello ""Spada Rosso" TK 91452 EIB 793 Yiqiao Zhao "iBridge Zhao" TK 88101 EIB 794 Anthony Wills "twillsie" TK 12963 EIB 795 Dennis Maloom "NINJAMOVE" TK 16112 EIB 796 Paul Vezgoff "Mr V" TK 42145 EIB 797 Daniel Melin "TheSwede" TK 99665 (2nd EIB)! Alban Meadows "beamishgunn" TK 23462 EIB 798 Lionel Noronha Gallardo "Lionel Noronha Gallardo" TK 27056 EIB 799 Matthey Wormleaton "Mworm1974" TK 11874 EIB 800 Julian Potter trooperjulian TK 3681 EIB 801 Glen Rhodes " gmrhodes13" TK 85421 TLJ (6th EIB)! fist time we have seen this badge http://www.whitearmor.net/eib/expert_infantry_badge6.png Great job, now on to Level 3! Request your free EIB certificate here Centurion Badge Award: http://www.whitearmor.net/eib/centurion_badge.png Rob Rouse "Imperial_TK_Rob" TK 73178 Centurion 369 Jeff Pitts "Droid Runner" TK 19232 Centurion 370 Antonio Molina "agm.bobafett" TK 12520 Centurion 371 David McIntyre ""DamnitDavid" TK 38987 Centurion 372 Sean Jensen ""Sean" TK 19165 Centurion 373 Ralf Schmitt "Ryuk" TK 21182 Centurion 374 Niccolo Badaglio "Marshall" TK 41210 Centurion 375 Kenton Rusbridge "darthkenny" TK 61399 Centurion 376 Anthony Wills "twillsie" TK 12963 Centurion 377 Joe Mantellooe "Spada Rosso" TK 91452 Centurion 378 Dennis Maloom "NINJAMOVE" TK 16112 (2nd Centurion) Daniel Melin "TheSwede" TK 99665 (2nd Centurion) Glen Rhodes " gmrhodes13" TK85421 TLJ Congratulations Glen on your (6th Centurion) Outstanding job on reaching Centurion, troopers! Request your free Centurion certificate here If you see any of these Troopers around your Garrison or Squad, be sure to congratulate them! As many of you are aware, the FISD is currently in our March to 1000 program, our goal is to reach the one thousand mark of Troopers who have earned their Expert Infantry Badge, and although we are well on our way to this goal with just hitting the 800 mark, but we still have a long way to go! The amount of approved submissions is increasing thanks to the dedication of those willing to go the "extra mile" toward screen accuracy. Here is a brief description of EIB as written by Paul (Daetrin), our founder: "Expert Infantryman status is not required for members of this detachment. It should be viewed as an optional set of requirements for those who wish to take the accuracy of their costumes to the next level, and be recognized accordingly. We're a costuming club - think of it as an award for costuming excellence and you get the picture. The requirements will not replace or supersede 501st standards, but only serve as an inspiration for the level of accuracy that can be achieved. The standards are meant to be high but achievable..." Besides the added pride you will have in your armor, those reaching this level can purchase exclusive EIB gear (patches, decals, coins etc.) and get a free certificate for your accomplishment. If you are interested or would like more information about the program head here that will help. You can also contact myself (justjoseph63) or any Imperial Attaché, and we will be more than happy to assist you! http://funwithbonus.com/wp-content/uploads/OPEN.gif Racing Shirts That's right, the thread you have all been waiting for, ORDER THREAD IS LIVE, follow this link Deadline for ordering is March 23rd Expert Infantry Gold Challenge Coin Limited (100 coins) Running out fast thread here NOW TAKING ORDERS - Silver Bullion Challenge Coin, thread here FISD Patch - Classic Design This is our classic design brought to us by a new factory. It will look slightly different than our first version, being produced on new machines. The overall quality will be much better too. US $5, Int $6 (shipping and fees inc) thread is here FISD Blue EIB or Centurion Red 4 inch sticker with rocker and badge. Pricing $5.00 each, shipped anywhere worldwide Sales thread here http://powaysigncompany.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Cent_EIB_Stickers.jpg More FISD approved merchandise can be found here http://strmstr.com/images/coming-soon.png March to 1000 Patches FISD Flags Newsletter Thanks for all the positive feedback being received we will endeavour to keep up to your expectations. We are always on the look out for content, ideas, funny photos or even your TK adventure story so feel free to contact either Danny or myself With Unquestioned Loyalty Glen "Q" Rhodes TK85421 "gmrhodes13" PRO - Communication Social Media News! Our official twitter page is back online! As some of you may allready have noticed, the official FISD twitter account is in use again and we're happy to post in a constant manner from now on. Feel invited to follow us here: https://twitter.com/FISD501st If you have content that might be useful for our PR team, please contact us. We're especially looking for short videos to post on social media platforms. Our Facebook page is running more than satisfactory: we have more than 14,000 likes now - ascending trend. This means we have more likes than the whole legion has members. But of course, we're expanding further on! Stay tuned for more to come. With Unquestioned Loyalty Daniel Lauber TK55550 - "Ripper_L" PRO - Content Editor At Large Don't Forget We're on Facebook and Twitter! Facebook: www.facebook.com/whitearmor If you're on FB, stop by and say hi, ask questions, and share stories! Twitter: www.twitter.com/FISD501st or @FISD501st follow FISD on Twitter! Instagram: www.instagram.com/501stfisd On behalf of the 1st Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment Command Staff and the Imperial Propaganda Department

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Congrats on your little TK! When you've finished with your own full-sized TK, you must get around to building a small FOTK. I built this for my son last year. Hero Mom accomplishment unlocked! Can't wait to see your progress on your armor. Good to see you back, Lindsey!

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That’s “Awesome”, thanks for your time Tony and Andrew in assessing my kit and my only regret is that I didn’t get involved with the 501st sooner. I actually updated the details at the top and didn’t see the EIB approval at first. The whole journey so far from build to pre approval, garrison approval to EIB has been exciting and a huge learning curve where I have learnt new skills and found a group of awesome people with the same interest. I would like like to thank everyone that’s provided build advice and support along the way as I couldn’t have done it without their help. ”800” what an awesome trooper number to have I actually can’t believe I made it to EIB considering 12 months ago I was thinking what have I got myself into. Thanks again and see you all on the dark side Matt

Ah, so tapatalk finally did it to me, to me, to me. For those who can relate with me via the 80s

So after hours (read: still not enough) research and connecting with some very helpful people from various Facebook groups (as well as some not-so-helpful people), I was turned onto Walt's kit. The kit is now ordered and I'm currently awaiting my BBB. In the meantime, I'm doing some shopping, as well as a ton more research. Honestly, the research has kind of become my hobby lately. I will tell you right now that I am purely terrified. I'm extremely worried about accurately fitting and cutting, especially because I'm certain I will need to shim, at the very least, the sides and thighs (I have a wide/bulky frame). Reading through the blood & tears of others, as well as the large amount of incomplete build threads, terrifies me more everyday, and I'm hoping the trimming/sizing process is easier than my head is telling me so I can just get through it and have a nice completed, 501st-approvable suit of armor. I will note that I am not shooting for Centurion. Honestly, I'm probably too big to make it work anyway, plus I'm one of those jerks who prefers Empire-accurate rather than screen-accurate. With that being said, I will be skipping the bracket system in favor of a snap system, though I will, at some point, be adding the small screws/nuts to the armor to "simulate" the system. With the helmet, I was fortunate enough to have a very kind gentleman offer to construct it for me, and I plan on doing whatever I can to repay him in spades. So I guess this is my build thread, and I'll keep it updated with photos as I go along. Honestly, my hope is that by documenting all of this, I can help some other poor sap who's trying to learn how to do this. There are far too many broken images and unanswered questions--it's time to change that! Supplies List (Updated Regularly) TK Kit (Walt's Trooper Factory) Neck Seal (Steph's Imperial Outfitters) Canvas Belt (Steph's Imperial Outfitters) E-11 Kit (Doopydoos) Undersuit (Target) Boots (TKBoots.com) Nomex Gloves (Amazon) Rubber Centurion Gloves (Will be purchasing from Trooperbay) Curved Lexan Scissors (Amazon) Snap Setter (Amazon) 100pk Tandy Line 24 Snaps (eBay) Rivets (Graciously donated by Shashachu) 1" Elastic (BLACK) (JoAnn's Fabrics) 3" Elastic (BLACK) (Currently Shopping) ¾" Elastic (WHITE) (Currently Shopping) 2" Elastic (WHITE) (JoAnn's Fabrics) ⅛" Elastic (WHITE) (Currently Shopping) 1" Nylon Webbing (BLACK) (Currently Shopping) E6000 (Target) Plastic Clamps (Home Depot) Rare Earth Magnets (Home Depot) Painter's Tape (I already have a ton) Metal Ruler (Got it!) As you can see, I have a whole lotta shopping to do. At the moment, I'm still kinda shopping around in between research. But I did receive my boots & gloves today: The boots are fantastic, and even came with some extra goodies. I'm really surprised; I wasn't really sure what to expect as I bought these in extreme haste (but with a trusted recommendation). Waiting for the armor suuuuuucks UPDATE: After some deliberation I have switched to an AM kit, which was offered to me at both a lower cost, better fit, and immediate availability. Sorry to anybody who was stoked to see a WTF thread-- but the AM kit will both be sooner and fit way better.

So is my concentration but that just went out the window lol

Brackets are canon.

Sorry Jeff wrong post for the wrong thread. My apologies.

Shins are looking good Christine [emoji3] Don’t you just love kids..... lol.... they are only messing with you.... if they were real rebel scum you wouldn’t have any armour left .... Enjoy them, they grow up far far too quickly.... but then you get grandchildren.... and it all starts again.... the good news.... you can hand them back to mum and dad..... that’s priceless [emoji3] Grandchildren are priceless Btw.... my abs paste repairs to my butt cracks seem to have worked..... will know more when I troop..... hopefully my crack will remain closed ..... [emoji3] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It's not more difficult than building the armor itself. You can do it Jeff

That is amazing!! Mom of the year for sure! My 4yo is asking for a Scout Trooper. Or to be a DeathTrooper like daddy. Every time he sees me doing anything with my armor he asks when we are going to start building his. The newest is gonna have to settle for a knitted Leia hat for a little while

Ooooh. Good idea! Magnets on the belt certainly would be doable. However, they'd require a bit more modification than I'm comfortable considering at this stage of the build. Maybe once all my other costumes are finished, I may possibly tackle this! Another step with magnetic closures today! One shin is complete, with the outer rear 25mm cover strip glued into place. Woo! Here's a look from the inside, before magnets are installed. Be sure to clean up all excess glue from the inside edges in order to have a clean closure when you're done. If there's extra glue in there, it may not close correctly. I've tucked the outside cover strip to the inside so you can see how the magnets on the "cover strip" half are glued on. No magnets yet. I add a dab of e6000 to the magnet (be sure to check the polarization of the magnet before gluing!!!), and set it so that it fits inside the semi circle and on the outer cover strip. Like this: I wiped away the excess glue from the magnets and then positioned the inner "hole strip" over the magnets to ensure everything is lined up correctly as it dries. I tape the tops and bottoms of the shin to ensure it doesn't shift around during this stage. I'm not completely happy with how the inside cover strip is cooperating here. It sits flat on the top and bottom, but it pulls away in the middle a bit off to the right. I will have to heat bend this before installing the magnets onto the "hole strip". :/ Ideally, the inside cover strip should be sitting completely against the outside part of the shin, and it doesn't want to do that right now. This additional stress could cause the magnets to fail. It's annoying, but I'll need to address this before proceeding any further. Gah! Using the magnet buttons I created earlier, I clamp the magnets into place while the glue cures. Once the glue has fully cured, I'll reshape that inner strip to prepare it for the final magnet button installation.

Coming along nicely!

I eventually found Crickets build thread that documented how to make a return edge. Still trying to think how brave I am to tackle that endeavor

If your knee is centered then yes, don`t want the shins to short

Nice! That painting looks really clean!

Hey Troopers, Just received my WTF armor today for my Hero TK build. I didn't expect that the kidney/butt plates would arrive attached. Detaching them won't be a problem, but I wanted to go with the bracket/elastics strapping system because I really like how it works on my Stunt TK. Once I detach the kidney/butt plate, the return on the bottom of the kidney/top of the butt plate is tiny. So if I want to use brackets, is the only solution to rebuild the returns? I was really hoping to avoid this kind of thing out of the box. Any tips are appreciated. Thanks, troopers!

Thank Cricket! Trying to think how brave I am in using your heat gun method

Yep! Part 1 (building a return): https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/41502-crickets-wtf-hero-build-even-more-tk-for-the-vertically-challenged/?page=2&tab=comments#comment-592439 Part 2 (adding return reinforcements for the brackets): https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/41502-crickets-wtf-hero-build-even-more-tk-for-the-vertically-challenged/?do=findComment&comment=595304 Hope that helps!

Fixed.

For painted surfaces I use up to 600 grit (which may be overkill with something like a TD). 220 will likely show the sanding marks through spray paint. If you are using primer you shouldn’t have issues with paint not sticking. Just use thin coats whenever spray painting. And like Q mentions, tape the ends. Those caps are tight.

Really depends how thick the spray paint is, it is always better to light sand pipe before applying any paint, I normally try to use a little finer if I'm not using a primer first, 400 grit doesn't leave any sanding marks. Even using a pot scourer would doo, it's really just to give the paint something to help adhere too. Depending on how tight the end caps are you may want to tape the ends of the pipes before you paint

Hi mate! Just found your thread - I'll be following your progress as I am building and AP armor at the moment too. Great work on the helmet, that's amazing! Always nice to see some nice work like this to be done!

Not TK-related, but here's my Kylo making a heart with his Pop Pop.

I've been pretty busy in the last few days, but I still managed to put a little bit of time on my armor yesterday. I progressed in the biceps and forearms : one forearm is all glued (still needs to be cleaned and sanded, but I'm waiting for the other one to be complete too so that I can make both at the same time) and the other one is almost finished drying and will be all glued after that. And for the biceps, I glued the second cover strip on the first halves; so next time, I'll be able to start putting and gluing both halves together. I prefer gluing one cover strip and one side at a time for now even if it's a bit long, just to make sure that everything is well done... I also cut some small strips (as you can see on the picture) to make the hooks for the biceps. I made them maybe a bit longer than needed just to make sure I'll have plenty to glue them properly (they are 15mm wide and 95mm long for now). Still need to bend them, but I'll wait for my biceps parts to be done drying before I measure and mark to do that. I also precisely marked my TD tube all around to make sure I'll cut it straight when I'll be doing it (no picture, sorry). I though about the Dremel and I think that I'll try using a hacksaw instead - I feel that it'll go better and that I'll have more control over it for that kind of job. The problem is that I don't ave a hacksaw at the moment, so I'm probably gonna go buy one this Friday or during the weekend!

[emoji23] sorry about the multiple posts...every time I tried to send I was getting a message to say there had been an error and it wasn’t able to send! Clearly they did eventually upload! How embarrassing! [emoji85] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Vocoder looks great

Thanks!! Went back and edited the post. And glad it looks okay! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Wow, congrats #800!

Congratulations #800!

Hahahaha hahahaha!!!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Congratulations and welcome to the ranks trooper

A few people have pointed out that the pauldron is inaccurate. I finally got around to fixing it. The conection pieces should be attached underneath and have white material on them.

Think you meant to say amore

Woo-hoo! Congrats #800

So, new scope rail and more green stuff ordered (thanks Tino) made a little bit of progress tonight. Bit of detail added to the fake bolt and made a start on the power cylinders. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hey Matt you you get a moment please post the following information at the top of the page, sorry I missed this earlier. Name: Forum name: TK# Garrison: Thanks again

The reveal mask, now pretty much done. I just need to finish the greeblies on the neck seal, add the clasps to join the two, then complete the repainting of the rest of the mask (I decided it needed a new paint job). Sewing machine this week so that I can continue with the quilted leather suit and robes. Scratch built the vocoder unit and microphones with found parts and collecting bits from visits to the hardware store; and Lego! Any Lego enthusiasts might recognise some pieces. It's fun hunting around for parts to replicate this piece. It's inspired by the ROTS version, as it's more colourful than the ROTJ one. I ditched the pepakura neck seal and decided to build a better one with craft foam instead. Best find of all - that chin mesh, it's guttering grating, found at Bunnings. That stuff will also go on the mouth piece grill. Supanova (in April) awaits!!

Not sure if it's required for this submission, but I went ahead and reduced the size of my shoulder elastic based on several recommendations in this thread.

Grip is waiting onthe trigger guard to be formed,,, not much longer

I sure wish I’d seen that before I built mine, snazzy. Have you considered magnetic ‘snaps’ for the belt? I chew my fingers up all the time getting mine on, seems like another area where magnets would be preferable.

More time to work on the helmet today - first thing I did was use a heat gun and a pointy-metal-thing/spare carpet spike from my speaker to enlarge the holes in the ears so the screws would sit flush when countersunk completely (the original Anovos screws were pan head): I also picked up some cap nuts to completely eliminate any risk of exposed threads scratching up my face. I then cut down the frown mesh, and cut up some craft foam so I could go with a sleeker install: Lastly I re-assembled the helmet - still need to get the visor/lenses installed as well as the new helmet padding and fans:

I put my armor on my dressform yesterday afternoon to see how it all looked together. It all looked good, shiny, white, no problems! This morning, things looked very different. Going into my office, I found my armor had been embellished by my kids. I think they're rebel spies. Something must be done!

Looking good. Best of luck trooper!

It's a little hard to explain. They are made of a Styrofoam with paper on top and bottom. Check out my backpack build thread http://forum.mepd.net/index.php?/topic/15485-yoshs-build/&

There are 15 combinations if you include no striping, which would easily allow 8 enlisted ranks + 7 officers. We could easily make this: 0 = no stripe 1 = stripe Below makes it also dead simple to tell an officer from an enlisted man. ENLISTED (note all start with 0) 0000 - PVT : Private (and private recruit) 0001 - PFC : Private First Class 0010 - CPL : Corporal (assistant team leader) 0011 - SGT : Sergeant (team leader) 0100 - SSG : Staff Sergeant (squad leader) 0101 - SFC : Sergeant First Class (platoon sergeant) 0110 - MSG : Master Sergeant / First Sergeant 0111 - CSM : Command Sergeant Major / Sergeant Major OFFICER (note all start with 1) 1000 - WO : Warrant officer (all ranks, e.g. WO1) 1001 - 1LT/2LT : Lieutenant (2nd or 1st) (platoon leader) 1010 - CPT : Captain (company commander) 1011 - MAJ : Major (batallion XO, usually) (aka sub Commander) 1100 - LTC : Lieutenant Colonel (batallion commander) (aka Commander) 1110 - COL : Colonel (brigade commander) 1111 - GEN : General (all ranks) I'm lumping in all the Generals as it's unlikely many will don full armor, as most will probably be like General Veers and with a simple helmet/chest armor. Also, I'd suspect that if they did need to don full armor there would be so few at one time that distinguishing between a Brigadier General or Lt General, etc. wouldn't be very helpful.