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Well my fellow troopers, the day has arrived. 6th July 2021. We officially start to celebrate the past 15 year of life as a detachment. It's pretty incredible to think, that thousands upon thousands of members, 501st or otherwise have worked their way through these forums, leaving their mark on the way, and allowing us all to take a wonderful journey into the development and ever growing resource that FISD has become. We have the largest membership base, one of, if not the busiest forums in the legion, an attache program that reaches more garrisons than any other, and a mass of TK information photos and other resources that some others would be envious of. All this with so few costumes in comparison to many other detachments. I think you could say we are doing OK! To welcome in our anniversary celebrations, today we launched a few things to get everyone in the mood. Our Special edition news letter is now posted and the mass email out will begin. We have launched our new and improved Expert Infantry honor gallery and a new forum section for our Anthology and remnant soon new to legion costumes. Awarded our highest Detachment accolade, the FISD Achievement award. And last but not least, launched our Anniversary coin sales thread. If you wish to share the love and celebrate 15 years with us please feel free to use our Facebook frame created by TK85421 http://www.facebook.com/profilepicframes/?selected_overlay_id=271286071464787 Happy 15 years FISD

July 6th 2021 Sometimes it is beyond a shadow of a doubt that a member stands apart from the rest, not on occasion but on a consistent basis. Glen Rhodes has dedicated an enormous part of his time to the members of this detachment and to maintenance and upkeep of these forums. He has been intrinsic in the revamp and clean up and given nothing less than 110% at everything he has applied himself to here at FISD. This will be the second time Glen has more than earned this accolade placing him in a very select group indeed. I believe his work and dedication shows clear merit. With unquestioned loyalty TK11469 "Sly11" DL

If I could expand on that... in addition to having the most activity on our boards, we have an incredible base of talented folks here that are more than willing to share their expertise with those on their white armor journey. It truly makes me proud that all new folks are welcomed and never, ever judged. Have I seen and answered the same questions hundreds of times? You bet, and I am more than happy to do this a few thousand more times. It's what we do here. All of us remember logging in for the first time, not knowing a Vocoder from a sniper knee plate, but with the help of others we made our dream of becoming shiny white spaceman (or woman) a reality.

Additions to the Plan that can now be revealed. New section for Anthology TK expansion outside of Rogue 1. New Expert Infantry Honor gallery now live. These were officially launched today in celebration of our 15th anniversary as a detachment.

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Hi Wayne, and thank you for your application for ANH Stunt Expert Infantry! CRL and EIB Application Requirements All required photos are now in and, after review, we are pleased to welcome you to EI! On behalf of the entire DO staff, 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. Note that we consider both text (CRL) and pictures (screen caps/reference images) when reviewing submissions. Really nice job on this RWA armor, Wayne, and we appreciate the updated photos! Although not requirements, we are suggesting that you take a few moments to look over the following in this section : As seen in the reference images, the top of the eye openings could be trimmed back a bit. We realize that some screen used buckets had a slight excess, but doing this would give a more "ideal" look. Reference images Not a deal breaker, but it looks like you may have a bit too much padding in the top of your helmet. It is sitting pretty high and for a much better overall look should sit a lot lower. I also noticed (as seen in the second photo) that you are looking down rather than forward. I had this exact same issue... constantly tilting my bucket forward just to able to see. (Let's face it, out field of vision is not the greatest to begin with, lol), but once I removed all the padding... voila! I could actually see MUCH better! Reference images \ Centurion Requirements In this section we prepare you for Centurion. More photos may be requested in the future that allow us to make better decisions on possible adjustments. If there are any areas of concern they will be discussed here. Because Centurion photos show much more detail than EIB, items to pertaining to Centurion might be seen there and not here. We try to point out all that we can from what is seen, but the final accuracy is the responsibility of the trooper. As per the CRL for Level 3, the paint on the ab-plate buttons " does not extend to the bottom of the actual raised button" . It may be the photo, but it appears that the paint goes down to the base on them. If so, it will need to reduce it around the edges. Some non-acetone paint remover, a few toothpicks and cotton swabs and a bit of your time will have those cleaned up nicely! Reference images As seen in the reference images below, the plate on your TD needs to come down in the back. The ribbed area should face toward the rear, with the O ring on or near the top. Reference image Reference images Doing this is actually easier than you think, should take all of 10-15 minutes, and this is what I would suggest: 1. Remove the clips and trim off the ends (as shown) with a hacksaw. 2. Rotate the plate to where the ends meet the bottom of the plate (like you have it now). 3. Drill new holes as shown. You will have to drill new holes for the other screws as well. 4. Re-attach the screws. DONE! An easy fix here which should take about 5 minutes- Your cloth belt could use a haircut! Reference images Good news/bad news here, brother... You did an awesome job tightening up the ab-kidney connections, but unfortunately by tightening up your belt it caused your posterior plate to ride out quite a bit. Reference images It doesn't have to be perfectly aligned, but I would suggest making a couple of Glen's V-tabs to bring them in a bit. Your drop box position on the right side is perfection, but the left side needs some adjusting. This is another super-easy fix by just adding a dab of E-6000 behind the rear strap once you get it lined up correctly. Reference images As stated in the CRL, "The ridges on the sniper knee plate must be aligned with the ridges on the shin". This will require you to pop the sniper knee off (if you need ideas for this, just PM me) and re-align it.*** It doesn't have to be perfect, but must be a lot closer than it is. *** Mario ( @TKSpartan ) has done this with RWA sniper knee plates with awesome results and can help! Reference images And that's it, sir! You have a bit of work in front of you, but we have every confidence that you can take care of these requests in fine style. I know you are busy with the upcoming wedding (CONGRATS, by the way!) but if you have an hour or so to spare at some point I am looking forward to seeing your Centurion submission soon! If we can be of any help, just ask,

NEW Detachment Leader Detachment Founder Happy 15th Anniversary Expert Infantry Honor Gallery Provost Marshall Deployment Office Merchandise Just For Laughs Around the Detachment New Forum Area In the Media INFORMATION & AWARD PROGRAMS Common FISD Acronyms and TK Glossary Pre Approval Forum 3D Section Field Exercise Award Imperial Attaché Program Fire Teams EIB & Centurion: What do these terms mean? Advanced Tactics Awards Public Relations Staff List 2020 Follow FISD Greetings fellow members Welcome to FISD’s 15th anniversary special edition news letter! The official date is 6th July 2021, yep 15 years ago today the First imperial Stormtrooper detachment was created. We are very proud to have reached this tremendous 15 year milestone, and would not be here today if not for our founder Paul Hoeffer, his early team, and the many thousands of members that have contributed to this great forum over the last decade and a half. 15 years of unquestioned loyalty, troopers helping troopers, building and ever transforming this place to keep it up to date, relevant and the best resource for Stormtroopers in the galaxy. Thank you to one and all. This is an absolutely jam packed edition of where we came from with a nostalgic walk down memory lane. We hope you enjoy taking the journey. Personally I am privileged to have spent the last 7 years on our forums, most of that time on staff, and am honored to have work with so many truly talented staff and members. I look forward to many more successful years of the Detachment. FISD History Did you know? FISD's legacy charity is JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) The detachment started to support JDRF way back in 2007, but it became the official Detachment charity of choice in 2010. We will be returning our focus to this very worthy cause for at least the remainder of this term and doing what we can to support JDRF through donations and awareness. Now to kick this party off, and start the next 12 months of anniversary celebrations on the right foot, I’d like to make a few special announcements. FISD Achievement Award First and foremost, I would like to hand out an award. This is one of the rarest award programs we have, and is only handed out in exceptional cases, and we indeed have one that warrants it. The FISD Achievement award is one which is truly hard earned, it takes dedication, work and an over and above performance for one to attain such an acknowledgment. Not only is it rare to earn one, but even rarer to earn a second. His first FISD Achievement medal was earned back in June 2013 for true dedication embodying "Troopers helping Troopers", in the way this trooper helps and mentors members on our forums. Well I’m glad to say, that hasn’t changed one bit to this very day. Not only that, but he has been intrinsic in assisting me with the forum clean up, banner designs and in helping reinvigorate the FISD platform. As Detachment leader, it gives me no greater honor than to award Glen TK-85421 (gmrhodes13) his second FISD achievement award for truly outstanding work in every aspect he applies himself to on whitearmor.net. Congratulations Glen, you more than deserve this. You can find a full list of FISD Achievement Award recipients here Return of the Expert Infantry gallery Rebuilt from the ground up and back in better shape than it’s former glory is our new home for our Expert infantry Honor gallery. This is officially live as on now HERE Months of restoration work has gone into this, and our man of the moment Glen Q Rhodes is responsible for making it happen. Please read his article in this month’s edition, and if you are an EI, go find yourself in the new section. My last announcement before I let you go and enjoy everything this month’s newsletter has to offer, is the expansion of the “Costuming and Builds Original Trilogy (501st Approved) This has now had “and Anthology” added to the header, and a new section devoted to the Anthology and Remnant Stormtrooper costumes of the Disney+ series, Mandalorian, and soon to be released Book of Boba Fett, Obi Wan and Andor. Any build threads pertaining to the new Incinerator, Artillery and weathered Remnant type TK’s will now live in their rightful home section. It is exciting to see new costume variants in our midst's, so now they can be acknowledged and represented well, here on FISD. Finally, I would like to say thank you. Thank you for being active on our forums, thank you for keeping it interesting, sharing your knowledge and helping your fellow troopers. It means so much too all the staff here, and the fact we have a thriving forum community in the world of social media, is a testament to each and every one of you. I cant express enough how much I appreciate it. HAPPY 15th ANNIVERSARY FISD With Unquestioned Loyalty Andrew Franke TK11469 "Sly11" Detachment Lead Greetings troopers! They say time flies when you are having fun and being able to troop in a stormtrooper costume is one of the more fun things we get to do on these forums is enjoying the camaraderie of our fellow troops while spreading peace and harmony throughout the galaxy. On our 5th Anniversary we compiled a little data and were feeling pretty good that in 5 short years we went from nothing to having 550 detachment members, which made FISD the largest unit in the Legion. And, that 172 troopers had taken the challenge to go Expert Infantry, representing 8% of all Legion stormtroopers. Everyone felt it was a great start given that the detachment started out with only 10 members, the Expert Infantry program was still under discussion and the Centurion program hadn’t even been dreamed of, as our main focus was on creating useful content and, among other things, figuring out what we were going to call the detachment! Here is the data from 2011: 2006 2011 Total Legion TKs ? 2,266 Det. Members 10 550 Expert Infantry - 172 Centurions - 12 Costumes Covered 3 7 Forum Members 10 3,463 Total Posts 10 190,225 % Expert Infantry - 8% % Centurion - 1% One of the leading contenders for our new detachment's name was “Stormfront”, however that is until it was pointed out that this name was being used by a neo-Nazi group. Oops! In 2006 the Legion had also a new requirement which specified that all new detachments had to have the word “detachment” in their name, so the days of calling a sandtrooper detachment by something cool like the Mos Eisley Police Department were at and end, and we had to come up with something else. The "1st" in FISD is a reference to the Army usage of identifying Corps by a Roman numeral, e.g. XVIII is the 18th Corp. I Corp equals First Corp, and we wanted to be at the front of the action. Since we couldn't use "1st Imperial Stormtrooper Corp" and we were already part of a Legion, we settled on the First Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment. Over the past 10 years FISD has continued to grow in leaps and bounds. The numbers below speak for themselves. 2006 2011 2021 Total Legion TKs - 2,266 5,668 Det. Members 10 550 3,792 Expert Infantry - 172 1,020 Centurions - 12 500 Costumes Covered 3 7 19 Forum Members 10 3,463 24,715 Total Posts 10 190,225 649,367 % Expert Infantry - 8% 18% % Centurion - 1% 9% The detachment that we have today would have been unrecognizable 10 years ago, let alone 15. Before the advent of Facebook, the only place to discuss stormtrooper costuming was right here on these forums and so checking in every day or at least every week was a "must" for anyone who wanted to keep up with all that was going on. While some things have changed, what hasn’t is our mission. It is still as vital today as it was when we started. Below is one of the first posts I ever made to the forums on July 10th, 2006. VISION The 1st Imperial Stormtroopers are a Detachment of the 501st Legion, dedicated to the armor and equipment of stormtroopers as seen in Star Wars. They strive for accuracy in costuming and to discuss everything stormtrooper related. Their mission is to serve the needs of both current and prospective members of the 501st Legion, in keeping with their unofficial motto: "troopers helping troopers”. WHAT THE GROUP HOPES TO ACCOMPLISH: 1. Promote the current quality standards for the stormtrooper costume as established by the 501st. 2. Develop and create a higher standard of stormtrooper costume for members to achieve and a "kudo" (e.g. deployed status) as a recognition of that accomplishment (the same way the Mos Eisley Police Department has create a higher standard for MEPD Deployment). The goal of this is not to force people to achieve the higher standard, but rather to demonstrate what the costume can become and recognize those who achieve it. 3. Create an open and respectful forum for all discussions stormtrooper related, regardless of whether or not they are Original Trilogy or Expanded Universe. One major goal of the detachment is to celebrate the stormtrooper costume in all its forms, and the Star Wars costuming hobby in general. 4. Create and foster an esprit de corp for the stormtrooper costume. Some members complain that their garrison is stormtrooper-centric, others that the stormtrooper is looked down upon. By having a central space where stormtroopers can congregate and celebrate their costume, it removes the ?us versus them? mentality that has crept into some organizations, and establishes the stormtrooper costume as one of many equals. Life can be fast paced and can get crazy from time to time, and things do not always changed for the better (pandemic anyone?). It's reassuring to know that one thing doesn't change, and that is the indominable spirit of this detachment, embodied by our official motto "Unquestioned Loyalty" tempered with our unofficial motto, and true calling, of "troopers helping troopers". My heartfelt thanks and gratitude to the thousands of Legion members who have built up this detachment in to what it is today. It always was, and always will be, a team effort. With Unquestioned Loyalty Paul Hoeffer TK-8020 "Daetrin" FISD Founder, DL emeritus Let's look back at some highlights from the last 15 years It's Alive July 7th 2006 forum created announcement (can be found here) What Shall We Be Called What should our detachment name be? Detachment naming contest, July 15, 2006 Some of the top contender names (can be found here) Imperial Knights Imperial Alpha Tantive Assault Detachment Knights of the Empire Stormtrooper Brigade Death Star Detachment The Emporer's Might Vader's troopers, Mean and Clean. Detachment naming contest take II, August 15, 2006 Some of the top contender names (thread can be found here) Tantive IV Assault Detachment (TFAD) 1st Imperial Stormtrooper Division Advance Assault Division "White Lightning" Vader's troopers, Mean and Clean. (VTMC) Rapid Assault Imperial Detachment (RAID) First Encounter Assault Regiment (FEAR) Should we amend the name, August 23, 2006 (can be found here) And the winner was "1st Imperial Stormtrooper Corps" UNTIL: Name change October 16, 2006 (can be found here) From Legion Command: "That the official name include the word detachment, meaning as of this moment we are rebranded - officially - the First Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment. All references must be updated." Detachment Approval Official Detachment Approval, October 24, 2006 (can be found here) We Need A Logo 1st Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment Logo Detachment logo discussion started August 25, 2006 (can be found here) Detachment logo final release February 7, 2007 (can be found here) note "Detachment" was edited to "Det" for patch production Anniversary's 1st Anniversary/Birthday, July 7, 2007 (can be found here) 3rd Anniversary/Birthday, July 7, 2009 (can be found here) 5th Anniversary, July 6, 2011 (can be found here) 5th Anniversary Interview With Paul Detachment Founder, December 15, 2011 (can be found here) Merchandise produced - 11" patch, Trading Card, Coin, Mug 6th Anniversary Post by Our Founder, July 6, 2012 (can be found here) 10th Anniversary Post by Our Founder, July 6, 2016 (can be found here) 10th Anniversary Newsletter (can be found here) Merchandise produced - Patch, Coin 10th Anniversary Of FISD's First Patch (can be found here) Trivia: did you know that FISD was started in 2006, so the detachment’s actual 10th anniversary is 2016. Our first patch run however was in 2007, and it had the words “2007 Inaugural” in Arubesh along the top as a commemoration of that event. Only 100 were ever made. Glen’s design is celebrating the 10th anniversary of that first patch, hence the design used. 11th Anniversary Post by Our Founder, July 7, 2017 (can be found here) 12th Anniversary Post by Andrew (can be found here) 13th Anniversary - Logo Gets an Update Some Other Interesting Dates FISD forum created announcement, July 7th, 2006 (can be found here) Forum header uploaded October 2006 Rose Parade, January 1, 2007, Stormtroopers from around the globe invited by Lucasfilm to attend the event with grand marshal George Lucas (video can be found here) Rose Parade, Stormtroopers in training for the Rose Parade with Colonel Toledo (US Army Reserves). He was brought in by LFL to lead and conduct the training (video can be found here) Rose Parade, behind the scenes training and football (can be found here) First Mark IV Approval , April 16, 2007 (can be found here) only 4 approvals name "Mark IV" (eventually becoming Expert Infantry) First Elite Approval , August 15, 2007 (can be found here) name change from Mark IV to Elite, 61 approvals (eventually becoming Expert Infantry) First Female Elite Approval , May 9, 2008 (can be found here) (eventually becoming Expert Infantry) First Expert Infantryman , May 18, 2009 (can be found here) name change from Elite to Expert Infantryman, from approval 66 onwards FISD Achievement Award Implemented , July 26, 2009 (can be found here) (recipients can be found here) 100th EIB Approval, March 2, 2010 (can be found here) Academy Site Launched, March 5, 2010 (can be found here) FISD at Celebration V, August 12 to August 15, 2010 (photos can be found here) FISD adopts JDRF as it's unofficial charity of choice ,August 31, 2010 (photos can be found here) FISD Is Now on Facebook and Twitter , March 16, 2011 (can be found here) Attaché Program Announced , April 11, 2011 (can be found here) First Centurion Approval , April 23, 2011 (can be found here) First Female Centurion approval, August 22, 2011 (can be found here) Forum reaches 200,000 posts, August 26, 2011 (can be found here) FISD at Celebration VI Orlando, August 23 - 26, 2012 (photos can be found here) EIB and Centurion certificates created Nov 2012 (can be found here) FISD at Celebration Celebration Europe II, July 25- 29, 2013 (photos/videos can be found here) 100th Centurion Approval, October, 2013 (can be found here) First look at Episode VII Stormtroopers, May onward, 2014 (can be found here) We helped a girl who was bullied for liking Star Wars, May 31, 2014 (can be found here) FISD at Celebration Anaheim, April 16-19, 2015 (photos/videos can be found here) FOTK Unveiling (newsletter can be found here) 500th EIB Approval, September 21, 2015 (can be found here) FISD at Celebration Europe III, July 15-17, 2016 (photos can be found here) Rogue One Display (photos can be found here) FISD at Celebration Orlando, April 13–16, 2017 (photos can be found here) First Live EIB approval, Celebration Orlando April 15, 2017 (photos can be found here) The Stormtrooper Hall of Fame Implemented, April 28, 2016 (can be found here) Master Armorer Award Implemented, May 26, 2017 (can be found here) Rogue One Photoshoot (can be found here) Attaché Outstanding Achievement Award Implemented, May 28, 2017 (can be found here) (updated recipients here) TK Pre-Approval Scheme Implemented, January 7, 2018 (can be found here) 3D Contributor Award Scheme Implemented, July 5, 2018 (can be found here) FISD at Celebration Chicago, April 11 - 15, 2019 (photos can be found here) Field Exercise Awards Scheme Implemented, September 1, 2019 (can be found here) 1000th EIB Approval, September 16, 2020 (can be found here) Coin and patch repository and TK trading post implemented, February 10, 2020 (can be found here) First Order Battle Group implemented, May 20, 2020 (can be found here) Newsletter Archive Area implemented, April 9, 2020 (can be found here) 500th Centurion Approved, Trina TK18112 "Architect18112", April 9, 2021 (can be found here) 501st Centurion Approved, Jonathan TK89054 "Lord_Potato", April 22, 2021 (can be found here) 10th Expert Infantry Awards Recipient, Glen TK85421 "gmrhodes13", Oct 13th, 2021 (can be found here) 10th Centurion Awards Recipient, Glen TK85421 "gmrhodes13", Oct 13th, 2021 (can be found here) Detachment Leaders 2006 - 2021 2006-2007 - Paul Hoeffer “Daetrin” TK8020 2007-2008 - Ed DaSilva "Exodus" TK4878 2008-2009 - Terrell Reber "SuperTrooper" TK1787 2009-2010 - Paul Hoeffer “Daetrin” TK8020 2010-2011 - Paul Hoeffer “Daetrin” TK8020 2011-2012 - Paul Hoeffer “Daetrin” TK8020 2012-2013 - Tom Gardner "RogueTrooper" TK5940 2013-2014 - Eric Brager "Darth Aloha" TK9674 2014-2015 - Mathias Rodstedt "Locitus" TK2959 2015-2016 - Eric Brager "Darth Aloha" TK9674 2016-2017 - Time Waychoff "Dark CMF" TK51878 2017-2018 - Paul Hoeffer “Daetrin” TK8020 2018-2019 - Paul Hoeffer “Daetrin” TK8020 2019-2020 - Sarah Bailey "Alay" TK20466 2020-2021 - Andrew Franke "Sly11" TK11469 2021-2022 - Andrew Franke "Sly11" TK11469 2022-2023 - Andrew Franke "Sly11" TK11469 On behalf of troopers past and present thank you all for your service Detachment Merchandise First Patch Run, April 24, 2007 (can be found here) note it had the words “2007 Inaugural” in Aurebesh along the top. Only 100 were ever made First Challenge Coin, September 6, 2007 (can be found here) First Patch Run (no inaugural writing), February 19, 2008 (can be found here) FISD Tshirt Run, April 12, 2008 (can be found here) FISD Hoodie Run, May 7, 2008 (can be found here) First Beret Patch Run , April 1, 2009 (can be found here) First EIB Rocker Run, August 7, 2009 (can be found here) Mug Run, January 3, 2011 (can be found here) First Centurion Rocker Run, April 22, 2011 (can be found here) Calendar Run, December 31, 2011 (can be found here) Red Version Detachment Patch Run, May 22, 2012 (can be found here) incidentally for those that thought there had only ever been one run of this particular patch it has been produced three times, another run was in 2013 which didn't close until late 2014 and another in 2015 FISD Lapel Pin Run, April 9, 2012 (can be found here) Second Coin Run, August 30, 2013 (can be found here) Joint Merchandise FISD/MEPD, October 23, 2013 (can be found here) Racing Shirt Run, November 13, 2014 (can be found here) 12" Detachment Patch blue and red versions with larger rockers, April 15, 2016 (can be found here) incidentally this was the only run of the larger detachment shield patches (FYI that makes 4 separate runs of red patches, 3 x small and 1 x large). Also note the larger version Centurion rocker to match the 12" patch FISD Hockey Shirt Run, May 13, 2017 (can be found here) First Order Red Version Patch Run, December 19, 2018 (can be found here) First Order Racing Shirt Run, November 29, 2019 (can be found here) Detachment patch variations through the years Sme of the variations of the Detachment 3 x 5" patch over the years you may also notice some color and size variations due to using different manufacturers, also the updated design from 2019 to present day And this is just a small part of FISD's merchandise over the years, there have been other patches, celebration merch, mugs, lanyards, pins and the list goes on. 15th Anniversary Facebook Frame For those of you on Facebook you can show your support of our 15th Anniversary with this frame www.facebook.com/profilepicframes/?selected_overlay_id=271286071464787 In Closing I hope you enjoyed this walk down memory lane as much as I did researching it, there has been a lot packed into the past 15 years and this piece only just covers a small part of it's history. If you ever have too much time on your hands take a look back through some of FISD's earlier threads, some amazing info, photos and videos can be found and it will open your eyes to how we have grown over the years. It's a shame a lot of our older information and photos are lost due to third party image hosts and also forum upgrades, if any of you do have images or information from our early years please reach out to either myself or any of our staff as we'd love to update as much as we can. I can't finish this piece without thanking a few people, firstly our detachment founder Paul Hoeffer "Daetrin" TK8020, without him we wouldn't be here. I would also like to thank all those members (too many to list) who stood up and took on a staff role over the last 15 years, working on staff can be a thankless job, it can also take up a lot of our personal life but in the end it can be a very rewarding experience. Also thank you Andrew for my second FISD Achievement Award, you snuck that into the newsletter draft Truly honoured and humbled, thank you Sir. Lastly but certainly not least I must thank you the membership, without you our detachment could not of grown to where we are today, thank you one and all. "troopers helping troopers" With Unquestioned Loyalty Glen "Q" Rhodes TK-85421 "gmrhodes13" PRO Newsletter Expert Infantry Honor Gallery Some of you may or may not be aware that our forum used to house an area of images for those members who have achieved the level of Expert Infantry, unfortunately over time and with forum and software upgrades the data in that section was lost. After several years of discussions a work around was formulated earlier this year and with Andrew's approval the work begun. After a lot of hours of editing we are pleased to present to you the new and improved Expert Infantry Honor Gallery PREVIEW Please note some images had been lost from some EIB applications and in this case a generic image has been used, if you find your image is like this and you have a copy of your original application images please contact me via private message Multiple Awardees For those of you who are multiple Expert Infantry award recipients your gallery image will show as an animate gif, example below Multiple award recipients info here Taking Action Photos Before taking your Expert Infantry action photos please read this thread With Unquestioned Loyalty Glen "Q" Rhodes TK-85421 "gmrhodes13" PRO Newsletter Greetings Troopers! Can you believe this? We are here celebrating 15 years of our amazing detachment!! Like most of you, I have found a home here within the 501st Legion. This detachment is the best detachment within the 501st. That's because of all of you! All of the time and energy that all of you have put into this place. All of the amazing knowledge that has been offered up to every person who has visited our detachment is just truly top notch. All of the cheerleading that all of you have offered up to push people to the finish line and to help them not give up when a build has been challenging has been astounding. We are a family here and we could not have done all of this without our members support. We are troopers helping troopers for sure! I have been lucky enough to be a part of this detachment now for the past 10 years. I have been fortunate enough to watch this detachment grow so much over the years. The enthusiasm here is has always been high and remains as high as ever. We are one of the few detachments that is able to have people join here and want to stick around to help new members. We all have a passion for shiny white armor and it does not go away. I cannot wait to see where this detachment goes over the next 15 years. This place will always be my home and I will not be going anywhere. I hope all of you out there reading this newsletter will feel the same. If you have ever thought about becoming more involved in our detachment then now is the time. Let's work together to make this place grow into the future. I can't wait to see all of the amazing things we are able to accomplish. Make sure you check out the 15th Anniversary Challenge coin that we are releasing. It is one of the coolest coins we have ever released. The order thread will be up soon. As always thank you from the Provost Marshal team for keeping the boards nice and helpful which makes our jobs around here very easy. If you ever need to reach out to our team then please do not hesitate to. We always want to hear from our members even if it is not related to forum issues. I will be wrapping this up now. Paul - Thank you so much for starting these forums. You have created a place here for many of us to find a family within the legion. I am honored to be a part of this. Thank you for taking me onto this staff 4 years ago. This current Command Staff has been the best group of members I have ever worked with. You all rock! Lastly, Glen amazing job on this newsletter. You really have knocked it out of the park. I know that everyone of our members will enjoy this. With Unquestioned Loyalty Steve Sheades TK10466 "starsaber25" Leading Provost Marshall With Unquestioned Loyalty Chris Pearson TK10991"themaninthesuitcase" Provost Marshal With Unquestioned Loyalty Dan Branton TK42911 “CableGuy” Provost Marshall This has truly been a banner year for the FISD, especially considering what has transpired in the last 12 months. We met our goals on both the "March to 1000 EIs" and reached 500 for Centurion approvals.. patch, pin and coin runs either complete or in progress (and more in the works) and lots of new build threads! A big thank you to all the Staff who have hung in there, but more importantly an extra special shout-out to all the newer and senior members who have stayed active on the boards helping those who have questions. You folks really are the life blood here, and while we all have lives outside this community we (and all those who need it) appreciate your involvement and help more than you could know, so KEEP IT UP . "Troopers Helping Troopers" (and future Troopers)! There was a bit of a lull in Level 2 and 3 submissions in the last few months, but those of us on the D.O. Staff are SO pleased to see them rolling in once again! Know that we are here for you, and that we are ready and willing to help in any way we can to help you attain your goals, whether it be Basic approval or higher levels. It's what we do, so always feel free to contact any of us if you need assistance of any sort. With Unquestioned Loyalty Joseph Pedigo TK-10963 "justjoseph63" Chief Deployment Officer Hey Troopers !! Qué mejor momento que la celebración del Quince Aniversario de nuestro Destacamento para invitar a las tropas de habla hispana no solo a ser parte de esta fiesta , si no a visitarnos y conocer nuestro foro. Aparte de la gran cantidad de información , fotos de referencia y tips de construcción sumamente útiles, puedes adquirir mercancía como parches, monedas y artículos exclusivos para miembros del destacamento. Por otro lado, podemos ayudarte a ir más allá y alcanzar el mejor nivel de precisión en tu armadura con nuestros programas de Experto de Infantería y Centurión y si tienes el tiempo y las ganas de ayudar a otros, porqué no formar parte del Equipo de Representantes del FISD (Imperial Attache Team) ? para más información ingresa aquí . Hay muchas áreas donde podemos aprovechar tus habilidades y disposición de seguir haciendo historia por muchos años más. Es el momento de que el idioma deje de ser una barrera . José Ma. (Chemi) de España , Mario (TKSpartan) de Costa Rica y todo el D.O. Staff estaremos felices de ayudarte y guiarte en el proceso. Hey Troopers !! What better time than the celebration of the Fifteenth Anniversary of our Detachment to invite the Spanish-speaking troops not only to be part of this party, but to visit us and learn about our forum. In addition to the wealth of information, reference photos and extremely useful building tips, you can purchase merchandise such as patches, coins and exclusive items for members of the detachment. On the other hand, we can help you go further and achieve the best level of precision in your armor with our Infantry and Centurion Expert programs and if you have the time and desire to help others, why not be part of the Representative Team of the FISD (Imperial Attaché Team)? For more information, click here . There are many areas where we can take advantage of your skills and willingness to continue making history for many years to come. It is time for language to stop being a barrier. José Ma. (Chemi) from Spain, Mario (TKSpartan) from Costa Rica and the entire D.O. Staff we will be happy to help you and guide you through the process. With Unquestioned Loyalty Mario E RT TK-48117 "TKSpartan" Deployment Officer With Unquestioned Loyalty Jose Maria Sanchez TK-30173 "Chemi" Deployment Officer CENTURION500 PINS CLOSED Pins have been shipped Thank you once again Justin "TheRascalKing" TK61490 for helming the run and thank you Glen "gmrhodes13" TK85421 for the design For more info or issues you can find the thread here OK folks, now that the dust has settled from the Centurion 500 Pin run, we have some news! After all costs were accounted for and my (extremely thorough) accounting documentation was submitted to Detachment Leadership, we ended up with a total excess of $188.97 from the run - or about $1.75 per order. This was primarily from being able to secure packing materials at a reduced cost, and from funds saved on shipping of orders, as PirateShip was actually able to get us a rate BELOW what USPS usually charges/quotes. Pretty incredible and a wonderful tool I would recommend and use again! I also did ensure there was a small amount of padding built in to all orders, as shipping rates DO change (especially in these pandemic times), and I absolutely did NOT want to have to delay shipping by reaching out to request additional funds from anyone, or pay out of pocket to complete the run. At this point we would like to offer you 2 options: 1. Refund- You can receive the ACTUAL difference back for any overpayment on your order. (If opting for a refund, I will PM you). Please allow up to 3 days for this and note that anyone on a group order WILL need to go through the person who paid for the order. -or- 2. Donation- Your difference can actually make a difference by donating it to the Detachment's legacy charity, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation - info here. All funds donated will be tallied up and sent to JDRF at one time** in the name of the FISD. For transparency, that transaction will be made available for viewing afterward. Please post up IN THIS THREAD (no PMs please) whichever option you choose, and we will disburse the funds as requested. IMPORTANT **The thread will close in 30 days (July 31st, 2021). If you have not responded by that point, we will assume you would like your difference to go to the charity. FISD 15th Anniversary Coin Order thread is now open for the new FISD 15th Anniversary Coin designed by Eric "Etrooper70" TK41970 you can find the thread here For those who may have missed the post I want to share this video with you from David and his son who built an E-11 blaster using Bryan's TK14082 3D files (available here) A new section has now been created in the Costumes and Builds area, the Anthology/Remnant, dedicated to discussion and builds of the various Stormtroopers depicted in the Anthology Disney+ series Mandalorian, Book of Boba Fett, Kenobi and Andor. You can find the Anthology variant and Remnant Build Threads here Also the title Costumes and Builds original trilogy (501st approved) has now been changed to Costumes and Builds Original trilogy and Anthology (501st Approved) VFX Artist Reveals How Big Star Wars Vehicles Actually Are - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Happy Anniversary FISD INFORMATION & AWARD PROGRAMS For a full list of FISD awards head here Are you new to the FISD and wondering what the heck all those abbreviations and strange sounding terms mean? To help you @justjoseph63 has started a list of the most commonly used ones that will give you some insight. If you have ANY questions about a particular term that is not listed or suggestions for new ones please contact Joseph. You can find the list here Pre Approval Forum allows 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. For more information on this program, please visit the link here Don't forget to visit our 3D section when next surfing the FISD forums, there is plenty of useful information to potentially help you on your next TK adventure. You might be feeling may generous and share with our community a new TK related 3D file and maybe win yourself a 3D contributors award so check out the details below and be part of the in house 3D community. Here is a link to the FISD 3D Contributor program. Don't forget to create a troop log here on FISD and get awarded for your adventures The list of accomplished troopers keeps growing, so get on board and register your troops today Simply start (or update!) your troop log, keep the running total in the title, and post (at least!) a date and name for the official 501st event where you wore your TK! Once you've hit a milestone count, go over to the "Field Exercise Awards -- Post your milestones here" thread to request your profile be updated! Simple, right? No Award Recipients for June - July 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 Attaché 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. For a complete list of Imperial Attaches, go here Some of the benefits: Access to exclusive Attaché merch., including patches, IA patch , IA Rocker For a complete list of Imperial Attaches, go here You may also be in the running for an Imperial Attaché Award Imperial Attaché Award for those attaché's who have gone above and beyond [minimum 1 year of service]. You can find a list of prior recipients here Attaché Ambassador Well here we are creeping up on year 15. I haven’t been around that long but I can definitely see why people do stick around. The detachment has grown so much in the few years I’ve been around it’s going to get a lot bigger now that troops are up and running again in some places.I’ll keep this short and sweet but I have been laxed on the newsletter posting. We’ve had a few new attaches added to the list, some new members and even an older member that wants to get back into it all. We are always looking for people to add to the attaché list, anyone with the will to help and a positive attitude should apply. We’ve also had a very successful pin run which was a great start to an anniversary year with more to come.Lastly I’d like to thank everyone involved for making this a great detachment. From top to bottom everyone is always so helpful to people coming in. We all remember how overwhelming it is to start such a large project, having so much help is the only way I would have gotten through it. With Unquestioned Loyalty Frank Peranteau TK75139 "Frank75139" Attaché Ambassador Want to setup a "Fire Team? the Fire Team program is completely optional, and is intended to help form a common identity and spirit of camaraderie among 501st Legion stormtroopers in the same geographic area/garrison that troop together. Fire Teams are not officially recognized by the 501st Legion nor the FISD, although they will be able to access a Fire Team sub-forum on the detachment website. You can find more information here So what exactly are and 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! You can find more information on the programs here This area lists all those who have gone above and beyond basic approval toward screen accuracy and obtained EIB or Centurion or both. FOR June - July the 1st Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment would like to congratulate: Expert Infantry Badge Award: Shawn "Zerop1ng" TK27928 EIB 1024 Richard "CallMeMrTibbles" TK46116 EIB 1025 Jacob "Pistolsheets" TK86267 EIB 1026 Justin "TheRascalKing" TK61490 EIB 5th Approval GREAT job on your approval, now on to Level 3! Request your free EIB certificate here --------------------------------------------------------------- Centurion Badge Award: Richard "CallMeMrTibbles" TK46116 Centurion 502 Shawn "Zerop1ng" TK27928 Centurion 503 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! Newsletter If you have any interesting stories or photos or something you think newsworthy please send them to me via pm. For anyone interested in having a look through any of the older newsletter they have now been moved to a new archive sub forum which you can find Here With Unquestioned Loyalty Glen "Q" Rhodes TK-85421 "gmrhodes13" PRO Newsletter Social Media Happy 15th FISD!!!!!! WOW!!! I always marvel the passing of time. What began as one mans desire to help fellow troopers, has grown to such a tremendous, supportive community of Troopers helping Troopers! I joined the Legion with my Classic ANH TK, wanting to share the nerdy volunteerism experience with my Brother TK-12175. Then a Phasma joined my ranks. I’m into my 3rd TK now. This year is also an anniversary for me with the FISD as I celebrate 5 years with this incredible Detachment, and have been honoured to help out wherever I could. Originally I helped as many ladies and gentlemen as I could secretly via PM. A silent Attaché as it were. That desire to help others on a deeper level, evolved into accepting command positions at Garrison and Detachment level. This Detachment. Helping people build. Being able to help ladies build through our unique body differences. Sewing soft parts for so many’s armors. Seeing your dreams of joining the Legion come true in armors designated to the FISD. Smiling every single time I see one of you in a photo or read about how you troop. It’s truly been an honor to give my time here. To share in our growth and sense of community that has been created and nurtured here by a command team and members that care about one another and what we do. And the costumes we choose. Everything I do has to have meaning for me. Serve a bigger purpose than myself. I have found my involvement as a member here the past 5 years, to have been some of the most meaningful and helpful years of my life. I’ve met incredible troopers-amazing people-real life super hero’s in one another and the children (and adults) we dress for. We each have the ability to do monumental things in this world. We give our time and self to the things that matter most to us. And each time we choose to help one another here as a member, seller, or as a member of the Command staff, whether big or small, we make a difference to someone. A big difference. It’s been my pleasure to serve you all as your Friendly Neighborhood Instagram PR lady. Every time one of you sends me a photo of where you are in the world, I celebrate you. The giving of your time to others, and I can feel your joy in doing so. That magic. I know this past 16 months have been dark for some, taken its toll in all ways on everyone. But light is coming. We are seeing some troops trickle in. Cautiously beginning to reconnect. Soon we will be back in our boots, doing what we do best. What better time to celebrate all we have become during these past 15 years, as we look with hope and desire to our present and future to get back to trooping and connecting with one another. Please know, you’re never alone here. I wish to Thank all Command staff these past 15 years for giving of your time and believing in what we do here, and to every member for making this Detachment as successful and inclusive as it is. I’m proud to be a part of it all, and I look forward to another 15 years! Thank you all for being so wonderful. Happy anniversary! With gratitude, and undying loyalty, With Unquestioned Loyalty Teresa Nuthall TK41307 "Soulart" PRO Social Media Editor At Large ToI my fellow brothers and sisters of Whitearmor, it's been a privilege to have been a part of the FISD the last several years and an absolute honor to have served so many of you. A special thank you to Paul and many others that came before us for their endless devotion to the costuming world, this group and all those that were inspired to be Stormtroopers. May the next 15 years be the best of times. Long Live The Empire With Unquestioned Loyalty Tony Jobe TK10116 "ukswrath" PRO Editor Support Staff List 2021 Detachment Leader (DL): Andrew Franke (Sly11) TK11469 Executive Officer (DXO): Tim Waychoff (Dark CMF) Chief Deployment Officer (DCA): Joseph Pedigo (justjoseph63) TK-10963 Deployment Officer: (DCA): Mario E RT (TKSpartan) TK-48117 Deployment Officer: (DCA): Jose Maria Sanchez (Chemi) TK-30173 Lead Provost Marshal (DCOG): Steven Sheades (starsaber25) TK-10466 Provost Marshal (DCOG): Chris Pearson (themaninthesuitcase) TK-10911 Provost Marshal (DCOG): Dan Branton (CableGuy) TK-42911 Personnel Officer (PER): AC (Novatie) TK-5597 Fire Team Relations (PRO): Mark Ryner (Captsafe66) TK-4584 Content Editor At Large (PRO): Christoph (Danny) Lauber (Ripper_L) TK-55550 Content Editor Support (PRO): Tony Jobe (ukswrath) TK-10116 Content Editor Awards (PRO): This will be handled by the XO Newsletter Publisher Forum Clean up Director (PRO): Glen Rhodes (gmrhodes13) TK-85421 HOF Director (PRO): Aaron (Bronx) Gibson (Pyrates) TK-99725 Attaché Ambassador (PRO) Frank Peranteau (Frank75139) TK-75139 Social Media Relations (PRO): Teresa Nuthall (Soulart) TK-41307 Social Media Relations (PRO): Jim Ferrell (Rat) TK-95970 Systems Administrator (DWM): Eric Brager (Darth Aloha) TK-9674 Systems Administrator (DWM): Mathias (Locitus) TK-2959 Detachment Founder (DF): Paul (Daetrin) TK-8020 Trading Cards Content Support (IPM): Eric Ho (Hoda) TK 77520 Imperial Propaganda Machine (IPM): Brien Edick (Harbinger) TK 92802 Imperial Propaganda Machine (IPM): Jeff Salt (wingnut) TK 50297 Facebook: www.facebook.com/whitearmor Facebook Group: 1st Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment (FISD) Official Twitter: www.twitter.com/FISD501st or @FISD501st Instagram: www.instagram.com/fisd501st On behalf of the 1st Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment Command Staff and the Imperial Propaganda Department

Sweeeeeet. Mods look good. I usually throw a little self-adhesive craft foam or fuzzy velcro on the back of my belt boxes to make them less jangly/likely to scratch my thighs too. I'm one of the ones that promotes the bedliner spray, but usually only to black out the helmet interior - I like the texture, but have no idea if it actually adds strength (an old episode of Mythbusters I saw inclines me to believe at least a little), but nowhere NEAR enough to help with the shoulder bridges. I've never seen it in white either... I cut some strips of spare ABS slightly more narrow than the bridges, then E6000 them in underneath after hot water bending them closer to shape. I've started extending them down into the chest a little more so the shoulder tabs don't just crack. It definitely helps - MAN are those things fragile!

I used a drill and small drill bit to put multiple holes in the frown/tube stripe cutouts, then jeweler's/needle files to connect them and remove the excess. I didn't trust myself with the Dremel - it's tricky, as you've found. I too used some extra resin on the helmet and a light coat on all of the armor panels, but used Fibreglast 1110 vinylester resin so it would remain flexible (and it has). Let me know if you have any questions about Jim's kit and check out my thread (in my sig) for some light reading when you get bored. It was an adventure haha

Replaced the shoulder cover elastic with flats! Also replaced the ammo box elastic with the correct woven elastic! It was scary adding breaking the super glue around the box covers, so I thought I would future proof any adjustments by using magnets to secure the boxes together. As for the shoulder covers, I heard good things about truck liner spray - I wonder if it comes in white, would definitely keep the shoulder covers flexible yet sturdy. Hopefully these will work out well. Thanks for the tips guys!

Almost there with this blaster. Scope rail and counter bracket needs a quick coat of paint and the power cylinders need a touch of weathering. Work will begin on the second blaster soon after this.

Well, I've finally received my Jimmiroquai ROTK kit and washed it. Now the fun begins! Since I don't currently have access to paint, primer, or a paint booth, I'm going to start working on the helmet. If anyone has any tips or tricks for drilling/cutting out the vents and teeth, please feel free to share! In the meantime, I'll be perusing other build threads to get some ideas on where exactly to start.

Expert Infantry Honor Gallery Welcome to the new Expert Infantry Honor Gallery. Click on the numbered links below to go to the image gallery for that block of application images. 1-49 50-99 100-149 150-159 200-249 250-299 300-340 350-399 400-449 450-499 500-549 550-599 600-649 650-699 700-749 750-799 800-849 850-899 900-949 950-999 1000-1049 1050-1099 In the event you do not remember your application number follow these steps: Go to Request Expert Infantryman Status area Enter your TKID in the search box and make sure you select "This Forum" then click enter (or the search icon). Search results will appear, you are only issued one EI number (see green highlighted area below). If you have achieved multiple awards they will show with a 2nd, 3rd, 4th and so on at the end of the title of the thread and no other numbers. ----------------------------- Please note some images have been lost from some EIB applications and in this case a generic image has been used, if you find your image is like this and you have a copy of your original application photos and would like it updated please contact me via private message. ----------------------------- Multiple EIB recipients in the Expert Infantry Honor Gallery After some searching I found in the past honoring multiple EIB recipients was done by combining all of their approved EIB costumes into a single animated GIF, as shown below. We will continue with this layout which is a work in progress, some of you may have noticed this has now been implemented. Also before taking your Action photo please have a read through this thread

Hi everyone, Thanks in advance for considering my application for EIB status. Armour maker: RS Prop Masters Helmet maker: RS Prop Masters Blaster maker: RS Prop Masters Full name: Tim Platt Height/weight: 5ft 7inch/73kg Boot maker: Imperial boots Canvas belt supplier: RS Prop Masters Hand guard supplier: RS Prop Masters Holster maker: RS Prop Masters FULL BODY 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Holy cow, I can't believe I'm finally doing this. Hi everyone, I'm Matt (39) from Toronto, Canada. After years of deliberating, I'm finally pulling the trigger as a treat to myself in my 40th year on this Earth. I've dreamt of joining the 501st ever since I found out about it, but when my buddy James (we share not only the exact same birthday, but have many common interest, making us the perfect non-twin twins), agreed to build a suit at the same time with me, I didn't hesitate. So, we've both ordered an AM armor kit, to ensure a proper fit (sadly, Princess Leia's famous line wouldn't apply to us as Troopers, we ain't short!). Very, very excited to get started on this journey and look forward to sharing our experiences with you.

I’d like to congratulate @TheRascalKing for being awarded the Attache Award. Justin did such a great job stepping up and keeping the pin run organized and running smoothly. The staff has all seen a lot of great comments on social media on how well this went. Thank you Justin we know this is a time consuming task but the staff appreciates all that you have done and continue to do.

Finally got the black paint in and took an initial first swing at the vocoder. Couple of questions- how does the patter/lines look (obv there is some pencil that needs erased as well as some sections that need a second pass). Secondly, do I stop painting where I did, or does the black go all the way back under the chin? I didn't think it did, but the helmet still has the vocoder bumps running all the way back, so I'm not sure.

Nice armor Tim! Good luck with your application

BLASTER 28. 29. 30.

Good luck Tim. Got faith in you mate!

Congratulations Justin, welcome to the club. You have done an outstanding job for your Garrison and FISD. Keep up the good work trooper.

You really did a great job on this one Justin. Easily the smoothest merch group run I’ve done on my end. The packing was awesome and really made the local distribution easier. The stamp was also cool

Good tip! I'll look for some wider ABS to stick under the shoulders covers. I also bought another pair from trooper bay when purchasing the ears (for shipping value) because I heard this is probably the most vulnerable part of the armor, heaven forbid I actually have to replace them.

Hi everyone, My name is Tim and today I proudly became part of the 501st Legion with the UK Garrison. Like many, my story starts in my childhood when I first saw A New Hope and so began my fascination with the Stormtrooper. For a lifetime I’ve been obsessed with the helmet and always wanted one but it wasn’t until I read Anthony Daniels book, ‘I am C-3PO’, where he referenced the 501st. Learning there was a community of like-minded people, all over the world, with the same passion and enthusiasm for such an iconic movie character, I knew I had to join. Well now, that day as arrived. My journey… One positive out of the pandemic has been my ability to save money. Whilst I did this, FISD has been crucial to my research and I’m really glad I took the time to do this so I was confident that I was making the right choice for me. I made the decision to have a commission-build with RS Prop Masters. For me, I just don’t have the confidence to do the work myself so this was the ideal option. On top of that, their direct linage to an original suit, their attention to detail to create a screen accurate replica, warts and all, was a no brainier for me. They truly are world class in my opinion and I’d recommend them to anyone. Special thanks… I’ve had a lot of really valuable advice and suggestions here on this forum but I must thank gmrhodes13 whose regularly responded to my many questions. I would also like to thank Rich330 a.k.a. Richie Stormtrooper (on YouTube). It was his videos that introduced this site, gave advice on where to buy good quality armour (and where not to buy). There are a lot more people so if I’ve missed you out, don’t be offended. I can’t tell you how much of a dream come true this is. I look at myself in the mirror, with the full armour on and it’s the most fantastic feeling. I’m a Stormtrooper. A real one and I cannot wait to get out there trooping. Tim TK 24881 UK Garrison

Way to go Justin!

OK. So, I’ve trimmed the eyes out quite a bit more. Took the DaveM helmet as the inspiration.

Congratulations Trooper, welcome to EIB ranks !!

Maybe after centurion bro... lol Sent from my SM-G986B using Tapatalk

Congratulations pal! Never mind Centurion....get some dirt thrown at it! [emoji6][emoji51] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Cheers guys. Will get to work shortly. Wayne Sent from my SM-G986B using Tapatalk

Congratulations Wayne, welcome to the ranks!!!

Congratulations Wayne!! Awesome work and fantastic armour, and not much to get centurion as well [emoji16][emoji106]

Congratulations and welcome to the EIB ranks trooper

Thank you, CallMeMrTibbles. This will be a stunt build.

Got some time and started on the details for my kit! The 850 kit has some casting flaws I need to fix......My brother Mike has a printer and made me the parts for an awesome looking T Det thanks Mike!

Nothing the be confused about. Just look at the picture above. 2 screws in total. One above the ear bumps and one at the bottom.

Auto filler/bondo should be fine, just don't be too rough when sanding/filing. Also make sure you rough the area with some coarse sandpaper to give it something to grip too

One screw above the ear bump, one screw on the bottom of the ear. So 2 screws per ear. (Stunt has 3 screws)

There may be no glory, but your level of knowledge and expertise from all those builds and your willingness to share it makes you invaluable to the detachment Glen, as evidenced by your 10K+ posts.

Hey loose an N, we were poor and couldn't afford the extra N, it's Glen There's no crown, no extra money in your pay packet, only thing you get is a change of color on your EI badge, no glory or celebration, I just like building and as accurately as I can, over at IOC I broke their award system, I have 34 L2 and 9 L3 approvals, had to help come up with some new graphics for awards as nobody ever reached those heights, it was called the "Glen Effect" . History lesson: I wasn't the first to 7 EIB approvals, that would have been Todd "Toddo" TK 6647, he reached that goal before we had FOTK costumes, he also had a Skytrooper which is now homed at Spec Ops. Incidentally Todd only has 1 Centurion approved costume, so I was the first to 7 centurion approved costumes, again no fanfare or glory only self satisfaction. I think Richard means FISD costumes I retired a few costumes a few months ago to recoup some credits, I have 4 reserved BUT I recently was approved in a couple of others so back up to 25, I know I have a problem, the suitcase wall just keeps getting bigger, one day they will find me under an avalanche of suitcases

Looking forward to your build! I used a Dremel and some small files for the cutouts. It took patience, but Jim's helmet held up! I first coated the inside with resin for some extra strength though, so that may be the reason.

I think you will find a lot of the Stormtroopers found the suits uncomfortable and couldn't get full movement and they had people to help them dress, they had minimal gaps and would hit in a lot of places, you can see this by the amount of cracks that appeared in the armor during filming. You will find your arms can hit the chest no matter where the biceps sit, but you are wearing an outer plastic suit, not a dinner suit Personally I'd try to bring the biceps up a little and see how it feels, you shouldn't need to trim anything off them. Look how far up the biceps are here

I'm 6'4" and bizarrely have needed mobility cuts (can't really explain why, just that it's far more comfortable). Don't like that it's left large gaps at the back of my knees, but still managed to pass centurian, so can't be that bad! [emoji1] Important thing with mobility cuts, if you want to go for lvl 2 or 3 they must not extend beyond the raised ridge.

Multiple EIB Award Recipients For those unaware it is possible to achieve extra awards at Expert Infantry for each additional version costume you have approved, additional awards are not issued with another Expert Infantry number (you are only issued 1 Expert Infantry number) but you will see a star above the award on your profile and the thread title will show [APPROVED] 2nd, [APPROVED] 3rd, [APPROVED] 4th and so on. Example of thread titles note EIB issued number shown in green below. Additional Expert Infantry award examples Expert Infantry Badge (2nd Award) Expert Infantry Badge (3rd Award) Expert Infantry Badge (5th Award) Expert Infantry Badge (6th Award) (and so on) NOTE If you are approved with a "2nd Version" of a particular costume that you are already approved with you do not receive an additional award, there is only 1 award issued for each costume version ie: only 1 x Hero, 1 x Stunt, 1 x HWT, 1 x ESB, 1 x TFA and so on. If you have a second/additional version costume approved you will see "2nd Version" and [APPROVED] added to the thread title, no additional profile stars (more info on profile awards here) Below is a full list of additional EIB award recipients: There are a total of 76 recipients of multiple EIB awards, congratulations to you all 2nd EIB Award Recipients - 60 Dan "R2Dan" TK8527 Carsten "Sidius" TK11672 Derek "DZFireMedic" TK83125 Luis "Rietzer" TK31513 Daniel "Ensi" TK61514 Dennis "NINJAMOVE" TK16112 Christopher "Chewy" TK66402 Rowan "zebedee" TK12111 Jonathan "JLight" TK32627 Randy "magni" TK16127 Andreas "Coil" TK24269 Danny "Ripper_L" TK55550 Kai "TK Goatee" TK71715 Jim "Engineering trooper" TK12638 Robert "RLJ2515" TK10596 Sarah "Alay" TK20466 Mark "humperdingle" TK22700 Dave "PBTrooper" TK10737 Shawn "CrookKnight" TK10204 Ruben "Crusader_6" TK34281 Chris "PhoenixTrooper" TK80806 Andrew "fuumantroop" TK24218 Steve "starsaber25" TK19466 Mike "TK1636" TK1636 Michael "TK-Sharp" TK12169 Joey "vecspeed12" TK9512 Partick "Front-a-Little" TK7961 Carey "C HERM" TK941 Nick "ZeroCool" TK20882 Manny "Tehcaveman" TK10912 Anthony "Redforce" TK10666 Andy "HeloTrooper" TK5224 Hans "Sparrow J" TK5224 BJ "bjsavage7" TK5955 Charles "Clamps" TK25267 T.J. "Hunterhwt" TK7944 Mark "captsafe66" TK4584 Darren "SandFlea" Tk7435 Matt "out0fstep" TK9328 Laurent "Mini Trooper" TK3182 Lou "Darth Voorhees" TK6908 Daniel "DarthChridan" TK7987 Christian "v7sg" TK9539 Vern "TK bondservnt" TK2392 Paul "Daetrin" TK8020 Rich "Rich330" TK6042 Allan "Trooper Q2" TK3066 Brain "tkrestonva" TK2918 Stefan "Turrican" TK1355 Terry "Terry19D" TK2055 Chris "TK-5069" TK5069 Ken "TK88667" TK88667 Jacob "Pistolsheets" TK86267 Jonatan "Nairy" TK23592 Adam "revilimiter" TK89400 Aizenoso "Aizenoso" TK14292 Tim "TrickyT81" TK24881 Dan "Kaiserinthehood" TK80419 Angie "Stardust665" TK87665 3rd EIB Award Recipients - 8 Joseph "justjoseph63" TK10963 Tony "ukswrath" TK10116 Charles 'Templar726" TK72627 Juan "BananoPower22" TK4326 Daniel "Debater2nd" TK2618 Jason "TK-J" TK4625 Thayne "ThayNerd" TK5401 Brett "Cleantrooper" TK9593 4th EIB Award Recipients - 3 Arthur "giskard8" TK39093 Daniel "TheSwede" TK99665 Frank "rhapsodyredd99" RK11038 5th EIB Award Recipient - 0 - - - - - - 6th EIB Award Recipient - 0 - 7th EIB Award Recipient - 3 Todd "Toddo" TK6647 Ardeshir "equuspolo" TK42128 Justin "TheRascalKing" TK61490 8th EIB Award Recipient - 0 - - - - - 9th EIB Award Recipient - 0 - - - - - 10th EIB Award Recipient - 1 Glen "gmrhodes13" TK85421 Multiple EIB recipients in the Expert Infantry Honor Gallery After some searching I found in the past honoring multiple EIB recipients was done by combining all of their approved EIB costumes into a single animated GIF, as shown below. We will continue with this layout which is a work in progress, some of you may have noticed this has now been implemented. Any questions please read through this thread or reach out to your Detachment Officers Background Variants ANH Stunt ANH Hero ESB ROTJ Rogue One HWT Deathtrooper TKC / INC / Shock TFA TLJ Former Detachment Leaders Detachment Founder