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UPDATE: Now that I am settled in to my new home, I dug this project out so that I can finish it up this weekend. I had quite a bit of trouble sourcing the U-channels, but finally found a set online (details to follow). Although not inexpensive, they are crazy accurate and arrived pre-cut to the correct lengths with the corners rounded. Made of 22 gauge aluminum they are incredibly sturdy. As I mentioned, this will be a display piece but I am sure they would hold up even under rigorous trooping. A quick sand with 220 grit paper to help paint adhesion, a thorough cleaning and 3 coats of paint later they are DONE! Next up: Attaching the folding stock, front D ring, U channels and weathering.

Finishing the details on the biceps. Q-tip worked great to push the decals into the pulls…

It didnt sit right with me to leave the 3D files the same since Ive learned a lot and made so many changes. I had a few hours free tonight and decided to fix it up. I present the V3 (I think its 3, lost count) Files. Some small tweaks to go but the majority is fixed. Changes include: - New eyes - Modified tears - New Vocoder - Correct Faceplate positioning - More pronounced cheeks - New ears (may need some tweaks) Comparison to V2 on the Left, V3 on right. As always let me know what you think

Ha ha the panic set in long before the box arrived!!!! Gonna be a new challenge for me.

You may find these useful Bending the ABS Belt by gazmosis, Boba_Skywalker3 Current (2021) Holster Placement by gmrhodes13 (follow-up to previous thread above) Ab Waist Belt Mount assembly by ukswrath

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Final result after 2 days of letting the bridges dry. I added the 1/4 inch elastic for the bridges. And now I think I'm all prepared to start on the belt.

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Thanks Dan! I've gave you a follow I love your stormtrooper builds

Saw this photo on Instagram. Looks SUPERB displayed like that. [emoji122][emoji122][emoji122][emoji16]

Hi Troopers! Thank goodness it's the weekend and i can hopefully continue my armour build. I managed to get a stand to aid my build and it really helps me to see the armour elevated to around my height. I'm using my helmet i built during the first lockdown in 2020 it's an RS kit, though i will be constructing a second lid i recieved with my armour. Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Bam! Back again for a build update. This time I’m currently working on my bucket build. These photos show the start of the build. Trimming and sanding the skull and face. I cut out the eyes and some of the teeth. Still have more to work on. Will post more this week. Hoping to complete my full kit before Celebration !

Beautiful work, came out a treat, if I would recommend anything to tweak it would be your left ear, the ear is a little more on an angle than a lot of references references

Heads down and getting a lot of completion done on Phasma with less than a week to go! I started by getting connections attached to my back abs, following the same method I've seen FOTKs do theirs. We started by velcroing the yolk/chest pieces, as this was important to get a good fit down the sides. I also put a small (barely noticeable) piece of velcro on the abs, so my yolk was sure to stay in place. Then I added snaps to the side of the breastplate and yolk, which will sandwich all together to form a nice tight form. Additional finishing touches completed include the thigh harness, got all the gaps filled and sanded down for final acrylic paint Shaped and added additional length to the spatz. These were not fitting well, so i'm going to cut them down and further shape them today We finished filling all the small joins on the TD and I added a bracket that will slide onto the abs And finished spraying gloss black onto the belt boxes, which will FINALLY be chicago screw attached while we silver the Top part of it

Well, hello there! Welcome to the last part of my helmet build. Lenses, frown cover and padding Supplied with any RS helmet kit, you get a roll of this thin green foil that seems way to flimsy to actually be a part of the helmet. You can simply add this by poking first one hole into it, then fitting it, so it lays flat over the eye-openings and then poke a second hole in there. The foil is held in place via the upper ear screws. Then cut off areas that might hinder you in the future or where you simply don't need the foil, such as over the middle ear screws or at the frown. I tried my best to get the foil to lie flat over the eyes and got it into a position where there's few to no gaps between the plastic and the foil. Still had the same fabric as I used for my ANH Stunt, but only used one layer this time. This is thin, breathable fabric, so whilst it covers the view it does not completely prohibit air flow. I cut said fabric to about twice the size of the frown and then added glue to the areas marked in red. By only gluing those areas, I could glue it into the helmet in a way that allows for a visible teeth gap. Due to the fact that one can now see into the helmet by looking into the frown, I made sure to glue it high enough (higher than marked in the picture!) double-checking the position from below, to ensure that no hint of the inside of the helmet would be visible. Last, but not least, I added the padding. RS supplied chin straps, which go onto the ear screws and close underneath your chin, and star-shaped foam to stay close to screen accurate. In my humble opinion, the chin strap is super uncomfortable and useless if you got good padding (unless you're planning on doing wild stunts) and the star foam makes the helmet sit way too high and doesn't allow me space for my glasses. Tino (T-Jay) gave me some of this thick foam to use instead (thank you!), which goes over the green foil and allows for enough space to still wear glasses whilst trooping. Super useful, and without any padding at the top of the helmet it gives me this good fitting helmet.

NEW In Memoriam Detachment Leader Merchandise & Officer Hall of Fame Just For Laughs Update Your Build Threads Around the Detachment Celebration Costume Totals 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? Need Help Ask the Deployment Officers Advanced Tactics Awards Public Relations Staff List 2020 Follow FISD The Singapore Garrison lost one of their own on 25 April 2022. Shawn Chak, TKID 7576, was a great friend to many. He could always bring smiles to any gathering, and his positive attitude towards life was always infectious. He will be dearly missed by the Garrison, who will hold on to their fond memories with him. Shawn is also missed by his wife Jessica, who shares his passion for Star Wars and the 501st Legion. Our condolences go out to his family, friends. "Buckets Off" The French Garrison suffered a loss in 2021 with the passing of Sebastien Veidt (TC-2432). His friends have written an eulogy for him, as follows: It is with great regret that our dear friend Sebastien Veidt joined the Stars to become one of them. Sebastien shared with us so many beautiful things in life: Passion, Friendship, Love and his Joie de Vivre. From his TC – 2432, he is an ANH Stormtrooper, an Imperial Officer, a Shoretrooper, an Imperial Soldier, a Stormtrooper Concept by Ralph Mcquarrie and a Clone Trooper. He became the greatest of the Heroes conveying a positive image of Human Values and knew how to highlight his happiness through his passion and his everyday life at our side, family and friends. We keep in our mind and heart, his smile and his good mood. We miss His presence and we know that in the Galaxy, one star shines brighter than the others and we know that our dear friend is watching over us. Our condolences go out to his family, friends. "Buckets Off" Eternal Legionnaire Gallery: https://www.501st.com/members/memoriam.php Greetings fellow members, Celebration Anaheim 2022 is looming and troopers from around the globe will meet and make new friendships, catch up with old friends and have a truly fabulous time. Unfortunately I won't make it there personally, but some of the FISD staff certainly will. They have planned a meet and greet time slot, to try and bring some of our staff, attache's and members together on thursday, 6pm. Also keep an eye open for any further updates on that. Our group photo time slot looks to be locked in Christoph (Danny) Lauber (Ripper_L) TK-55550 has organised this and the time slot for all detachment photos can be found HERE FISD time slot is 4:00PM Saturday 28th May Location is South Terrace of the Convention Center accessible via the second floor. When you enter the main entrance (that face the fountains), turn left and go up the escalator (there is also an elevator). The escalator will let you right off such that you will be able to see the first photo below. Head towards those doors and walk outside. You definitely need a Celebration pass to gain access to this area via the second level. Detachment Staff Update: Jim Ferrell (Rat) TK-95970 is taking a break from his role as DPRO managing our Facebook social media platform, and moving into the IPM. Thank you Jim for your service to the Detachment, the door is open for you in our PR team when you are ready to come back. Justin Reed (TheRascalKing) TK 61490 will be stepping into the DPRO role and taking over from Jim's duties for Facebook. Justin is a good fit as he does spend plenty of time in that social media platform, so keep a look out for his updates and posts. Congratulations Justin, we look forward to seeing what you bring to our Social Media DPRO team. I'd like to thank our DMBO James for the huge task of getting our shirt run organised, manufactured and ready to ship. He is still waiting on payment from a few members so please if this is you, get your payment in so Keepsmile can start shipping these out to you. This runs was not without it's ups and downs, But James let nothing sway him in getting us to the finish line. Before I sign off on this edition, I would also like to thank the members who currently have build threads underway on our forums. We are consistently blow away by not only the quality and detail put into these builds, but also the ingenuity of our members in coming up with more ways to assemble and create bits and pieces for their costume. You folk are a credit to FISD, you inspire others, and you keep this place the best resource for Stormtroopers bar none. Thanks for your time and enjoy the May edition. With Unquestioned Loyalty Andrew Franke TK11469 "Sly11" Detachment Leader Hello Troopers! The Racing shirts are paid for and the vendor says they are finished with manufacturing and they are preparing them for shipping. With hopes that they will make it before SWCA 2022! Once tracking has been provided to me, I will provide it to you! Keep an eye on your emails and please check your spam folders for emails from TK-12953@outlook dot com I think they look amazing and I hope you will agree. Here is the sample shirt being modeled by my son, TK-12140. With the 15th Anniversary Shirt Run almost complete, we have started a poll for a members choice Merch item. Please vote in the poll, or if you have an item that you'd like to see leave it in the comment! This poll closes on 2 June 2022, so get your vote in early. Once the item has been chosen, we will work on design work, so keep that in mind as well! Poll Link We will have at least 2 more items this year after this one. So be sure to be checking in to the forum to learn more! And for those of you going to SWCA 2022, I look forward to seeing you there. Please come up and say hello to your friendly neighborhood DMBO With Unquestioned Loyalty James Silvius TK-12953 "jsilvius" Merchandise & Branding Officer Please welcome TK - 21175 Jim as March 2022’s Stormtrooper Hall of Fame! Big congratulations Trooper!!!https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/46139-74-tk-21175-hotel-troop-log/?do=findComment&comment=732734 And without further delay please welcome TK - 60446 Dennis as April 2022’s Stormtrooper Hall of Fame!!! My bucket off to you Trooper - epic work!!!https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/51433-4-tk-60446-aradunff-troop-log/?do=findComment&comment=729804 With Unquestioned Loyalty Aaron Gibson TK-99725 "Pyrates" Curator Hall of Fame "FISD Memes" Thank you to Luca "Morgi" TK66744 for starting a FISD specific meme thread, hope to see more of these in the future not only by you but by others as well. You can find the thread here WE NEED YOU TO UPDATE YOUR BUILD THREADS As most would be aware we are diligently working through the forums updating watermarked images, missing images and broken links, this has taken over a year so far and has been a monumental task but there is still a lot of work ahead of us. Members build threads are one of the biggest areas of watermarked/missing images and we are asking you the membership to help and update your build threads yourselves as this is just too big a task for staff. Build threads requiring updates are being moved over to this area https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/forum/241-build-threads-requireing-maintenance/ Thank you in advance for your cooperation. New FISD Tri Fold Brochure We have just launched our newly revised Detachment Tri Fold brochure. It's been quite a long time since we actually had these available and since then many things have changed leading us to updating some of the text to include new costumes, and have more relevant information. Originally these were done in a limited run by the member who created them, but nowadays, we have moved this to a print your own service making them accessible to all countries around the globe. Files are available to all full 501st members on request, and are completed in a very high resolution to ensure quality in a finished product. The thread can be found here for more information and how to access the files. Hovi/Mic Tips - Origin Found A massive thank you to Mike "Prophecy Maker" who has recently posted an image of the original Hovi/Mic Tips. We give you the "Swirlerators" My E-11 Fan Film This month we also had an amazing E-11 fan film from Robert "Rob78", you can tell a lot of work went into this, well done Robert I'm sure everyone will enjoy the detail you have put into this video. You can find his thread here Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022 Star Wars Celebration has started officially announcing guests and panels in the past weeks. Several staff members will be attending SWCA this year and we are planning to host some FISD events framing the celebration program. Here are the dates for what we've planned so far: We start on the first day of Star Wars Celebration with a cozy meet&greet at 6pm in the Hilton's Mix Lounge. All FISD members are invited to have some chitchat there before going to the multi club bash, thursday at 8pm! All attachés, please check in on the staff & attaché get-together interest thread in the Attaché HQ. It's most likely going to take place on friday. Also on Friday: the "Detachments of the 501st" panel on saber guild stage at 1pm might be more than interesting for you! Attention! The 501st group photo has been moved to Saturday, May 28th, 1pm. Also don't miss the 501st Legion's 25th anniversary panel, saturday 3pm - right before our detachment group photo at 4pm! We close on saturday evening with a swag trade event for all club members at the marriott ball room, 8pm. You can find the Legion's Celebration main index thread with many more mesmerizing events alongside Star Wars Celebration on the legion forums here With Unquestioned Loyalty Danny Lauber TK55550 "Ripper_L" PRO Editor At Large Currently (as of 16th May 2022 ) there are 32,691 approved costumes in the legion, out of these under FISD there are 5.717 which is 17.49% of all approved 501st costumes. This percentage has been dropping for the last few years but this is the first time it has dropped under 18%, the larger the legion costume totals grows the smaller amount of TK's there are. Info can be found in the legion holocron 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? Award Recipients April - May TK66744 "Morgi" Luca - TK15028 "David G" David - TK89400 "revlimiter" Adam - TK15028 "David G" David - TK29118 "sharkbait" Rebecca - 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 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 ASK THE D.O.s For those of you who have a particular issue (or issues) before or after submitting for Expert Infantry / Centurion level approval, in order to get you an answer faster you can now privately contact the entire Deployment Officer team at one time! Questions about fitting, repairs, CRL standards/requirements or anything pertaining to reaching Levels 2 and 3 are not only welcomed, but encouraged. Keep in mind that no question is too small, and that your queries will only be seen by the D.O. Staff. We are here to help in any way we can, so please feel free to send us a message by clicking on this link: @Deployment Officer Team and we will get back to you A.S.A.P.! This area lists all those who have gone above and beyond basic approval toward screen accuracy and obtained EIB or Centurion or both. FOR April - May the 1st Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment would like to congratulate the following. Expert Infantry Badge Award: Mario "TKSpartan" TK48117 EIB TFA 2nd Award GREAT job on your approval, now on to Level 3! Request your free EIB certificate here You can find a list of multiple award recipients here --------------------------------------------------------------- Centurion Badge Award: Ben "benthemonkey" TK60421 Centurion 514 Outstanding job on reaching Centurion, Troopers! Request your free Centurion certificate here You can find a list of multiple award recipients here If you see any of these Troopers around your Garrison or Squad, be sure to congratulate them! Newsletter Editor If anyone has any content for the newsletter please contact me via PM For anyone interested in having a look through any of the older newsletter they have now been moved to the newsletter archive sub forum which you can find Here With Unquestioned Loyalty Glen "Q" Rhodes TK-85421 "gmrhodes13" PRO Newsletter Social Media Hey hey amazing siblings of White and Chrome!Your Friendly neighbourhood IG PR lady here! WOW. Where has May gone? It’s craziness! Not much to report in. Hoping you are all well and building away madly.May saw the goodbye of my FB fellow PR mate Rat. It will be odd for certain to not have him to bounce ideas off of. You will be greatly missed sir.Justin, has come on board, and we shall see what we can do for you all! Please join me in welcoming him to our team!We shall be seeing you all in just mere days! It’s surreal really…. After postponing and delays, years!!!! Celebration somehow snuck up on us! For all those attending, you WILL see me there. I will not be in White or Chrome Armor, but I will be there with camera in hand, snapping photos of as many of you as I can. Running about in my racing shirts. If you see me there, shout out! I’d love to visit with you and check in in person! Looking forward to seeing all there at our meet up, and FISD photo. At the 501 tables and photo booths. Have an amazing time if you’re going, and those of us not going, be sure to send in posts of your troops out and about as well! We always want to hear about the magic you are creating, and share it with the world. With Unquestioned Loyalty Teresa Nuthall TK41307 "Soulart" PRO Social Media Staff List 2022 -2023 Detachment Leader (DL): Andrew Franke (Sly11) TK11469 Executive Officer (DXO): Steven Sheades (starsaber25) TK-10466 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 Provost Marshal (DCOG): Dan Branton (CableGuy) TK-42911 Provost Marshal (DCOG): Tim Waychoff (Dark CMF) Provost Marshal (DCOG): Chris Pearson (themaninthesuitcase) TK-10911 Merchandise and Branding (DMBO) James Silvius (jsilvius) TK- 12953 Personnel Officer (DPER): AC (Novatie) TK-5597 Fire Team Relations (DPRO): Mark Ryner (Captsafe66) TK-4584 Content Editor At Large (DPRO): Christoph (Danny) Lauber (Ripper_L) TK-55550 Content Editor Support (DPRO): Tony Jobe (ukswrath) TK-10116 Content Editor Awards (DPRO): This will be handled by the XO Newsletter Publisher (DPRO): Glen Rhodes (gmrhodes13) TK-85421 HOF Director (DPRO): Aaron (Bronx) Gibson (Pyrates) TK-99725 Attaché Ambassador (DPRO) Frank Peranteau (Frank75139) TK-75139 Social Media Relations (DPRO): Teresa Nuthall (Soulart) TK-41307 Social Media Relations (DPRO): Justin Reed (TheRascalKing) TK 61490 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 Imperial Propaganda Machine (IPM): Richard Tibbitts (CallMeMrTibbles) TK 46116 Imperial Propaganda Machine (IPM): Adam Wolf (revlimiter) TK 89400 Imperial Propaganda Machine (IPM): Daniel Melin (TheSwede) TK 99665 Imperial Propaganda Machine (IPM): Jim Ferrell (Rat) TK-95970 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

OK So here's the hard work that's been happening this last week. Cape! I got the following pattern from the Captain Phasma Builders FB Group. Super helpful, if a little difficult to figure out without a legend. The measurements were originally in mm, I converted to cm and reduced by ~10%, since i'm not 6' tall. I used a white charcoal pencil to map out the placement of my panels - doing this I was able to triple-check my measurements and min-max my panels/fabric. With only slight adjustment, I managed to fit all 4 panels on 4 yards of fabric, in this orientation. I sewed the panels together, keeping a bit of length on them just in case. This is after extensive steaming/ironing. I used my pencil and roughed out my curve, this really helped a lot. The cats also helped a lot. I ironed & pinned the hems, following the CRL to make sure my sides were 1.25-1.5 inches, the bottom hem was double folded and roughly 3/4". I seamed all the pockets/straps (missing one in this pic). Then I sewed them down, doubling up the top stitches. Pinned the pockets down, ensured placement matched references as best I could. Yes, i'm adding a 2nd strap. Painted the long hem using cheap red gloss acrylic paint. I know some people use fabric paint, but I felt the acrylic looks better/more screen accurate. It took two coats. I then used Liquitex clear gloss gesso to give the shiny/waterproof look. This pic was after a first coat using 8oz jar. I should have just gotten the larger jar, I ended up going back and getting a 2nd for full coverage. On the second coating I mixed in some black acrylic paint, so I didn't get the hazy look - it's now full dark. Took the cape to a small build party, and had some garrison guys help pleat and clip some folds in to the neck area. Next i'm going to iron the pleats a bit more, clip my cape a bit more, and start to whip-stitch the pleats together to make sure they stay in place.

Hey, troops I have recently decided that I want to start making my own props, and built a vacuum forming setup (see attached picture). I've taken pictures and videos at each step so that I can put together a nice and detailed video outlining everything I've done, including tools used, measurements, dimensions, and costs. Now that that’s done, I’m looking for a Canadian plastic supplier that sells 0.08, or 0.09 guage HIPS and ABS. There are a few places in Winnipeg (where I am from) that sell these materials, but not in the thickness I want. Does anyone have any recommendations for a Canadian plastics supplier they use for their projects? Actually, what are some US suppliers that people like to use as well? Thanks in advance!

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