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HELLO THERE!!!! Hoping you all had a lovely holiday. It’s a New Year. And the right time to post this! This is something that’s been discussed for a long time, past couple years actually. Interest was gathered. Names were thrown about with great research. Support was discussed. It’s been something I truly wished to see come to fruition here for our Detachment. I feel it’s important on many levels. We have many Detachments with women Sub Unit Teams. It’s about time FISD had one don’t you think?? Here’s what we have so far… JRS - Black Widows IOC -Firebirds Path Finders- Recon Fatale Krayt Clan- Scarabs MEPD - Desert Foxes Blizzard Force - Snow Angels Spec Ops- Sirens Clone Trooper- Bad Banshees IGC- Ravens ACD- Iron Maidens FISD- ? Bounty Hunters Guild-? Underworld- ? The Flagship Eclipse-? Sithlords -? Sovereign Protectors- ? I did a whack of research on numbers. Women Sub Teams in our Legion Detachments. Their names. Actual Percentages of women in the legion. What benefit such things offer our lady members on a whole. As FISD being the largest Detachment with a fairly low number of members identifying as female, I felt it was about time we had something that would in hopes, allow for more inclusion or be more welcoming. To support more women in builds and address issues that may stop them from coming to our forum or costumes in general. Please do not mistake my posting in any way against our men here. Our men are beautiful. Helpful. Insightful and knowledgeable. This is about EVERYONE having a safe place to discuss and build. Yes. There IS a place here for this exact thing. Some questions our lady members wish to ask , are personal. Very. And very much related to body parts our male counterparts do not have to consider nor deal with. Sometimes it’s daunting to cross that bridge and ask how do you squeeze a hormonal rear into armor not designed for a female curve. Discussions happened with this Detachments Command team, and we unanimously agreed this needed to happen. And was very much supported. The men here all supported me in this endeavor. An open/very accessible sub forum section will be created where any identifying woman can seek advice from other women. Women FISD staff. Other ladies in armor. Women addressing all things women because let’s face it- as lovely as our men are, I can see some cringing discussing binding breasts to fit a chest plate. Hormonal weight gain problems. And how that might look or be addressed. Or, how do you other ladies combat a menstrual cycle while in full armor. Let’s say you’ve encountered being sexualized. Or victimized. Had to remind another “cosplay does NOT equal consent” And you’d prefer a woman to seek advice from. Or… maybe you had a poor experience with a fellow woman member, and you wish to discuss it with another… Or. Let’s say you are 50. Had 3 children. Maybe don’t feel as pretty as another. You struggle with body image. You’ve seen a 30 year old hot blonde get 100 likes on posting herself in armor, yet you are 50/60. And overweight. And have been ostracized for wanting to be a trooper. Or ridiculed in your costume if you posted one. You struggled to build. Shim. Re fit. And were made fun of. Or. You gave up because all you could access for help here were male builders. So you left our forums. Downhearted. This sub unit forum/ team is not intended to be negative regarding our men. Nor a place for feminist platforms/agendas. This is always only about equality. Inclusion. Support. Help. Safety. Costume building for women. As is our entire Legion itself. This Detachment is extremely low in female to male ratio, and there is no real reason for that…. I questioned SO MANY WOMEN as to why. As the only Female member of Command Staff here, It’s always been my intent to change that percentage…Somehow. To encourage and welcome. Safely. Openly. Kindly. Equally. So. Let’s get back to the Unit itself. The most popular name choice was “Vaders Valkyries.” Now. That being said, names can be submitted. We can vote. We can look at many things. I’ll put this up here for an interest thread, and then proceed accordingly. See the comments. Listen for feedback. Please respond kindly and respectfully. I/we look forward to hearing from you all. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

reminds me of one of my favs

Oldie but a goodie Sent from my SM-N981U1 using Tapatalk

Well, not usually, but this year is more fun than last year In Germany we currently have a winter break. There's few to no troops and none that I can reach right now. I'm currently estimating that I'll get one troop before Celebration, and that is if I'm lucky. So instead I'm spending my time on here, crafting FISD Memes, as well as working on my armor

For those in to GOT

We have the opposite weather

Exciting times, looking forward to seeing you kitted up, it's an amazing experience when you first wear the armor

Just look at this beautiful madness! So many wonderful memes, so many (new) memers

Having managed a few merch runs now, this one hits home....

Thanks again. And yes I will ask many questions once you all give me the info on if it what I have to adjust. That’s for sure. Wishing you all a nice weekend

That's the spirit! To paraphrase a tagline from Home Depot, "You can do it, we can will help"! The one thing to remember above all is that you should never, ever be shy about asking for advice. Your questions are just as important as our answers.

Congrats on your BBB day, Alan.. the kit looks awesome! Once you've suited up I would suggest taking some pics and submitting them in our "Pre-Approval" thread (info. link here). This way we can give you any pointers for when you get ready to apply for Basic 501st approval. As for the photos you will need, I would advise taking a look at some examples of the required ones for EI (link here). It will also help to have those example pics nearby for reference when taking your photos. The size of the photos cannot be "too big". Larger, detailed pics will help, and there is no limit to how many you can/should post. The more the merrier! Blaster looks great as well! Although blasters are not required for Basic approval I noticed that it has the M19 style scope instead of the more common M38. Not to worry, though, it is 100% approvable at all levels! It may be just a reflection in the photo, but it looks as if the T-tracks have some "weathering" (silver paint). If so, not a big deal, but if you are (hopefully) aiming for Expert Infantry approval they will need to be solid black (the originals were made of plastic) so just a bit of black spray paint will do the trick. Looking forward to seeing your Pre-approval, and if you have any questions or issues just ask!

Is this what goes on in those never ending January and February months here? I mean I can believe that if you live in the great white north where I do, but for most of you?? Bart

I want in on the fun.

Haha very chuffed to have you do the honours mate, thank you for all your help.