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Greetings to all Troopers (and future troopers)! On behalf of the staff, I would like to be the first to announce that we have now completed the next CRL to be added to our roster of approved FISD costumes (making a total of twenty)! As a bonus, a new weapon (the Ascension pistol) has been approved for this ensemble. A link will be added to the existing 501st FISD CRL site on 4/3/23 at 09:00 GMT. As with all costumes, please note that requirements are subject to minor updates. Those aiming for Basic 501st approval are urged to review this CRL for any such changes before submitting to their GML. Requirements for Expert Infantry (listed in blue) and Centurion (listed in red) have been included for those wishing to attain higher levels of approval, and may be submitted to the the D.O. department only after Basic approval is granted. Any questions for the staff or comments can be made on this thread. An announcement (as seen below) will be made on all of our social media platforms: SO, without further ado, we present the newest addition to our approved costumes:

In keeping with my tradition of lightning fast L2 and L3 submissions after approval, today I have prepared for you @Deployment Officer Team my L2 EI application (with some L3 photos) for the newly-established Beach Trooper. I know I'm blazing the trails with this submission, but hopefully I meet all the requirements as noted in the new CRL. If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to reach out! I'm always eager for feedback to improve my kits! UPDATE: I appear to be having some issues with my Photobucket account. If anybody has any tips on how I can remove the watermarks and regain access to my original images it would be much appreciated! Thanks! (@Sly11 and @gmrhodes13 I know you guys have worked on this during your forum cleanup project) Name: Caleb 501st Unit: Venator Squad, Georgia Garrison Helmet: ATA Works Swimsuit: Official CRL bottoms E-11 Blaster: Hellhounds Props (rubber) circa 2019 Height: 6' 0" (183 cms) Weight: 192 lbs (87 kilos) at time of photos. CRL: Beach Trooper Shout out to @TheRascalKing, TK-97253, TK-42077, TK-82077, TK-62345, Casey Kwock, @Morgi, @revlimiter, among many others, for whom I'm forever grateful. Full Body ** * I had some image rotation issues on this one. Sorry didn't have time for a real fix. Action Shot (for the EI Gallery) @gmrhodes13 Suit Details Note: It's unclear if the color of the suit is Humbrol 14 French Blue. It appears to be more of a cross between French and Mediterranean Blue. Definitely not Midnight Blue. Helmet Details Blaster Details Optional Accessories Proposal I know that CRL has only just been developed, but I thought I might take this opportunity to propose an amendment to the optional items currently approvable for this Beach Trooper. I know that screen references are a bit slim, but in the interest accessorizing this minimalistic trooper, I propose the addition of the optional items listed below. Note that I've preemptively modeled the implementation of these accessories for consideration by the appropriate authorities. OT-style thermal detonator (TD) OT-style pauldron (specific color open for discussion) Imperial binders (with belt-clip) * Once again, apologies for the image rotation issues below * * Action Photo (image rotation issue again) Please let me know if any of you have any feedback on any adjustments that the DOs may require for IE, or even Centurion. I figure I might as well shoot straight for the top and aim to be the first L3 Beach Trooper! If only I could look as good as @justjoseph63 at his beach shoot*. If anybody knows a caricature artist local to me or in the Atlanta area, please put me in touch! * * And that's all for now! If all goes well I hope to submit for Centurion very soon, and who knows, maybe I can finally get my first trading card and show off my dad bod. TK-75276 standing by

"TK MEMES Coin Run" Please read everything carefully. Coin designed by your friendly neighborhood Meme Squad The meme trio drafted and modified the design several times, and in my IMHO has given us an amazing design that will surely stand out in any coin collection. We are happy to present the TK Memes Coin. Original April 1st joke proof with poor editing Actual proof for design revealed on April 2nd Artwork by Adam with Luca modeling Here are some basic questions you may have, but please ask on this thread if you have others. 1. How much are they? Each coin is $13.20 (USD) Priceless. DO NOT SEND MONEY UNTIL I CONTACT YOU! Payments will be due upon receipt of the PayPal money request! 2. Who can order this coin? This coin is for participants of the FISD Memes thread only. We will be checking for proof of thread posts. If you are a forum memer but have not posted on the FISD Meme thread, you can qualify for this coin by posting prior to submitting an order. 3. How many can I order? There is a limit of 1 coin per memer. If you completed the interest form, you should have already received an email to verify your purchase intent and shipping address. We are allowing group orders, but still need to know the memes posted of each purchaser. These are being monitored. 4. How much will shipping be? Shipping to the lower 48 US is roughly $5.00. Unfortunately for our International friends the quotes range very widely. Shipping will be billed separately for this run as we need to pay for the coins before 04 MAY 2023 5. What is the time frame for ordering? Run will close on 02 MAY 2023 or when the supply of coins is exhausted. 6. How long will it take to get my coin(s)? Production/shipping time from the manufacturer is 4-6 weeks. Add 1-3 weeks for individual packaging/shipping/arrival to your destination. so you are looking at 6-9 weeks after the run closes. ALL UPDATES WILL BE POSTED BELOW! ORDERING INFO. - PLEASE READ COMPLETELY! 1. If you filled out the interest form, you have already been contacted via email to verify your shipping address and confirm your shipping cost (shipping will be paid for at a later date). 2. Once those that completed the interest form have all responded, a link for the run will be posted, and those wishing to buy what is remaining will be able to submit their request via the linked google form. 3. All orders will be emailed a PayPal money request for the coin cost. You will either click on the link provided in the email, or go to PayPal and send the total due via PayPal using the "Send to a Friend" option to me, memelover421 at gmail DOT com ***Funds sent via "Pay for Goods/Services" will be refunded. If you do not have the Friends and Family options contact me and we'll make it work*** 4. If you don't get a PayPal money request email link from me and you have to send funds to me via my email, Please include your name, a link to at least one meme thread post, and FISD screen name in the "Notes" section when remitting the payment. 5. If doing a group order, please make sure I have the contact info for where the order is going, as well as all the memers (including post links) in the group order. 6. Shipping will be billed at a later date, more than likely late April. I will provide tracking numbers via the email you provide me once shipping labels have been printed, with all shipping at the purchasers risk. ( smol edit by @revlimiter on 4/2/23 ) THIS IS THE WAY! @revlimiter @Morgi

Oh heck yes! Merch FTW. Count me in for one, or twenty. I def need a cover-up for my new Beach Trooper suit, which is, well, very much birthday-esque.

While not an official accessory for the CRL, the Merch team would like to offer an interest thread for the FISD Beach towel. Keep an eye on the merch section for the official posting. Here is a sneak peak while we work on the details.

Hi Luca. as Caleb rightly said, you still have to do some fixes... You must also fix this, as it is a requirement for the basic level.: Reference images For basic level, they can be stickers, but if you want to apply for higher levels, they must be hand painted.... I'm sure you can do that. Hope to see your EI application soon!!!!

Hello there! I've had a bit of insight into this costume for some time now, seeing the CRL come to life. So now that the Beach TK CRL is officially launched, I am happy to say that I can finally request pre-approval! Looking forward to your feedback! General Info Name: Luca Hahn ID: TK-66744 Garrison: German Garrison Helmet: RS Propmasters Softparts: self-made Blaster: Troopacoola Height: 177cm Weight: 52kg Full Body Action Shot Helmet Blaster Sadly I seemed to have some problems regarding the forum upload size, hope this is still good Thank you!

Thanks Chemi! I wasn't sure if you wanted me to suit up or not for the supplemental photo, so I took a photo both ways. You know it, Adam! I was bummed to miss out on the opportunity to be the CRL model, but I'm good with the first to EI (hopefully) kudos. It was nice to not have my thigh ammo pack alignment slowing down approval this time.

Wow Luca! You've done a phenomenal job with this submission! You've really matched the two-piece variant of the Beach Trooper quite well, and you even struck the proper pose! Well done, sir! If I may, I think there are only two items that may need to be addressed, though ultimately the decisions in these areas will be up to your GML (Garrison Membership Liaison). First, as shown below, it appears that the red portions on your shirt wrap too far around your suit top. Screen references show that the red stripes do not extend onto the return edges of your shirt. See the following references: The excess material can also be seen from the rear, but a few minutes with lexan scissors or a hobby knife, and you'll have those shirt return edges cleaned up and shipshape! Once again, fantastic work on this submission! With just a few minutes of work I have no doubt that you'll be easily approved! p.s. One last note unrelated to your build. It appears that your images have been compressed in some way, typically due to file size limits when uploading directly to the FISD servers. Many troopers use an image-hosting site such as Photobucket, Imgur, or Flickr, and THIS THREAD may be of help to you in sorting out your photo posting.

The D.O.s may ask you to rotate the pauldron back a bit. Just wondering where you are going to holster your E-11. On second thought.... nevermind.

Out-freakin-standing! A perfect match to the CRL model! You’ve inspired me to work on the variant. It’ll take me some time to get everything I need but it’ll make a great summer project!

Me as soon as I saw this to my wife “Honey, remember how you told me to never buy or wear a Speedo…?” Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I would like to thank all the staff involved in assisting in getting this CRL to completion in a timely manner. Also many thanks to the member who was adamant this should be the newest CRL for FISD. The LMO's agree, he was onto something. This is the perfect costume for my fellow Aussies as well. I'm sure we have loads of members who can not wait for summer to start building this new costume and joining our ranks. Awesome work team and to the the Orange County Squad, who share a very similar climate to me. This is a personal favorite.

Thank you so much for the feedback. 10 minutes with a dremel and it already looks better! Really can't figure out that Imgur tho, so sorry :/ Thank you! I'll make sure to add them to my approval. Didn't even think about them Thank you! I love the shirt as a detail

Hello Caleb. Thank you for your request. Added to the process line !!! While we work on your request, can you add a photo of the abdominal area?

If I may, I've just submitted what I believe will be the first EI application for this new Beach Trooper. It's very exiting to have the opportunity to earn an extra ribbon star! Thanks to the team who brought this to a reality!

Discord is a platform that features user-friendly text, voice, and video chat in public or private servers. And as of today, one of these servers is for us. I’m proud to announce that we can finally launch this project for all of us: FISD Discord If you’re looking for a casual and relaxed space to chat with your fellow TK’s, this is for you. Yes, even if you’re new to the Forums. We would be honored if you would join us. And here’s a quick DISCORD FAQ What is Discord? Discord is a free communications app, most similar to popular apps like Skype, Microsoft Teams, Slack, and TeamSpeak. It features user-friendly text, voice, and video chat in public or private servers. Is Discord meant to replace the Forum? No, it is not! It is simply another form of communications for all of us to stay in contact with the FISD and be an active part of our community. What is the goal of the FISD Discord? Our goal is to offer a space for chatting and communication beyond what the forum can offer, such as voice/video chat, a space for troop pictures that did not fit into the troop log and general talk about our armors. Oh – and there’s our #spoilers channel to discuss the latest Star Wars News. Essentially an extension of the FISD. If we start with Discord, will the Forums still be relevant? Of course! The forums are and always will be the heart of the FISD. We have our pictures, our build threads, our references, and our programs all over here. That won’t change, nor would we want it to. Do I have to get Discord and be active on there? No. Discord is an extra, you won’t miss out on anything by not joining in. (Well, except for some fun conversations.) Should anything that’s relevant to the FISD Forum come up, it will get shared on the forums as well. We already have staff on there who are ready to take care of the Discord server and will do their best to make sure nothing too relevant goes on over there. Do any other Detachments already have this? Not to our knowledge. However, there are some Garrisons/Squads/Outposts out there who are already utilizing Discord with varying success. Who is allowed to join the server? All FISD Members, age 18 and older, who are in good standing are allowed to join the Server. 501st Membership is not a requirement. Who’s in charge of the Server? As of now we have two Admins (names in Green on the Server) -- @Daetrin and @revlimiter. Additionally, many of our Detachment Staff are on there as well, easy to recognize by the yellow names. All of Staff are using their forum names as usernames, such as “Morgi (DPRO)”, with the role on Staff in brackets behind the name. For easier communication, we recommend that you too change your server name to your FISD forums name. Do you have any other questions? If so, please feel free to let us know! On the Server itself you can find our Staff in yellow or green, so do not hesitate to contact any of us. Additionally, there’s a #help-general channel, where we will get back to you as soon as possible. Once you join, please also take a minute to look through our Server Rules. By using the Server, you agree to comply with the Server Rules. Please note that this Discord server may contain images and information on member built non-functioning prop weapons as seen in the Star Wars films. These weapons look real enough. Because of this, the FISD Discord server is meant for age 18+ only. Use of this Discord server indicates acceptance of this 18+ age limit. We're looking forward to seeing you on there!

Name: Gerald Costume ANH EB (Easter bunny) Requesting EB status for this costume. Looking forward to hiding goodies around the deathstar next weekend.

I can really recommend the shirt variant, it's easy to craft and comfy to wear, especially if you don't like showing others your chest

I am so happy to finally see this launched -- even submitted my own pre-approval already Thank you all who helped this come to life!

OH. MY. GOODNESS. YES. Running of the speedos and hoods. Adam - What about Dragoncon?

I’m feeling the need for a celebration march of the beach troopers. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Where’s the coin for the rest of us that had to deal with it all??? [emoji1787][emoji1787] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Looking AMAZING Luca!!!! I'm really hoping that shirt gets the okay so winter Beach Trooping is a little easier.

So amazing to see this CRL come to life over the last few weeks in command chat!!! I love being part of this team. I'll have my own application in shortly.

I would like to thank all those who participated in the approval of this CRL. It has been hard work, analyzing hundreds of reference images, but it has been well worth it.

Excellent observation, Joseph! Thanks for catching that! If/once the pauldron gets approved as an accessory I'll definitely need to pay more attention to the alignment. As for the blaster, it's true that this suit doesn't feature much in the way of real estate for tucking in blasters or anything. I figure maybe ESB holster loops would do the trick. Definitely not concealed carry. @revlimiter Do you have any other suggestions or techniques for blaster accommodation?

Looks great! I'm sure this will be an easy pass -- good luck, Trooper

Consistency is the key. I dropped almost 40 pounds over 6-8 months to get down to my High School weight. It’s not the easiest. Pizza was my enemy, but just being consistent was the biggest part of the success. You’re on the right track and got this! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Trimmed the shoulder bridges and filled the hollow areas with strips of ABS where they will be glued to the chest piece. Roughly 2mm width from the side return edges and 3mm from the front and back return edges. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Hey Matthew, Sort of echoing some of the info GoofTrooper was mentioning. I wanted to illustrate a few adjustment items for your fitting that may help better. The armor itself looks pretty solid. Only thing I had questions on was the belt as it looks like the canvas doesn’t go under the whole length of the plastic which is causing the issues where it’s sagging around the back. Is it possible to keep the belt without that length from behind the plastic? Sure, but it may run the risk of doing what it’s doing. I’m also not sure why the drop boxes are angled in so much on both sides, I wouldn’t expect them to naturally hang that way unless it’s also due to the angle which the canvas is bending from not being a whole piece behind the plastic. See below I’ve marked the straps that you’d want to make shorter so that the chest piece rests over the top of the abdomen. The idea here is you want to have your abdomen sit higher for comfort as well as appearance. If your thighs are attached to your abdomen this may help, but I know in the past I’ve had armor that the thighs attached to the abdomen and actually brought it down no matter what. If that’s the case I’d recommend separating the rigging from the abdomen for your thighs and then rigging them to a belt system instead as that will keep them separate from your abdomen so they don’t pull it down and instead rely on a belt better fit to you to keep them up. I also marked the blue imaginary areas I think your belt canvas is and why it’s bending downward. In green are where the drop boxes should ideally sit and I think that’s due to the canvas angle. Finally I think you have an elastic strap that is really thick on the shoulder straps (in blue rectangle) wasn’t too sure, but that looked like something that shouldn’t be there. Same ideas below the only other thing I noted is you’d want to try to have your abdomen sitting higher and your kidney doing so as well so that your posterior armor isn’t under the kidney but the edge of the bottom kidney and top posterior are side by side. Here’s some references. Belt and Posterior placement Shoulder strap Chest over abdomen I hope that gives you some ideas on rigging. If you have questions of course feel free to let us know as everyone is here to help [emoji846]

Off subject, but not really, You can make hella good fish sticks with crushed cheez-its. I'm just saying...

Shoot it over and I'll update and fix it as needed! Email should be in my profile for staff. Noted.

I’m hoping to add one more to it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Been a bit of a wait but the 2 big brown boxes are ready for shipping, they only have to go about 9500 miles to get here. Was hoping someone could help me by listing the steps to take now regarding approvals and the next steps?

Belt progress... Sent from my SM-N975U using Tapatalk

Congrats and welcome to the shiny white plastic space men corps. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Congratulations trooper.

Bravo sir. Bravo.

I wouldn't say that it is unhealthy! I love being in this amazing place of knowledge, feeling like I'm being a part of the research and preservation of the best costume ever made! Just by learning the details and sharing your own tips of achieving them helps us preserve the truth and bring an even deeper connection and feeling for the people we show them to when we are out on troops! I remember when I was waiting for my BBB. I spent to much time here and got obsessed and looked at so many EIB and Centurion applications that by the time I received my BBB I had already planned out a schedule and a list of details I needed to fix to reach Centurion! My feeling is that if you're already a nerd and you're doing research and loving it, why not go all the way showing your dedication! I still cannot help going on here about 10 times a day just refreshing the page to see what the people I follow has commented on, or look for new messages from people such as yourself! Another thing for me was an obsession to create cool signature banners with all the correct garrison logos and the achievements and stuff to look even more cool on here! I now help others with that but I still get the same feeling! Best forum I've ever been a part of! Welcome and keep the obsession alive!!

Yeah, it's kind of an obsession that some just cant get enough of. Ive been here for 8 years and still manage to learn things more frequently than you would believe. This community was welcoming and gave me so much that I have always felt compelled to be here every day and give back as much as possible. Never thought I would be elected as the detachment leader, and I don't take that for granted. It's a wonderful opportunity to grow this lovely hobby, help others along the way and make these forums the best they can be and inviting for everyone. I am glad that you feel the need to frequent these boards, it means we have something to offer, or at least something you like enough to want to learn more. Troopers helping troopers is indeed our unofficial motto, but one that many members live by. Look forward to your BBB day and future posts and build thread Terry.