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NEW In Memoriam Detachment Leader Executive Officer Merchandise Officer Hall of Fame FISD Meme's Around the Detachment Celebration - lets see those photos Competition Trooping Opportunities INFORMATION & AWARD PROGRAMS FISD Tri-Fold Brochure Common FISD Acronyms and TK Glossary Pre Approval Forum 3D Section Field Exercise Award Imperial Attaché Program Master Armorer Award Fire Teams EIB & Centurion: What do these terms mean? Need Help Ask the Deployment Officers Advance to 1500 Advanced Tactics Awards Newsletter Editor Staff List 2023 Follow FISD Marta Pacanowska (TI-42623) was a proud member of the Polish Garrison at the time of her passing in 2022. We send her off with love in our hearts, and will miss her dearly even as she is welcomed into the Hall of Eternal Legionnaires. "Buckets Off" Jamie G Hypes, SL-50574 (or "Soup" to those who knew him best) was a member of Ohio Garrison. He endured a hard-fought battle with stage 4 esophageal cancer and found peace in the end. He will be sorely missed by all who knew him. "Buckets Off" Eternal Legionnaire Gallery: https://www.501st.com/members/memoriam.php Greetings fellow Stormtroopers April is the month of Celebration London a most wonderful event for those lucky to be able to attend. I hope to see plenty of photos posted on our forums and across our Social media platforms of the fabulous time everyone is having, and I hope you get to meet plenty of fellow TK members from around the world. Keep an eye open for some of the FISD staff who will be attending, try and make it to the group photos where you will find an FISD banner which you can sign. For me it's a truly memorable moment and should form part of your "must do" list. As always there is loads happening on FISD, the coin run has closed, Celebration Patch run is closed and they are shipping, and we are on the cusp of launching the FISD shield pin sales run. We had a HUGE response in the interest thread, so be ready for this one to go live very soon. Whats ahead: You may have noticed a few random post here on the forums, and across our new Discord group as other SM platforms The 1500, ring any bells to anyone? We are officially launching our latest Expert Infantry campaign "Advance to 1500" Remember "March to 1000", and subsequent, "Victory 1000", a huge milestone for the detachment reaching 1000 members approved to level 2 Expert Infantry! Every member that takes the steps to build their amour to our higher levels, is moving closer and closer to a more accurate costume. It's those finer details we are known for and we love to push for targets and celebrate achievement with wonderful merch items. Our end goal will be to achieve 1500 approved at EI level "The 1500". Now this is a long term goal, which means we can keep momentum rolling over the duration with incentives and drivers to keep members pushing for better costuming. We intend to have a launch merch item for the journey we are undertaking which is "Advance to 1500", and are looking to start getting this out in the coming months. Your staff have been planning several different incentive items to help us move towards the finish line so be prepared for some exclusive to EI approved members only, and even items all members can get behind to help promote and advance us to the end. These merch items will be additional to our standard and exclusive to new EI only coins. Remember you can only ever purchase one EI coin, they are numbered and we keep records dating back to the first run. We currently sit at 1059 approved EI members with a clear goal to reach 1500. With the help of our Attache's and members around the planet get the word out, talk with your unit members who are keen to become TK's and guide them to our Expert infantry section of the forums. They are easy upgrades to make while building your armour plus access to some cool merch and a bit of fun along the way. I'm sure everyone will be excited to get cracking on this new adventure in Advance to 1500! Stay tuned for updates and special merch incentives coming soon. With Unquestioned Loyalty Andrew Franke TK-11469 "Sly11" Detachment Leader Helloooo fellow (and future) TKs! 2023 has been a busy year so far for many of us. New merch is rolling out, Celebration, and of course the "Advance to 1500"! As Andrew mentioned this is a longer term goal than our usual programs, but we need to get the word out and keep it out there in order to maintain the momentum over the long haul. Quick note re: this - I have been on more than one troop sporting my FISD racing shirt and been asked "What is the FISD"? Not unusual, but these questions were from 501st approved TKs! (Seriously). Apparently, many only read/follow the requirements listed in the CRL without checking out the links provided to the FISD and are unaware that we are the end-all-be-all for everything white-armor related. The amount of resources and help here are phenomenal, but we need to let people know we exist! I am currently working on an idea that will be in conjunction with many of our "vetted" armorers to get the word out to new builders that we are here to assist with anything that a future TK may need: Armor, advice, resources, etc. not to mention some great camaraderie! If we want to reach the goal of 1500 EI's, we need to ensure that they build to those standards from the start by suggesting build threads and continuing to offer sound, friendly advice as well as encouragement and confidence. As per our motto "Troopers helping Troopers" those are areas in which we excel like no other Detachment, IMO, and this is thanks to you, our members. Keep on doing what you are doing, know that the time you spend here and the inspiration you provide to those who need it is truly appreciated, and with your help we will reach our goal of 1500 in record time! With Unquestioned Loyalty Joseph Pedigo TK-10963 "justjoseph63" Executive Officer Greeting White Armor Members! Friendly neighborhood merch trooper here! FISD Celebration patch Celebration Patches have been shipping and I hope all those attending received their shipments! The rest will be going out over the next week or so. FISD/Legion 25th Anniversary Coin In what was a bit of a surprise to me, The coin order arrived about 3 to 4 weeks earlier than expected. So I have been starting to ship combined packages for those that I hadn't shipped patches to yet. Once those combined shipment have been made, I will return to shipping the remainder of the coins. FISD Shield Pin Run The pin run has been approved by Legion and LFL. I will start checking with members that signed up on the interest thread to verify their orders, and then we will open the run to the rest of the Detachment. This run will close at the end of April or when we sell out of pins. More info to follow. I hope everyone that is attending enjoys Celebration, and travels to and from safely. With Unquestioned Loyalty James Silvius TK-12953 "jsilvius" Merchandise & Branding Officer Attending a marriage ceremony to make sure there is no acrimony! Please welcome TK 12775 to the Stormtrooper Hall of Fame, March 2023! @Sithping Troop log can be found here. Well done trooper and congratulations on your 10th troop milestone! Other HOF recipients can be found here. With Unquestioned Loyalty Jonatan Östling TK-23592 "Nairy" Curator Hall Of Fame Thank you to Luca "Morgi" TK-66744 for starting the FISD specific meme thread, you can find it here Imperial Citation These came up in conversation in the PR group, so here is the link for anyone wishing to issue imperial citations Original thread here 501st Legion Group Photo Time: Dressed 11.30am, photos 12noon - 1:30pm (MUST FINISH BY 2PM) Date: Saturday 8th April 2023 Location: The steps outside the west entrance to ExCel Detachment Group Photos 501st group photo information here The below is a summary, please read the main post above for full and up to date information. There is now confirmed on site changing available, this will also be the meeting point for troopers before the photo. To use this you must sign up as detailed here: https://www.501st.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=249&t=112266 Failure to do so will mean you will not be allowed access to the changing room. Even in you are not costuming but wish to be in the photo please sign up for access and meet there. Time: 11:30 Saturday 8th April This means ready, in costume (if applicable) in the changing room. The excel can get busy and this gives us 30 minutes to form up and march out to the photo location to start at 12. The legion photos will be taken first, followed by the detachment photos, we are 8th so please be patient whilst those in front of us take their turns. Full running order below. Staff and helpers will be on hand to try make this a quick process, we all want to get out and enjoy the show. You can help us by keeping together where possible. Traditionally the UKG do not remove their helmets when trooping, and this is to be honoured in the photos. I would request that our international visitors respect this choice but you are under no obligation yourself. Photos Costumers only, lids on. Costumers only, lids off (UKG will keep lids on) Costumers and non costumers Non costumers If you are not costuming but a detachment member then your assistance would be appreciated in organising the troopers, guiding them to the location, clearing the location and generally helping out. Details on this thread https://www.501st.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=249&t=112007. We look forward to seeing you in London. Running order 1. 501st + RL + MM + TDE + GA costumers 2. 501st + RL + MM + TDE + GA costumers + Jedi News + Fantha Tracks + non-costumed members of all clubs 3. 501st costumers 4. 501st costumers lids off (501st UKG will decline to remove lids for this photo) 5. 501st costumers + non-costumed members + Jedi News 6. Detachment photos - see below 1. Krayt Clan 2. Underworld Detachment 3. Jolly Roger Squadron 4. Pathfinders 5. Blizzard Force 6. Sovereign Protectors 7. Armored Cavalry Detachment 8. First Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment (+ Valkyries) 9. Clone Trooper Detachment 10. Sith Lord Detachment 11. The Flagship Eclipse 12. Bounty Hunters Guild 13. Imperial Officer Corps 14. Spec Ops 15. MEPD 16. Imp Gunnery Corps Celebration Meet and Greet - more info/updates https://www.501st.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=249&t=111935 We would like to invite 501st Celebration attendees from around the world to an informal Meet & Greet at: Fox Connaught, Lynx Way, London, E16 1JR on Thursday 6th April 7pm onwards The venue can be found on the east side of the ExCel complex here: CE2023: CHANGING HALL CONFIRMATION Good news! It has now finally been confirmed that a changing area has been allocated to us for the event and it will be one-half of one of the big halls there. The hall will be shared between the 501st and the adult Galactic Senate Clubs. Unfortunately due to safeguarding requirements we feel that allowing GA members into the changing hall would not be appropriate. There will be 10 pop-up areas within the hall for those that wish to change with a little more privacy. CAVEAT: ReedPOP have informed us that the other half of the hall will be used for something else but at this point cannot tell us what. I have asked if we will have our own entrance to our half of the hall that we can man for security or will others need to use the entrance and if so would they have some kind of ID on them and they could not answer that either. However at this late stage we cannot wait any longer to post this so if we find out we don't have exclusive access then we will have to decide the best way forward at that time. IMPORTANT: CHANGING HALL REGISTER – SIGN-UP To ensure everyone’s belongings left in the changing hall remain safe we need to monitor who uses the hall. As such if you wish to use the changing hall at any time during the event please could you add your name to this register: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aYzZwRE3UD_AVI4QB1nOumjxVl-ayTlZP1dIv43xPdA/edit?usp=sharing CHANGING HALL DOOR VOLUNTEERS We also cannot ensure the safety of everyone’s belongings without some volunteers to man the door and check those wanting entrance against the register of those that have signed up to use the hall. So please could you volunteer just 1.5 hours of your time sometime over the weekend to help with this? Sign-up is here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1opC8CpbdLeFjyQAUbZH3KJ4NADklEZltgstjf3gH1b4/edit?usp=sharing FISD Meet & Greet Sunday 9th April @ 7:30 PM @ The Oiler Bar https://www.theoilerbar.com The FISD meet and greet for Celebration this year is going to be held at the Oiler Bar, a short 10 minute walk from the West Entrance to the Excel. To get there exit through the West Entrance, head down the stairs and straight down to the end of the dock, turn Left and you will have a short walk to the bar. Bring your self, your friends, your trades, and have a good time with your fellow troopers. LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THOSE CELEBRATION PHOTOS. Please post if you get them Want to leave your mark on the detachment forums this term? Well here is your chance. We are looking to update the FISD main forum banner which resides at the top of our forums above the menu Tabs. Current forum banner supplied by gmrhodes13 Thread here for entries Retail Embargo Lift For most of the year we are under an embargo from LFL and can not attend retail locations unless prior approval has been given by them. At certain times of the year this embargo is lifted, generally around Blu-Ray / movie releases, May 4th and Force Friday, the recent correspondence from LFL outlines the lift of the embargo: "While there is currently a retail moratorium on character appearances in effect, it is being lifted during the following days: 29th April - 7th MayAll fans, costumed or otherwise, can participate with venues of their choice within these windows with the restriction that costumed appearances must not be used in the advertising for the event. Although these appearances will be treated like an open invite, we’ll leave it to the fan groups to independently organize around these events as they see fit. LFL will not need to approve or coordinate these. Please note that retail locations should not include restaurants, bars, or venues with no apparent reason to feature Star Wars characters.In the coming weeks and months, we may send out a list of ‘preferred' retailers from certain regions who would welcome fans to participate at their venues within these event windows, but you are all still welcome to make plans with appropriate retailers or venue hosts of your choice regardless of whether or not they appear on the list.Thanks everyone, and thanks for all you do!" "Please note that retail locations should not include restaurants, bars, or venues with no apparent reason to feature Star Wars characters. If the retail location does not stock Star Wars products you should NOT be attending." *Please Note* Always follow your garrison/squad's guidelines when in comes to organising Disney/LFL promotional troops, only command staff can deal direct with LFL. INFORMATION & AWARD PROGRAMS For a full list of FISD awards programs head here. *Now Available in Swedish* Want to spread the word about FISD?, you can with our FISD Tri-Fold Brochure. 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 by contacting our DL Andrew @Sly11 , you can find more info here Currently Available languages: English - Spanish - German - Swedish 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? Also if you would like your troop photos shared on our social media channels please add the following to the first post of your FISD troop log: I give permission for FISD to repost my photos on social media in an appropriate fashion. Award Recipients March - April TK-12775 "Sithping" Paul - - - - - 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 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 Attention all Attachés! If you haven't already seen it, please take a moment to review the 2023 Attaché Announcements and Kickoff thread. It contains what I hope is helpful information for all of you, as well as a reminder to sound off on the current Check-In thread if you haven't already done so. A reminder, too, that we are always looking for new attachés, especially for units currently without one (or two) as shown on THIS LIST. If you know of a trooper who you think would serve the post well, encourage them to apply for Attaché status HERE! With Unquestioned Loyalty Caleb Mask TK-73692 "MaskedVengeance" Attache Ambassador The FISD Master Armorer program is an optional, detachment only incentive award to recognize individuals who have directly helped another 501st stormtrooper to achieve Expert Infantry status. Some people spend countless hours helping others, and want to reward their results as well as incentivizing new people to help as well. To register a “win” in the program, the assistance must have provided hands-on help trimming, building, and/or fitting of said armor for the person who was awarded Expert Infantry status. More information can be found 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. Let's all give a warm FISD welcome to our 71st Fire Team: Name: Fire Team Chimera Region: Northern New England Garrison Logo: For those interested here is the original discussion on the creation of Fire teams here With Unquestioned Loyalty Mark Ryner TK-4584 "captsafe66" Fire Team Relations 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. 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. Multiple EIB award recipients and info here 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) 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.! Currently at 1060, 440 remaining Be part of FISD history This area lists all those who have gone above and beyond basic approval toward screen accuracy and obtained EIB or Centurion or both. FOR March - April the 1st Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment would like to congratulate the following. Expert Infantry Badge Award: Gary "TK66124" TK66124 EIB 1059 Sherry "Adianu" TK22725 EIB 1060 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. Multiple EIB award info here Expert Infantry Honor Gallery here --------------------------------------------------------------- Centurion Badge Award: None this month 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! Another bumper issue, if you have any interesting articles or stories please reach out to me. Looking forward to seeing photos from Celebration, please pass them on if you have them. For anyone interested in having a look through any of the older newsletters they can find be found here. With Unquestioned Loyalty Glen "Q" Rhodes TK-85421 "gmrhodes13" PRO, Newsletter Detachment Leader (DL): Andrew Franke (Sly11) TK-11469 Detachment Executive Officer (DXO): Joseph Pedigo justjoseph63 TK-10963 Chief Deployment Officer (DCA): Mario Reyes (TKSpartan) TK-48117 Deployment Officer (DCA): José Mª Sánchez (Chemi) TK-30173 Deployment Officer (DCA): Tony Jobe (ukswrath) TK-10116 Provost Marshall (DCoG): Steven Sheades (starsaber25) TK-10466 Provost Marshall (DCoG): Tim Waychoff (DarkCMF) TK-51878 Provost Marshall (DCoG): Chris Pearson (themaninthesuitcase) TK-10911 Provost Marshall (DCoG): Dan Branton (Cableguy) TK-42911 Special Unit Director-Valkyries (DCoG): Teresa Nuthall (Soulart) TK-41307 Provost Marshal SM Platforms (DCoG): Christoph (Danny) Lauber (Ripper_L) TK-55550 Fire Team Relations(DCoG): Mark Ryner (captsafe66) TK-4584 Merchandise and Brand Officer (DMBO): James Silvius (jsilvius) TK-12953 Trading Card Specialist (DMBO): Eric Ho (Hoda) TK-77520 Personnel Officer (DPER): AC (NoVATie) TK-5597 Content Editor Support (DPRO): Adam Wolf (Revlimiter) TK-89400 Content Editor Support (DPRO): Jeff Salt (Wingnut65) TK-50297 NEW TO STAFF Content Editor Support (DPRO): Jonatan Östling (Nairy) TK-23592 NEW TO STAFF Content Editor Support (DPRO): Vicky Mandlmaier (Vicky_Velocipanda) TK-50893 NEW TO STAFF Social Media Relations (DPRO): Luca Hahn (Morgi) TK-66744 NEW TO STAFF Newsletter Publisher (DPRO): Glen Rhodes (gmrhodes13) TK-85421 Attache Ambassador (DPRO): Caleb Mask (MaskedVengeance) TK-73692 NEW TO STAFF Systems Administrator (DWM): Eric Brager (Darth Aloha) TK-9674 Systems Administrator (DWM): Mathias (Locitus) TK-2959 Detachment Founder (DF): Paul Hoeffer (Daetrin) TK-8020 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 Discord: https://discord.gg/FmQZ2qW8gx On behalf of the 1st Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment Command Staff and the Imperial Propaganda Department

My power went out as soon as I suited up but I got a lot done today. Belt finished (I loved[mention=33204]fn1313[/mention] 's use of Chicago screws). Also finished the ammo pack on thigh. Sent from my SM-G781V using Tapatalk

I marked out the abdomen side holes for the split rivets. 20mm from top and bottom edge and 10mm in, then the midway point between the two was about 64.5mm how do these marks look before I drill holes?

That’s actually the before picture I did take more from around the neck. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

You could take a little more from around your neck if you wanted to.

Note sure if you can make this out but the bottom curve looks a little off compared to the other side Reference, note they aren't as rounded as some think

Good work on the belt. I’m just waiting to get access to a sewing machine to sew some of the elastic parts. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Screen reference shoulder bells have a slight curve. Some double over the elastic which gives a little more stiffness to the shoulder straps.

James Reeves TK 22826 EIB A4 Chemi Congrats on your EI, James! https://www.whitearmor.net/eib/certificates/22826-eib.png

Perhaps you noticed Joseph's coin looks a little... different? A very limited number of GOLD Command Staff MEME Coins exist. Most are currently traveling around the globe in search of their owners.

Roger Roger.

Helmet The helmet is mirror reflective with gold pigment and unweathered Lenses are smoky brown, gray or black in color. They may be bubble in shape or flat and must be sufficiently dark enough to obscure the costumer's eyes. A single gold aerator/mic tip is on the lower left side of the wearer's chin. The frown is solid black and covered in a black hexagonal mesh pattern that extends to the tears. Each tear (area beneath the corners of eye lenses) is solid black. Seven recessed tube stripes are present on each side of the helmet. Two clip greeblies are present over the traps on the side. Two clip greeblies are present on the top of the helmet, parallel to the trap greeblies. Along the base of the helmet, a black stripe runs from the side of the helmet and across the back to the other side. There is a slight groove that circles the helmet, above the brow. There is a slight groove that circles the helmet along the bottom and over the chin. A brow of solid gold material spans from the traps over the lenses. Directly below the traps toward the base of the helmet is a small trapezoidal stripe. OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable): The seven recessed tube stripe slots on each side of the helmet are fully cut out. -- Neckseal Black with horizontal ribs, fitted to the wearer, and extending from the base of the neck to conceal the entire neck. No hair or skin should be visible around the neck area. OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable): Ideally, the neckseal shall have 11 ribs. The neckseal has a glossy finish. -- Shoulder Pauldron A grey ornament made of rigid plastic or plastic-like material, worn over the right shoulder. -- Chest Plate The chest plate is mirror reflective with gold pigment and unweathered The chest plate overlaps the abdominal plate. The center-top of the chest plate is recessed and black on the side and upward facing edges. A smaller clasp greeblie shall be present on each side of the chest, just inside a small indented area the size of the greeblie. There is a slight groove running vertical on each lateral side of the chest that angles toward the center. Six recessed black ovals are on the wearer's right side, left of the greeblie. OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable): Grooves on sides of chest should show clear separation. Six recessed black ovals are cut out and backed with black material. -- Back/Yoke The back/Yoke is mirror reflective with gold pigment and unweathered The back plate contains a "O II" design, and the O is black in color. There are no visible seams on the back/yoke. The yoke portion extends over the wearer's shoulders and curves under the armpits. OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable): A support tab extending from the outside top arch of the yoke shall be present. The support tab should be of a sturdy material, white in color. -- Thermal Detonator The termal detonator is painted grey, matching the reference The thermal detonator mounting plate sits under the back plate and rests above the belt. The control panel is black. The righthand recessed end cap is black. The lefthand end cap extends from the detonator assembly and is black all around the cylinder as well as the end surface. A white stripe is present around the end of the cylinder that extends slightly onto the circular surface. A visible seam is allowed between the cylinder and backing plate. -- Shoulder Gaskets Gaskets shall be rubber or a shiny black material with ridges. The shoulder gaskets must cover all exposed areas under the shoulder bell, between the bicep and chest, and between bicep and back. OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable): Gaskets shall be made of rubber. Fabric gaskets are not acceptable. -- Shoulder Bells The Shoulder Bell is mirror reflective with gold pigment and unweathered One on each shoulder. The shoulders are considered effectively symmetrical. They may be worn interchangeably on the left and right shoulders. Shoulders have small round extension at the top under the bell itself that butts up against the yoke. -- Biceps The biceps is painted grey, matching the reference Biceps have one seam that faces forward, and a seam on the inside of the arm. The rest of the bicep must be seamless. A clip greeblie is present low and across the seam. Two black ovals are present on the outside-facing side of the bicep. OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable): Trapezoid detail and ridges in bicep must be present (small detailed section). The inner seam should be overlapped. Seams can be fixed or functional. -- Elbow Gaskets Gaskets shall be rubber or a shiny black material with ridges. The elbow gaskets must cover all exposed areas between the bicep and forearm. OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable): Gaskets shall be made of rubber. Fabric gaskets are not acceptable. -- Forearms The Forearms is mirror reflective with gold pigment and unweathered Forearms shall have a ridged rail, similar to a picatinny, embedded on the inside of the forearm, roughly covered 1/3rd by a box shape. Forearms shall have a box on the bottom the wrist end. Each box shall have a single black square in the lower inside corner. Each forearm shall have two 'clasp greeblies' on the outside facing surface, near the wrist. Detail box includes black rectangle on small edge perpendicular and closest to wrist. OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable): Forearm wrist box should be separate pieces, affixed to forearms. Forearm top plate is not attached at front of wrists. -- Gloves/Handplates Are black with black palm, thumb and forefinger. Extend underneath the forearm. Black area is made from leather or leather-like material. The handplates are painted grey, matching the reference Handplates are rigid square boxes and the hand plates are mounted securely over the back of the glove. The recessed oval detail is aligned with the index finger of each hand. A black decal or paint may be used to emulate the recessed oval detail. OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable): Glove palm must have black stitching. Abdomen Section The abdomen section is painted grey, matching the reference The abdomen section must wrap around the wearer's body without a visible seam. The abdomen has 7 boxes attached that match the order and placement shown against the armor. The large box has a small black recessed square on the lower left to the wearer. The second box to the right of the wearer has a small black recessed rectangle near the top. OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): The boxes should sit against the abdominal plate with minimal to no gaps. OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable): The seams between the abdominal armor and the 7 boxes should not be filled. -- Codpiece The codpiece is mirror reflective with gold pigment and unweathered The codpiece sits below the abdomen and under the belt. -- Posterior armor The posterior armor is mirror reflective with gold pigment and unweathered The posterior armor sits below the abdomen and under the belt. The top portion of the part shown is hidden by the belt and used to connect the plate to the abdomen armor. -- Belt The belt is ribbed and made from a rubber or a rubber like material. The width of the belt is approximately 2" (50mm). Five grey rectangular boxes and one pouch sit on the belt. There are 2 horizontal boxes on the front, on each side of the center. They are painted grey on the outside half and black on the inside half. There are 2 vertical boxes on the right of the wearer. There is a large vertical black pouch with a grey cover behind the left side of the wearer. A small black cloth pouch is worn on the left side and hides the buckle or remaining belt material. -- Undersuit An undergarment must be worn such that the space between the thighs and the belt shows a black material. The black material may be shiny or matte. The reference photo shows the type used on screen but is not required for basic approval. OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable): The shorts area of the undersuit should be shiny. -- Thighs The thighs are mirror reflective with gold pigment and unweathered There are seams on the inside and outside of the thighs. A clip greeblie is present high and across the outside seams of each thigh. The right outside thigh to the wearer includes a base for a holster (holster must be present). OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Holster must be Functional. OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable): The inner seam should be overlapped. Seams can be fixed or functional. -- Knee Gaskets Gaskets shall be rubber or a shiny black material with ridges. The knee gaskets must cover all exposed areas between the thigh and shin. OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable): Gaskets shall be made of rubber. Fabric gaskets are not acceptable. -- Knee Plates The knee plates are mirror reflective with gold pigment and unweathered The knee plates mirror each other and are placed evenly between the thigh and the shin. Convex edge of knee plate faces upward. -- Shins The shins are mirror reflective with gold pigment and unweathered There are seams on the inside and outside of the shins, with the opening on the inside. A clip greeblie is present high and across the outside seams of each shin. Both shins include two vertical thin boxes that are seamless on the outside. There is a rounded rectangle at the bottom outer front of each shin, which is visible above the spat. The recessed area is black. -- Spats The spats are mirror reflective with gold pigment and unweathered The spats wrap around the lower ankle, just below the black ankle rectangles. The spats are enclosed on the outside of the ankle with a greeblie that overlaps the open side. There is a visible seam on the inside of the ankle. -- Boots & Foot Armor The boots are above-ankle height, and made of black leather or leather-like material. There is a seam down both sides of the front that swoops out to the side of the foot. There is a vertical zipper on the inside that spans the height of the boot. There is a black flat sole with no heel. No buckles or laces. Instep armor covers the entire foot around the front of the boot and goes up under the spats

I use a technique where you attache a 2B pencil to an eraser or small piece of wood with an elastic band. You then run the block around the outline of the top of thigh and scribe a line in the exact same shape as the original shape you simply hold the block and pencil at a 90 degree angle angle so the tip of the pencil contact the surface and away you go. You can use the same technique to shorten the shins from the bottom. I'll get a photo up when I have a minute and it will make perfect sense.

I would definitely agree with trimming from the top. Follow the shape and contour of the top edge and trim down. The screen used suits had no return edge so you are fine to remove it. Align the two halves at the bottom and leave the ridge intact. Trust me it will work out fine Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk